Carthage

Carthage, officially the Empire of Carthage, was a nation in the Cumania Minecraft Server. It was regarded as the most powerful country in the server in Seasons 1 and 2.
Carthage used to span over two continents, consisting of the four mainland provinces, the lands owned by the Nozatetsu, several colonies, and the autonomous kingdoms of Tangier and Acre.
==History==
=== Beginnings===
Carthage was founded in 53 BCS by Neim and Brazilian, originally named Great Republic of Carthage until 49 BCS. Neim had left Old Cumania in an "odyssey", later being joined by Brazilian.
From early on, the fledging nation faced difficulties, most notably the /nuke incident on the day of its foundation, and an incident involving Ekros "accidentally" exploding a TNT in Phoenicia. However, with the adhering of Complex and Trantor to the country, it soon began its rise.
Being situated on a jungle, Carthage had to deforest its way into expanding. With the creation of Sidon in the south, however, and the building of the first iron farm, as well as expansion from Phoenicia itself, the kingdom soon rose to become a major power.
With the creation of the Triarchy of Water between Ekrosia, New Suceava and New Merton, the Kingdom of Elam accepted to become a Carthaginian protectorate, later known as Tangier. Simultaneosly, Frisia's NCCC also entered Carthaginian protection.
===The Sack of Ekrosia===
After numerous standoffs between Ekrosia and Carthage, including one event in which the latter stole Ekros' TNTs, the tension reached a boiling point. In 46 BCS, Ekros jokingly proposed to kill Brazilian in-game; the latter responded by teleporting Ekros to him and throwing him on lava. However, the Spaniard reacted, and soon a brawl began in the mines of Tangier, with Frisia coming to Brazilian's assistence. 
At that moment, Ekros, being defeated, declared war upon Carthage. The Carthaginians immediately reacted by launching an invasion of Ekrosia from Tangier. New Merton declared neutrality, while New Suceava joined in Carthage's side.
The invasion was swift, and Ekrosia was quickly occupied. However, Ekros warped to Phoenicia, where he exploded Carthage's storage room. Enraged, the Carthaginians and the remainder of the coalition completely destroyed Ekrosia with TNTs. Ekros refused to unconditionally surrender at first; however, after pressure from Frisia and Brazilian, he ultimately accepted the Treaty of Phoenicia, and New Suceava annexed Ekrosia.
The Cumania server changed maps in 39 BCS, resulting in Carthage's extinction. However, in 0 ACS, the old map was revived, along with all the old nations.
===Conflict and Expansion===
In late July, Carthage claimed an island off the coast of Cumania, establishing Fort Omaha there. However, successive expansions of the defense lines increased tensions with Londin's Brighton. Tensions came to the boiling point when Londin claimed the Holy Cross Island, which had been Carthaginian territory since its foundation, and violated a warning by Frisia by building a tower near to Carthage's iron farm. Therefore, war broke out, and after shelling and quick occupation, Brighton was annexed by NCCC and transformed into New Seattle. Other nations established by Londin, such as New Cairo and Amazonia, were also quickly crushed by the NCCC.
Carthage's expansionist policies at this time brought tensions with its neighbours, such as Scotland's refusal of an alliance offer and the establishing of the New Reno colony, to the disapproval of Temeria. Neim himself criticized Frisia's expansionism; however, Carthage and the NCCC would continue expanding, with the establishments of colonies such as Haven and New Providence, as well as the Treaty of Tangier with the fledging western nation of Acre, which became a Carthaginian protectorate named Rio Branco, This brought the entirety of the Western Continent, except for Area 56, under Carthaginian indirect control. Scotland and Temeria-Aedirn were also annexed by the Empire as their members left to found Zerrikania. Finally, Israel was defeated and occupied by Carthage in 32 ACS.
=== Western Conflicts ===
In 33 ACS, the map was extinguished for a second time. However, in 240 ACS, the Cumania map returned for a third time. This marks the beginning of Carthage's modern era. In 242 ACS, the Kingdom of Acre was reestablished as a vassal of Carthage.
