The Year was 20 AC, a mere twenty years after the collapse of the United Earth Government. The world was still unstable, even now. Warlords and hopeful Empires sprang up in great number after the collapse, all over the world. In Italy, there were three Warlords vying for control of the area. Two allied, and fought a war for dominace that would change the Mediterranean forever.
The two allied Warlords were Gino D'Inocennzo, and Lorenzo Bruno. They fought against the warlord in the south, Dante Giordano. With the combined might of the two warlords, Italy was conquered. The Empire was born, and became a one party state, a fascist state based on the old Roman republic. With the death of the allied Warlords for old age, a new ruler was elected, who led the Empire to defeat the NEF, and take northern Italy. With the victory, the new leader declared that the country was renamed into the Mediterranean Empire.
The president continued to rule the country until the defeat of the Balkan wars, where a new leader was elected to lead. The second leader won back much of the Balkans in the thrid Roman War, but sqandered it in the Black Sea war. He was ejected from office five years after the Black Sea war, and now, a new leader was elected to guide the Mediterrarean Empire into the new age.
President Salvatore Leone, the new president of the Mediterrarean Empire shook himself from his thoughts, the history leading up to this historic moment. Well, for him anyway. The naming of Salvatore as the newest President of the Mediterrarean Empire. The people cheered for him in Rome, the capital of the Empire, but he knew they didn't really care that much. National loyalty wasn't at an all time high after the defeat suffered in the Black Sea war five years ago, and nothing had happened to bloster their confidence in those dull years. That was the main reason his predeccesor was ejected from office.
Having alredy given his acceptance speech, to which there was little enthusasiam, Salvatore thought on how to increase national fervor. He thought at what the Empire emcompassed. The history of Rome, the age old tradiations of the Greeks, the forgotten city of Carthage, Venice, Sadrina, the epicenter of the Roman Catholic Church. A long history of Empires and trade, religion and power. A power Slavatore wished to continue. He paused for a moment, and then smiled. He might have a way to increase the public's opinions of the Mediterrarean Empire....
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Slavatore leaned forward slightly at the producers signal to begin the broadcast. Taking a deep breath, Slavatore prepared to give a speech to the whole of the Mediterranean Empire over a live broadcast (T.V and Radio). "Good Evening, citizens of the Empire. I speak to you today to give hope to the all who live in these troubled times, after the collapse of the United Earth federation."
"Today is a great day, a day of hope towards the future, a day of rememberance of times long past. It is this day, that the Mediteranean Empire recognizes the parts of the Empire. The Ancient and long tradiations of learning of the Greeks, and the Long tradiation of Roman Conquest in Italy. The Trading power of Venice and the forgotten Carthage. The slavic people of the Adriatic sea. Our empire could be great once more, after the humiliation of the Black Sea War, our empire could be strong if all regions become more than the are, and were.
We are no longer defined by the regions in which we leave, we are no longer Italian, no longer Greek, or African or Sicilain. We are all a Part of the Mediterranean Empire, a powerful Empire that has capitialized on all the great aspects that were born here, in the countries of the Mediterarean! In our unity, we can be strong, in our regional divisions, we will become weak. So, citizens of the Mediteranean Empire, stop and consider this! We must stand united, or face the destruction of our fledgling empire! Give support to your government, and I promise you that the Mediterarean Empire will have something to be confident about once more!"