Richard Drummond
Banned
So I have begun working on planning a world with a POD in 430.
During the Siege of Hippo, St. Augustine recovers from his sickness and doesn't die. Thus, when the Vandals capture the city, he is still alive. Due to Vandal religious policies, Augustine is an open critic resulting in his execution that ends up sparking a massive riot that turns into a full blown rebellion after mismanagement by the Vandals. However, after a year or two the 'Augustinians' are crushed. Genseric, however, is a smart man and understands that if the Vandals have any hope to survive in Africa, they must change their religious policy. I've considered having him simply convert to Nicean Christianity but I'm not sure.
Anyways, I am not the most knowledgable of the time period and thus I look to the forum to help me with finding peoples who could rise to become emperors in this TL as many of the emperor's we had IOTL could have never risen in the first place. Take Marcian of the Eastern Roman Empire, had he died in the campaign against the Vandals, he would have never rose to power and that would lead to a different Eastern-Hunnic interaction. Also, perhaps the events in Africa would lead to butterfly effects that means Attila never dies from a nosebleed/alcohol poisoning/assassination and goes on to ravage the East some more whilst Aetius and Valentinian III deal with their rivalry in the West. Perhaps Majorian and Ricimer end up getting themselves killed during the political infighting of the West.
If Attila is hanging around for another decade or so, that would change which tribes invade the West. Perhaps the Alemanni are successful in their invasion of Italy or the Franks never become the power they did and a Romanesque state survives in northern Gallia. Perhaps in the east the Sassanids overrun Armenia and make moves on Syria sparking a Levantine or Egyptian revolt against the Eastern Emperor.
All ideas and help that could be given is welcomed.
During the Siege of Hippo, St. Augustine recovers from his sickness and doesn't die. Thus, when the Vandals capture the city, he is still alive. Due to Vandal religious policies, Augustine is an open critic resulting in his execution that ends up sparking a massive riot that turns into a full blown rebellion after mismanagement by the Vandals. However, after a year or two the 'Augustinians' are crushed. Genseric, however, is a smart man and understands that if the Vandals have any hope to survive in Africa, they must change their religious policy. I've considered having him simply convert to Nicean Christianity but I'm not sure.
Anyways, I am not the most knowledgable of the time period and thus I look to the forum to help me with finding peoples who could rise to become emperors in this TL as many of the emperor's we had IOTL could have never risen in the first place. Take Marcian of the Eastern Roman Empire, had he died in the campaign against the Vandals, he would have never rose to power and that would lead to a different Eastern-Hunnic interaction. Also, perhaps the events in Africa would lead to butterfly effects that means Attila never dies from a nosebleed/alcohol poisoning/assassination and goes on to ravage the East some more whilst Aetius and Valentinian III deal with their rivalry in the West. Perhaps Majorian and Ricimer end up getting themselves killed during the political infighting of the West.
If Attila is hanging around for another decade or so, that would change which tribes invade the West. Perhaps the Alemanni are successful in their invasion of Italy or the Franks never become the power they did and a Romanesque state survives in northern Gallia. Perhaps in the east the Sassanids overrun Armenia and make moves on Syria sparking a Levantine or Egyptian revolt against the Eastern Emperor.
All ideas and help that could be given is welcomed.
