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====== Ancient Egypt Survives Until the Present Day ====== | ====== Ancient Egypt Survives Until the Present Day ====== | ||
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+ | Egypt itself had several factors going for it which gave it the potential to be a great empire, much greater than it actually was. It had a large population, it was a large grain producer, it was in an excellent position for overseas trade. With a bit more luck and some better management, it could have survived. | ||
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+ | I personally think that Saite Egypt (the last independent, | ||
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+ | Robertp6165 then offered a scenario based on the following point of departure... | ||
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+ | c. 600 BC...Pharaoh [[timelines: | ||
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+ | Robertp6165 noted that historically, | ||
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+ | So, lets say they use their new found wealth in gold to rebuild their military. They also build a large navy and merchant fleet, based on Greek and Phoenician designs. The Saite Pharaohs do not attempt to expand into Asia, but instead focus on expansion southward into Africa, which they recognize as the source of their wealth. Necho and his successors conquer the Kingdoms of Kush and Axum (most of modern-day Sudan and Ethiopia). This gives the Egyptians ports on the Horn of Africa, much closer to the mines of Ophir, and puts them in a good position to trade with India and other exotic regions. Egypt grows wealthier still. Over the next few centuries, they expand and bring the entire coast of East Africa under their control, tightening their control over the gold of Ophir. | ||
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+ | The result of this is an Egypt which is able to weather the Persian invasion, later allies itself with Alexander against Persia and with Hannibal against Rome, and which survives until the present day. The consequences are immense, and by today, the world is virtually unrecognizable. | ||
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+ | Sounds interesting? | ||
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+ | ==== Awards ==== | ||
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+ | In 2005, the timeline won a [[alternate_history: | ||
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