I made this for school a while back, and i think it might be worth posting here. Obviously it has it's issues, but it's a start
The Western Empire Survives
BACKGROUND
Before I dive into this story, I must disclaim that this is not a real analysis of “What if the Western Roman Empire Prevailed” And more of a unique story for the sake of intrigue and interest. Before we tell this story, we must know something: How did the West Empire fall? First we have to see why it split, and this is a simple answer: Rome was too big. Rome had the same problem as China, where everyone wanted to be at the top of a vast realm. But China had the blessing of both Isolation and being Monocultural, while the Romans bordered multiple barbarian kingdoms and was not at all Monocultural. Thus, the Romans decided to split into 2 parts that were allied to each other. Thus, the Western and Eastern Empires were born. Well, after fleeing Britannia, the West Empire was subject to barbarian invasions from both Illyria, The Alps, across the Rhine River, not helped by the utter incompetence of the Emperors. Iberia had been taken over by the Germans that were given Foederati status there, and thus they retreated to Italy and Dalmatia, where the Ostrogoths destroyed them. The Eastern Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire, and ultimately lasted a millennium more before being horribly crippled by the 4th Crusade and ultimately being destroyed by the Ottoman Empire. But what if the roles were reversed, and the West survived instead?
TIMELINE SPLIT
First and Foremost, Germans do not become foederati in Iberia, and are sent to a More remote province such as Britannia or a Balkan or Middle Eastern Province. However, they still have a tough time fighting the Barbarians as the Emperors are still as incompetent as ever. And so they lose almost all their provinces but hold them back in Iberia and South France along the Pyrenees Mountains and the Garonne River. In Africa, the Vandals attempt to cross into Carthage but fail to take Tripoli. Meanwhile in the East, the Byzantine Empire, attempting to assert Roman Culture, becomes more and more weakened from Greek Nationalists, and eventually Constantinople falls after about 5 Centuries of Eastern Rule, to the Kingdom of Thrace and the rest of the East is eaten by Barbarians and Greek Kings.
THE ARAB INVASIONS
West Rome manages to slow down the Arab Invasions, but not enough to stop them from seizing Carthage and threatening Gaditanum. The French Empire continued to wear down the Romans through countless wars, and the Arabs push through the Straits and surround Gaditanum. The Romans know that they cannot beat the Arabs, and the rest of the Christians are too busy to assist. The Romans decide to believe in an old Greek legend they loved: the Tale of Atlantis. And so they set out, taking a majority of their soldiers, population, and materials to find Atlantis and arm the people with the ancient godly weapons they found there. And so, the Romans began the Magnus Voyage to find Atlantis.
NOT ATLANTIS
The Magnus Voyage was long, around 20% of the passengers died in the Voyage to find Atlantis. But eventually they found something, but it was not Atlantis. It was just an Island, but an Island was as good as anything. They could at least use the island as a base for more exploration. Besides, the citizens of Rome were getting fed up, and a settlement for them would be wonderful. They founded a settlement they named “Novae Terrae” and the fleets went back out to find Atlantis. But they kept just finding more Islands, until they found something that was not an island nor Atlantis. It was a landmass, and immediately the fleets went back to Novae Terrae to tell everyone of the land mass. The people assumed that Atlantis was not a lost city, but perhaps it was this ancient land mass? So, accordingly, they named the land mass “Atlantis” and founded Nova Roma on the Essequibo River (Nova River) in Modern day Guyana, as well as a lesser settlement West of Trinidad (or Nova Creta) called Effugere (Escape). The Citizens, after witnessing the Utter depression and death of the Magnus Voyage, advocated to stay in the New World, and the Emperor was forced to give in. Maybe one day they could get revenge on the Almohad, but for now, they would expand in Atlantis. And they did, spreading across the Guiana region and into Venezuela and the rest of the Caribbean.
NEW EMPIRE
While the Romans were expanding, the Natives learned from them, learned their tactics, and learned their Stater-building. Throughout Roman expansion, Native Kingdoms fought against Rome, Rome fought aggressive Kingdoms, Integrated Peaceful ones, and those who didn’t form Kingdoms became colonized. They fought through the mountains of Guiana, the Forests of Venezuela, and the Coasts of the Caribbean, and established themselves as a reborn, strong-as-ever Empire. The Romans made good use of the land, and over time they developed their own culture separate from the Latin cultures in Europe, as well as essentially creating their own version of Christianity. After colonizing Florida (Nova Italia) the Christian faith spread through the Chiefdoms of the Mississippi and Great Plains, and along the East Coast to the Powhatan and Iroquois. However, some empires rejected it, as well as the Romans themselves, and these powerful Empires would throw aside their differences to try and Destroy Rome.
