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Could very well be, but I couldn't find it, so I took another Tupi name for a river and used that one.
I did some checking(nothing too deep), and found out one of the branches of the Amazon Estuary(the one where the Tocantins River flows into) is called the Pará River, apparently corroborating the name of the river being Pará instead of Paraná
Eh, the name really doesn't matter all that much. Besides, there's a millennium of time between when they're referenced in TTL and when they were discovered in OTL.
1076 AUC
- Heraclius Yazdgerd succeeds Heraclius Xerxes as Shah of Persia.
1077 AUC
- Blister steel production begins in Seres.
1078 AUC
- Guang Di succeeds Ding Di as Emperor of Seres.
1079 AUC
- Guang Di invades the Tuoban Chaganate.
1080 AUC (AD 327)
- Crescentius rapes Flavia, the wife of Scipio Julianus, a prominent Senator. [192]
1081 AUC
- The Tocharians of the Tarim basin rebel against the Tuobans. [193]
1082 AUC
- Nanyue submits to the suzerainty of Seres.
1083 AUC
- Heraclius Darius succeeds Heraclius Yazdgerd as Shah of Persia.
- Cassius Rufus, captain of the Praetorian Guard, murders Crescentius and proclaims himself Dominus. [194]
1084 AUC
- Nanping Di succeeds Wensi Di as the Ling Emperor and Tuoban Chaganus.
1085 AUC
- Barbad and Michael publish their treatises on medicine. [195]
1086 AUC
- Gutonic brewers begin using hops in their beer. [196]
1087 AUC'
- Vitruvius Merula, commander of the Gallian Legions, declares himself Dominus and marches on Rome. [197]
1088 AUC
- Merula's legions fight those of Rufus near Pisae, defeating his army and killing Rufus.
- The Roman Senate declares Gaius Valerius Constans as Dominus. [198]
- Merula enters Rome and forces the Senate to acknowledges him as Dominus.
- Wilireiks succeeds Gudareth as the Gutonic King.
1089 AUC
- Sextus Flaminius Pilus, commander of the Thracian Legions, declares himself Dominus.
1090 AUC (AD 337)
- The governors of Germania and Dacia, along with the commanders of their respective Legions, declare their neutrality in the growing civil war.
1091 AUC
- The governor of Britannia request military assistance from the Hibernian King. [199]
- Gunthawulf succeeds Wilireisk at the Gutonic King.
- Sextus Flaminius Pilus deposes Merula and takes Rome.
1092 AUC
- Nanping Di submits to the Sereans. The Tuoban Chagante is disassembled, and the remains forced into vassalage of the Serean Emperor.
- Pilus is poisoned by his wife, Julia, who has the Senate declare her son, Sextus Flaminius Pilus Julianus as Dominus. [200]
1093 AUC
- Guang Di orders an expedition to Wa, to reestablish a Serean presence on the island.
1094 AUC
- The Prophet Eskander is born in Media.
1095 AUC
- Alexios I succeeds Anastasios I as Basileus of the Roman Basileate.
1096 AUC
1097 AUC
1098 AUC
1099 AUC
1100 AUC (AD 347)
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[192] There is much outcry in Rome over this act, mirroring the legendary rape of Lucretia. Crescentius, already growing unpopular with his autocratic rule, brutally suppresses any criticism. Shortly after the rape, an artist known as Septimius Antoninus unveils a painting of Lucretia and Sextus Tarquinius. Of course, the figures in his painting bare an uncanny resemblance to Flavia and Crescentius. Antoninus subsequently disappears.
[193] The Tocharians are closely related to the Kushans, who support their efforts.
[194] This act is incredibly popular in the city of Rome itself. In the outlying regions, where people had not suffered to terribly under Crescentius' rule, most were indifferent, though a few were outraged. Rufus, a public relations mastermind, surrenders himself to the Senate for his crime, which quickly pardons him and declares him Dominus, even granting him the cognomen Ulciscus, 'the avenger.'
[195] Barbad and Michael - a Persian and Greek, respectively - are revolutionary physicians who worked closely together in developing new medical ideas and methods. They promote an early germ theory, systematic study of patients, stress hygiene (promoting the use of soap), and quarantining the infected. Much of their work is analogous to that of our history's Galen, who published nearly a century and a half earlier.
