Thanks to everyone that responded, it helps me greatly in figuring out this timeline.
What's in store for Hatar? Should we expect a Tyhrrian Empire like Rome? If so, do you have any idea what its successor states might look like?
I'm also curious about the trade connection with Calixum. If Tellurus has some sort of "Tavaric Exchange" this early on, that would have big implications for the countries around the Thalmedic Sea, wouldn't it?
Tyhrrus is definitely my version of Rome, and it will have an empire eventually. It's successor states will be different from real life, however.
The trading exchange between Ozara and Rhodin is very old, going back to the Kingdom of Yamat (Ancient Calixum) times. Similar climates and fauna will lessen most negative effects of the exchange.
Now that you commented, Tyhrrus is called a Kingdom, so it will, unlike Rome, be an empire both in name and de facto from the start or we'll see some change in government soon? And also, Serica is going to follow China's path of cycles of dynasties or we'll see dynasties ruling for a longer amount of time? Oh, and how much time until Unia becomes Tellurus' Japan?
Tyhrrus had a brief but unsuccessful attempt at republicanism, and it won't be the last. It will go through some type of transition to become an Empire.
Serica will have periods of stable, long-lasting dynasties, and eras of dysfunctional, short-lived ones/balkanism.
Eventful things will start happening in Unia in several centuries time, and they will be somewhat similar to Japan.
I have so many questions, but I'll try to go with the most pressing in my mind.
Like stated above, I'd love to know if Tyhrrus is supposed to be analogous to OTL Rome.
Do you have any cultural/ethnic analogies to OTL Celtics?
Qarnenak, Sophon, and Nedumi; Are they ethnically/culturally similar to Tyrrhians or are they a separate ethnic/culture group?
Who were/are the Dursini? What are they like?
What are your plans for areas like Thule and Yseia? Who do you think will come to rule in those lands?
Are there any ethnic/cultural analogies to Levantine semitic peoples?
What are your plans for future colonization attempts into Talamor?
And finally, what are your intentions for the Germanic analogies? Will they be invaders from the west or did you have something else in mind?
No need to answer everything all at once, I'm just excited to see what you're planning on doing in general.
It's no big deal, I'll try to answer everything I haven't answered already.
1. Tyhrrus is like Rome, yes.
2. I do, and they will make an appearance. One in fact already has, the Lesuvroi.
3. Qarnenak was founded by Nenakian colonists in 2401 AF. The Sophoni and Nedumi are local people. If Qarnenak is analogous to Carthage, then Sophon and Nedumi are most similar to the north african peoples on the classical era.
4. The Dursini are an enigmatic people. They claim descent from a land across the southern sea (possibly descendants of the Mukanians) and have a writing style and language different from other Albalans. They were major traders with Pelasia and the rest of Hatar until their downfall to Tyhrrus, but their influence lived on.
5. Thule will come up in the timeline, but at a later date than Yseia because of their proximity to already civilized areas. Tyhrrus would be the best guess, but local people shouldn't be discredited
6. Semaron is analogous to Judea, Katal to Syria, and Nenak to the Phoenicians.
7. Talamor will be discovered by at least one group of Hatarians very soon.
8. I am yet to work out the analogy for Germanic tribes but it will play a role very soon as well. They will most likely be Hatarians from the Ithan Hills area.