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Index:
1. Religeons and Myths of Ancient Ostentia.
2. The Eronam Empire (1000 BC - 200 AD). - 2.1. The Aftermath of the Eronam Empire's dissapearence.
3. Global Empires and The Dark Ages (1850 AD).
4. Unification (1980 AD - 2007 AD).
i. The Ostentian Calender System.
ii. The Seven Wonders of Ostentia.
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2. The Eronam Empire.
The Eronam Empire controlled Ostentia from the year 1000 BC to 200 AD, when they withdrew from the peninsula due to economic and military constraints. Where this empire came from is unknown.
The first country to be conquered was Nashun, which suggests the Empire came from the south, but was unable to cross the Jyna Desert into Fondrop and instead invaded by sea. Once the Nashun area was taken, the armies moved north, into Mearor. By the year 900 BC, most of what is now East Mearor was taken, however, the remaining land in the west, finally managed to organise its defense and survived for longer. With the fall of eastern Mearor, the other nations began to fear defeat, and mobalised their armies. Boondoxia, unfortunatly, was unable to do so in time, and was conquered 50 years after eastern Mearor, in the year 850 BC. The weaker Falahn was quick to propose peace with the Eronams and, in return for independance, would send tribute. The Eronam Empire agreed on the grounds that Falahn was worth very little to the Empire and could not possibly pose a threat. After Boondoxia was conquered, the war machine of the Eronams was momentarily held back. It wasn't until 700 BC, that the Empire won its next major victory, and took the Island country of Valaxia. Following this brief burst of confidence, the Eronam forces managed to defeat the forces of the remaining Mearor nation 50 years later (650 BC). However, the sheer might of the Empire combined with the four conquered nation was still not enough to defeat Oredia's forces. Having had plenty of time to prepare, Oredia had built an enormous wall (see Apendix ii.) and was able to fend of invasion until 650 years later. Excluding Falahn, the only nations to not be conquered were the Northern Islands, which were so small and private the Empire didn't even notice their existence, and Fondrop, who's desert warfare techniques were far in advance of the Empire's. Which may help to explain why the armies never came through the desert in the first days of the occupation.
During the time Nashun and eastern Mearor were taken, the Eronam's central base in Nashun was under constant threat from naval attack from Boondoxia. In order to defend its hold, the commander of the military garrison on the peninsula, a man called Helion, built two cities to watch over the coast line. These became Parhelion and Anthelion.
2.1. The Aftermath of the Eronam Empire's dissapearence.
When the Empire suddenly withdrew from Ostentia, the feifdom seperated again. Over time, the independence of each country began to re-emerge. Oredia reinstated their old national language and in under s century, had already replaced the Eronam Language as their national standard, due, mainly, to have only spent 200 years under Eronam rule. Both Valaxian and Boondoxia did the same, however, it took longer for it to become fully recognised, unlike with Oredia. Nashun, Mearor and Falahn (which had adopted the language in order to promote communication) continued to use the Eronam language for some time to come, and as Fondrop was never conquered, it never had to change.
In the year 850 AD, Nashun and Mearor replaced the Eronam language with what has now become the Ostentian Standard language. Falahn was also quick to adopt it. In the year 1100 AD, the northern economies of Boondoxia and Valaxia were beginning to fail, in response, Boondoxia adopted the language, to promote trading with the south. Valaxia, seeing it begin to work, did the same. In 1250 AD, Fondrop also began to use this language after seeing the effect it had on Boondoxia's and Valaxia's economies, in an attempt to better their economic rivals, Oredia. It wasn't until a mere 600 years ago that Oredia also adopted it, when Fondrop's decision began to increase its power. The Northern Islands still use their own language, in addition to the Ostentian standrad.
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3. Global Empires and The Dark Ages.
Ostentia was part of the Grand Alliance which involved Ostentia, Empithrinia and some more countries to the south which havent been discovered yet and played an important role in staving of the Autocratian empire.
The Autocratian Empire occupied areas to the North, but through use of superior naval tactics Ostentia managed to maintain a stalemate which prevented Autocratian troops from landing until internal problems forced them to cease expansion at the beginning of the Dark Ages where information about the outside world was lost.
Little is known about the exact sequence of events, and historians still disagree over what may or may not have happened, but it appears that roughly 150 years ago, civilisations across the world began to collapse, as the Imperial Age grew to a close. This is known as the Dark Ages, or sometimes the Age of Ignorance.
At this time, the world was firmly divided into empires and unions of states - however, it was mostly an age of peace and learning. The Ostentian League ensured peace between the nations of the peninsula, and also appears to have made peace with the Autocracian Empire, which had decided against further expansion. Other empires are also referred to: records refer to a Golden Empire in the south, and of a Niatese Empire in the east. Several other empires and unions of nations also seem to have existed, but records of these have been lost.
What happened next is unclear, but records speak of "a foul evil" appearing in the Empire of the Islands which, according to records, appears to have collapsed almost overnight. Whatever this evil was, it seems to have triggered great suspicion amongst the empires, all of which seem to have gone into isolation. However, "this evil didst spread, and all fell before it". One by one, the empires appear to have collapsed, and the world became a much darker place.
There is disagreement over what this evil was. Some have speculated that it may have been some sort of revolutionary philosophy, which sparked popular uprisings. Others have suggested that it may have been the invention of some sort of weapon. A few historians even believe that this evil was a plague, and that the empires went into isolationism and later broke down as they tried and failed to defeat the illness.
One thing does appear to be clear though: during a period of about 20 years, 2/3 of the world's population appears to have died, and almost all traces of civilisation were destroyed. It's only been recently that countries have been able to recover.
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