History Of Rome: A RTOR2 Tale

[Warman17]

Chapter 9: Zulu Menace
The Zulu Empire was founded thousands of years ago in Southern Africa. They quickly conquered and expanded, even destroying a peaceful Kenya. They were bent on pushing all Europeans out of Africa. As a result England sold the Zulu their colony instead of war.

Afterward the Zulu wanted the Roman Colony of Nigeria. The rich land provided Rome with many goods and was an important colony. A messenger arrived in 985 BCE asking for Nigeria in return the Zulu would become Catholic. It was a very peculiar trade that the Zulu wanted. By then Rome had moved away from the Catholic church and became more reformed. As such a 12-108 vote had ruled the trade not acceptable. After this decision the Senate voted towards sending troops to Nigeria to defend it from a Zulu attack.

At that time the Romans believed that Zululand was a small Empire only twice as large as the former English colony. In 940 the Roman Senate ordered an expedition to create a map of the western coast of Africa. When they returned in 938 they told the Senate the the whole coast was ruled by the Zulu and then several ships they met explained the true size of the Zulu Empire. The senate was shocked.

Only 21 years later, in 917 the Zulu attacked Nigeria. After three years of combat the Romans were beaten to a single port. Reinforcements from Rome allowed the colony to last two more years but by 912, Nigeria was in complete control of the Zulu.

By 890 talks with Zululand broke down and the Romans prepared for retaking their colony. By 885 2/3 of the Roman army was placed in Spanish Africa right on the border with Nigeria. After almost 60 years of wait the Romans launched a counter-attack in 850 BCE. Over the next 50 years the Romans pushed against the near whole of the Zulu army, slowly pushing them back. By 800 BCE half of Nigeria was back in Roman control. The Zulu though burned down everything they could, slowing the Roman Army in the process.

Also in 800 BCE a new political party took power. The Empirelists would prove very powerful as they took 30 seats, a quarter of the senate. The Empirelists believed that the armies of Rome should be used to create a new Roman Empire, larger then it had ever been. The Empirelists also took the governorships of Upper Italia, Sicily and Crete. The Empirelists didn't like the idea of a Nigerian colony, they wanted a more "local" empire. They ordered a vote on the issue, in the end a majority vote ordered the war to continue.

Meanwhile in Nigeria a startling discovery was made in 799 BCE. The Romans took back the city of Mauna from the Zulu in central Nigeria. The Zulu abandoned the city and burned it to the ground. Thousands died from starvation as the Zulu destroyed the fields. The Romans citizens of the city were treated like animals. The Zulu raped the Roman women, they burned Roman homes and killed or enslaved the Roman men. The African citizens were treated like an upper class. They were told they were "free". Soon many were shipped back to zululand and others were killed when they disobayed the Zulu soldiers, they weren’t "free". The city was left alone after about a year after it's conquest. Only when the Romans approached did the city once again receive the brunt of the Zulu attack.

When news of this reached Rome it was called the "Rape of Mauna". Patricians(upper/middle classes) learned of this via the old newspapers, which could only be bought by the rich. People were shocked and it led to an upset in the votes of 797 and 793 asking for the end of the war. 'Remember Mauna" was a slogan used in the 790 election and led to the upsetting victory of the Militant Party. Again in 783 the Empirelists tried to end the war but were once again defeated.

The Romans soon got help from their allies, the Spanish. With their allies beside them the Romans soon pushed the Zulu out of Nigeria. By 700 BCE the Romans and Spanish had pushed 500 miles into Zululand.

Back in Rome the Militants, Commercialists and Empirelists were pushing for a victory in the Senate. The Empirelists came on top with 55 seats. They soon voted on ending the war. A tie was called and the Emperor decided on continuing the war. For the next 100 years the war continued but with very little results. The Zulu held their lines as supplies were being sent to them by an unkown nation. In the 600 BCE elections the Empirelists gained a majority. They quickly ended the war with the Zulu and regained control of Nigeria, but did not keep their conquered lands.

The Zulu menace was defeated by the glourious Roman Army. Many now believed the Zulu would tink twice before invading Rome again. Meanwhile the Romans were preparing. Preparing for a war to the North.

Spoiler :

World Map 700 bce

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[Chedder]

pretty good, from an actual game?

