Alternative History
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The Etruscan Rebellion
Part of Vae victis!
EtruscanRebellion

The Dardanian guard fighting rebels
Date 7th, March 234 BC to 8th, April 231 BC
Location Northern Italy
Result Victory for the Etruscan Government
  • Elected positions on the Etruscan senate disbanded
  • Etrusca becomes much more authoritarian, much to the dismay of the Senone
  • Relations between the Safinei and Etruscans worsen even further
Belligerents
Etruscan government
  • House of Cormora
  • House of Esqueta
  • House of Palpatine
  • House of Dardania
    • Dardanian Guard
  • Senone Auxiliaries
Etruscan rebels
  • The army of the Republic
Commanders and leaders
Gaius Dardania Many leaders
Strength
10,000 23,000
Casualties and losses
1,700 9,000

The Etruscan rebellion was a devestating war that gripped Etrusca for three years. It was started over prcived oppresiion by the appointed senate members, and went on to enflame the rest of the country. Ultimatly, the rebellion would backfire, amd the etruscan government would become even more aurcratic then it was, and any hope of rebellion was squashed for hundreds of years to come.

Background

Because the Etruscan senate was largely dominated by the appointed members rather than the elected ones, people in Etrusca felt they were being oppressed. This lead to much negative sentiment among the citizens of Etrusca, particularly the lower class. The riots that broke out over the issue didn't serve to help the tension either, as the Dardanian guard became increasingly brutal in fighting them. The situation got worse and worse, and finally in the spring of 234, it broke out into full scale rebellion.

Fighting

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