All Scenarios
Browse all alternate history scenarios across different time periods and regions.
What If Pythagoras Founded a Scientific Academy Instead of a Religious Sect?
Exploring how Western science and philosophy might have developed if Pythagoras had established an empirical scientific institution rather than a mystical brotherhood, potentially accelerating scientific progress by centuries.
What If Socrates Was Not Executed?
Exploring how world history would have unfolded if Socrates had avoided his death sentence, continuing his philosophical work for decades and potentially altering the development of Western thought.
What If Mesoamerican Ball Games Evolved Into Different Sports?
Exploring how indigenous American cultures might have developed if their ritual ball games had evolved into diverse athletic competitions, potentially creating a rich sporting tradition that could have spread globally.
What If the Battle of Tours Was Lost by Charles Martel?
Exploring how European history would have unfolded if Umayyad forces had defeated the Franks in 732 CE, potentially allowing Islamic expansion to continue into Western Europe.
What If China's Ban on Maritime Trade Never Happened?
Exploring how world history might have unfolded if Ming Dynasty China had maintained and expanded its naval dominance, potentially discovering the Americas from the west and creating a different global power balance.
What If the Silk Road Developed Earlier?
Exploring how world history might have unfolded if trade routes between East Asia and the Mediterranean had been established centuries earlier, potentially accelerating cultural and technological exchange across Eurasia.