Cadavera Vero Innumera
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Hooray for update! In this five-year segment, not one but TWO well established kingdoms fall into disarray...enjoy!
551:
[1] Between the earthquake at Antioch, the Ostrogothic capture of the Image of Edessa, the Plague of Ildidoric (as it has come to be known), and the earthquake and tsunamis off of the Syrian coast, many Catholics have come to believe God has turned against the miaphysites in Ægyptus
[2] The Fluvus Naro [Neretva River] becomes the border between Italia and Langobardia
[3] Godomar was born in about 480, means he was around 70 when he died, and thus about 55 when his twin sons were born, but you have to remember, old kings having kids at that time wasn't rare (but still probably as creepy); also, he did have older sons, they just either died in the plague, various wars, or suffered mysterious accidents after questioning Postumius' growing influence
[4] Both sides claim that the brother they support was born first, and is thus the rightful heir; the local Latins, the Visigoths in Italia, and Postumius support Willibald, while the Burgundian elite, the Alemanni, and Pope Wacianus support Godefried
551:
Burgundians capture Clambetae [Cvijina Gradina], but unexpectedly encounter an Antesian army and is turned back before they can take the city of Servitium [Gradiska]
An earthquake off of Phoenicia, killing tens of thousands in Berytus [Beirut] and over 200,000 more elsewhere along the coast
The Visigothic chieftain of approximately Baetica captures Pax Julia [Beja], but the chieftain of approximately Lusitania joins in on the invasion and captures the city of Salacia [Alcácer do Sal]
552:
The Catholics in the city of Botrys [Batroun] rise up in rebellion [1]; they are led by a man named Stavros
Hoping to avoid further difficulty with the Antes, the Burgundians focus their full attention on capturing the coast of Rugia first; they advance as far as Salonae [near modern Split]
Visigoths capture the cities of Conistorgus [near modern Faro] and Mirobriga [Santiago do Cacém]
With the advance of the Antes and Burgundians, the massive population loss of the Plague of Ildidoric, and the resulting fragmentation of the nation, many Rugii chieftains ask King Raginprand of the Langobardi to protect them against the foreign invaders; he readily agrees
553:
The initial revolt in Botrys is put down, but more Catholic revolts break out in cities from Orthosia [Artousi] to Porphyrion [near modern Belus]
The Burgundians are unexpectedly faced in battle by the Langobardi at Narona [Metkovic] [2]
The southern Suevic kingdom comes to an end when the two Visigothic chieftains cooperate in the capture of the city of Aranni [Ourique]
554:
Godomar finally dies, after nine years of living a horrible, practically crippled life thanks to the Plague of Ildidoric; the problem is, his eldest sons are 15 year old twins: Willibald and Godefried [3], and people begin taking sides as to who should rightfully inherit the throne [4]
The Syrian revolt starts spreading like wildfire; Catholics soon violently capture the city of Palmyra [Tadmor]
The two Burgundian factions first come to blows at the Battle of Forum Cornelli [Imola], in which the Willibaldi are victorious
555:
Dagobert dies, and the kingdom of Frankia is divided between his two sons, Dagobert II and Genebald
The still miaphysite held city of Laodicea [Latakia] is struck by an earthquake; the simmering Catholic movement in the city explodes, and the Catholic revolt in general uses the incident to further their cause
Just like Atrebatia before them, Dyfed and Powys use their power gained by allying with the Novioduni to conquer their fellow Briton states, Ceredigon and Luitcoyt respectively
The Battle of Casperia is a decisive Godefriedi victory in the region
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[1] Between the earthquake at Antioch, the Ostrogothic capture of the Image of Edessa, the Plague of Ildidoric (as it has come to be known), and the earthquake and tsunamis off of the Syrian coast, many Catholics have come to believe God has turned against the miaphysites in Ægyptus
[2] The Fluvus Naro [Neretva River] becomes the border between Italia and Langobardia
[3] Godomar was born in about 480, means he was around 70 when he died, and thus about 55 when his twin sons were born, but you have to remember, old kings having kids at that time wasn't rare (but still probably as creepy); also, he did have older sons, they just either died in the plague, various wars, or suffered mysterious accidents after questioning Postumius' growing influence
[4] Both sides claim that the brother they support was born first, and is thus the rightful heir; the local Latins, the Visigoths in Italia, and Postumius support Willibald, while the Burgundian elite, the Alemanni, and Pope Wacianus support Godefried
Nikephoros
Banned
I like this installment alot.
