What if, the Greek and Italian revolution occurs around the same time, during the late 18th century, with the Italian revolution occurring from the City of Rome and the Greek revolution starting from the city of Constantinople.
What happens next is both sides managing to maintain itself and secure Italy proper and Greece proper.
What happens next is both sides found itself as a refounded Republic of Rome at the same time.
And realizing both sides declared themselves as the successor of the Roman empire, decided to call each other respectfully as the Western and Eastern Roman Republic. Both sides follow the basic principle of the Roman Republic, such as a senate, the role of a Consul and so on.
What happens next?
Btw, Assume that the Ottoman empire is too weak to respond properly to the situation, which a lot of Empires tend to do.
Although some of you might want to find some way to unify the two Roman republic.
What happens next is both sides managing to maintain itself and secure Italy proper and Greece proper.
What happens next is both sides found itself as a refounded Republic of Rome at the same time.
And realizing both sides declared themselves as the successor of the Roman empire, decided to call each other respectfully as the Western and Eastern Roman Republic. Both sides follow the basic principle of the Roman Republic, such as a senate, the role of a Consul and so on.
What happens next?
Btw, Assume that the Ottoman empire is too weak to respond properly to the situation, which a lot of Empires tend to do.
Although some of you might want to find some way to unify the two Roman republic.