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| Capital (and largest city) |
Sparti | |||||||
| Language | Greek | |||||||
| Government | Authoritarian republic | |||||||
| Population | 946,561 | |||||||
| Established | 1984 | |||||||
| Admission | 2009 | |||||||
The Despotate of Morea, more commonly known as Morea, is a state within the Greek Federation.
History[]
Pre-Doomsday[]
Morea, or also known as the region of Peloponnese, has been a major hub of the Hellenic civilization, since the pre-historical times. From the first local civilizations, to the Mycenean Empire which dominated the Eastern Mediterranean, and then, the Spartans, remembered for their bravery in combat. During the medieval times, Peloponnese was a part of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire. It was during that time, that the popular culture renamed the region to "Morea". The region was essential, as it was a holdout and a major layover for trips to the Holy Lands, while it was facing constant Arab raids. Later on, during the 4th crusade, the Crusaders and the Venetians took hold of the region, which was reconquered by the Byzantine Greeks in 1259, only for the Byzantine Empire to eventually collapse and to turn Morea into a battleground between the Venetians and the Ottomans for centuries.
It was during that time, that a new form of culture was forming among the Greek population, with the instinct of survival and the desire to liberate their lands. Various insurgents, known as the "Klepthes", were controlling the mountains of Greece and resisting the Ottomans for centuries. The most notable bases and sites of combat of the Klepthes were in Morea. Mountainous regions like Mani still resisted for centuries and never fell to the Ottomans, despite their countless attempts to take over Mani. Consequently, Morea was where the Greek revolution started in 1821, and was the main base of operations throughout the entire revolution.
After the Greek state was formed, Morea was renamed in Peloponnese, in an attempt to slowly "remove" the Byzantinist culture of the Greeks, and combine it with the rememberance of the ancient Greeks. Although, due to the heavy influence of conservative elements, and the war-filled history of the region, and especially the achievements of the Peloponnesians during the revolution, and the mountainous terrain, the citizens of Peloponnese remained deeply conservative and nationalistic, especially in regions like Lakonia or Mani. Peloponnese was a major battleground during the occupation in WW2 and during the civil war, again due to its mountainous terrain, which made guerrila war possible. During the mid-20th century, due to urbanization across the country, many Peloponnesians moved to Athens, lowering its population.
Post Doomsday[]
As the nuclear war started on September 26th, 1983, during the 2nd and 3rd waves of nuclear attacks, 5 nuclear bombs hit Greek targets. One of them was Patras, the largest port and most important city of the Peloponnese region. The Greek goverment collapsed and was re-organized in Rhodes. Taking advantage of the nationalist and conservative population of Peloponnese, the failures of the left-wing PASOK, and the exodus of Albanian migrants moving to the south, elements of the Special Forces freed up the former leaders of the Junta, Papadopoulos and Pattakos, who were imprisoned in the prisons of Korydallos, and alongside the Nationalist scholar Konstantinos Plevris, they moved to Sparta, where they proclaimed a nationalist state named "State of Morea". Due to their ideology, they used the old and traditional name of Peloponnese for their state, which was "Morea". They quickly organized a small army made out militias and former army units, and taking advantage of the military airport of Kalamata, they also formed a small airforce. The former Junta leaders played a pivotal role in the domestic politics of the state at the beginning, but the leader was Plevris, who was more widely supported among the nationalistic groups of Greece, and was known in the Peloponnese. Consequently, the influence of the former Juntist leaders quickly died out. In the following years, they started largely developing the infustructure around Kalamata and Sparta to reorganize the cities, while also developing the agricultural sector of the regions of Messenia and Lakonia, in order to prevent a famine. As the state was fully organized by late 1984, expeditions were being set north to scout and slowly expand the frontier, with the main concern being to scout Patras to find out any survivors or remnants.