I see that Aegyptus is going to see alot of turmoil.
I see that Aegyptus is going to see alot of turmoil.
Having read the timloine through now, the one thing I'm really surprised by is how vastly better the Anglo-Saxons are doing than in OTL. In OTL it required the Plague of Justinian to break the power of the British and permit substantial Saxon progress. This clearly won't have occurred ATL. One has to remember that the early Saxons came to Britain as invited mercenaries, in numbers in the low hundreds
Also worth considering is that with the early disintegration of the Eastern Roman empire, Late Antiquity is over several hundred years early. This means that urban civilization and coinage economy will cease in the east as well as the west, and large non-feudal states will become non-viable. Given this, it seems that the states of the Eastern Med are far too active, and it seems that religious disputes are a little too active, given that the urban society and economic surpluses they depend on seem to be absent.
Also worth considering is that with the early disintegration of the Eastern Roman empire, Late Antiquity is over several hundred years early. This means that urban civilization and coinage economy will cease in the east as well as the west, and large non-feudal states will become non-viable. Given this, it seems that the states of the Eastern Med are far too active, and it seems that religious disputes are a little too active, given that the urban society and economic surpluses they depend on seem to be absent.
Thanks. Aegyptus has been doing a bit too well, so I'm knocking it down a peg.
First of all, Anglo-Saxons (and Jutes and Frisians) are doing better because many, many more have migrated to Britannia to flee from the invading Franks, and Britannia seems to have much more to offer. Don't count the Britons out just yet though, the Anglo-Saxons' and company's success might lead them to war with each other. Or it may not, I haven't decided yet.
In the case of feudal Eastern Mediterranean, it is still an urban civilization. The Ostrogoths seek to maintain their legitimacy by keeping the normal goings on of life in Anatolia and Southeast Europe the same as it was before. It's very important they maintain a sense of legitimacy, as they rule over a very large populace who view them as both barbarians and heretics (although the Ostrogoths are beginning to become assimilated into Greco-Roman culture). In terms of Aegyptus, it has stayed urban because there really isn't a reason it shouldn't. It's the true successor to the East Roman Empire, and it has a large supply of people, wealth, and food. It hasn't suffered any major wars in its core territory (which is something the Ostrogoths of OTL and ATL can't attest to, or the Burgundians of ATL). They are the only true Roman state left, which is made all the more ironic because of their miaphysite beliefs.
I hope my massive lack of knowledge about pre-Modern Asian history isn't rendered incredibly obvious by this update.
556:
[5] While some Nestorians fled with the Buddhists into Mazdaki territory in the wake of Khosrau's persecution, many also fled to Ægyptian territory, hoping to be seen by the miaphysites under the philosophy of "enemy of my enemy (e.g. the Sassanids) is my friend," but this didn't happen unfortunately
[6] In OTL, the Göktürks managed to defeat the Ruanruan with the help of some Chinese states and other Central Asian tribes; that doesn't happen in ATL and they become another wandering tribe; they occupy what today would be considered the 'stans' in Central Asia, minus the northern territories of Kazakhstan
[7] The Sabirs have fled out into Europa after being pushed out of the Steppes by the Weihu [Uygurs], who themselves fled Central Asia along with the Tujue [Göktürks]
[8] Pope Wacianus, while otherwise distracted by the Twins' War going on in Italia, soon beatifies Stravos; Saint Stavros will become a Patron Saint of Syria
[9] Quite fitting, isn't it?
