Alternate History Byzantine Empire

Alternate History Byzantine Empire

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Avar and Lombard fates swapLet's suppose that after the destruction of the Gepids, it's the Avars who leave the Pannonian basin to invade Italy. How could things play out? How different would things be if there was an Italic state with a non-Christian, at least in the beginning, ruling class? And what if the Pannonian..
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 avars byzantineempire eastern roman empire first bulgarian empire gothic war  italy  lombards  magyars  south slavs 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
Fall of Constantinople what if analysisSo, this thread is probably one of the most, if not the most, re proposed from time to time, but i see every time almost everyone saying that Constantinople was doomed, an opinion to which i disagree.While it's true that the ERE was to a point of utter disgrace there are some factor that might..
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 bulgaria byzantineempire byzantium  costantine xi  genoa  hungary  ottoman empire papal state  serbia  venice 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
No crusades Seljuks conquer Byzantium and EuropeWhat if crusades never happened?Byzantium and Hungary screwed up like in OTL fourth crusade 1204 and mohacs 1526 sultanate of rum conquered southeastern Europe , Ukraine and southern Russia like the OttomansWould all these countries become muslimsAs there would be no Habsburgs or Moscovite..
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byzantineempire crusade  first crusade  seljuk sultanate 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
altavans win the battle MammaIn the otl had Caecilius delayed the conquest of North Africa by winning a victory against the Arabs in 682, the Arabs in 688 came back and won against him in Mamma thus destroying the most powerful Berber kingdom however the Arabs could not push further as their leader Zuhayr ibn Qays would die..
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 berbers byzantineempire umayd conquest 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
WI: Byzantines retake RomeObviously as the location of the city of Rome, empires claiming to be successors of the empire have tried to retake the city itself. The Byzantines were able to reclaim the peninsula temporarily but lost it to the Lombards and the Pope after separating the church ruled the city for centuries..
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byzantineempire east-west schism  great schism  rome  schism 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
PC: Byzantine Expansion into EuropeAssuming that during the Macedonian dynasty makes the necessary reforms are taken that allow the government to run far more smoothly and without any major screw-ups for the empire, how much former Roman territory can be realistically reclaimed and consolidated? In a previous thread it was..
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byzantinebyzantineempirebyzantine restoratation  roman reunification  roman revival 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
The Sands of Purple: An Islamic Greece TL Threadmarks: Prologue: The Arab Conquest of Rum and its aftermath 
Prologue: The Arab Conquest Of Rum and its aftermathThe Arab Conquest of the Ruman Empire or the Rhomaion as the Greeks called it was a landmark event in History in 96 AH* . Within less than century , The Arab Muslims had conquered both the Sassanid Persian and The Rhoman Empire . After..
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byzantineempire greece  islam  roman  timeline  wank islam 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
626 - Constantinople falls, what next?Through whatever PoD you wish to use - sheer luck, traitor, low morale, lucky shot, etc, the Siege of Constantinople 626 ends in a Avar-Persian Victory and the city falls. What would be the consequences of the fall and how would that affect the Byzantine-Persian War of 602-626?
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 avars byzantineempire sassanid empire
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
Phocas rebellion against Maurice fails. What happens next?Basically just the thread title. Does the empire go bankrupt? Does the war with the Sassanians still start? Do the byzantine emperors remain beardless?
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
Plausibility Check: Could the Romans Reconquer Egypt?Could the Romans ever Reconquer Egypt after they lost it to the Arabs , during or after the Macedonian Dynasty ?
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byzantineempire egypt  macedonian dynasty 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
Peter Delyan defeated the Byzantines, restored Bulgaria?Peter Delyan was a grandson of Samuel, the last emperor of Bulgaria, who led a massive uprising against the Byzantine Empire in 1040-41. The revolt was immensely successful at first, and the rebels quickly took over much of western Bulgaria, Macedonia and northern Greece. However, it collapsed..
