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The Hypothetical AU Meme: Take any one of the fandoms you know I write AND give me another time period (Ancient Rome, Regency England, etc.). I will then explain what story from that fandom I would AU in that era.
It looks like fun, and I am here all afternoon -- meme me!
So that's my structure: an oligarchic system on its last legs, warlords contending for power, Caesar forced to start a civil war to defend his own position... I'd probably make the patronage system stronger, so that soldiers were more dependent on their generals. And maybe, since this is "Rome" and not actual history, focus not on the military stuff but on Atia and Octavia as powerbrokers in their own right -- moving it into outer space, I could get rid of the Roman gender expectations. So in this story, I think it would be Atia and Octavia who actually brought about the revolution.
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You know, you could totally write this for real by changing it up some. I would read that book for sure.
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