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Thinking about how to let the events of the collapse of the Roman Empire in an original way thought, why not remove Flavius Aetius? Given that even in his youth he was involved in a political struggle, it could end unsuccessfully for him. Let's assume, Aecius for some reasons leaves the...

So I have begun working on planning a world with a POD in 430. During the Siege of Hippo, St. Augustine recovers from his sickness and doesn't die. Thus, when the Vandals capture the city, he is still alive. Due to Vandal religious policies, Augustine is an open critic resulting in his...

This is kind of a double-barrelled POD, with the first leading to the second. During the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, Theodoric, King of the Visigoths (i.e. not Theodoric the Great, who was born shortly afterwards) was slain unbeknownst to his men during a charge, and his son Thorismund...

If Flavius Aetius survives and becomes Emperor, could his successors save Rome to last longer? Any thoughts?

Hello, I'm another new member to this forum! For those unfamiliar with the Groans of the Britons, it refers to a letter addressed to the Roman Consul, presumably the Magister Militum Flavius Aetius, stationed in Gallia at a time contemporaneous to the threats of Attila's Huns. The Romanized...

An Alternate Night of the Long Knives No, not that one! This is the one that has gone down in infamy in British (NOT English) folklore. I wondered what would happen if Vortigern was not a complete idiot (just one most of the time) and showed a touch of the Vitali (sorry Cymraeg:eek:) Also...