[10] Phillippus, even though he appears to be winning, knows that he can never hold down Syria indefinitely, and that attempting to do so would just be asking for more explicit Ostrogothic intervention (read as 'actually declare war')
556:
Roma falls under complete Godefriedi control, but Ravenna becomes the main base for the Willibaldi faction
Stavros, leader of the Syrian revolt, gets secret support from Vitiges, Ostrogothic king, and also convinces the Nestorians in Osrhoene [5] to rise up against the Ægyptians as well; Ægyptus soon loses control of Singara [located somewhere in modern Sijar District]
Fleeing the Ruru [Ruanruan/Rouran], the Tujue [Göktürks] conquer the Yuban [Yuehban/Chumuhun] and move into the Hephthalites' territory [6]
557:
The Hephthalites finally crumble once and for all after the Tujue capture the capital at Bamyan; Khosrau is able to move into and reclaim the areas of Parthia [Khorasan], Carmania [Kerman], and Gedrosia [Baluchistan], but Bactriana [approximately northern Afghanistan] and Drangiana [eastern Iran and SW Afghanistan] fall under Tujue control, who only seem to replace the Hephthalites as the menace to the east
The Battle of Arretium [Arezzo] is a Willibaldi victory, but the outcome does not solve the stalemate across the Italian peninsula
With Ostrogothic underhand assistance, all Ægyptian territory beyond the Montes Amanus [Nur Mountains] is under Catholic control
558:
With his western flank safe from opportunistic invasion thanks to the Syrian revolt, Khosrau launches an invasion of the Mazdaki territory in Arabia; Mazdakis, being pacifists, have almost no army to speak of, and they flee en masse to Mazun [Oman]
The Sabirs, a Turkic people, come out of the Steppes and begin raiding southeast Frankia and northeast Italia from a base in northern Pannonia [7]
A Godefriedi victory at Volaterrae [Volterra] threatens the Willibaldi's control over the Tyrrhenia region [approximately modern Tuscany]
An Ægyptian raid on a Catholic camp at Capernaum [on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee] manages to capture Stavros; he is brought before Basiliscus II and summarily beheaded [8]
559:
The Sabir advance goes up the Danuvius into Frankish territory, capturing the city of Boiodurum [Passau]
Phillippus succeeds Basiliscus II as Basileus of Ægyptus
Willibaldi captures the city of Tuficum [Borgo Tufico], giving him control over most of Umbria region [includes both modern Umbria as well as Marche regions]; after this battle the civil war once again stagnates at the Montes Appenninus [Appenines]
Phillippus attempts to begin negotiations with the Catholic revolters, but their fury over the execution of Stavros leads to a refusal to negotiate and the bloody sack of Antioch [Antakya], home to a miaphysite Patriarch
560:
The Veleti begin vying for their place in Germania with the Danen [Danes] and Abodrites
A Godefriedi army lands on and captures the island of Corsica
With the Burgundians busy attacking each other, the Sabir have no trouble effectively taking control of the more distant regions of Noricum [more or less modern Austria]
A resounding Ægyptian victory at the city of Caesarea Phillippi [Banias] [9] prompts the Catholics to enter into negotiations with Ægyptus, but on Phillippus' terms [10]
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[5] While some Nestorians fled with the Buddhists into Mazdaki territory in the wake of Khosrau's persecution, many also fled to Ægyptian territory, hoping to be seen by the miaphysites under the philosophy of "enemy of my enemy (e.g. the Sassanids) is my friend," but this didn't happen unfortunately
[6] In OTL, the Göktürks managed to defeat the Ruanruan with the help of some Chinese states and other Central Asian tribes; that doesn't happen in ATL and they become another wandering tribe; they occupy what today would be considered the 'stans' in Central Asia, minus the northern territories of Kazakhstan
[7] The Sabirs have fled out into Europa after being pushed out of the Steppes by the Weihu [Uygurs], who themselves fled Central Asia along with the Tujue [Göktürks]
[8] Pope Wacianus, while otherwise distracted by the Twins' War going on in Italia, soon beatifies Stravos; Saint Stavros will become a Patron Saint of Syria
[9] Quite fitting, isn't it?
