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Hi everyone new to the board. I love history, and I stumbled on this website. I have a timeline I've been been rolling around in my head and I was wanting some input on it and insight from the wise heads on here. What if the Roman Empire split earlier during the time of the year of the Four Emperors? In my timeline the Jewish revolt is much bigger so Vespasian is forced to stay in the East to stop the spreading revolt that has now flared up into Egypt and Syria, with Parthian support. Meanwhile in the West Vitellius has been able to get Galba's legions as well as Otho's legions to swear loyalty to him giving him more troops to hold the western half of the empire. By the time Vespasian has put down some of the revolt Vitellius is to powerful and the Senate has been cowed by him, into submission. Vitellius is proclaimed empreor in the west. Vespasian in the east. Soon two dynastys are formed. The Germanicus dynasty in the West, and the Flavian Dynasty in the East. Anyone have any thoughts on this timeline? I might write it into a story.
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