2064(1311)-2076(1323) (Ætas ab Brian)

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2065(1312) The metron is invented by Tertius Vedius Volusenus, an independent inventor in Germania Inf. It really helps musicians keep in step.

‘Oxyconfector Salis Acidus Khaos’ is used by Rome’s aeroforce to clear suspected enemy encampments. It is a yellow, heavier than air lung disfiguring gas and proves quite harmful. It is used extensively with better results in North Terranova because of the open plains the battles are fought on. Much more damage to the Amazonayas Forest.

With Nihonian and Commonwealth air raids extending ever further east, causing as much economical as marshal damage, ADAs in Vendatia develop an electromagnetic detection system capable of indicating the presence(if not distance) of large metallic objects. It is called a Telelexy Deprehensionis and aids air raid alerts, and night and fog fighting in the war provinces. Also, production techniques for the military are streamlined into the form of a line of assemblers, each tasked with affixing only 1 specific part to the product. This quickens production considerably but the Nihonian system is beginning to emerge as well. The main problems are more of having enough people to both fight and make, and getting the weapons to the battlefields.

Countering Rome’s deadly gas and detection equipement and mass production, ballistic rockets begin striking South Terranovan cities of production. Rome attempts designing long range missles of their own but it is predicted that there are no less than 5 or 6 years before competent designs can be put into mass production, and the Senate won’t risk having slipshod designs endanger factories and troops.

Logistics were a problem for both sides, and not just because the southern fighting was deep in forests.

The Muscovy czar Auly Danilvich’s armies begin highly moralized invasions of the Ordeum. Total conquest is the only option. This war uses mainly weapons and strategies almost 100 years behind Rome and Nihonia, especially since neither nations had a very good trade relationship with the world powers. The Slavs made up for this lag with enthusiasm in reviving and organizing its war of conquest.

The Nanchao finally agree to Rome’s ‘over-land troop transportation proposal’, and the first few weeks of setting up a Nihhon invasion go well until a single Dai Ön Yeke spy got word to her country. Immediately in November the Dai Ön Yeke began their full invasion. They had a military alliance with the Djagatai who began attacking the Parthian, Bactrian and Nanchao borders; mainly to disrupt the overland movement of supplies and forces to India as they continue through Sinica. This forces Sinica to bring in its Indo-Sinica alliances of the Khmer Empire and Dai Viet. They began attacks in Australis Ult. Against Nihonian ports and allies (Po-ri, and Srivijava) All the allies began copying Rome’s mass production and nation wide effort techniques.

The rebel nations of Simbabus and Monomotopai are turbulent and underpopulated but are attempting to become real nations as the Nubians had in their ancient revolt over 300 years ago. Civil unrest and transitional governments are constants.

Greatly assisting the battlefield hospitals in Terranova, Sulfa and Penicillus antibacterial agents are developed in Germania Superior and Britannia Superior. And the discovery of blood types and how to tell the difference allowed blood transfusions to be done. Over 15 million Roman Legionaries were dead and the total world wide estimated count of dead and missing is reaching 30 million.

The Cuashium Confederation, although neutral(and highly isolationist) all these years, was starting to lean towards attacking Rome due to public outrage at Roman war atrocities, especially the poisonous gases and Greek fire (although all sides used them in the war)

The Vikings, still mostly isolationists are remaining neutral though they still occationally commandeer Roman ships in their region-Rome places embargoes.

In total, there were about 16 nations now involved with the war, about 12 minor nations were also assisting. 13 for Rome and Sinica and 15 for Nihonia.

2066(1313) anticoagulants for blood donated are developed in Belgica ADAs. They allow blood banks to open up.

Some of Rome’s troops being readied for the Nihhon invasion have to be redirected to protect Sinica’s north. The deceptions played by the Romans and Nanchao can only hold Nihonia’s forces away from the real battle point for so long. The Scutrudator is designed, it is a powerfull petra-oleum wheeled machine capable of beating down trees in South Terranova to clear forested areas for construction.

2067(1314) At 11pm on June 6, The total invading force of 1 800 000 legionaries and auxiliaries, 111 000 Nepal soldiers,106 000 Siamese, 100 500 Khmerians, and 100 000 Mossalnans from non-Roman Arabia were shipped or air dropped onto the Cyshu southwest coast. It is the closest to the capital they can get (luckily Nihon has yet to develop Telelexy Deprehensionis). Massive aero bombings commence on areas before the troops move in. Multitudes of mechina catapulta and all forms of artillery are made available

The shear shock effect of it allowed the momentum to continue rather quickly and carried the offensive over halfway to Cynoto. By mid October, the Nihonian homeland armies began pressing their advantages of terrain but luckily the Dai Ön Yeke economy was collapsing from offensive Nanchao air attacks and financial exhaustion (from the massive infusing of funds to expand their military), a treaty between the Nanchao and Dai Ön Yeke followed and negotiation would continue later. Nearing the end of October the Roman invasion began faultering only a few hundred kilopes(1000s of (Digit)feet) from the capital’s outskirts but the Roman Legions defending Sinica (as well as Nanchao support) began coming to the front line. Cynoto was reached on December 2 and the city and the trapped emperor Hanazono Ichiro surrendered. In effect the whole empire surrendered. With the main rival defeated, the other nations disgruntledly asked for peace.

