roman empire

In this thread, we pick any country in the world and explain how it is the true successor of the Roman Empire For example: England is the true successor of the Roman Empire, because England's heir apparent or Caesar as the Byzantines would say, is the Prince of Wales, and Wales includes...

It's pretty well understood by scholars that modern Judaism and Christianity both emerged from the same sectarian theological-political mess that was 2nd Temple Judaism under Roman occupation. Both come from the same roots. And in different ways, both were heavily influenced by Hellenistic and...

I have been reading a bit on ancient Greece recently and I thought about what would happen if the Persians managed to conquer ancient Greece. I thought about how this would effect the expansion of the roman empire considering the attempt to conquer Greece occurred the same period as roman...

With any POD after 100 AD make sure the Roman Empire in the year 2018 AD holds at least 70% of the lands it held in 100 AD.

I've been reading Edward Luttwak's, "The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire," and it's gotten me thinking about possible ways to reform the Roman army during the early empire in ways that will mitigate the perennial civil wars that plagued the empire for its entire existence. It's difficult to...

There's a general consensus on which Roman emperors were "good" or "bad", but which emperors get too much credit, and which emperors don't get enough? I'll go ahead and get us started. Most Overrated Emperor: Trajan He obviously gets a lot of credit for being at the helm when the Empire...

Even Tacitus was pretty pessimistic about the Roman Empire's survival during the Year of the 4 Enperors. So, what if the empire tears itself to pieces? What are the likely splits that would occur? Is this even plausible? And would anyone be able to put a Humpty Dumpty Roman empire back together?

I'm currently reading a book titled "The Formation of Christendom" by Judith Herrin and in it she describes how in the 660s (East) Roman Emperor Constans II, father of Constantine IV, chose Syracuse as his imperial residence and even considered making it the formal capital of the Empire (pp...

The Romans had superior men and more experienced forces (Roman-Persian Wars). What if the Roman forced annihilated the Rashidun forces at Yarmouk. Would they be able to mount an invasion of Arabia?

Ok guyz what I would like to do here is to make a list of technologies that were somehow lost during history and to discuss about the impact that they could have had if the were implied further The first technologies that come to my mind are Greek fire and Roman concrete, but I'm sure that there...

Hello guys, today I want you to think about the likelihood and the consequences of some kind of union between the eastern Roman empire and the holy Roman empire, precisely I'm thinking about a unification between the 9th and 11th century. How would this new empire look like?

An unapologetic imperial Rome-wank. Mistakes and issues will be found aplenty since I am no expert in ancient history whatsoever. All constructive criticism and debate is welcomed. My sincere thanks to other similar timelines that have inspired me.

The reign of Tiberius was short and unremarkable, he was proclaimed Princeps by the Senate in September of 40AA* and was dead just two years later, having slipped on a wet stairway and cracked his skull open**. That he is well known throughout the Roman World is almost entirely down to the fact...

As inquired by the title, what would be the most realistic location for a roman rump state, more specifically, a rump state for the western empire.

In order to shore up the problem of outflow of gold and silver to pay for silk and spices from the east, would it be plausible for an emperor to move away from a gold/silver standard currency? Would the users accept it? How difficult would it be to persuade people to see past the intrinsic...

If you don’t establish the Imperial Cult or deemphasize it after Augustus, do the later Jewish rebellions still happen and on the same scale? Would ethnic religious conflict between Greeks and Jews still occur and lead to the same destruction? Would Roman authorities find Jews much less...

Which of Diocletian's reforms were good or necessary or beneficial? Which were harmful? What additional stuff would you change or not change were you emperor around this period, trying to rectify the problems of the Principate that led to the 3rd century crisis?

After the fall of the Roman Empire, is it possible for a centralized empire -- rather than a loose suzerainty -- to survive on both sides of the Alps before modern technology decreases travel time? And from which area is it easiest to control all sides of the Alps: France, Germany, Austria, or...

With a PoD between the Year of The Four Emperors (69 AD) and the death of Marcus Aurelius (180 AD), what could be the worst case scenario for the integrity and stability of the "late Principate" Roman Empire? For a bit of context, OTL's 2nd Century AD saw a few invasions of Roman territory...

The Dacian Wars (80's-100's AD) were one of the many wars, famous or obscure, fought by the romans in their drive for expansion. These in particular were fought against the Dacian tribes of modern-day Romania, led by the king Decebalus. As Domitian's reign followed through, Decebalus amassed a...