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 bulgaria  bulgaria wank  bulgarian empirebyzantineempirebyzantine screw byzantine–bulgarian wars  eastern roman empire first bulgarian empire middle ages 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
Isaac II Angelos is a bit luckier?Isaac II Angelos was the first emperor of his dynasty, as well as the only one who even pretended to be competent. Even so, his short reign was marred by problems: Cyprus was under the control of an usurper and would soon be taken over by crusaders, while Bulgaria rose up in rebellion against..
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 angeloi  angelos dynasty byzantineempire eastern roman empire isaac ii angelos  no fourth crusade 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
Sviatoslav defeats the Byzantines?Sviatoslav I was a very active leader of the Kievan Rus' who led several military campaigns in multiple directions, destroying the Khazar Khaganate and briefly conquering Bulgaria. The latter conquest led to a war with the Byzantine Empire, which finally put an end to his string of victories by..
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byzantineempirebyzantine screw  eastern roman empire kievan rus  middle ages  russia  russia wank  slavic peoples  sviatoslav 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
Andronikos III Palaiologos lives 16 years longerSo, let's say he manages to avoid whatever illness it was that claimed him. How would things go with Andy III making it to the age of 60 (his grandfather died at 75, and his son at 58, so it's not entirely unlikely) rather than up and dying when he did?
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 14th century  balkans byzantineempire ottoman empire palaiologos 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
AHC/PC: Long Lasting Macedonian BloodlineThe Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine empire lasted from 867-1056. As one of the Byzantines more competent dynasties, were there no relatives that Theodora had at all that possibly could've succeeded her and if not what can be done to make the bloodline larger so that the emperorship could..
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byzantineempire macedonian dynasty 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
Basil II lives as long as other roman emperorssince i have seen to many basil II has a son threads lets make a basil II lives longer basil II as we all know died at 66 / 671) Basil II lives as long as Galba so lives 3 to 4 years more2) Basil II lives as long as basil I ie 75 so he dies of in 10323) Basil II lives as long as..
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 basil ii byzantineempire
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
Maurice survives = Armenian populated Danube, no slavs?We all know Maurice wanted to repopulate the danube frontier with armenians to secure the Roman border. If he survived, does that mean southern slavs will be assimilated or will not enter in the balkans?Roman Balkans (Sava and southern Danube) = eastern romance and armenian speakingCarpathia..
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 armenia byzantineempire maurice 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
Reserse the Fates of Persia and Eastern RomeAs we know, the Eastern Romans held on against the Islamic Invasion for ~8 centuries but Persia fell in one and a half decade. What should be done to reverse the situation that the Islamic Caliphate takes the Byzantines pretty easily but Persia holds on with the Zagros as a defensible barrier?
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byzantineempire islamic caliphat  rashidun caliphate  sassanian empire
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
Laskaris vs Palaiologos, of better futures for Rhomania.Greetings all, long time lurker first time poster. I've long enjoyed some of the Roman TLs on this site, especially those regarding some of the later PODs such as a longer lived Theodore II Laskaris. Inspired by Issacs's Empire and Age of Miracles (kudos to the authors of those masterworks!)..
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byzantinebyzantineempirebyzantine gunpowder  roman emperor 
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
With what borders do you think the Eastern Roman Empire would reach its performance peak, with no overextension or not too small?I really want to know what you guys think about the Byzantine Empire's borders that changed constantly during the history.
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 alt borders  borders byzantineempire
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Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
Alternate History Byzantine Empire OnlineByzantine Empire in orange, c. 1180, at the end of the Komnenian period. Alexios's son John II Komnenos succeeded him in 1118 and ruled until 1143. John was a pious and dedicated Emperor who was determined to undo the damage to the empire suffered at the Battle of Manzikert, half a century earlier. How to guitar hero 3 songs for pc. The Byzantine Empire (Revised Edition)-Robert Browning 1992-10-01 This classic study presents the history of the Byzantine Empire from the sixth to the fifteenth century in terms of political events, art, literature, and thought. It is addressed to the general reader of history as well as to students and scholars.