[10] Phillippus, even though he appears to be winning, knows that he can never hold down Syria indefinitely, and that attempting to do so would just be asking for more explicit Ostrogothic intervention (read as 'actually declare war')
561:
[11] Not necessarily because Phillippus wants the Nestorians to have their own nation, but because he wants to weaken the Syrian state
[12] Fidelius is also a supporter of Godefried, just like his predecessor
[13] These include small isolated groups of Huns, Gepidae, Bolgars, and Sclaveni
[14] Latin for "olive-bearing"; is meant to be a Saint Columba analogue (name after the dove, another symbol of peace)
[15] The Bolgars were having their lightly defended homeland attacked by the Sclaveni at the time, but meh
In the peace between the Ægyptians and the revolting Catholics, the territory north of Palestina becomes an independent Syria, but the territory east of the Euphrates is separated into another nation [11], and the Syrians must promise to allow free worship of miaphysitism
The Taurigoths manage to fend off the Weihu [Uygurs], but they are forced to pull back from the new frontier Erdahad established at the Borysthenes [Dnieper]
Fidelius succeeds Wacianius as Catholic Pope [12]
562:
The Alani bring about an end to the nation of Abasgia
The Weihu first come into Europa and settle in the Pannonian Basin, quickly vassalizing all the diverse and divided people who live there [13]
The Twins' War in Italia comes to an end after Willibald and Godefried do their best to break free of the influence of their respective courts and broker a peace that divides the kingdom between them, based on the territory they already control
563:
An Angli missionary named Olivifera [14] establishes a monastery in Dal Riata at Scarba, which will become a center for Celtic Christianity and source for Germanic influence therein
The Weihu quickly subjugate the Antes and Sabirs, and they then invade the Bolgars, easily taking the territory north of the Danuvius, as the Sclaveni are eager to rid themselves of their oppressors
Pushed westward by the encroaching Veleti, the Danen [Danes] and Abodrites move into the former lands of the Saxons and Anglii; considering the territory is largely empty, and that the Franks are more concerned about a potential Novioduni rematch, little is done to stop them
564:
Vitiges refuses a Bolgar plea for assistance as a punishment for when the Bolgars stayed aloof in the Ostrogothic Civil War [15]; the Bolgars are completely conquered by year's end
The Weihu begin raiding Langobardi cities and capture Sirmium [Sremska Mitrovica], Singidunum [Belgrade], and Viminacium [Kostolac]
A competition for influence over Gwynedd between Dyfed and Powys erupts into war; the Battle of Moridunum [Carmarthen] is a Powys victory
565:
Dyfed wins a battle at Mediolanum [Whitchurch]
The Weihu advance as far into the Langobardi kingdom as Taurisium [possibly Taor], and they launch an invasion of Ostrogothia, utterly crushing Vitiges' army at Beroea [Stara Zagora]
The Angli kingdom of Mierce [Mercia] invades Powys' recently captured territory in central Britannia, capturing the city of Manduessedum [Manceter]
The Alemanni launch a campaign out of Zeugitana into Numidian territory; they initially capture Hardumetum [Sousse]
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[11] Not necessarily because Phillippus wants the Nestorians to have their own nation, but because he wants to weaken the Syrian state
[12] Fidelius is also a supporter of Godefried, just like his predecessor
[13] These include small isolated groups of Huns, Gepidae, Bolgars, and Sclaveni
[14] Latin for "olive-bearing"; is meant to be a Saint Columba analogue (name after the dove, another symbol of peace)
[15] The Bolgars were having their lightly defended homeland attacked by the Sclaveni at the time, but meh
Burton K Wheeler
Moderator
It's fascinating to see just how much further east different ethnic groups are moving. The butterflies are really flapping now. How far did you plan on taking this TL?
Yeah, in a way I'm trying to out-Thermo Thermo (if that makes sense), but when you mess with Central Asia at any time pre-modern era, there's no telling what butterflies there'll be. With the Uygurs in Hungary, the Sclaveni in Wallachia, the Antes in Croatia, the Avars nicely butterflied away, and the Bolgars in, well, Bulgaria (probably the only thing in this TL which will follow the adage, "The more things change the more they stay the same"), I really have no idea who's in *Ukraine right now. Expanded Crimean Gothic state? Slavs? Another random Central Asian tribe? Perhaps even a Finno-Ugric state (anyone know the Suomi word for Kiev
)?I plan on taking this timeline as far as I can until I either get bored with it or until I reach a point where the technology of this TL is ahead of OTL and I don't feel like speculating on future tech. One thing I know is that this TL should have lower tech than OTL, because of the fall of both Rome and Constantinople, but I don't know exactly how to slow down technological advances, or even how the tech levels of the OTL Dark Ages compared to Roman times.
Burton K Wheeler
Moderator
Yeah, in a way I'm trying to out-Thermo Thermo (if that makes sense), but when you mess with Central Asia at any time pre-modern era, there's no telling what butterflies there'll be. With the Uygurs in Hungary, the Sclaveni in Wallachia, the Antes in Croatia, the Avars nicely butterflied away, and the Bolgars in, well, Bulgaria (probably the only thing in this TL which will follow the adage, "The more things change the more they stay the same"), I really have no idea who's in *Ukraine right now. Expanded Crimean Gothic state? Slavs? Another random Central Asian tribe? Perhaps even a Finno-Ugric state (anyone know the Suomi word for Kiev
There doesn't have to be a major tribal grouping in the Ukraine right now. Since most of these groups were nomadic, they could come and go. I'd say that any Crimean Goths are, well, in the Crimea, that the Slavs are to the north of the Ukraine in the Pripyet Marshes, and the nearest Finno-Ugric tribes are on the upper Volga. Why not have the Turkoman/Gokturk wind up going north instead of south and settling on the Ukrainian Steppe? Any Central Asian group could really wind up moving there.
