palmyrene

  1. WI: Odaenathus survives

    What if Odaenathus hadn't been assassinated in 267 CE?

  2. Which Roman provinces would be the most interesting splinter state or secondary empire?

    If any province(s) or diocese in the Roman Empire became the center of a new Roman empire (like the Byzantine Empire) ruled by a Roman usurper but "going native" or developing into its own tradition, which province would lead to the most interesting result, and why? If you're thinking of a...
  3. Alexander Helios

    WI: Longer Lasting Palmyra

    I was thinking a defeat of Aurelian, but any thoughts?

  4. If the Palmyrene Empire was successful, who would succeed Aurelian?

    If Zabda and Zenobia defeated Aurelian in 271 or 272, capturing or killing that Emperor, who would the Roman Senate have chosen as the next emperor? Tacitus?
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