Flee! Flee! Mark 3.0

[G.Bone]

600 AD

(Elsewhere)
- Smallpox begins it's rampant merry romp in Europe; the only ones not effected (due to previous adventures by another sickness) is the Byzantines and the Romans (due to their "civilized" airs)
- Augustine of Rome (OTL Augustine of Canterbury) is dispatched from Rome in order to make some headway into Slavic controlled Germany. Not surprisingly, he gets stuck with the Lomardic Germans whom profess their desire for God.
- Irish missionaries start to migrate to Lisbon, since it's easier than France.
- Bhuddism spreads along with some "Persian" elements, since they're in vogue
- The moldboard plow is invented in Eastern (i.e. Slavic) Europe

(Persians)
- Windmills are invented

(Britian)
- Praetorian Raedwald of East Anglia is dispatched to Denmark in order to shore up British defenses there

(Germania)
- Manorial Lords and what is left of the Praetorian Guards attempt a break against Slavic dominance. What they do "liberate" is Northern Germany, that bit near Frisia, and near Denmark, even though the British aren't supporting them, for obvious reasons.
- Raids against Lombardic Germany provide a convienent excuse to start "The War" again.

(Rome)
- Riots in Rome prove that Italy isn't exactly stable.
- South Dalmatia is "freed"

601 AD - 602 AD

(Rome)
- Pope Gregory manages to assert his power by becoming the defacto head of state through Emporer Timmos, who is quite old.
- Mellitus is appointed Arch-Cardinal of Sicily. Attempts are made to "soften" Rome's approach to Carthage, which is having a bad time. There is a push for the Catholic Church to adjust to the natives. This manages to recruit some people within the Lombardic state (who are ever-present in their support for Rome) to the idea that a Papal Guard should be the regular army. At this point, the Roman Legions are little more than a militia coupled with bits of cavalry.
- Justus is sent to France in order to shore up Roman "dominance" there. There is much fun to be had in France, which is still in chaos. At this point, Slavs are finding more work as mercenaries there in comparison to Germany, which is becoming more blood soaked than ever.
- Honorius, another ally of Pope Gregory, is appointed to, possibly, convert the disembodied Seagate Kingdom.
- Paulinus manages to reach Britain.

(The Slavs)
- Pian the Iron Hearted, a noted Slavic warlord, founds the Middle Kingdom (the Slavic word of it is too complex to understand), situated between Lombardic Germany and Roman Germany.

(Britain)
- Penda of Mercia becomes Legate of Britain.
- Hibernia first publishes their first codex of their hideous, complex, and nigh near incomprehensible, tongue.
- The Duchy of Normandy riots; Hibernian troops land there in response

(Vandals)
- The Gadjericans found the city of Tyun in OTL's Kayes, Rep. of Congo
- The Gadjericans establish formal trade relations with the Mayans.
- The Duchy of Lisbon attempts to "revive" the original Vandal tongue, which by this time, is up in the air.
- The Kingdom of the Basques comes about, although the Duchy of Lisbon firmly denies that they had anything to do with it.

603 AD - 604 AD

(Byzantine/Persia)
- Maurice is kicked off the throne by Phocas, who declares himself Emporer.
- Byzantine declares war on Persia, liberates Armenia, and then falls into internal decay, due to the Persians actually looking for something to get out of their general collapse.

(Rome)
- The Emporer dies and is succeded by Julius II, who is another puppet of the Papacy.
- A revitalization of Carthaginian economy begins with Pope Gregory I managing to "aid" them in their time of need.
- Pope Gregory I dies and is cannonized by his successor, Pope Sabinian.
- Laurence of Sardinia (OTL Laurence of Canterbury) manages to convert a local Slavic warlord in the employ of a French King, thereby proving that Rome still matters.

(Bulgaria/Dalmatia)
- The wars stop for some reason.

(Vandals)
- The Segate Kingdom is "re-conquered" by Spanish troops. There, Honorius is encountered. Although many natives of the Seagate Kingdom were killed, Honorius does attempt to save his future people by converting them all at once, and gains a reputation of being "stupid" for bringing civilization to the "Barbarians".
- Onerica becomes a major port of call. The Gadjericians attempt to improve their lot on the seas by borrowing African designs and other ideas into their ship technology.

 

[G.Bone]

605 AD

(Rome)
- Pope Sabinian establishes a "kinder rule" within Carthage through missionaries, whom manage to issue the first "Carthaginian" Bible.
- Introduction to the Catholic "faith" manages to spread through the French Slavics although at a slower pace than what Pope Sabinian would like.

(The Slavs)
- The Middle Kingdom deflects invasion by the Germans and the Lombardians
- The Slavs stop spilling into France in huge numbers and focus, instead, in the Middle Kingdom and elsewhere.
- A fraction of the Sorbian tribe start to immigrate southward in hopes of finding something there.

(Vandals)
- Attempts are made to tie in both the native African dialects of Tynnineria and Gadjerician.
- The Duchy of Lisbon opens an embassy in Londinium.
- A stone engraving showing the signature between Aj Ne' Ohl Mat (ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque) and a mysterious foreign commander is made.

606 AD

(Britain)
- Cearl of Mercia becomes the Legate and reforms the military so that the title of "Duke" is retained in the British Legions but is more of a figurehead rule than anything else.
- Londoninium is first written as "London" in several documents concerning trade with the Duchy of Lisbon.
- The Duchy of Normandy expands to encompass bits of OTL's coastal Belgium and the Netherlands.

(Persia)
- The border between Arabia and Persia is abandoned due to logistics and internal problems on boths ides.

(Rome)
- The Holy Synod is seperated from the Senate in order to make it less confusing. From now on, the Senate will become more of the domestic government and the Synod will be more theological (i.e. international). Carthaginian senators are included in this body as it is becoming more apparent that it is part of the HRE, even though it is "independent".
- Pope Sabinian recieves word that a good swath of the Seagate Kingdom is now converted to Roman Catholicism. The first mention of a Feast Day is implemented to honor this activity.

(Byzantium/Persia)
- Phocas manages to formally annex Armenia and pushes forward against the Persians to the point that lands west of the Euphrates is now Byzantine.
- Khosrau II is almost killed in an assassination attempt.

607 AD

(Rome)
- Pope Boniface III becomes Pope. Emporer Julius II dies of some reason or the other and Boniface III claims the throne as Emporer. Thus, the first Pope-Emporer comes about, even though there are some sounds in Lombardy that it shouldn't have been that way.
- An expedition is sent to "Further" the control that the HRE has in the Seagate regions
- The Pantheon is made out to a church, with the implementation of a statue of Saint Attila the Great situtated in some areas of the building, flanked by his son Saint Equitus the Wise. Danubius is not enlisted.

(Vandals)
- The Duchy of Lisbon is now fully of the Celtic Church, give or take a couple of differences. Their own missionaries are sent into their former homelands in order to ward off the Catholics.
- The Kingdom of the Basques formally opens relations with Britain.

(Britain)
- Praetorian Ceolwulf of Wessex is captured and killed by French soldiers.

