The Reptile Gods each create a reptilian race, such as the Yuan-Ti or Kobolds.
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History of Rome
The known history of the Roman Empire.
Priore Urbe Condita
"Before the Founding of the City": History measured in the number of years before the founding of Rome.
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-11000 PUC
-10703 PUC
Creation of the Reptile Races
Religious event -
-592 PUC
Narmer Unifies Egypt
FoundingNarmer, the first Pharaoh of Egypt, unifies the River Folk of the Nile into one nation.
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-39 PUC
Rise of Aeneas
Military actionAccording to legend, Aeneas leads the Latinus tribe of Hill Folk to victory against nearby Orc and Goblin tribes.
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-35 PUC
12 Ianuarius
Birth of Romulus and Remus
Life, BirthAccording to legend, the twin boys, Romulus and Remus, are born and left to be raised by a she-wolf.
Anno Urbis Conditae
"In the year of the City's Founding" - a count of years after Rome was founded.
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1 AUC
21 Aprilis 16:00
The Founding of Rome
FoundingOn this day, according to legend, the city of Rome was founded.
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29 AUC
Amenhotep IV marries Nefertiti
MarriageThe Pharaoh Amenhotep IV marries commoner Nefertiti, who is also a sorceress.
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298 AUC
4 Qunitilis
Establishment of the Republic
RevolutionThe corrupt final King of Rome is overthrown, and the Republic of Rome is formed.
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396 AUC
Maagog Imprisoned
Military actionBased on the inscription outside the prison chamber, this is the likely year when Maagog the Slaughterer was Imprisoned under the future site of Lugdunum.
Location
Lugdunum -
419 AUC
482 AUC
The Latin Campaigns
Military actionThe Roman Republic wages a series of wars that result in its total domination over the penninsula of Latium.
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547 AUC
25 Qunitilis
Coniugiorum Alfarensium
Political eventThe Grey Elves of the Myrkyr Isles join the Roman Republic.
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585 AUC
624 AUC
The Pynaran Wars
Military actionRome wages a series of conquest wars against the Hill Folk in Pynarum, eventually bringing them fully under Rome's power.
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630 AUC
643 AUC
Conquest of Collandra
Military actionThe Romans conquer Collandra, thereby bringing the last of the Hill Folk under Roman rule.
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695 AUC
706 AUC
The Sunward Campaigns
Military actionThe Republic expands its holdings by subjugating the Euxinia and the Bluff Lands, eventually reaching the shores of the Euxine Sea.
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783 AUC
Liberation of Aerium
Military actionThe island of Aerium is liberated at the end of the First Kartagonian War.
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836 AUC
14 Sextilis
Conquest of Kartago
Military actionThe Third Kartagonian War ends with the Kartago being subjugated as part of the Roman Republic.
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1004 AUC
1012 AUC
The Iberian Campaigns
Military actionJulius Caesar wages war to make the Dwarves, Elves, and Gnomes on the Iberian Penninsula into Roman tributaries.
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1030 AUC
Aegyptus Vassalized
Political eventJulius Caesar successfully places Cleopatra VII on the throne of Aegyptus, making the nation a Roman vassal.
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1031 AUC
Court of Scarabs Founded
Political eventCleopatra's younger sister Arsinoe IV flees to the Ancepti Coast and forms the Court of Scarabs with other discontented royal family members.
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1049 AUC
19 October
Imperium Romanum
FoundingThe Senate declares Gaius Octavius Rufus Imperator, the first Emperor of Rome.
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1620 AUC
1627 AUC
The Elf-Wars
Military actionThe Empire wins a series of victories to make Ljosalfheim and Skogralfheim into Roman tributaries.
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1675 AUC
Equara accepts tributary status
Political eventThe Centaurs of Equara peacefully accept Rome's offer and become a tributary of the Empire.
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1835 AUC
1841 AUC
Subjugation of Silaxia
Military actionImperial forces wage a series of battles to make the Gnomes and Halflings of Silaxia tributaries to Rome.
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2098 AUC
15 Martius
Fall of Lugdunum
Disaster / DestructionThe fortress town of Lugdunum is destroyed by unknown forces.
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2098 AUC
18 December2099 AUC
6 September
Aegyptus Overrun
Disaster / DestructionAfter a series of crushing defeats for the Empire, Aegyptus is overrun by unknown monsters.
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2101 AUC
8 Sextilis
Elvish Independence
Political eventThe Elvish kingdoms of Ljosalfheim and Skogralfheim stop paying tribute to the Empire, formally breaking away from its rule.
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2102 AUC
12 Februarius2102 AUC
16 Junius
Independence for the Small Folk
Political eventThe Dwarves, Gnomes, and Halflings of Iberia and Silaxia, following the Elves' example, stop paying tribute to the Empire and formally cut ties.
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2103 AUC
22 Februarius 11:00
First Battle of Nemasus
Military actionFour heroic adventurers helped save the Town of Nemasus from a Zombie invasion.
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2103 AUC
17 Martius
The 16th Inscription
Discovery, ExplorationThe party discovers an inscription labeled "XVI" which details the death and imprisonment of Maagog the Slaughterer.
Location
Lugdunum -
2103 AUC
1 Aprilis
Sea of Stars
Discovery, ExplorationA party of intrepid adventurers travels through the Maelstrom, ending up in another plane of existence -- the Astral Sea.
Find your way!
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