The Roman Empire is undeniably the most powerful nation in the Mediterranean, controlling Anatolia, Italy, The Balkan Peninsula, Egypt, and the rest of North Africa. However there was one moment in history when the empire seemed on the verge of losing everything, Islam had risen in Arabia and attacked the empire and Persia, but despite the weakness of the empire after years of war with the Persians they managed to rally and push the Arabs back out of their territory. The persians fell but over the next few centuries Arabia was conquered (though it eventually became an independent republic in the 1600s AD) and the Romans made their dominance over persia clear when the Emperor gained the right to pick the Persian king. But what would have happened if the Arabs had managed to destroy both the Romans and the Persians? How woud this effect the history of the mediterranian and the rest of the world?
DBWI: What if the Roman Empire fell?
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If the Roman Empire fell, the ethno-linguistic map of the area would change. Greek would inhabit a smaller area than OTL, instead being replaced by Arabic in Anatolia, Egypt, and North Africa. Without the Romans, Christianity would have split due to differing ideas within the religion, and Islam would've become the dominant religion. Latin would die out too, so that would be pretty bad.
I'm aware thats why i made a different thread in the before 1900 section but some people have still responded
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