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Central Roman Empire | Roma Centrum

 * Government: Imperial Monarchy
 * Emperors:
 * Remus (r. 578-590) (b. 539-590)
 * Leo (r. 590-597) (b. 556-597)
 * Leo II (r. 597-present) (b. 588) - under a regency (sort of)
 * Military: Approximately 95,000 in total, most of them are styled like the late Roman imperial army, but is shifting towards disorganisation over this century, though still very formal and organised by army, it is that legions shielding each other was becoming less of a thing in the Central Roman army, adopting for spreading out. Cataphracts are also prominent when Romans adopted it in the 3rd century from the Persians, which are still used by the Central Roman Empire, along with the ballistae and many more.
 * Economy: It is based around trading with the Romans, along with those far and wide. Currency exists in the Central Roman Empire and is minted with riches like silver and gold, although it is slightly crude by modern standards, it bears the Emperor still on every coin when it was minted, of course.
 * Early Urbanisation: Urbanisation was slow even during the time of stagnation, but it is proving to be a change with the Central Roman Empire with Constantinople growing. Early forms of a local census was carried out by a governor in Constantinople showed that more are moving into larger cities for a while.
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 20,340,000 (approximate)
 * Constantinople: 640,000
 * Large cities: 1,300,000
 * Small settlements: 4,500,000
 * Rural areas: 13,900,000
 * Religion: 85% Christian, 3% Zoroastrian, 1% Neo-Hellenism (around the boundaries of Atlas), 1% Judaism, 10% Other
 * Culture: 40% Greek, 10% Armenian, 10% Illyrian (totally not Albanians lol), 15% Thracian (lol idk), 5% Assyrian, 1% Jewish/Israelite (they did move across Europe though), 19% Other
 * Events:
 * The Southern Pagans: With Atlas starting to see Neo-Hellenism growing to be a powerful religion, the Central Roman Empire is also seeing some of their own messengers arriving and trying to convert Greeks back to their old, but reformed religion, in few numbers. The dominantly Christian empire have seen this as a threat of reverting back to 'uncivilised ways' and by 599, under the regency of Leo II, they imposed a controversial full pagan ban all across the Central Roman Empire. Zoroastrianism and Judaism are sanctioned religions permitted by the regent. Not only this ban made some of the lower class farmers and craftsmen interested in converting to this faith especially from one Roman realm, it could also see nobles trying to embrace this in secret.
 * Regency of Leo II: After the death of Emperor Leo on April 597, his son Leo II assumed Emperor. Because he's too young to take leadership, it was taken over by a regency until he is able and fit for rulership at the age of 16. Known as the Age of Regency, the council of Roma Centrum was overtly Christian and despised pagans, supported extreme centralisation of the empire and to help out Roma Borealis, Orientalis and Occidental through few thousand troops (though that is still not much) as fellow Romans. Leo II may have different motives to what the regency council thinks he wants, but that would have to wait until 604.
 * Roman Fall, but is the Centre sane? (Repeat): With all Romes falling, except Atlas (or the Southern Roman Empire officially), the Central Roman Empire remains quite strong while the nomadic and tribal north has started to push Roman influence back into the dark ages. Rome's influence will live on through Latin and few influences, though the Central Roman Empire is becoming technologically stagnant across the century from many factors, notably Rome being split in 510 was one thing. Then there will be another threat in few decades' time, from the east - perhaps a new religious or united ethnic threat, which will make the Central Roman Empire deepen its insanity.