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Central Roman Empire | Roma Centrum
Government: Imperial Monarchy Emperors: Leo II (r. 597-634) (b. 588-634) Justinian (r. 634-639) (b. 610-639) Theodore (r. 639-) (b. 614) - the younger brother Military: 175,000 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. The army peaks during the Byzantine-Shapurid War with conscripts willing to defend for their own domain against the Persian threat. 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. Trading from the east has been disrupted by conflict thanks to the Byzantine-Shapurid War, leaving the Mediterranean, the Arabian peninsula and Europe the only way to trade. Demographics: (Does not include Nabatea) Population: 21,750,000 (approximate) Constantinople: 650,000 Large cities: 1,500,000 Small settlements: 4,900,000 Rural areas: 14,700,000 Religion: 90% Christian, 3% Zoroastrian, 2% Neo-Hellenism (around the boundaries of Atlas), 1% Judaism, 4% 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 Diplomacy: Atlas: Do not drag yourselves to the feet of this war. If you side with our enemy, there will be price to pay with all of the Romans that supported you in the past. Grane (Gerrha?): We implore you to join the war on our side. If you do nothing now, you'll only bring doom to your own nation. When Alagadda falls, you will see what will happen. If you don't want to see that fate happening, you must help our side to do your bidding. (that is if they respond) Events: Vassalisation of Nabatea (625): The vassalisation of Nabatea is not that significant, but it is a close start to the Central Roman Empire's hold on being the 'peacekeeper' of the region. Many historians might justify it as imperialism in a different approach, but if the Persian threat continued to persist, then vassalising them is one way to keep them from pushing the agenda of 'gaining what they want'. Byzantine-Shapurid War (606-): The army with the intent of disrupting the Shapurids of their own supply during the sieges of Assur and Alagadda had been cut from 30,000 (10,000 killed) to 15,000 with most of them no longer acting as organised and quickly spread out across Assyria and the westernmost part of the Shapurids to ambush and plunder any food and water supply for the attackers, with major focus being put onto the Siege of Alagadda and defence of Assyria. 10,000 more are sent to Roma Oriental to prevent remaining cities of Roma Oriental from succumbing and to liberate those that have been currently occupied by the Shapurids. Siege of Alagadda: Over 52,000 troops (with 8,000 killed) are currently trying to defend and fight against the Persians that number over more than a hundred thousand, with reinforcements numbering 40,000 (including the 15,000 from the supply disruption campaign) arriving to push the number of those involved in Alagadda up to 92,000. Siege equipment like catapults and ballistae are also used to reduce numbers of Persian reinforcements to topple the city. Hellenisation, Part II: Despite stagnancy continuing into the 7th century, Hellenisation begins to unfold a century after the breakup of the Roman Empire. Latin was no longer the de facto language spoken by leaders and nobles. Koine Greek was becoming the popular form for nobles of the Central Roman Empire, although a new form of Greek has been developed among the lower class, which would be the equivalent to medieval Greek. Although Neo-Hellenism began to exist in the Southern Roman Empire or what will be the left of it, Christianity is slowly becoming the norm and tradition of many Greeks living in their homelands instead. Greek Fire?: Word has been told within the Emperor's court that Greek fire is secretly in the works that could keep them floating at a time of a still stagnant era. The formula to create what would be known as Greek fire today has been written by some scholars who believe that it could be beneficial should conflict with other Roman powers or foreigners managing to arrive at the Mediterranean and attack coastal cities ever happen.