By 1989, Peloponnese was entirely under the rule of Morea. An organized army had been formed, the borders in the Korinthos straits had been secured, and expeditions in Patras were trying to reconstruct the city and the port. As Peloponnese was entirely under control, a large focus was put by the regime on infustructure projects, in order to reconnect the cities and towns of the region to prevent anarchy and lack of contact. A functionable network connecting the cities had been created, despite the skirmishes with the govermental Hellenic forces. Albanian refugees were also violently prevented from entering the peninsula and were pushed north. Bandit groups were formed, mostly around the extremely mountainous areas of the Taygetos mountains and the mountains in Lakonia. This was a crucial issue as the bandit groups in Taygetos harrassed the capital itself, Sparta. In 1986, with an organized Armed Forces and a police force, a series of repetitive operations, with the codename "Torch of the Taygetos" began, and lasted until the mid 1990s, when the final bandit groups were routed out, and the state was fully stable. Contact was also made with the Greek survivors of the Ionian Islands, who had formed the state of Heptanesa.
In the late 1980s, with the Hellenic State in Rhodos trying to retake the mainland, the first clashes occured between Morean and Hellenic forces, as the Moreans were not willing to submit their independence to what they referred as the "old corrupt regime". With the Goverment incapable to fight the Moreans, they abandoned the region, seeking to make outposts in Central Greece to eventually outflank Morea. Although, their pull off only encouraged the Moreans to eventually retake the entirety of the Peloponnese by 1989. No more crucial events occured after that until 1993, when both sides realized the war only weakened them and it was leading to nowhere, and Greece wasn't going to be reunified by force. Thus, both were willing to negotiate. In 1994, the Ermoupoli Accords were signed, definite the future of the post-apocalyptic Greece.
Confederation of Greece[]
With the Ermoupoli Accords, it was decided that the remnant Greek states would cease their hostilities and form an economic and military alliance, with the capital being the island of Skyros. While the states remained independent, they would conduct joint military operations and have a common foreign policy together. Skyros was made a neutral state between the 5 Greek states (Delian League, Dodecanese Republic, Hellenic Republic, Morea and Heptanesa)
As the war was finally over, and now Morea had economic assistance from the rest of the states, including increased trade, more projects started to fully organize a functionable state, and also complete the reconstruction of Patras and turn it into a major naval and merchant hub in the Eastern Mediterranean once more. Morea developed rapidly through the late 1990s, while also still remaining a conservative region. The Moreans, and others of their mindset across the Hellenic Confederation, were the main ones lobbying for the expansion of the Confederation, especially in the North, where Thrace and the Dardanelles Straits lied. The reconstruction of the port of Patras by 2002 helped boost Morea's local economy even more, which now relied mostly on manufacturing, local agriculture and trade.
Morea also was the main state which launched and led the expedition in Thrace in 1995, assisted by the Delian League, which wanted to increase its presence in the straits for merchant purposes. Greek troops under Morean command also expanded deeper into Thrace, eliminating bandit forces and even making contact with the prospering Greek community in Xanthi, which became the center of operations in Thrace. Skirmishes occured with Bulgarian forces, after which, an agreement was signed to keep the Bosphorus as a neutral zone. Greek forces also set up outposts on the other side of the Dardanelles, in the Anatolian coastline, to secure the straits. In October of 1995, Morean forces encountered the forces of the Turkish Sultanate in Anatolia, but as both sides knew the Greek forces were stronger, the Turks avoided a fight and instead negotiated. Morean patrols would also explore more parts of Thrace, including parts of Southern Bulgaria. Morean and Delian scouts also explored the ruined Bulgarian city of Burgas, where they found nothing. Greek settlers arrived in the region of Thrace and the Dardanelles in the following years, which was heavily militarized due to being in the borders with the Bulgarians and the Turks. Although, further expansion north was blocked by the Bulgarian state of Rhodope. Meanwhile, as Morea was lobbying for nationalist policies, it also supported other nationalist groups across other Greek states, in order to gain more influence in the Confederation and also play a more pivotal role in Greece's foreign policy.
