Pictland (A Split Mediterranean)

Pictland is a nation in OTL scotland. it was united in 163 AD by Breth bolgh. it fought the roman empire in the roman and pictish wars, which was in 166, and in 206. they also were in the picto-gallic war.

Unification
in 163 AD Breth bolgh united the picts using a combination of smart diplomacy and clever war tactics.

roman and pictish wars
both in 166 and 206 the pictish kingdom was fighting wars against the romans. in the first one, the picts humiliated rome and annexed part of roman britain. in 206 rome managed to take back thoose lands but later signed peace.

Naval empire
in between the roman and pictish wars and after them, the picts where putting a lot of effort into a navy. therfore, in 230 when rome had been fighting the sasanids, pictland invaded part of hibernia (OTL ireland). in 253 when the romans had a plauge to deal with they colonized the southern cost of OTL norway, and in 260 when the gallic empire secceded they started populating OTL iceland.