[196] This single event, considered by many to be the greatest human achievement since walking upright, quickly spread to other European regions, such as Germania, Britannia, and Dacia, where beer eventually unseated wine as the drink of choice for many, particularly the military. There are some who believe that this beverage divide between the frontier regions and the core of the Roman Dominate played some part in the dissolution of unified rule. Few take the theory seriously.
[197] Merula has the support of the Britannic and Hispanian Legions, who join his side in this civil war. Most of the rest of the Roman Empire supports Rufus.
[198] Constans, a Senator, engineers his election even while Merula is approaching the city. An ardent supporter of the rule of law, Constans is quite aware that he has effectively signed his own death warrant. Indeed, one of the first things Merula does when he reaches the city is have Constans killed. However, Constans had stirred up the people in the meantime, and his death caused even further riots in the city. The mobs held a joint funeral for Constans and Rufus, mourning their fallen heroes for quite some time. Merula and his legions were largely forced to remain outside the city, as mob violence was just too chaotic. Luckily, in a sense, for Merula, he had several uprisings outside of Rome to deal with, allowing him to leave the city with some dignity.
[199] Britannia's legions have been stripped to be used for the civil war, leaving the island vulnerable to Picts and other raiders. Hibernia sends what troops it can, while the Britannian government steps up militia recruitment.
[200] Typical story of a domineering woman ruling through her son. Nothing new here, move along. Julianus' reign does offer a respite from the civil wars, however.
- Heraclius Yazdgerd succeeds Heraclius Xerxes as Shah of Persia.
1077 AUC
- Blister steel production begins in Seres.
1078 AUC
- Guang Di succeeds Ding Di as Emperor of Seres.
1079 AUC
- Guang Di invades the Tuoban Chaganate.
1080 AUC (AD 327)
- Crescentius rapes Flavia, the wife of Scipio Julianus, a prominent Senator. [192]
1081 AUC
- The Tocharians of the Tarim basin rebel against the Tuobans. [193]
1082 AUC
- Nanyue submits to the suzerainty of Seres.
1083 AUC
- Heraclius Darius succeeds Heraclius Yazdgerd as Shah of Persia.
- Cassius Rufus, captain of the Praetorian Guard, murders Crescentius and proclaims himself Dominus. [194]
1084 AUC
- Nanping Di succeeds Wensi Di as the Ling Emperor and Tuoban Chaganus.
1085 AUC
- Barbad and Michael publish their treatises on medicine. [195]
1086 AUC
- Gutonic brewers begin using hops in their beer. [196]
1087 AUC'
- Vitruvius Merula, commander of the Gallian Legions, declares himself Dominus and marches on Rome. [197]
1088 AUC
- Merula's legions fight those of Rufus near Pisae, defeating his army and killing Rufus.
- The Roman Senate declares Gaius Valerius Constans as Dominus. [198]
- Merula enters Rome and forces the Senate to acknowledges him as Dominus.
- Wilireiks succeeds Gudareth as the Gutonic King.
1089 AUC
- Sextus Flaminius Pilus, commander of the Thracian Legions, declares himself Dominus.
1090 AUC (AD 337)
- The governors of Germania and Dacia, along with the commanders of their respective Legions, declare their neutrality in the growing civil war.
1091 AUC
- The governor of Britannia request military assistance from the Hibernian King. [199]
- Gunthawulf succeeds Wilireisk at the Gutonic King.
- Sextus Flaminius Pilus deposes Merula and takes Rome.
1092 AUC
- Nanping Di submits to the Sereans. The Tuoban Chagante is disassembled, and the remains forced into vassalage of the Serean Emperor.
- Pilus is poisoned by his wife, Julia, who has the Senate declare her son, Sextus Flaminius Pilus Julianus as Dominus. [200]
1093 AUC
- Guang Di orders an expedition to Wa, to reestablish a Serean presence on the island.
1094 AUC
- The Prophet Eskander is born in Media.
1095 AUC
- Alexios I succeeds Anastasios I as Basileus of the Roman Basileate.
1096 AUC
1097 AUC
1098 AUC
1099 AUC
1100 AUC (AD 347)
*****
[192] There is much outcry in Rome over this act, mirroring the legendary rape of Lucretia. Crescentius, already growing unpopular with his autocratic rule, brutally suppresses any criticism. Shortly after the rape, an artist known as Septimius Antoninus unveils a painting of Lucretia and Sextus Tarquinius. Of course, the figures in his painting bare an uncanny resemblance to Flavia and Crescentius. Antoninus subsequently disappears.