NEW WARS AND NEW RIVALS
Soon, the Romans reached the Mayans and the Incans, none of which were excited to have Rome border them, and so, Maya and Inca would attack Rome in the First Novae War. The Incans were almost immediately halted once they got to Dominlucemons, A Roman City built for Protecting the heartland provinces of the New Empire. The Mayans saw initial success until they reached the City of Christivisus, which had to be sieged, and they continued until the Twin cities of Hyacinthum and Circumaqua, where they were stopped in their tracks and forced to enter two tough battles. The Romans, however, exploited them in a way the Mayans didn’t expect. They launched a naval invasion out of Occiportus in Cuba (Novae Sicilae) and marched towards Chichen Itza. The Mayans panicked, and with no armies close to the North, were forced to make peace. The Inca, knowing they could not possibly take on Rome themselves, also made peace. The First Novae War and the Treaty of Iungomare gave the Romans control of South Mayan lands, up to the border of Modern Day Belize, and Rome now had a small border with the Aztec Empire. The Romans took a chunk of land settling the border on the Putumayo River (Splendens River). The Aztecs, however, did not appreciate the Romans now on their border. The Aztecs started a period of Centralization, in order to prepare against a Roman Invasion. But the Mayans and Incans were not done with the Romans just yet. They built their own navy afterwards, and after some small Centralization themselves, the Incans crossed the Splendens and took Dominlucemons in a sneak attack, starting the Second Novae War. At the same time, Maya was sieging the twin cities that had defeated them previously, and battling the Romans in the Deus Sea and battling in both Occiportus and Christivisus. They got the Chiefdoms of Calusa and Creek to invade Nova Italia, and as the Incans approached the City of Arawakum, they knew it would be a tough battle. So, they left a small force outside Arawakum to distract the Romans, and sent their main force towards the settlement of Novum Gaditanum on the Maracaibo Strait (Maracecidit strait). They planned to capture the City, cross the strait, surround and capture Arawakum, and then March towards Nova Roma. Novum Gaditanum had no walls, so the only way to drive back the Incas was by military force. The First Legion, that was originally heading to reinforce Arawakum, was made aware of the Inca’s march towards Novum Gaditanum, so made a detour north to battle the Incas in the Battle of Novum Gaditanum. The Incans already had taken the western village of Novi Tripoli and were just outside Novum Gaditanum. The Romans put up a defense but failed, so they retreated to the other side of the strait, which was where the Inca were really after. The General of the First Legion, Theodosius, knew the Incas were using all their force to try and cross the strait, and knew that their camp outside Arawakum was under-defended, so ordered the Units in Arawakum to attack the camp and head north towards Novum Gaditanum. The units in Arawakum attacked at night and decimated the Incan camp. Now the Soldiers in Novum Gaditanum were trapped, and so tried attacking South to reconnect, but the soldiers across the strait retook Novum Gaditanum, and encircled and killed the Main army of the Incans. They used the opportunity to march South towards Cusco, the capital of the Incans. But the Incans launched a guerilla campaign, which severely slowed down the Roman advance to Cusco. So while that was happening, the Romans turned their gaze towards the Mayans, who were currently sieging Iungomare. The Romans made two new Legions, The 3rd and 4th, and went off to Pontis to break the siege of Iungomare. The Mayans fought hard but were forced to retreat. The Romans had had enough of the Mayans at this point, and so Marched through the Yucatan themselves, and captured Chichen Itza, and annexed the Mayans, many of whom fled to the Aztec Empire. Meanwhile, the First and Second armies were laying siege to Cusco, and so when the Incan Emperor heard of the end of the Mayans, they started making peace. Rome extended the border to the City of Pucallpa, just to ensure the Incans could never threaten the Heartland again. And thus, the Second Novae War was over, and perhaps Rome could finally rest. But they knew that the Incans would try again to attack, and likely bring in the newly centralized Aztec Empire. However, they determined that the Inca’s current state would mean it impossible to attack right now, so they had plenty of time to think of a tactic for them both.
AROUND AND AROUND
Inca had a plan of circumventing the Romans, but not for Military reasons. It was mostly the only way they could expand is through the La Plata to the Atlantic Ocean. But Rome saw this and thought it was a great strategy for defeating the Aztecs. All they would have to do is take over the Small Chiefdoms in the Gulf of Mexico (Novae Tyrrheniae) So Rome sent a fleet from Nova Neapolis to settle in the mouth of the Mississippi (Mississippium). The Romans founded Nova Carthago there, and immediately Rome started building walls and sending soldiers. The Aztecs didn’t like this, and formed an alliance with the Powhatan Empire. They also taking over the Native chiefdoms on their border, and so the Northern chiefdoms started to centralize and become Kingdoms. Eventually, Rome founded a city that the Aztecs considered “too close” and the Aztecs and Powhatans declared war on Rome, with the Incans joining the Aztecs 2 weeks later. The Third and Final Novae War had begun. The Allied strategy was simple: Assault Nova Carthago, while Powhatan captures Nova Italia. The Allied forces would then fight their way through Central America, and meet up with the Incans to crush the Romans. The Aztecs sent the Northern Army to Nova Carthago, but they heavily underestimated the defense there. Meanwhile, The Powhatans were Storming through Nova Illyrica, until they received word of something disastrous: The Iroquois were attacking. The Iroquois and the Romans had a secret pact where if Powhatan attacked either of them, they would both invade Powhatan. Iroquois signed it because they knew if the Powhatan secured the South, they would turn their gaze towards them. The Capital, Potomac, was seized by the Iroqouis and the Romans helped crush the Powhatan, and the Iroquois – Roman Border was set on the Roanoke and Dan Rivers. The 6th Legion in Powhatum then headed west to relieve the 5th Legion at the Siege of Nova Carthago. The fall of Powhatan