 

[Warman17]

RtoR NES 2. Check the NES section above

 

[Warman17]

Chapter 10: Anglo-Viking War
By 1000 BCE the English and Viking Empires were preparing for a war. The conflict would later become World War Two but at that time was still just on the horizon. The Vikings had also been a long time enemy of Germany, mostly over control of Denmark. The Romans decided to capitalize on this coming war.

The English had long held Naval Supremacy in the North Sea and had ensured the Vikings would never rise to great power. If they were to join the already powerful Catholic Powers Alliance then Naval power would also be avalible to the alliance. The Vikings close to launching an invasion of Britian had to be stopped. As a reuslt a large section of the Roman Navy was sent to the North Sea to enure an Invasion would never take place.

In 912 the Zulu took control of Nigeria and the Roman navy was dispatched to this new threat. As a reuslt the Vikings saw a hole in the English defensive lines. Sending out their Navy the Vikings would attempt to take the seas. The English engadged the Viking fleet in 901 BCE and left it in ruins, while taking heavy damage. A storm prevented the pursuit of the Viking navy and it lived on. By 800 BCE the Vikings were using propaganda on their own populas and had told them of the successful "invasions" of iceland and scotland. In truth these invasions never happened.

The English were the first to launch an offensive. Between 770 and 700 BCE the English fleet completly destroed the remains of the Viking Navy. After the crushing defeat a cease-fire was called several times over the next hundred years as small hostilities continued.

The cease-fires couldn't end the war. All over Europe, and a few other parts of the planet other nations were getting involved in the Anglo-Viking War in one way or another. Soon this involvement would lead to another great war, World War Two.

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World Map 500 bce

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[Warman17]

Well I'm gona have to update this arn't I

 

[Jason The King]

yay1

 

[Warman17]

Chapter 11: Early World War Two
With the end of the Zulu War in 600 BCE, the Romans focased themselves to the war to the north. For years the English and Vikings had waged war with one another. The Militarists had supported England during this war and had even sent ships to the north sea before the Zulu War to protect England from invasion. However by the end of the Zulu War the Empirelists had gained power within the senate. The Empirelists believed Rome should be the strongest nation and have a large empire. Though it felt it's empire should be closer to Rome then away from it.

North of Rome, Germany was giving threats out to Vikingland. Russia soon sided with Vikingland and asked Rome for help if war broke out. Germany was willing to war with France, a member of the Catholic Powers Alliance of which Rome was the head of. The Empirelists soon threatened Germany with war if an attack on the Vikings of France was made. In 565 BCE Roman ships arrived in the strait between Vikingland and Germany, to stop and German invasion.

The English invaded Vikingland in 520 BCE and soon gained much land in Southern Vikingland. It was now that Germany and England signed the Channel Alliance of which the two nations agreed to protect each other. Romans now say the germans to the north and the English as the bad guys of the war. The English invasion of Vikingland made Romans feel as if the English were now the evil invaders and Germany their helper. It was here that Rome entered the Age of Chivalry which Roman soldiers were now well trained knights and soldiers.

After the invasion the war began to heat up across the world. The Indians who had a colony bordering English Canada launched an invasion of English Canada in 474 BCE. The new Holland Confederacy in South America decided to support Britian and in 455 succesfuly took control of Viking Azores. The major action in the post-English invasion was the introduction of the Russians into the war. In 419, near the 100th anniversary of the English invasion, The combined Russian and Viking fleet destroyed the English armada. By 400 BCE the war's alliances was England, Germany and NHC vs. Vikingland, Russia and India.

After 400 BCE the war began to heighten even more. The Americas were begining to go at eachother's thorats as the New England Confederacy was preparing to attack New Holland. The iriqouis and Aztecs ofered diplomatic and economic aid to the NEC.

It was now that Rome entered the conflict. Declaring war on the english and their allies. The Romans launch an invasion of Germany in 275 BCE. Only 2 years later in 273 BCE, the Roman fleet is defeated while attacking NHC held azores. Seeing weakness the newly founded Alliance of the Nile of Egypt and Zululand invades Roman Algeria, Nigeria and Turkey. The Romans are forced into a small area around the Port of Tema in Nigeria. Also a long stretch of land in eastern Algeria is lost as well as some of Eastern Turkey. With these loses the Romans are unable to advance far in Germany.

