Eyropan-Mediterranean History and Brainstorming
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:34 pm
I'm going to do two sections for the timeline. The first will be a purely OOC look at it for the purpose of developing individual provinces and cultures in order to better understand how things came to be the way they are in the present in order to maintain cohesion between provinces. The second will be a IC timeline -- history that is most commonly "known". The OOC timeline will change over time and will likely include extra notes.
OOC Timeline
3600-2500
Temple culture at Malta.
3200
Phoenicians originate along arabian peninsula.
2150BCE
Bell Beaker culture.
1500BC
The Bronze period.
1300BCE
The Late Bronze period.
1180BCE
Magic!
1020
Magic in warfare, religion and culture.
1000
A dwarven culture emerges from Malta, forming the modern day Maltese Dwarves. They obliterate their Sicillian conquerers.
Phoenicians make contact with the Iberian peninsula (1100-1000).
900
Elves appear.
Phoenicians make towns along the southern Iberian Peninsula coast.
900-800
Other races distinct from humanity appear.
Phoenician influences can be seen through Carthage and Malaka. They bring advances with iron, the potter's wheel, olive oil and wine. They have influenced Iberian writing.
800
Iron metallurgy becomes more commonplace.
Celts (Bernorio-Miraveche, Duero, Cogotas, Lusitanian, Castros) explore magical cultures and different racial groups and species.
The Phoenician city of Balsa becomes prominent.
A Greek colony (present day Marseilles) begin trading with Iberians.
770
Changers appear.
Tartessian culture appears on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula.
The creation and trade of the following booms during this period: jewelry, weaving, architecture, agriculture, steel, yoke and plough, cattle/sheep & goats.
Ritual use of burials creates several sites ripe with sealed tombs treasure seekers in modern day raid. Many are rigged with magical traps.
753
Start of the Roman Kingdom.
750
King Farahu rises in power. (explore how this altered the mediterranean trade/culture)
700
It is assumed Theogios rises to power in this time period.
650
Carthage gains independence from the Phoenician state of Tyre and submit wholly to Farahu.
636
War between Farahu and Piltzintlicoatl (mesoamerica) begins. (explore what this implied as far as trade went, magical ability and use of magic, what this meant for mediterranean)
600
The Urnfield culture begins to be replaced by Iberians.
Tavira destroyed.
Many Phoenician colonies are deserted.
Greeks found colony of Ampurias (modern Catalonia).
Carthagians replace Phoenicians as major power.
Theogios, centered in Greece, extends an offer of alliance to the Phoenicians. Eyropan unification underway.
570
The Phoenician settlements along North Africa's coast that are still under Phoenician control are completely overtaken by the Carthaginians.
560
King Arganthonios of the Tartessos people submits to Theogios. The Tartessians are a rich and cultured people, with a clear cultural and political structure. Though the events of the Changer's War is said to have swallowed most of the Tartessian people, it is said that the main city of the county Quijas, in modern Corezo, is built on or near the remains of the great city Tartessos.
It is also said that despite Arganthonios' earlier reluctance to unite with Theogios, that pressure from Carthage and the power of its army lead to him making his choice in order to preserve his people against being conquered.
(It should be noted that most scholars of Moruan or Bellezan origins vehemently deny this, claiming that the Changer's War wiped most traces of Tartessos from the region and that modern Quijas is a bastard mix of ancestry, brought together from a mish-mash of ignoble refugees and various poor tribes from around the region)
558-542
The Iberians, a clutch of tribes along the southeastern boundaries of modern day Corezo in the Moruan county, were a primitive set of groups heavily rooted in magical mysticism. Fiercely independent and canny traders, they existed at the edge of the known world as somewhat insular. They had strong contacts with the Greeks, and were friendly with them. Though they valued their independence, they were attuned to the Astral Plane and though reluctant could see what was coming and how it would affect them. After talks with Theogios' representatives and a decade long unification between the distinct tribes of the area, they agreed to join under Theogios' banner with a united front in the summer of 542 BCE.
539
Cyrus the Great conquers Phoenicia. Theogios, focused on the west and north of his new empire, as well as on Farahu, allows it to happen. He promises the Phoenicians that he will reclaim their lands and in the meantime they resettle along Eyropa's southern coast. Several are welcomed back into Iberian and Tartessian lands.
509
Start of the Roman Republic.
500
Carthaginians create a strong navy.
Herodotus uses 'Iberia' as the name for the peninsula.
500-400: The Romans
The magical influences the Gauls brought to bear upon the Romans threatened to see them conquered. Theogios, having previously been unable to convince the Romans to join his cause, offered to unite with them to drive the Gauls back. Then he offered them the Italian Peninsula and governance of its peoples should they join him. On the edge of loss due to the Gauls' magical ability, they agreed.
Later years after the Changer's War would see them expanding their territory against the wishes of the emperor, and sparking the period of Civil War that, in the end, settled into modern day's present province boundaries.
498-488
The Celtiberians of the Iberian Peninsula, having seen their neighbors capitulate to Theogios began to consider doing the same after pressures from the Iberians and Tartessians began to weigh. Composed of several tribes of cattle pastoralists with an elite warrior caste and governed by family hierarchies, it was no simple matter of agreement as with the Tartessians; like the Iberians there were many distinct tribes in the area.
