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ancient-rome-au:
imagineyourhistoricalfigure:
Imagine your favorite historical
figure
in the universe of the last TV show or film you watched
I’ve always wondered how Roman history went in the Steven Universe timeline…
The part of North Africa that is over in South America surely never would have been conquered by the Romans, but Morocco was a very small part of the Empire. I think the bigger impact is how large the Strait of Gibraltar becomes in this configuration. It would make it harder to police entry/exit of pirates into/from Mare Nostrum.
I’m thinking the big freaking crater in Siberia could have seriously affected the flows of Eurasian nomads. I’m not sure how exactly but it surely would have changed the politics & economy of the area. That would have huge knock-on effects for Roman, Chinese, and Persian history, to name a few.
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If Julian the Apostate encountered a Gem, he’d probably react with something like “Explain this, Christians! Where is your God now?”
The sea/ocean in the middle of Siberia would have had major climate effects on the entire continent, moderating the cold winter temperatures and providing a moisture source to interrupt the deserts in the region and form a wetter, warmer climate in general, likely leading to higher populations around the new sea.
Land trade around it would be shortened by sea trade across it; with people knowing there are markets across the sea and ports to be had all around it, ships suitable for long voyages would have been developed earlier and exploratory expeditions to North and South America would have happened sooner, if such exploration was needed and they didn’t just hop that island chain in the south.
Cultures around the new sea would have interacted and intermingled in ways similar to the Mediterranean area in our world, facilitating travel, cultural spread, and technological improvements.
China wouldn’t have been isolated. Russia wouldn’t have been gigantic. Mongolia probably wouldn’t have been dry steppes that primarily support migratory herding. There might be temperate rain forests around the sea with the Himalayas no longer blocking the only source of moisture around. Silk Road cultures from east to west would have had more interactions with each other via the intermediaries of the area around the sea, or expanded there directly.
It’s a fascinating concept.
Also has anyone else noticed that Japan isn’t an island? Where’s your isolationism now Tokugawa?
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