After the invasion of Roman held lands by the Alliance of the Nile, Arabia decided to join with the Viking Alliance. The Arabs launch attacks on Egyptian lands but they are not enough. The Egyptions after several battles keep the Arabians at bay before the Arabs could reach major Egyption cities. In America, the NEC joins with India in the invasion of Canada. The NEC gains full control of the great lakes and takes Quebec, a major English city. The Indians also advance in western canda as the English are pushed back on all fronts in Canada. The Viking Alliance continues it's victories as they fight the English to a standstill in the mountains of Vikingland.

Tring to gain full naval superiority, the Viking Alliance launched an attack upon the England Alliance navy. Near England the combined fleets of the two alliances met in a battle contaimning 1 million men in 315 BCE. Considered the largest battle in history the Battle of Bristol spelled the end of Viking Alliance's naval superiority. The English Alliance now had control of the seas.

The Second World war had now begun. Most of the world was now locked within battles between the English Alliance and the Viking Alliance. The Romans, compared to the Viking Alliance was losng battle after battle and was baraly surviving against the Alliance of the Nile and wasn't taking much land from Germany. The future of Rome was still uncertain.

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World Map 300 bce

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[Warman17]

sorry, i just made a new chapter but my internet crashed as i was just finishing it. I'm really angry right now so do not expect a new chapter soon

 

[Warman17]

i think i finally got over it . new chapter tonight or tommarow.

 

[Warman17]

Chapter 12: World War 2
Rome was now forced into a tight position. The Alliance of the Nile had greatly impacted Roman morale and forced many troops away from Germany. The Romans needed to proptect themselves and asked Frace and Spain, members of the Catholic Alliance for help. They had yet to enter the war. Spain agreed to help Rome and planned a massive invasion of English held Ireland. France meanwhile remaned neutral, seemingly breaking from the Catholic Powers.

The War with Germany had now become one of politics. In 257 BCE, the emperor of Rome declared that England and German monarchs were nothing but tyrannical despots. The republics of Vikingland and Rome were true voices of the people and that England and Germany could not rule under a monarch.

The Roman front began to look bleaker in the coming years after it's entry. The Germans were able to launch sucessful counter attacks into Roman lands, forcing the Romans on the defense. The Roman knights could do nothing but watch the Germans destroy border villages and ransack everything in sight. Algeria was completly overrun by the Egyptians and all that remained was the now fortress city of Carthage. The troops poured into the city and onto the numerous castle walls. In Nigeria the Roman garrison now began what is known as the Flight of Africa. In 287 BCE, Thousands of sodliers left the port city and sailed to Spainish Africa where they marched back to Rome. Nigeria fell to the Zulu. It was joyus news that Asia Minor has been relativly unharmed as Roman troops fought for every inch of land.

The Viking Alliance didn't fair all that much better. China, now on the side of Vikingland lost it's African colony to the Zulu in 275 BCE. The Arabs switched sides in 265, killing tens of thousands of Indian and Chinese soldiers. The Chinese acted with a swift invasion of Arab shores taking a large amount of Arabian shore by 210 bce. The Egyptians continued their push into Indian held Babylon. Spanish Africa was invaded by the Zulu's shortly after the fall of Nigeria. Spain also lost their American colony to the NHC.

The Viking Alliance did have some victories however. The English remained at a stalemate in the mountains of Vikingland, taking heavy casualties. In America, the combined Indian and NEC forces pushed the English all the way back to Labrador and Newfoundland. The Spanish launched a half successful invasion of British Ireland in 215 bce. The Spanish progress slowly throughout the decade and lose supply lines twice to the English and Egyptian fleets. The Aborigines now side with the Vikings and gain complete naval supremacy over the Egyptians and Zulu in the Indian Ocean. They launch an invasion of Egyptian Madagascar in 245 BCE and by 205 they captured half the island. This led to the Alliance of the Nile's request of peace with the Viking Alliance. They demanded all lands they had taken and the withdrawal of the Aborigines.

Peace with the Nile is assured in 195 bce between Rome and the alliance. India and China soon fall in at 190 and 187 respectfully. The Aborigines however do not make peace and by 180 bce, Madagascar falls under their control. The Aborigines lose the Battle of the Arabian Sea in 176 bce and are forced to raiding the arab and Egyptian shores. The Chinese do not make peace with the Arabs and continue to war with them, working their way inland over the many decades of war. China tries to invade southern Zululand in 157 bce but are repulsed after only 6 months of fighting. Half of the invasion force is slaughtered in the battles. Zululand thus continued their drive into Spanish Africa mostly unhindered as the Spanish attempts were futile at best to stop them.

