Rome: Iron and Rust (OOC)

[Lunas Legion]

Rome: Iron and Rust

The year is 43BC. The Roman Empire stands at it's greatest height yet, as each of the Triumvirs, Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great, and Marcus Licinius Crassus, each sought to outdo the other in winning new conquests for the empire and glory for themselves. However, an alliance of such ambitious men was always doomed to failure. The balance of power in Rome itself, formerly on a knife edge between the Optimates, the patrician families, and the Populares, has been tipped decisively in the latter's favour as the conquests of the Triumvirate have led to the free men of Rome losing their livelihoods to the slaves of patrician families.

This slight push has led to the balance of power collapsing. The Senate, led by Consuls Publius Clodius and Publius Crassus and without the Optimates, called for Sextus Pompey to renounce his governorship of Africa Proconsularis in favour of Gaius Asinius Pollio. Sextus refused to do so, and seeing the attempt to undermine his power base, his father Pompey the Great has launched his fleet against Rome with the aim of deposing the Populares-controlled Senate and ensuring that his power base remains secure. What could be last days of the Roman Republic are here.

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History

The course of events leading up to now began in 53BC, with Marcus Crassus' invasion of Parthia. Rather than marching directly for the cities of Mesopotamia through the desert, Crassus accepted the offer of the Armenian king Artavasdes, and instead marched northwards into Armenia, joining with Artavasdes' offered reinforcements before marching southwards along the west bank of  the Tigris.

The army of the Parthian king, Orodes II, assembled outside the Parthian capital Ctesiphon and marched northwards along the Tigris, intending to reach Armenia before Crassus. The two armies collided near Tigranocertia, with the combined army of Crassus and Artavasdes emerging victorious.

Crassus returned to Rome in 51BC, receiving the triumph he had so long desired, leaving his son Publius Crassus to govern Mesopotamia, Assyria and his general Cassius Longinus to govern Syria. Crassus' success, however, threw the state of the triumvirate into disarray.

Both Pompey and Caesar now sought to outdo Crassus' success in Parthia, with the former campaigning in Cantabria in a bloody campaign that lasted 6 years, ending in 45BC, while the latter launched a third invasion of Britain in 50BC, conquering the majority of the island by 44BC, although Aemilius Lepidus commanded the latter half of Caesar's campaign following the Senate dispatching Caesar to stabilise Egypt. 

Both of Pompey's sons, Gaius and Sextus, were actively campaigning as well, having struck a deal between their father and Caesar for Caesar to gain Pompey's Asian provinces in exchange for Marc Antony's legions in conquering Dacia and Moesia. Junius Brutus, as Propraetor of Macedonia, also joined the campaign, although his help was not requested, with Dacia being conquered by 47BC.

During these campaigns, Crassus was laying the groundwork in Rome for his son's political career, eventually returning to Syria in 48BC to repel a brief Parthian invasion. Caesar, on the orders of the Senate, arrived later that year, and accompanied by Publius Crassus, he invaded Egypt, initially to conquer it, before Cleopatra persuaded Caesar to defeat Ptolemy XIII instead.

Ptolemy was defeated in the Battle of the Nile, but successfully fled to Syria with the remains of his forces, having been provided sanctuary by Marcus Crassus as a potential piece against Egypt.

Publius Crassus returned to Rome after the Egyptian campaign to become a Quaestor in the same year. While in Rome, Publius Crassus became a close friend of Publius Clodius, and the pair schemed to remove their political opposition from Rome, naming various allies of Caesar and Pompey to governorships to prevent their interference in politics whilst they or close allies retained the consulship.

Sextus and Gaius were named as governors of Africa Proconsularis and Sardinia et Corsica respectively shortly after their return to Rome in 47BC, but the main targets were Cicero, named as governor of Sicily in 46BC, and Cato the Younger, named as governor of Cyprus in 45BC. Caesar named Octavian as his sole heir in 44BC, much to the consternation of Cleopatra, who had hoped to have Caesarion named as Caesar's heir.

Eventually, however, Clodius and Publius' schemes overextended, and in their attempt to remove Pompey's sons from their governorships to reallocate to their allies during their term as Consul, ultimately sparked the civil war.