 

[G.Bone]

608 AD - 609 AD

(Rome)
- Pope Boniface IV becomes the Pope after his predecessor dies. In his reign, the post of Emporer is resurrected, although it is clear that the Papacy does have the keys to the Roman Empire, now little more than a federation.
- The first Arch-Bishop of Seagaterica is annoited. The Balerics are reclaimed by "Roman" ships based in Roman Gaul (to establish legitimacy from the previous incarnation) in order to secure the shipping rights from Italy to the new "friend" of Rome.
- The Papal government is streamlined to help with the temporal/political governments of Italy; the Secretariate of State is established in order to cement their control over Dalmatia and Carthage.
- Mellitus becomes the first Cardinal, now shifted to the Secretariate of State.

(Byzantium/Persia)
- Khosrau II personally defeats a major Byzantine Army marching towards the Persian capital.
- Antioch is re-captured by the Persians, followed by Edessa.
- Phocas's popularity drops.

(Vandals)
- Tynnineria becomes "Tynieria" over time.
- The Duchy of Lisbon start to adopt the "British" pound system.

(Elsewhere)
- The term "English" comes about, although designating those from Denmark instead of Britain proper.

610 AD

(Byzantium/Persia)
- Heraclius, Exarch to Africa, arrives at Constantinople and dethrones Phocas. His first act is to establish Greek as lingua franca of the Byzantines.
- The War continues with Persia...

(The Slavs)
- The Serbians, a distinct Slavic descendant group from the Sorbians, manages to prop up in Southern Dalmatia, employed mostly as a border tribe than anything else.
- The Middle Kingdom collapses into two distinct kingdoms; the Polanners & the Czechi-Slovaks (whom later fracture into three other tribes but that's in the future). Of the two, only the latter manage to hold on to their territory in the face of constant Lombardic & German raids.
- Slavic words start to flood into the Bulgarian tongue.
- The Eastern Slavs begin to formalize their own seperation from the other Slavic peoples.

(The British)
- The Duchy of Denmark invades Roman Germany.

(Elsewhere)
- Muhammed gets a vision from the archangel Gabriel and thus the Qur'an is "revealed".
- Saint Gall becomes the first "Celtic saint" when French soldiers capture him preaching to the Basques and promptly kill him.
- St. John the Merciful becomes the Patriarch in Alexandria, with the theological district more known for it's stability against the face of certain barbarity than anything else.

611 AD

(Elsewhere)
- The Mayan city of Palenque is quashed by the Calakmul. The last of the Gadjerican 'culture' or 'influences' in the Americas are soon abandoned, with the exception being Onerica.

(Britain)
- Praetorian Cynegils of Wessex becomes Legate.
- The Duchy of Denmark manages to annex Roman Germany although the actual deed will be accomplished in the many years to come.
- The Hibernian Franks manage to "free" Brittany; relations between that realm and Britain become strained.
- Theudebert II, Prince of the Hibernians, leads an invasion of Acquitaine.
- Riderch I of Alt Clut (King of Strathclyde) challenges Dal Riata for dominance over the Picts/Scots.
- The first public bath is opened in the Duchy of Normandy.

(Rome)
- The See of Segatarica is established, formally, by the Pope, although the Kingdoms of Spain do not recognize it.
- Barcelona is "chartered" by Rome to "protect" the Balerics and continued convoys to the See of Segaterica.
- Justus dies and becomes Saint Justus; his life is held up in great celebration due to his progress outside of Roman Gaul (to denote it from the French Kingdoms).
- Attempts are made in pulling the Lombardic realm into the Roman Empire; this is rebuffed.

(Slavs)
- The Czechs-Slovaks fragment into the Slovaks, Czechs, and Morovians.
- The Polanners migrate to present day Poland, give or take a couple of areas that haven't been taken up by the Duchy of Denmark (hither referred to as "Denmark" or "England".)

(Byzantium/Persia)
- Heraclius is crowned a second time in the Hagia Sophia.

 

[Constantinople]

So how germanic have the Vandels stayed?

 

[G.Bone]

They haven't actually.

 

[G.Bone]

The Perils of writing a very complex TL

612 AD

(Britain)
- Saint Columbanus starts spreading the abbey system around in British controlled/influenced lands. One of the main areas that he does find overt support is in the Duchy of Lisbon, where he founds the Gondomarian Abbey (the one in OTL's Spain not Portugal), and then moves on to France.
- Theudebert II, Prince of the Hibernians, manages to conquer Acquitaine

(Vandals)
- Onerica gets raided by "barbarians".
- The Duchy of Lisbon unveils it's first flag; not surprisingly it is a green cross against a white field.
- The Seagate Kingdom is re-created in order to establish a buffer zone between pro-Roman Segaterica and pro-Lisbon Segaterica.
- Attempts are made to formally situate the tongue of the Duchy along Latin lines (there is the idea of calling it Portogian).
- The Kingdom of the Basques sign a treaty with Hibernian controlled Acquitaine.

(Rome)
- Pope Boniface IV sets forth an agenda for the Synod to help "retrieve the relics of Our Lord"

(Slavs)
- First mention of the Kingdom of the Polannders is made
- The Order of Pian is founded in order to provide a common defense against the British and the Lombards.

(Byzantium)
- Herakleios Constantine (the future Constantine III) is born.
- The Holy Sponge is moved from Palestine to Constantinople with much pomp and circumstance.

613 AD

(Elsewhere)
- Muhammed starts preaching about Islam in public
- Abbey of St. Gall is founded, even though it is not known how St. Gall managed to get to Lombardy, or even if he actually did. The Lombards firmly state that the Abbey will be used as more of a "collection of wisdom about the Lombardic Peoples" than a place of contemplation, and that the term "Abbey" just sounded "neat", thus why it is called an Abbey.

(Byzantium/Persia)
- Shahrbaraz of Persia takes Damascus and states that he now has the Holy Cross in his possession.
- The Patriarchy of Alexandria (or, Alexandria) becomes a populated place as more and more people seek to evade the constant tug of war between Byzantium and Persia.

(Britain)
- Clotaire II, Prince of Hibernia while his brother is romping around in Acquitaine, brings forth the idea of the United Kingdoms of France, or rather, the Kingdom of France.

614 AD

(Byzantium/Persia)
- Shahrbaraz of Persia sacks Jerusalem and is actually authenticated in his seizure of other Christian relics, even though the previous claim was not authenticated.
- The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is damaged in battle.
- Persian fleets sack the Ghassanid Kingdom, with the survivors fleeing to Alexandria.

(Rome)
- Pope Boniface IV issues a statement that Rome openly deplores the sacking of Jerusalem by the Persians and offers his support to the Byzantines on the matter of retreival of the said artifacts.
- Attempts are made to convert the "heathens of Spain".
- The Kingdom of Burgundy is founded with Roman support.
- Diocletian's Palace is converted into a Cathedral, hither referred to as Saint Equitius's Cathedral.
- More Slavs from the North start to trickle into Dalmatia in this time.

615 AD

(Rome)
- Pope Boniface IV dies and is succeded by Pope Adeodatus I. At this time, the post of Emporer lapses with the actual power of being an emporer (i.e. not the Pope, who/which is becoming more of a temporal authority than anything else) passing on to the Secretariate of State.
- Mellitus, who is still the Secretariate of State, stays in his position, and manages to firmly tie Carthage into the Roman circuit. Mellitus is given further honors by the new Pope through a new form called the Papal Bulls, which is little more than a delcaration with a fancy crest of arms impressed on it.
- Lombardy attempts to forge their own coins in the face of the new currency of Rome, which hasn't changed at all, except with the emporers being replaced by whomever is pope at the current year.
- Barcelona is recognized as a "Loyal Ally of Rome" with co-rulership of the Balerics given to them in the second Papal Bull.
- Nomantive support is sent to Byzantium in order to support the push for the liberation of Jerusalem.