It was not until the Belli, Arevaci, Lusones and Titii tribes united under the Belli Alliance that Theogios' forces made much headway. Together with the Iberians, the Celtiberian Confederacy was formed. With strong magical power at their backs, they conquered the rest of the Iberian Peninsula. The Iberians and Belli Alliance settled the matter of territory at that time.
486
The Celtiberians, under the Belli Tribe, officially join Theogios.
406
The Italian Peninsula is under Roman sway, and the Romans belong to Theogios' Empire.
Sicily, Sardegna and Malta, having been independent of the Italian Peninsula up to that point, are too claimed by the Romans and put into Theogios' Empire. Though they do not agree with this by any means they are a practical people, and choose to agree and gain some small independence rather than be conquered as were their forebears.
400
Eyropa is united.
350-320
It is said that Theogios shoves Africa south.
310
Climax of Changer's War. Orbit/axis altered, land masses changed, civilizations destroyed.
The Tartessians had fled north into the Belli and Iberian territories, but even so they were nearly completely wiped out between 320-310BCE. The great city of Tartessos is destroyed. Due to the changes to the peninsula during the end of the Changer's War, the area remains evacuated for long enough that rebuilding is deemed impossible for several decades after.
Malta sank during the climax, and Sicily had merged into Italy, leaving the Maltese dwarves with questionable prospects. At the very end of the changer's War they had fled underground into their old networks beneath Malta. Though many of these tunnels were flooded, the dwarves were nothing if not hardy and hardworking. They maintained only a small presence on the surface after the climax, focusing on rebuilding past their former strength underground. They did not intend to remain part of the Eyropan Empire indefinitely.
300
The Eyropan Empire successfully begins to rebuild and to organize against the monsters and natural disasters. Their alliance is an uneasy one, but it holds (if barely) due to politics being secondary to the issues of monsters, pirates in the Mediterranean Sound, and a huge rise in the number of brigands and highwaymen.
The remnants of Farahu's empire are mostly wiped out by the magical backlash of the war. In particular the Carthaginians hold some form of power in Africa's northern coast.
290-280
A mix of Tartessians, Phoenicians and other move back south in the Iberian Peninsula to attempt to rebuild and salvage what they can as the war winds down.
The dwarves had formed several large underground cities at this point, and maintained new homes, as well, along the south and west coast of the Italian Peninsula. Still subject to Roman rule, they chafed.
250
End of the Changer's War. Last of the Changers.
234
Dwarven internal councils began to seek ways to separate from the Eyropan Empire, and to free themselves from Roman rule.
218: First Punic War
The dwarves ask the remaining Carthaginians for aid in expelling their greco-roman overlords from the Sicilian portion of the Italian peninsula. This kicks off the magical Pal Tahrenorian version of the Punic Wars.
The Romans, having been in one of the most magically warped provinces, were decidedly changed at this point from their real-world counterparts. There was a mysteriousness to them, unaccounted for among any of their physical-world brethren, caused by mutation and infiltration by Astral Plane entities {idea: tie in to sidhe?}. Therefore, the romans being enemies to the Carthaginians from the Changer's War, the two groups form a pact.
The Carthaginians had, at this point, rebuilt enough of their navy to provide that which the dwarves lacked: a presence in the water. The dwarves, on the other hand, had what the Carthaginians lacked: a natural resistance to the magical power the Romans had become. The Carthaginians, having become a Thalassocracy City State to rival what it had been under Farahu. They began moving forces onto Sardegna in order to mass an attack.
It is unclear whether the Romans found and attacked the Carthaginians first, or if it was the dwarves who landed the first strike. Whichever the case, the conflict escalated into a full war between Eyropa and the Carthaginian Alliance.
202
First Punic War ends due to interference from sea monsters, effectively cutting off the two sides. A large fleet from Carthage is sunk.
145
The Society of the Changed successfully kills the worst of the sea monsters. Gnomish influence and inventions help create ships that can divert some of the sea monters' attentions.
144: the Second Punic War
Rome and a small contingent of Eyropan forces launch an attack against the Carthaginian homeland. It evolves into a continuation of the first war.
142
Rome soundly defeats Carthaginian Alliance. Carthage is burned to the ground. The Romans enslave the dwarves still left on the surface. Some of the underground dwarven cities are found and brought to heel. The remaining cities underground isolate themselves.
During this year, the Romans became the main force on the north African continent. Influenced by the daimons from the Planes, they prepared to make war with the Eyropan Empire to win their own freedom and dominate the rest of the continent.
20
Rome holds southern Eyropa, including the Iberian Peninsula. The three counties are renamed and put under Roman governance. The Emperor of Eyropa has fled north and settled in north-central Europe. The Empire is fragmenting, but still holds enough power and territory to remain together.
The present day Bellezan County in Corezo was the last to fall to Rome within Corezo.
2127PW (0 AD)
Seal.
Rome continues to grow. It is hampered by the Eyropan Empire's remnants.
2127-1727PW(0-400AD)
Rome's only hindrance is the Eyropan Empire. However, due to their ability to snatch up those tribes and cultures who have broken off from the Empire, Rome acts as something of a stabilizer for the Empire, halting its fragmentation and causing it to grow.
