Ionia

The Empire of The Ionian Sea, or commonly known as Ionian Empire is a nation in IonMapping 's AFoE and New AFoE series. It is also the primary official nation of IonMapping.

Origin
Ionia, the predecessor of Ionian Empire, was formed after the Fallout caused by the nukes of the Great Turkish Empire. Its original name was Naples and it was positoned in South Italy(not including Sicily). Just before its expansion, Naples changed its name to Ionia.

Expansion
Milan, a dangerous country positioned in Upper Italy threatened Ionia and tried to annex Ionia, but Ionia fought back with courage and annexed Milan instead. Now Ionia had control over the Italian Peninsula.

In a short period, Ionia invaded Adriatia and New Greece(both positioned in Balkan Peninsula), The Democratic Republic of Frasia(positioned in France) and Sicily. It changed its name to Ionian Empire.

Downfall
While Ionian Empire was strong in military aspects, its economy suffered and rebels were starting to form. It shattered when the eastern Ionian Empire was divided into dozens of counties, while the middle of the Ionian Empire was divided into several bigger countries. The remaining part of the empire was annexed by Rensbre, Luslabnac and Hiskin. This marked the end of the Ionian Empire.

Origin
Ionia declared independence from Italy, but Italy doesn't recognize the independence and declares war on Ionia. Austria comes to Ionia's defence, and Tunisia joins the war too on Ionia's side. Italy surrenders and accepts Ionia's independence.

Expansion
After the independence war, Ionia invades Tunisia and takes the north of it. Ionia also recieves an amount of money as a peace offering from Tunisia.

Mediterranean Union
Ionian Empire was one of the founders of the Mediterranean Union along with New Aragon and Greece. This was when the Ionian Empire grew to it's strongest.

Trivia

 * Note that the "Ion" in IonMapping and the "Ion" in Ionian Empire have different meanings. The "Ion" as in IonMapping refers to the ion in chemistry, while the "Ion" as in Ionian Empire obviously refers to the Ionian Sea.