(Elsewhere)
- Muslims start immigrating to Ethiopia.

(Britain)
- The Edict of Paris, forged by British diplomats, firmly states that the right of Kings should be given to both Princes, due to the chance that they might seperate into civil war.
- The Duchy of Frisia is founded.

 

[G.Bone]

616 AD

(Byzantium/Persia)
- Known as the Battle for Alexandria, Heraclius leads a massive campaign to relieve his former homeland from Khosrau II. The battles are long. In the end, Alexandria is saved, although it is a Pyrrhic victory with Khosaru II breaking any hope for relieving Antioch and Jerusalem.
- Roman support from Italy arrives, mostly in armor and various "volunteer" regiments that consist of cavalry and footmen.
- Heraclius manages to 'hire' Bulgarian mercenaries for the "Great Push Eastward".
- John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria, dies while trying to save his 'flock' during the Battle(s) of the said city, and is quickly honored by Heraclius as the first Orthodox saint, even though the emporer does not have this power, nor the right to do so.

(Elsewhere)
- The clan of the Banu Hashims attempt to boycott Muhammad.
- The Tailsen Collegium of Arts is established on the grounds of what will become Westminister Abbey, which follows in seven months.

(Britain)
- Oswald of Northumbria attempts to establish himself as the Legate of Britain. He is opposed by Rhiannon of Wales, a noted huntress from Powys, and thus the "Darkness" comes.
- The Kingdom of France is established through the annexation of Brittany.
- The first private bath-house is established in France. Riots begin in Paris between the Hibernians and the French (i.e. the Romans). This is replicated in English (i.e. Denmark) ruled Germany as well.

(Slavs)
- The Kingdom of the Czechs, Slovaks, and Ruthenians are founded.
- The Order of Pian manages to inflict a great victory upon the Lombardic Germans. Thus, Lombardic Germany is annexed by the said Order, even though it's never clear on who exactly defeated them - the Slovaks (in their seperate kingdom), the Czechs, or the Morovians (who do not have a kingdom and more or less occupy a "blob" than a formalized entity)
- The Kingdom of Burgundy attempts to "re-create" it's Slavic roots, even though it is more of Slavic influenced French than the other way around. Further support from Rome helps to shift it's cultural focus on a hodge podge of Roman/French/whatever than where it originates from. (The Slavic roots will disappear in the following decades with the exception being that of certain religious rituals/beliefs that remains in the collective memory of the Burgundians).

(Rome)
- Pope Adeodatus I encourages the creation of a Crest of Arms for Barcelona, although the focus is to have some emblem that reminds anyone that it is chartered by the Papacy.
- Pope Adeodatus I warns the Vandals to "Cease & Desist" their raids on the Segaterican See. There is a push in the Synod on giving it some proper Latin name.
- The French that are being pushed out by the Hibernians are slowly converted to Roman Catholicism in Roman Gaul, which increases by these efforts.
- The Roman Senate, yet again, looses power to the Synod, which assumes more of the international duties thanks to the Secretariate of State.
- A peace treaty is signed between Dalmatia and Bulgaria.

617 AD - 618 AD

(Byzantium/Persia)
- General Spahbodh Shaahin conquers Chalcedon after a long seige. Heraclius vows to his people (i.e. of the Empire) that there will be no more raids by the Persians upon Byzantine soil. Thus, his popularity increases.

(Britain)
- Rhiannon of Wales manages to inflict a great defeat upon Oswald of Northumbria, who is forced to flee to Dal Riata.
- The Duchy of Normandy is "Requested" to give homage to Kingdom of France.
- England starts to drift away from Britain through it's constant battles in Frisia, OTL's Sweden/Norway, and the Slavs.

(Vandals)
- The Duchy of Lisbon declares that they have a sovereign right in saving their citizenry under the "lies of Rome".
- The Kingdom of Spain is founded in order to counter the Duchy's dominance over the Iberian Penninsula.
- Onerica becomes seperate from the Gajderican "Brotherhood".
- Gadjericans from Tynieria manage to conquer much of OTL's Southern Nigeria, making it the first African "Naval" Empire.

(Rome)
- Pope Boniface V becomes the Bishop of the Romans, a title first used in his coronation, which is also improved.
- Mellitus is honored with the duties of being the new Pope's right hand man.
- The first Papal Bull of Pope Boniface V's reign declaring that churches now have the right of sanctuary wherever they stand.
- The See of Barcelona is also established in the said document.
- Dalmatia starts to fall apart due to the appeal that Rome now has as a stable entity.

 

[Tynnin]

616 AD

(Britain)
- Rhiannon of Wales manages to inflict a great defeat upon Oswald of Northumbria, who is forced to flee to Dal Riata.
- The Duchy of Normandy is "Requested" to give homage to Kingdom of France.
- England starts to drift away from Britain through it's constant battles in Frisia, OTL's Sweden/Norway, and the Slavs.

There's nothing like a butt-kicking queen.

So, how different would you say the Gadjericans are from the rest of the Vandals? How much native absorption has there been, if any? With Iberia going Christian and Islam moving into Ethiopia (I think that’s what you said) which way will Tynnineria go? Or are they going to adopt some form of Animism?

 

[G.Bone]

Quick Bits

So, how different would you say the Gadjericans are from the rest of the Vandals? How much native absorption has there been, if any? With Iberia going Christian and Islam moving into Ethiopia (I think that’s what you said) which way will Tynnineria go? Or are they going to adopt some form of Animism?

The Gadjericans are, at this point, considered *not* European, due to their long years at sea and in Africa. The native absorption is at an all time high with their overt dependence on exploration and establishing a steady trade route to Europe, which is perilous due to the long distances and whatever might come at Point A or Point B. Of course the rates of the absorption and the treatment therein really lies on where one is taking port. If one is in OTL's Western Sahara, for example, the natives are being absorbed by the Gadjericans. If one is in Tynnineria, it is the other way around. It does help that the only organized/unified government of Gadjericia is in the two major cities (Onerica & Tynnineria) as well as SW Seagaterica, which is more of pirate's land than anything else.

Islam is getting back on it's feet.

As for religion, the Gadjericans worship something along the lines of a Christian animinism faith, although again, it helps that there's no real unifed presence of the Gadjericans except their ships and the two said cities.

 

[G.Bone]

619 AD

(Elsewhere)
- The Hashemites & Muhammed are boycotted from Mecca
- The Chinese develop their own calendar
- Barbarians in OTL Norway and Sweden develop their own synthesis of Celtic Christianity and their own beliefs of Thor/Odin/Freya/etc.
- English/Danish ships "discover" OTL Lithuania.

(Bulgaria)
- Kubrat, ruler of the Bulgars, converts to Eastern Orthodoxy in the Hagia Sofia, in hopes of allying with a resurgent Byzantine Empire, which is currently knocking the stuffing out of the Persian Empire. Heraclius shows his appreciation by allowing one of his female relatives to marry Kubrat. There is much celebration in Bulgaria.