1727-1647PW(400-480AD)
The forces behind Rome's rise begin to splinter. By 480, the Eyropan Empire has reclaimed most of Corezo. The three counties, much changed, are yet again renamed. They were placed under rule of a culture that had remained loyal to the Empire for years.
1627-1357(500-770)
Corezo is ruled fairly uneventfully by the Empire.
1327PW (800AD): The Second Civil War (irl - Moors/Arabs invade and conquer Spain)
Unrest in the upper reaches of Eyropan's southern part of the empire (northern africa) leads to a second Civil War. Eventually these groups invade north through Corezo.
1407-858(800-1349)
The Eyropan Empire wars against the invasion from the south. Finally, with the aid of the Darleone Elves and a level of magical use in warfare not seen since, Eyropa succeeds in pushing the invaders out.
858-715(1349-1492)
Eyropa pushes further south along the northern half of Africa. 715PW sees them holding fully half of the lower northern continent.
715-704(1492-1503)
Eyropa faces civil unrest following the end of the civil war. Despite this, the Emperor of the time seeks to forestall any further invasions by conquering the remaining upper half of the African Continent.
704-615 (1503-1592)
Eyropa stretches to its present day boundaries
607-507(1600-1700)
A century of peace punctuated by small periods of civil unrest.
509-439(1702-1768)
Eyropa resettles and the present Emperor of the time restructures the Empire to better account for the cultures and changes that have happened during the last several hundred years of war.
Corezo has faced major upheaval since the second civil war. The Emperor had settled Corezo as a single province, and though Corezo as a political province does not contest the Empire's hold, there exists within the province itself continued unrest and violence. The Emperor, as a result, settles no few of his personal troops in the province to maintain order.
The Morua family, of Iberian descent, rises to power in the south-east of Corezo. Continued cultural differences between the three major peoples lead to Morua holding talks with the Quijas and Belleza families (each representing the majority of their own cultures). Together they approach their Proconsul and demand the former three counties are re-established within Corezo. Their Proconsul, fearing the loss of his own power, refuses.
438 (1769)
The majority of peoples of Phoenician, Tartessian, Belli Alliance and Iberian peoples within Corezo rebel and declare war against their Proconsul. This marks the third province-civil war in Eyropan history.
428 (1779)
The Proconsul is overthrown after a decade of fighting. It is believed that the origination of Corezan love and techniques for subterfuge and poison began here.
423 (1784)
The Empire restores order in Corezo. After an impassioned debate at the Empire's council, the Emperor decrees that the three counties will be formed. As per the desire of the people (though it is debated whether this was truly a matter of majority rule or oppression by the few), these three counties were named after the families who saw them established. Morua, Quijas, and Belleza.
The Emperor then granted the heads of these three families temporary powers much like a Proconsul's. They in turn created the Ducque rank. By and large these were officially ranks of financial and administrative control who officially acted as regional administrative bodies under the Proconsul's direction. Unofficially, however, the rank itself became subject to corruption by something of a plutocratic subjugation. However, in time with the Proconsul's appointment being influenced by these three families, the system was able to remain in existence up and until present day.
408 (1799)
Corezo: Power being a corruptive force, it was only a matter of time before each of the three families grew jealous of the power the others wielded. Seeking to unofficially expand their territory and power, they slowly began to conduct hostilities towards each other, using subtle means to influence the structure and economy of Corezo and gain supremacy over their brethren.
122 (2085)
Present day
IC Timeline
1000
Magic begins around this period of time.
800-700
Changers appear.
Start of the Roman Kingdom.
King Farahu rises in power.
It is assumed Theogios rises to power in this time period.
700-600
War between Farahu and Piltzintlicoatl (mesoamerica) begins.
550-500
King Arganthonios of the Tartessos people submits to Theogios. The Tartessians are a rich and cultured people, with a clear cultural and political structure. Though the events of the Changer's War is said to have swallowed most of the Tartessian people, it is said that the main city of the county Quijas, in modern Corezo, is built on or near the remains of the great city Tartessos.
It is also said that despite Arganthonios' earlier reluctance to unite with Theogios, that pressure from Carthage and the power of its army lead to him making his choice in order to preserve his people against being conquered.
(It should be noted that most scholars of Moruan or Bellezan origins vehemently deny this, claiming that the Changer's War wiped most traces of Tartessos from the region and that modern Quijas is a bastard mix of ancestry, brought together from a mish-mash of ignoble refugees and various poor tribes from around the region)
550-500
The Iberians, a clutch of tribes along the southeastern boundaries of modern day Corezo in the Moruan county, were a primitive set of groups heavily rooted in magical mysticism. Fiercely independent and canny traders, they existed at the edge of the known world as somewhat insular. They had strong contacts with the Greeks, and were friendly with them. Though they valued their independence, they were attuned to the Astral Plane and though reluctant could see what was coming and how it would affect them. After talks with Theogios' representatives and a decade long unification between the distinct tribes of the area, they agreed to join under Theogios' banner with a united front in the summer of 542 BCE. (remains of this agreement can be found in the Imperial Museum)
509
Start of the Roman Republic.