was terrible news to the Aztecs, whose entire strategy relied on kicking Rome out of Nova Illyrica and Nova Italia. So they instead skipped that and sent their entire Southern Army down Central America, inciting a rebellion in Maya and managing to captuee Iungomare, but unfortunately they forgot they had to link up with the Inca, and the Incans were barely holding on. The Incan Capital was already under siege by the 1st and 2nd Legions. The Aztecs broke through the 3rd Legion and went to relieve the Incans at Cusco. The Emperor took up the mantle of general of the 4th Legion, and went to Counter-encircle the Aztecs and Incans in the famous Battle of Quillabamba. It stands as the largest battle in South Atlantis ever. The 4th Legion started the battle by assaulting the Aztec Army, and the 1st Legion, desperate to escape the encirclement, joined on the other side. The 2nd Legion then turned south to hold a defensive line against the Incans, but they were relentless. But then the 2nd Legion, noticed the River was surrounded by dense trees, so they split their army, and one half held a desperate defense, while the other half snuck along the Urubamba River, and flanked the Incans. The Incans, having nowhere to flee, were entirely routed. The 2nd Legion then used the exact same strategy and flanked the Aztec Army from their Eastern Side. The Aztecs, already stretched, were caught terribly off-guard, and were Immediately routed. Rome crushed the Aztecs and Incans. As soon as the message reached Cusco, the Incans surrendered to Rome. The Romans then marched all the way up Central America and to Tenochtitlan, where they brutally murdered the Aztec Emperor. The Following Treaty of Internecionem gave Rome the Incans’ Brazilian and Argentinian Territory, turned the rest into a Roman Vassal State, and the Aztecs were fully annexed by the Romans. The Novae Wars were over, and Rome could begin centralizing and rebuilding itself.
HERE THEY COME
After the Novae Wars, a time known as the “Civil Struggle” began. A time where such a new, big, empire, fought in 3 separate civil wars on what this new Empire was even supposed to be. “Why do we conquer?” “Why do we assert our hegemony?” “How should an Empire be ruled?” But all that came to a stop, in 1523, when a ship landed on the shores on the Bahamas. This ship, specifically, was the ship that the Exploration fleet of Spain, and it was looking for a trade route to India. But instead of finding Indians or Natives, they found people who looked just like them, albeit with more of a tan. But when they spoke to these people they started speaking Latin, which was not something the explorer was anticipating. Fortunately, there was a Catholic priest on board, and he was able to converse with the Romans, although the Romans’ Latin had noticeably changed. The Priest requested to be taken to the Capital, and the Roman obliged. After a small journey, the Explorer’s men made their way to Nova Roma. They were confused, it had looked as though they had never left Europe. The Capital looked like the Spanish Capital of Madrid. The Explorer requested an audience with the Emperor, which was granted to him. There it was explained to the crew that while this was a new world, this was exiled Rome, which stunned them. It had long been thought that the Romans who escaped Gaditanum had simply drowned. The Emperor was also surprised when the Priest told the Emperor that they were from the Kingdom of Spain in Iberia. The Romans gave the crew some native items to show to the King of Spain, as well as a few representatives, and sent the Spaniards on their way. But as soon as they left, the emperor issued for mobilization. When the Commander asked Why, the Emperor responded: There is no reality where the Europeans leave these continents to us alone. We must prepare when they strike one of our subjects.” Back in Europe, the Spanish King remarked that “Rome never forgets its old borders. We must prepare to face them down.”. And War would come, when the United Kingdom of the British Isles was allowed a small Port territory from the Kingdom of Naskapi. The Iroquois, whose Territory bordered the port, were infuriated. Naskapi had not only endangered itself, but the Iroquois Empire. And since they knew the Romans would back them up, they marched into the territory and took it. When the British ships arrived, they were told that this was a trading port of the Iroquois, and that British trade laws did not apply. The British were confused, “Is this not the British port of Makkovik?” The British admiral asked. “This is indeed Makkovik, but it is territory of the Iroquois Empire.” Replied the Iroquois General stationed there. The Admiral then said. “But I was assured this was British Territory by the King!.” The crew were allowed to trade their materials, and allowed to restock, and then they were forced back to Great Britain. Once they arrived back home to London, the British King was upset to see them here. “I thought I ordered you to Station at Makkovik?” the King asked, hiding his anger. The Admiral replied: “Apparently it does not belong to us, the Iroquois Empire owns it.”. The King was visibly angry now. “Well then, they must be stupid and confused. Go back and bring this document to the Iroquois Emperor, stating that Makkovik is Legally British, and that they must take their troops out of Makkovik!” And so the Crew went to Onondaga, the Iroquois capital, and told them what the King said. The Emperor simply replied: “The British have no business having territory in North Atlantis. They can trade and resupply, but they have no reason to have territory on the continent apart from conquest”. The Admiral sailed back to London and told the King. The King, absolutely furious, demanded that the Admiral sail an army of 10,000 troops to Makkovik and scare off the Iroquois. If the Iroquois soldiers did not comply, Britain would push them out with force. And so, the Admiral sailed 10,000 British Men to Makkovik. When the Iroquois general told him troops were not allowed in Iroquois territory, the Admiral said that this was not Iroquois, but British. The Iroquois troops, knowing the Briitsh out-teched them, simply reported it to the Iroquois King. When he heard, he told them. “Wait in the city of Rigolet, I will call on the Romans to aid you.” The Roman Emperor, upon hearing the message, told the Messenger: “Tell the King I stand with him against the British.” And then ordered the 9th,10th, and 11th legions to the City of Rigolet to aid them. The King, now with Roman backing and 3 Roman