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  1. Rome versus Macedonia

    Chapter 5: Principate to Dominate Due to other commitments, the updates from now on will be shorter and less detailed; at least until I have time for a more comprehensive rewrite. The ATL has now moved clearly out of the Rome vs. Macedonia phase, but rather than starting a new thread I shall...

  2. Rome versus Macedonia

    Oops: Try again - There is nothing so absurd that no AH author has said it.

  3. Rome versus Macedonia

    Cicero: Nihil tam absurde dici potest, quod non dicatur, ab alique AH-auctorum.* * There is nothing so absurd that no AH author has not said it.

  4. Rome versus Macedonia

    The Fall of the Republic, Part 18 On the eve of Varro’s invasion, Tiberius was still outside Rome waiting in mounting frustration for his triumph. The Senate continued to deliberate on the question, in spite of the guarantee made by Metellus at Genua. The legal basis of opposition to the...

  5. Rome versus Macedonia

    Arretium and Perusia

  6. Rome versus Macedonia

    The Fall of the Republic, Part 17 In the early summer of 769, the Republic was in crisis. Terentius Varro was advancing on Rome, having brushed aside the army of Metellus. In the provinces, the proconsuls and legates were sending what men they could spare, but Rome was a long way off, and the...

  7. Rome versus Macedonia

    I shall discuss a few of your points, one by one. Agreed - but the key phrase here is: "if Alexander and/or immediate successors play well their cards". I have to confess that I am not a great fan of Megas Alexandros. He achieved a lot in a brilliant campaign, but I wonder if, in the long term...

  8. Rome versus Macedonia

    Ultimately, the might of Macedonia rested on the ability of its commanders. Philip and Alexander were two of the most talented military leaders in history (although I believe their political skills were not of the same calibre). However, eventually the Macedonians' tactics became obsolete. As...

  9. WI the Republic survives

    This is the issue I am attempting to currently address in my ATL, Rome versus Macedonia. Cetainly the Republic was dead, but there may have been alternatives to an Augustan-style autocracy or an Antony-Cleopatra monarchy. The option which might have worked was a constitutional principate, had...

  10. Rome versus Macedonia

    The Battle of Luca

  11. Rome versus Macedonia

    The Fall of the Republic, Part 16 Unlike Tiberius, Varro had no intention of surrendering his legions to Metellus or to any other lackey of the Senate. Visiting each of the camps in turn, he harangued the troops with dire warnings, that the legions would be disbanded and they would forfeit...

  12. Rome versus Macedonia

    The civil war

  13. a big opportunity for those of you liking small territories...

    I don't know about an AH, but this is a fascinating bit of Eurotrivia that I had never come across. Thanks.

  14. Rome versus Macedonia

    The Fall of the Republic, Part 15 The civil war of 769-770 was fought over no great issues of state. Its origins can be found in the personal, self-indulgent rivalries and jealousies which lay at the very heart of the social and political organization which had prevailed in Rome for centuries...

  15. Rome versus Macedonia

    The Fall of the Republic, Part 14 In Rome, Gaius Calpurnius Piso was undertaking his campaign for a second consulship, despite the illegality. His justification was the customary refrain that the safety of the state should override constitutional fidelity. Opposed by the more principled members...

  16. What if Alexander attacked Italy.

    As is obvious from my own ALT, I’m convinced that (1) a war between Roma and Macedonia was inevitable, and (2) in the long run Rome would have prevailed. There is a mystique attached to Megas Alexandros that makes him appear invincible. He was certainly one of the few commanders in history who...

  17. Rome versus Macedonia

    The Aegyptian campaign

  18. Rome versus Macedonia

    The Fall of the Republic, Part 13 In AUC 731, the young general Apollodorus overthrew the governor of Aegypt, Perdiccas, and four years later he proclaimed himself king. Although the upper strata of Aegyptian society remained Macedonian, the new pharaoh attempted to give his regime an...

  19. What if Alexander attacked Italy.

    The analysis by Livy is the ancestor of all alternate histories (although he is not exactly unbiased): 9.17: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=Liv2His.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=138&division=div2 9.18...

  20. Rome versus Macedonia

    The Fall of the Republic, Part 12 The operation against Germania began at Divodurum, the capital of the Mediomatrici. Here Tiberius concentrated his forces while envoys were despatched to the unpacified communities on the west bank of the Rhenus, to demand submission. Other deputations were...
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