Which historical event would you change and why?

**King Henry V** · 05-21-2005, 17:27

I don't this needs an introduction. Just which event in history would you alter and why?

**cunctator** · 05-22-2005, 10:18

The battle in the teutoburg forest.

It is merely speculation but i think that would be enough for the roman empire to survive, at least for a couple of centuries.
A great roman victory would probably have secured the province germania to them. The romanization process already had begun. The first new roman towns had be established before 9 ad.

Many important tribes that later destabilised the empire and contributed to it`s fall, would never have existed. The franks, the Alamanni, the Lombards, the saxons, the amrcomani. They all lived in or around planned provinces.

**King Henry V** · 05-22-2005, 11:53

Yes, but if Varius had won, the victory would have to be consolidated by a strong invasion of Germania, which could have proved costly on the Empire's resources.

**edyzmedieval** · 05-22-2005, 13:42

I would change the Fall of Constantinople.... Because it's a shame such a big and splendid city has fallen in the hands of the Turks..... I voted this because the Byzantines are my favourite nation in the world(in the game also!!!)....

Cheers!

**King Henry V** · 05-22-2005, 14:02

Originally Posted by edyzmedieval

I would change the Fall of Constantinople.... Because it's a shame such a big and splendid city has fallen in the hands of the Turks..... I voted this because the Byzantines are my favourite nation in the world(in the game also!!!)....

Cheers!

Or that Dukas had not run away at Manzikert and the Turk would have been defeated. By 1453 the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire was inevitable, and even if the siege had failed, the Ottomans would have been back with yet more troops.

**Dâriûsh** · 05-22-2005, 14:28

Operation Ajax, Iran, August 1953. The Anglo-American reestablishment of the autocratic Pallahvi Dynasty. This would eventually lead to the 1979 revolution in Iran, replacing the shah with the tyrannical clergy and the Islamic Republic.

If only the west could have kept its nose out of Iranian affairs…

**Kalle** · 05-22-2005, 13:43

How about stopping the murder committed by gavrilo princip in 1914.

The scenario to hope for would be that both world wars had been avoided

But since there were many underlying factors something prolly would have sparked the wars anyways.

Kalle

**cunctator** · 05-22-2005, 17:38

Originally Posted by King Henry V

Yes, but if Varus had won, the victory would have to be consolidated by a strong invasion of Germania, which could have proved costly on the Empire's resources.

There were two additional legions avaible in Mogontiacum and on in Vetera plus auxilaries. Combined with Varus army of 3 legions 3 alae and 6 auxilia cohorts this force should has been strong enough to supress any remaining unrest. Also I think after a decisive early defeat of arminus army the rebellion should has collapsed fastly.

**Big_John** · 05-22-2005, 17:46

the destruction of the royal library of alexandria.

**Oaty** · 05-22-2005, 19:08

I'd kill every person trying to change history

**Hurin_Rules** · 05-23-2005, 18:54

Originally Posted by Big_John

the destruction of the royal library of alexandria.

I'll second that.

**Petrus** · 05-23-2005, 17:25

If i had this power, i think i would feed a slow eating crocodile with gavrilo princip on the 27th of june 1914.

Being slowly eaten alive is probably the best thing that could happend to this man and the ultimate horrors that were the consequences of his act in sarajevo on the 28th of june deserve it.