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those interested in my list names (mix from cybrxkhan and Archangel list on Steam worshop ; also some of my own)
those interested in my list names (mix from cybrxkhan and Archangel list on Steam worshop ; also some of my own)
I think that star and planet names should be decided by the public. I skimmed through the list and what I saw wasn't what I expected. We need more mythology, more religio (this isn't a good term but it gets the point). Our Roman Empire won't start as a fallen empire with a great deal of experience of space-faring and exploration outside of its system, each new planet will be a breakthrough in the memory of Rome and it should have the weight it deserves.
I also suggest to change the Solar System planet/asteroid names to their original latin one.
Mercury --> Mercurius
Venus --> Vesper/Lucifer/Venus
Juppiter --> Iuppiter
Saturn --> Saturnus
Neptune --> Neptunus
Moon --> Luna
Ganymede --> Ganymedes
Juno --> Iuno
The remaining names do not change. And just in case...
Pluto --> Orcus/Dis/Pluton
Charon doesn't change
I hope we get an expanded Solar System, I don't have Stellaris but I think that having a strong frugiferens (sorry, I am studying Lucretius) Solar System would be reasonable, although colonization would remain an important goal. It's like the old Rome, the capital city was the center of the world and the rest existed only to sustain the Caput Mundi. The Romanization of the Mediterranean Basin was just a pretext for a more efficient exploitation of the land.
These are only suggestions, you can do as you wish. Plus, when it comes to names I am not lucky with you Attalus. Muh Italian names for Venetian Greece and Dalmatia
I also suggest to change the Solar System planet/asteroid names to their original latin one.
Mercury --> Mercurius
Venus --> Vesper/Lucifer/Venus
Juppiter --> Iuppiter
Saturn --> Saturnus
Neptune --> Neptunus
Moon --> Luna
Ganymede --> Ganymedes
Juno --> Iuno
The remaining names do not change. And just in case...
Pluto --> Orcus/Dis/Pluton
Charon doesn't change
I hope we get an expanded Solar System, I don't have Stellaris but I think that having a strong frugiferens (sorry, I am studying Lucretius) Solar System would be reasonable, although colonization would remain an important goal. It's like the old Rome, the capital city was the center of the world and the rest existed only to sustain the Caput Mundi. The Romanization of the Mediterranean Basin was just a pretext for a more efficient exploitation of the land.
These are only suggestions, you can do as you wish. Plus, when it comes to names I am not lucky with you Attalus. Muh Italian names for Venetian Greece and Dalmatia
Sadly, by default Stellaris does not include Pluto. There are mods for that though.
On the subject of names, I insist on being called Cacophenous.
Also our Emperor's name should be Fabulous I.
On the subject of names, I insist on being called Cacophenous.
Also our Emperor's name should be Fabulous I.
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cybrxkhan made Tocharian, Byzantine and Bactrian lists so I guess there must be some Ptolemaic somewhere if one searchesIs there a Ptolemaic universe mod?
Maybe I'll do it ; maybe
Prologus (Part II)
The Chinese plague designed by the mad genius Lao Chiang decimated the whole population, and the higer classes were not spared. The emperor himself, Traianus IV was one of the first touched, and his close family followed. Most of the high-command was also infected and few survived. The Church saw the Ecunemical Council composed of the 5 patriarchs die in the two weeks following the death of the emperor. Widespread chaos erupted, with revolts even touching the heart of the Empire around the Mediterranean. From the anarchy 4 great factions strived to take control of the Empire and its territories.
The remnants of the Far-East Army grouped under the command of Quintus Aabetus Macro, sole Comes surviving the Plague. In Europe, a distant relative of the imperial Family, Constantinus Victor managed to take control of Italy, aiming to restore the True Empire. In Jerusalem, a local preacher of unknown origin, dubbed ‘the Saint’ by his followers aimed at restoring the true faith in Roman government. Meanwhile the New Wolrd provinces grouped under some retired soldiers that wanted to restore the Republic.
