Novus Romanum Imperium

New Roman Imperium Novus Romanum Imperium
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "The Senate and People of Rome " "Senātus Populusque Rōmānus" (Latin)
Anthem: "Glory to the Romans" "Gloria Romanorum" (Latin)
Map of the NRI
Capital	Rome, NRI
Largest largest city	Caesarium, NRI
Official languages	Modern Latin
Ethnic groups (2020)	91.3% Roman 8.7% Other
Religion	Cultus Deorum (Roman Paganism)
Demonym(s)	Roman
Government	Federal Constitutional Democratic Republic
• Caesar	Gallus Paesentius Belletor
• Praetor of the Senate	Oppius Plotius Sellic
• Vice-Caesar	Rusonia Octobriana
Legislature	Senate
Establishment
• Rise of the Roman Monarchy	1287
• Establishment of the Second Roman Empire	1592
• Establishment of The Republic	1715
• Recorganization of The Republic into the New Roman Imperium	1869
Area
• Total	21,278,880 km2 (8,215,820 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 census	1,046,600,000
• Density	49.18/km2 (127.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$50 trillion
• Per capita	$47,773
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$50 trillion
• Per capita	$47,773
Gini (2020)	100 very high
HDI (2020)	1 very high
Currency	Denarius (DEN)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+8675309
Internet TLD	.rom

NRI, officially the New Roman Imperium (Latin: Novus Romanum Imperium), is a transcontinental sovereign, federal constitutional democratic republic composed of twelve provinces located on the continent of Terra Nostrum, each exercising a degree of autonomy from the Roman Government based in the nation's capital of Rome. The NRI is bordered by the Mares Neptune in the center, Salacia in the south, Antonia in the west, and Magnificum in the north and east. The NRI comprises an area of 93,164,520 square kilometers (35,971,020 sq mi) and a population of 1,046,600,000. Much of the nation's population is centered around the cities of Rome, Caesarium, Syracusium, Castra Romulus, Bonna, Chersonnesos, Constantinople, and Praeesseptentrionalis. The NRI is a monocultural country, with the majority of the population being ethnically and culturally Roman, and the people speak a modern form of Latin. The nation’s climate ranges from tropical in the south to polar in the north, and the geography varies between tropic lowlands and mountains.

The first people migrated to Terra Nostrum around 173 CE. These were Romans who had been banished from the Roman Empire due to their following the Cult of Neptune Ultor, a sect of Roman Paganism that worshiped Neptune. The Roman religion feared Neptune, and as followers, these Romans were seen as outsiders. After landing, a small town was established where they landed, which they named after their old capital: Rome. Population quickly boomed, and the Romans began to spread over the continent, establishing city-states, principalities, and duchies. When the monarchy rose in Rome in 1287, many of these minor kingdoms bent the knee. Those who didn’t formed a loose coalition against the aggression of the Roman Monarchy. Over the next several hundred years, the coalition nations merged and split as the monarchy remained a constant, slowly growing. As this happened the King gained more and more power, leading a peasant’s revolt in 1592. The revolt ended with the Peasant Army, led by Legate Decius Salvius Scrofa, storming the Royal Palace, slaughtering the Royal Family. Scrofa then consolidated power, and named himself Protector of the Realm, reforming the monarchy into the Roman Empire. The establishment lead to a period of expansion, consuming many smaller duchies. Protector Scrofa was assassinated by his elite bodyguard, the Praetorian Guard, after he planned to attack a close ally of the Empire. The power vacuum gave way to the Imperial Civil War in 1615, which ended in the fracturing of the empire. It split into 3 nations. These nations warred with each other over the next hundred years. In 1715, the biggest of these nations, reformed itself into a democracy. Smaller states flocked to this nation, hoping for protection. By 1840, most of the continent had united under The Republic. The two holdout nations were the two remnants of the Empire. In 1860, the two nations declared an alliance and attacked The Republic. Though the coalition had early successes, the industrial might and manpower available to The Republic negated those victories, leading to the collapse and integration of the Coalition into The Republic in 1869. The Republic changed its name to the New Roman Imperium.

The New Roman Imperium soon established its constitution. Nothing of note happened until 1968 when the NRI landed on the moon. Deep space exploration became a major focus of the government. In the late 80s and early 90s, a lunar facility was established, and a modular space station was put in orbit of the moon. The facility was declared as an unincorporated territory in 2002.

The NRI is considered a very highly developed country, ranking very, very high in gross domestic profit (GDP) per capita and the Human Development Index (HDI). The NIR has one of the largest economies in the world and is characterized by a mixed market. The nation is a net exporter and is highly self sufficent, ranking very high in a self suffiency index. The NRI’s military expenditure is high, and comparable to its space exploration spending, with a lot of overlap between the two. The nation’s power is completely green, with many nuclear facilities dotted across the nation, along with many hydro and wind power stations along the coasts. The NRI is a prominent member of the International Freedom Coalition (IFC), and is spearheading a new IFC initiative to perform science operations on the moon.