500
Herodotus uses 'Iberia' as the name for the peninsula. His works are used extensively by modern scholars.
500-400: The Romans
The magical influences the Gauls brought to bear upon the Romans threatened to see them conquered. Theogios, having previously been unable to convince the Romans to join his cause, offered to unite with them to drive the Gauls back. Then he offered them the Italian Peninsula and governance of its peoples should they join him. On the edge of loss due to the Gauls' magical ability, they agreed.
498-488
The Celtiberian Confederacy was formed. The Iberians and Belli Alliance settled the matter of territory at that time.
486
The Celtiberians, under the Belli Tribe, officially join Theogios. (remains of this agreement can be found in the Imperial Museum)
406
The Romans hold the Italian peninsula under the rule of Theogios' Empire.
Sicily, Sardegna and Malta, having been independent of the Italian Peninsula up to that point, are too claimed by the Romans and put into Theogios' Empire.
400
Eyropa is united.
310
Climax of Changer's War. Orbit/axis altered, land masses changed, civilizations destroyed.
300
The Eyropan Empire successfully begins to rebuild. Their alliance is an uneasy one, but it holds (if barely) due to politics being secondary to the issues of monsters, pirates in the Mediterranean Sound, and a huge rise in the number of brigands and highwaymen. These events were chronicled, and some records remain under study by modern scholars.
250
End of the Changer's War.
218: First Punic War
The dwarves ask the remaining Carthaginians for aid in expelling their greco-roman overlords from the Sicilian portion of the Italian peninsula. This kicks off the Punic Wars.
The Carthaginians had, at this point, rebuilt enough of their navy to provide that which the dwarves lacked: a presence in the water. The dwarves, on the other hand, had what the Carthaginians lacked: a natural resistance to the magical power the Romans had become. The Carthaginians, having become a Thalassocracy City State to rival what it had been under Farahu, began moving forces onto Sardegna in order to mass an attack.
It is unclear whether the Romans found and attacked the Carthaginians first, or if it was the dwarves who landed the first strike. Whichever the case, the conflict escalated into a full war between Eyropa and the Carthaginian Alliance.
202
First Punic War ends due to interference from sea monsters, effectively cutting off the two sides. A large fleet from Carthage is sunk.
145
The Society of the Changed successfully kills the worst of the sea monsters. Gnomish influence and inventions help create ships that can divert some of the sea monsters' attentions.
144: the Second Punic War
Rome and a small contingent of Eyropan forces launch an attack against the Carthaginian homeland. It evolves into a continuation of the first war.
142
Rome soundly defeats Carthaginian Alliance. Carthage is burned to the ground. The Romans enslave the dwarves still left on the surface. Some underground dwarven cities are found and brought to heel.
The Romans became the main force on the north African continent. They begin preparations to go to war against the Eyropan Empire.
20
Rome has conquered southern Eyropa, including the Iberian Peninsula. The three counties are renamed and put under Roman governance. The Emperor of Eyropa has fled north and settled in north-central Europe. The Empire is fragmenting, but still holds enough power and territory to remain together.
The present day Bellezan County in Corezo was the last to fall to Rome within Corezo.
2127PW (0 AD)
Seal.
2127-1727PW(0-400AD)
Rome's only hindrance is the Eyropan Empire. However, due to their ability to snatch up those tribes and cultures who have broken off from the Empire, Rome acts as something of a stabilizer for the Empire, halting its fragmentation and causing it to grow.
1727-1647PW(400-480AD)
The forces behind Rome's rise begin to splinter. By 480, the Eyropan Empire has reclaimed most of Corezo.
1627-1357(500-770)
The Empire holds power. There are not many records for this time period.
1327PW (800): The Second Civil War
Unrest in the upper reaches of Eyropan's southern part of the empire (northern africa) leads to a second Civil War. Eventually these groups invade north through Corezo.
1407-858(800-1349)
The Eyropan Empire wars against the invasion from the south. Finally, with the aid of the Darleone Elves and a level of magical use in warfare not seen since, Eyropa succeeds in pushing the invaders out.
858-715(1349-1492)
Eyropa pushes further south along the northern half of Africa. 715PW sees them holding fully half of the lower northern continent.
715-704(1492-1503)
Eyropa faces civil unrest following the end of the civil war. Despite this, the Emperor of the time seeks to forestall any further invasions by conquering the remaining upper half of the African Continent.
704-615 (1503-1592)
Eyropa stretches to its present day boundaries.
607-507(1600-1700)
A century of peace punctuated by small periods of civil unrest. Advancements are made in magical techniques through many fields.
509-439(1702-1768)
Eyropa resettles and the present Emperor of the time restructures the Empire to better account for the cultures and changes that have happened during the last several hundred years of war.
There is some civil unrest during this period.
438 (1769)
The majority of peoples within Corezo rebel and declare war against their Consul. This marks the third province-civil war in Eyropan history.
428 (1779)
The Proconsul is overthrown after a decade of fighting. It is believed that the origination of Corezan love and techniques for subterfuge and poison began here.
423 (1784)
The Empire restores order in Corezo. The Emperor decrees that the three counties will be formed within Corezo, named after the families who saw them established. Morua, Quijas, and Belleza.
