Senatus Populusque Albusquercanus

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The Res Publica Albusquercana, also known as the Senatus Populusque Albusquercanus or more colloquially simply as Alba, is a Caesar's Legion Successor State located in the former U.S state of New Mexico.

## Name and Etymology

There is no official name for the state. Res Publica Albusquercana would loosely mean "Public Affairs of the People of Albusquercus", despite Res Publica being the root of the modern term Republic. It is true however that influence from the English language, particularly in regard to the example of the New California Republic, has begun to see the term Res Publica being used as meaning Republic both by the Albans and by others.

The other common name is the Senatus Populusque Albusquercanus, which translates as "Senate and the People of Albusquercus". This is the formal name often used for the government itself.

Albusquercanus is derived from the term Albusquercus + anus ("of, pertaining to" in this case meaning "An") Together, this effectively means "An Albusquercan"

Albusquercus is the name of the capital, a relatinised form of Albuquerque, which is itself originally derived from the Latin Albus ("white"), and Quercus ("Oak") However, it ought be noted that in classical Latin Quercus is feminine and not masculine, which makes it unusual that Albus was not rendered in the feminine form of Alba as Albaquercus.

## History

In the aftermath of Caesar's Death and the spread of the cloud, chaos and pandemonium reigned in New Mexico. The Legion was ill equipped to handle this kind of biological warfare, and struggled to protect its soldiers and provide adequate food and shelter for its people. With the sudden onset of famine and with the corpses piling high, discontent soon spiralled into open rebellion. A massive slave uprising occured and the Legionis Liberti, or the Legion of the Freedmen, was formed from the masses of disaffected Legionaries and Slaves.

A bloody struggle ensued over the course of months, but at last Caesarian loyalists lost control of Albuquerque (relatinised as Albusquercus) and the surrounding area to the rebels. The remaining loyalists fled westwards and northwards, hoping to find like minded kindred.

The rebels founded a new state, a type of state without a Caesar - and a state committed to never again permitting such a powerful man. 'There is but one true Caesar of Man, and his name is Mars', some had said. They modelled themselves on their former enemy, the New California Republic, melded with scraps dug out of history books about the United States of America and the ancient "Roman Empire" - a mysterious Latin speaking organisation of the distant past that appeared to them either somehow related to the Gods or else marked for their attention by divine providence - to form their new Republic in the City of Albusquercus, situated along the Rio Grande and sheltered from the worst of the cloud by the locals topography.

Before long, the Albans had carved out their communities in that area and worked hard to rebuild and resist the cloud, spreading down river along the Rio Grande, using the shelter of the valleys and mountains. Times were tough, but they were freed men and women at last.

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