legions, sent an ultimatum to the British General in Makkovik to abandon the territory. The British refused, stating that since the King of Naskapi gave it to them, the Iroquois had no business in British – Naskapi affairs. And when Night struck, the joint Iroquois – Roman force attacked the troops, entirely routing the 10,000 troops, and the General and Admiral were brought to Onondaga as prisoners. The Iroquois then sent out a letter to the British King. “Makkovik is ours, your troops there are gone, and your Admiral and General are our prisoners. If you peacefully give us Makkovik, we will send back the Admiral, General, and British settlers back safely. If you refuse and continue to dispute Makkovik, we will kill the Admiral, General, and all the British settlers”. The King of Britain was outright enraged at this point, and sent a letter to the Iroquois telling them that Makkovik was theirs, and if they killed the settlers, Britain would declare War. The King also issued a mobilization of British Marines. Once the Iroquois King received the letter, he mobilized his troops, sent a letter to Rome for them to prepare their legions, and instructed the Iroquois men in Makkovik to execute all British soldiers, and to seize the equipment of the 10,000 British men who were killed. The troops obliged, and every British man and woman there was executed, but the General ordered that the British not yet adults be taken to Onondaga as contraband. Once the British King received the news, he ordered a grand naval invasion of the city. The Kingdom of Naskapi, not wanting to be destroyed in the British rage, allowed British troops to travel through their territory. The outraged Iroquois launched their own invasion of the Naskapi to keep it from Happening. The Romans ordered 5 more legions to go to Iroquois territory and began rallying the other Native Kingdoms. The Kingdom of Navajo and the Inuit Empire declared themselves Anti-Roman and joined the British, as well as the Incan Kingdom rebelling from Rome. The rest of the Roman Legions were sent to Major cities in the Caribbean, and the Navy was dispatched to the Caribbean straits to protect the Inner Caribbean. The Romans began creating and recruiting new legions equipped with Roman guns they copied from the captured equipment in Makkovik. The British called on the Europeans, stating if Rome won and gained a European foothold, they would attempt to reconquer their Empire. And so, Spain, Portugal, and the HRE joined the British. The French, who hated Britain, refused the call, and while they would not Declare War on the Europeans, they did start sending guns to Rome so they could match the Europeans. The Atlantic War had begun.
THE ATLANTIC WAR
The War’s participants were divided into 2 teams: The Coalition of Europe VS The League of Atlantis. The Coalition’s aims were simple: Take Makkovik and then Onondaga, forcing the Iroquois to make peace. Once the Iroquois were out, Rome would be fighting a pointless war, and they would either make peace or cause their population to want it. The League’s plan was to crush the Pro-British Native Kingdoms, and then defend the entire landmass, and eventually Europe would get too tired to continue. The Romans, however, were genuinely concerned about technology. While Rome had managed to make a few copies of the guns they found at Makkovik, production was slow. Luckily, Europeans who didn’t like the Coalition members could solve that. From Day 1, France immediately began trading Guns to Romans for low prices, the Ottomans began after Austria declared War, and as soon as Denmark started supporting the Coalition, Sweden started supporting the League. The Influx of guns was nice, but Rome still had to train its legions to use them, so for now they focused on the isolated Coalition members: The Rebellious Inca, and the Navajo Kingdom, who joined to expand their own Territory. Immediately, multiple Legions that managed the natives in La Plata, marched west towards Cusco,, and Roman Legions in Colombia marched south. The Incans attempted a guerilla campaign, but its population was tired of fighting the Romans. The people knew that Inca could never beat the Romans, and the King’s brother launched a coup, and the new government made a deal to be annexed into Rome in exchange for a rule for the Province to be exclusively governed by Ethnic Incans. The deposed king rallied his supporters, and launched his own Guerilla campaign, but it only kept about 2 Legions occupied in the Province. Next, The Kingdoms of Salish, Cheyenne, and the Union of Mississippi, launched an offensive into the Navajo, taking over in just one month. But the Europeans had arrived in the North, and started to turn the tide. Rome was able to hold in some locations with their few Gun Legions, but the Native Kingdoms, with very low amount of Guns and even less experience, led to their troops mostly being used as Naval troops, as firing a cannon only required aim. But the land campaign was mostly Roman, as they were the ones with Guns. The Coalition Managed to destroy the Salish, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, and the Ojibwe, liberating Navajo apart from Romans near the border and in Baja California. The coalition reached the walls of Onondaga, but they had managed to make anti-cannon walls in preparation for the war. All the Coalition had to do was wait for Onondaga to starve and fall. But Unfortunately, they couldn’t have all the time they needed, the Coalition knew that the Romans were gradually getting more Guns and Gun Experience, and eventually there would be enough gun-equipped legions to push the Coalition out of the Western Hemisphere. But in the meantime, while the West was in a stalemate, and the Iroquois stalling the siege, the real battles were occurring in the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts. Rome had to keep the influx of Guns and Cannons from France and Sweden coming, while Ottoman supplies came very slowly as they had to travel around South Africa to reach Rome. The Romans and Ottomans had to set up multiple trading settlements on the Cape of Good Hope all the way to Somalia. This all set the stage for the Largest naval battle of all time – The Battle of Bermuda. Bermuda had previously had been unsettled by anyone, apart from a few people looking to escape persecution from multiple Kingdoms, but even then there were far better options. But at the start of the War, Romans recognized colonizing this remote place could provide a good trading area as well as a great naval base to resupply ships