Alexander the Dead

October 1, 331 B.C-

The Battle of Gaugamela was the greatest victory in the history of the Persian Empire. Iksander, attempting to bluff Darius into sending more cavalry to the flanks, rode to the right flank with his Royal Companians. He was spotted by a Persian archer, and a well aimed arrow went through the aspiring Emperors eye. He was killed immediately. The Macedonian army, in disarray, fell to the massive Persian envelopment that followed. No Macedonian’s escaped that day. Darius the III then called for a Persian conquest of the land’s the Macedonian’s had taken from Persian rule.

October 5- December 25, 331 B.C.-

The Persians launch their conquest against the wavering Macedonians. The influential Macedonian commanders fight each other for rule, leaving them easy targets for the powerful Persian army. By December 25, The Persians have reached the Sinai and the Hellespont in Anatolia.

Janurary 1, 330 B.C.-

The Persians take Alexandria in Egypt. They burn the city to the ground, selling the inhabitants into slavery.

March 3- October 14, 330 B.C.-

After many months of preparation, Darius III leads his men against the Macedonian homeland and the pesky Greeks. It is surprisingly easy- the Greek city states had been fighting the Macedonians ever since news of Iksander’s death reached Athens. The l Persian’s fight a bloody campaign, subduing the Greeks city by city over the course of eight months. The Greeks and Macedonians put up strong, but individual resistance. Efforts to form a coalition fail, and by the fourteenth, the area is under Persian control. Several rebellions continue to flare up, however.

January 4, 329 B.C.-

The Emperor Darius declares the fight over, and returns to Susa after the last Macedonian fortress surrenders. He leaves a large garrison of soldiers to hold down Greece. He also leaves orders to create a fleet by utilizing Greek shipbuilders and sailors.

May 3, - November 2, 313 B.C.-

Emperor Darius the Conqueror dies, leaving Persia at its greatest extent in history. He did what his forebears failed to do- subdue the Greeks. Unfortunately, he does not leave a son- his eldest daughter, Stateira II, declares herself Empress of Persia. With the loyalty of the military, she subdues the revolts of the Susa Coalition, forcing them to sign the Accords of Ctesiphon on November 2 which recognizes her right to reign. She now (officially) inherits the one of the largest armies and navies in the world, allowing her the luxury of not worrying about foreign invasion. But, she uses her extensive spy service to keep an eye on the rising powers of Carthage and Rome in the Western Mediterranean.

July 5, 269 B.C.-
Stateria II dies, leaving her seventeen year old son Cyrus III the a more wealthy and influential Persia. He immediately seeks trading contracts with Carthage and Rome, showing that he would take a more active role in international relations.

May 3, 264- January 4, 258 B.C.-

Rome and Carthage go to war. Rome’s increasingly expansionist attitude worries Cyrus III, but he does not want Carthage to become the greatest power in the West, afraid that they might use the power of conquering Rome to wage war against Persia. In 256, deciding that Rome is the greater threat, he declares war against the Roman Republic. The massive Persian fleet and armies defeat and conquer the Roman Republic, giving Carthage full control of Sicily and Southern Italy. Cyrus III is content to control the north and Rome.

March 5, 258 B.C.-

Carthage and Persia sign the Athenian Accord, which grants Carthage a full hand in Spain while recognizing Gaul as a Persian sphere of influence. This sets up a status quo that will last for almost three hundred years, the Persian Peace. The end of those three hundred years will see the rise of a new religion and the creation of a third player at the table.
 

Keenir

Banned
October 1, 331 B.C-
The Battle of Gaugamela was the greatest victory in the history of the Persian Empire. Iksander, attempting to bluff Darius into sending more cavalry to the flanks, rode to the right flank with his Royal Companians. He was spotted by a Persian archer, and a well aimed arrow went through the aspiring Emperors eye. He was killed immediately.


now that's an original divergence - almost nobody writes about Alexander dying! thank you.


May 3, - November 2, 313 B.C.-
Emperor Darius the Conqueror dies, leaving Persia at its greatest extent in history. He did what his forebears failed to do- subdue the Greeks. Unfortunately, he does not leave a son- his eldest daughter, Stateira II, declares herself Empress of Persia.


definately a great event, this is.

March 5, 258 B.C.-
Carthage and Persia sign the Athenian Accord, which grants Carthage a full hand in Spain while recognizing Gaul as a Persian sphere of influence.


this is what sets off alarms in my skull: how will Persia influence Gaul? (when between them is the Balkans, northern Italy and western Germany)

This sets up a status quo that will last for almost three hundred years, the Persian Peace. The end of those three hundred years will see the rise of a new religion and the creation of a third player at the table.

looking forwards to it.
 