The America's remained a stronghold of Viking Victory. The combined efforts of the Indians and NEC led to the downfall of the English colony. In 187 the English tried to launch a counter attack and the Battle of Toronto, a Viking Alliance victory, sealed the English fate in America. By 140 the English were repulsed all the way to Newfoundland where the largest battle in America during the war took place. The Viking Alliance proved too strong however, and the English were repulsed from the Americas entirely. The NHC, part of the English Alliance, continued it's war on Spain when in 135 it landed troops in Morocco. The Spanish were off guard and soundly defeated. The NHC established a stronghold in Africa.

Europe remained the center of the war however, as the English Alliance was finally on the loss. The Vikings launched several counter attacks against the English in 157, 146, and 135 respectfully. This led to the destruction of the English in Vikingland. The English finally retresated from Vikingland in July of 131 BCE. The final battle known as The Battle of Stavanger, saw almost 20,000 English deaths. The Vikings celebrate July 28th as Victory Day to celebrate the defeat of the English so long ago.

Europe also saw several other Viking victories. The Russians launched a full scale invasion of Germany in 157 bce. The whole German border succumbed to the Russian might. Little land was gained however. The Spanish remained in Ireland receiving very little counter attacks. The Romans were the worst off of the entire Viking Alliance. They had not only lost their African colonies and Asia Minor lands, but were now losing to the German menace. The Germans remained sitting in Roman lands in defensive positions. All Roman counterattacks proved futile.

World War Two seemed as if it would never end. It had been going on for centuries. The war continued. The English colony in America had fallen and it was now on the defense. The Spanish continued their assault on Ireland and in 12 BCE they finally took control of the island. Fearing an invasion of their homeland, England began to sue for peace. The Russians and Romans continued the bloody stalemate with the Germans. The Germans had constructed hundreds of castles and forts that kept the Roman army, one of the largest in the world, at bay. The Spanish African Colony finally succumbed to the Zulu war machine in 50 bce. A stalemate ensued between the Arabs and Egyptians as both sides dug in.

World War Two had come a long way, but it was yet to finish. This was now the time of a new age, a new era. Common Era. CE. World War Two would continue, but under a new era. The CE beginning was decided by scholars hundreds of years ago. They decided this time of war brought forth the new era, our era. The War Would continue.

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World Map 1CE

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[Al Zan]

this is great!

 

[Warman17]

I would like to bump this. I'm going to make a new chapter soon ^_^

 

[Warman17]

Chapter 13: The End of a World War

World War Two was fought with knights and castles. This age of chivalry impacted the way war was fought. Knights on horseback were the elite soldiers of the time. They though proved ineffective in the siege warfare that plagued the Roman and Russian fronts. The average soldier was armed with various weapons including flails, maces, swords, axes and pikes. The landscapes of the frontlines were dotted with forts and castles. These large and imposing bodies stopped all movement throughout the region. Year long sieges were needed to take just one. The castle was then so weak and the troops so exhausted, the opposing force would just march right in and take it back. This era of Castle Warfare was devastating on troops and commanders alike. This would be an era of bloody stalemate. Not all was the same however, in other parts of the world the Castle Warfare was not even thought of and armies marched against each other like days of old.

The Battle of Nuthe in 17 B.C.E. showed the catastrophic effects of the war. The once large town of 70,000 lay in ruins after a 2 month siege. The battle would go down in history as the largest battle of the 3 year campaign between 18 B.C.E. and 15 B.C.E. to regain the area surrounding Nuthe. 2 Roman legions(20,000 men) were dispatched to take area. After 2 months, the castle of Nuthe fell to the Romans, but the Germans retreated into the city. Fighting broke out and the Romans were forced to burn the city and kill or displace the 70,000 occupants. The 3 year campaign involved 4 sieges and a blunder that cost the Romans the entire area and forced them to retreat. For 3 years the legions besieged castles and destroyed opposing forces. The Roman commander made the mistake of attacking a fortified position head on, thinking that the area was much weaker then it was. The legions couldn’t hold themselves together much less control the recently freed lands. This was the case over much of the war.

