Johnson's Rome

Johnson’s Rome (Rome-2), 1206
Current affairs
Crossworld terrorism endangers a tourist paradise where Rome never fell.
Divergence Point
31 BCE; Mark Antony and Cleopatra win the Battle of Actium; Roman center of gravity removes to the east.
Major Civilizations
Roman (empire with satellite states), Steppe-Chinese (empire with satellite states), Indic (multipolar), Mississippian-Roman (empire with satellite states).
Great Powers
Roman Empire (dictatorship, CR4), Khitai (dictatorship, CR5), Chola Telugu (oligarchy, CR4), Pagan (dictatorship, CR4), Lenapea (clan/tribal, CR2 for Lenapii, CR4 for subject tribes).
Worldline Data
TL	4 (medicine, TL5/8)
Mana Level	No mana
Quantum	5
Infinity Class	O9
Centrum Zone	Inaccessible

A decadent Roman Empire survives never fell and survived in 1206, but an interdimensional tourist named Alex Johnson decided to turn the entire world into a tourism resort for Homeline. He seems to be moderately successful, and his agents are slowly eradicating slavery, bloody gladiatorial games, etc., while retaining other forms of hedonism; he even bribed a Roman admiral into sailing to the Americas because he wanted tobacco. The natives are more or less used to strange-looking visitors.

See Also

• The Rome-X Timelines

References

• GURPS Time Travel, p.91
• GURPS Infinite Worlds p.130-131
• Basic Set, p.527