RomeW
30-09-2005, 02:52
(OOC: This is going to take place in the past and proceed to the present)
From the Roman History Files, Rome
1985
The Early Period
The history of the country that is now known as "Casara" began in the 14th century. In 1321, a chieftan of a local tribe by the name of Casarus founded a kingdom inland from the modern city of Dakhla that he called "Casara" after himself. His royal capital- "Tepitilan", or "City of Glory" in Casaran language- was completed five years later, becoming a gated community that travellers from everywhere would note as being "the most splendid city west of Timbuktu".
The Casaran tribe soon established themselves quite capable fighters, subjugating the nearby Sahrawi tribes by the end of the 14th century. By the 15th century, Casara's power caught the attention of the Europeans, who sent a number of expeditionary forces to explore and possibly subjugate the kingdom. It is probably telling that none of the European armies sent to defeat Casara ever managed to do so, each coming back routed and more humiliated than they had before.
In 1601, the Roman Empire made their first formal contacts with the Casaran state. The explorer Gratius- who had explored the entire coast of Africa and the Americas- was the first Roman to see the splendour of the Casaran kingdom. He wrote glowingly of Casara in his travels, even daring to mention that its splendour outdid that of Rome itself. Soon enough, this caught the attention of a recently expansionist Rome, who, like many of the Europeans before them, sent another force meant to annex Casara. The force annexed the Spanish colonies nearby, but apart from a Roman victory inland from Capo Bojador, the Romans were also unsuccessful at breaking Casaran hegemony from the interior. Eventually, equilibrium was reached in the western Sahara, allowing Rome and Casara to establish more formal relations.
The kingdom would not, however, hold off the Europeans forever. In the 19th century, French expansion inland from the state of Tunisia reached the outer limits of Casara itself, precipitating in the low point in Casaran history. In a series of wars in 1881, 1883 and 1895, the French annexed two-thirds of the Casaran State. The remaining third- which did not include Tepitilan- was occupied by the Romans, who moved in fearing French expansionism and to protect what they could of the remaining Casaran state. Over the centuries, Rome and France would fight bitter wars aimed at reuniting the Casaran state under a single banner, with Roman forces succeeding in entering Tepitilan in 1974, with the rest of Casara united by 1981.
Since 1981, Rome and Casara have been in negotiations over the possibility of Casaran independence and ending the state of Roman protection that now currently envelops the state. Both sides have agreed that Casara should be independent, but with a lot of details left to hammer out, there is still a wide gulf of technicalities that need to be addressed before Casaran independence can be accomplished.
From the Roman History Files, Rome
1985
The Early Period
The history of the country that is now known as "Casara" began in the 14th century. In 1321, a chieftan of a local tribe by the name of Casarus founded a kingdom inland from the modern city of Dakhla that he called "Casara" after himself. His royal capital- "Tepitilan", or "City of Glory" in Casaran language- was completed five years later, becoming a gated community that travellers from everywhere would note as being "the most splendid city west of Timbuktu".
The Casaran tribe soon established themselves quite capable fighters, subjugating the nearby Sahrawi tribes by the end of the 14th century. By the 15th century, Casara's power caught the attention of the Europeans, who sent a number of expeditionary forces to explore and possibly subjugate the kingdom. It is probably telling that none of the European armies sent to defeat Casara ever managed to do so, each coming back routed and more humiliated than they had before.
In 1601, the Roman Empire made their first formal contacts with the Casaran state. The explorer Gratius- who had explored the entire coast of Africa and the Americas- was the first Roman to see the splendour of the Casaran kingdom. He wrote glowingly of Casara in his travels, even daring to mention that its splendour outdid that of Rome itself. Soon enough, this caught the attention of a recently expansionist Rome, who, like many of the Europeans before them, sent another force meant to annex Casara. The force annexed the Spanish colonies nearby, but apart from a Roman victory inland from Capo Bojador, the Romans were also unsuccessful at breaking Casaran hegemony from the interior. Eventually, equilibrium was reached in the western Sahara, allowing Rome and Casara to establish more formal relations.
The kingdom would not, however, hold off the Europeans forever. In the 19th century, French expansion inland from the state of Tunisia reached the outer limits of Casara itself, precipitating in the low point in Casaran history. In a series of wars in 1881, 1883 and 1895, the French annexed two-thirds of the Casaran State. The remaining third- which did not include Tepitilan- was occupied by the Romans, who moved in fearing French expansionism and to protect what they could of the remaining Casaran state. Over the centuries, Rome and France would fight bitter wars aimed at reuniting the Casaran state under a single banner, with Roman forces succeeding in entering Tepitilan in 1974, with the rest of Casara united by 1981.
Since 1981, Rome and Casara have been in negotiations over the possibility of Casaran independence and ending the state of Roman protection that now currently envelops the state. Both sides have agreed that Casara should be independent, but with a lot of details left to hammer out, there is still a wide gulf of technicalities that need to be addressed before Casaran independence can be accomplished.