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, but they couldn't defend against people with pointy sticks.

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

 * Alba Longaball - My main parent
 * Ancient Greeceball - My mentor.
 * Byzantineball - Son, but unfortunately he does not like the Latin language and decided that he would speak only the Greek language, but this is because of his teacher, Ancient Greeceball
 * Western Roman Empireball: Son, He unlike his brother likes the Latin language and speaks it, many of my grandkids speak there own type of Latin, good job son.

Legacy

 * Greece-icon.png Greeceball: The son of Byzantineball. The smartest grandchild ... but don't like Latin (this is because of his father). He is currently in debt but he'll recover soon. Latin blood stronk although he is not technically Latin ... only greek . He was of first to remove kebab and he has good food, most notably gyros!
 * Italyball: The son of Western Roman Empireball. Dumb, yet grandchild. He created his own version of the Latin language... the Italian language. He has great cuisine, just like me! His food is of international recognition, especially pizza and pasta, and his clay is rich in my history having inherited the Italian Peninsula where my capital Romeball and most of my history happened.
 * Franceball: My another Grandchild. She is sister of Italyball. Also created her own version of the Latin language... the French language. She has great culture, just like me! She is the most visited countryball in the world, truly a pillar of civilization like I was a pillar of civilization in the ancient world! Her food is also well known: baguette, croissant. Just like me she cannot decide between Empire or Republic. In the end she settled for Republic while I settled for Empire.
 * Romaniaball: My eastern european grandchild. He speaks her own version of latin, Romanian. He is the brother of Franceball, Italyball and cousin of Greeceball. He has great corruption, just like me! umm... ok.. that's not good.. He is the closest in grammar to me! preserving certain features of Vulgar Latin that other Romance languages lost, such as three genders (Masculine, Feminine and Neuter) and all six Latin cases. His food is mostly traditional but good: mici, mămăligă.
 * Sardiniaball: He is Italy's younger brother and is my grandchildren that I am interested in. I am interested in the language he speaks... it's close to Latin, the language that I used to speak. Grandson, I applaud you for keeping a language that is almost close to mine even though it has been extinct. Hope you get along with your brothers and sisters.
 * 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. They had great empires, just like me! Because of them I have great legacy under the form of most spoken languages in South America! They also have great food just like me and their sisters! Paella, Tapas, Tortilla for Spainball. Bacalhau, Broa de Avintes for Portugalball
 * South American countryballs - Great grandchildren, sons of Spainball and  Portugalball. Latin yet lives!
 * Mexico and Central American countries - Great grandchildren, sons of Spainball.
 * Philippinesball - (Not) biological but great grandchild (adopted) by Spainball.

Friends

 * Ancient Greeceball - It's complicated.
 * Ptolemaic Egyptball - Somehow friend.
 * Ancient Armeniaball - Vassal.
 * Byzantineball - Orthodox Successor. Unfortunatly he does not like Latin.

Enemies

 * Germaniaball: Filthy migrants
 * Gaulball: Barbarians
 * Daciaball: Stupid heretics
 * Sassanidball: Was of my greatest rival back then.
 * Carthageball: Worst rival ever
 * Parthiaball: Biggest barbarian known

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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