(Rome)
- Laurence of Sardinia dies and is honored as St. Laurence of Burgundy by the present rulers of that said nation.
- Rome launches a campaign to "clear out" South Segaterica.
- The first "college" is pioneered although it's more of a religioius academy than anything else.
- Lombardic troops re-claim the territories ruled by the Order of Pian.
- Roman bishops manage to get themselves in the other surviving French Kingdoms between Slavic lands, Hibernian ruled France, and British territories.

(Vandals)
- The Duchy of Lisbon launches an expeditionary fleet to discover the mythical city of "Onerka" {Onerica}

620 AD - 625 AD

(The Muslims)
- Medina is "liberated" in the name of Islam
- It is said that Muhammad takes a visit to the realm upstairs, although the exact details of this visit is not given nor supported by western scholars, whom dismiss this growing presence of Islam as "something that occurs over there".
- The Islamic Calendar begins with Muhammed taking a visit from Mecca to Medina, thereby creating what will be known as the Hijra.
- Battle of Badr commences, beginning a campaign to help the Prophet's unification campaign in the deserts of Arabia.

(Dalmatia)
- Slavs from some horder or tribe attack Thessaloniki.
- Dalmatia slowly fragments into individual kingdoms as the Slavs leak into every aspect of their society/culture. The only real power within the area that is native to the region lies is the Pannonian Domain and the Dalmaitan Alliance, more of a vague body of common peoples than an actual nation-state. Rome attempts to shore up their claim through militant annexations near their own lands.

(Bulgaria)
- Kubrat, as expected, expands his domain in the name of his alley by encircling the Serbs, who had nothing to do with the attack on Thessaloniki, but were Slavic anyway. Heraclius honors him by giving a title in Greek to Kubrat, which is lost due to no-one really paying attention due to the War With Persia, and Kubrat expands on it for his own devices.
- Bulgaria starts minting their own coins.

(Byzantium/Persia)
- Heraclius manages to re-take Antioch, Jerusalem, and drives into Persia proper.
- Roman troops from the West are allowed to base themselves in Jerusalem in honor of their support.

(Britain/the Continent)
- The Duchy of Normandy declares that it is "Freed from French tyranny" and attempts to give support to those Celtic Kingdoms north of Britain. The Legate of Britain then responds by annexing the Duchy of Normandy. The other French Kingdoms jump into the fray.
- England/Denmark engages the Geats on who owns what in OTL's Sweden/Norway.

(Slavs)
- The Kingdom of the Czechs formalize their borders in regards to Lombardy and the Morovians.
- The Order of Pian is dissolved.
- The Polanner Tribe become known as the Polish.
- The Serbians declare war on the Bulgarians.
- Samo manages to create his own empire through the manipulation of the Morovians, the Slovaks, and will be known as Lower Austria. The Kingdom of the Czechs do not agree with this entity.

(Vandals)
- The expeditionary fleet disappears in the Mid-Atlantic.
- The Gadjericans in Tynnineria attempt to forge their own united government through their contact with other ports of call.
- Ships from Tynnineria "discover" Madagascar.
- Onerica gets attacked by pirates, most noted for their odd appearences and the action itself, since Onerica is out in the jungles.
- The Duchy of Lisbon sends troops to support South Segaterica.

(Rome)
- The War against South Segaterica continues with much success.
- Pope Honorius I is elected by the Holy Synod.
- An effort is made to address the issue of different Latin dialects buzzing around in Italy.
- Lombardy is "encouraged" to join the HRE since it's defacto part of it anyway.

 

[Mikey]

I'm a little bit confused on what "French" means in this context, because I thought the majority of the Franks went to Ireland/Hibernia, and founded a kingdom that is referred to as "France". In contemporary France/Gaul, it seems to bea whole different spate of tribes. Can you clear that up for me?

 

[G.Bone]

626 AD

(Elsewhere)
- Emperor Taizong of Tang comes to power in a coup de tat.

(France)
- Due to the bitter conflict between the French Hibernians and the "Roman" French, a civil war breaks out, supported (albeit covertly) by the Kingdom of Burgundy and other French Kingdoms. Within this war, there is an ardent claim by the latter stating that the former should get out of town, and just stop calling themselves French, since they come from Hibernia. The ruling class (i.e. from Hibernia) refute this, stating that if the "Roman" French were French from the beginning, they would be ruling a more unified entity instead of being different kingdoms as they are.
- While this is going on, those that are in Hibernia are getting a bit...uncomfortable seeing that their armies in France (Proper) are going soft on the natives.

(Britain/the Continent)
- The War continues with a very large British Army taking over the Duchy of Normandy and insituting martial law.
- Edwin of Northumbria founds Edinburgh through his efforts in creating the Northumbrian State, in contrast to Dal Riata and the other Scottish Kingdom...

(France/Rome)
- The Kingdom of Burgundy manages to unite the "Southern" French Kingdoms into a fighting force that seeks to end the occupation of Acquitaine. The battles between the "Southern" French and the Hibernian French are quite vicious. There are accusations made by the Hibernians that they are nothing but Papist puppets. Of course this accusation is true in some regard.

(Northern France/Slavic Germany)
- Those "Northern" French Kingdoms are defeated by the said British Army in Normandy, Frisia, and Denmark/England.
- Those that do evade the massed invasion from Britain/Denmark appeal to the Slavs who "protect" their new client states.

(Western Slavs)
- The Kingdom of the Czechs manages to acquire the "Northern" French Kingdoms and enter the fray that is the "Great Northern War".
- King Karel the Left Handed, noted due to his injury, re-insitutes the Order of Pian as a military association that would enable the Czechs to create a rival kingdom to Samo's Empire/Alliance/Confederation.
- King Samo creates a system of fortresses to give his people a certain right of security. He also manages to open relations with the Holy Roman Empire on being a "chartered" ally in order to give that right to the Dalmatians, who are sliding into chaos.

(Southern Slavs)
- Bulgaria manages to inflict a great defeat against the Serbian peoples. The war continues.
- The Croats come into being, mostly concentrated to the north of Serbia, where they make peace with the Holy Roman Empire through mass conversion and application to the said entity for "support".

(Lombardy)
- Arioald becomes king, with the main emphasis of his rule being that Lombardy should be more independent than subservient to Rome.

627 AD - 630 AD

(Byzantine/Persia)
- At the Battle of Nineveh, Heraclius manages to break the threat of the Sassanid Empire forever. There is much celebration in Constantinople.
- Bulgaria is recognized as a "firm ally of Byzantium" as well as Rome.
- Persia falls into a series of rulers that either die within a year, five months, or a variation of that time span.
- Rights are given to Rome to institute a long journey of religious importance.

(Islam)
- The Battle of the Trench commences, with the victory being the Muslim Army.
- At the Battle of Mu'tah, a Muslim expeditionary force is defeated by a much larger Byzantine Army, along with some Roman support from Jerusalem. There is much veneration by the Muslims on this "Magnificent Battle of Valour", even though the Byzantines are too busy re-organizing their Empire to care.
- In 630 AD, Muhammed manages to capture Mecca without casulties.

