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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 "Klephters", were controlling the mountains of Greece for centuries, without being defeated by the Ottomans. The most notable bases of the Klepthes, alongside their most notable resistance and battles, were in Morea. Mountainous regions like Morea 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, 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 region of Messinia, in order to not face a famine. As the state was organized by late 1984, expeditions were being set north to scout and slowly expand the state, 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, with an organized army having the borders in the Korinthos straits secured, and expeditions in Patras trying to reconstruct the city and the port. As Peloponnese was entirely under control, a large focus was put on infustructure projects by the regime, in order to reconnect the cities and towns of the region to prevent anarchy and lack of contact. The state quickly organized itself and made a functionable network connecting the cities, despite the skirmishes with the govermental Hellenic forces. Albanian refugees were also violently prevented and 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. By 1986, with an organized Armed Forces and a police force, a series of repetitive operations, with the codename "Spartan Torch", started, and lasted until 1990, 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 them, with the capital being the island of Skyros. While the states remained independent, they would conduct joint military operations and conduct the 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 into an 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 started 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, as it wasn't too fond of this, it conducted the referendum in the state, although it heavily lobbied for the "no" option. 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 reunification but with each state maintaining its autonomy. Consequently, the Greek Federation was formed following a National Convention in the March of 2009.
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