[193] The Tocharians are closely related to the Kushans, who support their efforts.
[194] This act is incredibly popular in the city of Rome itself. In the outlying regions, where people had not suffered to terribly under Crescentius' rule, most were indifferent, though a few were outraged. Rufus, a public relations mastermind, surrenders himself to the Senate for his crime, which quickly pardons him and declares him Dominus, even granting him the cognomen Ulciscus, 'the avenger.'
[195] Barbad and Michael - a Persian and Greek, respectively - are revolutionary physicians who worked closely together in developing new medical ideas and methods. They promote an early germ theory, systematic study of patients, stress hygiene (promoting the use of soap), and quarantining the infected. Much of their work is analogous to that of our history's Galen, who published nearly a century and a half earlier.
[196] This single event, considered by many to be the greatest human achievement since walking upright, quickly spread to other European regions, such as Germania, Britannia, and Dacia, where beer eventually unseated wine as the drink of choice for many, particularly the military. There are some who believe that this beverage divide between the frontier regions and the core of the Roman Dominate played some part in the dissolution of unified rule. Few take the theory seriously.
[197] Merula has the support of the Britannic and Hispanian Legions, who join his side in this civil war. Most of the rest of the Roman Empire supports Rufus.
[198] Constans, a Senator, engineers his election even while Merula is approaching the city. An ardent supporter of the rule of law, Constans is quite aware that he has effectively signed his own death warrant. Indeed, one of the first things Merula does when he reaches the city is have Constans killed. However, Constans had stirred up the people in the meantime, and his death caused even further riots in the city. The mobs held a joint funeral for Constans and Rufus, mourning their fallen heroes for quite some time. Merula and his legions were largely forced to remain outside the city, as mob violence was just too chaotic. Luckily, in a sense, for Merula, he had several uprisings outside of Rome to deal with, allowing him to leave the city with some dignity.
[199] Britannia's legions have been stripped to be used for the civil war, leaving the island vulnerable to Picts and other raiders. Hibernia sends what troops it can, while the Britannian government steps up militia recruitment.
[200] Typical story of a domineering woman ruling through her son. Nothing new here, move along. Julianus' reign does offer a respite from the civil wars, however.
Not entirely satisfied with what I've done so far, but I'm going for the weekend again, so here's something to play with while I'm gone.
Eskander ooooooooooh 
Are there so many years with no content because nothing happened or it's still a draft?
Are there so many years with no content because nothing happened or it's still a draft?
No problem, Dominus, as a lot of the partners of the Forum know, when you have to study and/or work sometimes you can not make the updates so great as you want.
In any case being a Historia Mundi fan, I expect with great interest new updates
but also I understand that the day has 24 hours not 30 hours and that unfortunately for the desires of the fans of the creator of a timeline this need to treat with studies or work apart of making new updates.After saying this only at last say I like a lot this timeline
Well, actually, I was getting sunburnt while I went white water rafting, so its not like I had a noble excuse. But I did have a good time.No problem, Dominus, as a lot of the partners of the Forum know, when you have to study and/or work sometimes you can not make the updates so great as you want.
In any case being a Historia Mundi fan, I expect with great interest new updates
After saying this only at last say I like a lot this timeline
And I'm much more interested in just barreling through this as far as possible now. I can go back and touch things up, go into detail, address issues I left to the side later.
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1101 AUC
- Julianus dies under suspicious circumstances. Julia's lover, Quintus Sidonius Olypmicus, assumes the Dominate. [201]
1102 AUC
- The Bastarnae invade the kingdom of Maeotia to the east.
- The Thracian commander, Lucius Tanicius Otho, revolts against Olympicus.
1103 AUC
- Otho's legions crush those of Olympicus outside of Aquilea.
- Otho enters Rome and has Olympicus and Julia put to death, declaring himself Dominus.
1104 AUC
- Otho begins purging the Roman government. [202]
- Zhen Di succeeds Guang Di as Emperor of Seres.
- Heraclius Cambyses succeeds Heraclius Darius as Shah of Persia.
1105 AUC
- Nanthareiks succeeds Gunthawulf at the Gutonic King.
