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Political Events

Scenarios involving elections, revolutions, treaties, and political movements with alternate outcomes

What If Ancient China Developed Capitalism?

Exploring how world history might have unfolded if market-based economic systems emerged in Han Dynasty China, potentially creating an early industrial revolution in East Asia.

April 11, 2022 Read More →

What If Alexander the Great Lived to Old Age?

Exploring how world history would have unfolded if Alexander the Great had survived his illness in Babylon and continued his conquests and empire-building into old age.

April 2, 2022 Read More →

What If the Battle of Red Cliffs Was Lost by Sun Quan and Liu Bei?

Exploring how Chinese history would have unfolded if Cao Cao had defeated the allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei at the Battle of Red Cliffs, potentially unifying China earlier under the Cao Wei dynasty.

March 30, 2022 Read More →

What If the Roman Republic Never Became an Empire?

Exploring how world history would have unfolded if the Roman Republic found stability without transitioning to imperial rule, potentially creating a different model of governance that shaped Western political development.

March 18, 2022 Read More →

What If Rome Lost the Punic Wars?

Exploring how world history would have unfolded if Carthage had defeated Rome in the Punic Wars, establishing a North African-centered Mediterranean empire instead of Roman dominance.

March 15, 2022 Read More →