The Emperor then gave rights for these counties to be overseen by representatives of the Proconsul (Ducques). These overseers were officially ranks of financial and administrative control who officially acted as regional administrative bodies under the Proconsul's direction.
122 (2085)
Present day.
OOC Timeline
3600-2500
Temple culture at Malta.
3200
Phoenicians originate along arabian peninsula.
2150BCE
Bell Beaker culture.
1500BC
The Bronze period.
1300BCE
The Late Bronze period.
1180BCE
Magic!
1020
Magic in warfare, religion and culture.
1000
A dwarven culture emerges from Malta, forming the modern day Maltese Dwarves. They obliterate their Sicillian conquerers.
Phoenicians make contact with the Iberian peninsula (1100-1000).
900
Elves appear.
Phoenicians make towns along the southern Iberian Peninsula coast.
900-800
Other races distinct from humanity appear.
Phoenician influences can be seen through Carthage and Malaka. They bring advances with iron, the potter's wheel, olive oil and wine. They have influenced Iberian writing.
800
Iron metallurgy becomes more commonplace.
Celts (Bernorio-Miraveche, Duero, Cogotas, Lusitanian, Castros) explore magical cultures and different racial groups and species.
The Phoenician city of Balsa becomes prominent.
A Greek colony (present day Marseilles) begin trading with Iberians.
770
Changers appear.
Tartessian culture appears on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula.
The creation and trade of the following booms during this period: jewelry, weaving, architecture, agriculture, steel, yoke and plough, cattle/sheep & goats.
Ritual use of burials creates several sites ripe with sealed tombs treasure seekers in modern day raid. Many are rigged with magical traps.
753
Start of the Roman Kingdom.
750
King Farahu rises in power. (explore how this altered the mediterranean trade/culture)
700
It is assumed Theogios rises to power in this time period.
650
Carthage gains independence from the Phoenician state of Tyre and submit wholly to Farahu.
636
War between Farahu and Piltzintlicoatl (mesoamerica) begins. (explore what this implied as far as trade went, magical ability and use of magic, what this meant for mediterranean)
600
The Urnfield culture begins to be replaced by Iberians.
Tavira destroyed.
Many Phoenician colonies are deserted.
Greeks found colony of Ampurias (modern Catalonia).
Carthagians replace Phoenicians as major power.
Theogios, centered in Greece, extends an offer of alliance to the Phoenicians. Eyropan unification underway.
570
The Phoenician settlements along North Africa's coast that are still under Phoenician control are completely overtaken by the Carthaginians.
560
King Arganthonios of the Tartessos people submits to Theogios. The Tartessians are a rich and cultured people, with a clear cultural and political structure. Though the events of the Changer's War is said to have swallowed most of the Tartessian people, it is said that the main city of the county Quijas, in modern Corezo, is built on or near the remains of the great city Tartessos.
It is also said that despite Arganthonios' earlier reluctance to unite with Theogios, that pressure from Carthage and the power of its army lead to him making his choice in order to preserve his people against being conquered.
(It should be noted that most scholars of Moruan or Bellezan origins vehemently deny this, claiming that the Changer's War wiped most traces of Tartessos from the region and that modern Quijas is a bastard mix of ancestry, brought together from a mish-mash of ignoble refugees and various poor tribes from around the region)
558-542
The Iberians, a clutch of tribes along the southeastern boundaries of modern day Corezo in the Moruan county, were a primitive set of groups heavily rooted in magical mysticism. Fiercely independent and canny traders, they existed at the edge of the known world as somewhat insular. They had strong contacts with the Greeks, and were friendly with them. Though they valued their independence, they were attuned to the Astral Plane and though reluctant could see what was coming and how it would affect them. After talks with Theogios' representatives and a decade long unification between the distinct tribes of the area, they agreed to join under Theogios' banner with a united front in the summer of 542 BCE.
539
Cyrus the Great conquers Phoenicia. Theogios, focused on the west and north of his new empire, as well as on Farahu, allows it to happen. He promises the Phoenicians that he will reclaim their lands and in the meantime they resettle along Eyropa's southern coast. Several are welcomed back into Iberian and Tartessian lands.
509
Start of the Roman Republic.
500
Carthaginians create a strong navy.
Herodotus uses 'Iberia' as the name for the peninsula.
500-400: The Romans
The magical influences the Gauls brought to bear upon the Romans threatened to see them conquered. Theogios, having previously been unable to convince the Romans to join his cause, offered to unite with them to drive the Gauls back. Then he offered them the Italian Peninsula and governance of its peoples should they join him. On the edge of loss due to the Gauls' magical ability, they agreed.
Later years after the Changer's War would see them expanding their territory against the wishes of the emperor, and sparking the period of Civil War that, in the end, settled into modern day's present province boundaries.
498-488
The Celtiberians of the Iberian Peninsula, having seen their neighbors capitulate to Theogios began to consider doing the same after pressures from the Iberians and Tartessians began to weigh. Composed of several tribes of cattle pastoralists with an elite warrior caste and governed by family hierarchies, it was no simple matter of agreement as with the Tartessians; like the Iberians there were many distinct tribes in the area.
