Scenarios about 'ancient rome'
The civilization that emerged from a small settlement on the Italian Peninsula to become one of history's most influential empires, spanning from approximately 753 BCE to 476 CE. Ancient Rome developed sophisticated systems of law, government, engineering, and military organization that profoundly shaped Western civilization, with its legacy visible in modern legal codes, languages, architecture, and political structures throughout Europe and beyond.
What If Christianity Never Became Rome's Official Religion?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Emperor Constantine never converted to Christianity, preventing it from becoming the dominant religion of the Roman Empire and drastically altering the religious, political, and cultural landscape of Europe and the world.
What If Rome Implemented Different Heritage Preservation Strategies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where ancient Romans developed systematic preservation policies for their architectural and cultural heritage, potentially altering our modern understanding of antiquity and preservation ethics.
What If Rome Never Became a Republic?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Roman Kingdom never fell, fundamentally altering the development of Western civilization, democracy, and political systems across Europe and beyond.
What If The 79 AD Vesuvius Eruption Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Mount Vesuvius never erupted in 79 AD, sparing Pompeii and Herculaneum and potentially altering the cultural, archaeological, and scientific trajectory of the Roman Empire and Western civilization.
What If The Roman Republic Never Fell?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Roman Republic survived its constitutional crisis, avoiding transition to imperial rule and potentially altering the entire course of Western civilization.