Communist World

The Rise
2000 BC - Establishment of the Mayan civilization. 27 BC - Formation of the Roman empire

331 B.C. - The philosopher Anaxarchus is injured in the battle of Gaugamela. He and Pyrrho stay in Babylon for a time and then move to Alexandria - bringing the concept of the number zero with them.

323 B.C. - Alexander the Great lives to be 86 and unites the Middle East and Europe into a dynasty.(323 B.C.-156)

331B.C.-An Lushan, the engineer of the OTL An Shi Rebellion, is suspected of treason by Yang Guozhong, a Tang official. Yang Guozhong convinces the Tang emperor to have a spy become close to An Lushan. The spy eventually gets information about the planned rebellion, and An Lushan is executed. Although there are scattered small-scale rebellions during times of drought, the An Shi Rebellion never takes place

32 – Jesus Christ takes a less peaceful approach, but still emphasizing himself as Messiah and as the son of God. He leads a rebellion establishing an empire, Christ Dynasty.(32-35)

97-China and Rome meet, and continue connections.

156 - Birth of Gaius Correlus Sulla

173 - Adoption of Correlus by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius

180 - Death of Marcus Aurelius. Gaius Correlus Sulla becomes Emperor Sulla I

192/195 - Emperor Sulla personally commands 6 legions across the Rhine, devastating the Barbarian lands and bringing home bounty of riches in metals and slaves

201/206 - Hugely popular with the Senate, Emperor Sulla brings 5 of his battle hardened legions into the Pict lands in the north of Brittania, conquering all of the large settlements of Caledonia. He leaves two legions to finish the job and start settling the area

212 - Sullan Edict grants all inhabitants of Roman territories full citizenship, regardless of religion or ethnicity

223 - Establishment of Correlia on the major ford of the river Clyde

228 - After 48 long years as emperor, Gaius Correlus Sulla dies and is succeeded by his adopted son, Gaius Marcus Sulla, or Emperor Marcus I

284/295 - Construction of the Great Judean Wall along the empires eastern border. It is the grandest defensive structure of the Ancient world, constituting 3 separate walls, each capable of withstanding direct hits from all but the largest siege engines.

314 - End of the conquest of Hibernia, with a full Roman presence established

324 - Beginning of the reign of the 8th Good Emperor, Constantine I

330 - Due to the growing Christian presence (54% of the population), Constantine puts forth the Edict of Milan, officially changing the state religion of the empire to Christianity. The senate votes for it, almost unanimously, due to the high concentration of Christians in the upper class

335 - Founding of Constantinopolis, a city mean't to become the Christian capital of the empire

394 - Birth of Qhich'en Ch'onle Mayapan, the man who would unite the Mayan people

395 - Death of the 10th and final Good Emperor, whose son now heads the empire

410 - Capture of king Alaric I after a failed attack on the Roman border

419 - Qhich'en accidentally discovers gunpowder through his experiments

428 - Invention of the Mayan wheel by Quich'en, followed by its implementation by the head of his city-state

431 - Quich'en is hailed as being a vessel for the thoughts of the Gods and so is placed upon the seat of power in his nation

439 - Through his divine image, over 40 of the largest Mayan city-states join the newly named city of Mayapan, under Emperor Mayapan I

442 - Capture of the city of Teotihuacan, which becomes the new Mayan capital

444/453 - Germanic Wars between the Roman Empire and various Barbaric people led by the jointly chosen King Attila I. Ends with the Romans conquering all of Germania up to the Vistula river

457 - Death of Mayan emperor Mayapan I, after having conquered nearly all of Mesoamerica

476 - Establishment of the first settlements of the Hunnic empire

482 - Usurpation of the Hunnic empire by Frankish representative Clovis, who became King Clovis I of the Frankish Union

496 - Conversion of Frankish king Clovis I to Roman Christianity following a daring visit by Pope Gelasius I