Honestly, battle of Gaugamela is one of my favorite PODs, so I just want to say keep up the good work!
BTW isn't Persians have overstreching themselves, by annexing Greece and Italy?
I'm eager to see who the third player is and what will happen to the development of world in the future...
 
Honestly, battle of Gaugamela is one of my favorite PODs, so I just want to say keep up the good work!
BTW isn't Persians have overstreching themselves, by annexing Greece and Italy?
I'm eager to see who the third player is and what will happen to the development of world in the future...

The Persian Empire from this point on will be very concerned with what happens in here newly conquered realms. The Romans will soon dominate the local governance, sucking up to the Persians, and influence Persian policy in many ways, due to their military theories. The Greeks, on the other hand... expect many more rebellions in the Pax Persia.

this is what sets off alarms in my skull: how will Persia influence Gaul? (when between them is the Balkans, northern Italy and western Germany)

Persia, in case you didn't notice, has annexed Northern Italy and Rome at this point. Gaul, in this TL, is modern day France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany to the Rhine. The Persians need a term for it, so they borrow a Roman term, and just apply it to everything. Now as to how they will influence it- certain Celtic tribes will recieve Persian arms and money while certain tribes will be left in the cold. In this way, Persia will have several puppet kingdoms in the area.

Nice idea. Subscribing to this.:)

Thanks!

Update Two will be coming, talking about the non-Meditteranean world during this time period.

And a hint for the third Meditteranean player (One of these Three statements)

1- "And the men of Christ cheered as the Persians withdrew from the land. And the Son of God didst look towards Mary Magdalene, and said..."

2- "'They have dealt wrongly with us,' said Trajan, eyes aflame, as the assembled men from Rome to Byzantium cheered..."

3- "I am the Grandson of Vercingetorix, uniter of Gaul! I am Emperor! And nothing you can do will stop us, men of Carthage!"
 
Note Number 1- This eliminates One of the Options for the Rising Power, leaving the Greco-Roman Confederacy and Christendom in the running.
Note Number 2- The Mayan and Polynesian timelines are written oddly to reflect archeology. We still don't know the names of many Mayan Kings and Polynesian Cheifs. The information in the timeline is based off of possible Mayan murals and Polynesian picture writing.
Note Number 3-It jumps around in time. But, it's in regions- India, China, Polynesia, Central America, Europe, and Africa/Southern Arabia. One massive Timeline for this period would blow me out.
Note Number 4- The Next TL will be Carthage and Persia during this time.
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The Rest of the World from Gaugamela till 100 A.D.

300 B.C. – 100 A.D. –

Ashoka the Great left his children a great legacy. They followed in his footsteps almost exactly, leading to a Mauryan Dynasty that stands against two massive Brahmin revolts. They respond to these revolts with greater religious tolerance and greater equality. For the first time in India’s history, the people receive something; national unity. Greater relations with the Southern Indian princdoms lead to several propositions of annexation, none of which are successful until Brihadratha. By granting the leaders of southern India governorship and many titles, he annexes Southern India successfullyin 187 B.C., just days before he dies. He leaves his son, Ashoka II Maurya, one of the most powerful nations in the world. Ashoka II rules well, but during his reign and that of his sons, tensions rise with Persia, with a massive military buildup on the borders with Persia. The Mauryan’s became Persia's main rivals, but a state of détente ruled their mutual foreign policies. They both knew that war between the Indian’s and Persian’s would lead to countless deaths, and the probable collapse of both the vanquished and the victor’s empires.

206 B.C. - 100 A.D.-

The most powerful nation in the world was not Persia or India. It was the Glorious Han Dynasty of China. The Han ruled over millions of people, their empire coverd countless miles, and their armies were numberless. The largest problem for the Han was getting armies from Point A to Point B, if they ever wanted to wage war against Persia and India. For almost fifty years, the Han warred against the people in the Tibetan Plateau, and, despite Mauryan threats of intervention, finally conquered the region in 2 A.D. The Chinese then set about establishing diplomatic contacts with Persia and India, but their snobbish sense of superiority and the fact they brutally occupied Tibet sets off any chance of cordial relations. Instead, the Han have to crush many minority revolts. Finally, in 26 A.D., Emperor Gengshi introduced measures of equality. The edicts were treated with caution by minorities, but allowed a greater sense of national unity. With this, the Han went back to their attempts at foreign affairs, this time with greater success. In 67 A.D., as Persia and India were both pressing for an alliance to gain the upper hand against their enemy, the Han declared their State of Non-Alignment. With this, Persia and India lost any non-commercial interest in China.