It gets hard and I don't know if you'd want to go much past the 1200's before things just get bizarre. But do what you think is right and I'll enjoy it regardless!
As long as you're taking requests, I've always thought it would cool to have a Slavic state in Central Anatolia, where Galatia was and the Turks later settled.
As long as you're taking requests, I've always thought it would
Well, I already have plans for the Gokturks Here's a hint: they're right up next to a Persia that's been pretty heavily battered by wars and was probably the third most devastated nation by Ildidoric's Plague, after Aegyptus and Ostrogothia, and the Muslim Arabs are going to enter the scene soon enough. The Sassanids were devastated by an unholy (in their eyes anyway) alliance before, in the form of Basiliscus, Armenia, and the Hephthalites. Having a Turk-Arab-Persian conflict just has Middle East written all over it.
<Whine>But the 1200's have the Mongols!</Whine> One reason I want to delay tech advancement (other than sheer logic, but we all know how important logic is on this forum
) is that I think it'd be interesting to have a major post-Mongol steppe invasion of Europe. Europe pre-Modern history has been defined by the 'barbaric' groups that invade it (the Germanic tribes, the Slavs, the Vikings, the Arabs, the Avars, the Bulgars, the Magyars, the Moors, the Ottomans, the Mongols, you'd think Europe used to have a 'invade me' sign taped to its back until around the time of the Renaissance/Reformation, when it realized why all the other continents were snickering at it).On the note of Slavic Anatolia: I was planning on having Ostrogothia pretty well trounced by the Uygurs...maybe a lucky Khan/Khagan/whatchamatitle can emulate this TL's Attila (or maybe it was Ernakh...I probably should know my TL better
) and capture Constantinople, promptly die, have his empire collapse, and leave his vassal tribes in a defenseless foreign land to plunder/pillage/settle to their hearts' content.If you're up for making more suggestions: what should I do with the Mazdakis? I don't think the jihading Arabs are going to let them stick around in Oman, and they are probably my favorite historical footnote, so I wanna make sure they can flee to somewhere interesting. Axum? Somewhere else in East Africa? India? Back into Persia?
Burton K Wheeler
Moderator
Sigh...is it just too much to ask for a superpowered ethnically Iranian Persian empire in the A.D. period? Kidding. If you're going to have the Gokturks overrun Persia, that's just OTL. I do agree that Persia would be a far more tempting target than the Ukraine, but having Turks in Persia and Iraq is just too much like what actually happened to be interesting. Maybe have them conquer the Levant and take to the sea? As for the Mazdakis, India is always the best place to put an obscure OTL group and have them be virtually unchanged 1000 years later (c.f. St. Thomas Christians, Parsees, etc).
Burton K Wheeler
Moderator
As far as the Anatolian Slavs go, that part of Asia Minor was the perfect buffer for an Aegean-centered state to protect itself from Eastern barbarians, as well as being fairly insulated from the outside world, which is why the Gauls and Turks moved there. Have them move from the Balkans in the wake of the Weihu and then settle there, probably as a vassal of the Weihu or the Armenians, depending on who's feeling more threatened by the other.
Yes, it may be OTL for them to overrun Persia, but it's not OTL for them to stay there and make it the center of Turkey or whatever it'd be called in TTL. If Anatolia ends up not being Slavic, chances are it'll be Arabic in TTL. I'm actually kind of surprised I haven't seen any ATL Arab Anatolias.
There is war in Wales, North Africa, the Balkans, Hispania, and Anatolia...hurray!