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Julius Caesar

(Played by: Western Pacific Territories)
Personal Provinces: Narbonensis, Aquitania, Lugdunensis, Belgica, Alpes, Cisapline Gaul, Germania Superior, Germania Inferior
Personal Forces: 13,000 Legionaries, 5,000 auxiliary Gallic cavalry, 3,000 auxiliary Gallic archers, 30 Triremes (Massalia)
Map Code: R1

Notable Subordinates and their Provinces
Aemilius Lepidus: Britannia (Played by: Vladivostokava)
Forces: 9,000 Legionaries, 3,000 Britannic auxiliary cavalry, 30 Triremes (Dubris)
Marc Antony: Asia, Cilicia, Bythina et Pontus (Played by: Alouite)
Forces: 10,000 Legionaries, 5,000 Greek auxiliary cavalry
Octavian: Pannonia Superior, Pannonia Inferior, Dalmatia (Played by: Albertae)
Forces: 8,000 Legionaries, 6,000 Illyrian auxiliary infantry, 1,000 auxiliary Gallic cavalry
Agrippa (Played by: Alinora)
Forces: 80 Quinqueremes, 1 Hexareme (Salona)

Pompey the Great

(Played by:)
Personal Provinces: Baetica, Tarraconensis, Lusitania, Cyrenaica
Personal Forces: 24,000 Legionaries, 12,000 auxiliary Iberian infantry, 6,000 auxiliary Iberian cavalry, 3,000 auxiliary Balearic slingers, 120 Quinqueremes, 15 Hexaremes, 1 Deceres (At sea, Iberian coast)
Map Code: R2

Notable Subordinates and their Provinces
Gnaeus Pompey: Sardinia et Corsica (Played by:)
Forces: 4,000 Legionaries, 10 Hexremes, 5 Octeres (Caralis)
Sextus Pompey: Africa Proconsularis (Played by:)
Forces: 11,000 Legionaries, 6,000 auxiliary Numidian cavalry, 30 Quinqueremes, 10 Hexremes (Thapsus)
Attius Varus: Dacia, Moesia Inferior (Played by:)
Forces: 5,000 Legionaries, 3,000 auxiliary Dacian infantry

Marcus Crassus

(Played by: Elepis)
Personal Provinces: Mesopotamia, Assyria
Personal Forces: 20,000 Legionaries, 2,000 auxiliary cataphracts, 3,000 auxiliary horse archers
Map Code: R3

Notable Subordinates and their Provinces
Publius Crassus: Consul (Played by:)
Forces: 500 auxiliary cataphracts
Cassius Longinus: Syria (Played by: Trotza)
Forces: 8,000 Legionaries, 5,000 auxiliary Syrian archers
Ptolemy XIII (Played by:)
Forces: 500 Egyptian cavalry

Junius Brutus (Optimates)

(Played by: Myself)
Personal Provinces: Macedonia, Epirius, Achaia, Creta, Rhodos, Moesia Superior, Thracia
Forces: 11,000 Legionaries, 7,000 auxiliary Thracian infantry, 5,000 auxiliary Cretan archers, 2,000 auxiliary Rhodian slingers, 100 Quinqueremes, 25 Octeres, 2 Deceres
Map Code: R4

Notable Subordinates and their Provinces
Cicero: Sicily (Played by:)
Forces: 5,000 Legionaries, 70 Quinqueremes, 5 Hexaremes
Cato the Younger: Cyprus (Played by: The Knights of Azorea)
Forces: 3,000 Legionaries, 45 Quinqueremes, 10 Octeres

Publius Clodius (Populares)

(Played by: Pacific Brotherhood of Steel)
Personal Provinces: Italia (Consul)
Personal Forces: 25,000 Legionaries
Map Code: R5

