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=Imperium Paganum overview=

POINT OF DIVERGENCE = 360 BC
Julian "the Apostate" chooses to take his armor with him, after having been informed about Sassanid activity within their lines. He is attacked and wounded, but his armor has protected his internal organs for any damage. Returned to Constantinople to recover, he ends hostilities with the Sassanids and begins focusing on the reforms in the empire. During his  years of reign, many churches and other places of worship were sacked and pagan temples, altars and statuates erected in their place. Nearing his death, the 72-year-old Julian presses all provincial governors to root out the non-pagan communities, using any means neccesary. His death is the begin of an uncertain time for all Christian citizens of the eastern Roman empire.

MORE EMPERORS AND THEIR REIGN = ? BC - ? BC
Things didn't start noticably changing until his Julian's son  rose to the throne in , more than willing to finish what his father had started. According to historians, more Romans perished due to the ensuing religious purges than due to any other cause earning him the  "the Brute". He wasn't allowed much time to endulge in this achievement however, as he died a mere two years later, aged 59 and without offspring. This last fact effectively meant the end of the Constantinian dynasty and enabled the nobles to agree on a new emperor.

Influenced by their previous emperor, , a general and close friend of  ascents to the throne.

RISE OF NORWAY = 872 AD
RISE OF FRISIA = 600 AD

DISCOVERY/EXPLORATION OF OMMERIKE = 986 AD
Bjarni Herjolfsson, a merchant from Norway, arrives in Iceland in the spring of 986 for one of his annual visits to his father. He finds out that his parents have moved to Greenland with Erik Thorvaldsson and decides to look them up there. After three days of smooth sailing, Bjarni and his party encounter bad weather for several days and are blown off course. They eventually catch a glimpse of an unknown wooded land far to the west of where the merchant knows Greenland should be. Despite curiosity on the part of his crew and seeing other unknown lands on the horizon, Bjarni heads back east to search for Greenland and arrives there several days later.