Vae victis!

This timeline was created by Agent Fires on May 17th, 2015

Overview

This is a timeline based on the concept that Rome collapsed before establishing an empire as they did OTL. Because of the effect Rome had on the world in OTL, a collapse such as this would lead to drastic changes over the next several thousand years, in both culture and politics.

The title of this timeline, "Vae victis," is Latin for "Woe to the vanquished," or sometimes "woe to the conquered." The phrase is supposed to remind the defeated that they are the losers, and should not expect, or ask for, any leniency in there defeat. According to ATL legend, This is what Brennus said to Marcus Furius Camillus right before running his sword through his heart.

PoD

OTL background

Before the PoD occurred, the Senones, a tribe of Gaul crossed the Appennines, and like OTL, eventually camped out near Clusiam, in the Etrusian province of Siena. Their goal was to settle new lands, in order to coap with the growing numbers of there tribe. Naturally, the cousins felt threaten by the Gauls, and asked there and, who had military influence over Etruriamat the time, for help. Rome, not wanting war, decided to only send ambassadors to help, rather than fighting men.

This proved to be a mistake, as when negotiations broke down, the Clusiam sent solders to force the Senones of there land. The Roman ambassadors joined them, and began to fight, thus breaking the "law of nations." During the fight, a roman ambassador killed a high ranking Senonian, enraging the Gauls. When Rome refused to turn the ambassadors over for justice, the Gauls Began to march, to take revenge on Rome.

PoD

With the Senones marching to Rome, the only option was a strong defense. In the battle of Allia, the 12,000 Senones nearly massacred almost 24,000 roman solders, with the roman survivors fleeing to Rome. In OTL The Romans managed to get to Rome before the Sonones, mounting an effective defense on Pratorian Hill, eventually ransom ing the city. However, in the Pod, the Senones made the decision to chase the Romans to Rome, thus, both sides arrived at the same time. Just before the Seononeians arrived, the senate passed a ruling making Marcus Furius Camillus the dictater of Rome(note that in Rome, "dictator" did not refer to a tyrant or a tolatarian ruler, but rather a temporary ruler in times of crisis) Rome was sacked and burned, with the senate massacred and the city burned. Now, with the senate and Rome destroyed, the Senones were now at a crossroads: should they take there victory and leave, or destroy veii, were Marcus Furius Camillus was. Whichever decision they made, it was bound to change the course of history for millennia to come...