Notable Subordinates and their Provinces
None

Client States of Rome

C1: Ptolemaic Kingdom (Cleopatra) (Played by: Hellenope)
Forces: 15,000 Egyptian infantry, 5,000 Egyptian cavalry, 75 Hexremes, 50 Octeres, 20 Deceres
C2: Kingdom of Numidia (Played by: Krugmar)
Forces: 10,000 Numidian infantry, 15,000 Numidian cavalry
C3: Kingdom of Armenia (Played by: Liecthenbourg)
Forces: 13,000 Armenian cavalry, 18,000 Armenian infantry
C4: Kingdom of Pontus and Bosporus (Played by: Ubila)
Forces: 6,000 Pontic cavalry, 11,000 Pontic infantry
C5: Kingdom of Galatia (Played by:)
Forces: 10,000 Galatian infantry
C6: Kingdom of Cappadocia (Played by: Gharin)
Forces: 6,000 Cappadocian cavalry, 10,000 Cappadocian infantry
C7: KIngdom of Nabataea (Played by: Hank the Cat)
Forces: 4,000 Nabataean cavalry, 9,000 Nabataean infantry
C8: KIngdom of Judea (Played by: The Ik Ka Ek Akai)
Forces: 2,000 Judaic cavalry, 13,000 Judaic infantry

Other States
B1: Kingdom of Parthia (Played by: Kisinger)
Forces: 25,000 Parthian horse archers, 11,000 Parthian cataphracts

Code: Select all

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Leader:
Leader Age:
Leader Personality/Appearance:
Other Characters in your faction (not named in the OP) and relevant details on them:
Brief overview of faction/nation's recent history:
RP example:

[Elepis]

tag, resevre crassus, need to eat, bye, love you lunas

[Liecthenbourg]

Nation/Faction Name: Kingdom of Armenia
Leader: Artavasdes II
Leader Age: 47. (I can't find his age, so this is a guesstimation)
Leader Personality/Appearance: Artavasdes II is tall and well built, his skin an olive complexion. Black hair adorns his head, though this is usually short and tidy and his eyes are a deep hazel. Personality wise, the King of Armenia is loyal to Rome. He is also ambitious, tactfully minded and careful. He is almost a sort of a decisive procrastinator, bidding time to undergo his intentions. He has a healthy friendship with Crassus, born from the man's campaign against the Persians.
Other Characters in your faction (not named in the OP) and relevant details on them:

• Artaxias, son of Artavasdes. He takes after his father in many respects, but does not harbour as pro-Roman sentiments that are publicly espoused by his father.
• Tigranes, son of Artavasdes. The youngest of the two siblings and more brute and headstrong than his father and brother. Perhaps seen as a pragmatist, the words of Rome or Persia do not hold little to his ear save for what perhaps suits the kingdom most.
• Satenik, wife of Artavasdes. A meek character amidst our ploys of ambition, but a voice of council none-the-less. She is rarely seen away from the King's side.
• Vanagan, the court's Zoroastrian High Priest (Or that's equivalent). Vocally more pro Persia in his dealings, but even he joins the bandwagon when it is required of him.
• Meroujan, current captain of the Royal Cataphracts. Seen as one of the greater military voices in the country, second to the King. Explicitly pro-Roman, though several of his underlings do not share the same sentiment.
• Quintus Sulpicius Troucillus, former Roman Senator and current ambassador to the Kingdom of Armenia.

Brief overview of faction/nation's recent history:

• Artavasdes offers to Crassus the deal in facing off against Parthia in 53BC.
• Armenia secures its position as one of the client states loyal to Crassus in this time period, fighting with the trimvur vigorously in his campaign against the Parthian Empire.
• Assists Crassus in 48BC to repel the Parthian invasion of the conquered territories.
• Nothing much until right now, with the outset of the Civil War in Rome. Artavasdes has yet to call for the Kingdom to march with Crassus and now instead preoccupies the time of the Roman Diplomat with queries on the Republic's grander picture.

RP example: Lunas bby pls.

[Lunas Legion]

Accepted, Liec.

[Liecthenbourg]

Accepted, Liec.

Whoop.

[Krugmar]

Reserve Numidia please.

[Trotza]

Reserve Cassius Longinus and Syria bitte.