battling in the North Atlantic. After the Stalemates on all fronts, the Coalition turned their eyes towards Bermuda, if they could capture Bermuda, They could easily raid French and Swedish trade ships, and heavily cripple the League’s gun supply. And so, Spanish, Portuguese, Austrian, and British ships sailed towards Bermuda. As soon as scout ships saw the fleet, they sailed back to Portus Tropica (The Settlement on Bermuda) and alerted the garrison there that the Coalition was sending one of the biggest fleets they had ever seen, directly to Bermuda. The Romans immediately reported back to multiple Mainland ports, and they sent almost all of Rome’s navy towards Bermuda. The Iroquois followed suit, and sent almost all of their ships towards Bermuda as well. The Battle of Bermuda started, the League set up a curved line of defense, with a small gap in the Middle, to allow Cannons in Portus Tropica to bombard the Coalition. The Austrian Admiral ordered his ships to go into the Gap and assault Bermuda. The Portuguese Admiral saw this and sent his ships to join the Austrian offensive. The Portuguese called out to the Spanish Admiral to Protect the offensive. The Spanish Admiral understood enough what the Admiral said to oblige. The Spanish Admiral, knowing that their flank was unprotected, called out to the British Admiral to make a line. But the British Admiral, not at all knowing Spanish, assumed that they wanted them to help the Spanish fleet protect the Austro- Portuguese offensive. The Spanish Admiral saw it and assumed the Admiral understood him and thought they were making a Circular Formation, something that only a massive navy like Britain’s navy could do. They didn’t Realize that Britain had not protected the Back. The Iroquois and Roman Scout ships saw this and reported it to their respective leaders. Both Admirals knew what they had to do. They squeezed half of their ships into the Defensive formation, and the other halves went to assault the back, The Spanish ships fought as well as they could, but were broken through, and the Portuguese and Austrians were caught off guard, and their fleets were destroyed. A Portion of the Spanish and British were able to escape, but the majority of their navies were crushed. The League had won the largest naval battle of all time, and one that wasn’t even anticipated. When the Roman Emperor heard the news of the Coalition’s fleet being obliterated, he immediately called up his military commanders to discuss plans for Operation Solisoccasu – An Invasion of Europe. Suddenly the League began to push the Coalition back. First Re-defeating the Navajo, then managing to Liberate Salish, Cheyenne, and Ojibwe, and ultimately relieving Onondaga. After the destruction of the Coalition Navy, Coalition supplies to North Atlantis were severely crippled. Coalition supply ships had to either travel through Arctic or Enemy Waters, neither were good options. Now the Native members were essentially isolated, and the League marched North and destroyed Naskapi and Cree, and the Inuit Capital was Naval invaded. Now it was finally time for Operation Solisoccasu, which went somewhat like this: the Romans would launch their invasion from Bermuda into the Canary Islands, while the rest of the League launched from Greenland in a surprise attack on the Hebrides islands. Next The League would take the Shetland islands, and from there launch an invasion to Ireland, where they would incite a mass rebellion. Scotland would follow suit, and Britain would have to Surrender. At the same time, the Romans would launch an invasion of the Atlantic islands, and ultimately assault Gaditanum, where they would invade the rest of Iberia. The Scout Ships of Spain and Portugal sailed home and reported once they saw the Roman Navy headed towards the Canary Islands. Spain sent a large portion of troops to the Canary Islands, and Portugal sent a large amount to their Atlantic Territories. If any of these Island groups were to fall into Roman Hands, it would spell disaster for Iberia. The Battles of Macaronesia were some of the fiercest land battles in the entire war, but the bloodiest was yet to come. Meanwhile in the North, The Battle of the Hebrides was underway, and the Underprepared British retreated into Scotland, as well as the Armies in Shetland. The British expected that the League would attempt an invasion of Scotland to attack the Heartland,, but were shocked when Irish troops reported landings at Letterkenny. The British deployed their new navy into the Irish Sea, but the People of Ireland were in full rebellion, so it was ultimately useless. The British, however, did manage to destroy a good number of league ships, so the Invasion of Great Britain itself would have to be postponed, all they could do in the meanwhile was incite rebellion in Separatist regions. But the Romans decided to start Operation Patriam – The Invasion of Gaditanum, which would turn out the bloodiest battle in the war. The Romans landed on the Beaches outside Gaditanum, and started blasting at the Walls of Gaditanum. They were quickly met with the Remainder of the Spanish and Portuguese armies, desperate to postpone Rome’s invasion of Iberia. And after a month of battles and assaults, Roman troops walked into Gaditanum for the first time in years. But the Romans there were de-moralized and dreaded a full invasion of Iberia. The Romans, At least happy to have back Gaditanum, offered peace to the Iberian Kingdoms, where Rome would annex all currently occupied territories. The Kings of Portugal and Spain accepted, and signed the Treaty of Cadiz, giving Rome control over Gaditanum and Macaronesia. Austria followed soon after, knowing there was almost nothing they could do. Rome then after sent their men to the Irish Sea, where Britain’s navy was soundly defeated. The Kingdom of Scotland broke the personal Union and seceded, and a joint Roman – Scottish Force sieged London. England made peace, and signed the Treaty of Edinburgh. The Treaty gave Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, and Wales independence. The Iroquois would receive the Treaty Port of Liverpool, while Rome received Plymouth. The Kingdoms of Navajo, Naskapi, and Cree were Partitioned, while the Inuit became a puppet state of the Iroquois. After 10 Long Years the Firs Atlantic War was over. But not the last. You see, 10 Years later, The European Powers attempted another Coalition, but it failed even harder. Spain and Portugal would be annexed, England would become a puppet, and Austria and the HRE would completely dissolve.