- Otho demands the complete allegiance of the regional governors. Dacia and Germania refuse. [203]
1106 AUC
- Otho leads an army against the rebel states, heading first towards Germania.
- Near Orosiopolis, in Saxonia, Otho's army meets a combined army of Germanian, Dacians, and Gutones, and is defeated. [204]
1107 AUC
- Otho further strips the military forces of Britannia.
- Zhen Di demands a large tribute from the kingdom of Bod, which refuses, sparking war between the two states.
1108 AUC
- After winning several Pyrrhic victories, Otho negotiates independence for Dacia and Germania.
1109 AUC
- The governor of Britannia, facing constant raids to his defenseless island, submits totally to the Hibernian King, who assumes the title of King of Britannia. [205]
1110 AUC (AD 357)
- Dacia declares itself a Martial Republic. [206]
1111 AUC
- The Bastarnae invade the Hunnic Confederation. [207]
1112 AUC
- Heraclius Mithridates succeeds Heraclius Cambyses as Shah of Persia.
1113 AUC
- Otho hands over control of the Roman colonies on the Stichiris and Nias rivers to Wagadoa.
- Tai Di succeeds Zhen Di as Emperor of Seres.
1114 AUC
- Seres and Bod negotiate a peace treaty, leaving Seres with the territory it conquered from Bod.
1115 AUC
- With most of the Hunnic Confederation under control of the Bastarnae, the Huns are scattered to the surrounding lands. [208]
1116 AUC
- The King of Nubia, weary of the strife in Axum, leads his army into the kingdom to restore order.
- Liudafriths succeeds Nanthareiks at the Gutonic King.
- Wagadoan armies conquer the headwaters of the Isaberan river. [209]
1117 AUC
- Andronikos succeeds Alexios as Basileus of the Roman Basileate.
1118 AUC
- Marcus Cornelius Andronicus succeeds Lucius Tanicius Otho as Dominus of Rome. [210]
1119 AUC
- Heraclius Orodes succeeds Heraclius Mithridates as Shah of Persia.
- Andronicus is murderd by the Praetorian guard, who appoint Gaius Petronius Curio as Dominus.
- Curio dies of poisoning, the Senate appoints Gnaeus Gavius Trifer as Dominus.
1120 AUC (AD 367)
- Upon entering the city of Axum, the King of Nubia is declared King of Axum as well, ending the civil wars.
1121 AUC
- The Noregrian tribes begin unifying and raiding Gutonic territories. [211]
1122 AUC
1123 AUC
1124 AUC
1125 AUC
- Zenobios succeeds Andronikos as Basileus of the Roman Basileate.
- By this point, a series of states have sprung up along the Isaberan river, the largest being the state of Isabera at the mouth of the river. []
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[201] Nothing is certain, but, due to a small purge of the Praetorian Guard after Julianus' death, the most likely scenario is that the captain of the Praetorian Guard attempted a coup, and was mostly unsuccessful.
[202] Otho is completely of the opinion that the Dominate requires a iron fist to rule, the "better to be feared than respected" school of thought.
[203] Dacia and Germania had remained in a de jure state of limbo for the past decade and a half. Not quite independent, but almost totally uninvolved with the political and military struggles of the Dominate. This policy had proven very popular and they had little interest in being forced back into the intrigues of Rome. Both states had been expecting the possibility that the central government would force their rule back upon them, so they had formed a secret defensive alliance between themselves and the Gutones.
[204] Otho had begun the battle under the impression that the Gutones were remaining loyal to their official alliance to the Roman Dominate. A skilled tactician, he cannot be blamed for losing a battle when his supposed allies tore into his own flank. In fact, most military historian regard his extrication of much of the Roman army from the battle as an amazing achievement. Further, the Dacians had adopted and integrated firearms to a much greater degree than the Dominate had.
[205] The king of Britannia remains nominally allied to the Roman Dominate, even with his de facto annexation of Roman territory. Otho even officially sanctions the transfer of authority, preferring to consolidate his rule rather than hold together the nominal integrity of a crumbling empire.
[206] In the early stages of their independence, both Dacia and Germania were effectively dictatorships, as they geared their states for war. However, Dacia had a strong republican tradition dating back to the days of Julius Caesar and the people quickly moved to establish a Republican system of government. Mindful of the military necessities of life, the new government is very martial in character. All men are required to serve in the Legions or Auxiliaries. As all veterans are granted the vote, this effectively creates a state with universal male suffrage.
