Quote Originally Posted by Gurkhal
I strongly disagree with you regarding the prospect of and easier spread of Christianity. Without a centralized government to help the spread, I think that it would be harder. Not easier to Christianity to spread as the Carthage for example had some rather nasty rites, like sacrificing children in fire to the gods and crucify generals who lost if they were belived to have gained the anger of the gods. I do belive that you are exaggertating the impact that Hannibal and Hasdrubal had on the Carthaginian society, in regards that it could simply have been the efforts of just two men. It’s also possible that with the lack of Rome the druids would maintain their hold over a Celtic western Europe, most likly also this acting like a hindrance to Christianity. I will not dabble with the regard to what would happen in the east, but I strongly feel that Christianity might have faced even more problems there without the Roman empire.

I do however agree that Latin most likly wouldn’t be a major language in the world, and that there wouldn't exist a Colusseum (sp?).
Well, don't forget that romans used to suppress christianity. Christianity was accepted as official religion of the roman empire only when it became clear that not doing so could tear the empire apart.