This was just the portion i made for a project, but if anyone thinks i should expand on the TL, i would love to hear suggestions!
The Western Empire Survives
BACKGROUND
Before I dive into this story, I must disclaim that this is not a real analysis of “What if the Western Roman Empire Prevailed” And more of a unique story for the sake of intrigue and interest. Before we tell this story, we must know something: How did the West Empire fall? First we have to see why it split, and this is a simple answer: Rome was too big. Rome had the same problem as China, where everyone wanted to be at the top of a vast realm. But China had the blessing of both Isolation and being Monocultural, while the Romans bordered multiple barbarian kingdoms and was not at all Monocultural. Thus, the Romans decided to split into 2 parts that were allied to each other. Thus, the Western and Eastern Empires were born. Well, after fleeing Britannia, the West Empire was subject to barbarian invasions from both Illyria, The Alps, across the Rhine River, not helped by the utter incompetence of the Emperors. Iberia had been taken over by the Germans that were given Foederati status there, and thus they retreated to Italy and Dalmatia, where the Ostrogoths destroyed them. The Eastern Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire, and ultimately lasted a millennium more before being horribly crippled by the 4th Crusade and ultimately being destroyed by the Ottoman Empire. But what if the roles were reversed, and the West survived instead?
TIMELINE SPLIT
First and Foremost, Germans do not become foederati in Iberia, and are sent to a More remote province such as Britannia or a Balkan or Middle Eastern Province. However, they still have a tough time fighting the Barbarians as the Emperors are still as incompetent as ever. And so they lose almost all their provinces but hold them back in Iberia and South France along the Pyrenees Mountains and the Garonne River. In Africa, the Vandals attempt to cross into Carthage but fail to take Tripoli. Meanwhile in the East, the Byzantine Empire, attempting to assert Roman Culture, becomes more and more weakened from Greek Nationalists, and eventually Constantinople falls after about 5 Centuries of Eastern Rule, to the Kingdom of Thrace and the rest of the East is eaten by Barbarians and Greek Kings.
THE ARAB INVASIONS
West Rome manages to slow down the Arab Invasions, but not enough to stop them from seizing Carthage and threatening Gaditanum. The French Empire continued to wear down the Romans through countless wars, and the Arabs push through the Straits and surround Gaditanum. The Romans know that they cannot beat the Arabs, and the rest of the Christians are too busy to assist. The Romans decide to believe in an old Greek legend they loved: the Tale of Atlantis. And so they set out, taking a majority of their soldiers, population, and materials to find Atlantis and arm the people with the ancient godly weapons they found there. And so, the Romans began the Magnus Voyage to find Atlantis.
NOT ATLANTIS
The Magnus Voyage was long, around 20% of the passengers died in the Voyage to find Atlantis. But eventually they found something, but it was not Atlantis. It was just an Island, but an Island was as good as anything. They could at least use the island as a base for more exploration. Besides, the citizens of Rome were getting fed up, and a settlement for them would be wonderful. They founded a settlement they named “Novae Terrae” and the fleets went back out to find Atlantis. But they kept just finding more Islands, until they found something that was not an island nor Atlantis. It was a landmass, and immediately the fleets went back to Novae Terrae to tell everyone of the land mass. The people assumed that Atlantis was not a lost city, but perhaps it was this ancient land mass? So, accordingly, they named the land mass “Atlantis” and founded Nova Roma on the Essequibo River (Nova River) in Modern day Guyana, as well as a lesser settlement West of Trinidad (or Nova Creta) called Effugere (Escape). The Citizens, after witnessing the Utter depression and death of the Magnus Voyage, advocated to stay in the New World, and the Emperor was forced to give in. Maybe one day they could get revenge on the Almohad, but for now, they would expand in Atlantis. And they did, spreading across the Guiana region and into Venezuela and the rest of the Caribbean.
NEW EMPIRE
While the Romans were expanding, the Natives learned from them, learned their tactics, and learned their Stater-building. Throughout Roman expansion, Native Kingdoms fought against Rome, Rome fought aggressive Kingdoms, Integrated Peaceful ones, and those who didn’t form Kingdoms became colonized. They fought through the mountains of Guiana, the Forests of Venezuela, and the Coasts of the Caribbean, and established themselves as a reborn, strong-as-ever Empire. The Romans made good use of the land, and over time they developed their own culture separate from the Latin cultures in Europe, as well as essentially creating their own version of Christianity. After colonizing Florida (Nova Italia) the Christian faith spread through the Chiefdoms of the Mississippi and Great Plains, and along the East Coast to the Powhatan and Iroquois. However, some empires rejected it, as well as the Romans themselves, and these powerful Empires would throw aside their differences to try and Destroy Rome.
