DBWI: What if the Roman Empire fell?

Gallic Nationalism? I thought that went out of style when it turned out many prominent leaders were financed by foreign governments and terrorists.

And yeah I don't get Byzantium glorification either, there is regional pride and there's what they did.
It's largely lost its support among the general population but they seem to be all over this place trolling the internet these days.
 

Gaius Julius Magnus

Gone Fishin'
It's largely lost its support among the general population but they seem to be all over this place trolling the internet these days.
Despicable in my opinion.

And yes Rome's future is not as bleak as some are making it out to be. As you stated earlier the Optimates and Populares are beginning to work together, and even the Imperators have made statements about a wiliness to work with the two other parties.
 
Created the internet - get off it, you Germanics may have developed the communication protocols, and the Slavs may have been the first to use it for military and government communications, but c'mon.

The Internet is a culture, and it speaks in Latin languages! Hell, before someone in Terra Nova invented e-commerce (I forget who) nobody with half a mind bothered to use it, and even Germanic and Slavic funding was being reduced as it cost a fortune to subsidise!

E-Commerce was invented by a Scythian immigrant - he didn't live in Terra Nova, he lived in Neufundland! (OOC: 'America' as a continent vs 'America' as a country'). I never understood why Rome calls both the continent and a particular colony the same thing, it seems to lead to a lot of confusion. And, yes, we stopped subsidizing it because Rome refused to assist in the maintenance of the networks! But, granted, Rome actually solidified the network greatly, but I doubt they ever would have done so if Theodiscland and Slavonia hadn't cut off funding.

Statistics generally show that the Theodisc dialects are about as common as the Latin dialects - though both are fairly close, they make up a majority together. The communities just really don't mix much aside from forums such as this which have an official 'High Latin' rule, which even Romans don't speak! The simple fact is that Latin's dominance has whittled away since the war, but many Romans don't seem to see the writing on the wall. Mars can't stem Donar's tide forever.
 
Hang on, last time I checked Australis (OOC : Australia) was a Roman State, I mean come on! - Or is it just that typical "The Southern Territories aren't properly Roman" rubbish again!

I mean this absurd notion that you aren't Roman without some great crumbling antiquated ruin is flat out offensive! And then people wonder why there was the Bantu rebellions against the Western Empire!

Christ, its not like Leptis Ultima (OOC : Sydney, and capital) is the biggest city in the Pacific outside China. OH WAIT! IT IS!? :mad:

That there represents my issue with Australis - and with a number of other territories. We don't worship fish in the Republic of the Far West, and crosses are reserved for their proper use: the execution of criminals. We worship the gods who gave Rome victory in times past, the Lord of Light and Sol Invictus. And of course, the gods of those Terranovan natives who were absorbed during the original settlement: the Dineh, the Iroquois, and so on.

I wouldn't entirely agree with Ameise. Oh, the Roman world in Europa proper is certainly showing signs of stress,and Theodiscland is a strong nation, but the Far West is still powerful. And our warships effectively wiped the German fleet from the oceans in the war, for all the successes you enjoyed on land in Europa. You're right about Latin, though - I was lucky to have a good Iroquois pedagogus who gave me a thorough grounding in the writers of old, but for day-to-day speech something altogether less formal is used.

OOC: ITTL, my character is a very chauvinistic individual. Though I kind of imagine the entire Republic of the Far West is kind of like that - they see themselves as the 'most Roman' part of the Roman World, and the most powerful.
 
Roma

I hate day when capital change to Rome to some strange city in liguria provenice for better sea trade. Why some Sol Woeshiper, Didn't New Relgion come to town. Machina adamas(Machine Steel or More Formal called God of new Machine) We live under Machine God Whim you know, I call Sun-worship,
We bless the machine god for he runs Machines and his's prized invention.

OOC:This was Reglion from Rome Enlightment era seen rise the machine come domaite life of rome most new-world reglion but some roman in mainland beilf still to toady
 
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