By the early 2000s, the states of confederation had started cooperating even more closely, which began raising support for the reunification of Greece. Morea was the main state lobbying against this, as it was in support of a de-centralized Greece. Although, as it looked like reunification was inevitable, and many ideas were put in consideration, many Moreans proposed the restoration of a Byzantine Empire, in opposition to some socialists who had proposed a united Hellenic Worker's Council. In January 11th, 2008, the leaders of the Hellenic states met in Skyros, in where the restoration of the actual republic was rejected as completely unrealistic. The most supported proposition was the creation of a Federal State, with each state maintaining its autonomy inside the Federation. Referendums occured across the Hellenic states for this. The Morean Goverment heavily lobbied for the "no" option, not being in full agreement with the idea. Despite that, the citizens of all Greek states, even of Morea, voted in favor of "yes". It was an apparent fact that, the majority of the Greeks believed the way to prosperity was federal reunification but with each state maintaining its autonomy. Consequently, the Greek Federation was formed following a National Convention in March, 2009.
Greek Federation[]
With the conclusion of the National Convention, Morea became a full-member of the Hellenic Confederation. As previously, it supported pro-expansionist sentiments in the country. Morea is also in support of the monarchy, despite its chances of returning being minor.
During the Second Sicilian War, due to its proximity to all fronts, Morea had a major participation in the conflict. Morean vessels with the help of the Hellenic Republic's fleet defeated the Sicilian Navy in Cape Matacan, while Morean forces undertook a major role in the defense of the Ionian, the battles in Cyrenaica and in South Italy. These, alongside the heavy Morean participation in the Thracian Reclamation Zone, has made it a heavily militarized state of the Federation.
Government and Politics[]
With the reunification of Greece in 2009, Plevris resigned, also exhausted due to his old age, and Morea was reformed into a Presidential Republic, although with many flaws. Various factions were formed, all of them having Nationalistic and Conservative outlooks. The two major ones were the "National Front", which was conservative, in favor of religious and family values and agrarian policies, and was tied to New Democracy, and the "Morean Alert", which followed more extreme nationalism, some of its members also allegedly tied to paganism and nazism, but these allegations have been rejected by the party. It is tied to the Hellenism Movement.
Other minor movements include the "Voice of Freedom" (Libertarians who support no state regulations), the "Sons of the Eagle" who support the Monarchy and are tied to the Union of Royalists, and the "Social Front of Morea", a leftist movement tied to PASOK.
Elections were first held in 2010, with the victory of the National Front. The regiona elections were to be held every 5 years. The Morean Alert won in 2015, and the National Front made a comeback and won the elections in 2020. The next elections were held in June 6th, 2025, with both factions fighting with close amount of support to gain the victory. The main pre-election agenda included the issues of the farmers due to rising drought, protection of the trade, security of the borders, tax and bureaucracy laws, and the newly-created industrial zone around Kalamata. Both parties scored pretty close results, but the National Front won with 46% (opposed to the Morean Alert's 44%)
Peloponnese is split in 7 different autonomous regions, based on the pre-war status. Each region has its own autonomy and its provinces. Municipal elections occur in a provincial level and then regional elections occur in all 7. That way, close contact is maintained with the people at all times. In the electoral system, there is no prime minister, with the president having the total rule alongside his political party. The result is decided by the popular vote.
Economy[]
The economy of Morea is based on 5 main sectors: Agriculture, trade, manufacturing (textile), iron mining and the industrial zone of Kalamata.
Peloponnese was, even before the war, a major agricultural center for Greece. It was always split in small and family estates producing cereals, wine, figs, rice, cotton and most importantly olive oil, combined with animal herding in the mountainous regions. The state is aware that these small farms based on the family tradition are the backbone of Morea, and is doing its best to support them economically with tax incentives and subsidies. These goods are later used, covering up most nutritional requirements of Morea, and the rest are exported.
Morea also has a decent merchant navy, exporting and importing goods and taking part in easier transfer of goods between regions. Despite the importance of the infustructure in easy contact between all regions of Peloponnese, the merchant trade navy sometimes bypasses it and makes the trade routes easier.
From the 1990s and onwards, the state started developing an industrial zone around Kalamata, producing armaments, food processing, electrical energy and cars. These goods are used for inside purposes or largely exported. The resources for the industry to move are found either from the iron mines or from import of goods. There are factories developed with state support in other parts of the Peloponnese as well, but the heavy industry is in the industrial zone. This has also encouraged some people to move there to work.
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