Scenarios about 'rome'
The city-state that grew from humble beginnings to become the center of one of history's most influential empires, spanning three continents at its height. Roman civilization profoundly shaped Western culture through its legal systems, governance structures, engineering achievements, and cultural practices that endured long after the empire's fall. In alternate history scenarios, Rome's development, expansion, or collapse often serve as critical divergence points for exploring different trajectories of Western civilization.
What If Alexander The Great Lived Longer?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Alexander the Great didn't die at 32 but continued his conquests and consolidated his vast empire, potentially changing the course of Western and Eastern civilization.
What If Brennus's Gauls Permanently Conquered Rome?
Exploring how world history would have unfolded if the Gallic invasion of 387 BCE resulted in the complete destruction of early Rome, altering the development of Mediterranean civilization.
What If Carthage Won the Punic Wars?
Exploring how Western civilization might have developed if Carthage had defeated Rome in their series of conflicts, potentially creating a Mediterranean world dominated by Carthaginian rather than Roman influence.
What If Pyrrhus Conquered Rome?
Exploring how world history would have unfolded if Pyrrhus of Epirus had succeeded in his Italian campaign, establishing a Hellenistic kingdom in Italy.
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.
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.