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I don't know if there would have actually been an October/November Revolution in Russia in late 1917 without Lenin's single-handed level of determination to achieve it, though. Or whether the Reds would have actually still won the subsequent civil war in Russia in a scenario where this...

I'm not sure that another Bolshevik leader would have actually agreed to the Brest-Litovsk Treaty.

But even no Brest-Litovsk Treaty could make a giant difference here!

Another good PoD: Not super-radical relative to the other PoDs, but still pretty radical by 20th century standards: Having Vladimir Lenin die or be assassinated sometime before 1917.

No American Revolution might mean a much larger Canada in the long(er)-run. Seriously. I'm not sure that there would actually be any reason to have the 13 Colonies and Canada actually remain separate in the long(er)-run in this TL.

What about this PoD? : The Muslims win the 717-718 Siege of Constantinople and subsequently win at Tours in 732. This could result in a significantly weaker Christian presence and a significantly stronger Muslim presence in Europe in the long(er)-run.

You might also want guns and ironclad ships! ;) And Yeah, fair point.

Yeah, fair point. Anyway: 'AHC: Make Ghosts Real'

If France avoided its 19th century demographic stagnation, it could have become a much larger naval power in comparison to real life. Also Germany if it would have avoided losing WWI.

Did the technology to build such a canal actually exist back then, though?

Makes sense and very interesting. FWIW, I find it fascinating that the Greek-inspired states that the Diadochi founded after Alexander's death sometimes lasted for a couple of centuries or even longer than that. For instance, Ptolemaic Egypt.

After he dies, do the Diadochi still fight over the spoils? Or does he actually manage to produce a surviving son in this TL? Did he have any interest in women at all? Or only in men?

Interesting analysis; thank you very much! Also, question: Where do you think that Alexander the Great would have expanded had he lived? I know that he was thinking about an invasion of Arabia, but what else?

Why did the Jews abandon polytheism? And a fused Greco-Persian civilization will be epic! ;) In such a scenario, the Latin alphabet would not exist. :(

Here's another radical PoD: Have William the Conqueror lose the 1066 Battle of Hastings. In such a scenario, England would be absolutely unrecognizable in comparison to what it actually is right now, and given the absolutely enormous English influence on other parts of the world (the US, Canada...

I'd post a photo of Heidi Klum as a cat here, but it might be NSFW, so I'll refrain from doing this.

Yep, all of these and also having the dinosaurs survive on Earth.

An Eastern equivalent of this would be having Siddhartha Gautama (the future Buddha) die young. There would be no Buddhism as a result of this. Preventing Hinduism is harder since AFAIK Hinduism wasn't actually created by a single person. The same might also be true of Judaism.

Have both Jesus and Muhammad die young. No Christianity or Islam are ever developed as a result of this.