Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-4923787-20130202175501/@comment-4923787-20130428225643

Darn.

What about Patronus :P It weirdly works though. As the "defender" of the Latin segment of the Empire, it doesn't seem too far of a stretch. Paracletus could work in that sense, too.

I'm thinking of modern names, as they should survive relatively intact till than. I'd like Italy and Greece as international designations, while both refer to themselves as Romania in their respective languages, and their supporters as well. Which would be why Italy and Greece would be used for neutrality reasons.

This has me thinking, could the Justinians still rise up historically in AoG? Would they, or Justinian himself, seek to reunite the empire through conquest, ravaging Italy in the process? That would surely fragment the Western fragment beyond repair for centuries to come.

Also, can they still move their capital later in the timeline?

Thinking of Gallia, could Gallia fragment after Germanicus's assassination? That would allow the Franks enough opportunity to take Paris and Burgundy to expand to the coast, but would probably butterfly away Charlemagne's conquests, as they will take place centuries earlier. Or is the army strong enought to maintain order? Could Gallia truly become Gaul after the assassination, with an actual Gualish emperor in place? Would they renounce claims to Rome?