Legislative powers are invested in two assemblies, both of which must approve legislation for it to become law. The First Assembly is made up of only veteran officers, anyone from a rank of Decurion (commanded a tent of 8 troops) or higher, while the Second Assembly is open to all who served in the Legions. Each assembly elects one consul from their body to serve as dual chief executives for 4 years, staggered every 2 years. No consul is allowed to run for re-election. After their term is up, Consuls are allowed into the Senate, which serves primarily as the chief judiciary.
This system effectively codifies the traditional Cursus Honoroum of the Roman Republic and creates a very rigid and conservative government. This conservatism will bleed over into the Dacian society as a whole.
[207] The Huns have become unpopular in the recent years of their rule over the various subject tribes. While the Huns were more interested in promoting trade and commerce, many of the tribes saw them as soft and decadent for this. Several tribes, dissatisfied with Hunnic rule, invited the Bastarnae, who they saw as more vibrant and likely to lead them more to their liking, to come in and replace the Huns. The Bastarnae declare their kingdom to be the Sarmatian Kingdom. The Bastarnae are generally held to be half Germanic, half Sarmatian, and it is the latter heritage that carries more weight with the local tribes.
[208] Many Huns head south with their wealth to Armenia, Persia, and the Roman states. However, a sizable portion flee to the eastern end of their realm, where the Khazars have assumed power. The Khazars take them in, bringing much wealth into the young state.
[209] The Niger river.
[210] There is no connection with the Basileus Andronikos. Just an interesting coincidence that both Roman rulers were known by the same name, excluding localized spelling.
[211] Norwegian.
[212] The growth of trade with Wagadoa has allowed for the increasing urbanization of the region, which in turn led to the formation of small states.
1101 AUC
- Julianus dies under suspicious circumstances. Julia's lover, Quintus Sidonius Olypmicus, assumes the Dominate. [201]
1102 AUC
- The Bastarnae invade the kingdom of Maeotia to the east.
- The Thracian commander, Lucius Tanicius Otho, revolts against Olympicus.
1103 AUC
- Otho's legions crush those of Olympicus outside of Aquilea.
- Otho enters Rome and has Olympicus and Julia put to death, declaring himself Dominus.
1104 AUC
- Otho begins purging the Roman government. [202]
- Zhen Di succeeds Guang Di as Emperor of Seres.
- Heraclius Cambyses succeeds Heraclius Darius as Shah of Persia.
1105 AUC
- Nanthareiks succeeds Gunthawulf at the Gutonic King.
- Otho demands the complete allegiance of the regional governors. Dacia and Germania refuse. [203]
1106 AUC
- Otho leads an army against the rebel states, heading first towards Germania.
- Near Orosiopolis, in Saxonia, Otho's army meets a combined army of Germanian, Dacians, and Gutones, and is defeated. [204]
1107 AUC
- Otho further strips the military forces of Britannia.
- Zhen Di demands a large tribute from the kingdom of Bod, which refuses, sparking war between the two states.
1108 AUC
- After winning several Pyrrhic victories, Otho negotiates independence for Dacia and Germania.
1109 AUC
- The governor of Britannia, facing constant raids to his defenseless island, submits totally to the Hibernian King, who assumes the title of King of Britannia. [205]
1110 AUC (AD 357)
- Dacia declares itself a Martial Republic. [206]
1111 AUC
- The Bastarnae invade the Hunnic Confederation. [207]
1112 AUC
- Heraclius Mithridates succeeds Heraclius Cambyses as Shah of Persia.
1113 AUC
- Otho hands over control of the Roman colonies on the Stichiris and Nias rivers to Wagadoa.
- Tai Di succeeds Zhen Di as Emperor of Seres.
1114 AUC
- Seres and Bod negotiate a peace treaty, leaving Seres with the territory it conquered from Bod.
1115 AUC
- With most of the Hunnic Confederation under control of the Bastarnae, the Huns are scattered to the surrounding lands. [208]
1116 AUC
- The King of Nubia, weary of the strife in Axum, leads his army into the kingdom to restore order.
- Liudafriths succeeds Nanthareiks at the Gutonic King.
- Wagadoan armies conquer the headwaters of the Isaberan river. [209]
1117 AUC
- Andronikos succeeds Alexios as Basileus of the Roman Basileate.
