Aesculia

Aesculian Empire Old Aesculian: Imperium Æsculium Aesculian: Impero Aesculiano
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Rex Regum Reges Regit"
Anthem: The Empire
Capital	Partenopeo
Official languages	Old Aesculian Aesculian
Recognised regional languages	Shumadinian Dusunpan
Ethnic groups (2011)	Aesculians (82%) Shumadinians (13%) Orang Melayu (5%)
Demonym(s)	Aesculinese
Government	Semi-constitutional monarchy
• Emperor	Constantius XI
• Princeps Senatus	Gianfranco
Legislature	Senate
• Upper house	Chamber of Patricians
• Lower house	Chamber of Plebeians
• Water (%)	7
Population
• 2018 estimate	87.213.123
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$4.555 trillion
• Per capita	$54,983
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$4.117 trillion
• Per capita	$49,692
Gini (2018)	30 medium
HDI (2018)	0.986 very high
Currency	Aesculian Tallero (AET)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	left
ISO 3166 code	CB
Internet TLD	.cb

Aesculia , officially the Aesculian Empire is a sovereign state and a Semi-constitutional monarchy .The mainland of Aesculia located in eastern Plateia, while its overseas territories are located in Lautania (Porto Cattaro) and on the continent of Cochicusca (Iuliania). The Aesculian mainland is divided in two parts. The continental part and the Aquilaterran archipelago. The capital of Aesculia is located in Partenopeo,which ranks among the oldest and largest citiеs in southeastern Plateia. . Aesculia has two official languages, Old Aesculian and Aesculian, with the latter being the dominant one in use in the whole country, and the former being a ceremonial language. Aesculia's population numbers 87 million, most of whom are followers of the Church of Seven.

Aesculia has historically been home to myriad peoples and cultures due to its geographic position. In addition to the various ancient peoples dispersed throughout modern-day Aesculia, the most predominant being the Lazian peoples. A Lazian tribe known as the Aesculi formed the Aesculian Kingdom in the 9th century BC, which eventually became a republic with a government of the Senate and the People. From the formation of the Kingdom, Aesculia position itself as the main trading power in Plateia while developing its famous seafarer traditions. The republic transformed into an the empire which still exists to this day. The political system from these ancient times was the foundation of the modern political system of Aesculia which still has a lot of similarities with the old empire.

History

Ancient Aesculia

Aesculia the home of the one of the first advanced civilizations in Plateia and is considered the birthplace of Plateian civilisation, beginning with the Pentasori civilization and the Andarti civilisation on the islands of the Mare Infinitum, and the Ilian Civilisation on the mainland. The Andarti civilisation was fully absorbed by the Pentasori around 1500 BCE, while the Ilian civilisation expanded its influence over mainland Aesculia and reached its peak at around 1200 BCE.

Due to the Lazian invasions and migrations, the Ilian civilisation suffered heavy blows and never quite recovered from these attacks and later succumbed to Aesculian influence and dissappeared in 6th BCE. The Lazian tribes started their incursions and raids into Ilian lands around 1000 BCE and many settled in the Pentasori kingdoms. At In 934 BCE the Lazian tribes, in an alliance with the Ilians invaded the Mar Infinitus isles which were populated by Pentasori city-states and kingdoms. With the war finally ending, most Lazians moved over to the Pentasori isles and established their own kingdoms and city states there under the influence of the Ilian kingdoms. The Lazian civil wars began in 870 BCE and ended with the alliance city states and kingdoms of the Aesculi tribe gaining hegemony over the isles. The Pentasori civilisation dissapeared and was assimilated into the Lazian culture.

With the establishment of the Aesculian Kingdom in 840BCE, with its center in the city of Partenope, the Lazians came in conflict with their vassal. The Aesculi asked for the lands in current mainland Aesculia which were settled mostly by Lazians to be given over to them, which was ultimately rejected by the Ilians. The War of the Religions started in 770BCE due to Lazian religion being forbidden in Pentasori realms which served as a casus belli for the Aesculi to invade and finally conquer all of Pentasori lands.

