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The Democratic Republic of Kicaeria (DROK) is a fledgling nation with a turbulent past. As time marches on, Kicaeria's leaders must strike a delicate balance between honoring the old system and preserving its customs, and advancing her socially, economically, and militarily. Though patriotic by necessity, many of her citizens look back nostalgically to bygone days of glory, and hope. Hard times lie ahead for Kicaeria's people: after all, there is capitalism to promote, democracy to foster, and an empire to regain. Will the ordo novus triumph, or will history repeat itself? Only time will tell.

Kicaeria

Flag of Kicaeria
Motto: "There was a dream that was Rome. It shall be realized."
Region	Sirius
Capital	Tuliasea
Official Language(s)	New Latin, Quirites
Leader	Marcus Tulius Kicaero
Population	60 million
Currency	Orator
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Overview

As with most troubled pasts, Kicaeria's is pitted and gaffed with titanic power struggles, and scarred by many battles. The future, however, is brightening. The Democratic Republic of Kicaeria is a large, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed population of 45 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often. The small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Commerce, and Defence. The average income tax rate is 13%, but much higher for the wealthy. A healthy private sector is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Trout Farming. The prinicples of freedom of expression are held dear, voting is held sacrosanct, a referenda may be passed by a one-third vote, the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly, and the government is attempting to impose a new national language on the public. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Kicaeria's national animal is the wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the orator.

History

(in progress)

The Early Days

(pre 873)

Modern historians do not know much about pre-Romagna Kicaeria. The few surviving accounts come from heavily biased Empire historians; the picture they paint is unappetizing to say the least. According to the average Imperial snob there was enough sinful practices in the region to damn the entire world to hell. Examples citied as "reliable" or "proven" include: witchcraft, beastiality, cannibalism, heresy and worship of sticks, ritual murder, human sacrifice, homosexuality, and of course baby rape and murder. Regardless of whether or not the preceding is true, what is known is that the native people were called the Halemen. The Halemen -still a distinct ethnicity in Kicaeria today- lived in tribal communities, centered around the hill fort. Inter-tribal warfare raged often and over trivial causes. This disorganized state of events did not last for long. About 100 years before the establishment of the Romagna Empire, these tribes began to assemble into ten different warring states, for their own security. Even so, this start at unification did not suffice to weather the coming storm.

The Romagna Empire

(873-1876)

In 597 refugees fleeing the sack of the nearby (121 km) city-state of Illium arrived by ship at the site of modern-day Ceazaria in Juliaena. These expatriates, numbering some 20,000 were far more advanced than the local Halemen, socially and technologically. They brought with them Quirites, still one of Kicaeria's official lanuage. Once some self-sufficency and organization could be attained it took a mere 20 years to conquer the southern tip of the Juliaen peninsula. By 850 the former refugees had conquered the entire Juliaen peninsula, 3/4 of modern Juliaena. However, around 852 the last King of the old Illium line died, leaving no heir and no regent. Novo Illium, as it was called, and its Halemen allies were plunged into chaos. Inumerable factions struggled for the throne in the War of the Hundred Kings, leaving the land desolate. Farms fell fallow, young men were almost an extinct species, and the city of Novo Illium had been besieged twenty times; when a young prince round down out of the north, systematically subduing the so-called Diadochi (successors), until Novo Illium was unified. His name was Aeneas Romagnon.

Aeneas Romagnon
Title Romagna Emperor Lifetime 825-891 Renowned for Founding the Empire and Romagnus, bringing law and order to the Heartland, first system for recording history Political leaning Benevolent Fascist Dictator

By 873 the remaining Diadochi were "reconciled" to Romagnon's rule, the last laying down arms in September of that year after a failed attempt to relieve Novo Illium. In December the Patrician Council proclaimed Romagnon as Emperor, then promptly dissolved.

Civil War and Invasion

(1876-1889)

Anarchy

(1889-1984)

Ordo Novus

(1984-present)