300 B.C. - 100 A.D.-

Waves of Polynesian peoples migrate to newly discovered islands. They maintain close contact with their home islands, and, in 47 B.C., an influential chief (name unknown) conquers the islands of Polynesia and unites them into one extended kingdom. His successor, King 2, then orders several more waves of expansion, but keeps in close contact with the new colonists. In 57 A.D., King 5 receives a report of a new land, a massive island, already inhabited. King 5 establishes diplomatic relations with the people on the “island”, which turns out to be the Andean coast of South America. The Polynesians continued to explore up and down the coastlines of the continent, eventually meeting with Ruler 1 of the Mayans. In 75 A.D. they establish an alliance, and Maya Script is adopted as the written language of the Kingdom. Ruler 2 of the Mayans lived with King 6 of the Polynesians for six years, and received a bodyguard of Polynesian warriors. (Taken from context of Polynesian Recorded History)




67 - 100 A.D.-

The Mayan culture is united under Ruler 1 in 67 A.D. Ruler 1 met with Polynesians in 75 A.D., and formed an alliance, giving them a scribe who could write in Mayan Script as a gift. Ruler 1 was usurped by Ruler 2 in 81 A.D. Ruler 2 traveled with the Polynesian King 6 to his home, where he spent 6 years. Ruler 2 returned with a personal bodyguard of Polynesians and held a great feast with neighboring tribal leaders, who were frightened of his power and became client rulers. (Taken from context of Mayan Recorded History)

300 B.C. - 100 A.D.-

The Persian efforts to influence Gaul turned out to be an experiment gone wrong. The tribes they picked out to assist used their new found resources to attack and conquer the weaker ones. That was expected by Persia, but then they hoped that the Celts could see that war against other well-eqipped tribes would end in massive bloodshed. Unfortunatly for the Persians, they did not look at Celtic war practices. For almost one-hundred years, the Celts fought, until Vercingetorix, an influential and powerful chief, seized power in 57 B.C. and crowned himself King of Gaul. He then set about plying both Carthage and Persia for arms and materials. Carthage, feeling threatened by the policies of Gaul, sent an army against his grandson in 75 A.D., violating the Athenian Accord. This marked the beginning of the end for the Persian Peace, as well as the decline of Carthage. The Carthaginians were routed, and the campaign cemented the power of the King of Gaul, who eyed the Spanish holdings of Carthage with jealous eyes. He made as if to invade, but the threat of Persian intervention halted his plans. He sent a scathing letter to the Persian Emperor in 78 A.D., severing the puppet strings that were already falling apart. Gaul was now fully independent, but the rebellions of several oppressed Celtic tribes at Gergovia killed the King of Gaul in 80 A.D. Persia intervened on behalf of the rebels, and, by 93 A.D., Gaul had imploded and separated back into tribal alliances. The puppet strings were back on- and this time, they were made of iron.


300 B.C. - 100 A.D.-

The Aksumite Empire was the African counterpoint to Persia. After continued success, the Aksumites began to mint their own currency, and, began to move against their weaker neighbor,Kush. A brutal war, from 35 B.C.- 1 A.D., saw the Aksumites conquer Kush, and the creation of a border with Persia. Persia, which considered conquest until they realized the strength of Aksum, signed a Treaty of Friendship with the Aksumite Emperor in 39 A.D. The Aksumite’s cemented their power in the region, and continued to interfere in Southern Arabian affairs, until a temporary coalition of Arab tribes kicked the Aksumites out of Arabia for good in 91 A.D. This defeat saw a rise in Kushite unrest. The Emperor of Aksum, after the Kushite Revolt of 95 A.D., declared himself the King of Kush, granting Kushites equal status with Aksumites.
 
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Persia and Carthage from 258 B.C. - 100 A.D.

(Persia) 2 March, 255 B.C. - July 7, 254 B.C.

Spartan Rebellion occurs in Greece. The Spartans quickly overwhelm the small Persian garrison on the Peloponnesian peninsula. The Persian navy lands a massive army, however, on October 5. The Spartans fight the army, but are overwhelmed. They withdraw into the cities on the peninsula, forcing the Persian army to go from town to town. Sparta herself falls on July 7 of the following year, and all the Spartan men are killed, while the women and children are sold into slavery. The Rebellion kills almost 75% of the population on the peninsula. Roman settlers land over the course of the next few years, transplanting the Latin culture to Greece.

