Nova Roma

August 23, 476; The Western half of the Roman Empire has been in jeopardy for a while; but now it is truly ending as the once despicable king Orestes flees south from the capital, and all seems lost. But there is one hope, as the Carthaginians had told many centuries ago of a land beyond the known world, one to the west. Over 10,000 Roman citizens are collectively shipped west with as many resources as possible, hoping to someday return and redeem what was theirs. Their destination will soon be:
Nova Roma
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=== POD (August 23-September 1st, 476 CE): ===
The era of Rome may be ending, but some of it's people will hopefully live on in an unknown land far away. The first Romans arrive in Carthage on September 1st, the same day the Roman Empire officially ceases existing. At Carthage the Romans buy further supplies and trade with the locals, then move on towards the Moor peoples where they will stop before heading west across the great unknown waters of the "Oceanum Atlanticum".
=== The Greatest Voyage (September 2nd 476 CE to March 11th 477 CE) ===
The voyage from Carthage to Sala was treacherous and tedious but the Romans made it with only minor scourges with the Germanic barbarians as they sailed past the Visigoth Iberia. Once they got to the city they traded some of their many resources in exchange for more durable materials and smoked foods that could last for longer periods of time.
The Romans continued to sail the coast of Āfrica where they encountered the native Mali people who, themselves, told the tale of a land to the southwest, one where there were very few people and many resources.The Romans documented the beginning of their sail to this land on February 2nd 477 CE, and documented their arrival to the suspected lands on March 11th of that same year.
Upon landing, the Romans encountered the native Amerindian peoples, and although interactions would be peaceful for now, later down the line things would turn violent; but for now, the Romans had found their new haven.
=== The City Of Nova Roma Is Founded (March 12th, 477 CE) ===
While the Romans now had a new land they had to settle it. The flag of Rome was planted near the present day site of Nova Roma on March 12th, 477 CE. Through interactions with the native Amerindian peoples and the natural resources of the land the small city of Nova Roma would be completed by June 477 CE.
To be continued
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