Bisos Empire

**Notable emperors**272-230 BC202-186 BC186-162 BC135-122 BC98-80 BC46-31 BC83-104 AD

The **Bisos Empire** was an ancient Madarese empire. It was founded by Calum the Great in 258 BC after his conquests in Milegia. Overtime, the empire expanded further north, east and west. The Madarese culture flourished and became very influencial during the Bisospasothos. After a civil war, the empire started to decline and fell apart in 104 AD into several smaller kingdoms and parts were conquered by the Khoravid Fatidom.

## History

### Mikonian dynasty

*Also see: Calum the Great, Mikonian dynasty and Ardean War*

    Calum the Great founded the Bisos Empire in 258 BC. From 275 BC to 258 BC Calum fought many wars and expanded the Kritia of Nipora. His older son Ardomus I expanded the empire to the east and founded to city of Balus. The first major naval trade routes were set up around 220 BC. In 217 BC, Ardomus II succeeded his father and had a very stable reign. His son Ipos I, however, had a career dedicated to military campaigns and expansion. Ipos I expanded the Madarese influence to the east in 197 BC and established a new border state; the Kritia of Ardea. He defeated the Kritia of Tae in 192 BC and conquered more land to the north of Idylonea.

### Golden age and Bisospasothos

*Also see: Bisospasothos, Ocealian dynasty, Androdamos and Malachias*

        Ipos I was succeeded by his cousin Silos. Silos reformed the political system and the title of emperor became elected. Other families gained more influence. After the death of Silos, he was succeeded by the former governer of Madaresea Artemidoros. The military experienced more power during this time and a highly regarded general Ocealus was elected emperor after Artemidoros. The three families of Silos, Artemidoros and Ocealus shifter the title of emperor among each other for the next 40 years. The son of Ocealus, Phokas the Peaceful, came to power after the assassination of Ipos II. During Phokas' reign the empire experienced an economic boom. After Phokas the Great, his son Phokasias II ruled for 4 years, but was overthrown by Decias Colius, the grandson of Artemidoros. From 102 BC to 98 BC, a small conflict broke out between the ruling Mikonians led by emperor Ardomus and the Ocealians led by Gelon I, a son of Phokas the Peaceful. Gelon I won the conflict and the Ocealians became the only ruling family afterwards. The line of succession ended in 62 BC, when Gelon II died on expectatly and his oldest son was too young to reign. This marked the end of the golden age.

### Civil war

*Also see: Bisos Civil War*

After the death of Gelon II, an allied statesman Ilioneus Cleon, took office as observer of the empire. Ilioneus Cleon would reign till the oldest son of Gelon II was old enough to become the next emperor, but was overthrown by Aristogeiton. Aristogeiton crowned himself emperor and spent his first years of his reign fighting of revolts against him. In 51 BC, both sons of Gelon II started a war Aristogeiton. The oldest son Phokasias Aurelia died during a battle. In 46 BC, Gelon III defeated and killed Abdeiton, the son of Aristogeiton.

### The Great Decline

After the Ocealian dynasty was restored at the throne, the empire continued to decline. The last male of the Ocealians Phokasias V died in 3 AD. The governer of Tenarea Perasus married a female Oceanlian and became emperor. During the great decline, the empire lost land to the Khoravid Fatidom led by Lotfi the Conquerer and later Lotfi III. Antidoros was the last emperor before the empire fell apart into several smaller states.

## Government

The Bisos Empire was an absolute monarchy. The emperor had most of the power. During the Bisospasothos, the title of Emperor became an elected title. The empire was further devided into 4 provinces, all holding local power with an apointed governor.

## Languages

The main language of the Bisos Empire was Ancient Madarese, with Semirisian, Proto-Trezinian and Old Bausis being spoken in some regions.

## Literature

The Polydoros Negosia was written during the reigns of the first few emperors. During the reign of emperor Gelon I the polydoros was expanded.