Board Thread:New on Alternative History/@comment-149.220.161.209-20130205184013

Classical civilization never collapsed in Greece and natural philosophy of the Ionian school of thought continued to develop. Let's say the split from the original timeline (OTL) occurs sometime between 290 BC and 230 BC when Aristarchus of Samos formulated his heliocentric theory. In the alternate timeline (ATL), this theory is readily accepted. 