566:
[16] Reccared is the first Catholic Visigothic King, as he his court was filled mostly with Visigoths from Italia (most Autonomist Visigoths in Hispania didn't want anything to do with the royal court, being content to rule over their own territory)
[17] Raginprand had been killed in battle with the Weihu
[18] The Garamantes are centered around modern day Fezzan in Libya, and in OTL they collapsed sometime around 600 thanks to changes in the climate and the depletion of finite water sources
[19] Africa the Roman name for the *Tunisia region, not Africa the continent
566:
Mierce [Mercia] defeats Powys again near Viriconium [Wroxeter], but Powys manages to achieve victory at the Battle of Gobannium [Abergavenny]
The Alemanni manage to secure the African coast down to Thaenae [Sfax]
The Weihu [Uygurs] cut the Ostrogoths off (landwise) from Achaia after they capture Abderae [Avdira], but Vitiges manages to fend off an attack on Hadrianopolis [Edirne]
The Sassanids invade and annex the Nestorian state betwixt the Tigris and Euphrates; Phillippus doesn't really care
567:
Theveste [Tébessa] is captured by Zeugitanan/Alemanni forces
Reccared succeeds Theudigild as King of the Visigoths [16]
Dyfed defeats Powys near the city of Magnis [Kenchester]
The Weihu cut a deal with the Langobardi: they will not be conquered in exchange for assistance in the war against the Ostrogoths and an annual tribute payment; new Langobardi king Audulf [17] agrees and sets up his army for invading Achaea
The Ostrogoths are forced to abandon Hadrianopolis [Edirne] after the Weihu capture Burtudizus [Babaeski]
568:
The Numidians launch a devastating counter attack on the city of Thysdrus [El Djem]
The Langobardi capture Thessalonica [Thessaloniki] while a Weihu victory at Syrallum [Çorlu] leaves little standing between the barbarians and Constantinople
Reccared demands that the autonomous chieftains in Hispania allow free Catholic worship, just as the chieftains in Italia allow free Arian worship; the chieftains coldly refuse, and a few of the most westerly chieftains even begin strong Catholic persecutions
The Battle of Letocetum [Wall] is a tactical victory for Powys against Mierce, but is a strategic defeat
569:
With the Numidians now on the advance against Zeugitana, the Alemanni seek out the help of a Numidian tribe deep in the desert: the Garamantes [18]; with the promise of prime Mediterranean-side real estate for their assistance, the Garamantes agree to help, and catch the other Numidians horribly off guard, as they weren't expecting a major invasion from the south
Powys collapses, with the kingdom crudely split in two between Mierce and Dyfed
With Hispanian chieftains ignoring calls to end Catholic persecution, Reccared and the Italian chieftains begin assembling armies; the Hispanian response is to launch their own invasion, taking the remaining regnal possessions south of the Montes Pyrenaei [Pyrenees], claiming the majority Arian populace should not be directly ruled by a Catholic king, and the cities of Illici [Elche] and Osca [Huesca] soon fall
The Weihu siege of Constantinople begins, the Langobardi capture Larissa, and Erdahad along with an army of Taurigoths sets off in a recently constructed navy bound for northern Anatolia
570:
Erdahad defeats a quickly assembled army at Flaviopolis [Gueredé]
Phillippus launches an invasion of Achaea and quickly captures the Pelopenesus, who welcome them as both liberators against the Ostrogoths and saviors from the seemingly inevitable Langobardi invasion, but the Ægyptians are surprised how Catholic the populace has become during the Ostrogothic occupation
The Garamantes capture Tripolitana from the Numidians and invade Africa [19] up to Tisurus [maybe Tozer]
The Ostrogoths win a Pyrrhic victory against the Langobardi when defending Akyphas [Pindus]; most remaining Ostrogothic forces in the region retreat back to Anatolia to defend against the Weihu
The first clash between Autonomists and Regnals (as they will come to be known) takes place near Ilerda [Lleida]; it is a Regnal victory
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[16] Reccared is the first Catholic Visigothic King, as he his court was filled mostly with Visigoths from Italia (most Autonomist Visigoths in Hispania didn't want anything to do with the royal court, being content to rule over their own territory)
[17] Raginprand had been killed in battle with the Weihu
[18] The Garamantes are centered around modern day Fezzan in Libya, and in OTL they collapsed sometime around 600 thanks to changes in the climate and the depletion of finite water sources
[19] Africa the Roman name for the *Tunisia region, not Africa the continent
No one commented on my last update...sad
571:
