The Ascendacy of Kemet

*The Ascendacy of Kemet (Or Kingdom of Kemet) is an monarchy that prides itself on trade and a distinct Aegyptian identity. This identity is a mix of Asian, African and even European Influences. Kemet acts as a three way intersection between Europe, Asia and Africa and benefits from rich fertile lands of the Nile.*

**Religion**
Unlike most Roman provinces Aegyptus never fully adopted the Christain faith. Instead the Cult of Serapis and Isis that originally started as a small group of believers slowly grew in size and influence. In 500 CE the Population of Kemet has almost in its entirely adopted the cult

Serapis was a syncretic god of abundance and the afterlife which united Hellenistic and Egyptian features and which had been instituted by Ptolemy I Soter (r. 305/304–282 BC) at the beginning of the Ptolemaic period, possibly related to the cult of Osiris-Apis. Serapis assumed the role of Osiris in the Egyptian pantheon as god of the afterlife and regeneration, the husband of the fertility goddess Isis, and the father of the child Horus, known to the Hellenistic world as Harpocrates. Emperors were sometimes depicted as Serapis, with their portraits bearing Serapis's distinguishing features, who, unlike most native Egyptian gods but in common with Osiris, was never depicted in animal or part-animal form.  Caracalla took the title "Philosarapis" to indicate his devotion to the cult.  Serapis was distinguished by his Greek-style clothes, long hair, and beard, as well as by his flat-topped crown, known as a calathus. The Mysteries of Isis, a mystery cult developed outside Egypt and reimported to the country from Roman territories elsewhere, were increasingly celebrated, and Isis was the supreme female deity and creator-goddess in the pantheon, incorporating the Ptolemaic queen-worship tradition.  As Isis lactans, 'suckling Isis', she was an image of motherhood, feeding her infant Harpocrates; as Isis myrionymos, 'the myriad-named', she was a goddess of magic and mysteries.

**History**

The State of Kemet used to be a a diocese of the Eastern Roman Empire, incorporating the provinces of Egypt and Cyrenaica. Its capital was at Alexandria, and its governor had the unique title of praefectus augustalis ("Augustal Prefect", of the rank vir spectabilis; previously the governor of the imperial 'crown domain' province Egypt) instead of the ordinary vicarius. The diocese was initially part of the Diocese of the East, but in ca. 380, it became a separate entity, which lasted until the great Kemetian revolt when the population after several unpopular religious reforms rose up and took over the country. Power was taken by several of the most powerfull families in the province who established a council to rule the nation.

In 480 CE however the family of Kma-Ra after dominating the council for over 50 years finally formally took over control. Years prior, the families that opposed the Kma-Ra familiy slowely lost power, disappeared and were advertised as heathens. For the last 20 years the family and its followers have build out a strong and stable basis in the country. The King (Pharaoh) of Kemet has besides a political function also a religious one as the incarnation of Serapis.