(France/Britain/the Continent)
- The Wars continue with Edwin of Northumbria becoming Legate.
- The Kingdom of the Czechs loose their King in a massive charge against British troops in Frisia. The Kingdom of the Czechs sue for peace and lapse into different states ruled by various rulers.
- The Kingdom of Burgundy defeats a large Hibernian Army with the aid of a revived French Roman Legion. This marks the quick reversal of the Hibernian fortunes in the War.
- All Romans in Danish occupied Germany are expulsed and migrate to the disembodied border lands between Slavic Germany and the bloated Duchy of Normandy.
- Prince Dagobert, of Hibernia, pioneers the idea of exploration to the west as something of a safer venture than Roman France. It is held up as a good idea in Hibernia but viewed as a betrayal to those in that said region.
- Fiachnae mac Báetáin manages to break the Kingdom of the Isles through a massive raid in Dal Riata from Ulster.

(Vandals)
- Onerica builds their own fleet in order to explore what's around them.
- The Gadjericans manage to unify the ports along the Western African coast but are refuted in their attempts in South Segaterica.
- The Duchy of Lisbon proposes a peace with the Kingdom(s) of Spain.

 

[G.Bone]

631 AD - 635 AD

(Western Slavs/Northern France)
- The Battle of Wogastisburg commences with Samo's Empire becoming triumphant against the Northern Frankish Kingdoms, whom fall further into disarray. The only major note of the horrible aftermath that follows is the rise of Lagobert II, son of Lagobert I (killed in action), who attempts to unify the shattered remains of the Northern Frankish Kingdoms into something more of Roman Germany, or simply put, Germany, if the actual structure and the war to make this notion lasts after his particular reign.
- Samo's Empire (temporarily) absorbs the Kingdom of the Czechs.

(France)
- Continued wars on the Continent create an apparent division between the Hibernian Franks in France and those in Hibernia, with the former slowly disappearing as the years go by.
- The Legate of Britain declares Normandy a "sovereign part of Britain", and convienently annexes Brittany, just for the heck of it.
- The Kingdom of Burgundy slowly merges with Roman Gaul.

Hibernia
- Dagobert launches the first naval expedition to Lisbon, seeing that previous contact has been done by the British rather than the Hibernians.

(The North)
- Frisia becomes independent.
- The term England applying to Denmark falls into disuse.
- Denmark becomes Kingdom of the Danes with what little remains of the Celtic Church falling into a hybrid mixture of both native traditions and Christian elements. The trend of a verticle cross that could pass itself off as a hammer with an extended shaft becomes the motif of the Danish peoples.
- The rise of the Swedes becomes apparent as Denmark attempts to regain superiority over the Danish Sound/Channel
- Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne becomes the first religious leader to progress the idea that "all Britons should unite for a common cause".
- Cadwallon ap Cadfan overthrows Legate Edwin of Northumbria and becomes Legate.

(Rome)
- South Segaterica is "cleansed" as the Papacy attempts to establish their military power.
- Dalmatia is raided by the said entity, establishing the dominance of the HRE in the Middle Sea.
- The Kingdom(s) of Spain is "persuaded" by the HRE to help address the issue of Lisbon (Duchy of).

(Vandals)
- The Duchy of Lisbon begins to "reform" their own branch of the Celtic Christian church to their own devices.
- Efforts for peace fail with the Kingdom(s) of Spain going to the Papacy.
- The first "Guardians of the Faith" are encouraged to help establish the native rights of the "Vandal Peoples" in occupied Segaterica.
- The Gadjericans turn their face away from Europe to concentrate on their own dominance of the seas.

(Lombardy)
- Arioald is assassinated with his successor gaining power due to Roman influences. Those that do strive for Lombardic independence go underground or simply join the growing trade of being a mercenary within the Slavic Realms.

(Islam)
- Abu Bakr becomes the first Caliph and is noted in killing off a rival of the Prophet's at the Battle of Akraba
- The Arabs invade Palestine, convienently avoiding Egypt, since they're going northward instead of west.
- The Arabs capture Damascus.
- Efforts are made to increase their presence in Persia, which seems ripe for conquest.
- Islam spreads a wee bit stronger in Ethiopia due to their recent success.
- The Patriarch in Alexandria is noted to have foreseen what will come and invites Muslim imans to discuss the "future of Egypt". This will be recorded within the Islamic histories as another sign from Allah that luck is coming their way.

(Byzantium/Persia)
- An emotional appeal is made to Heraclius to stop the progression of the Arabs in Byzantine lands. Troops are sent to ward off any attempts to capture Jerusalem. Rome also sends some aid.
- A strange "wasting illness" strikes Heraclius as he tries to re-orient the Byzantine Empire to ward off the Arabs that inables him to replicate the same success as he did with the Persians. Skirmishes between Arabs and Byzantines continue for much of this period, some increasing to battles, others becoming a prelude to what will come.

(Elsewhere)
- Nestorian Christianity comes to China
- Queen Seondeok of Silla begins her rule

636 AD - 641 AD

(Byzantine/Islam)
- At the Battle of Yarmouk, Syria falls to the Muslims. Heraclius immediately moves to a defense of Jerusalem and Egypt, thereby deserting any other effort on holding other areas within the region. Those that do survive immediately collapse in the face of their uncertain fate.
- The Arabs move into Persia, bringing stability to that nation.
- The city of Basra is founded.
- At the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah, Persia is annexed by the Muslims.
- Aleppo is annexed by the Muslims
- A bitter Battle of Jerusalem wages as the local Byzantine Army (along with the Romans) attempt to hold on to the city by any means necessary. The battle is a bitter stalemate for many months as the HRE attempts to shore up their own defense and Heraclius attempts to show that he is not ineffective as the critics might point out. While the war continues, Heraclius suddenly dies of the said disease, with a sudden demoralization affecting the conduct of the war, which goes badly.
- Egypt is invaded and the Patriarch of Alexandria is spared due to his conduct of saving his people from certain doom.
- Cairo is founded by the triumphant Islamic Armies.
- Jerusalem falls in 640 AD with the rumor going about that the Byzantine commander was bribed to do so.

(Lombardy)
- Rothari becomes ruler of the Lombards and manages to placate the local HRE representative through the proclaimation of the Edicitum Rothari, a codex of laws that firmly states on how the Lombards will rule their own area, as well as the issues of taxes between the two entities. The matter of religion, however, is notably absent from the document. It does not help that Rothari is secretly sympathetic to the idea of Lombardy being independent than a provence of Rome.

(Bulgaria)
- An attempt is made in opening relations with the Lombards and the HRE.

(Rome)
- A succession of short-lived popes shifts the power of the Empire to the Synod and the Secretariate of State.
- Dalmatia is no more by 641 AD.

(Southern Slavs)
- Serbia manages to increase their power thricefold with the sudden descent of the Byzantine Empire. However, the struggle against Bulgaria increases.
- The Montenegrins, the Slovenians, and the Bosniaks emerge.
- The Croats adopt Roman Latin as their (written) tongue although their ties with Rome are severely limited due to the sudden vaccum of power within the Papacy.

 

[G.Bone]

642 AD – 645 AD

(Islam)
- Battle of Nihawānd commences, wiping out any hope of an organized rebellion against the incoming Muslims.
- Arabs start to invade Nubia.
- The earliest use of the Arabic language is written for a tax receipt
- The Arabs move into Tripoli; further success is quickly countered by the nearby Roman Legions based in Carthage, where a low level war is declared upon them.
- `Umar ibn al-Khattāb, the second Caliph, is assassinated, but the military efforts of the Caliphate do not stop.

