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.

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

 * Byzantineball and Western Roman Empireball: My son and daughter. Unfortunately Byzantineball does not like the Latin language and decided that he would speak only the Greek languace, but this is because of his Grandmother, Ancient Greeceball
 * Ancient Greeceball: Mother
 * Greece-icon.png Greecebal: The daughter of Byzantineball. The smartest grandchild ... but don't like Latin (this is because of her father). She is currently in debt but she'll recover soon. Latin blood stronk (Although he is not technically Latin ... only Greek)! She was of first to remove kebab and she has good food, most notably gyros!
 * Italyball: The daughter of Western Roman Empireball. Dumb, yet grandchild. She created her own version of the Latin language... the Italian language. She has great cuisine, just like me! Her food is of international recognition, especially pizza and pasta, and her 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. She speaks her own version of Latin, the Romanian language. She is sister of Franceball and Italyball and cousin of Greeceball. She has great corruption, just like me! umm... ok.. that's not good.. She 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. Her food is mostly traditional but good: mici, mămăligă.
 * 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.

Friends

 * Ptolemaic Egyptball: Somehow friend
 * Ancient Armeniaball: Vassal

Enemies

 * Germaniaball: Filthy migrants
 * Gaulball: Barbarians
 * Daciaball: Stupid heretics
 * 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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