List of People 387 BC to 13 AD (Vae victis!)

''In the first part of this timeline, many notable people live and die. In many cases, these people would define their societies - and societies around them - for hundreds of years to come. From Kings to Generals, these people defined the history of this era, and set the foundation for future eras. As many of them as possible will be listed here, along with a brief biography.''

Gaius I
The king who started the 50 years war, he ultimately shaped much of Safinei and Italian history. While he can essentially be blamed for the 50 years war, Gaius managed to keep the lines pretty even during the start of the war, lending him at least some credit. His tactics were effective against the Etruscans, but by the end of his reign, Safineim had lost some ground and had to pause fighting. While he is remembered primarily for starting a devastating war, he helped improve infrastructure throughout the kingdom as well as the agricultural sector.

Gaius II
After Gaius' death, his son and namesake took over the nation. Quickly, he managed to thrust the 50 years war to the wayside, making it a relative stalemate at the border. While this allowed him to focus on domestic issues, which ended up as more of a problem - Gaius II was an absolute abysmal administrator. He attempted to continue his father's improvement of infrastructure, but mostly ended up massively increasing taxes and letting former infrastructure go without maintenance. By the time he died, taxes where massive, with almost no benefit. His only widely accepted achievement was holding off the Etruscans.

Gaius III
After Gaius II's death, his son, again called Gaius, was responsible for trying to repair his father's damage. While he completely failed at warfare - during his reign the Etruscans crushed Safinei - he began to fix all the damage his father had done. He redid the tax system, taking as much of the burden off the citizens as possible. He also took steps too keep the economy afloat, increasing trade and repairing infrastructure. These efforts were largely successful, and were very popular. Overall, he was a successful King in terms of the economy and other domestic affairs, but completely failed against Etrusca.

Cnaeus
After Safineim had increased trade across the Mediterranean sea, it began to attract the attention of Carthage. Cnaeus only increased the trade, making the nation relatively rich, but making Carthage increasingly angry. Before a treaty had been signed allowing Carthage to tax Safinei trade. A gambler by nature, Cnaeus encouraged traders to circumvent this. When Carthage found out, they quickly attacked and smashed the Safinei army to pieces. Soon after the end of this war, Cnaeus killed himself, angry with himself over his failure. Essentially, he made his country briefly rich, but his gamble failed and his country paid the price.

Gellius
After the Mediterranean war, most of Safinei trade went to the Greek states. However, after the Macedonian war, trade there ground to a halt. Gellius initially tried to fix the economic disaster through peaceful means, but it soon became apparent that this would be impossible. Despite his best judgment, he was forced into war with Etrusca by his generals and popular demand. The invasion was a massive failure, and only worsened Safineim's economy. While it was well known Gellius had disagreed with the war, a scapegoat for the fiasco and Gellius was an obvious choice. He was forced to abdicate, and was eventually killed by an angry mob.

Caudini
The last King of Safineim, Caudini both started and ended his reign on a terrible note. When he became King, Safineim's economy was in ruins, and poverty was rampant. While Caudini did try to take strides to improve this, and had almost no success in improving anything. His reign was mostly dominated by the third Safinei war. This war did massive damage to both sides, and prevented Caudini from improving Safineim in any way. While Caudini lost the war and collapsed Safineim in the process, he also managed to force Etrusca to collapse as well. He ultimately failed to preserve Safineim, and his reign was a failure on almost every front.

Octavian III
As soon as the third Safinei war started, Octavian III was appointed as the first consul of Safineim, a position name stolen from the former Roman Republic. his sole jobs was to fight the Etruscan armies, by any means he deemed necessary. While this was successful, he ended up ripping apart most of Northern Safineim for the benefit of him and his army, doing damage and destabilizing his country. He fought for 13 years, forcing massive causalities on both sides. In the end, despite his best efforts and an abundance of resources, he was unable to hold the Etruscans back, and died in 13 AD.

Octavian IV
After the essential collapse of the Safineim monarchy, Octavian IV - for a few months - lead the nation as best he could. While he could hardly defend his people from the Etruscan army, he was able to orginize some evacuations from major cities to preven his citizens from being abused by Etruscan soldiers. He was eventully killed in battle, but only after ensuring that he was able to help as many of his people as possible. Many places in what used to be Safineim still recognize him as "the best leader possible, at the worst time possible."

Lucius I
The first king of Etrusca, Lucius started a war against the Safinei to retake Rome and Veii, and set the basis for most of Etruscan Culture. Inspired by the Romans, he created a powerful military, and was willing to use it quickly and effectively. While he started the fifty years war, it hardly dominated his reign, and instead he was able to focus much of his energy on creating a working - if undemocratic government - and create a powerhouse economy, which would help Etrusca dominate Safineim for the hundreds of years, and spread their influence across Italy and the Mediterranean.

Lausas I
The second king of Etrusca rose to power under delicate circumstances, as a nephew of Lucius - who had a son. However, after a brief period of instability, Lausas was able to take control of Etrusca. Unlike his predecessor, his reign was largely dominated by the fifty years war, with little opportunity to advance anything else. Even the fifty years war didn't see much progress - despite high casualties, the battle lines remained essentially the same. He was able to advance the economy somewhat, but most of this progress was dampened by the huge expense that was the fifty years war.

Lucius II
Lucius was the Final king of Etrusca to preside during the Fifty Years War. While he was able to completely crush the Safinei though the use of a strong centralized army. With this, he was able to take the territory of the Roman Republic and annex it for Etrusca, weakening Safineim and creating a new power dynamic on the Italian peninsula. However, because of this success against the Safinei, he was unable to focus on other areas of nation running, causing the economy to slump, and trade to slow. These negative effects would be eventually offset, mostly because of the new land and citizens, as well as moderately effective administration from the next Etruscan Kings.

Vibius
Coming to power in 189, Vibius decided to launch a deadly strike against Safineim, and hopfully reduce their power. In order to achive this, he decided to give a boost to the Macedonians on Greece. He resolved to help Macedonia launch an attack on their neighbors, in exchange for them cutting off trade with Safineim. After the Macedonian King agreed, a war was launched against Macedonia's neighbors, and trade was cut off. After it became apparent that trade would not be resumed, the Safinei launched an attack on Etrusca. Vibius handled this eaisly and efficently, and with the rest of his reign, he improved Etrusca's economy and worked to improve life in his nation.

Decius
The last King of Etrusca, Decius started his reign with the intention of ending the existance of Safineim. Quickly, he assembled a massive army, and marched into the opposing nation. The war raged, and he focused on nothing else, essentully letting the economy fall apart. While he was able to defeat and cause the collapse of Safineim, he lost control of Etrusca in the process. This allowed Octavian Dardania to take control of both nations at the end of the war, forming both Safineim and Etrusca into a new nation called Dardanian Etrusca. Ultimatly Decius would be known both as the King who finally defeated Safineim, but also the one that allowed Etrusca to fall.