1118 AUC
- Marcus Cornelius Andronicus succeeds Lucius Tanicius Otho as Dominus of Rome. [210]
1119 AUC
- Heraclius Orodes succeeds Heraclius Mithridates as Shah of Persia.
- Andronicus is murderd by the Praetorian guard, who appoint Gaius Petronius Curio as Dominus.
- Curio dies of poisoning, the Senate appoints Gnaeus Gavius Trifer as Dominus.
1120 AUC (AD 367)
- Upon entering the city of Axum, the King of Nubia is declared King of Axum as well, ending the civil wars.
1121 AUC
- The Noregrian tribes begin unifying and raiding Gutonic territories. [211]
1122 AUC
1123 AUC
1124 AUC
1125 AUC
- Zenobios succeeds Andronikos as Basileus of the Roman Basileate.
- By this point, a series of states have sprung up along the Isaberan river, the largest being the state of Isabera at the mouth of the river. []
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[201] Nothing is certain, but, due to a small purge of the Praetorian Guard after Julianus' death, the most likely scenario is that the captain of the Praetorian Guard attempted a coup, and was mostly unsuccessful.
[202] Otho is completely of the opinion that the Dominate requires a iron fist to rule, the "better to be feared than respected" school of thought.
[203] Dacia and Germania had remained in a de jure state of limbo for the past decade and a half. Not quite independent, but almost totally uninvolved with the political and military struggles of the Dominate. This policy had proven very popular and they had little interest in being forced back into the intrigues of Rome. Both states had been expecting the possibility that the central government would force their rule back upon them, so they had formed a secret defensive alliance between themselves and the Gutones.
[204] Otho had begun the battle under the impression that the Gutones were remaining loyal to their official alliance to the Roman Dominate. A skilled tactician, he cannot be blamed for losing a battle when his supposed allies tore into his own flank. In fact, most military historian regard his extrication of much of the Roman army from the battle as an amazing achievement. Further, the Dacians had adopted and integrated firearms to a much greater degree than the Dominate had.
[205] The king of Britannia remains nominally allied to the Roman Dominate, even with his de facto annexation of Roman territory. Otho even officially sanctions the transfer of authority, preferring to consolidate his rule rather than hold together the nominal integrity of a crumbling empire.
[206] In the early stages of their independence, both Dacia and Germania were effectively dictatorships, as they geared their states for war. However, Dacia had a strong republican tradition dating back to the days of Julius Caesar and the people quickly moved to establish a Republican system of government. Mindful of the military necessities of life, the new government is very martial in character. All men are required to serve in the Legions or Auxiliaries. As all veterans are granted the vote, this effectively creates a state with universal male suffrage.
Legislative powers are invested in two assemblies, both of which must approve legislation for it to become law. The First Assembly is made up of only veteran officers, anyone from a rank of Decurion (commanded a tent of 8 troops) or higher, while the Second Assembly is open to all who served in the Legions. Each assembly elects one consul from their body to serve as dual chief executives for 4 years, staggered every 2 years. No consul is allowed to run for re-election. After their term is up, Consuls are allowed into the Senate, which serves primarily as the chief judiciary.
This system effectively codifies the traditional Cursus Honoroum of the Roman Republic and creates a very rigid and conservative government. This conservatism will bleed over into the Dacian society as a whole.
[207] The Huns have become unpopular in the recent years of their rule over the various subject tribes. While the Huns were more interested in promoting trade and commerce, many of the tribes saw them as soft and decadent for this. Several tribes, dissatisfied with Hunnic rule, invited the Bastarnae, who they saw as more vibrant and likely to lead them more to their liking, to come in and replace the Huns. The Bastarnae declare their kingdom to be the Sarmatian Kingdom. The Bastarnae are generally held to be half Germanic, half Sarmatian, and it is the latter heritage that carries more weight with the local tribes.
[208] Many Huns head south with their wealth to Armenia, Persia, and the Roman states. However, a sizable portion flee to the eastern end of their realm, where the Khazars have assumed power. The Khazars take them in, bringing much wealth into the young state.
[209] The Niger river.
[210] There is no connection with the Basileus Andronikos. Just an interesting coincidence that both Roman rulers were known by the same name, excluding localized spelling.
[211] Norwegian.
