bosphorus

Let's say that a series of multiple fortunate events mean that today we still have the Russian Empire of the Romanovs existing through reforms, avoiding a bloody revolution and even being part of the European Union, with this we would reach the End of WW1 where Russia finally I would get...

According to a Byzantine source, in the sixth century, there was once a whale called Porphyrios, that terrorized Constantinople. It was a sperm whale (Some theorized it could've been a large orca, but given its size, lengthy lifespan and temperament, it's more likely a sperm whale.) This is...

A little challenge for ya: with a PoD anywhere between the end of the Napoleonic Wars and WWI, how could we have Bulgaria defeat the Ottoman Empire decisively in a war and take over the city of Constantinople (to be promptly renamed Carigrad), and perhaps also the majority of the Bosphorus and...

An Egyptian-Ottoman war scenario from a Russian centered perspective. Background Russian policy regarding the Eastern Question was constrained OTL by three primay constraints: 1. A genuine commitment to maintain the post 1815 statues quo in Europe, at least as Russia interpeted it. This...

Is it possible for Nicomedia, with dedication from whoever controls it, to surpass Byzantium/Constantinople as the major Marmara Sea port? Would this require a PoD before or during Constantine's reign? What sort of advantages did Nicomedia have, compared to Byzantium?

IOTL, in 1920, at the tail end of the Russian Civil War, there was a short-lived menshevik/white russian state estabilished in the Crimean Peninsula. It was overrun slightly later by the bolsheviks. My main question is: could it survive? Looking back at that time period, i think that one of the...

This is one question that has been plaguing my head for quite a while. Suppose that the Marmara area which connects Europe to Asia Minor is uninhabited, and you are tasked with choosing the capital of a state centered in this location. The question is, which of these two straits is more feasible...