The Wars of Unification would last for 15 years and end with the victory of Macro. Most of European provinces fell in line following the capture of Rome in 2135. The War in the Oriens would take longer and end with the capture of Jerusalem after an heavy bombing. The last Emperor Victor was executed by the Military ; the Saint was never heard of after the capture of Jerusalem. By 2140, the Roman Empire clashed with the New Roman Republic in the West, but it would take until 2147 to destroy the last Republican strongholds. Some minor clashes would continue until 2148 when Macro became Dictator Perpetuo and Regent of the Roman Empire.
The dictature had never been used since Republican times and the last person to be called Dictator Perpetuo was Julius Ceasar. Many thought Macro would proclaim himself emperor following a period of stabilization but it never happened. He was the autocratic ruler of the empire, supported by the military apparatus which had become even more powerful because of the crisis. His rule saw the eradication of the disease and return to normalcy throughout whole Terra. The State became more meritocratic that under the last Emperors, with even former Chinese officials becoming councillors of the Dictator. All in all the new Roman Imperium brought stability to a world that needed it. The Regime was brutal but in many ways more just. No great crisis threatened the new order, with the horrors of the World War
The Hyperlane network of the Milky Way as theorized by Helvetian scientists and then experimented with the hyperdrive motor
Love the depictions of the four factions. I didn't vote for it, but the mysterious Saint sounds rather interesting.
Prologus : Bonus
Excerpts from the interview of Titus Pullo Armoricus, Comes Evocati of the Roman Empire by Publius Paulus Pulcher (recorded in 2174 in Cartago, diocese of Africa)
Pulcher : Thank you for receiving me, Comes Evocati. I hope I do not disturb your retreat here in Africa.
Armoricus : Of course not. You know when you are 85, there isn’t much to do, except telling what you did when you were young and gorgeous *he laughs and then pauses*. I can’t believe that our Dictator Perpetuo lets you do a “critical biography” of Qintus Aabetus Macro.
Pulcher : I don’t think this work will ever attain the great public but I take every opportunity the State gives me.
Armoricus : If you say so. *he sits in an elegant Greek armchair and invites his guest to sit as well* So why did you come here ? Most of the information on Qintus must be in the Urbs. What could a retired Comes say that would be so interesting.
Pulcher : Well, your name comes often in the texts related to Macro. You were in the same Legio Marinae, took part in a few battles, got promoted at the same time, and after the war he named you Comes Galliae. And yet you have disappeared in this villa after all, not taking part in the postwar government. It seems there is more to the story than the propaganda says.
Armoricus : What can I say, I always hated that *redacted* bureaucracy. I may have been a good soldier once but I was an awful administrator. That’s why he became dux while I remained centurio princeps in the Marinii. Ah the marinii of the Imperial Times. We were the bravest of all you know. It is the marinii that won in Japan, it is the marinii that took control of Korea. Sure the aviatii helped along the Navy but the tasks we did during the war, those legionaries could not have done it.
Anyway, enough rambling, you surely want to hear how I became an acquaintance of Macro ? Well we met in Castra Floriensis with all other marines. War would erupt soon said everyone and so numerous poor guys like myself joined into the Army. He came from Antillia, me from Gallia. Ever been to Condate Redonum ? Nice city before the war. Never gone back since my enlistment. I’ll surely never go once more anyway ….
So we met in the 2nd cohort of the Legio Marinae II “Orientalis”. We weren’t particularly close in our regiment until the war in fact. I won’t tell you the whole fighting we did in Pacificus, there must be better retellings in books somewhere. We landed on much of the Indonesian islands, that’s our second cohort that took Kiribati for example ; we fought on Okinawa, god that was an awful place – you know that photo where marinii place their flag on that mountain ? I knew the 5 guys on it. None of them survived the war and the plague though …. After Okinawa we received new recruits for the invasion of Nippon, the one state that posed problems in our blockade of the Chinese sphere. Both Macro and me were promoted centurio princeps, helped by the fact that at that time we were the last men formed at Campus Floriensis. We took Kyushu together with the help of the Legio XXXVI ‘Pacificus’. They nearly took all credits those bastards though. With Macro we were proposed to enter military school to progress in the hierarchy. I refused, he accepted. While I was conquering that archipelago filled with fanatic bushido warriors, Macro was *redacted*. Anyway we saw each other in Korea. After the disgrace of Rubinensis because of the failure of the Northern Campaign, Macro had been promoted Duces Legionis Marinae ‘Orientalis’. And he did good that bastard ! Korea was taken in a swift campaign and soon we crossed the Great Wall. Without any nuclear bombs like those pansies in the limitanenses ! Anyway Macro left us to assist the capitulation of the Chinese Emperor in Nanjing. It was quite something the days that followed. I mean we were the masters of Terra ; Rome had prevailed and we had our Imperium Sine FIne. Nobody could envision that Lao Chiang *he spits after pronoucing his name* and his disciples would unleash Hell on Terra.