[212] The growth of trade with Wagadoa has allowed for the increasing urbanization of the region, which in turn led to the formation of small states.
Another of those updates that I just barreled through, without totally satisfying myself.
As an aside:
Even though the Romans have suffered some setbacks, compare the western empire to ours of the mid 4th century. Its not too much worse off, territorially. Population wise, its better off. In OTL, at the time of Augustus, there were about 43 million people living in the non-Asian territories of the empire. By this latest update, with an empire with very little Asian territory, the empire is close to double that. If you included the now independent Britannia, Dacia, and Germania, you could probably add another 20-30 million to that figure. These are all rough estimates, comparing medieval populations and classical populations, and trying to combine the best of both worlds.
Oh, the map.
As an aside:
Even though the Romans have suffered some setbacks, compare the western empire to ours of the mid 4th century. Its not too much worse off, territorially. Population wise, its better off. In OTL, at the time of Augustus, there were about 43 million people living in the non-Asian territories of the empire. By this latest update, with an empire with very little Asian territory, the empire is close to double that. If you included the now independent Britannia, Dacia, and Germania, you could probably add another 20-30 million to that figure. These are all rough estimates, comparing medieval populations and classical populations, and trying to combine the best of both worlds.
Oh, the map.
Good update DN. Lots of poltical stuff. Nice map. Where are the Bastarnae? Will Iskander be in the next update?
Thank ya much. The maps are generally my favorite part of this whole project.Love your map DN.
The Bastarnae (properly the Sarmatians, now, due to a little politicking), are those guys in Ukraine stretching to the east. I wanted to have a Sarmatian state, and since the various peoples are settling down more and more (akin to middle ages of our timeline, as sedentary society progressed to fill in the gaps of nomadic lifestyle). Culturally, they're part Sarmatian (who have some vague ties to the slavs of our history) and part German. They'll be playing up the Sarmatian heritage, while still representing an interesting fusion of the two cultures. Should be interesting.
Our wonderful prophet of political intrigue will probably start influencing things near the end of the next update, or beginning of the update after that. Haven't quite decided yet, but, at the moment, he's not even 30, so he hasn't had much of a chance.
We'll see.
When was Ireland unified, and how strong is its king?
The Irish might be able to temporarily occupy Britannia if its governor basically turns over control to them, but I'm not sure if they can hold it. I haven't read back through the entire TL, but the historical High Kings of Ireland were not absolutist monarchs (even the mighty Rory O'Connor had troublesome subordinates, lots of them). Occupying Britannia might make his job that much harder, unless he can use Romanized forces inherited from the governor to crush his enemies in Ireland.
And the possibility exists that the tail might start wagging the dog--Britannia is richer and has a larger population. You might have the Irish kings transferring their seat to Londinium, much like how (I think) Dal Riada's center of gravity shifted towards Scotland rather than Ulster.
The Irish might be able to temporarily occupy Britannia if its governor basically turns over control to them, but I'm not sure if they can hold it. I haven't read back through the entire TL, but the historical High Kings of Ireland were not absolutist monarchs (even the mighty Rory O'Connor had troublesome subordinates, lots of them). Occupying Britannia might make his job that much harder, unless he can use Romanized forces inherited from the governor to crush his enemies in Ireland.
And the possibility exists that the tail might start wagging the dog--Britannia is richer and has a larger population. You might have the Irish kings transferring their seat to Londinium, much like how (I think) Dal Riada's center of gravity shifted towards Scotland rather than Ulster.
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Ahem. Hibernia was unified a few updates ago. In 968 AUC, the king of Coriondi, an ally to Rome, was recognized as King of Hibernia. They had a little more than half the island under their control at that time. They secured the entire island by 1030 AUC. The Coriondi kings did this as allies to Rome, stabilizing the island and preventing anyone from raiding Roman Britannia. So, they had a fair ammount of Roman backing.
So, the position of King of Hibernia (a term invented by Romans in TTL to make their ally sound more important) is slightly different than the High Kings of Ireland. They have a more secure rule. And, again, the populations are higher, due to agricultural technology on par with the middle ages, and a few new crops from the new world (though I don't know how well peanuts would grow in Ireland).
Lastly, yes the tail will most certainly wag the dog. The capital is in Roman Britain. Basically, what this does is add another layer of Celtic culture to a society thats already celto-Roman.