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Mare Nostrum [+]

Mare Nostrum

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Notable City States and Territories:

Nova Roma [+]

Byzantion [+]

Athens [+]

Laconian League [+]

Poltical Enviroment And Government Type:
The Mare Nostrum or Nostrum to the inhabitants are a loose confederation of city states and territories that share control over the Mediterranean Sea. Despite the bombing and war, the sea still provides sustenance and a way of life for the people who live around it. The different states police and patrol the sea heavily, following a strict set of guidelines agreed upon by the different states. The Aegean pact binds the city states and maintains the relative survivability of the life in the Mediterranean.

Most states have skeleton governments, only providing a light police force or a maritime patrol force to comply with the Aegean Pact. Government power rarely stretches outside of major cities and most citizens live completely free from government rule. The Aegean pact laws are the only laws that bind all people who live within its borders.

Only two territories are powerful enough to project their power beyond their cities, both have their own " Sphere of influence" and diplomatic ties and treaties.
Byzantion- Occupies the Northern coast of Africa to the border of the Suez
- The Aegean Pact Confrence was ratified here
- The Largest and wealthiest terri tory
- All Major cities have kept their names
o Alexandria
o Algiers
o Tripoli
o Tunis
- The church of Neptune controls most daily life and promotes protecting the health of the Sea.
- Byzantion has the largest and most advances maritime police and patrol force but no official military.

Nova Roma- Occupies the Italian Peninsula ( Not Surprisingly)
- The most connected of the Nostrum territories
- Most Metro and rail systems are still intact or have been repaired.
- Has the most modern living conditions
o Mostly Urban
- Fishing dominates with other minor industries
o Beef
o Pork
o Olives (resilient things aren't they)
- Considered the bread basket of the confederation
- Has a (relatively) Large professional land army
o Small portion double as marines to remain in compliance to the Aegean Pact.

Aegean Pact
- You are Prohibited from polluting the Sea in any way shape or form
- No Foreign substance may enter the sea without thorough review
- The illegal and Un-incorporated transfer of people, goods, livestock and supplies in Prohibited
- Piracy is strictly prohibited
- All vessels on the sea must have a Universal Designator, detailed by the Universal Designation guide
o All vessels without Designation will be subject to immediate and unwarranted search
- Legal and Incorporated Vessels may NOT be searched, without warrant or probable cause, by any nation or territory without proper clearances.
o Clearance can only be provided by on site government representative
- Illegal and unincorporated fishing without proper clearance is prohibited
- The Amount of water you patrol is dependent on the size of your:
o Population
o Industry
o Wealth
o Or other pressing factors


Demographics
- Race hasn't been an accurate descriptor for a century or two. Heavy racial mixing between the African, European and Middle eastern regions has led to a universal look, called "The Universal Brown". Most Inhabitants identify more with their nation or city.
o 75% ( Universal Brown)
o 5% Sub Sharan African
o 2% European/Caucasian
o 2% Middle. Eastern
o 1% Other
- Religion was one of the first things to fall, religious regions and icons lost their meaning as people lost their morality. Some traditional religions remain while others have made comebacks
o 20% Christiantiy
o 10% Islam ( Of various sects)
o 50% Atheist
o 30% Pagan ( Yes, Pagan)
Culture
- The People of Mare Nostrum are primarily a maritime community. Surviving off fishing and Maritime trade
- Nova Roma is the only exception, being land based in culture and industry.
o All of the livestock of the area comes from the Italian peninsula.
- A good majority of the population is either firmly atheist or firmly pagan
o Christian enclaves still exist but are rare after the destruction of Rome and Jerusalem.
- Most of the population outside of the city states live completely independent of their government
o Nova Roma and Byzantion are the only exceptions
Important States and Cities
- Ruins of Barcelona
- Athens
- Sparta
- Ruins of Gibraltar
- Ruins Of Tel Aviv
- Algiers
- Tunis
- Tripoli
- Alexandria
- Cairo
- Semi Ruins of Beirut
- Ruins of Rome
- Ruins of Jerusalem
- Napoli
History

The countries around the Mediterranean sea were devastated by the war and the people were left shocked. Total war in the 21st century didn't just result in the wholesale slaughter of men, but the permanent alteration of the terrain as well.

A great marsh was formed along the coast, from Tel Aviv in the south to Latakia in the north. Constant warfare shaped the once fertile land into a series of boggy flatlands and large inland lakes. Cities like Tel Aviv and Beirut were bombarded and stormed for their strategic value before suffering through the inevitable counter attacks.

Constant Naval Warfare turned the Aegean and the area around Cyprus into a ship graveyard. Once great vessels of war were left burnt out and half sunken in the shallow waters around the coast. Whole battlegroups laid where they were struck with billions of dollar's worth of equipment rusting inside.