Pulcher : Where were you when the Plague hit ?
Armoricus : Me and my cohort were tasked with securing the Liaodong Peninsula. Nasty business that was. And the men wanted to benefit from the victory … I had to *redacted* 10 men because they had *redacted*, and *redacted* an entire village after one of the legionaries had *redacted*. Winning was something … but keeping the conquered territories that was another thing entirely.
And then the Plague hit us. I was the first infected. I had seen a friend of mine who was in the Classis, tasked of supplying us. He died a few days after. I heard he had contracted it from a wounded who had gone to Shanxii. Anyway in our Roman World there was no barrier for the Plague and it swept without any problems. Half my cohort died ; I survived but I still have the scars as you can see *he points to his face and laft arm*. The sickness was dealier for the locals because of the privations of the War. We heard the death of the Emperor then the death of the Pope and the Patriarchs, then another deaths and then communications stopped for a while… Mutinies began in all the conquered territories. Desertion was common. The High Command dead we had no strategy, no plan. And it was at this moment that Macro took the reins. He had been promoted Comes at the end of the war and he had received the aquila of command from the hands of Prince Claudius, the magister militum Orientalis. And only Macro survived of all the commanders in the area. He organized a rally point in Formosa of all troops in China, Korea and Japan. We even took all locals who wanted to flee as long as they could fight. A quarter of the troops were Chinese after that. And thus began our flight toward the Heart of the Empire.
Pulcher : You mean ‘Operation Aquila’ ?
Armoricus : Call it as you want. It was merely us soldiers going onto ships and fleeing back to Europe.
Pulcher : Did you know his plan at the time ?
Armoricus : I was in the High Command at the time so yeah I heard. As the Fleet progressed toward the West we received the allegiance of several Palatini corps throughout the European territories. Africa and Asia were deemed less important and thus we *redacted* the soldiers there *redacted*. I know it’s crude but well there is no other way to put it. We *redacted* them. The New-World had quarantined himself quite successfully and a local centurio had proclaimed the new republic. We dealt with them later.
We landed in Syracusae : that would be our headquarters until we retook the Urbs. Macro had won the approval of most in the Army, except of course the democratic movement in the Western dioceses. He had to face the ‘Saint’ in Jerusalem who had rallied most of the Near-Oriens and of course the last emperor : Titus Constantinus Victor in the capital. I can’t speak about the Oriens since I was assigned in Gaul but a victory of Constantinus Victor would have been a catastrophe for the Human Race. I assume you have heard or read some of his speeches ? Especially the ones about the future of the Chinese ? Making them slaves for what one of them had done ? *Tsk Tsk* He was a madman and I’m glad he did not survive the war. But that bastard can be thanked for one thing : he knew that science was important and he encouraged the various scientists to create a cure. When we stumbled upon their research, half the job was done to create the virus. It would have been *redacted* to create the cure without *redacted*. Macro made wide reforms in the Army. He abolished most of the various titles that the aristocracy had, making the command chain clearer. No distinction of races or sex in the new Army ; it was strange at first and many soldiers needed some ‘adjusting’, me the first. When we heard that Li Yiang, theTigris of Yunnan was promoted Dux Aegypti, there was some outburst. But he was a damn good leader, thatTigris. Same with Apollonia Aetia. Her campaign in Hellas was something I would never have envisioned. Facing hords of fanatic militia with low supplies and winning despite all odds ? Unbelievable. Anyway it’s thanks to Macro that we have the current hierarchy with a magister militum controlling a War Theater, below him a Comes commanding several legions and below Duces tasked with one Legion. A welcome change for sure.
