AHC: make republican government/s dominant in europe during the middle ages

With a PoD of the second punic war, make republicanism the most popular form of governance in Europe (and potentially MENA countries) by the time of the middle ages. classic republics like rome are accepted, as are merchantile oligarchical republics a la venice.

Are feudalism/manoralism and republicanism remotely compatible? Would trade and technology benefit from republicanism? would democracy and the concept of human rights evolve earlier? how would Christianity and Islam (if they come into reality to begin with) interact with this form of government not based on a divine right to rule?
 

Albert.Nik

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With a PoD of the second punic war, make republicanism the most popular form of governance in Europe (and potentially MENA countries) by the time of the middle ages. classic republics like rome are accepted, as are merchantile oligarchical republics a la venice.

Are feudalism/manoralism and republicanism remotely compatible? Would trade and technology benefit from republicanism? would democracy and the concept of human rights evolve earlier? how would Christianity and Islam (if they come into reality to begin with) interact with this form of government not based on a divine right to rule?
Feudalism is forced labour. Social mobility is impossible if you are not allowed to move anywhere from the manor. Feudalism is totally incompatible. It's total authority.
 
Yes, feudalism and republicanism are perfectly compatible if you change the definition of who's a citizen. As a real world example the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was a republic of nobles. Nobody said a republic had to be especially democratic or allow social mobility.
 
Yes, feudalism and republicanism are perfectly compatible if you change the definition of who's a citizen. As a real world example the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was a republic of nobles. Nobody said a republic had to be especially democratic or allow social mobility.

Especially if you remember how the old democracy of Athens used to be like
 
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