Great back and forth between the Carthaginians and Greeks in Sicily, and fascinating to read about Alexander's alternate career. I regret missing the updates this summer, and I hope to get an email seeing it's been updated soon! :)
PS: Also hope Lancel was an interesting and useful read. It's...
Nothing came up when you searched for it? That's weird. This is a pretty popular topic, so it has been discussed a fair amount -- that doesn't mean that it can't be discussed again though! :)
Another timeline you may want to look at in addition to OnkelWillie's is Endymion's "Blood and Gold."...
I am really sorry guys that I haven't updated this... still can't update it anytime terribly soon but I do intend to write for this at some point when I have less going on. I've been busy with good stuff, but still busy busy busy. :/
The school was in Menorca! I ended up getting funding...
Very good! Actually for the last couple weeks of May and most of June I was abroad at an archaeological field school, which was really, really cool, and last week was my first week at a new internship at a museum I've got for the rest of the summer. I had to move a few hours away, so I've been...
This timeline isn't dead, but it's definitely on hiatus until probably mid-summer, unfortunately. This timeline was very much a function of me having nothing to do last year; this year I'm very busy (and will be occupied well into June and potentially through August), hence why I haven't posted...
Don't assume that I know what I'm talking about! Seriously, I have very little formal training in Roman history, let alone Punic history (I've read a few books but no classes really to speak of); I am extremely fallible, I appreciate having my statements questioned so that I can parce out my...
Thanks! :) I will point out though that all I've said is that the Barcid dynasty will only last the 100 years, not Carthage itself. Carthage may or may not survive the end of the Barcid monarchy. So don't weep for Carthage yet! :p
Besides, you might see your username play out in the process...
Fair assessment, Carthage is in pretty good shape right now. Hannibal's in a great spot politically, and Spain, Sicily, and Africa are pretty secure. The main source of potential trouble is in southern Italy once Rome gets back on its feet.
I'm not surprised! It's been a while since I...
The update is shorter than I initially envisioned it, mostly because I just wanted to get done with the Indibilis plot and move on to Rome, and then move on to the east (which I think is the most interesting part of the early part of this timeline).
THE REIGN OF HANNIBAL BARCA
Early Years...
Glad to see this back. I meant to comment that I loved the first few updates back in July/August, but haven't read anything since the end of August-ish so I'll have to catch up a little. Anyways keep going! :)
Mecha Syracuse?
Actually a pretty good candidate would be if Pyrrhus can hold on to his empire (we'll say it's Epirus, Sicily, and Southern Italy -- adding Macedonia might well prove more burdensome for such an empire than it's worth, and we're really only interested in the implications on the...
Cool timeline! I'm disappointed I hadn't seen it earlier. I like where you take it; it's definitely a different take on a Carthage-victory. Anyways, it's always nice to see Carthage timelines, and I'll be reading! :)
Good points, thanks for your thoughts. :) I don't know if Margaret would deal with York to let him be regent though, seems like that would be hard to accomplish if his forces accidentally killed her husband. It would be more practical but I don't know if sheer pragmatism would rule here.
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