NEW WARS AND NEW RIVALS
Soon, the Romans reached the Mayans and the Incans, none of which were excited to have Rome border them, and so, Maya and Inca would attack Rome in the First Novae War. The Incans were almost immediately halted once they got to Dominlucemons, A Roman City built for Protecting the heartland provinces of the New Empire. The Mayans saw initial success until they reached the City of Christivisus, which had to be sieged, and they continued until the Twin cities of Hyacinthum and Circumaqua, where they were stopped in their tracks and forced to enter two tough battles. The Romans, however, exploited them in a way the Mayans didn’t expect. They launched a naval invasion out of Occiportus in Cuba (Novae Sicilae) and marched towards Chichen Itza. The Mayans panicked, and with no armies close to the North, were forced to make peace. The Inca, knowing they could not possibly take on Rome themselves, also made peace. The First Novae War and the Treaty of Iungomare gave the Romans control of South Mayan lands, up to the border of Modern Day Belize, and Rome now had a small border with the Aztec Empire. The Romans took a chunk of land settling the border on the Putumayo River (Splendens River). The Aztecs, however, did not appreciate the Romans now on their border. The Aztecs started a period of Centralization, in order to prepare against a Roman Invasion. But the Mayans and Incans were not done with the Romans just yet. They built their own navy afterwards, and after some small Centralization themselves, the Incans crossed the Splendens and took Dominlucemons in a sneak attack, starting the Second Novae War. At the same time, Maya was sieging the twin cities that had defeated them previously, and battling the Romans in the Deus Sea and battling in both Occiportus and Christivisus. They got the Chiefdoms of Calusa and Creek to invade Nova Italia, and as the Incans approached the City of Arawakum, they knew it would be a tough battle. So, they left a small force outside Arawakum to distract the Romans, and sent their main force towards the settlement of Novum Gaditanum on the Maracaibo Strait (Maracecidit strait). They planned to capture the City, cross the strait, surround and capture Arawakum, and then March towards Nova Roma. Novum Gaditanum had no walls, so the only way to drive back the Incas was by military force. The First Legion, that was originally heading to reinforce Arawakum, was made aware of the Inca’s march towards Novum Gaditanum, so made a detour north to battle the Incas in the Battle of Novum Gaditanum. The Incans already had taken the western village of Novi Tripoli and were just outside Novum Gaditanum. The Romans put up a defense but failed, so they retreated to the other side of the strait, which was where the Inca were really after. The General of the First Legion, Theodosius, knew the Incas were using all their force to try and cross the strait, and knew that their camp outside Arawakum was under-defended, so ordered the Units in Arawakum to attack the camp and head north towards Novum Gaditanum. The units in Arawakum attacked at night and decimated the Incan camp. Now the Soldiers in Novum Gaditanum were trapped, and so tried attacking South to reconnect, but the soldiers across the strait retook Novum Gaditanum, and encircled and killed the Main army of the Incans. They used the opportunity to march South towards Cusco, the capital of the Incans. But the Incans launched a guerilla campaign, which severely slowed down the Roman advance to Cusco. So while that was happening, the Romans turned their gaze towards the Mayans, who were currently sieging Iungomare. The Romans made two new Legions, The 3rd and 4th, and went off to Pontis to break the siege of Iungomare. The Mayans fought hard but were forced to retreat. The Romans had had enough of the Mayans at this point, and so Marched through the Yucatan themselves, and captured Chichen Itza, and annexed the Mayans, many of whom fled to the Aztec Empire. Meanwhile, the First and Second armies were laying siege to Cusco, and so when the Incan Emperor heard of the end of the Mayans, they started making peace. Rome extended the border to the City of Pucallpa, just to ensure the Incans could never threaten the Heartland again. And thus, the Second Novae War was over, and perhaps Rome could finally rest. But they knew that the Incans would try again to attack, and likely bring in the newly centralized Aztec Empire. However, they determined that the Inca’s current state would mean it impossible to attack right now, so they had plenty of time to think of a tactic for them both.
