What if: the fall of the Roman Republic, but it literally follows the plot of Star Wars
Several months ago, over at alternatehistory.com , we had a discussion thread inspired by the oft-noted similarities between Roman history and Star Wars . In particular, of course, the fact that the Roman Republic turned into the Roman Empire much as the Galactic Republic turned into the Galactic Empire. In particular, the question being asked was: what if Roman history had more closely resembled the plot of Star Wars? What would you have to change for that? Not as much as some might think, although certainly a bunch of things would have to be shaken up considerably. All in all, though, the actual history of Rome is already a lot more like that of Star Wars than one might expect at first glance. To begin with, George Lucas used certain recurring historical motifs that we see throughout history. Some people see Augustus in Palpatine, since he ended the Republic and created the Empire. But keep in mind that Caesar was murdered because people suspected (with good reason) that he was...