The Romans decided to switch tactics in 29 CE. The Roman commanders took a break from the fighting and began to retrain. By 34 CE the Roman army had doubled the amount of siege weapons it owned and nearly every soldier was well trained in siege warfare. The Romans now were ready to take on the Germans. In 42 CE the Austrian Campaign was launched. The Romans with their new tactics and techniques were able to take castles with far more efficiency then earlier. The German stronghold of Schwarz Hund, which the Germans created soon after conquering the town of Vienna was the sight of the largest battle since Nuthe. The 3 year siege was a marvel. The idea of this impregnable German fortress falling just 20 years earlier, was impossible. The German forces in the area retreated and Vienna was freed in 47 CE.

The war took another turn when in 35 CE the French finally decided to help it’s allies by invading Germany. The area of Belgium succumbed to the French forces, but the Germans launched a counterattack into French territory. Both sides built castles and the stalemate continued on another front. The Russians didn’t fare much better, as both sides took losses and the bloody stalemate continued. The Romans were the only ones who were having success.

In other places, the Vikings launched an invasion of England. The stalemate there was considered to be even worse of that in the German fronts. The Vikings were able to bottle up the English fleets in their harbors and were able to safely supply their troops. The English though had a larger army and better supplied then the Vikings. In South America, the French launched an attack on the New Holland Confederacy, which had taken Spain’s colony and invaded Spanish Africa. The French advanced far into the NHC as armies met in conventional form. The New England Confederacy launched an invasion of the NHC at the same time and were also advancing far. The Spanish meanwhile were able to take back their African holdings from the NHC. It appeared as though the Viking Alliance was gaining the edge at last.

Peace was getting closer as the Asian nations were slowly moving towards peace. China and India agreed to peace with Arabia in return for the Arabian colony in Africa, bordering the Chinese one. This doubled the size of China’s African colony. The Indians and NEC also made peace with England in return for the land they conquered in Canada. It would seem World War Two was coming closer and closer to a close. In 67 CE King Frederick of Germany came up with the Berlin Peace Conference. Germany and it’s enemies met for 3 weeks and discussed peace terms. In the end Germany created the most preferable. Germany ceded land out for peace. The Russians were given Latvia and surrounding area, France was given an area known as the Low Countries Vikingland was given Denmark and finally Rome received land in the Carpathian mountains, must notably the border city of Budapest. With Germany now out of the war, all sides turned their attention on the remaining forces of England and the NHC.

The Vikings launched an impressive campaign against the English in 88 CE. Under good leadership, the Vikings were able to break the stalemate and advance into England itself. The great city of York was lost to the Vikings in 93 CE. This prompted the English to finally sue for peace with the Vikings and her allies. The Vikings however refused. The Vikings continued their attack and in 114 CE the last great battle of world war two was played out. The Battle of London played in the Vikings favor when the Viking berserkers smashed through the English lines and killed their king. The land of England and it’s colonies of Iceland and Greenland fell to the Viking Empire. World War Two was over and the American conflict that continued would be called the Great American War. Changes around the world were soon to take shape in the aftermath of World War Two.

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[Warman17]

Chapter 14: Pax Romana

Europe was re-shaped after world war two. Not only has the maps been redrawn but society itself. In Vikingland monarchal rule would soon overthrow a republic. In Germany the worlds first democracy would be set up after a short civil war. In Rome, the idea of equality would spread. For the first time women became senators. Women began to own businesses and had some better paying jobs than men. Women had dominated the economy of Rome for centuries as men went out for war. They would not give it up so soon. Women scored victory after victory for equal rights. The rise of the Pax Romana party would further help the woman cause.

Rome began a long period of rebuilding. The northern portion of the nation saw a great reconstruction effort. Entire towns and cities had to rebuilt from scratch. A new architectural style was adopted during this time. Gothic architecture became the new norm. Grand cathedrals began to appear and replace the churches of old. In Rome St. Peters Cathedral became an addition to the old Vatican City that once housed the Pope. The Pope still resided in Spain and continues to do so to this day. Roman culture once again became something to marvel.

Trade also became a focus of post-war Rome. After years of war the merchants of Rome suffered greatly. Quickly trade reopened with Vikingland, Spain, Russia, Egypt, Germany and the Incans in America. Numerous roads soon connected Rome with France and trade prospered there. Trade routes opened with the New England Confederacy further strengthening trans-Atlantic trade. The markets and forums of Rome became a bustle with trade and commotion. The port city of Carthage would slowly replace Syracuse as the center of the Roman navy and maritime trade. Rome prospered.