(Byzantine/Islam)
- Constans II succeeds the throne to the Byzantine Empire although his direct presence is not recorded to the dominance of the Regent-Patriarch Paul II of Constantinople.
- Regent-Patriarch Paul II of Constantinople writes a certain decree that effectively blames the loss of Egypt on the local religious leaders whom opened a dialogue with the Islamic scholars. The decree is relatively ignored within Egypt (due to it being conquered) and thus a separation is created between the Patriarchy of Alexandria and the Patriarchy of Constantinople.
- Efforts in reclaiming Alexandria fails.

(Lombardy)
- With the sudden vacuum of power in Rome, King Rothari "encourages" individual growth in certain areas that would let off some steam in the underground movement.

(Britain)
- Legate Cadwallon ap Cadfan attempts to preserve the Welsh language by issuing a codex that would record his ancestral tongue for prosperity.
- The Kingdom of Aberdeen is created.

(Hibernia)
- Dagobert officiates over the opening of the first Hibernian Embassy in Galicia.
- The Hibernian Royal Expeditionary Fleet "discovers" the Orkneys.

(France)
- The Kingdom of Burgundy manages to gain territories near the Kingdom of the Basques, effectively giving them enough room to push into Central Aquitaine.
- Those surviving Celtics in the Duchy of Normandy are given "Freedom" in issuing their own Codex of what little is left of their native tongue.

(Western Slavs)
- Samo's Realm signs their first peace treaty with Denmark.

(Rome)
- Pope Theodore I becomes ruler. Due to his connections with the Secretariat of State (a Sicilian), his first Papal Bull is written to address the matter of the Muslims, who are labeled as “heathens”. This quickly provokes the war to a new height with the Secretariat of State proposing that a “Crusade” should be brought forth. Pope Theodore I is said to have taken his advice coupled with some other hints, and brings the proposal on his first state visit to those Slavic Realms in Dalmatia that are allied with Rome.
- Efforts in converting the South Seagate Kingdom are “boosted” up in Pope Theodore’s Second Papal Bull, mostly targeting the Kingdom(s) of Spain on becoming an Empire unto itself.

(Southern Slavs)
- Serbia manages to conquer bits of Northern Greece
- The Bosniaks are converted by the Croatians and a convenient visit by Pope Theodore I to Croatia.
- The Montenegrins and the Slovenians are “invited” to talks with Pope Theodore I

646 AD – 649 AD

(Rome)
- Pope Theodore I give the Croatians their own “Chartered Rights” in honor of their service towards the effort in Carthage.
- Reinforcements are sent to Carthage and the first naval battle is recorded with Tripoli “freed” from Islamic rule.

(Lombardy)
-King Rothari opens relations with Samo’s Realm.

(Vandals)
-The Duchy of Lisbon abandons efforts on “saving” the Vandal language. It is recorded that they settle on recording what they do have.

(Britain)
- Cadwaladr becomes Legate of Britain.
- The Kingdom of Dal Riata formally submits to British rule.

(Islam)
- Caliphate ships are sent to reclaim Tripoli from the Romans.
- Cyprus is captured.

(France)
- Hibernian controlled Aquitaine falls apart into various different kingdoms. - The Kingdom of Burgundy rushes in to secure their spoils and, after a while, it appears that they weren’t thinking too clearly.

(Western Slavs)
- Various dissident Czechs start flooding the Northern Frankish Kingdoms, having nothing better to do.

(Northern Frankish Kingdoms)
- The German Republic is announced and a plea of support is sent to the Duchy of Normandy.

 

[Tynnin]

I had a crazy idea – hear me out. Let’s say the Mayans, or maybe a north American tribe, finds a derelict Vandal ship with one or a few crew still alive (cargo aboard, weapons, that sort of thing). The Mayans, or whichever tribe, learns a whole new type of shipbuilding and the crew survivors sell their knowledge and skills for their lives (weapon building techniques, mining techniques, military techniques, that sort of thing – though I’m not sure how much a warrior/sailor would be able to impart to the natives). They may not need to impart all that much, perhaps they give just enough information that when you factor in things found in and around…ornerica (that new world city founded by the Gadjericans)…it might just inspire a native or two to come up with a few new ideas.

Just a thought.

 

[G.Bone]

650 AD – 655 AD

(Southern Slavs)
- The Khazars take over what will become the Ukraine and ultimately chase off any Bulgarians in the area.
- Croatia is recognized as a “Chartered Ally” of Rome
- The Bosniaks are finally converted to Roman Catholicism.
- The Serbs declare themselves “removed” from the religious struggle and convert to some strange strain of Christianity that is coupled with native beliefs.
- Khazaria becomes a sovereign state, chartered with the Byzantine Empire in hopes that their troops can help with the continued war with Islam

(Britain/The North)
- Cadwaladr convenes the Conference of Winchester, attempting to unify the British peoples on a common agenda
- The last native Celtic speaker in the Duchy of Normandy dies off.
- Trade relations are opened with the Kingdom of Germany
- The first British Naval Fleet is founded.
- Denmark becomes a military oligarchy

(Lombardy)
-King Rothari dies and is replaced by Rodwald, who is pro-Roman
- Rodwald is assassinated by a leading noble, whom takes the throne as Airpert I
- Airpert helps found a “Council of Nobles” for theological matters in order to avert a civil war on his hands.
- Diplomatic relations are opened with the Kingdom of Burgundy

(Vandals)
- Records are made within Mayan stone sculptures of wayward visitors to the far north. Whether this is an actual meeting or accident, it is never really known.
- Gadjericans first institute the “Guild of Watermen” in order to avert possible shipwrecks along the African coastline. The first record keeping is launched in their Western City to help keep track of lost ships as well.

(Islam)
- Islamic conquest of Persia is complete
- A treaty with Islamic Egypt and the Christian Kingdom of Makuria (located in Sudan) is signed.
- The Arabs invade Afghanistan and Heart
- Rhodes is invaded.
- The struggle for Carthage results in a massive naval action near the said city that enables Tripoli to be a bastion against Roman intrusions.

(Rome)
- Pope Theodore I dies and is replaced by his Secretary of State, Ernesto of Sicily, whom rules as Pope Attila II
- Pope Attila II creates a maze of fortresses and naval facilities in Carthage.
- Efforts are made to further the Conquest of the South Seagates, including indoctrination of the natives to Roman Catholicism, as well as the implementation of Latin as the lingua franca of that area.
- The King of Burgundy is “blessed” by Pope Attila II.

 

[G.Bone]

655 AD - 660 AD

(Rome)
- Efforts in bringing the former Vandal lands in Southern Spain and Morocco continue with firm resistance brought by both the natives and the Spanish reinforcements. Much of the arguments focus on the topic on who rules what. A firm division is created when Rome creates the policy that the Pope is superior to any other temporal leader, seeing that religion has triumphed over the previous rulers of Rome, and that they have pretty much held stability within the area for some time.
- Muslim civil conflicts help open an opening with Tripoli invaded by Roman Legions. Tripoli is liberated, but the actual implementation of order has yet to be established.
- The concept of the Roman Senate is revived by the Northern Italians on the matter of true representation.
- Efforts are made to "liberate" lost lands; more specifically Jerusalem.
- Pope Attila II dies of consumption and is replaced by Pope Vitalian.

(The North)
- Hibernian ships start colonizing Iceland.
- Danish ships "discover" Gotland and Finland.
- Britain annexes Brittany.
- The Kingdom of Burgundy appeals for direct aid from the Papacy on maintaining it's new status as the Kingdom of France.

