Rome Couldn’t Be China

Ok, now what if Rome was built by Greece ? With the same or kida same borders?

Green Rome hurts for some reason at the beginning

Hasn't there been a mediterannean empire of some kind on the eastern half of the basin for a while? Like, even prior to the emergence of the Roman and Eastern Roman states, we had Persian Empires that covered Egypt, Syria and Anatolia.

the "massive plain" only really applies to the northeastern part, and there are a lot of mountains in the south and west, but they are still heavily populated as there are flat, fertile valleys like in guangdong, sichuan, hunan, and zhejiang, the maps shown in the video even shows this
a lot of the shattered warlord periods in china lasted so long because of the mountains and river dividing the north and south, (early northern and southern dynasties for example) and the mountains dividing the east and west (later northern and southern dynasties), or again the mountains dividing the southern valleys from each other (five dynasties period)

Because it’s Rome and not China

Geography doesn't explain everything man it was something called Sinicization a powerful assimilation tool my friend.

What if they got access to pokemon go?

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[ TITLE: WHAT IF THE SOUTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION WAS FORMED IN 1866?]
We all know about the North German Confederation; predecessor to the German Empire, but what if there was a South German Confederation to oppose it? This video was requested by one of my commenters, which entails that the South German Confederation would be formed. I know, this is similar to my one where the Dutch united Germany, but this one has different outcomes. [VIDEO START:] This would be formed after Prussia won the Brothers’ War, perhaps winning against Austria harder, pushing the south German states into a confederation. This confederation would be more concrete than the German Confederation before it, but Austria’s king would still be at the helm. This confederation would work to stop Prussia in their tracks. However, the Austrian part of their empire and the rest of it would start to drift off, resulting in Franz Joseph appointing Franz Ferdinand to the throne of the remaining Habsburg lands, weakening their control significantly. The confederation would likely prevent Austria-Hungary from existing, but SGC and Hungary would be close. In 1871, the SGC might try to intervene against Prussia, however, France was the one attacking Prussia, so it may validate Italy joining the war, possibly losing South Tyrol in the process. Assuming this happens, Austria’s position in the SGC would be greatly weakened, as many German states may be enthusiastic about defending what they see as the righteous nation against the expansionist and aggressive French empire. The Habsburgs may actually start to shift towards Hungary, who’d likely inherit all Habsburg lands outside of the SGC. This would appease the Hungarians, who would now see themselves as now superior to the Austrian Germans. In the coming years, I still see it likely for the SGC and NGC to team up (plus Hungary.) The Hungarian state would begin to square off against Russia for Balkan control as they’d likely start to modernise like the SGC, especially since they would now own the wealthy city of Krakow and the industrious Galicia region, further boosting their modernisation. Later, in 1884, I do not expect any of the trio to get colonies, with Namibia being given to South Africa, East Afrika to the UK, Cameroon to France, and Ghana to the UK. However, if World War 1 still happens the same way, (which it likely will, but maybe a year or so sooner depending on how much the Russians and Hungarians square off) I don’t see this new Central Powers winning. Firstly, the army of the SGC (who would now border France) would be still similar to the Austro-Hungarian one of our timelines, just without the linguistic issue. Secondly, the successes seen in our timeline’s WW1 are likely not to be replicated with a smaller German Empire (NGC.) Thirdly, the Bulgarians and Ottomans have a decent chance of not getting involved (or being pro-entente diplomatically) if those successes weren’t to happen. Lastly, and chief among them, the Central Powers would have less time. This is because although the war would start up to 1 year early, Russia would have been mobilising more troops quicker because of the rising tensions with Hungary. This means that the Russians may fare the same, if not a bit better than in our timeline. I’d also argue that Hungary would hesitate more than Austria did in our timeline, chipping up to 2 months away from that 1-year bonus. Also, I’d say that the Central Powers wouldn’t make it into 1918, and 1917 would even be a stretch. This is because the smaller SGC economy and army would collapse quicker, making Hungary less able to resist the Entente. I’d argue that the Central Powers would be stopped shortly after they exit Belgium, far less than they would achieve in our timeline. It is likely Russia’s revolution just wouldn’t come, and Italy may join in Late 1913 to liberate Istria, which would put strain on Hungary, who’d likely struggle to put off the Russians without North German aid. The Italians invading would add more pressure, and Hungary may collapse into more extreme rebellions than most Alt.Hist. scenarios, with the Poles, Ukrainians, and Bosnians also rebelling against the state. The Romanians may also join in to claim Transylvania too, making Hungary’s situation even more difficult. Needless to say, much would change. Firstly, only the states of Central Europe would be discussed. Alsace Lorraine would be annexed by France, along with the Saarland. Belgium would receive the same compensation, and Russia would likely annex Memel and Pozen from Prussia. The German states would be re-partitioned into the 1815 borders (except for the ones France and Russia annexed) and Britain likely retakes Hanover. However, the Rhine is likely to be reset to pre-revolutionary times and Sweden may get their portion of Pomerania from the 1700s or maybe all of Pomerania depending on how hard North Germany fights. Also depending on that, Denmark could get only up to Schleswig-Holstein all the way up to the Kiel Canal. In conclusion, a South German state would undoubtedly change the timeline in ways difficult to perceive to us. [REGULAR OUTRO:] And with that, I would like to end today’s video off. Thank you for watching, and don't forget to like and subscribe.

5:40 Wasn't Sicily considered part of Italy by the Romans?

Possible History: “When you start conquering China, you can generally conquer all of it.”
The Japanese Empire: 💀

Why you gotta bash my dreams like that?