Wars and Peace
Reformation of the Roman Navy by Emperor Scipio II, making it 250,000 men strong and cosisting almost entirely of Deceres, supported by swifter quiqueremes Graecian Civil War. A force of 100,000 Greeks attempts a rebellion accros the province of Macedonia, eventually leading to the Battle of Constantinople. The virtually unprotected city would have been taken had the legions under General Gnaeus Fablius Comptus not arrived to quell the rebellion in time Creation of the Validian Codex, a complete reformation of the old Roman laws.The Nubian Wars, which leads to the conquest of the Nobatians, Makurians and Alwans by the Romans start of the silk trade between Rome and China.Roman monk attempts to reform the calendar system to be numbered based on the birth of Iesus, but it is rejected by popular vote of the Senate and the Emperor Comptus I Founding of the new Frankish capital of Kiev, named in honor of the Slavic tribes which joined the Union.Sassanid Wars. Due to his excessive spending, Roman emperor Tiberius III sends 4 legions to raid the Sassanian lands for valuables. Among the plunder are a set of artifacts dubbed by the Romans as "Ampulae Iovae", or "Bottles of Jupiter".Islam Crusade begins.Muslims repulsed by the Roman legions at the Battle of the Yarmuk.Arab forces crush Sassanians at the Battle of Nehavend, fall of the Sassanian Empire.Arabs begin a rapid expansion to the East.The Frankish Union attempts an invasion of the Roman empire, beginning the Second Germanic Wars (655-659). Perfection of the Ampulae design, beginning of the electroplating industry.The Frankish Union attempts an invasion of the Roman empire, beginning the Second Germanic Wars (655-659). Due to the Arabs expansion to the north they encouter the Frankish Union, which starts the Caucasian War (661-680)Arabs halt expansion to the east to lend more forces to the war with the Franks.Death of the much loved Arabic Caliph Muhammad Utharman Ali, all forces are withdrawn so that there may be a full year of mourning.Rome is the most populous city in the world with a population of 4 million, all sustained by its massive infrastructure of roads, aqueducts and piping.

Founding of the city of Chichen Itza by the Mayan Empire.Creation of the first Mayan bomb, a simple hand thrown weapon filled with flint.Mayan emperor Ch'anqua II makes his native language, Nahuatl, the main language of the empire, forcing its learning upon the populace Nahua influence becomes dominant culture in the Mayan Empire. King Pakal II (Pacal the Great) ascends to the Mayan throne, causing a second age of Mayan expansion.Mayan engineers discover how to cast metals and then forge them into various shapes.Mayan expansion halts at the Isthmus of Pakal (Isthmus of Panama) after all advance scouting parties fail to return from the Amazon Birth of Roman philosopher Gaius Archaedavincus Acutula.Invention of the Celerite Arquus (semi-automatic crossbow) by Archaedavincus Death of King Pakal II who had the longest rule of any Mayan monarch.Archaedavincus invents the Testudo Invicto, an enormous siege machine which he claims can take a city with only a few men. Start of the Sunni-Shia Civil War (742-750) in the Arabian Empire. Archaedavincus discovers that metal with electrik flowing through it moves in the presence of magnetite. A method for repeatedly inscribing the same symbols on paper is develloped by Archaedavincus. Fracture of the Arabian Empire into two nations at peace, the Sunni Kingdom and the Shi'ite Republic. First Testudo built under careful supervision of Archaedavincus.

A single Testudo accompanied by 1000 men is tested on the walled Arabian city of Susa, the city is ransomed back to the Muslims for a large quantity of gold. Emperor Valens I separates Rome's power into three capitals; Rome the political capital, Constantinople the economic capital and Carthage the military capital. The first printing house is set up in Constantinople.First Viking raid on Roman land, a monastery in the north of Brittania is pillaged.Roman Navy is brought up to the Armorican Strait to fend off continued Viking raids.

