Italy

  • What if Carthage won the First Punic War?

    What if Carthage won the First Punic War?

    264–241 BC ( 23 Years) In theory, Carthage could have easily won the Punic War. The Carthaginians had full naval dominance over the Romans at the time, and if they put this advantage to use and went all out on mainland Italy by conducting naval invasions, they might have been able to achieve a quick…

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  • What if the Papal States Unified Italy?

    What if the Papal States Unified Italy?

    As we know in our timeline, the Italian peninsula was unified by and under the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont, with the help of the French, in 1861. Although the Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed by then, the Papal States survived until 1871, controlling Rome and some surrounding cities, with the protection of French troops. But this…

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