[Kisinger]

Plez reserve Parthia

[The Holy Dominion of Inesea]

Please reserve Pontus

[Elepis]

Nation/Faction Name: The Crassi
Leader: Proconsul & Triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus
Leader Age: 73
Leader Personality/Appearance: Crassus was once tall and well built, but at the age of 73 his figure has withered. He now has white hair and pale skin. However for a 73 year old he is in good health and his mind is still sharp enough to counter his opponents, however he increasingly delegates his roles to trusted advisers. As for personality, Crassus is an intelligent man for finance and politics (if less so militarily, although he can still hold his own). Despite being the richest man in the known world, the elderly Triumvir is still hungry for power, although now for his family and sons rather than himself. He has a good relationship with King Artavasdes of Armenia as well as his advisers and some of the regions client kings. He still loathes Pompey Magnus and his relationship with Caesar, while better than with Pompey has deteriorated in recent years.
Other Characters in your faction (not named in the OP) and relevant details on them:

• Marcus Crassus, his elder son. Marcus, while having a smaller reputation than his brother Publius, is a capable man and has served as his father lieutenant for many years. In Rome Marcus rose to the rank of Praetor after which he was appointed governor of his father's province of Assyria. He also served under Caesar in Gaul as well as fighting in his father's Egyptian campaign. He is less ambitious than his brother and father.
• Gaius Manlius, the Dux Ripae of Crassus's province, Gaius is the son of one of Crassus' deputies during the Third Servile War, he is charged with keeping order in the vast desert region of Mespotamia away from river Tigris and Euphrates. While not a good politician, he is a more than capable commander and is tipped to succeed Cassius Longinus as Dux Ripae
• Udaynath, King of Hatra and client of Crassus. Despite having all his land taken off him and being supervised by a Roman Prefect, he is still a rich and influential man and has the capacity to raise large amounts of auxilia and mercenaries for Crassus.
• Lucius Pinarius, the Crassus' augur. He uses signs from the gods to predict the future. From an ancient and noble family in Rome.
• Marcus Potitius Bibulus, Dux Interium and current captain of the Auxilia Cataphracts. A natural cavalryman who was given an opportunity to flourish by Crassus, he and his men are crucial in governing the Provinces. He is seen as one of the great military minds of the Crassi faction.
• Quintus Oppius Sabinus, Adviser to Publius
• Tiberius Vitellius, Commander of the Speculatores light cavalry. This unit acts as a combined force of scouts and spies
• Gnaeus Coponius Fabius, A young military tribune and commander of 2,000 legionaries of the Vexillatio from the Legio III Parthica. Talented but young and rash.

Brief overview of faction/nation's recent history:

• In 48BC to repels the Parthian invasion of Mespotamia at the Battle of Nisibis.
• Failed invasion of Egypt, this leads to increasing tensions between Cleopatra the Pharaoh and Crassus (no shit Sherlock). Relations with Caesar were also effected.
• Nothing much until right now, Crassus has been pulling strings to make Publius influential in Rome and staring at Parthia
• Crassus has slowly been building up reserves of mercenaries and auxilia to fend of the Parthians....or fellow Romans.

RP example: Lunas pls.

[Elepis]

Plez reserve Parthia

New it wasn't a good idea to put you on my map

Oh well, Liec and Cassius, you ready for war?

[Liecthenbourg]

Plez reserve Parthia

New it wasn't a good idea to put you on my map

Oh well, Liec and Cassius, you ready for war?

I stab silly horse-mongers.

[Trotza]

Nation/Faction Name: Provincia Syria Coele
Leader: Governor Gaius Cassius Longinus
Leader Age: 48
Leader Personality/Appearance: Cassius is a man of considerable ability and a good soldier, but in politics he was actuated by vanity and ambition and has an uncontrollable temper and sharp tongue. He also is a very philosophical man who despises despots, but is willing to conspire with those he is loyal to to gain power himself.
Something like this.
Other Characters in your faction and relevant details on them: Married to Junia Tertia, daughter of Servilia Caepionis.
Brief overview of faction/nation's recent history:
-Crassus returned to Rome in 51BC, receiving the triumph he had so long desired, leaving his son Publius Crassus to govern Mesopotamia, Assyria and his general Cassius Longinus to govern Syria.
-In 48BC to repels the Parthian invasion of Mespotamia at the Battle of Nisibis.
-Failed invasion of Egypt, this leads to increasing tensions between Cleopatra the Pharaoh and Crassus. Relations with Caesar were also effected.
-Nothing much until right now, Crassus has been pulling strings to make Publius influential in Rome and staring at Parthia
-Crassus has slowly been building up reserves of mercenaries and auxilia to fend of the Parthians....or fellow Romans.
RP example:

It was approaching midday in a jungle near the edge of Uhurustan, and the rising heat made the thick, humid air feel inescapable. You could hear the sounds of birds, insects and amphibians calling out resonating all around, only interrupted by the sound of machetes occasionally hacking through the underbrush and boots sinking lightly into the wet ground. It was a team of Vorsman from Trotza's Marine Corps, sent on a forward mission to do recon of the hostile's military operations and capabilities, as well as carrying out sabotage or an assassination if necessary. As they stealthily plodded their way through the jungle floor, you could hear their ragged breathes and see the large drops of sweat forming on their faces. They were trained to be able to perform at vastly different climates, but it still was quite different from the icy tundra of their homeland.

The team was composed of three squads, totaling 36 men who had been dropped off by a trio of NH90 helicopters (each with a pair of FN Minimis on its flanks) in the dead of night just hours before. They had moved down the mountain and gone deeper into enemy territory, searching for any kind of preparatory infrastructure. Gear was relatively light, for it was not supposed to be a long term mission. As soon as they engaged a target they would radio in the helicopters to extract them. Each soldier was dressed in dark jungle camouflage and was armed with an AG-3F2 assault rifle, except for two snipers with the Barrett M82A1 and another two equipped with a M2CG anti-tank recoilless rifle.

It was an unusual operation to say the least. Because as part of the agreement to take military action against another nation for the first time that most could remember, a condition was forced in by those in the cabinet who opposed intervention. That was because they dreaded the idea of the very people they were supposed to be liberating would be the first to fall in the frontlines. So they convinced the others that before completely committing forces, the first to come in contact with these "White Male Allies" must make one last ditch diplomatic attempt to communicate with them in person. Many officers had at this moment refused to be the first in combat. They argued that they would not voluntarily lead their men into what would almost certainly be suicide. Only one man came forward, Sergeant Ingemar Lindskog. He was not particularly distinguished or well known, but everyone knew no one else was so steadfast in carrying out his given duty.

As he weaved in and out between the low-lying tree branches, he now went over the options in his head for the course of action. He did in part take this job because he did have empathy for those being sent to their death by the oppressors of Uhurustan. But he also would never put their wellbeing above that of his own men. He did not intend on breaking his promise to high command and going back on his word, though as soon as they did refuse the offer that he was still trying to work out in his head, there would be no hesitation in him to exchange fire. Still in the middle of that thought, he was suddenly snapped back to the present when the scouts on point gestured to the unit to stop. He crouched down and began to work his way to the front, while he began to hear the sounds of officers barking at troop lines moving around the compound ahead, and vehicles driving down a dirt road not far off.

He grabbed a pair of binoculars to get a good look at them from about 300 feet away, and saw what he had been informed was called "The Sacred Band", about 20 of them, managing around 50 white “allied” men who were moving about the converted village doing drills and performing manual labor making defenses and structures. From his position he couldn't see any heavy vehicles or machinery, but he didn't assume that there couldn't be from what he'd heard earlier. By now he couldn't tell if the fact he was sweating profusely was because of the heat or anticipation for storm that was probably about to erupt. So much for actually planning on what he was about to shout at a bunch of heavily armed zealots. The entire team had spread out and hunkered down, the snipers and anti-tank troops taking strategic positions, and the radio operator calling in the air extraction code message in advance. They'll be here soon, Lindskog thought as he crouched even lower, better get on with it, as he pulled out the megaphone, almost chuckling at the insanity of what he was about to do. He lifted it to his mouth, pressed the trigger, and took a deep breath.

