Imperia (Mappercraft)

The Empire of Imperia, commonly referred to as Imperia, is a nation that currently controls the regions of Italy, Greece, North Africa, and the Dalmatia Coast as a province of the Empire of Starym. It is the richest nation/region in world history, as the richest people on the server live there. It is both modern and historic, being the capital of the old Empire, which controlled all of Central Europe, and modern in that it has many things not seen in other regions, such as redstone elevators, subways, and highways.

History: The lands of Imperia, and the countries that lay claim to being Imperial, go back thousands of years.
 * Pre-History (Unknown - 999 BP): Humans reached the area that is Europe, and what is now Italy around the year 120,000 BP. They settled into lives of hunting and gathering, bringing animals like pigs, cows, and chickens across the continent. Cultures began emerging as a result of natural borders, and would soon form into complex societies. In Germany and France, the Suvi Culture formed, and agriculture was present in the area by 15,000 BP. Settlements like Siene and Berlin were formed, and they would be some of the greatest cities in the ancient world. In the Balkans, the Trico tribes began organized relgion, creating treeism (worship of trees). The Trico tribe also was the first civilization in Europe, although other nations in Iran and Asia existed at the time. In Italy, most of the region was uninhabited as mountains covered most land. Barely anyone lived in the Po Valley.
 * Trician Era (999 BP - 871 BP): Trician explorer Mitus from the Trician Empire sailed up the Adriatic Coast in 1000 BP and had his ships docked in the area around modern Istra. He liked the natural harbor, which was easily defensible from attack, and set up a town there. As years passed, thousands of people moved to the city established, Istre, and eventually it became the capital city of the Trician Empire. Mitus was removed from his leadership of Istre, but accepted this and settled down in the city. Eventually, disputes began with Mitus and the newly established Catholic Church over Mitus' private army, the Auxillia Corps. This erupted into conflict when Mitus' house was looted, and he in revenge attacked St. Nicholas Church in central Istre, damaging the church, and then leaving the town after killing the mayor Nick and he moved his army north to Germany to reorganize. He took the title Multi I, as Chief Warlord of the Auxillia Tribe, which was the first nation that would eventually reform into modern Imperia. For a year Multi and his armies ravaged Western Europe, destroying Paris, Rome, and Istre, before being defeated by the Trician Army, fresh from its Anatolia conquest, in Istre again. Multi and his forces were allowed to live on the condition they move to Scandinavia, and rule the area as a province of Tricia. Multi began funding numerous rebellions behind the scenes, which caused the destruction of Istre and Rome for good, but they were put down. Eventually, the leaders of the Italian Cohort caught onto this, and took action without permission of the Trician Empire Fedex II. By now, Multi's son, called Multi II, was in charge of Auxillia, and he brought his forces out to engage the Trician forces invading through Denmark. They were slaughtered from behind after being separated by the forest. This victory cause even more areas to declare independence. Multi declared independence from Tricia formally as the Kingdom of Scandinavia, and after defending the city of Valhalla he moved south and helped others maintain independence, such as the Germans, French, and Italians. Scandinavia became the leading power of Europe, but Multi was nowhere to be seen. He had vanished with his army as they moved east into Asia, and contact was lost. His daughter, however, is known to have lived in Danzig, along the Baltic, as governor of Poland.
 * Tribal Ages (871 BP - 24 AP):
 * Praetorian Era (24 AP - 198 AP):
 * Barbarian Invasions (198 AP - 243 AP):
 * The Imperial Republic (243 AP - 273 AP):
 * The Second Empire (273 AP - 450 AP):
 * The First Collapse (450 AP - 509 AP):
 * Imperial Resurgence (509 AP - 794 AP):
 * Modern Era (795 AP - Present):