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The Holy Roman Empire of Urcea
and the semi-autonomous kingdoms of Constantinalia and New Urcea

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National Flag put in place in 2023 A.D.

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Naval Ensign put in place in 2023 A.D.

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The Coat of Arms of Emperor Julius Nero

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Map of Urcea and its semi-autonomous possessions.
NOTE: Only cities with populations of 15,000,000+ are shown and only Major Roadways are shown.

Capitol: Urceopolis

Largest City: Urceopolis (32,650,491)

Official Language: Latin, English, Gaelic

Demonym: Urcean

Population:
Urcea: 5,404,000,000
Total: 8,181,000,000

Government: Absolute Monarchy
Emperor: Julius Nero

Formation:
Treaty of Polis, 760 A.D. (Formation of a Sovereign State on the Urcean Peninsula)
First Empire Declared, 1200 A.D.
Urcean Republic Formed, 1605 A.D.
Restoration, Second Empire Declared, 1675 A.D.
Declaration of Secularism, 1976 A.D.
Third Empire Declared, 1998 A.D.

GDP:
Urcea: $137,060,721,964,162.70
Total: $194,126,571,599,990.26

Currency: Imperial Dollar ($1 ID = $1.4823 USD)

Major Industry: Automobile Manufacture

Tax Rate: 100%
NOTE: Only the Lower Class pays taxes

Life Expectancy: 92

URCEAN ARMED FORCES

Army

Navy

Air Force

Imperial Guard

Demographics

Culture

History

Before the Treaty of Polis (pre 760 A.D.)

Before the Treaty of Polis, three great Empires split the continent of Apore: the Croninopolitan Empire, the Rurallian Empire, and the Byzantine Empire, the greatest of the three was the Croninopolitan Empire.

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Croninopolis declared that the entire Urcean peninsula was the sovereign domain of Croninopolis. After a series of border skirmishes between Croninopolitan and Byzantine forces, Rurallia declared war on Croninopolis. After several years of fighting, both sides came to an agreement in the town of Polis, what is now Urceopolis. They decided that the peninsula would be controlled by none of the three powers, but be independent.

At the time, there were only two settlements on the peninsula, Polis and Culin, neither of which were heavily populated. The population of the first "Urcea" short after the treaty of Polis was mainly Croninopolitan. Fierce cultural wars were sparked often by influence of the different nations. This was the "Urcean Dark Age", where, more times than not, Urcea was involved in a civil war.

Settlement of Urcea and First Kingdom Declared (800 A.D. - 900 A.D.)

Border Skirmishes with the Byzantine Empire (963 A.D.)

First Expansion Era (1023 A.D. - 1234 A.D.)

The Plague and Rivalries (1240 A.D. - 1410 A.D.)

The Turkish War (1460 A.D. - 1472 A.D.)

Establishment of New Urcea (1562 A.D.)

The Great Aporen War (1600 A.D. - 1605 A.D.)

Declaration of the Urcean Republic and War Withdrawl (1605 A.D. - 1607 A.D.)

The Republic and the Kingdom in Exile (1607 A.D. - 1675 A.D.)

The Heartland War (1675 A.D. - 1690 A.D.)

Details and more stuff to be added later....

Landmarks

Fort Constantine, Shrine of Constantine the Great

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A Urcean fortress that dates back to the 1450s and is the site of Constantine's apparition to Julius Nero.

Fort Constantine was built as part of the "Great Line", a line of defensive fortifications that separated Urcea from what was the Land of the Turks. It has a single massive watchtower in the middle which allows anybody in it to see for hundreds or, on a clear day, thousands of miles. Even after the events of the Turkish War, the fort was maintained and converted into a lighthouse for a nearby Port City. After the 1766s, the light was removed and the fort was abandoned. This period was not long, however, as in 1779 it was reoccupied and rebuilt for use as an armory and barracks for the Constantinalian army, which it served as for until Constantinalia was absorbed back into Urcea.

Julius Nero became the Holy Roman Emperor of Urcea in 2006 A.D. At this point, Urcea controlled the Urcean Peninsula, Constantinalia, New Urcea, and a strip of land between Ragalarra and Constantinalia. It was surrounded by many rivals, including the reborn Rurallian state. Fort Constantine again saw another use; somebody had the great idea of putting two artillery pieces on the top of the tower. This allowed for long range strikes on any incoming targets. At one point, Julius Nero went to Fort Constantine to inspect this new battery. While in the catacombs beneath it, Constantine appeared to him, saying "The Lord God gave me a sign, showing me the cross and telling me that I shall conquer by this sign. So I say onto you, you shall do the same, under the blessing of the same sign and under the same God".

This influenced Julius significantly. No longer was he a gunshy Emperor who would be bullied. He was now a warrior for God; he knew his purpose. He was to conquer Apore and beyond, and spread the message of Jesus Christ.

Holy Roman Emperor Julius Nero declared the Fort to have a permanent use; he declared it as a Shrine to Emperor Constantine the Great.

First Imperial Palace

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Built sometime in the mid 10th century, the First Imperial Palace was the residence of the House of Roxbury after they assumed the Urcean throne.

This structure was built to be both a palace but also an impenetrable fortress. The inside is quite lavish, almost betraying the strategic outside. Although the House of Roxbury lost the throne by 1050 A.D., the structure saw continual use. Because of its strategic location on the southern tip of the Urcean Peninsula, it was always practical to use. After the House of Roxbury left, it became a fortress and eventual headquarters of the Urcean Army. This structure became even more deadly and impenetrable after cannons were installed. This structure's batteries were world renown; both for the skill of its operators and the quality of the guns. It was once said that a cannon hit a ship that was 97 miles out at sea.

During the "Great Revolt" and subsequent Republic of Urcea, this fortress still never fell. Fort Imperial (as it was known by then) was controlled by the First Urcean Empire up until 1615, where the Republican Army surrounded it and starved out the forces. In 1634, an expert of warfare declared that these Medieval Era fortresses were "obsolete", and Republican Forces abandoned them. This was a great strategic mistake. During the Heartland War, when Urcean Imperial forces returned to the peninsula, they found the fortress to be empty. They occupied it and brought their guns back in, giving them a impenetrable beachhead and a valuable artillery battery. Republican forces tried to regain it, but endured heavy casualties.

The fortress remains the headquarters to the army to this day, but not in the same infrastructure. The headquarters is now in a massive underground bunker, similar to Cheyenne mountain, in the mound beneath the fort. The fort is now a museum.

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you need to flesh things out more before making comments open as there is nothing to comment on.

I'm always adding info.