Alternate Timelines

All Scenarios

Browse all alternate history scenarios across different time periods and regions.

What If The Dinosaurs Never Went Extinct?

Exploring how Earth's evolutionary history and potentially human existence would have unfolded if the catastrophic asteroid impact 66 million years ago had never occurred.

What If Leibniz's Calculating Machine Was Mass-Produced?

Exploring how world history would have unfolded if Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's mechanical calculator had been successfully mass-produced in the early 18th century, potentially accelerating the development of computing technology by decades or even centuries.

What If the Battle of Manzikert Had a Different Outcome?

Exploring how world history would have unfolded if the Byzantine Empire had defeated the Seljuk Turks at Manzikert in 1071, maintaining control of Anatolia and potentially altering the course of both European and Middle Eastern history.

What If Scotland Became Independent?

Exploring how Scotland and the rest of the UK would have developed if the 2014 independence referendum had succeeded in creating a separate Scottish nation.

What If Archimedes' War Machines Were Mass-Produced?

Exploring how ancient warfare and technological development might have unfolded if Archimedes' innovative war machines had been systematically reproduced and deployed throughout the ancient Mediterranean world.

What If Draco's Laws Remained in Athens?

Exploring how ancient Greek civilization and Western political development might have unfolded if Athens had maintained Draco's harsh legal code instead of adopting Solon's reforms, potentially altering the development of democracy.