New World
805 - A simple electric motor is built in Paris 809 - Invention of a rechargeable Ampulae in Naples 817 - Viking raids reach their apogee 819 - Roman explorers discover Iceland, which they name Frigerra 822 - Battle of the Baltic, the first large naval battle that sets off the Danish Wars (822-824) between the Romans and the Vikings 823 - Landing of the Northmen. On Augustus 6, 50,000 Viking bersekers land on the north-west coast of Gaul. They are met by 10,000 Roman legionnaires, and the Danes fought to the last man, whilst the Romans had only 100 or so men left 823 - Viking ships reach Iceland and begin to settle there 824 - Treaty of Londinium signed by Emperor Vespens and King Svorjberd, prohibiting Viking raids in the North and Baltic Seas, in exchange for Cimbria, known as Danemarc to the Vikings 845 - A Jewish astronomer, known in Rome as Galileo (the Galilean), creates a simple refracting telescope by combining the power of two lenses 850 – Instead of discovering gunpowder, the Chinese discover explosives, beginning a series of events culminating into an early China's industrial-age space program. 851 - A major earthquake strikes Rome, destroying large portions of the city. Rebuilding and modernisation begins 853 - Construction of the Turris Horologis, a 200 m tall mechanical clock tower in the center of Rome 854/862 - The Islamic Crusade. Caliph Haran Ibn Cartal of the Sunni Kingdom declares holy war on the Shi'ites, leading to nearly every last one of them being massacred or converted 858 - Completion of the Colossus Ingens to replace the damaged Colosseum. It has a 750 m wide fighting arena and could comfortably seat 350,000 spectators at once 867 - The Palace of the Imperials is built over some of the ruins of the destroyed buildings 872 - Mayan scientists discover an efficient way of launching a projectile with the explosive force of gunpowder 876 - Founding of The Argentaria, the state owned bank set up in the Forum of Constantinople 893 - The Mayans encounter the native peoples of the great plains and decide to use them as their new source of sacrificial victims 897 - Development of something similar to a galley, in the Mayan Empire. Colonisation of the Gulf of Mexico begins

911 - Romans encounter the Danes in Iceland, beginning the Icelandic Wars (911-953) 917 - In order to better fight the Icelandic Wars, Roman engineers design the Galleon, a huge sailing ship armed with many celerite arqui 944 - The Danes get into fights with the Frankish Union due to their close borders, sparking the War of the North (944-955) 953 - The Treaty of Reykjavík divides Iceland into an eastern Roman half and a western Viking half 957 - The Viking Erik the Wise discovers the shore of Groenland (Greenland) and sets up a colony there 961 - Erik uses his influences to take the throne of the Danes, and as king, enters into a trade agreement with the Romans 979 - The united Sunni Arabs launch the First Jihad (979-1001) directed against the Roman empire, taking there lands near the Horn of Africa 983 - Due to heavy loss of Roman land, Pope Urbanus III calls for a crusade against the Islamic world. Suddenly, 6 million able bodied Christians are signing up to join the Roman Legions in Egyptus 986 - 2 million auxiliaries, 14 legions and 5 Testudo join the 6 legions holding back the Arabs from Herakleopolis 989 - Battle of Thebes. Over half of both forces clash just 7 km east of Thebes, resulting in one of the bloodiest battles in human history 995-998: Northern CampaignsThe Great Chinese army defeated the Mongols, Jurchens, and other would-be invaders to the north, and continue west through Siberia. This spells the downfall of the Mongols, who never recover. 999-1015: Western Campaigns The Chinese Empire under the Zheng Dynasty and its tribute states during the postbellum period at Zheng Luozi's death in 1025 CE.From 999 to 1015, Chinese troops defeated the major Muslim empires, starting with Ghazna (Afghanistan) and continuing through and past Baghdad. This spelled the end of the Abbasid Caliphate. After the Major Campaigns, the military campaigns, the Zheng Dynasty of China signed various peace treaties, and put down the remaining rebellion strongholds within their sphere of influence.