Roman militarism which had guided Roman foreign policy and way of thinking since it’s creation quickly began to vanish. The horrors of world war two opened the eyes of Romans to the dangers of war. The Pax Romana party controlled nearly half the seats of Senate and any thing that could even suspiciously look militaristic was struck down. It took 3 decades before a bill enlarging the navy of Rome to guard against pirates was accepted. It would seem that Rome was not the only nation looking for peace. Suddenly around 150 ad nations realized that war was foolhardy and peace dominated the world. Of course this time of world peace couldn’t last forever.

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world map at time of world peace circa 200 ad.

Rome continued to engage in a period known as Pax Romana much like the part that dominated Roman politics. In an attempt to halt this, the commercialists and militants joined into a powerful alliance. The new Roman Trade and Security Party. The RTS however still was not powerful enough to compete with the Pax Romana party and was forced to work with the stubborn Empirelist party to get bills passed.

In 230 one of the most influential emperors took the throne after his election by the Senate. For the next 4 decades he would rule. Marcus Aurtilus would shape the seat of Emperor and how he should act. He was the first emperor to travel outside of the Roman province during his peace, he was the first emperor to visit another nation during peace, he was the first emperor to deny a coronation ceremony. Marcus Aurtilus saw the seat of Emperor as more of an influential senator , not an elected diminished Emperor when compared to the Emperors from the time of the Roman Empire. As such he rarely used his power to veto. That’s any bill with less than 10 votes majority favor. Marcus Aurtilus humbled the power of Emperor and although it kept the same influential power as before, he made the senate and not emperor looked up to by the Roman masses. They knew the Senate controlled Roman politics but the average Roman looked up to the Emperor much like a king. Marcus Aurtilus redecorated the imperial Palace and donated the imperial lands to charity. The tradition of the humble Emperor would not last, but the idea that an Emperor should travel to see the people and land would continue.

Roman allies would soon declare war on other nations as Rome remained neutral. War would be fought across the globe as Rome stood still. In fact a third world war would start as Rome stood idly by. France would be over run by German armies and Spain would begin a war against the Zulu that would cost them their African holdings. The RTS Part gained a majority of seats in 260 and began to enact bills to enlarge the Roman military and gain technology from Egypt to arm Rome with gunpowder weapons. The time of Pax Romana was over, the new conflict would bring Rome to war.

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World 400 CE

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[Warman17]

I have also fixed most if not all typos in all my other chapters.

 

[carmen510]

so...................... you're probably updating a year from now?

 

[Warman17]

carmen looks like you're going to be right about that one.

I forgot about this till Plexus bumped up the rtor timeline topic in the NES forum.

 

[Warman17]

Chapter 15: World War Three

After the occupation of France, Roman politics became increasingly divided between the Empirelist supporters who sought intervention, and the Roman Trade and Security supporters who sought to stay out of the world war. The 430 elections would prove to be the closest in Roman history. Minority populations would become key spokesmen for each side. The French-Roman population, making about 6% of the total population, waged a propaganda campaign highlighting German atrocities and the destruction of a historical Roman ally. The German-Romans, making about 9% of the total population, retaliated with the fact the French were the aggressors and sided with other Roman allies such as Spain. Another key factor was Egypt, which was previously sided with Germany, but at this point neutral. Romans knew they would be unable to fight a two-front war. These arguments had allowed the RTS to retain majority in the previous elections, but in 424 the Egyptians launched an invasion of Spanish Africa under a reformed Nile Alliance. With Egypt as potential allies support began to shift towards intervention. The 430 election would split the Senate 59 Empirelist, 56 RTS, 6 Pax Romana with a coalition government between the RTS and Pax Romana for majority vote. However corruption in the Roman system of politics became apparent as three senators were bought off from the RTS position to join the Empirelists, destroying the coalition government and giving the Empirelists majority control. Unfortunately for the Empirelists this was not before the seat of Emperor had been voted in favor of the RTS.

A compromise was made, and an ultimatum delivered. Germany would withdraw from France or Rome would declare war on Germany, and Germany alone. Rome would refuse to embroil itself in the greater global conflict. In 438 Julius Caesar launched his famous invasion of France, defeating the Germans in several crucial battles and was met by cheering Parisian crowds by 450 CE. As Julius Caesar liberated France, other Roman forces pushed through thick border defenses using new gunpowder weaponry, smashing old castles and fortresses, but progress was still incredibly slow. Viking (now known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Scandinavia) advances from Denmark swept away German forces and were at the gates of Berlin itself. At the same time Spain was incapable of coming to their ally's aid as its forces had been defeated in Africa and South America. At this time Rome was ranked as the world's 4th most powerful nation.