Once the nuclear option became a reality Barcelona, Gibraltar, Rome and Tel Aviv were destroyed by nukes. Important infrastructure was either destroyed or disabled leaving those who survived in the dark and without contact. It didn't take long for government services to break down, leaving a hole for Anarchy to fill. Some managed to live a relatively peaceful existence amongst each other, but most turned to war and conquest.

The first break away states were in Greece, old factions returned along with the emergence of new city states. Athens, Argos, Corinth all made reoccurrences and rallied in their ancient capitals. The self proclaimed Laconian league occupied the entirety of the peninsula of Laconia, claiming it was their Spartan right to this land.

The Italian Peninsula was hit hard by the destruction of Rome. Cut off by the sea to the south and the alps to the north, Italy was cut off almost immediately following the bombing. Refugees had nowhere to go and overcrowding gave way to anarchy and violence. Gangs and warlords fought over control of cities and territory, weapons left behind by the military were put to use by untrained civilians. War and Violence raged on for decades before all ammunition was expended, but the violence continued. Without the guns, the people resorted to swords and pikes. Warfare regressed back to antiquity, soldiers fought with shields and swords. The peninsula became a warzone, its surviving cities overcrowded and rife with crime and poverty.

The city of Naples was the only exception, ran by the Pagan Cult Nova Roma. Without the working infrastructure of the state, these "new romans" used the ancient aqueducts and sewers of their ancestors. A huge learning renaissance started in Naples and scholars scoured the Italian peninsula for any information that could help their quality of life. New Aqueducts were built, and the city was expanded as life flourished in this city state. Refugees flocked to the city and it became clear that they needed to expand. Like their ancestors before them, conquest was the way they would expand their territory.

The Romans had the man power to field relatively large armies, citizenship was granted to those who survived five years of military service. Refugees from around the peninsula flocked to Naples in droves, trying to escape the chaos of the north. With no ammunition for modern weapons, this expeditionary roman army marched east. Carrying crude swords and shields like their ancestors would thousands of years before. The Romans advanced from Naples all the way to the Adriatic coast, building a wall as the romans conquered territory. After a brief moment to stabilize the new conquests, the romans conquered all territory south to the coast of Sicily.

Nova Roma was now a power on the Italian Peninsula and was powerful enough to trade with other city states along the Mediterranean coast. Byzantion, who had conquered the island of Sicily a half century earlier, held the largest trade empire in the region. Byzantine vessels owned the Mediterranean and traded from Gibraltar to Cyprus. The Northern coast of Africa was relatively untouched by the war and bombs. Life remained normal and government rule slowly eroded away to nothing. Having the space to spread out, villages were days away from each other and people stayed relatively peaceful. With power grids intact, power could be extended anywhere, and cities expanded quickly. Trade flourished between these North African city states, followed by closer diplomatic relationships. The Confederation of Byzantion tied the city states of Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, Alexandria and Suez into one territory.

Being a maritime power, Byzantion was able to project its power across the Mediterranean. Using its influence as a trade giant and naval power, Byzantion was able to loose tie the powerful city states of the region together with the Aegean Pact. Safeguarding the health and safety of the Mediterranean while promoting peaceful trade in the area. As it stands now, the Mediterranean is at peace and the loose treaty between the city states is holding for the time being.

Other
- Byzantion has the largest navy in the region, its flag ship is the repaired French Aircraft Carrier the Charles De Gaulle
- The wall built by the first roman expansion is still maintained and acts as a border between civilized Italy and Barbarian Italy
o The Area north of the wall has yet to be Annexed by Nova Roma
- Due to not having modern weapons for so long, romans continue to carry swords and throwing weapons
- The Aegean and the coast of former Syria and Lebanon are huge piracy hotspots
o The half sunken remains of ships provide excellent pirate bases and make traveling through them difficult
o Pirates own the all water east of Cyprus and the entire middle east coast
- The Suez is fortified and patrolled but nothing has passed through it in centuries
- The eastern coast of Spain is mostly independent of The Aegean Pact
o City states are relatively peaceful and wealthy

Nation Name:
Posadist Internationale

Flag/Banner(s):


Political Environment and Government Type:
The Posadist Internationale encompasses less a centralized authority than it does a confederation of communalized states and regions that survived the nuclear blast and subsequent rise of the world's oceans. Regularly, the member states of the Internationale meet on Havana Island to negotiate common issues and pass legislation. The nominal head of the Internationale is the Comrade High-commander, elected through the Internationale Congress. Likewise, additional high-commanders rule – if chosen necessary – to preside over the outlying regions as elected by local councils or politburos.