(Persia) 4 March, 253 B.C.-

The Bread Riot occurs in Corinth, which escaped the bloodshed on the peninsula by refusing to rebel. Unfortunately, the Spartan Rebellion caused the price of grain to go up tenfold, and the Persian governor of Greece does little to help the distraught Corinthians. Two-hundred Corinthian citizens take to the streets, looting and pillaging. The Governor of Greece sends an army of six-hundred Persians to quell the riot. The Persians respond with overwhelming force, and most of Corinth is destroyed.

(Carthage) 5 May, 218- 4 June, 216 B.C.-

The great Carthaginian general Hannibal subjugates the rest of Iberia to the border with Spain. His country rewards him by placing him as Governor of New Carthage, with grants him almost inexhaustible wealth.

(Persia) 10 October, 199 B.C.-

The Persians launch an expedition of exploration from the modern-day port of Basra.

(Persia) 9 July, 187 B.C.-

The expedition returns to Basra, with tales of fantastical lands. They bring back several animals- giraffes, gorillas, chimpanzees, and several kinds of antelope (which suggests the hit the African interior) - as well as several people from those regions. This is the first face-to-face contact Persia has with China.

(Carthage) 11 October, 176-12 May, 170 B.C.

Carthaginians, over the last decades, have established several settlements along the western coast of Africa. While they try to maintain good relations with the tribal chiefs, the Carthaginians raid into the interior for slaves. Finally, the African tribes form a coalition to oust the Carthaginians from their coasts. The war lasts for six years, and ends with Carthage maintaining control over the coasts, but banning the slave trade in the region.





(Persia) 12 March, 172 B.C.-

The Persians and Mauryans hold a great meeting in Susa. They sign a Treaty of Friendship that states they will not go to war with each other. This officially establishes the Persian-Indian détente, and begins the subsequent cold war.

(Carthage) 20 June, 165 -14 July, 158 B.C.

Carthaginian soldiers are defeated by a second coalition of African tribes, as the Carthaginians continue to take slaves against the treaty. The Africans, this time, oust the Carthaginians from their coasts, forcing Carthage to surrender all territory south of modern-day Morocco. Carthage begins to inquire on how to make their armed forces more efficient.

(Carthage) 12 March, 142 B.C.-

The Carthaginians decide they must create a strictly Carthaginian professional army, instead of relying on mercenaries. This leads to the Day of Quick Blades, in which the mercenaries take Carthage, and kill almost sixty percent of the city’s population, including most of the governing body of the Republic. They appoint a new government, ran by puppets of the mercenaries.

(Persia) 15 July, 140 B.C.-

The Persian government secretly begins the policy of Interference in Carthage. In this way, they hope to get a pro-Persian government in Carthage.

(Carthage) 3 May, 126 B.C.-

After years of mercenary rule, a Carthaginian army, trained by Hannibal’s grandson, marches against Carthage. The two armies meet at Zama, where the Carthaginians take a great victory. They enter Carthage, and hold new elections. The government, incidentally, is pro-Persian…

(Persia) 4 October, 124 B.C.-

The Athens Commune is broken up by Persian soldiers. The Athens Commune had been meeting for almost twenty years, hoping to find a peaceful way to help Greece achieve independence from Persia. Persia, finally deciding they were a threat, arrested the leaders, and forced the others to go back to their homes.

(Persia) 5 May, 123 B.C.-

The Great Greek Rebellion begins. All of the Grecian peoples on Ionia, excluding the now Latin Peloponnesia, declare their independence from Persia. They quickly overwhelm the Persian garrison, but the Persian fleet scrambles from Athens just in time to avoid capture.





(Persia) 4 July, 114 B.C.-

The Great Greek Rebellion ends. Persian forces from throughout the Empire were called in to crush the rebels. Many times, they simply depopulate villages. In the end, Athens is burnt and its inhabitants sold into slavery. Latin settlers move in to fill the vacuum. Hellenistic culture has been, for all intents and purposes, destroyed.

(Persia) May 1, 57 B.C.-

Persia reluctantly recognizes the Kingdom of Gaul, damning their policies that led to the creation of a possible super state.

(Persia) April 3, 32 A.D.-

A man, claiming to be the son of the God of the Jews, is brought before the Persian governor of Judah. The Persian, feeling the man is not a threat, lets him go. Persia will be damning this decision to, before long.