It was not until the Belli, Arevaci, Lusones and Titii tribes united under the Belli Alliance that Theogios' forces made much headway. Together with the Iberians, the Celtiberian Confederacy was formed. With strong magical power at their backs, they conquered the rest of the Iberian Peninsula. The Iberians and Belli Alliance settled the matter of territory at that time.
486
The Celtiberians, under the Belli Tribe, officially join Theogios.
406
The Italian Peninsula is under Roman sway, and the Romans belong to Theogios' Empire.
Sicily, Sardegna and Malta, having been independent of the Italian Peninsula up to that point, are too claimed by the Romans and put into Theogios' Empire. Though they do not agree with this by any means they are a practical people, and choose to agree and gain some small independence rather than be conquered as were their forebears.
400
Eyropa is united.
350-320
It is said that Theogios shoves Africa south.
310
Climax of Changer's War. Orbit/axis altered, land masses changed, civilizations destroyed.
The Tartessians had fled north into the Belli and Iberian territories, but even so they were nearly completely wiped out between 320-310BCE. The great city of Tartessos is destroyed. Due to the changes to the peninsula during the end of the Changer's War, the area remains evacuated for long enough that rebuilding is deemed impossible for several decades after.
Malta sank during the climax, and Sicily had merged into Italy, leaving the Maltese dwarves with questionable prospects. At the very end of the changer's War they had fled underground into their old networks beneath Malta. Though many of these tunnels were flooded, the dwarves were nothing if not hardy and hardworking. They maintained only a small presence on the surface after the climax, focusing on rebuilding past their former strength underground. They did not intend to remain part of the Eyropan Empire indefinitely.
300
The Eyropan Empire successfully begins to rebuild and to organize against the monsters and natural disasters. Their alliance is an uneasy one, but it holds (if barely) due to politics being secondary to the issues of monsters, pirates in the Mediterranean Sound, and a huge rise in the number of brigands and highwaymen.
The remnants of Farahu's empire are mostly wiped out by the magical backlash of the war. In particular the Carthaginians hold some form of power in Africa's northern coast.
290-280
A mix of Tartessians, Phoenicians and other move back south in the Iberian Peninsula to attempt to rebuild and salvage what they can as the war winds down.
The dwarves had formed several large underground cities at this point, and maintained new homes, as well, along the south and west coast of the Italian Peninsula. Still subject to Roman rule, they chafed.
250
End of the Changer's War. Last of the Changers.
234
Dwarven internal councils began to seek ways to separate from the Eyropan Empire, and to free themselves from Roman rule.
218: First Punic War
The dwarves ask the remaining Carthaginians for aid in expelling their greco-roman overlords from the Sicilian portion of the Italian peninsula. This kicks off the magical Pal Tahrenorian version of the Punic Wars.
The Romans, having been in one of the most magically warped provinces, were decidedly changed at this point from their real-world counterparts. There was a mysteriousness to them, unaccounted for among any of their physical-world brethren, caused by mutation and infiltration by Astral Plane entities {idea: tie in to sidhe?}. Therefore, the romans being enemies to the Carthaginians from the Changer's War, the two groups form a pact.
The Carthaginians had, at this point, rebuilt enough of their navy to provide that which the dwarves lacked: a presence in the water. The dwarves, on the other hand, had what the Carthaginians lacked: a natural resistance to the magical power the Romans had become. The Carthaginians, having become a Thalassocracy City State to rival what it had been under Farahu. They began moving forces onto Sardegna in order to mass an attack.
It is unclear whether the Romans found and attacked the Carthaginians first, or if it was the dwarves who landed the first strike. Whichever the case, the conflict escalated into a full war between Eyropa and the Carthaginian Alliance.
202
First Punic War ends due to interference from sea monsters, effectively cutting off the two sides. A large fleet from Carthage is sunk.
145
The Society of the Changed successfully kills the worst of the sea monsters. Gnomish influence and inventions help create ships that can divert some of the sea monters' attentions.
144: the Second Punic War
Rome and a small contingent of Eyropan forces launch an attack against the Carthaginian homeland. It evolves into a continuation of the first war.
142
Rome soundly defeats Carthaginian Alliance. Carthage is burned to the ground. The Romans enslave the dwarves still left on the surface. Some of the underground dwarven cities are found and brought to heel. The remaining cities underground isolate themselves.
During this year, the Romans became the main force on the north African continent. Influenced by the daimons from the Planes, they prepared to make war with the Eyropan Empire to win their own freedom and dominate the rest of the continent.
20
Rome holds southern Eyropa, including the Iberian Peninsula. The three counties are renamed and put under Roman governance. The Emperor of Eyropa has fled north and settled in north-central Europe. The Empire is fragmenting, but still holds enough power and territory to remain together.
The present day Bellezan County in Corezo was the last to fall to Rome within Corezo.
2127PW (0 AD)
Seal.
Rome continues to grow. It is hampered by the Eyropan Empire's remnants.
2127-1727PW(0-400AD)
Rome's only hindrance is the Eyropan Empire. However, due to their ability to snatch up those tribes and cultures who have broken off from the Empire, Rome acts as something of a stabilizer for the Empire, halting its fragmentation and causing it to grow.
