western roman empire

Let's say that Majorian manages to conquer the Vandals and keep Ricimer and his faction loyal (or deals with them in some other way). He goes on to rule the empire for around 20 years subjugating the Franks and reestablishing the Rhine border as well as grooming a capable heir. Lets assume that...

Before we begin I would like to lay out a disclosure for this timeline. First and foremost I intend it to redefine typical Dark Age timelines, well perhaps not redefine but rather provide a radically new approach to cleanse your palate. That being said I do intend for this timeline to retain...

It's a little known fact that, as well as establishing themselves in Britain, the Saxons also had a small, short-lived presence in Gaul, evident from the existence of Saxon Shore forts on both sides of the Channel and from records dating to the fifth century detailing Saxon raids as far south as...

Established in 435, the Vandal Kingdom of North Africa wasn't particularly powerful, and its base of power was small. It seems like its entire existence was dumb luck. I say this because they were luckily enough to be invited to the province by the Roman governor attempting to use their power...

Did they rebuild any of Italy? Did they have an effective administration or literary tradition to help them rule their new territory?

Inspired by my doing a little reading on Lest Darkness Fall. How possible is it for the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy to avoid its decline and eventual fall to the Byzantine Empire, and to indeed expand, perhaps taking North Africa west of Egypt, all or part of Hispania, and all or part of Gaul...

So a friend of mine linked me an image since they're aware of my love of women in practical armor, but the moment I saw the picture, my mind started picking it apart. After several rather pedantic discussion points - Why would a centurion be using a spear? That's an auxiliary weapon! Where's the...

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...

(I already made a thread on the Battle of The Catalaunian Plains a few months ago, but i think it's already too old to be bumped.) What if Attila, The Hun, had managed to defeat Flavius Aetius and his germanic foederati allies at the Catalaunian Plains in 451 AD? Would this spill an earlier end...

Century of Chaos Alternative Historical Account King Hadrian I Theodosian ‘the great’ first King of Britannia (401-453) 401 A.d, Londinium, Roman Britain Prince Hadrian Theodosian was an illegitimate son of the late Emperor Theodosius (the great), as such seen as a threat to the empire’s...

This is not a POD or a timeline, just curiosity. Who do you think could have succeeded Romulus Augustus had he died a natural death in 476?

463- In mid-January, what will be known to historians as the Eudocian Conspiracy took place. Led by former Roman princess Eudocia and Roman-Moorish prince Masuma, they sought to kill the King of The Vandals. The conspiracy was formed due to religious differences between Eudocia, a Catholic and...

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

Hello this is my first alternative history so sorry for poor quality the year is 467.Libius Severus just died of natural causes,and a new emperor just came into power and his name is Procopius Anthemius Augustus.Proclaimed emperor of the western roman empire just 12 miles from Rome he trained...

To be more direct, i mean Francia after 800, when Karolus Magnus was crowned as the roman emperor of the west and the name of the kingdom changed to "Romanum imperium", in your opinion, did Karolus Magnus really became the sucessor of the old WRE or not, and why?

In 2013 I started a timeline called “The Reign of Romulus Augustus” which ultimately got more attention than I ever thought it would. It was a worthwhile experience for me as a writer and storyteller, but the best part of it was definitely the feedback that I got, both from regular commenters...

So I've been thinking lately again about the troubles of the Roman Empire in the early 5th Century, and if and how the Western part of the Empire could have been avoided. I'm looking to do this with no PoDs prior to the death of Theodosius in January 395. And what I'm specifically looking for is...

In 468, Emperor Leo I of the Eastern Roman Empire launched a truly massive expedition to reconquer Carthage from the Vandals. Supposedly, 110,000 troops and 1,113 ships were involved; although the numbers could have been exaggerated, the Romans certainly spared no expense, and the invasion force...

In 408,Honorius and the aristocracy attempted to remove Stilicho from power.They began by securing the loyalty of an army located at Ticinum and mobilized it against Stilicho.At first,Stilicho attempted to surrender himself,but after being persuaded by his son and his barbarian supporters that...

The Ottonians were known to intermarry with the Byzantines, and Otto III, who was raised by his Greek mother, was betrothed to the Byzantine princess Zoe, who reigned as Byzantine Empress OTL. Would children born from this union bring the two empires together, perhaps with one brother ruling the...