[20] While Constantinople's treasury sounds like a large prize, Erdahad isn't letting on to the Weihu that, when he fled Ostrogothia for Taurica [Crimea], he took most of the treasury with him, and what little money Constantinople had mostly been spent vainly trying to defeat the Weihu
[21] Their lands are nowhere near the fighting, and with the recent Autonomist victory, they feel that their side has the upper hand anyway
[22] Plus, many who had sided with Erdahad over him may still be there
[23] Godefried refused to capitalize on his twin's misfortune (a.k.a. use it as a chance to invade), but a well-placed dagger takes care of that problem
571:
Alemanni armies march west across the Numidian held coast, capturing territory up to the city of Igilgilis [Jijel]
The Ægyptians and the Langobardi fight their first and only battle in the conflict at the Battle of Leuctra [Lefktra]; while it is an Ægyptian victory, Phillippus is content with the amount of land he has captured, as is Langobardi king Audulf
The Autonomists are victorious at the Battle of Tarraco [Tarragona]
Erdahad makes a deal with the Weihu [Uygurs]: if they help Erdahad enter Constantinople and usurp the throne, they'll receive the city's treasury [20]; the Weihu agree, and the two forces work together to crack the city's great walls
572:
With the Visigoths in another civil war, the remaining Suevic state in northwest Hispania invades a nearby chiefdom, capturing the city of Intercatia [Villanueva del Campo]; the invaded chiefdom, as well as the other chiefdom bordering the Suevi, withdraw their forces from the joint Autonomist army in order to focus on the more immediate threat [21]
An envoy from Vitiges informs the khan of the Weihu of Erdahad's deception; a deal is hatched, and the Weihu suddenly turn on Erdahad,, defeat him utterly, and are allowed to take all of the treasury he had taken with him, and they also get a large portion of Thrace
The Numidians of Aurasium and Capsa are defeated and the Gaetulians retreat back into the desert
With a third of their army gone to fight the Suevi, Autonomists lose the Battle of Octogesa [Mequinenza]
573:
The Battle of Colenda [Cuellar] is an enormous Regnal victory
The Weihu now turn their attention to Italia; the Langobardi cross the Fluvus Naro [Neretva River] and the Weihu capture the city of Virunum [Maria Saal] in Noricum [approximately modern Austria]
Claudios succeeds Tonantius as Dux of Noviodunum
The Visigoths defeat the Suevi at the Battles of Argentiolum [Destriana] and Bracara Augusta [Braga]
574:
The Weihu defeat Willibald at the Battle of Vacorium [Werfen], and the Langobardi march uncontested through former Rugia
Claudios declares that he is no longer merely a Dux [Duke], but a Rex [King]
To save face after surrendering territory to the Weihu, Vitiges launches an expedition to bring the Taurigoths into the Ostrogothic realm [22]
The Regnal army advances as far as Turbula [Ver Turba], while the Visigoths in the west are victorious at Forum Limicorum [Guinzo de Limia], but are defeated by the Suevi at Petavonium [Zamora]
575:
Sylvester II succeeds Fidelius as Catholic Pope
To keep the Weihu from coming into and plundering Italy, Willibald sings a treaty with them, ceding all of Noricum to the Weihu and most of Dalmatia to the Langobardi, as well as promising to pay a yearly tribute
The Ostrogoths conquer Taurica [Crimea]
The Visigoths are victorious against the Suevi at Caladunum [maybe Vilar de Perdizes], and they barely manage to eke out a victory near the city of Egelesta [Fniesta]
Gundicar succeeds Godefried as King of Italia Australis [23]
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[20] While Constantinople's treasury sounds like a large prize, Erdahad isn't letting on to the Weihu that, when he fled Ostrogothia for Taurica [Crimea], he took most of the treasury with him, and what little money Constantinople had mostly been spent vainly trying to defeat the Weihu
[21] Their lands are nowhere near the fighting, and with the recent Autonomist victory, they feel that their side has the upper hand anyway
[22] Plus, many who had sided with Erdahad over him may still be there
[23] Godefried refused to capitalize on his twin's misfortune (a.k.a. use it as a chance to invade), but a well-placed dagger takes care of that problem
Nothing makes a timeline more interesting than political intrigue (well, that and destructive, bloody wars, cameos of other forum members, humor, contextual irony, and allusions to modern pop culture, but meh).
Egypt's stability is definitely relative to that of the other nations, considering a good chunk (over 1/3) of the country just broke off in a rebellion more or less supported by every other country in the area (save for Armenia).
I'm working on a map, so prepare to be amazed (or at least mildly pleased).