Romano-Pogo War

## The Romano-Pogo War

Map of Nations Involved in the Romano-Pogo War

### Performers

Attackers: Pogatogo, Horse Nomads, French EmpireDefenders: Roman Empire, Sunset Dominion

## Before the War

To understand the Romano-Pogo War it is necessary to understand the geopolitical happenings at the time. The first sparks of war began on 6/11/23, when the nation of Pogatogo announced that it would kill any Roman citizens found in Africa on sight. Not long after this announcement, the Roman Empire claimed the territory of Carthage, partially in protest of the Pogo kill on sight ruling and partially as a continuation of planned expansion. Due to this, the African nations of Pogo and the Horse Nomads jointly condemned the "expansionist and imperialist ambitions of Rome on the African Continent through their claiming of Tunis." They declared that if the Roman Empire did not revoke their claims in Africa "there [would] be consequences." The Roman leader, Pruper, responded with a single word, "no." Thus Pogatogo and the Horse Nomads declared war on the Roman Empire.

## The Battle of Constantinople

   Immediately following the declaration of war by Pogatogo, ebonyviolin assaulted the Roman capital of Constantinople. After a long skirmish between the hastily gathered Roman forces and ebony, ebony was finally killed when her computer crashed. Minutes later Nexty, the leader of Pogatogo, and BrooklynLodger, leader of the Horse Nomads, arrived in Rome and began attacking as well. After a brutal skirmish in which many Pogo dogs and even Brooklyn's horse were killed, the Pogo army fell back to a position just north of Rome. Both sides called in allies, with some disorganized Sunset Dominion forces joining the Romans against the Pogos and their new troops, Kebab and Ethan.

Finally, the actual Battle of Constantinople began. The Romano-Sunset forces attempted to hold the line atop the newly-created dome of the Hagia Sofia, but were soon forced off the dome and into downtown Constantinople. From there it was a bloodbath for the Romans. The heavily pvp-oriented forces of the Pogo army obliterated the poorly-equipped Roman forces. Despite the tactical victory for the Pogatogo forces, however, the war would go in a drastically different direction.

## The Treaty of Constantinople

Following the disastrous Battle of Constantinople, the Roman Empire was looking for a way out of their difficult situation. The solution to their problems came from a seemingly joking suggestion, that Rome could merge with France. Despite the whimsical nature of this remark, careful consideration reasoned that it was not only a good option, but perhaps a great one. Thus, Pruper approached Ethan about a merger. Ethan, seeing the value of a united Romano-French Empire, accepted and Rome joined the French Empire.

## The Aftermath

   Following the merger between the Roman and French Empires, the Romano-Pogo War ended due to the Roman Empire technically no longer existing. The Pogatogo goal of pushing Rome out of Africa, however, was uncompleted, despite the military victory at the Battle of Constantinople. Thus the war can be looked at from two angles, the military angle, in which Pogatogo won, and the strategic angle, in which the Roman Empire won. The conflict overall is still very contentious, however, so this verdict may change.