SPQR

# **Senatus Populusque Romanus**

**Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR)** also known as the **Roman Republic** or simply **Rome**, is a state in Southern and Central Europe. It borders Germany, Czechia and the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth in the north, Romania in the east and Bulgaria in the south-east and in the north (Greece).

### **History**

#### **Founding and Early History**

**SPQR** was established by **Titus Flavius Asinus** on February 25th, 2023 after his friend, Aurelianus (Tomhins) convinced him to do so. He appointed himself and Aurelianus as Consuls and quickly got some members to join. It was decided that Rome shall have the borders of the Ostrogothic Kingdom with a few minor adjustments. It's population rapidly grew at the start and it had one of, if not the largest population on the server. The young republic soon got into conflict with Bosnia which claimed a part of it's territories in the east.

#### **Forging Alliences**

The young republic soon grew relations with Romania, with whom it established an allience named **''The Latin League''**, soon the expansionist policies of Norway and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth began to worry the Latin League, so the Kyivan Rus' was also invited to the allience.

After threats of Prussian invasion through Syria to Israel, Rome soon began supporting Israel, especially after Prussia joined WAON. Beacuse the threat of WAON was so large, SPQR along with other states threatened by WAON signed the Jeddah Accords which was created to prevent the expansionism and imperialism pushed by WAON. Soon a cold war erupted between the Jeddah Accords and WAON and Rome was one of the leading states against WAON expansion.

#### **THE DARK AGES**

Due to the long wait for the server's 3rd season and the inactivity of other states, SPQR became inactive, losing many of it's members, most notably Aurelianus. It also didn't help that Flavius Asinus' good friend Aokperson\_, the leader of Israel recently left the server in order to focus on Stoneworks.

#### **RENAISSANCE**

After getting banned from Stoneworks, Magna Terra again caught the attention of **Flavius Asinus.** He invited many new people, and reformed the religion, making **Patu, the mother of Rome** supreme goddess. Around this time **Aokperson\_** also rejoined and formed the Diyakenid Empire. However due to both nations recieving members from the same source, a conflict erupted in which **Flavius Asinus** claimed that **Persia** stole **Rome's rightful members**, along with **Persia's intensive advertising campaign** the relationship between the two great powers **was stained**. The stealing of Rome's members became so intense that Hindustan kindapped and manipulated supreme goddess **Patu, the mother of Rome**, to join **the Greater Persian Empire** (Roman claims). Around this time, the prominent player **Blocky Core** joined which resulted in great celebration across **Rome.** Despite the influx of new members, many felt that **Rome** was not what it used to be. Nonetheless **SPQR** still claimed **Greece** and the territories it was given after the dissolution of the **first Bulgarian state**. This put it into conflict with the newly created **second Bulgarian state,** which claimed **Albania**, which was given to **Rome**. At this time **Roman nationalism** became more widespread, many **Roman thinkers and philosophers** said that in order to preserve the integerity of the server's balance of power, **Rome** must become more powerful and larger.

#### INACTIVITY

Rome became inactive yet again following the short period of Renaissance. In this period, the Crimean Crisis, Danish Civil War and Dario Greggio Fascism Fiasco happened. Rome was only openly involved in the Crimean Crisis through 'backdoor channels' of communication with the Crisis' parties and in the debates within the Mutual Assistance Compact (MAC).

#### THE DEATH OF ROME

On 05/08/23, the Roman province of Noricum declared its independence due to the persisting inactivity in Rome. The next day, the Workers' Republic of Italy was announced, marking what has been named by some historians as the 'death of Rome'. On 09/08/23, Noricum joined the WRI, and on 15/08/23 the WRI claimed all of Italy, marking the de facto end of Roman control over the Italian Peninsula, ironically confining Rome only to its Balkan territories. As no organized response has yet been received, many expect the Romans to be unable to surviving, especially with the Workers' Republic joining the Coalition of European States.

### **Provinces and municipalities**

Rome is currently divided into 5 provinces:

* **Italy**
* **Noricum**
* **Illyria**
* **Greece**
* **Pannonia**

Each province is divided into different municipalities, the amount of municipalities and their borders is to be decided by each province's **governor**, if the residents of the province are not satisfied with their governor's policies and actions, they can complain to the **senate**.

#### **Illyria**

WIP

**Greece**

WIP