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  1. What if Augustus does even better than OTL?

    Hi, alas not off the top of my head, however look into where Galen went to school and from memory that was a school of medicine on a Greek island and in various cities. Natural philosophy schools would have to be associated with the library of Alexandria is one name drop.

  2. Why not keep going? A Roman Britain TL:

    Nice so far! Don't forget that the navy has to be heavily involved in any operation north of the wall so maybe a naval pov? Plus the infrastructure requirements needed to secure victory beyond just holding the lower highlands and larger glens would be cool to hear about! Divide and conquer...

  3. What if Augustus does even better than OTL?

    Possibly……. If they spend it on the Far Eastern trade maybe not….: It will most certainly develop the balkans more….. Yes he did but there is always room for more luck and improvement when it comes to empires…. And if the silver lasts long enough the byzantines will appreciate it as well….

  4. What if Augustus does even better than OTL?

    All Romans of equestrian rank or higher had hands bathed in blood one way or another just from slavery alone…. The rule of Paranoia then applies ‘sometime they really are out to get you’ My issue with Tiberius is partly down to the anti him propaganda but mostly with his inaction after his...

  5. What if Augustus does even better than OTL?

    He could be leveraged into the senatorial class (along with others) like in Gaul? Then his son might marry into the imperial family (after being held hostage in Rom for most of his life? Marbods elimination would be one of the loyalty tasks that the Romans would assign a loyal stooge/apprentice...

  6. What if Augustus does even better than OTL?

    Both living longer would be good for the empire certainly! Tiberius not made to divorce his first love and wife would be good for his mental health rather than being forced to marry Julia! Maybe he falls in battle with the rebels in Illyria or does an otl germanicus and fall off his horse...

  7. What if Augustus does even better than OTL?

    Given his intelligence and that of his wife this would produce one of two things. 1: an earlier Caligula this time is the son of Augustus 2: or super Augustus scion the founder of the greater Roman Empire! Germania, Dacia, Britainia, Armenia, Arabia and kush here we come 🧐😂

  8. What if Augustus does even better than OTL?

    Plus no one has any thoughts on massively increasing the silver supply as a means of changing Roman history? Imagine Augustus successor with a full treasury and the extra legions……. Imagine his successor didn’t go mad and stage orgies on capri until he dies while the praetorian prefect kills...

  9. What if Augustus does even better than OTL?

    One thought that has always confused me especially about the initial period of Pax Romana is why there was never a school of officers? They had schools of medicine and philosophy both natural and metaphysical so why not military? I know the system as it stood was one of military...

  10. What if Augustus does even better than OTL?

    Fair point, I always favoured germanicus as a replacement for Tiberius? There was a generation of men blooded in the civil war available as generals. Plus if germania is semi secured they could raise German auxiliaries to help crush the rebels? The main thing is they have a fresh population to...

  11. What if Augustus does even better than OTL?

    I think these key changes would make his rule even better 1: The disaster of varus in germania does not happen…. 2: Tiberius dies while in exile…… 3: the major silver deposits of the balkans discovered (in otl not until 16th century I think) and worked extensively reducing the trade imbalance...

  12. Roman Shopping Malls and Science

    Sounds interesting…

  13. WI: rice and rubber became cultivated in the Mediterrranean and Europe starting from Roman times?

    No one has mentioned the obvious use of rubber that has been vulcanised, water proof clothing for the military, Crop specialisation was common in some areas of the empire. Rice hmmmmmm niche and malaria was already a problem so maybe import sugarcane from India or citrus would work better (it...

  14. What's the REAL reason Polynesians didn't colonise Australia?

    They were multi racial and flexible… If you were a local king and some strange guys sailed up with cool stuff and ideas crops etc possibly if the trade goes on over centuries rather than just a few chance encounters the entire caboddle could go both ways. Not just sweet potato as in OTL. New...

  15. What's the REAL reason Polynesians didn't colonise Australia?

    There was a maritime tradition in various tributary tribes of the Incas, at least close to shore fishing. One possibility when the I’ll nino weather effects limited maritime fertility off South America maybe locals develop better sailing tech to get food??? Or maybe a Genghis khan try or guy...

  16. Western Roman Empire Does not Fall quite as OTL.

    Lol, whoops…… Still he could conquer somewhere to achieve the same result…. Dacia or parts of Germania

  17. Western Roman Empire Does not Fall quite as OTL.

    He was the end of potential dynastic long term rule by the descendants of Augustus with his habit of killing family members.... It would mean that the money wasted on building Nero's golden house would be used on the coliseum while the cash from the sack of Jerusalem could be used for another...

  18. Western Roman Empire Does not Fall quite as OTL.

    IDEA: What if Nero didn't build his Golden House and instead built the Coliseum after the Fire of Rome? Discuss...... Thinking of writing a Rome timeline with this as an idea, anyone like the concept??

  19. WI: Further Muslim Expansion into France

    One factor seldom mentioned is that paganism and various pagan practices were still common in France until the counter reformation, The Christianity of this era was one of the elite imposing their version on everyone else while the peasants tried to ignore them…. Catharism came from that area of...

  20. Was the Spanish Empire the last of the ancient style empires instead of the first of the modern colonial ones?

    The term Empire is defunct or more accurately needs to be firmly defined…… Florence was a city state it most certainly tried to conquer its neighbours and expand its territory more or less Proto-empire Hamburg was part of the hansetic league and later was involved in Holy Roman politics so could...
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