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  1. Lady Visenya

    Frederick I Barbarossa dies in 1160 AD

    So, we know that he was besieging Crema in late 1159, so... what if he kicks the bucket during the siege? Say in January of 1160. Through a freak accident of some sort. How would this change things?
  2. Lady Visenya

    WI: Mukhtar al-Thaqafi victory in the Second Fitna

    How can it happen, and more importantly... what would be the consequences for this (apparently?) pro-Alid faction based in Iraq winning out against the Umayyads? @John7755 يوحنا
  3. Lady Visenya

    Crusaders fail to capture Jerusalem in 1099

    What if, instead of managing to capture the city, circumstances had wound up such that the crusaders besieging Jerusalem... didn't? Whether a more spirited defense, worse efforts on the parts of the besiegers, or just sheer luck. The Crusaders are crushed outside the walls of the Holy City...
  4. Lady Visenya

    WI: Manfred of Sicily wins the Battle of Benevento

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred,_King_of_Sicily https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Benevento Manfred to me is interesting because, well, Hohenstaufens. What if he had won a crushing victory at Benevento? Say it's wildly successful, a very clear victory in his favor. How would that...
  5. Lady Visenya

    WI: Peter, brother of Maurice, becomes emperor

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_(curopalates) I know it's unlikely, but say that the whole revolt ends with Peter not dead, and instead placed on the throne by the army after his brother is ousted. Would that be better or worse than Phocas becoming emperor?
  6. Lady Visenya

    Andronikos III Palaiologos lives 16 years longer

    So, 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?
  7. Lady Visenya

    Arab-Roman Treaty of 686 holds for thirty years

    So, the details of the treaty, what we know of them at least, made by Abd al-Malik and Justinian II are easy enough to look up. And while I think that it was unlikely that it was ever going to really hold long term, let alone in the form it had originally taken... I find myself curious. What if...
  8. Lady Visenya

    Justinian doesn't catch the plague

    Let's say that his diet was a bit different, or he's in contact with some different people at different times for a bit, so he manages to narrowly avoid catching the plague. What would the consequences be of him not being knocked out for months by the plague?
  9. Lady Visenya

    Diocletian returns to power in 308 AD

    Allegedly, the men of the legions wanted Diocletian back and begged him to return to the throne at the summit of Carnuntum in 308 AD. What if he'd, assuming this was true, acceded to their request? Sure, he only had a few years left in him, but what would the fallout of Diocletian rejoining...
  10. Lady Visenya

    AHC: Late Antiquity Status Quo Lasts Until 800

    With a POD no earlier than 608 AD, have the status quo of the Late Roman world last until the early 9th century. Failing that, until the early 8th. Is this possible? What would the consequences be?
  11. Lady Visenya

    Charlemagne marches on Constantinople after being crowned Emperor

    Let's say that rather than wanting to just "settle" for an imperial dignity title, Charlemagne sets his sights on annexing the Romans into his empire, and prepares the largest force he can muster and anything at his disposal to go and claim the Throne of Constantine by force. With Papal...
  12. Lady Visenya

    AHC: Rump WRE of Italy and Southern Gaul lasting until at least the 8th century

    With a POD no earlier than 420 AD and no later than 470 AD, how can this be made possible? And more importantly, what are the consequences of a western empire that holds on by the skin of its teeth?
  13. Lady Visenya

    WI: Phocas Triumphant

    Let's say that Phocas, the one who usurped Maurice, managed to reign ably and well. He was in his fifties when he became emperor anyway, so what would the reign of a Phocas who manages to retain territorial stability and somewhat establish himself look like? What would need to be done for...
  14. Lady Visenya

    AHC: Alexander Severus manages to rule the Roman Empire for fifty years

    I'm curious as to how a relatively stable situation could be cobbled together, starting from Alexander Severus. And if he were to live that long, would the political crisis of the Third Century be avoided? Obviously the other factors would still be in play, but without a game of utter musical...
  15. Lady Visenya

    WI: No Gregorian Reforms

    What happens to the history of Italy (and Europe in general) if the Popes are unable to achieve what they did OTL? Not gaining the independence nor the moral authority that ramped up in the 11th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_Reform
  16. Lady Visenya

    Michael IV (Michael the Paphlagonian) lives to be 65 years old

    What if, instead of getting dropsy, and ending up dying of his illnesses, he manages to avoid the worst of the illnesses and makes it to the age of 65 years? Dying in 1075-1076 rather than 1041?
  17. Lady Visenya

    What if: Krum and Nikephoros both slain at Pliska

    What if things in the battle and debacle had gone slightly differently, and ended with the deaths of both the Emperor of the Romans and the Khagan of the Bulgars? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pliska https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikephoros_I How...
  18. Lady Visenya

    WI: Justinian dies 15 years earlier

    What happens if Justinian I, also called Justinian the Great, dies earlier than he did OTL? Let's say he catches a cold/has a stroke from stress and dies in his sleep.
  19. Lady Visenya

    Romanos IV Diogenes loses at Manizkert but wins against the Doukids

    Basically, if Romanos can put down his political enemies and defeat the biggest ones, even after losing Manzikert. Would there be a chance of him holding the throne? What might happen if he does hold it? Even if tenuously. I've been working a bit on a TL, but I keep getting stuck on this. So...
  20. Lady Visenya

    No Saint Ambrose, what happens to the Church?

    Let's say that Saint Ambrose just... dies early or doesn't exist at all. And that no one takes his place. What happens to the Christian Church? What happens to history?
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