995 - The majority of Roman forces are withdrawn from Egyptus, the crusade being considered a success 998 - Development of the first handheld firearm in the Mayan empire 1001 - All Arab warriors are expelled from Africa and a stronger naval presence built to prevent their return 1004 - Scientists in Alexandria design and build a fully functional electric motor 1006 - Roman General Gnaeus Moratius leads a massive rebellion of the Roman army, over their steadily decreasing wages 1011 - Revolutionnaries take political control over the Brittanic Isles, using them as a base to raid Roman-Danish shipping lanes 1012 - Panicked by recent events, a group of Senators assassinate Emperor Julianus I and take control of the state, next in line, Emperor Pellatius I flees to Constantinople to retain his power base 1013 - The Revolutionaries in Brittania officially declare themselves Free Brittania 1015 - Beginning of the Imperial Civil War (1015-1022) between the Western and Eastern Roman Empires 1017 - 61 Native tribes north of the Mayan Empire form a coalition of sorts to join together against the Mayan threat 1019 - Eastern Roman General Marcus Publius Pugnatus develops a unique style of hand-to-hand combat called Deluctatis, to aid in the increasing number of inner city battles during the civil war 1022 - The East-West Roman border finally stabilizes but occasional skirmishes still occur 1024 - Mayan emperor Palenk'ua III claims to have been given a revelation by the god Kinich Ahaw, saying that Ahaw is the only existing god, all the other deities being merely a "confusion" on the part of the priests, due to his great power 1026 - Beginning of a Holy War (1026-1083) towards the south in the name of the Mayan's one god, now referred to only as Ahau 1037 - The 61 Native tribes form a nomadic nation with over 200 other tribes, lead by a council of chiefs. This nation is known (in english) as the Great Chiefdom 1043 - The Sunni Kingdom launches the Second Jihad (1043-1049), this time against the Frankish Union to the north 1046 - The Mayans conquer most of the Western Antilles 1049 - Caliph Hasim Ibn Kaluhke is killed in battle resulting in an internal struggle over control of the Sunni Kingdom 1052 - Discovery of an unusual source of silver in the Californian region, workers in the area develop the "Sickness of Ahau", they're skin burns and eventually random organs fail 1055 - Mayans decide to destroy the heavy waste product of the silver mines by collecting all of it and blowing it up with gunpowder, believing its removal will appease Ahau 1056 - Disposal does not go as planned, the explosion is one thousand times as large as expected, vaporizing the surrounding area, whilst all those nearby developped the Sickness of Ahau 1057 - Seljuk Turks begin their conquest of the Sunni Kingdom (1079-1091) 1066 - Pope Aegranus I calls for all the Roman Christians to unite behind him, the Western Senate and the Eastern Emperor Pellatius II, are forced to give power to the new Roman Emperor, Aegranus I. The title of Empeoror and Pope become synonymous, and the Roman Golden Age begins 1068/1075 - Complete reform of the Roman military, now consiting of 42 legions 1087 - Roman geographers theorize the existence of a new continent to the far west, it is called Columbia, in honor of the current emperor 1091 - Capture of Mecca by the Seljuk Turks, end of the Sunni Kingdom 1092/1106 - Construction of the Wall of Europa on the border between the Romans and the Franks. It is considered a greater defensive structure than even the Judean Wall, particularly as it has a diverted river as a moat running along most of its length 1094 - The Seljuk Empire adopts Islam as their official state religion

1103 - The Turris Horologis is significantly improved. It is now run by an electrik motor powered by an array of hundreds of rechargeable Ampulae, recharged by lightining strikes to the Tower 1111 - Unable to penetrate the Judean Wall, the Seljuk Turks turn eastward to try and conquer India (1111-1131) 1123 - Viking settlers arrive at North America and slaughter a group of natives 1125 - Establishment of the Viking city of Røngsbruk in North America 1130 - A Christian revolt in the Danish city of Veerståndt is crushed by the local citizens, unofficial executions of Christians start to occur throught the Nordic Empire 1142 - Romans send three galleons to find the continent of Columbia

1000-2000
1593:Chinese America-China begins colonizing America leaving a very different world in it's wake