1727-1647PW(400-480AD)
The forces behind Rome's rise begin to splinter. By 480, the Eyropan Empire has reclaimed most of Corezo. The three counties, much changed, are yet again renamed. They were placed under rule of a culture that had remained loyal to the Empire for years.
1627-1357(500-770)
Corezo is ruled fairly uneventfully by the Empire.
1327PW (800AD): The Second Civil War (irl - Moors/Arabs invade and conquer Spain)
Unrest in the upper reaches of Eyropan's southern part of the empire (northern africa) leads to a second Civil War. Eventually these groups invade north through Corezo.
1407-858(800-1349)
The Eyropan Empire wars against the invasion from the south. Finally, with the aid of the Darleone Elves and a level of magical use in warfare not seen since, Eyropa succeeds in pushing the invaders out.
858-715(1349-1492)
Eyropa pushes further south along the northern half of Africa. 715PW sees them holding fully half of the lower northern continent.
715-704(1492-1503)
Eyropa faces civil unrest following the end of the civil war. Despite this, the Emperor of the time seeks to forestall any further invasions by conquering the remaining upper half of the African Continent.
704-615 (1503-1592)
Eyropa stretches to its present day boundaries
607-507(1600-1700)
A century of peace punctuated by small periods of civil unrest.
509-439(1702-1768)
Eyropa resettles and the present Emperor of the time restructures the Empire to better account for the cultures and changes that have happened during the last several hundred years of war.
Corezo has faced major upheaval since the second civil war. The Emperor had settled Corezo as a single province, and though Corezo as a political province does not contest the Empire's hold, there exists within the province itself continued unrest and violence. The Emperor, as a result, settles no few of his personal troops in the province to maintain order.
The Morua family, of Iberian descent, rises to power in the south-east of Corezo. Continued cultural differences between the three major peoples lead to Morua holding talks with the Quijas and Belleza families (each representing the majority of their own cultures). Together they approach their Proconsul and demand the former three counties are re-established within Corezo. Their Proconsul, fearing the loss of his own power, refuses.
438 (1769)
The majority of peoples of Phoenician, Tartessian, Belli Alliance and Iberian peoples within Corezo rebel and declare war against their Proconsul. This marks the third province-civil war in Eyropan history.
428 (1779)
The Proconsul is overthrown after a decade of fighting. It is believed that the origination of Corezan love and techniques for subterfuge and poison began here.
423 (1784)
The Empire restores order in Corezo. After an impassioned debate at the Empire's council, the Emperor decrees that the three counties will be formed. As per the desire of the people (though it is debated whether this was truly a matter of majority rule or oppression by the few), these three counties were named after the families who saw them established. Morua, Quijas, and Belleza.
The Emperor then granted the heads of these three families temporary powers much like a Proconsul's. They in turn created the Ducque rank. By and large these were officially ranks of financial and administrative control who officially acted as regional administrative bodies under the Proconsul's direction. Unofficially, however, the rank itself became subject to corruption by something of a plutocratic subjugation. However, in time with the Proconsul's appointment being influenced by these three families, the system was able to remain in existence up and until present day.
408 (1799)
Corezo: Power being a corruptive force, it was only a matter of time before each of the three families grew jealous of the power the others wielded. Seeking to unofficially expand their territory and power, they slowly began to conduct hostilities towards each other, using subtle means to influence the structure and economy of Corezo and gain supremacy over their brethren.
122 (2085)
Present day
IC Timeline
1000
Magic begins around this period of time.
800-700
Changers appear.
Start of the Roman Kingdom.
King Farahu rises in power.
It is assumed Theogios rises to power in this time period.
700-600
War between Farahu and Piltzintlicoatl (mesoamerica) begins.
550-500
King Arganthonios of the Tartessos people submits to Theogios. The Tartessians are a rich and cultured people, with a clear cultural and political structure. Though the events of the Changer's War is said to have swallowed most of the Tartessian people, it is said that the main city of the county Quijas, in modern Corezo, is built on or near the remains of the great city Tartessos.
It is also said that despite Arganthonios' earlier reluctance to unite with Theogios, that pressure from Carthage and the power of its army lead to him making his choice in order to preserve his people against being conquered.
(It should be noted that most scholars of Moruan or Bellezan origins vehemently deny this, claiming that the Changer's War wiped most traces of Tartessos from the region and that modern Quijas is a bastard mix of ancestry, brought together from a mish-mash of ignoble refugees and various poor tribes from around the region)
550-500
The Iberians, a clutch of tribes along the southeastern boundaries of modern day Corezo in the Moruan county, were a primitive set of groups heavily rooted in magical mysticism. Fiercely independent and canny traders, they existed at the edge of the known world as somewhat insular. They had strong contacts with the Greeks, and were friendly with them. Though they valued their independence, they were attuned to the Astral Plane and though reluctant could see what was coming and how it would affect them. After talks with Theogios' representatives and a decade long unification between the distinct tribes of the area, they agreed to join under Theogios' banner with a united front in the summer of 542 BCE. (remains of this agreement can be found in the Imperial Museum)
509
Start of the Roman Republic.
500
Herodotus uses 'Iberia' as the name for the peninsula. His works are used extensively by modern scholars.