The total number of dead is estimated to be 42.3 million (That’s almost 3% of the world population!). 65% of Nihonia’s and 40% of Roman Terranova’s economy was destroyed and the whole Roman world begins going through a depression.

The war’s name is set as the Amplus Arma.

Much of southern Dai Ön Yeke Sinica is taken by the Nanchao in treaties to make a buffer between the 2 nations- Dai Ön Yeke immediately began having civil problems (famine, bitterness, Menguren/Sinican ethnic differences, armed struggles) with its own people denouncing the inefficiency of the current dynasty. The Commonwealth was given punative reparations; the Maia Banaba canal region was permantly placed under direct Roman control and the rest of the country became a protectorate-though Rome was not permitted to declare it a province or territory. A dimilitarized zone was set up with the Commonwealth, at the Commonwealth’s expense of land. The Commonwealth’s government would face much public protest and would have to become more aggressive in protecting its power in the future. The native south Terranovan kingdoms were only moderatly made to pay as they were fragile with much of their people killed in the war and their economies dismal. The Nihonian Empire was broken up and was subject to support huge Roman and Sinican guarrisons. Nanchao Sinica got the Choson region; Rome received the northern pennisula of Asia Australis and a few islands. Nihonia’s Indo Sinica holdings were given the the Khmer. Taioan Island given to the Nanchao. The Philipines were made into an independent nation as was Nupiatica in North Terranova. The multitude of tropical Ulterior Australis Islands were divided up into individual nations or given to the allies in the region. As for Nihonia’s vast unpopulated and unproductive Kamchatka territories, they were left in Nihonian hands. The Djagatai Khanate was subject to fines and resource payments to Rome, Sinica, and Nepal as well as their few Mare Hyrcania port cities were made ‘free’ cities administered by Rome for 20 years (but they were still required members of the Concilium Mundi). The Roman market was not happy both because of the cost of the war, and the subsequent requirement to repay all the War Bond buyers. The public showed total outrage that the war continued for 13 years when all it took was 6 months in the end, some people are never happy.

As a last result of the war, Rome and Sinica created the Concilium Mundi, a diplomatic organization designed to both prevent wars from occurring, and preemtivly stop potential hostilities. The idea solely came from the Roman population, who demanded an end indefinatly to wars of conquest. Their convictions were well fuelled by shell shocked veterans of the Legions and Praetorius Politicus; news reporters who wrote articles in the field; and a few artists who really captured what war was really like. Most of the Senate did not like the idea as there were still parts of the world without Roman control but they would eventually learn to use diplomacy for that-but it was the technical end of Roman expansion(except for Somalia in 35). Every defeated/surrendered nation, as well as the new ones set up and Rome and Sinica’s allies were obligated to be members in order for the Concilium Mundi to be effective. Its headquarters would eventually be set in Xu Chang, to where the Nanchao recently moved their capital to. The CM had 22 members and any nation willing to join and stable enough may do so. The Cuashium Confederation, Mali Empire, a few South Terranovan kingdoms, and the Slavic states (except Poland) decline joining. The rebellious African provinces are in no position to join and Rome has no intension of trying to conquer them, some land lost in Nigeria is recovered but most was still out of control. Some loophole in the initial signing of the CM constitution gave Rome some extended territory in the Sahara and islands on Africa’s western coast.

Actually, a final result of the war was also a horrendous spike in child briths and marriages the world over. Go figure.



2069(1316) fireproof mining lamps are invented by Datus Fadius Titillus in a Britannia Sup. ADA. They are fireproof because metal gauze is used to disperse the heat of the lamp enough without putting out the flame.

Also this year, the external combustion engine is developed. They are heavier and larger, but are more efficient, make less poinsonous gases, and can use less refined oleum.

Again also, the Cognosco is invented by Manius Hyacinthe Eutherius in a Gallia Lugdunensis ADA. They greatly help doctors in examining a patitent’s breathing, heart, and stomach without operations.

Again again also in Italia ADAs, Ignobilis rays are found to be capable of penetrating the skin ‘harmlessly’ and making a ghost image of bone structures and other dense materials onto a receving sheet of paper. The medical applications of I rays are forthcoming.

2070(1317) Tribus Saxones joins the Senate.

While experimenting with light polarization, Titus Volcatid Brustus of Britannia Inf. independently invents the kaleidoscopus. It is a very popular toy.

2074(1321) Drusus Sepurnicus Teslus invents a motor running purely on sarcinae(batteries remember?)

2075(1322) An assumed jaw bone of an extinct lizard is discovered by geologist Gitus Mantonius Indus in Britannia Sup. He calls the species of the lizard Iwanodonti its similarity to the Iwano lizards’ teeth (a reptile found in tropical Terranova)

2076(1323) Drusus Sepurnicus Teslus invents the Electricus Magnes. They have uses in physics labs, vaposcurr, and dumps.

Also this year, Auly Danilvich and his Novogrod allies finally conquer the Medius Ordeum. They now make plans for extensive eastern expansion, starting with the Volga Bulgars(invading the Djagatai is not high on their list). They were still not friendly with Rome, also the Muscovite principalities begin subjugating Novogrod very subtly.

The current Caesar is Andronicus Palaeologus at 41 from Byzantium. There is also some violent unrest in Maialand.

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