====Tangier Independence War====
In 246 ACS, the Kingdom of Tangier under Prague declared independence from Carthage, citing negligence from the mainland. This triggered an immediate response, as the Empire quickly moved to quell the rebellion. Tangier was invaded from the east, and after heavy battling, completely occupied. However, Prague carried out a guerrila campaign, expelling the Carthaginians to the coast. The war quickly became a stalemate, as the Carthaginians took heavy casualities attempting to capture the center of the city, and eventually were forced to sign peace, unable to fulfill its goal of reannexing Tangier. In the treaty, Tangier was split in two: the Carthaginian half, containing much of the city and led by BIG MAC, and Moravia, an independent kingdom led by Prague which would later join the Tetrarchy of Allah. 
====Third Cold War====
In 247 ACS, Carthage's old rival, the Water Empire, was formally abolished. Carthage annexed New Rome, and Kaisaras joined the country. On the same day, former New Chicago was also annexed as Gallia, as its members moved across the Northern Gulf to found New Illinois. 
In 257 ACS, after New Illinois declared war on Moravia, the Tetrarchy of Allah effectively collapsed. However, no action was ever taken in the war. Three years later, it was found out that the wall separating Moravia from Tangier had been violated; Carthage then declared war on Moravia. Moravia immediately capitulated, accepting reannexation into Tangier and Prague was admitted back into it. Additionally, Carthage forcibly took back the lands New Illinois had annexed from Moravia.
===Great Northern War===
Due to these aggressive Carthaginian moves in the Western Continent, Novigrad created the Kovir Pact with New Brittany and New Illinois with the goal of ending Carthaginian hegemony. As Carthage and the NCCC focused on northern expansion, the nations took this opportunity and declared war on Carthage in 273 ACS, beginning the Great Northern War.
Carthage immediately responded by invading New Illinois and sacking its capital, but the Carthaginian forces were ambushed by Nilfgaardian cavalry, encircled and defeated in battle. However, Carthage then liberated Acre, which had been occupied by Novigradian troops, and launched a suicidal charge upon Novigrad's capital itself, bombing several locations, including Dulnuce Castle.
After this attack, Novigrad agreed to peace negotiations, where Carthage would cede Gallia to New Brittany and renounce Acrean vassalship. While the Pact's objectives were largely not accomplished, however, Carthage was severely weakened for the following years.
===Transfer of Power===
After an argument between Neim and Frisia, The NCCC seceded from Carthage. Later that year Brazilian demanded Neim renounces Supreme Emperorship and agrees to a Co-Consulship between the two, something which was agreed between the two in the very beginning of Carthage, but since then forgotten, if Neim were to decline, then the regions of Tyre and Sidon would have broken away and a civil war would erupt. Neim agreed to Brazilian's wishes and a consulship was installed, ending Neim's over 300 year Emperorship. Later that year and after much consideration, Neim decided to secede from Carthage, and grant full control of The Empire to Brazilian, as where he would create Blackstone in the former Carthaginian regions of Mauritania and Nora in 280 ACS.
====Brazilian Emperorship====
Following the Transfer of Power that occured, several changes were made to The Carthaginian Empire. An alliance was signed between the former enemies Nilfgaard and Carthage which greatly improved relations between the two nations. In the following years an agreement would be made between the Then-NCCC and Carthage, where the former would rejoin the empire and rename to Nōzatetsu. Several buildings were erected in mainland Carthage, Frisia built a Nōzatetsu sponsored bank on the former Babylonian Hill, Brazilian built the Royal Carthaginian House, a Nilfgaardian embassy was built on top of over Carthaginian house, a canal was dug between The Punic Bay and The Thanned Sea, connecting the two waters. After some dealing with Neim, it was arranged that Carthage would claim the northern peninsula of the original New Suceava, naming the colony Venetia.