From Gaul I rallied the various troops and sieged Rome along most of our forces. I barely took part in the actual fighting. And then I was made Praefectus Galliae, with the task of enforcing authority on Gallia, Hispania, Germania and Britannia. Not that I made much, I just delegated orders and ensured that everybody fell in line with the new Order. That’s where I met Pluvius, the successor of Macro. I even helped him climb the hierarchy. I was replaced in 2139, and named Comes Marinii for the upcoming fight in the New-World. *he pauses* And then I was in Rome for the instauration of the Regency and of the Dictatorship.
Pulcher : What happened in Vinelandia ?
Armoricus : *he takes a few minutes before answering* We fought, they died, we won. End of story.
Pulcher : There should be more to the story. You were in Tiberia and you were also present in the capture of the last Republican stronghold.
Armoricus : That was an awful war that’s all. All wars are bad, that’s sure. I had seen my share of atrocities in Asia and Europe. But there we had compatriots with whom we could relate to. Their emphasis on Liberty was perhaps too strong for a good soldier like me but their regenerated Republic based on military meritocracy … that was something that many legionaries liked. Too many good men on our side *redacted*.
Pulcher : Excuse me ?
Armoricus : Yeah the State doesn’t talk about it much. I mean *redacted* is badly seen and would disturb the good vision the people have of the Reconquest of Vinelandia and Hesperidia. We had to be harsh toward our own men. Macro ordered the decimation of all “contaminated units”. Even sub-officers were touched by the phenomena. It left a stain we could not forget, and Macro didn’t want us to forget…. You wanted me to tell you how our Dictator was as a man ? He could be just, pragmatic, intelligent but also highly ambitious and cruel. Never heard about the fate of the Constantinus Victor family ? All the remnants of the Imperial family *redacted* on his direct *redacted*. The story of Mons Helena ? Some *redacted* ! The Consul of the New Republic was not *redacted* in their stronghold. He was *redacted* and put to death by *redacted* himself. [the rest of the passage has been classified due to the nature of the facts exposed. Only grade A officials can consult them]
Pulcher was sentenced to death after high treason against the state in 2175, his works classified. Armoricus would live until 2183, dying of an heart attack in his villa of Cartago.
This felt very World War Z/Max Brooks in style, can we get a whole book of "The Unification War : An Oral History"?
Still, very close to that still and great because of it, hopefully we can have more off-the-beaten track updates. I always feel those help with being a better writer and having a more immersive AAR.
Great as always Attalus, Versa est diu Vivere!
Still, very close to that still and great because of it, hopefully we can have more off-the-beaten track updates. I always feel those help with being a better writer and having a more immersive AAR.
Great as always Attalus, Versa est diu Vivere!
Interesting update. Even more filling in the gaps and highlighting the struggle between the four factions (Unfortunately I fell on the wrong side with Martial Republic, but at least we fought honorably.)
Funny thing is that I read it again a month ago.This felt very World War Z/Max Brooks in style, can we get a whole book of "The Unification War : An Oral History"?
(there is another obvious easter egg in the update if someone wants to look for it)It was my intention. I deliberately kept the Spiritual Faction out because sometimes you can have an event chain with a religious cult going to the stars. Would fit in perfectly in that story. I'll try to have some extracts in the next updates.
Translation please ?
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True enough! Space Pirates could easily be Republican sympathizers I suppose, though I guess they could also just be criminals. Doesn't sound like this Roman conquered World would have any shortage of malcontents who might envision a better future plundering amidst the stars.
Traductiion please ?
It's just a reference to another of your AARs, look at the structure of the sentence and It'll become obvious. (Hint, those damn de Valois)
Nice interview. I kind of feel bad for the reporter, but it's a good way of showing what we can expect from the new Rome.