“People of Uhurustan, especially those who have for their whole lives only known a world where people like you cannot live as free men were meant to be, I beseech you!” Ingemar shouted, as he tried to ignore the sudden rush in activity as the officers pointed and shouted towards the bushes, and the entire village seemed to be scrambling for weapons and taking cover, and simply focused on the words as they came to him. “I come from the distant reaches of Trotza, and do not mean you and your country harm, but simply am pained to see the suffering of so many as some kind of undeserved punishment!” He paused to take a breath, and continued. “In my home, we do not have any kind of people who are allowed to rule and control the lives of others, like the overpowered corporations, governments, and militaries of so many other places. I say this because you will be told lies that any who are opposed to your government simply want to bring their own elite to take advantage of you!” He had begun shouting even faster, trying to get everything into as little time as he knew he had. “So I propose, why not rise and simply refuse to have your lives made into tools and games for those who have put themselves above you? There is nothing but your chains to lose, and a life of freedom to gain!” For a moment he turned his attention to the officers, “I hear you are make up an elite LGBT unit, so I ask, what have you done to the white brothers who I’m sure could be counted among you? Have you simply decided that one trait of theirs is more worthy of oppression than the other is of freedom?” He didn’t wait for an answer, turning back his attention to those enslaved. “Finally, I say that I am not asking you to take up arms against what you consider your own people, because ultimately the choice is yours, whether you demand liberation from your own land, come to freedom in ours, or accept your fate.”

“What say you?”

[Elepis]

New it wasn't a good idea to put you on my map

Oh well, Liec and Cassius, you ready for war?

I stab silly horse-mongers.

we will pour molten gold down their throats : P

[Lunas Legion]

Elepis and Trotza are both accepted.

[Elepis]

A CGI rendition of Crassus. 100% accurate

[Elepis]

Elepis and Trotza are both accepted.

Roma Invicta

[Kisinger]

Nation/Faction Name: Parthian Empire
Leader: Orodes II
Leader Age: 47-50(There really isn't anything on his age)
Leader Personality/Appearance: Physically, he has a tan complexion as well he's past his prime but still strong for his age, with graying hair and wrinkles beginning to appear. While he lacks physical prowess he has sharpened his mind over the years, all the while he is known for being especially cruel to his subjects and his deposed brother, Mithridates.
Other Characters in your faction (not named in the OP) and relevant details on them:

• Pacorus I - The eldest son of Orodes and Laodice, Parcorus is co-ruling the Empire with his father.
• Laodice of Parthia - Wife to Orodes II, she has served him faithfully over the years and despite of the longing to return to Commagene.
• Phraates IV - The younger son of Orodes and Laodice, Phraates desires the throne and attention his brother has received.
• Mithridates III - Brother of Orodes, currently in Syria taking refuge with Rome. Desires the throne of Parthia
• A few other odds and ends, mostly courtiers and Guardsmen.

Brief overview of faction/nation's recent history:

• 51 BC - The defeat of the Parthian Army at the hands of the combined Armenian and Roman Force.
• 48 BC - PArthian invasion repelled at the Battle of Nisibis.
• Recently, the Parthian Shahanshah, Orodes II awaits the right time to strike at Rome to secure it's lost territory and potentially restore various client Kingdoms

RP example: Heh... Funny man

[Conchabira]

Tagged

[The Knights of Azorea]

Tagged, with perhaps playing as either an Eastern Client Kingdom, Octavian or Cicero.

[Krugmar]

Nation/Faction Name: Kingdom of Numidia / Agawej Tagelda
Leader: Juba I / Yuba Amezwaru
Leader Age: 42
Leader Personality/Appearance: Appearance - Juba is a serious man taking insults to the heart, the reason for his hatred of Caesar stemming from a personal insult in 63BC. He is extremely ambitious, and seeks to make Numidia the equal of Rome, and remove himself from client status.
Other Characters in your faction (not named in the OP) and relevant details on them:

• Juba Iunior / Yuba Wis Sin - The only child of Juba, a young boy of 11.
• Bocchus and Bogud - The children of Bocchus I of Mauretania, in their twenties, kept as house prisoners of Juba. They detest Juba and his son, and may seek alliances with Romans unhappy with their captor.
• Azmar - A relative of Juba, and a loyal General and current Governor of Mauretania.
• Kahena - Wife of Juba, mother of Juba (