The Aesculian Kingdom (known then as the Partenopean Kingdom) which used to be a broad alliance of many cities and smaller kingdoms, was consolidated into a single entity during the Aesculian expansion and conquest of new lands at the expense of the other Plateian peoples. A permanent union with most of the local tribes and cities was formed, and Aesculia began the conquest of Western and Eastern Plateia.

In the wake of the Imperial period, Aesculian Empire grew rapidly and became one of the largest and most dominant political entities on the Plateian continent, and throughout the course of centuries grew into a massive empire. The Aesculian Empire was one of the most powerful political, economic, military and cultural forces in the world of its time, and it was one of the largest empires in world history. The Aesculian legacy has deeply influenced the Plateian civilisation, shaping most of the Western world; among the many legacies of Aesculian dominance are the widespread use of the Lazian languages derived from Lazian, the numerical system, the modern Western alphabet and calendar, and the emergence of INSERT RELIGION NAME as a major religion.

The center of the Empire varied through time. At the start it was located in the city of Partenopeo, which was the political and cultural center of the Empire for centuries, and was such until 5. century BCE when it was moved west. The capital cities changed through times and the status of a political capital moved over time mostly for either political, economical or military reasons

The Empire began its decline at the start of 2nd century CE, when it started succumbing to civil wars which plagued the empire for over one hundred years. The major blow to the empire which led to its collapse were the Celtic and Slavic invasions which started occuring around 6CE with the Empire loosing its Western provinces to Celts and Eastern to Slavs. The capital was moved back to the old part of the Empire, Partenopeo, mostly due to strategic reasons as the city was on an island which was untouchable by the Slavs.

Middle Ages

The Aesculian Empire (still called Partenopean Empire in its own time) was reduced to its eastern provinces around the coast and the isles. The Empire was under constant raids and incursions from Slavic tribes. In 7th century CE the Empire fell again into a civil war known as the Aesculian war of succession. Due to the death of Emperor Caius Augustus III the major nobles at the time fought over the throne. The Empire was divided between five different claimants to the Imperial throne. Iulian Faustus I who ruled a few parts of the islands but most of the remaining mainland provinces, invited the Slavic tribes to fight for them and in return granted them land in Aesculia. I 768. Iulian Faustus entered Partenopeo as the sole ruler of Aesculia and the victor of the Aesculian War of Succession which lasted for nearly 20 years. This marked the start of the period of Iulian dynasty which marked most of the Middle age history of Aesculia. The Iulian dynasty initiated a number of reforms in order to strengthen the empire. The Empire expanded its borders but instead of regaining its former borders it turned to strengthening its current ones and turned to trade. At the end of the 10th century the Aesculian Empire became the most dominant trading force in Eastern Plateia.

The Age of Trade (Early Modern Period)

The discovery of Lautania and Cochicusca saw Aesculia turning its interest to the east. Both these regions were discovered with the appearance of Dusunpan traders. This particular event happened in 1478 when Dusunpan ships sailed to the coast of Aesculia and marked the beginning of trade between the two entities. Aesculia soom established itself as the major trading not only in Plateia but also became the major Plateian trader in Lautania and Cochicusca. In 1512 Aesculians sailed to the island of Porto Cattaro and claimed it. Since then Porto Cattaro became the most important trading stop for Aesculian ships.

Notes for future writing: -Aesculia gets into some sort of a trading dispute in mid 16th century which sends it to war with some Lautanian/Cochicuscan states -Because of the war Aesculia started expanding its colonial empire on Lautanian/Cochicuscan mainland which effectively made it more rich -Aesculia had some wars in Plateia mostly naval over trade dominance and won them -It had a few expansionist wars in Plateian mainland but nothing serious

