Tagmatium

Greater Holy Empire of Tagmatium Ahromaneia
Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Tagmatika
Official languages	Tagmatine, Occidental Arhoman
Demonym(s)	Tagmatine
Government	Theocracy
• Holy Emperor	Kommodos III
Establishment
• Formation	1234
Population
• 2019 census	154,655,000
Currency	Hyperpyron Nomisma
Driving side	left
Internet TLD	.tg
Preceded by Aroman Empire

(General introduction goes here. 1st sentence: short name, long name, location. 2nd: government, rules from capital city. 3rd: special partner nations and general interactions with Eurth.)

Etymology

(Where does the name come from? How is it pronounced? What is the name in local language?)

Geography

Landscape of Komítis (Κομήτης).

(Location on Eurth: in NW Occident. Neighbouring nations. Where do most people live? Where is the heartland? Some islands? What are the different climates? Any former colonies?)

History

Remains of the Basilica of $City (Aroman era)

(Connect with Adaptus and Aroman Empire. Post-Aroman world. Relationship with Amutia. Opposition to Burania. Transition into Christianity. What happens during Medieval times? How about colonialism? What changed when entering the modern era? Any recent events we should know about?)

Medieval

The idea behind Tagmatium was that it was a !Roman/Byzantine outpost and became a haven for Iconoclasts fleeing the !Byzantine Empire in the 700s and 800s. The garrison commander decided that he’d like to rule it as his own personal domain, and seceded. The weak, nascent state then allied with a number of small tribes and set about carving out larger territories, leading to the Greater Holy Empire of Tagmatium. It remained a strong, powerful state with a professional army until Tagmatium’s own version of That Terrible Day, when a nomadic people who’d be slowly moving into Tagmatine territory smashed the Imperial Army and killed the Holy Emperor in 1304. Large portions of Tagmatium were lost, only being reunited in the early 2000s. The rest of the medieval period and early modern saw Tagmatium slowly pull itself back.

Modern period

By the 1900s, it was once again a powerful nation. A long war against a communist insurrection in an allied nation (known as the Long War, from 1932 to 1956) ruined Tagmatium economically and caused massive social upheaval, including the execution of the reigning Holy Emperor, Konstantine VIII (“the Mad”). A military coup ended Tagmatium’s involvement in the war, and the general who had been installed as monarch set about introducing democracy into the hidebound Greater Holy Empire. When he stepped down (the only Holy Emperor to do so) and called a general election, a socialist was elected. This ended in a second military coup, in 1969, which saw the Republic of Tagmatium (now known within Tagmatium as “the Old Republic”), essentially a militaristic dictatorship along the lines of the various South American ones of the mid-to-late 1900s. The Imperial Government fled and formed the Empire-in-Exile. This was toppled in 1995 by the Empire-in-Exile, which then set about piecing things back together. In 2005, another military coup attempt was made, but ultimately crushed, although the Holy Emperor was assassinated in the opening moves. The war ended with the election of the current Holy Emperor, Kommodos Mikael James.

Politics

(How kind of government? Who is the head of state/government? When was the last election or change of government? Which political parties are there? How are the foreign relations? What is the military like?)

Military

The military is also very strong within Tagmatium. Participation within the armed forces is greatly respected, although soldiers stand somewhat apart from the rest of society, due to the idea that whilst what they do is certainly for the good of Tagmatium and its people, they are still perceived as killers by definition. This often manifests amongst members of the armed forces as either a flippancy towards the idea of sinning, or acts of penance to absolve the soldiers of actions.

The navy is not the biggest of the Tagmatine armed forces branches - that will probably be the army - but it has been used as a force-projection... force within my home region. Tagmatium does have a handful of somewhat overseas bits and pieces it needs to protect. On top of that, I doubt the Imperial Government is above indulging in a bit of gunboat diplomacy.

On top of that, the Greater Holy Empire was surrounded by enemies who also possessed significant navies - Suverina, Vanarambaion, Machina Haruspex. The primarily role of the Holy Imperial Navy in the late 2000s and early 2010s would have been to protect Tagmatine interests across the region, keep trade lanes open, prevent any seaborne landing on Tagmatine territory and possessions, attack enemy assets and allow seaborne attacks on enemy territories and possessions.

This has a bit of a basis in Tagmatine history, as in the 1880s Tagmatium had heard about all this colonisation going on, and wanted a slice of the colony pie. So it conquered a nation in Europa, and then built up its navy to protect its interests. The colony gained independence in the 1960s after a guerilla war. This was actually going to be RPed, but the other nation CTE'd before it could go that far. Well, the end of the colony was going to be RPed.

At the moment, the focus of the navy is really on electronic warfare, as well as the missile dreadnoughts and aircraft carriers.

Economy

(Main exports and imports. Energy. Transport. Media. List some important companies. Foreign partners.)

Demographics

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(Ethnic groups. Language. Religion. Health. Education)

Culture

(Literature. Visual arts. Music. Cuisine. Sport.)

Tagmatium regards itself as the successor to both !Rome and !Byzantium. All other nations are nothing but semi-civilised savages and barbarians, albeit ones that Tagmatium is often forced to regard as equals, begrudgingly. Other nations are always lesser when compared to the glorious history of the Greater Holy Empire. If another nation is older or also claims to be a successor of the Romans, Tagmatium will often indulge in its own “No True Scotsman” fallacy.

The Greater Holy Empire is also very conservative and traditionalist. Many inhabitants, no matter their station in society, can draw thousand-year lineages, and great store is often set by them. The nation is also very class-ridden, although this has begun to weaken. Until relatively recently, many jobs were hereditary (at least in practice) and only the Great and the Good were allowed to vote in the election of the Holy Emperor. The Imperial Court played a large role, keeping the balance between the military and the bureaucracy by elaborate proceedings. The economic crisis caused by the Long War and the turmoil afterwards eroded this as an aspect of the government of Tagmatium, and it is regarded by the current Holy Emperor as a waste of time. The Imperial Court views the current Holy Emperor as an upstart

External links

• The Greater Holy Empire of Tagmatium (2005-2008)
• http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Tagmatium
• http://nswiki.org/index.php?title=Tagmatium