Chapter 13: Pax Romana
The Romans had now conquered all of Europe. They controlled Russia and Africa was their world to explore. The closest civilization to them, the Persians, could be crushed by a Roman word. Still, the Romans began to focus on becoming stronger and better trained. One example of this was the updating of the 3rd Legion, stationed in Egypt, into a Rifleman. At that time and for a while, the Romans were the only ones able to use guns.
By 1480 AD, Romans looked for new frontiers. Looking to the west, they saw the huge ocean. The new Roman ships sailed west. And then hit
land. The 3rd Fleet explored west and then hit an odd sight. The barbarians who occupied the continent had organized a fleet and had attempted to kill the fleet. The Romans laughed for a few hours and then killed the barbarians mercilessly.
That same year, tragedy struck the Roman Empire. Near Baghdad, the volcano Mt. Apollo erupted. The city was spared, but many of the areas around the city were burned to a crisp.
In 1500 AD, the Great Scientist Euclid was born in Rome. He went to Munich to build a academy to teach others. That same year, the 5th Fleet was commissioned in Rome for the potential invasions of the New World or India.
The rest of the Empire was building great structures. For example, Munich built the University of Sankore, for the greater understanding of religious thought. In China, a massive building called the Apostolic Palace was built and, due to the massive numbers of Buddhists in the Roman Empire, Mansa Musa, Romes happy little vassal, was elected as Rome rocked the vote. The 6th and 7th Fleets were also commissioned in Rome later.
In Berlin in 1550, Ibn Muqlah was born. He quickly was shown for the Great Artist he was and joined the city to produce many great works.
By 1585, controlled piracy was common throughout the world. As the Romans were much more advanced than everyone else, they used privateers to attack shipping. The main fleet was in Persia and operated under the legendary golden flag of pillaging. It killed many a Persian fleet, and slipped away in the night to a port on the Arabian Peninsula.
By 1590, the Romans were poised to invade Persia. The plans were laid out, and at a single word, the Persians would be crushed. Persia somehow found out about the plans and immediately vassalized to the Roman Empire. According to the court historian, Augustus VII, the reigning emperor, jumped for joy at the word. The Roman Armies landed outside of Persia an arrived just outside of India. Soon, war would once again engulf the world. That same year, York finished building a huge cathedral, called the Kremlin, to preside over ceremonies in England.