(Carthage) May 4, 75 A.D.-

The Carthaginian invasion of Gaul leads to failure, as the New Model Carthaginian Army is crushed by Celtic tribesmen. Incidentally, a young, rising star, Trajan, commanded a corps that day. He had suggested an alternate attack plan that, looking back on it, would have won Carthage a quick victory, but was shouted down by his superiors. Feeling threatened by his military genius, the Carthaginian commander ordered him arrested. Trajan and his corps fled into Persian Italy, where they were welcomed by the Persian governor.

(Persia) July 5, 78- May 7, 93 A.D.

The Persians receive a scathing letter from the King of Gaul, severing all diplomatic ties. In response, Persia stirs up some of the defeated Celtic tribes to rebellion. Persian intervention against the King of Gaul leads to the breakup of the Gallic Kingdom in 93 A.D., with Persian puppet rulers placed on the various thrones.

(Carthage) May 5, 80 A.D.- Onwards

Dissatisfied Carthaginian soldiers attack the city of Carthage. They kill all the representatives, and declare their leader-a descendant of Hannibal named Hasdrubal-King of Carthage. This starts the Carthaginian Civil War, which lasts for almost twenty-five years.









(Persia) 100 A.D.-

While war rages on in Carthage, Persia seems to be enjoying the profit that comes to an Empire which rules much of the known world. Persian’s themselves begin to let the regional governors run the Empire more and more, while the King begins to take more of a ceremonial role. The army corps, not at war, sells themselves to the regional governors, who then threaten and posture at each other’s lands, occasionally fighting brief, bloody, wars for important land one or the other wants. In the meantime, the Western section of the Empire (West of the Euphrates), is becoming increasingly rebellious. Trajan, the escaped Carthaginian from Spain, formed the Roman Commune almost as soon as he entered Persia. It creates a forum where members from Rome to the settlement of Byzantium can enter and state complaints from their constituents. The Commune then sends threatening letters to various regional governors, demanding whatever the complaint entailed. The governors, afraid of Trajan’s well-trained private army, either go into exile or give in. Many of the people on Italy and Ionia are more loyal to the Commune than to the Emperor in Susa. In the meantime, the Jew Jesus’ religion, called Christianity now, has spread like wildfire among the disaffected poor and the minorities west of the Euphrates. Jesus himself, before he died in 78 A.D., brought Christianity to a majority in the Near East. His son, from the loins of Mary Magdalene, continued to preach with the same intensity. The religion, viewed first with interest from the Persian’s, now appears to be threatening. The Christians repeatedly clash with Zoroastrian priests, and the religious debate has often come to blows. The Christians feel oppressed by the Emperor’s authority from Susa, and a new belief, spread by the militant grandson of Jesus, is called Christendom- Christ’s Kingdom. It calls for the creation of a Christian state West of the Euphrates. And this frightens the Emperor very much.

Now, while Persia appears to be wealthy and peaceful, it stands at a crossroads. Her west is controlled either by religious zealots or a Latin shadow government. In the meantime, her regional governors are bickering with each other, forming alliances for the purposes of war against their neighbors to increase their wealth. The Mauryans look on with glee- they feel that the time will soon come that Persia will collapse.

That time has come. The third Mediterranean power has arrived. It will only take a single spark from the Persian government to incite the flame that will lead to bloodshed on a massive scale. That spark arrives in 101 A.D.
 

Keenir

Banned
Persia and Carthage from 258 B.C. - 100 A.D.

(Persia) 2 March, 255 B.C. - July 7, 254 B.C.

Spartan Rebellion occurs in Greece. The Spartans quickly overwhelm the small Persian garrison on the Peloponnesian peninsula. The Persian navy lands a massive army, however, on October 5. The Spartans fight the army, but are overwhelmed. They withdraw into the cities on the peninsula, forcing the Persian army to go from town to town. Sparta herself falls on July 7 of the following year, and all the Spartan men are killed, while the women and children are sold into slavery. The Rebellion kills almost 75% of the population on the peninsula. Roman settlers land over the course of the next few years, transplanting the Latin culture to Greece.

(Persia) 4 March, 253 B.C.-

The Bread Riot occurs in Corinth, which escaped the bloodshed on the peninsula by refusing to rebel. Unfortunately, the Spartan Rebellion caused the price of grain to go up tenfold,


why? wouldn't the price go down, since there are no more Spartans to take grain?



