Alternate Timelines

All Scenarios

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

What If Eastern European Transitions From Communism Took Different Paths?

Exploring how Europe and the world would have developed if alternative political and economic models had emerged in Eastern Europe after the Cold War.

What If the Rwandan Genocide Was Prevented?

Exploring how African and world history would have unfolded if international intervention had stopped the 1994 Rwandan genocide, transforming regional development and humanitarian response.

What If Epicureanism Became the Dominant Philosophy?

Exploring how Western intellectual, religious, and social development might have unfolded if Epicurean philosophy had become the dominant philosophical tradition rather than being marginalized by Stoicism, Neoplatonism, and Christianity.

What If the Siege of Alesia Failed?

Exploring how world history would have unfolded if Julius Caesar failed to capture Vercingetorix at Alesia, leading to a unified Gallic resistance against Roman expansion.

What If Galen's Medical Theories Were Challenged Earlier?

Exploring how medical science might have developed if Galen's anatomical errors had been identified and corrected centuries earlier, potentially advancing healthcare and scientific understanding by over a millennium.

What If the Fourth Crusade Never Sacked Constantinople?

Exploring how European and Byzantine history would have unfolded if the Fourth Crusade had not been diverted to Constantinople in 1204, avoiding the catastrophic sack of the Byzantine capital.