Scenarios about 'sassanid persia'
The Sassanid Empire was a Persian imperial dynasty that ruled from 224 to 651 CE, constituting the last Persian empire before the Muslim conquest. As Rome's principal eastern rival, the Sassanids created a sophisticated civilization with distinctive art, architecture, and military innovations while establishing Zoroastrianism as the state religion. In alternate history scenarios, a surviving or strengthened Sassanid Persia often serves as a counterbalance to Byzantine or Islamic power, potentially altering religious and cultural development across the Middle East and Central Asia.
What If Islam Never Emerged?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Muhammad never founded Islam in the 7th century, radically transforming the religious, political, and cultural landscape of the Middle East and beyond.