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
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 discovery of Lautania and Cochicusca saw Aesculia turning its interest to the east.