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Is there any way for Rome to survive?
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The Romans did that IOTL; the problem was that, by the fifth century, they were no longer strong enough to do this.
Yesterday at 11:23 AM
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WW1 starts with Tanks
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If they're intended to go into firing range, I'd expect they'd want at least a bit of light armour to defend against small arms fire...
Yesterday at 9:35 AM
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WW1 starts with Tanks
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A light tankette-style vehicle should be doable: basically a two-man, car-sized tank, with one person driving it and the other firing...
Wednesday at 1:30 PM
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Maybe not tanks but half-tracks are certainly do-able. APC types and perhaps "Light tank-ish" ones armed with weapons up to 75mm for...
Wednesday at 1:17 PM
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WW1 starts with Tanks
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TBH I think the focus on trench warfare might be a red herring. Military thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were well...
Wednesday at 12:00 PM
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By the start of WW1 the combustion engine was mainstream, hell, personal cars were a thing since the early 1900s as there were hundreds...
Wednesday at 11:51 AM
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What if after retaking Jerusalem from the Sassanids, the Byzantines made peace with them?
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Egypt is more important to the Byzantines than it is to the Sasanids, and indeed if the Byzantines have pushed this far, they have no...
Wednesday at 11:21 AM
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What if after retaking Jerusalem from the Sassanids, the Byzantines made peace with them?
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If the Romans regained control of Syria & Palestine as IOTL, it wouldn't make sense for them to settle for anything less than their...
Wednesday at 11:21 AM
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If C16th Castille/Aragon/Portugal can convert Iberia to Catholicism, could a religious French monarchy do the same in the Maghreb in C19th?
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Would a genuine attempt by a more Catholic France in the 19th Century work? By this I mean, essentially a gradual process where the...
Wednesday at 11:20 AM
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Would the US recognise the South even if they won?
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The Republicans might not, but they'll lose the 1868 election and the Democrats will grant recognition. You might see a Constitutional...
Wednesday at 11:17 AM
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If C16th Castille/Aragon/Portugal can convert Iberia to Catholicism, could a religious French monarchy do the same in the Maghreb in C19th?
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I think the underlying cause is probably that the French (and more generally European) intelligentsia had mostly embraced various brands...
Wednesday at 11:15 AM
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https://hal.science/hal-02318180/document France's fertility dropped off a cliff around 1760. As to secularization, it seems there was...
Wednesday at 11:01 AM
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Yeah you really need a POD before 1750. Around that time fertility started plunging in thanks to secularization. People like to blame...
Wednesday at 10:59 AM
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This is an interesting point, and reminds me of France's other demographic issues in the 19th century--the country started going through...
Tuesday at 12:23 PM
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What if Napoleon Was Elected as Holy Roman Emperor?
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Even if he was already Emperor of the French, he might well reason that two empires are better than one. Plus there extra legitimacy in...
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