SPQRball

"Is time for Pax Romana!"

Ancient Romeball, also known as Roman Empireball, SPQRball, Roman Republicball and Roman Kingdomball was the mightiest Classical Age European empire. It spoke Latin and hated almost any neighbour they had. Their army was one of the best in the Antiquity.

Fondation
Legend says that after Troyball got destroyed, Aeneas and some exiles went into Latium and founded Alba Longaball. Then, from Alba Longaball, Romulus founded Romeball and thus Ancient Rome born.

Meanwhile, Southern Italy was getting settled by Ancient Greeceball,  Carthageball and Phoeniciaball while Northern part was mainly inhabited by  Gaulish tribes.

Roman Kingdom and Republic
Ancient Romeball born as a kingdom ruled by Sabines and Etruscan kings. During this period, Ancient Romeball slowly conquered all Central Italy. After the last king got exiled from the city, Etruscanball got in a war against Ancient Romeball. The result was the acquisition of Etruria by the Romans. Meanwhile, various wars against Magna Graeciaball and Greek Syracuseball lead Ancient Romeball to control almost all the Italian peninsula.

Ancient Romeball, then, became a republic where two co-leaders where elected for a year only. During this period the various Punic Wars and the expansion against Gaulball lead Ancient Romeball to became the dominating power of the Ancient Known World. Daciaball and Ancient Greeceball were annexed too during this period.

But in the Third Century CE, Ancient Romeball was pretty instable and Gallic Empireball and Palmyrene Empireball managed to seceede for a bit.

During the First Century BC, the republican government was highly corrupted and so the Principality was instituted. The Principality became known as Empire only later.

Meanwhile, Ancient Romeball managed to annex Herodiancube, Bosporan Kingdomball and Ancient Armeniaball and to partially defeat  Parthiaball.

Christianism and death
As we all know, in 33 AD Jesus Christ died and thus  Christianism born. Firstly, Ancient Romeball persecuted it due to Hellenismball being the main religion but in the Fourth Century, Ancient Romeball converted to  Chalcedonismball. During this period, the Empire got splitted into Western Roman Empireball and  Eastern Roman Empireball to reduce the  Germanic migrants that were threatening to destroy the Empire, what they lately did in 476 with  Western Roman Empireball.

Byzantineball, instead, survived until 1453 when Ottomanball finally conquered the last Roman city. Constantinople

Family

 * Byzantineball and Western Roman Empireball: My sons. Unfortunately Byzantineball does not like the Latin language and decided that he would only speak Greek, but this is because of his mother, Ancient Greeceball.
 * HREball: German wannabe-Roman (What you are doing here ? You aren't my relative!!! You are son of Germaniaball)
 * Greece-icon.png Greecebal: The child of Byzantineball. The smartest grandchild ... but don't speak Latin (but this is because his father).
 * Italyball: He is child of Western Roman Empireball. Dumb, yet grandchild. He created his own version of the Latin language... the Italian language.
 * Franceball: My another Grandchild. She is sister of Italyball. Also created her own version of the Latin language... the French language.
 * Romaniaball: Dacian wannabe-Roman. Yet grandson. He speaks his own version of Latin, the Romanian language. He is brother of Franceball and Italyball and cousin of Greeceball.
 * Spainball and Portugalball: Born during the threesome between Western Roman Empireball, Gauls and Visigoths. Also speaks their own version of Latin... the Spanish and Portuguese language.

Friends

 * Ancient Greeceball: Culturally superior
 * Ptolemaic Egyptball: Somehow friend
 * Ancient Armeniaball: Vassal

Enemies

 * Germaniaball: Filthy migrants
 * Gaulball: Barbarians
 * Carthageball: Worst rival ever
 * Parthiaball: Biggest barbarian known
 * Daciaball: Stupid heretics

How to draw

 * 1) Draw a circle filled with red
 * 2) Draw SPQR in the middle using gold and add a laurel wreath of the same color
 * 3) Draw eyes and you're finished
 * 4) Recommended, but not necessary, draw a galea or a laurel wreath

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