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I admit that I have an affinity for the Ancient Mediterranean, and so the timeline ideas I have all focus on that area of the world. I see a lot of the timelines on here are in the Medieval Period or the Renaissance, but some of the most successful timelines I’ve seen in my time lurking posited PODs and Antiquity or Late Antiquity, so... here we go...


God Manifest - The Seleucid Renaissance



Antiochus IV does not die of disease in his eastern campaign against the Parthians. Among the consequences of this, the Maccabean Revolt is crushed, but the fate of the fledgling Parthian Empire also might hang in the balance.



Under the Yoke - An Impotent Rome



The Romans are defeated by the Etruscans at the Battle of Sutrium in 310 BCE. They go on to lose the war against the Etruscans and Samnites, which restricts their power in Italy significantly. If not Rome, who can hold Italy?



Dreams Are For Sleep - The Tale of the Dardanians



Philip II of Macedon is killed in the Battle of Erigon Valley, and Macedonia is rendered a vassal of the expanding Dardanian State. But can the Dardanians maintain their holdings from their isolated, mountainous home?
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