Etymology

The term Roman refers to the people of Rome, the capital of the NRI. It also doubles as the name of the people from the original European nation of Rome.

History

Pre-Roman settlement

The continent initially formed with volcanoes erupting through the ocean. This area is now the Montibus Province. The rest of the continent came about through tectonic shifts and the movement of smaller islands. This formed the unique shape of the continent. Life began to flourish after formation. With the tropical climate, rainforests grew on the east side of the continent. No sapient life independently evolved on the island. There are some archaeological evidence that small settlements began to pop up around 653 BCE, but these quickly died out. It is still a mystery who had settled here.

Roman Settlement (173 CE)

Followers of the Cult of Neptune Ultor Rex first arrived on the continent, which they named Terra Nostrum, or Our Land, around 173 CE. They landed on the peninsula, which is the modern location of the Roma Province, called it “Italia Nova”, and established a village, which they named after their old capital of Rome: Nova Roma. As time when on, the “Nova” was dropped. The population in Rome quickly boomed, and the Romans began to expand, beginning to move up the river Tiber. Several more waves of Neptune worshipers arrived on Terra Nostrum, settling different parts of the continent.

As the population boomed, and Romans spread, many city states rose, the strongest of which were based on merchant sea trade. The biggest of these cities were Rome, Bonna, Castra Romulus, Caesarium, and Odessus.

Age of Monarchy (1287-1592 CE)

In 1287, the Prince of Rome, Kaeso Sidonius Iovinianus, delcared himself King of Rome, making his Principality the first Kingdom of Terra Nostrum. He styled himself after the monarchs of Europe, ruling by Divine Right, though his Divine Right stemmed from approval by Neptune, instead of the Christain God that the European Kings used. Iovinianus claimed to be the reincarnation of Romulus, the founder of Rome, and sought to shape the continent in his image, a new Rome. Many of the smaller prinicpalities and duchies around Rome bent the knee and joined the Roman Monarchy, recognizing Iovinianus as Caesarex Romulus Novanus, or King Romulus the New. The title Iovinianus used for King, Caesarex, combines the titles Caesar, used be the Emperors of Rome, and Rex, the Latin word for King. He chose this as his title to distinguish himself as the King of Rome, different than any other King.

Though the monarchy experienced a period of rapid expansion over the frist several years, nations and citystates off the peninsula Italia Nthe began to resist joining the Monarchy. They formed a loose alliance to stop the spread of this new kingdom. They wished to balance the power of the this now large Kingdom. During the reign of the monarchy, it slowly grew as partnerships in this alliance changed. The alliance was very suceptible to squabling, but as nations left or fell, others formed and joined. The monarchy slowly grew to encompas all of the modern day Roma Province, and parts of the Durnovaria and Manduessedum provinces. The Iovinianus line ruled Rome for the entirety of the 305 years of the Kingdom of Rome.

During the reign, the Caesarex's power stedily grew. With the increase in power, so did abuses of that power, by both the Caesarex and his aristocracy. One of the many manifestations of this abuse came in the form of the lower classes having rights taken away, and the impoverishment of said classes. By 1592, the lower classes had enough of these abuses, and in January of that year, a rebellion broke, leading to the slaughter of the Duke of Castra Tiberinus. The rebelion was initally very unorganized, and mostly comprised of peasants attacking their landed lords. A former Legate of the Royal Roman Army, who had been cast down due to politics, began to organize these inidvidual rebellions into a unified Peasant Army. Legate Decius Salvius Scrofa, backed by several nations in the alliance, was able to defeat the Royal Army in battle after battle, and by Septermber 1592, the Peasant Army was seiging Rome itself. Caesarex Amulius Novius Iovinianus and his family hid in their castle as his forces were slaughtered on the battlefield infront of the Royal City. On December 24th, the city's walls were breached, and the Peasant Army swarmed in, sacking the city, and slaughtered the Royal Family, ending the Roman Monarchy.

Geography

The NRI, being the size of a continent, reaches over several climates, going from tropical in the south to polar in the north. In the tropical south, the geography is largely lowland. The southwest is covered by a rainforest, though there has been a large amount of deforestation in the 20th Century. There is a large grassland in the central east side of the continent. This is refered to as the breadbasket of the NRI. This area has many farms, and most of the agriculture comes from this region.

North of the lowlands and grasslands, the continent has extensive hills. These hills lead into the large mountain chain in the northwest. These are largely snowcovered at the peaks.