Brief overview of faction/nation's recent history: In 53BC Juba, the King of Numidia, undertook an invasion of Mauretania, citing border conflicts as his reason. His actions were done hastily, and he did not gain the approval of his ally, Pompey Magnus, nor the blessing of the Roman Republic, who considered Mauretania to be a client state. He met Bocchus I, King of Mauretania, in battle and defeated him resoundingly/ Bocchus fled to his capital, Volubilis, but found his support there wavering, and as Juba neared the city he was forced to flee. He made the mistake of fleeing first to Pompey Magnus, believing that this invasion would have turned Pompey against his ally. He was warmly welcomed, and assured by Pompey that his kingdom would be restored, before conveniently dying of an illness several weeks later.

Juba annexed Mauretania into Numidia, after being crowned king in Volubilis, before returning to Cirta to hold a triumph, with Bocchus' sons paraded around and humiliated. Grave news soon followed, Pompey informed him that the mood in Rome was very much against him, with Juba expecting it having been whipped up by Caesars followers, and was told that their alliance would be over unless Juba headed to Rome and surrendered himself to the Senate. Juba did this, and survived thanks to the support of Pompey and his followers. The Senate did punish him, however, taking much of Eastern Numidia from him, citing their concerns that he would not be able to govern so much land, and made him promise to raise the sons of Bocchus, they would be useful as possible client kings of his own kingdoms, should he and his son meet their demise, or other similar states.

Since then Numidia has been relatively quiet, though Juba has lamented becoming a client king of Rome, and has begun having second thoughts about his alliance with Pompey. With the Civil War now raging, he looks to lands lost in the east.
RP example:

[Lunas Legion]

Krug is accepted.

[The Ik Ka Ek Akai]

Writing up for slightly altered Judea

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

Yasss! Cicero! I claim.

I am a real nerd for Roman law. I'll love to RP as this man.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

Faction Name: Province of Sicilia
Leader: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Leader Age: 63
Leader Personality/Appearance:


Cicero, in my own words, suffers from one major character flaw; he is quite bad at picking sides. All throughout the political struggles of the growing civil war, the idealism and republicanism of this old legalist has granted him a name as a respectable but naïve gentleman. Cicero detests the entire triumvirate, together with their lackeys and extended families. Crassus, Pompeianus, Caesar… Cicero will have none of them all. He is content with his own work in philosophy, in law, and his correspondence with friends. He will, however, do everything in his power to preserve the republic for which he has struggled so hard. This is difficult, seeing that the other Optimates can’t really seem to get along that well with him.

Other Characters in your faction:
Titus Pomponius Atticus, a good friend of Cicero’s and a banker.
Tullia, his beloved daughter
Publilia, his second wife, envious of Tullia

Brief overview of faction/nation's recent history: Cicero, as always, tried to be as much of a thorn in the side of the ambitious as possible. His stubbornness has caused much headache among those who would seek to undermine Rome, and even to those who sought to help her. Ever since the rise of the Triumvirate, Cicero has argued against its existence. He branded it as illegal and anti-Roman as soon as he returned from his exile, although he had to accept the new status quo quite soon after. During a hiatus from politics, Cicero focussed on literary works and a promagistrate in southern Anatolia, from which he returned with a trip through Greece. Returning to Rome, he immediately took up the torch of the Republic again. While he slightly favoured Pompey because of his conservative views, he loathed the entire institution of the triumvirate and did everything in his power to undermine it. From his speeches to his work in the senate, Cicero did his best to break the power of the three men. The same he would do with the two men called Publius, which gained him only the ire of the new consuls. Subsequently, Cicero was made governor as Sicilia, to keep his mouth as far away from the Roman ears as possible. Even then, the letters of Cicero proved quite important to the political developments in Rome. When the civil war broke out, Cicero reluctantly threw in his lot with the Optimates, although he stated that he would rather have fought alongside the personification of the constitution. Sitting in Sicilia, closest to Italia, he hopes to be able to influence much of the proceedings during and after the war, discussing much with his friend Pomponius.
RP example: We’ve met before, haven’t we?