Location On Map:

Cuban and Caribbean islands, northern South America, Central America, and Southern Mexico

Demographics:
Latin American (Cuban, Afro-Carib, Colombian, Venezuelan, etc), Haitian, Mayan/indigenous

As a whole, Christian tradition has been somewhat maintained in the territories of the Internationale. However, severed from Europe as an effect of the nuclear war and general collapse of the modern world, the Catholic Church effectively ceased to exist, at least in the Americas. To fill the void left behind and a stronger center to their beliefs the nature of Christianity evolved to encompass and adapt aboriginal beliefs to make a heresy in of itself. Voodoo and other ancient religions imported to the New World as an effect of the Slave Trade integrated itself and the Creole and Spanish traditions of Voodoo more seamlessly meshing in the regional diaspora.

Compounding it further is the now widespread Cult of the Extraterrestrial, a belief that aliens exist and guide humanity and where the trinity and God take the form of unknown aliens beyond Earth. To the believers, extraterrestrial life has perfected the way to live and its followers seek to emulate their ways to ascend to a high means of existence more in harmony with themselves and world. To the believers, nuclear Armageddon was a necessity to purge the world and lay the way to rebuild humanity in an enlightened harmony.

Culture:
Nominally Latin American still. French-Creole, Spanish, and English is spoken. Within Central America indigenous practices have seen a resurgence.

Important States and Cities:
Havana Island – the seat of the Internationale
Tegucigalpa
Managuqa
San Jose
Barranquilla
Caracas
Belize
Guatemala
Tuxtla Gutierrez
San Juan
Santiago De Los Caballeros

History:
Following the nuclear wars, the devastation was not limited solely to the Great Powers. The nuclear fallout flowed over the Gulf of Mexico as the fires burned north over the horizon. As the seas rose, the problems were compounded as much the Caribbean was thrown into disarray. The governments of Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic were thrown into as much disarray as the United States. Enveloped in crisis, the governments of the Caribbean islands collapsed as they were drowned by the sea or in migrants fleeing the United States or their not inundated homes.

What was left of international aid proved feeble and week and collapsed within the year. Incapable of hosting large populations, people fled the islands for the mainland, either choosing to brave nascent radiation in America or the relative health of South America. Either way, the crisis banded communities together who took charge of the situation to mostly save themselves. By this point all semblance of government had eroded and what remained in the likes of Cuba of government was isolated on an island and incapable of exercising control over the rest of its former nation.

The ideological importance of the Castros faded in favor of pragmatic survival as large groups turned whole scale to agricultural economies from the now stalled and faded manufacturing economy that the recent reforms in Cuba had been trying to capitalize on to expand the island nation's way of life. But much of this had lost value, and with the ocean waters heated from nuclear radiation hurricanes became all the more powerful and stunning as annually they were hammered by immense storms that swept the Caribbean and Gulf State of the Southern United States.

In the lack of control however, and the call for answers an ember that had been simmering hidden for almost fifty or sixty years became to pop and spark with life. With nuclear annihilation came the rebirth of the fringe philosophy of J. Posadas. While long dead, Posadas' legacy had been carried on by its few believers and on into the 21st century by a group of radical alien believers or ultra-left activists and no less than a few comedic types. But according to the philosophy of Posadas, nuclear annihilation was considered a way to wipe the slate clean, to rebuild the world free from the old sins. And not only that, that it was an inevitability anyways.

The resurgence of Posadism in the discourse of Cubans who have lived under a communist system for decades came as no effort of any one man, and for the most part the early fringe proselytes faded from common history like so many missionaries of the middle ages. Attracted on the promise of a responsive people's democracy, and that all was ultimately well in the world – no matter the crisis past or present – that they could begin again. And with the might and fury of the United States removed from the equation, they could begin again.

It was however another question in how to reconstruct Cuba. As an experiment over the next few hundred years Cuba was stitched together community by community. Ultimately the former government in a much maligned and decayed Havana was itself annexed into the new people's movement. Following which was bringing the revolution to the other islands and the chain of islands remaining in the Caribbean was steadily liberated and incorporated into the collective.

Forays on the coast of South America expanded the new tradition to new communities and swathes of the coastal and near coastal communities of Colombia and Venezuela were brought in over time. As was central America. Though, efforts to bring Revolution to North America were resisted by the city states there, operations have not let up. While in the south the rural inland and jungles proved to the Posadists that their position at sea may have perhaps put them at a disadvantage as a power of the inland sea.

All the same, for the Hispanic communities of central America they became an attractive force, ultimately meeting resistance from the “zombie” government of Mexico and elsewhere with incorporation of Chiapas and the Maya.

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