By this time most Romans had figured the war over, and the elections saw the Empirelists (55) and RTS (40) lose ground to the Pax Romana party who gained 19 seats from 430. But hopes for peace were dashed when the German king demanded the withdraw of Rome from the war and status quo antebellum. The Roman senate moved to promote Julius Caesar as Imperator and gave him command of the entire war effort. Within a few years German forces in France were completely expelled and the French government returned to rule in Paris. An unoffical ceasefire was then declared between Germany and the allies, while de jure war would continue for decades [like modern North Korea - but they have an official ceasefire]. During this period the RTS gained control of politics with the support of Imperator Casesar. By 510 the last vestiges of the Third World War had come to a close as Spain was divided between the allied powers including Ireland to the UK, and most of mainland Spain to France and by 520 de jure peace was secured with Germany and the allies. The war had been very light in terms of cost and casualties for Rome when compared to the horror of Second World War. With the end of the war a second period of Pax Romana was beginning under the leadership of the RTS.

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World map 520 CE

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[Warman17]

Chapter 16: Era of the RTS and the Fourth World War

With the closure of conflict there was a post-war boom unlike any other in Roman history. Caesar has secured his soldiers many rights within the Senate and most began to join the burgeoning middle class also made up of merchants and craftsmen. By 520 the middle class had enlarged to near 30% of the entire population, although the vast majority continued to live as impoverished farmers and laborers. Still the economic power of Rome began to pull its weight as far away as China, once an untouched market by Roman merchants who feared being driven out by local competition. In the area of foreign affairs Rome joined the Trans-Atlantic Pact, originally an alliance between the United Kingdom and the New England Confederacy which also grew to include France and Germany. As the New England Confederacy devolved into civil war between democrats and monarchists, Rome sent its fleet to blockade the self-declared Kingdom of New England. This fleet, long from home, was devastated by well-organized Eastern privateers, forcing a withdraw. By 540 the Empirelist Party was all but dead as Roman politics shifted into a two-party system between the Roman Trade and Security Party and the Pax Romana Party. That year saw a 70-50 split in favor of the RTS who ended hostile actions towards the KNE and worked to make Roman education "World Leading."

But a crisis was brewing in Africa between Egypt and Zululand. Leaked plans detailing an invasion of Egypt by the Zulus promopted an international incident which quickly escalated. The Zulu claimed it was a simple contingency plan, but the Egyptians refused this explanation and began mobilization. The Zulu did little to calm the situation claiming "Your alive because ZuluLand lets you live." Ethiopia quickly backed the Zulu and mobilized their armies onto the Egyptian border. The situation further deteriorated as India gave their support to the Egyptians. Nations across the globe began to draw sides. Before long World War Four was declared. Under Indian invasion the civil war in New England drew to a close with the reformation of the New England Confederation. In response the United Kingdom declared war on India and its allies. Germany was in a period of economic decline and instability, unable to help. France allied itself with Egypt against the Zulu in return for land, this in turn made them unofficial allies of the Indians. Rome was now pressed into a hard decision: aid their allies or remain neutral.

By 570 things had spiraled out of control farther than anyone could have imagined. India, Russia, and the United States of Northern Asia has launched a massive invasion of China. In North America India and China has been completely kicked out by UK, NEC, and Iroquois forced. In Africa Zulu forces were slowly being beaten back across the Sahara as New Holland forces advanced in west Africa and Aborigine forces made gains in southeast Africa. The Andes Confederation had come to the defense of China and UK forces made a retaliatory invasion of Russia, capturing Lappland. Still Rome refused to pick a side in the war. The election of 570 saw one of the lowest turnout rates in history - 35%. For the first time in Roman history the result would be an even split, 60-60, between RTS and Pax Romana. This unprecedented occasion forced the sitting Senate to add 5 new seats to the Senate, making the total number of Senatorial seats 125. All positions voted in were members of the RTS. This was a result of RTS pledge to remain neutral in the war unless invaded. Roman neutrality would continue as thousands perished elsewhere in an increasingly complicated and convoluted world war. But on the island of Sicily a wealthy patrician was about to shake up the world of Roman politics forever.

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World map 570 CE

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[Warman17]

I've updated all the old posts with maps from the time period its set in.