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Establishment of the Romanorum Imperium Durabile

From Charlemagne’s creation of the Diarchy system in the mid seventeenth century, through the Ostmanie Imposition years and up until just before to the reign of Emperor Servillius III, the ways, norms, and borders of the Old Romano Empire evolved and stretched but were still fundamentally recognizable.   This changed in 1852 AUC with Servillius III’s bold decision to move the empire’s capital back to Magna Roma, conceding to the growing power of the local city-states and the pope's strength.   The subsequent 120 years of strife culminates in The Great Reunification and the establishment of a new model empire, The Romanorum Imperium Durabile

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  • 1852 AUC

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    Magna Roma Reclaimed as Western Capital
    Political event

    Emperor Servillius III moves the capital of the Western Romanorum Imperium back to Magna Roma, in an effort to reestablish his power base in the heart of the peninsula amidst an increasingly volatile host of nobles, rising city-states, and the growing power of the Pope.     Though initially met with only tepid concern by the major courts of the day, the move would set in motion the next century of power politics across mid-Europa, and position a West vs. East confrontation that threatened the stability of the ancient empire and called into question the entire concept of the Diarchy and shared power.
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  • Romanorum Continuum
    City States of Italia
    Political event

    Though the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries brought challenges to the centralized power of the The Western Romanorum Imperium , particularly by wealthy and militarily strong city-states across Italia’s length, by Servilius’ time, municipalities such as Venitia, Ravenna, Florence, Naples, and Genoa among others, operated nearly independent of the Imperium’s authority, using their money and influence to drive favorable policies across the wider empire.   Emperor Servillius III’s decree moved the capital away from Ravenna, centralizing power on the peninsula back at Magna Roma. Though this move was initially effective, it did not fully stem city-states’ push for independence. Instead, in combination with the help of an uneasy truce with the Pope, Servillius merely required tribute of men, material, and capital from each region. In this way, the west reunified, though his autocratic power as the The Caesar of the Western Romanorum Imperium was severely curtailed.   The days of the Emperor as the central figure and driving force of the Western Empire were over.

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  • 1957 AUC

    Seventh Crusade of Venitia
    Revolution

    Despite the unification of the Eastern and Western Roman Empires some four hundred years earlier under the Carolingian reign, the Diarchy would face continuous challenges to its longevity, none as serious as the Seventh Crusade of Venitia. Pope Innocent IV called for yet another crusade to retake not just Jerusalem, but also Antioch and other swaths of Outremer. However, the Doge of Venitia, Dandolo, the main financier of the crusader army’s Mediomare fleet, leveraged the army’s lack of funds to pay for his services and instead directed them into a full invasion of Zara, a political thorn in his side.   The Pope and the Eastern Roman Emperor Angelina III condemned the attack on a Christian city, however, the Western Emperor, Titus Flavious VII, did nothing to reign in the Doge. Emboldened, Dandolo then took control of the force himself, allying with Angelina’s brother, Alexios ‘The Fat’, in an attempt to usurp her rule and install Alexios as a puppet on the Eastern Empire’s throne. In the spring of 1957 AUC, under the command of Dandolo, the crusader army took unheard of action and sieged Constantinople.

  • 1958 AUC

    The First War of Latium
    Military: War

    Despite his initial inaction, Titus relented when his Caesar (and cousin) Angelina III appealed for his intervention. In conjunction, the Pope and the rest of the remaining Outremer states applied pressure as well, also fearing Dandolo’s continued aggression. Titus mobilized the Legions of Roma against Venitia in Dandolo’s absence, forcing him to decide between defeating Constantinople or the sack of his own city state.   Dandolo lifted his siege and headed back to Italia, losing large portions of the crusader army in the process. However, this did not prevent bloodshed, as the other city states drew sides in the conflict, engulfing the peninsula in a three year war.

  • 1962 AUC

    A New Peace, A New Empire
    Political event

    Dandolo’s armies would never be defeated in the field, however, once regrouped, Angelina III united her forces with those of the remaining Outremer states and encircled the northern allies of Venitia’s confederation, effectively cutting off his land bound supply lines.   To end the fighting, Titus agreed to take no punitive action against Venitia for instigating the larger conflict, and Dandolo was allowed to stay Doge. However, the war greatly reduced Venitia’s ability to mobilize and peace slowly stabilized the region once again.   Titus’ move against his own city state would be debated for centuries, though there is no doubt it once again solidified the Diarchy, and despite the apparent drift of the two halves of the empire, the First War of Italia proved a strong bond still existed between East and West.

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