500-400: The Romans
The magical influences the Gauls brought to bear upon the Romans threatened to see them conquered. Theogios, having previously been unable to convince the Romans to join his cause, offered to unite with them to drive the Gauls back. Then he offered them the Italian Peninsula and governance of its peoples should they join him. On the edge of loss due to the Gauls' magical ability, they agreed.
498-488
The Celtiberian Confederacy was formed. The Iberians and Belli Alliance settled the matter of territory at that time.
486
The Celtiberians, under the Belli Tribe, officially join Theogios. (remains of this agreement can be found in the Imperial Museum)
406
The Romans hold the Italian peninsula under the rule of Theogios' Empire.
Sicily, Sardegna and Malta, having been independent of the Italian Peninsula up to that point, are too claimed by the Romans and put into Theogios' Empire.
400
Eyropa is united.
310
Climax of Changer's War. Orbit/axis altered, land masses changed, civilizations destroyed.
300
The Eyropan Empire successfully begins to rebuild. Their alliance is an uneasy one, but it holds (if barely) due to politics being secondary to the issues of monsters, pirates in the Mediterranean Sound, and a huge rise in the number of brigands and highwaymen. These events were chronicled, and some records remain under study by modern scholars.
250
End of the Changer's War.
218: First Punic War
The dwarves ask the remaining Carthaginians for aid in expelling their greco-roman overlords from the Sicilian portion of the Italian peninsula. This kicks off the Punic Wars.
The Carthaginians had, at this point, rebuilt enough of their navy to provide that which the dwarves lacked: a presence in the water. The dwarves, on the other hand, had what the Carthaginians lacked: a natural resistance to the magical power the Romans had become. The Carthaginians, having become a Thalassocracy City State to rival what it had been under Farahu, began moving forces onto Sardegna in order to mass an attack.
It is unclear whether the Romans found and attacked the Carthaginians first, or if it was the dwarves who landed the first strike. Whichever the case, the conflict escalated into a full war between Eyropa and the Carthaginian Alliance.
202
First Punic War ends due to interference from sea monsters, effectively cutting off the two sides. A large fleet from Carthage is sunk.
145
The Society of the Changed successfully kills the worst of the sea monsters. Gnomish influence and inventions help create ships that can divert some of the sea monsters' attentions.
144: the Second Punic War
Rome and a small contingent of Eyropan forces launch an attack against the Carthaginian homeland. It evolves into a continuation of the first war.
142
Rome soundly defeats Carthaginian Alliance. Carthage is burned to the ground. The Romans enslave the dwarves still left on the surface. Some underground dwarven cities are found and brought to heel.
The Romans became the main force on the north African continent. They begin preparations to go to war against the Eyropan Empire.
20
Rome has conquered southern Eyropa, including the Iberian Peninsula. The three counties are renamed and put under Roman governance. The Emperor of Eyropa has fled north and settled in north-central Europe. The Empire is fragmenting, but still holds enough power and territory to remain together.
The present day Bellezan County in Corezo was the last to fall to Rome within Corezo.
2127PW (0 AD)
Seal.
2127-1727PW(0-400AD)
Rome's only hindrance is the Eyropan Empire. However, due to their ability to snatch up those tribes and cultures who have broken off from the Empire, Rome acts as something of a stabilizer for the Empire, halting its fragmentation and causing it to grow.
1727-1647PW(400-480AD)
The forces behind Rome's rise begin to splinter. By 480, the Eyropan Empire has reclaimed most of Corezo.
1627-1357(500-770)
The Empire holds power. There are not many records for this time period.
1327PW (800): The Second Civil War
Unrest in the upper reaches of Eyropan's southern part of the empire (northern africa) leads to a second Civil War. Eventually these groups invade north through Corezo.
1407-858(800-1349)
The Eyropan Empire wars against the invasion from the south. Finally, with the aid of the Darleone Elves and a level of magical use in warfare not seen since, Eyropa succeeds in pushing the invaders out.
858-715(1349-1492)
Eyropa pushes further south along the northern half of Africa. 715PW sees them holding fully half of the lower northern continent.
715-704(1492-1503)
Eyropa faces civil unrest following the end of the civil war. Despite this, the Emperor of the time seeks to forestall any further invasions by conquering the remaining upper half of the African Continent.
704-615 (1503-1592)
Eyropa stretches to its present day boundaries.
607-507(1600-1700)
A century of peace punctuated by small periods of civil unrest. Advancements are made in magical techniques through many fields.
509-439(1702-1768)
Eyropa resettles and the present Emperor of the time restructures the Empire to better account for the cultures and changes that have happened during the last several hundred years of war.
There is some civil unrest during this period.
438 (1769)
The majority of peoples within Corezo rebel and declare war against their Consul. This marks the third province-civil war in Eyropan history.
428 (1779)
The Proconsul is overthrown after a decade of fighting. It is believed that the origination of Corezan love and techniques for subterfuge and poison began here.
423 (1784)
The Empire restores order in Corezo. The Emperor decrees that the three counties will be formed within Corezo, named after the families who saw them established. Morua, Quijas, and Belleza.
The Emperor then gave rights for these counties to be overseen by representatives of the Proconsul (Ducques). These overseers were officially ranks of financial and administrative control who officially acted as regional administrative bodies under the Proconsul's direction.
122 (2085)
Present day.