===The Interregnum===
A dispute arose between Blackstone and Nilfgaard, where they both laid claim to Nubia, not treated very seriously by either party, Amerikana showed a map of a line going through all of Blackstone's claims, a map which would be misinterpreted by Brazilian as a plan to isolate Carthage from the western world. Later, after the dispute picked up again between Neim and Americana, Carthage announced it's support for Nilfgaard. Brazilian then proceded to assert Carthaginian supremecy over The Ekrosian Sea, starting a new dispute over Blackstone's Ship. After the rather heated disagreement, Brazilian renounced his claim. Because of constant struggles with maintaing The Empire and it's legacy alive, in 294 ACS, Brazilian renounced his Emperorship, ending the empire's 347 year long reign. It de jure still exists after the Partition of Carthage, yet the throne remains vacant and no members reside in its territory, which now consists of only Byblos, Tyre and Sidon, except for the areas belonging to the Cow Confederacy.
====The Partition of Carthage====
The Empire of Carthage was split in the following:
*Nōzatetsu would gain independence and annex the district of Messana, and minor territories along the coast of the Syracuse River, as well as the overseas territory of Lepcis.
*The Scrotum Republic would gain independence in the following provinces: Latium, Hispania.
*Tangier would gain independence.
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Blackstone would annex: Sulci, Caralis, Tharros, Nora, Ebusos, Venetia.
*Cow Confederacy would gain independence in the former autonomous region.
* Cow Confederacy would become a historical zone with special status.
*Tingis would become a historical zone.
*Scotland would be annexed to the Archipelago historical zone.
*Carthage would become a historical zone with special status.
===The Restoration===
In 309 ACS, after the Great War, Nilfgaard collapsed due to Americana's abdication and Normandy's inability to keep the Empire together. Because of this, Brazilian made an offer to Neim, Kaisaras and Frisia: the restoration of Carthage. The offer was accepted, and Neim set up a new governance system in which provinces would be organized into dominions, and each dominion would be assigned to a specific member as to avoid the land disputes that took the Empire apart. A restored Carthage would continue thriving until the end of Cumania in 333 ACS, being the only player nation to survive the entirety of the server's history.
==Territory==
Throughout its history, Carthage's territory generally consisted of the island of Phoenicia and colonies such as Tingis, Lepcis, Hispania, Latium and Scotland. Additionally, Carthage, at various times, held overlordship over Elam/Tangier, the NCCC/Nozatetsu and Acre/Rio Branco.
In 280 ACS, with the rise of Brazilian to the Emperorship, some of the Empire's provinces were grouped into "Kingdoms". This move was done mainly to prevent Kaisaras, who governed Latium and Hispania, from seceding by giving him a higher title and more territories.
In 309 ACS, with the end of the Interregnum, all provinces were grouped into "Dominions", each of which was subordinated to a member. This enabled easier administration and had the goal of reducing land disputes.
=== List of Provinces===
*53 BCS - Phoenicia; the first capital of the Empire. Renamed to Byblos in 280 ACS.
*50 BCS - Sidon; consisted of the south of the island of Phoenicia. Gradually expanded inland until 18 ACS.
*47 BCS - Tingis; a village located in the Zerrikanian Desert. Relinquished between 294 ACS and 309 ACS.
*4 ACS - Lepcis; an artificial island in the Mediterranean Gulf. Ceded to the NCCC in 294 ACS.
*10 ACS - Syracuse; created after the New Cleveland port was separated from Phoenicia. Renamed to Sicily in 240 ACS. Annexed to Tyre in 246 ACS.
*10 ACS - New Babylon; created from territory belonging to Phoenicia and Sidon, centered in New Babylon Tower. Abolished in 13 ACS.
*13 ACS - Tyre; created from the parts of New Babylon which were not given back to Sidon. Gradually expanded inland until 244 ACS.
*16 ACS - "The Kingdom"; consisted of the northwest of the island of Phoenicia. Renamed to Mauretania in 246 ACS. Gradually expanded inland until 263 ACS. Seceded as Blackstone in 280 ACS.