(Western Slavs)
- King Samo dies and thus his realm follows as well.
- The Kingdom of the Czechs is re-founded with aid from the Republic of Germany. The status of the Morovians, Slovenians, and the Slovakians remain an open question for some years with the latter two competing for their own place in the sun.

(Lombardy)
- A Council of Regents assumes power after Airpert I dies.
- The Lombards move into the former lands of Samo's Realm, thereby coming into contact with the Slovenians/Slovakians.

(Southern Slavs)
- Croatia begins their conflict with the Serbs.

(Islam)
- For a period of five years, the Muslims war upon themselves for the title of Caliph.

661 AD - 667 AD

(Islam)
- The official split between Sunni and Shiite begins with each sect appointing their own Caliph(s).
- Egypt and Syria becomes Sunni; efforts are made (in the future) to help relieve Tripoli from the Romans.
- Riots in Tripoli prove that a large section of the current population do not like being "converted" to Christianity. An underground movement is launched to overthrow the current government.

(Rome)
- Pope Vitalian issues a strong letter to the King(s) of Spain that they should give the advantage to Rome, since they are the more powerful faction in colonizing the former Vandal Lands.
- Barcelona is filled with troops to make the point known to the Spanish.
- More troops are moved to Tripoli.
- Lombard cultural practices seep into Northern Italy.
- The Kingdom of Burgundy's request for aid in pacifying their new status of the Kingdom of France is countered with the matter of the Iberian Peninsula.
- Croatia makes a demand on the Papacy that the matter of the Serbians should be addressed.

(The Vandals)
- The Gadjericans establish a small outpost in what will be Buenos Aires.
- The Duchy of Lisbon adopts the concept of the guilds.
- A practice of hiring African nomads is started in order to stipulate the Duchy's policy on retaining independence.

(Byzantium)
- Constans II helps to regain some lands in Armenia against the Arab Caliphate.
- A huge bribe is sent to prevent attack in Syria and Egypt. An uneasy peace holds.

 

[G.Bone]

667 AD – 670 AD

(Islam)- Egypt becomes a source of increased military support for Tripoli.
- On-going struggles prove to be the undoing for the Byzantine Empire with Czyicus (near the ancient city of Mysia) seized by the Caliphate.
- Raids commence upon Constantinople.

(Rome)
- Relations with the Kingdom(s) of Spain and the South Seagates come to a point where overt military action is taken on which area is the Papacy’s land and which area is Spanish.
- The Roman Senate is established, again, as a body of government, but it is little consultation to those that desire a more “freer” government.
- Current struggles within the Eastern Roman Empire prove to be a great opening for Rome as it tries to spread it’s religion about.
- Carthage becomes a main focal point of a “New Fever of Religion”.
- Legions are sent to Tripoli to properly state Roman rule.
- With support from the Papacy, Croatia attempts to bring the rule of God to the Serbians, whom then appeal to the Bulgarians on the matter of the Papacy coming to them.
- Lombardy is asked to cease their movements towards an independent creed.

(The Vandals)
- The Duchy of Lisbon formally unites with the Basques through a marriage of convenience.
- There is an effort of the Duchy being called "Portugal".

(Britain/The North)
- Known more as the “Silent” Era, the position of Legate is abandoned for three years. A push by the Council of Nobles for a ‘reformation’ is recorded through the establishment of a Parleying Mount.
- Denmark manages to defeat the Swedes in the Battle of the Marshes.
- Hibernian ships discover Greenland.

670 AD – 676 AD

(Islam)
- Kairouan is founded in Egyptian controlled (Eastern) Libya (It's mostly a military base than anything else)
- Egypt orchestrates a massive naval battle against the Roman Legions, managing to exploit a gap in the Roman military while two more Popes become the figurehead of that said nation. Tripoli is “liberated” once more.
- Smyrna is captured; the Siege of Constantinople is enacted

(Rome)
- Known as the period of the “Two Popes”, the Secretariat of State assumes power once more, with the Popes becoming little more than figureheads, for the dynamic Cardinal Flavius James of Sicily, whom is referred to in the documents as the actual Pope in this period.
- The South Seagate is annexed under the Papacy. The Kingdom(s) of Spain is compensated with the “chartered” rights of the North. This does not quell the tensions between the two powers.
- The Kingdom of Burgundy finally gets its aid, although unity within that said nation is unstable to say the least.

(Slavs)
- The Serbians do get the support from the Bulgarians but are forced to convert to Eastern Orthodoxy
- The Bosniaks are referred to as “Bosnians”.
- The Montenegrins are converted to Roman Catholicism.

(Britain/The North)
- Hibernian ships sailing from Lisbon manage to encounter the very outskirts of the Gajderican Nation.
- Efforts are made by the Prince of Hibernia to recognize him as the Legate of Britain.
- Denmark falls into feudalism.
- Hibernians begin a reformation of their faith to replicate what the Kingdom of Lisbon has done with the abbeys becoming the main focus of a community, including libraries, colleges, and so forth.

 

[G.Bone]

677 AD – 683 AD

(Islam)
- The First Siege of Constantinople is lifted due to the Battle of Syllaeum, which proves that this curious innovation of Greek fire is a _very_ good thing. It will be implemented throughout the Byzantine Navy and ensure their dominance (or rather, their survival) for the next 30 years.
- Known as the “Egyptian” War, Roman Legions and Muslim ships start to clash over the fate of Tripoli and Carthage. Although the Muslim “hordes” can’t exactly match the Roman Legions to the massive military strength, what is known is the pesky traditions of never quite standing to a “proper fight”, thus the war continues for the next ten years, consuming Roman attentions from any other regions.
- The Battle of Karbla commences, exasperating the further division between Shiite and Sunni. Not surprisingly, Egypt becomes a main focal point.
- Muslim preachers, who are finding that Egypt is a safe place, start to migrate west and south, managing to hit on certain areas that haven’t really heard the word of the Prophet. Some major Berber tribesmen are encountered.

(Eastern Europe)
- Byzantium manages to last for a longer period, proving their defenses are great, and then focusing on Bulgaria, giving them more legitimacy in this “unheard struggle” against Rome, who seems to be tinkering in what used to be Byzantine territory. There is a key note between the Papacy and the Eastern Roman Empire on the fact that since the Roman Empire divided; the Eastern parts of Europe should go to Byzantium, since they are the legitimate heirs to the Empire, and not the Holy Roman Empire, whom seems to be carving out their own little kingdom in the sandbox. Bulgaria is given more support to the point that their name (“Bulgaria”) becomes as recognized as Khazaria, which is enjoying their own “growing up”.
- Eastern Orthodox preachers start to come into Serbia, building chapels, and the occasional random academy that would cement the Byzantine “hold” in Eastern Europe.

