fall of rome

  1. AHC: Germanic Frankish state from France

    The challenge is to make this development happen after The Fall of Rome You may choose any PoD as back in West and East Rome split.
  2. Why did the discipline of the Roman Army fall apart?

    The Roman Army was legendary for its discipline. Toward the end of the Empire, the army got way weaker. Some think it was due to the changes in weapons, but others claim that discipline falling apart caused the Army to become weaker? Why did the Roman Army's discipline fall apart? Was it the...
  3. What if the Roman Empire collapsed due to the 3rd Century Crisis?

    The Roman Empire could have collapsed early due to the 3rd Century Crisis, ahead of schedule? If so, what would change?
  4. KingOnTheEdge

    AHCWI: Rome Colonizes Jutland?

    The Roman Empire was very much a mediterranean empire, with its core hugging the shores of the great Mare Nostrum. However, it certainly wasn't against expansion away from the inland sea- Britain and bits of Crimea being the biggest examples. So i was wondering if there was a way for Rome to...
  5. KingOnTheEdge

    AHC: Make Gaul as Celtic As Possible Post Roman Collapse

    Gaul/France used to be a bastion of Celtic culture, but since the Romans and Germanic tribes, that has been lost to time. Your goal is to prevent that lost of Celtic identity, especially after the fall of rome, as much as possible with a POD between the crisis of the third century and 476...
  6. GauchoBadger

    WI: Odoacer defeats Theodoric?

    Odoacer was a Germanic born warlord from the 5th century most commonly known for legally felling the Western Roman Empire in 476 by deposing the last Western Emperor, Romulus Augustulus and taking over political control of Italy. Despite the fickle legality and legacy of such deed, Odoacer was a...
  7. Alternate Feudalism Flavor

    Hello! I'm new here and working for a while on a alternate scenario for the fall of WRE and the ascension of the ostrogothic kingdom of italy. I'm asking about tips on the development of the socio-productive relationships and structures on a western europe ruled, even loosely, for a people other...
  8. GauchoBadger

    WI: longer lasting Spanish Alanic kingdom

    IOTL, during the Migration Period that destroyed the Western Roman Empire, there was an Alanic kingdom in Iberia that lasted for about a decade before being conquered by the Visigoths. The Alans seem pretty interesting to me as a people, since, rather than being a Germanic tribe, they're an...
  9. Whiteshore

    AHC: Reverse the fates of the Roman Empires

    With a POD after 395, create a scenario where the Western Roman Empire largely weathers the 5th century while the Eastern Roman Empire falls in the 5th century. What PODs could reverse the fates of the two Roman Empires? What would the impact of a "reverse Fall of Rome" so to speak would be?
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