Thank you for your kind words Sky Alkemade, I'm doing alright all things considered.Hello earl marshall, i hope you are doing okay.
These are shitty times and take all the time you need!
I know that's not the news a lot of you wanted, but I don't want to keep making promises only to disappoint you all with delay after delay.sad 😞.
What i wanted to ask is: are there any plans for the capadocian greeks itl?
@Earl Marshal take all the time you need, we'll be here when you are ready!I know that's not the news a lot of you wanted, but I don't want to keep making promises only to disappoint you all with delay after delay.
Regarding the Cappadocian Greeks, I don't really have plans for them in the immediate future, but in say 30 to 40 years ITTL, I may have something in mind.
Dude, that's fine man. Take your time! We'll be waiting for you when you do post a chapter, so absolutely no pressure whatsoever!Thank you for your kind words Sky Alkemade, I'm doing alright all things considered.
I know I've been pretty unreliable when it comes to updating this timeline in recent months, and while I'd like to say I'll do better in the future, I know that probably won't be the case. Between work, a lot of traveling for work, my other interests and hobbies, and my social life; I'm not able to stick to a set schedule right now. I will continue updating this timeline when I can, but it isn't going to be on a regular basis sadly, not right now anyway.
A bigger target but also a much bigger threat. Prosperity brings power as well after all. Already Greece has a lot of advantages when compared to OTL when it comes to land, population, and wealth. I’d argue that by the point the Balkan nations have the ability to start eying each other up for conquest, Bulgaria is the most like target like in OTL. It claimed the most disputed land and had the messiest demographics. Even with a Greece that has a more Northern border, that fact doesn’t change unless in has like all of Albania, Northern Macedonia, and Norther Thrace. And even if I expect Greece to expand in all three of those areas to an extent, I don’t see them taking enough to turn Serbia and Montenegro against them.So just some speculation for us viewers in the meantime.
What does everyone thing will be the future for greece?
In the short term its going to be far more prosperous, but i am afraid its going to paint a bigger target on its back when(assumingly) they seize european turkey
A bigger target but also a much bigger threat. Prosperity brings power as well after all. Already Greece has a lot of advantages when compared to OTL when it comes to land, population, and wealth. I’d argue that by the point the Balkan nations have the ability to start eying each other up for conquest, Bulgaria is the most like target like in OTL. It claimed the most disputed land and had the messiest demographics. Even with a Greece that has a more Northern border, that fact doesn’t change unless in has like all of Albania, Northern Macedonia, and Norther Thrace. And even if I expect Greece to expand in all three of those areas to an extent, I don’t see them taking enough to turn Serbia and Montenegro against them.
Beyond that we get into world war territory although I’m not sure what direction that might go in with all of the changes that have been made. I’m not even sure who the Greeks are closest to at the moment after the understandable fight with the UK over smuggling and the fear of Russia pushing its direct influence further into the Balkans. There is likely going to be even more mid level players in that war though. Bigger Greece and Bigger Netherlands are both serious mid level players. Hungary is along with whatever the Hapsburgs manage to cling to by then. Possibly multiple Italian powers. Potential a free Egypt and/or Persia. I expect it to be a lot uglier because of that.
And Constantine's national schism antics arguably but even he understood that anything but neutrality was death.Ever since the Greek Revolution, greek policy has been to be on the good side of the dominant naval power in the Mediterranean. The only hiccup to this policy, were Otto's antics during the Crimean War. Otto was a problematic figure, since there is a good possibility he was possibly in the spectrum of autism and was a terrible ruler. Even if Greece gets a ruler like that, in TTL the greek political parties have more political power, they are better organized compared to OTL and there is a better parliamentary tradition compared to OTL.
Close but not the best case scenario. One day I might go down to writing the best case scenario... or maybe the worst case scenario.Greek nationalism did not envision annexing anything on the north of the Monastir- Strumica line. So there are very specific limits on the balkan expansion of Greece even in the best case possible - basically this timeline is said case.
And Constantine's national schism antics arguably but even he understood that anything but neutrality was death.
That is very intriguing. Can you sum it up in terms of geography?Close but not the best case scenario. One day I might go down to writing the best case scenario... or maybe the worst case scenario.
Man "Of Lost Monkeys and broken Vehicles" is such a good TL i would love to see a best case Greece Tl by you, maybe even a late Byzantine TL,even tho its difficult to even find a POD that ist allready used yet... (I personally thougt about Charles of Anjou dying early and Michael Palailogos actualy being able to defend and expand the empire instead of bankrupting it against fights against the Normans)And Constantine's national schism antics arguably but even he understood that anything but neutrality was death.
Close but not the best case scenario. One day I might go down to writing the best case scenario... or maybe the worst case scenario.
Thanks a lot. I did a late Byzantine TL back way when with the Philosopher Emperor. @Basileus444 has done the same POD far better than me... in my defence I was doing it two decades earlier.Man "Of Lost Monkeys and broken Vehicles" is such a good TL i would love to see a best case Greece Tl by you, maybe even a late Byzantine TL,even tho its difficult to even find a POD that ist allready used yet... (I personally thougt about Charles of Anjou dying early and Michael Palailogos actualy being able to defend and expand the empire instead of bankrupting it against fights against the Normans)