The expedition returns to Basra, with tales of fantastical lands. They bring back several animals- giraffes, gorillas, chimpanzees, and several kinds of antelope (which suggests the hit the African interior) - as well as several people from those regions. This is the first face-to-face contact Persia has with China.

how did China get in the Congo?

for that matter, how did a ship from Basra get there?


Persia reluctantly recognizes the Kingdom of Gaul, damning their policies that led to the creation of a possible super state.

??
how did it go from "a Persian sphere of influence Persia can't reach" to "independent of Persia in all things" ?


(Persia) April 3, 32 A.D.-

A man, claiming to be the son of the God of the Jews, is brought before the Persian governor of Judah. The Persian, feeling the man is not a threat, lets him go. Persia will be damning this decision to, before long.


how many messianic figures do you think they had back then?




to the Emperor in Susa. In the meantime, the Jew Jesus’ religion, called Christianity now, has spread like wildfire among the disaffected poor and the minorities west of the Euphrates. Jesus himself, before he died in 78 A.D., brought Christianity to a majority in the Near East. His son, from the loins of Mary Magdalene, continued to preach with the same intensity. The religion, viewed first with interest from the Persian’s, now appears to be threatening. The Christians repeatedly clash with Zoroastrian priests, and the religious debate has often come to blows. The Christians feel oppressed by the Emperor’s authority from Susa, and a new belief, spread by the militant grandson of Jesus, is called Christendom- Christ’s Kingdom. It calls for the creation of a Christian state West of the Euphrates.

is this Christianity, or not? if not, it might help to use a different name.
 
The ships from Basra did not find Chinese in the Congo. They simply taveled to China first, then down the coast of Africa, around the Cape of Good Hope, exploring in the interior a bit, then came back to Basra. Circumsticous and a little unrealistic, I know, but it is possible (China did it IRL).

Prices go up in Corinth because there is no one to grow the grain in Peloponnesia. This forces Corinthians to import more grain from father away at greater cost.

It was not independant of Persia (Gaul, I mean) at this point- Persia still had some power over the Gauls. Gaul becomes fully independant when they send the letter.

The Persians believed In this timeline that killing Jesus would just lead to greater unrest from his followers.

This is Christianity, but it is a different brand of it. Jesus got married and had kids after he did not get crucified, and his followers still call it Christianity, but this Christianity places descendants of Jesus as prophets. It's kind of like how the Dalai Lama is reincarnated after he dies, but Jesus is reincarnated in his sons.

I know this probably confused you more, but this is my answer.

I'm expecting a response to this, breaking this down piece by piece, telling me how this could not happen. :)
 

Keenir

Banned
The ships from Basra did not find Chinese in the Congo. They simply taveled to China first, then down the coast of Africa, around the Cape of Good Hope,

you didn't say that, though....you said the Basra ships found gorillas, chimps, and antelope - gorillas are west African.

Prices go up in Corinth because there is no one to grow the grain in Peloponnesia. This forces Corinthians to import more grain from father away at greater cost.

I thought the revolt was only in Sparta.

It was not independant of Persia (Gaul, I mean) at this point- Persia still had some power over the Gauls. Gaul becomes fully independant when they send the letter.

two things - 1. why send the letter? why would Persia do that? 2. how did Persia have power over the Gauls? (I asked that in my previous post as well)

The Persians believed In this timeline that killing Jesus would just lead to greater unrest from his followers.

that's a big departure from what Persia and their neighbors usually did with cult leaders (which was kill them)


This is Christianity, but it is a different brand of it. Jesus got married and had kids after he did not get crucified, and his followers still call it Christianity, but this Christianity places descendants of Jesus as prophets. It's kind of like how the Dalai Lama is reincarnated after he dies, but Jesus is reincarnated in his sons.

I know this probably confused you more, but this is my answer.

I'm expecting a response to this, breaking this down piece by piece, telling me how this could not happen. :)

I like what you did with Trajan, having him being Carthoginian (though I can buy that that's more a coincidence of the names)....but having a Jesus at the same time as OTL, with a follower named Mary Magdeline, who starts a faith called Christianity?
 
his eldest daughter, Stateira II, declares herself Empress of Persia.

What would be the female version of Shah? And how much difficulty would the Persian upper classes have with a female Shah?

Persia seems to be expanding improbably far, especially as it ought to be a bit stagnant by that point, but intersting nonetheless :cool:.

I agree that Christianity in which Jesus isn't a martyr would be very different.
 
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