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The Legions of the Rising Sun

Roman Japan
21-07-2006, 02:54
When Japan was but growing, Roman legions landed. Not because of war, but because of the oceans. Roman legions were lost and found on Japan, by the Japanese people. The Roman general, Gaius Antonius Angelus led a war that saw the Roman legions take over Japan. Gaius was appointed Emperor of Japan by the Roman Legions.

Now, this took place around the time of Yamato Japan or earlier. The Romans introduced Roman paganism and Roman culture. Japanese culture would still exist but Roman would also exist.

From the Roman Conquest, trade with China and others began in Japan. Buddhism and Confucianism were brought in, along with Shinto and Roman paganism.

The Roman leader, Maxentius, who lost to Constantine at Milvian Bridge, fled from the man who legalised Christianity. Sailing with settlers and others, they sailed until finding Japan, again thanks to the storms. Maxentius was accepted as the Head of the Military by the Emperor at the time.

Romans here are divided into Old Romans (those descended from the Roman Conquest) and New Romans (those from Maxentius' Arrival). Christianity would arrive much later.

The Roman Japanese did declare war on America and attack Pearl Harbour, because of militarists.

Latin and Japanese are the offical languages, Shinto, Buddhism, Christianity and Roman Paganism are the offical religions. Japan is a Constitutional Monarchy, under the National Party.

Several landmarks in Japan include the Tomb of Maxentius, Daibatsu (Great Buddha of Kamakura at Kotokuin) and others. Japan does keep a military but uses defense more.

The Romans still keep Legions here, as Ceremonial. Roman Japan is open to diplomacy today also.

Japan still holds Hainan, as part of the conquest of Hainan or the Pearl Cliffs (珠崖 Zhūyá), Fine Jade Cliffs (瓊崖 Qióngyá), and the Fine Jade Land (瓊州 Qióngzhōu). Hainan is where Julius Maximius Auxentius (Julius of Hainan) conquered.

Julius is known for his conquest of Hainan for Japan. Julius later retired from the military and lived in Hainan until he left the world. Hainan is different than Japan in some respects.

There was a man known as Kaeso of Hainan, a Roman Taoist who translated the Tao Te Ching into Latin. Buddhism and the such would be on Hainan as well.

Japan still retained Hainan, but lost its other lands. Now, with the 21st Century going, can the Roman Japan continue?