(Rome)
- Pope Agatho is elected to the Papacy (actually "appointed" as the rumors say by the Secretariat of State, whom is rumored to have established a secret society of Sicilian dominance over the Holy Synod by the Northern Italians) after a very long stretch of the Secretariat of State as the defacto Pope. In his first Papal Bull, he firmly states that the Byzantine Empire is too corrupted to be recognized as Roman, and that since Jerusalem is under the “Infidel’s Rule”, thus it is shown that the Byzantines are …well… idiots at offensive.
- Sicily, the home region of Pope Agatho, becomes a major naval point, with the first “Charter of Rights” issued in the name of the Holy Father in whacking off the Muslims based in Tripoli. This will be a major quibble with the Lombards, whom are pioneering their own ideas of “God = good, kind, merciful”. Many whom are not allied with the whole militaristic nature that the Papacy now has start to migrate to Lombardy, as well as Venice, which has become a major city if not close rival to the other cities distributed across Europe.
- The Secretariat of State’s power is split into the Secretariat of the Temporal and the nominative Secretariat of State (i.e. a major domo). Pope Agatho utilizes the first concept of excommunication against the former Secretariat by sending him to Carthage, and much akin to King David, to stand in the middle of an arrow shower.
- Monothelitism is banned in Rome by the Pope, who claims that if Jesus is the Son of God, therefore He must be equal to God in all ways. This too, strikes the curiosity and aggravation of many outside the Holy Roman Empire.
- The Kingdom of Burgundy is strongly urged to quell the disorder within their realm.
- The Kingdom(s) of Spain is equally admonished by the Pope in concerning themselves about their own power. The Kingdom(s) of Spain contest this by deliberately situating an army along Barcelona’s border. There is a great push within Barcelona on the matter of how to alter the Spaniards on their “erroneous” course of action.
- The term “Attilapolis” is once more restored to the states of the Seagates.
- The Macedonians come about as a border tribe or as a seperated offshoot of the Serbians, of the two, it's never quite clear.

(Northern Europe)
- Hibernia approaches Britain on the matter of a “United Kingdom”.
- Hibernian ships discover Newfoundland.
- “Parliament” comes about through negotiations on the matter of how to best to streamline British government, or democracy, as one minor king options.

(Vandals)
- The Gadjericans found what will be regarded as Ojania, in present day Walvis Bay. By this time, the Gadjericans are a completely “African” power with their language about three shades away from being vowel based with the occasional harsh sound. There is a similar evolution in Onerica as well, although they have pioneered a writing system based on chits and wooden markers to prove their point in merchant training. Gadjerican ship technology is at a all time high.
- The Duchy of Lisbon approaches Hibernia in joining this United Kingdom.
- The University of Taliesin at Lisbon is founded, although this is for more religious purposes than academic.
- The University of Genevieve is founded to help teach young men mathematics.

 

[G.Bone]

684 AD – 690 AD

(Islam)
- Construction on The Dome of the Rock begins.
- Raids against the Byzantine Empire commence.
- Muslim preachers (for a lack of a better term) manage to increase the word of the Prophet through the Berbers, whom carry it further into the desert.

(Eastern Europe)
- The Bulgarians start to look northward. The tributes start to decrease and thus a request for more tribute is made by the Byzantine Empire. This marks a substantial decrease in the relations between the two empires, to the point that the two realms will never be quite as ‘friendly’ as they were in the past.
- Through another round of civil war, Justinian II manages to gain power but is pulled into another campaign against the Arabs over Armenia.

(Rome)
- The Battle of Tripoli commences with no real success achieved.
- The rise of Barcelona comes about with several surrounding areas annexed in the name of the Papacy.
- Known as the Spanish War, the Holy Roman Empire manages to declare war upon the Spaniards, even though it has not been officially declared. The Spanish War will pre-occupy much of Roman attention to the west.
- Pope Agatho dies while on a visit to the Kingdom of Burgundy. He is succeeded by Leo II, another Sicilian, thereby cementing the belief that there really is a secret society about in the Holy Roman Empire. Another offense is planned to attack Egypt.
- The first Papal Oath is instituted under Leo’s Papacy. To this effect, Pope Leo II attempts to stylize the ardent and evident power of the Papacy, but is severely limited to the Crisis of the Eastern Roman Empire, which has managed to display its power with Bulgaria and the rest of the Balkans.
- Pope Leo II dies suddenly and is replaced by Cardinal Conon of Carthage, who is seen as a moderate. Pope Conon manages to ‘soften’ the approach of the Papacy through his Papal Bull which manages to put forth the notion that God’s Son was actually to save souls and not of a fiery avenger.
- The Spanish War grinds to a standstill with much of what will become the Kingdom of Aragon annexed, as well as Eastern Spain.
- Croatia absorbs the Bosnians, giving them the liberty of their language, but nothing more.

(Northern Europe)
- Lombardy opens diplomatic relations with the Slovenians.
- Venice begins minting coins.
- The Kingdom of Burgundy fails to implement a strict rule over the Aquitaine. For now, that province will be known more for its turbulent patchwork of various kingdoms and territories than anything else.
- The Duchy of Normandy is allowed to have its own Council of Nobles.

(Vandals) - The Duchy of Lisbon opens diplomatic relations with the Kingdom(s) of Spain.
- Known as the “Portuguese” Church, the filtered concepts from the Celtic Church start migrating southward, gaining new converts within the Spanish nobility.
- Onerica is recorded as “lost to the Great Plague”.
- The first Guild of Banking is created in Tynnineria.

690 AD – 700 AD

(Islam)
- Armenia is captured by the Arabs.
- The Moors, a various group of nomads, are supposedly converted at this time, and raid the South Seagate. Rome, which is distracted by Egypt, lets it fall, thereby starting a trend of a certain threat that will rise up in the future.
- A dissident within the Carthaginian defenses defects to the Egyptian Army thereby dooming Carthage’s interior to the Arabs. A bitter campaign of attrition commences with the Papacy sinking more troops within that area to avert total collapse of their North African possessions.
- Muslim preachers start appearing in Khazaria.
- The Caliphate creates a mint and postal service.

(Rome)
- Pope Sergius is elected with his Papal Bull focusing on Carthage. Not surprisingly, there is a growing disillusion within Northern Italy that Sicily is corrupting the Papacy to their military aims. Thus it is that another society, this time more known by their affiliation with the Lombards, comes about, advocating the focus of Rome’s longer years as a stable Empire than a regional power.
- Reformers within Barcelona manage to institute a movement towards independence from the Papacy, seeing that they are on their own.
- The Kingdom of Burgundy falls into decline.
- Lombardy opens relations with the Slovakians. A marriage is set with the King of the Lombards and a princess from the Czech Kingdom, thereby uniting the two realms.
- The Bosnians rebel against the Croatians.

(Eastern Europe)
- Justinian II is kicked off the throne by Leontios.
- The Serbians are now referred to as “Bulgarian Serbs” instead of their own individual tribe.

(Northern Europe)
- Parliament is created.
- Hibernians colonize Iceland.
- The British Navy is created in hopes of catching up with the Hibernians.
- The first attempt at unifying both the British and the Hibernian tongues is registered through the first initial act of Parliament.
- The Republic of Germany pushes into Frisian lands over some minor issue, thereby spreading the “German” tongue (which sounds more of Dutch influenced by Latin and Czech) to those areas.
- The concept of the United Kingdom is dropped although the tie between the Duchy of Lisbon and the two realms still remain strong.

(Vandals)
- The Duchy of Lisbon becomes referred to as “Portugal”.
- Portuguese clerics manage to land in Aquitaine, thereby advancing the reputation that the Duchy has actually become nicer than their other counterparts within the known world.
- The Kingdom of the Basques attempt to expand in Aquitaine as well.
- The Gadjerican tongue becomes vowel based with all shreds of their former identity lost. Also by this time have resorted to animism instead of Christianity.