18th - 19th centuries

Emperor Francus I Iulius

Aesculia had established itself as the foremost trading power in the SEA BETWEEN LAUTANIA AND PLATEIA. It was a naval power which used its ships to insure imperial trading interests are fulfilled. Aesculia had lost its previous dominance it had in Plateia centuries ago but it had never forgotten about them. From 1652 up until 1805 Aesculian Emperors lost their power mostly to their own mistakes. Most Emperors who ruled the country during this period left most state affairs to their representatives such as the Princeps Senatus (The Prime Minister) and the Decemviri (The council of ministers) who made up the government at that time. The Emperors became so sidelined that at some point many didn't even know what was going on in state affairs. Both the Princeps and the Decemviri were made up of the ruling class, such as high ranking generals, other members of the Iulian dynasty, trade moguls and so on. In 1802 Prince Franco of Iulia, the cousin of Emperor Antonius IV, assumed the position of Princeps Senatus and paved the way to his future coup. As his predecessors Antonius IV wasn't interested in politics much and was mostly spending his time chasing young female serfs around the imperial palace, or hunting in Lautainian forests. Unexpectedly, running after women costed him his life. In 1805 he had a major head injury after he slipped in a Aesculian bath while running after one of his handmaids. He died after a few days.

On August 21st 1805. Just ten days after the death of Antonius IV, Prince Franco made a coup and assumed power proclaiming himself Francus I Iulius, Emperor of Aesculia. This provoked a brief civil war which resulted in a massacre of the family of Antonius IV as well as people loyal to him. The new emperor started a wave of new reforms and most importantly created a new army which reflected his diplomatic ambitions. It is time that Plateia is reminded of our existance said, Francus I to his advisers after he invaded and conquered INSERT PLATEIAN STATE NAME.

Notes for further writing: -The Guy expanded the Empire in Plateia and made Aesculia a dominant power in Plateia with a sphere of influence. -He expanded the colonial Empire furthermore to SOME FUN CONTINENT WITH RESOURCES AND PEOPLE TO EXPLOIT -Successors maintained this status and went on to fight numerous wars and imperial glory must be asserted we will be what we used to be again blah blah blah

19th century - Interbellum

A certain fellow who was know to make fiery speeches I intend to make Emperor IC

Another certain chap who liked good uniforms I intend to make Emperor IC

Big note coming up: So 20-30 years before the GCW saw the Aesculian Empire transform into a bureaucractic republic while still holding the same name - the Aesculian Empire. So as it turns out the last Emperor of the dynasty of Iulians died and had no heir, and his nephew became Emperor but died after just a year and his nine month old son became the Emperor. So a group of power hungry officials who couldn't care less about the Iulians or the Imperial traditions formed a regency council. Yes there were some loyalists but they were quickly kicked out. So these guys spent the next few years planning a complete takeover of the Empire infiltrating the secret service, police, army and so on with their people. Then they started to sideline the Iulians. They took the child in their custody in order to "groom him to be an emperor" (really kidnapped him) and started blackmailing the Iulians to give them full public support. Then they started a propaganda war against the Iulians how they fucked up the economy (but really the regents did it on purpose just a bit, and caused a famine or two) eventually turning the public against the remaining Iulians. Finally they blackmailed them again that they would kill the kid if they don't let go of all their claims to the throne which revolted them and they tried to plot a coup. This was of course all planned by the regents and they portrayed the family as if it was a bunch of power hungry maniacs who wanted to take advantage of a kid. The coup miserably failed and Iulians were prosecuted and mostly killed or exiled or made to relinquish their claims to the throne. The last nail to the coffin of the Iulian Dynasty was the murder of the kid which they portrayed as death from a complicated disease. Instead they made him eat rat poison (or some horrible thing like that) . So afterwards, after they assumed complete control they started strengthening Aesculia (mostly for their personal purposes) the Empire did see economic growth but in reality it was all to expand the colonial parts of it in order for the regents to gain more natural resources which they could later turn into money they would stuff their pockets with. Their greed costed them much and actually weakened the empire in terms of military strength but also made a corrupt system where the officials cared just for themselves and not the empire. This led to a disaster in GCW when Aesculia lost the war and most of its colonies. After the war a group of militarists and nationalists took power. This new faction made an example of the regents and reformed Aesculia into a militarist authoritarian Empire. The millitary officer who was the leader later crowned himself Emperor and since Aesculia has a system set forth by these militarists. Also the period in which these militarists took power up until like 1978 was named "The Age of the peoples Emperors" because of the many reforms which were made in these times. The new Emperors were quite benevolent in their rule.