Roman Empire (A Different History)

The Roman Empire is an empire that was founded 44 BCE and has survived with fluctuating success until modern times. It was originally started by Augustus Caesar and ruled everything touching the Mediterannean until the 3rd Century, when rebellions and raids took their toll. They survived divided, isolated, and alone for centuries. The Byzantine Empire carried on the Eastern Empire and Roma survived as the East.

The Byzantine Empire one united with Roma in the 7th Century, until Arabs began to attack the Byzantine Empire and they had to abandon Roma. In 1459, the Byzantine Empire fell and Roma was the last part of the Roman Empire. It only had half of Italy until the Rennaisance, when much of Italy joined the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire began to take back the territory of the Byzantine Empire. In 1621, Constantinople was retaken.

The Roman Empire meanwhile built colonies in the New World. Brazil, Florida, Cuba, and much of Mexico were colonized by the Romans. Brazil (Aureleus), Florida (New Italia), Cuba (New Crete), and Mexico (Aztecum) were all part of the Empire until the 19th century, when New Italia was sold to the United States of America. Aztecum revolted in 1910 and the Roman Empire gave it its independence. New Crete peacefully gained its independence in 1932, and Aureleus was granted independence in 1939.

In 1934, northern Italy revolted and became fascist. The Roman Empire helped the Allies in World War II, despite its neutrality in World War I. In 1945, the Roman Empire became a permanent member of the United Nations. It was one of the three superpowers in the Cold War.

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