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  1. What percentage of the Roman Empire was Christian in 391 AD?

    When Emperor Theodosius closed the pagan temples and banned their sacrifices around 391 A.D., what's the estimate percentage of the Empire that was still pagan? Were the Christians a majority by then and therefore oppressing a minority religion? Or were the Christians still in the minority and...

  2. Jews under Emperor Constantine the Great

    I'm writing a historical novel set in the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine. Does anyone here know, broadly speaking, the legal status and treatment of Jews between roughly 325 - 337 A.D.? For instance, were there any restrictions on Jews living in the city of Rome itself? Were there...

  3. Presidential personal unions

    I have always wondered something: why didn't personal unions of republics ever come into being? For example, why didn't we ever have a situation where protectorates of the United States had in their constitutions a clause stating, as in the case of the Phillippines, that "the Phillippines shall...

  4. The Holy American Republic

    I've been toying with this idea for a while, it might be a bit confusing, so if you need any clarification, let me know... but is there any way we can get the post-1800 United States to resemble the Holy Roman Empire structurally? Now don't worry, I'm not suggesting that it become an elective...

  5. WI: No title of "emperor"

    We get the word "emperor" from the Romans, via one of the many titles of the Caesars: "imperator". But what if there were never any Roman emperors...what generic term would have been used instead to refer to the rulers of empires? Would we have started referring to all of them as Huangdis, after...

  6. Save the Central African Empire

    Inspired by Sargon's C.A.E. thread in the FH forum, I wanted to try a different approach: instead of restoring the fallen empire, how could its collapse have been prevented in the first place? The POD is December 4, 1976: when Bokassa proclaimed himself emperor. The only requirements are that...

  7. A Pope-Emperor: is it possible?

    Can anyone think of a scenario where a man is able to assume both the offices of Pope AND Holy Roman Emperor? Because as far as I know, the only requirement to become Pope was that a person be a Catholic male. Are there any other qualifications that I'm missing? I had two possible situations...

  8. Succession of the Roman emperors

    If a much more concrete method of succession to the imperial throne had been developed, would that have done anything to strengthen the Roman Empire and perhaps stave off its fall for a few more centuries? Since I believe the throne was basically de facto hereditary, I don't understand why a...

  9. Dictators: Naturally skilled or just pure dumb luck?

    Just how important was timing for all the men in history that held absolute power? (Hitler, Stalin, Napoleon, Augustus, etc.) Obviously the devestating effects of WWI were crucial for the rise of the regimes of the first two. But what if they, or any other dictator in history, wasn't in the...

  10. The Great US Republic...are other countries just copycats?

    I noticed that a republic did not become the favored form of government around the world until the U.S. became an influential player on the global stage. So I'm wondering, is the only reason that there are so many republics today is because the great U.S. is one, and all the other sheepish...

  11. AH Challenge: Yuan Shikai succeeds

    Yuan Shikai became the president of a new Chinese Republic that emerged shortly after the overthrow of the last Emperor, Puyi. But in 1915, he suprisingly delcared himself to be the new Emperor of China. Unfortunately for him, the plan was a massive failure, and he was forced to not only step...
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