User:Scrawland Scribblescratch/Semper Fidelis

New TL idea. Brutus does not plot to assassinate Caesar and as such Caesar continues to live past 44 BC.

BC
Julius Caesar went to war with Parthia in 42 BC. He is killed and in the wake of his death, Octavian comes to power. He forms the Second Triumvirate with Brutus and Marc Antony. Marc Antony marries Cleopatra and attempts gain complete dictatorial power of Rome. Brutus and Octavian go to war with Antony and Cassius, who sides with Antony. Cassius, Antony, and Cleopatra are all killed. Octavian attempts to conquer Egypt but is thrown back by Caesarion (Ptolemy XV). Octavian returns in 28 BC and defeats Caesarion at Alexandria, resulting in the annexation of Egypt. Brutus dies in AD 1, leaving Octavian as sole ruler of Rome. The Senate grants him the title of Caesar Augustus and the First Roman Empire is created.

AD
In the 1st century AD, Jesus, a Jewish priest preaches a slightly altered message and quickly gains a large and almost cult-like following. In 38 AD, he leads a rebellion and declares the Kingdom of the Levant in the Roman provinces of the Levant. Jesus becomes a godlike figure to his followers and creates the religion that is later known as Christism. Caligula defeats Jesus on the battlefield in 41 AD and restores Roman control over the region. However, the religion continues.

Caligula is assassinated in 44 AD. After his death, the Senate declares the formation of the Roman Republic again. In 56 AD, Nero creates the Second Roman Empire after removing his co-consul and abolishes the senate. He is killed in 72 by his step brother Brittanicus, who names himself emperor. Brittanicus is assassinated in 87 by agents of the senate. His death leads to a power stuggle between Vepasian and Trajan. Trajan emerges victorious.