*16 ACS - New Majorca; an island in the Nova Bay. Merged with New Castile into Hispania in 246 ACS.
*16 ACS - New Castile; the mainland extension of New Majorca, with which it merged into Hispania in 246 ACS.
*28 ACS - Cossyra; created after the NCCC relinquished control of Great Mormonia. Abolished in 33 ACS.
*32 ACS - Scotland; created after Carthage annexed Scotland. Despite being lost in 33 ACS, it was re-established in 246 ACS. Relinquished in 294 ACS.
*32 ACS - Agadir; created after the Treaty of Rio Branco with Acre. Abolished in 33 ACS.
*32 ACS - Barcino; created after the Treaty of Rio Branco with Acre. Abolished in 33 ACS.
* 246 ACS - Hispania; created from the merger of New Majorca and New Castile. Part of the Scrotum Republic between 294 ACS and 309 ACS.
*247 ACS - Latium; created after the former Waterian colony of New Rome joined Carthage. Part of the Scrotum Republic between 294 ACS and 309 ACS.
*249 ACS - Gallia; created after New Chicago was abolished, with Carthage annexing the territory. Ceded to New Brittany in 273 ACS.
*273 ACS - Nora; created after Carthage annexed Silver City. Part of Blackstone between 281 ACS and 309 ACS.
*278 ACS - Ebusos; a port region split from Latium. Part of Blackstone between 294 ACS and 309 ACS.
* 280 ACS - Berytus; a new capital split from Tyre. Re-annexed to Tyre in 309 ACS.
*283 ACS - Sulci; a region in the Amazon Rainforest claimed by Carthage. Part of Blackstone between 294 ACS and 309 ACS.
*283 ACS - Caralis; a region in the Amazon Rainforest claimed by Carthage. Part of Blackstone between 294 ACS and 309 ACS.
*283 ACS - Tharros; a region in the Amazon Rainforest claimed by Carthage. Part of Blackstone between 294 ACS and 309 ACS.
* 283 ACS - Alalia; the northern tip of the New Suceava Peninsula claimed by Carthage. Renamed Venetia in 292 ACS. Part of Blackstone between 294 ACS and 309 ACS. Renamed Saguntum in 309 ACS.
*309 ACS - Newport; former Ekrosia, which had been annexed by Blackstone, became part of the Empire in 309 ACS.
*309 ACS - East Nora; a jungle region which had been annexed by Blackstone became part of the Empire in 309 ACS.
*309 ACS - Qartdast; the capital of Blackstone was turned into the new capital of the Empire.
===List of Kingdoms=== 
*Phoenicia - Consisted of the provinces of Byblos, Tyre, Sidon and Berytus. Governed by Brazilian.
*Mediterranea - Consisted of the provinces of Latium, Hispania and Ebusos. The provinces of Sulci, Tharros and Caralis were added in 283 ACS. Governed by Kaisaras.
===List of Dominions===
*Qartdast - Consisted of the province of Qartdast. Governed by Neim.
*Phoenicia - Consisted of the provinces of Byblos, Tyre and Sidon. Governed by Brazilian.
*Tingis - Consisted of the province of Tingis. Governed by Brazilian.
*Shardan - Consisted of the provinces of Ebusos, Sulci, Caralis, Tharros, Nora and East Nora. Governed by Neim.
*Nova - Consisted of the provinces of Latium and Hispania. Governed by Kaisaras.
*Ekrosia - Consisted of the provinces of Newport and Saguntum. Governed by Neim.
==List of Members==
* Neim (53 BCS - 280 ACS; 309 ACS - 333 ACS)
* Brazilian (53 BCS - 294 ACS; 309 ACS - 333 ACS)
* Trantor (52 BCS - 289 ACS)
* Complex (52 BCS - 33 ACS)
* Kaisaras (247 ACS - 294 ACS; 309 ACS - 323 ACS)
* iiighh (277 ACS - 280 ACS)
* Rares (286 ACS - 294 ACS)
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