AROUND AND AROUND
Inca had a plan of circumventing the Romans, but not for Military reasons. It was mostly the only way they could expand is through the La Plata to the Atlantic Ocean. But Rome saw this and thought it was a great strategy for defeating the Aztecs. All they would have to do is take over the Small Chiefdoms in the Gulf of Mexico (Novae Tyrrheniae) So Rome sent a fleet from Nova Neapolis to settle in the mouth of the Mississippi (Mississippium). The Romans founded Nova Carthago there, and immediately Rome started building walls and sending soldiers. The Aztecs didn’t like this, and formed an alliance with the Powhatan Empire. They also taking over the Native chiefdoms on their border, and so the Northern chiefdoms started to centralize and become Kingdoms. Eventually, Rome founded a city that the Aztecs considered “too close” and the Aztecs and Powhatans declared war on Rome, with the Incans joining the Aztecs 2 weeks later. The Third and Final Novae War had begun. The Allied strategy was simple: Assault Nova Carthago, while Powhatan captures Nova Italia. The Allied forces would then fight their way through Central America, and meet up with the Incans to crush the Romans. The Aztecs sent the Northern Army to Nova Carthago, but they heavily underestimated the defense there. Meanwhile, The Powhatans were Storming through Nova Illyrica, until they received word of something disastrous: The Iroquois were attacking. The Iroquois and the Romans had a secret pact where if Powhatan attacked either of them, they would both invade Powhatan. Iroquois signed it because they knew if the Powhatan secured the South, they would turn their gaze towards them. The Capital, Potomac, was seized by the Iroqouis and the Romans helped crush the Powhatan, and the Iroquois – Roman Border was set on the Roanoke and Dan Rivers. The 6th Legion in Powhatum then headed west to relieve the 5th Legion at the Siege of Nova Carthago. The fall of Powhatan was terrible news to the Aztecs, whose entire strategy relied on kicking Rome out of Nova Illyrica and Nova Italia. So they instead skipped that and sent their entire Southern Army down Central America, inciting a rebellion in Maya and managing to captuee Iungomare, but unfortunately they forgot they had to link up with the Inca, and the Incans were barely holding on. The Incan Capital was already under siege by the 1st and 2nd Legions. The Aztecs broke through the 3rd Legion and went to relieve the Incans at Cusco. The Emperor took up the mantle of general of the 4th Legion, and went to Counter-encircle the Aztecs and Incans in the famous Battle of Quillabamba. It stands as the largest battle in South Atlantis ever. The 4th Legion started the battle by assaulting the Aztec Army, and the 1st Legion, desperate to escape the encirclement, joined on the other side. The 2nd Legion then turned south to hold a defensive line against the Incans, but they were relentless. But then the 2nd Legion, noticed the River was surrounded by dense trees, so they split their army, and one half held a desperate defense, while the other half snuck along the Urubamba River, and flanked the Incans. The Incans, having nowhere to flee, were entirely routed. The 2nd Legion then used the exact same strategy and flanked the Aztec Army from their Eastern Side. The Aztecs, already stretched, were caught terribly off-guard, and were Immediately routed. Rome crushed the Aztecs and Incans. As soon as the message reached Cusco, the Incans surrendered to Rome. The Romans then marched all the way up Central America and to Tenochtitlan, where they brutally murdered the Aztec Emperor. The Following Treaty of Internecionem gave Rome the Incans’ Brazilian and Argentinian Territory, turned the rest into a Roman Vassal State, and the Aztecs were fully annexed by the Romans. The Novae Wars were over, and Rome could begin centralizing and rebuilding itself.
HERE THEY COME
After the Novae Wars, a time known as the “Civil Struggle” began. A time where such a new, big, empire, fought in 3 separate civil wars on what this new Empire was even supposed to be. “Why do we conquer?” “Why do we assert our hegemony?” “How should an Empire be ruled?” But all that came to a stop, in 1523, when a ship landed on the shores on the Bahamas. This ship, specifically, was the ship that the Exploration fleet of Spain, and it was looking for a trade route to India. But instead of finding Indians or Natives, they found people who looked just like them, albeit with more of a tan. But when they spoke to these people they started speaking Latin, which was not something the explorer was anticipating. Fortunately, there was a Catholic priest on board, and he was able to converse with the Romans, although the Romans’ Latin had noticeably changed. The Priest requested to be taken to the Capital, and the Roman obliged. After a small journey, the Explorer’s men made their way to Nova Roma. They were confused, it had looked as though they had never left Europe. The Capital looked like the Spanish Capital of Madrid. The Explorer requested an audience with the Emperor, which was granted to him. There it was explained to the crew that while this was a new world, this was exiled Rome, which stunned them. It had long been thought that the Romans who escaped Gaditanum had simply drowned. The Emperor was also surprised when the Priest told the Emperor that they were from the Kingdom of Spain in Iberia. The Romans gave the crew some native items to show to the King of Spain, as well as a few representatives, and sent the Spaniards on their way. But as soon as they left, the emperor issued for mobilization. When the Commander asked Why, the Emperor responded: There is no reality where the Europeans leave these continents to us alone. We must prepare when they strike one of our subjects.” Back in Europe, the Spanish King remarked that “Rome never forgets its old borders. We must prepare to face them down.”. And War would come, when the United Kingdom of the British Isles was allowed a small Port territory from the Kingdom of Naskapi. The Iroquois, whose Territory bordered the port, were infuriated. Naskapi had not only endangered itself, but the Iroquois Empire. And since they knew the Romans would back them up, they marched into the territory and took it. When the British ships arrived, they were told that this was a trading port of the Iroquois, and that British trade laws did not apply. The British were confused, “Is this not the British port of Makkovik?” The British admiral asked. “This is indeed Makkovik, but it is territory of the Iroquois Empire.” Replied the Iroquois General stationed there. The Admiral then said. “But I was assured this was British Territory by the King!.” The crew were allowed to trade their materials, and allowed to restock, and then they were forced back to Great Britain. Once they arrived back home to London, the British King was upset to see them here. “I thought I ordered you to Station at Makkovik?” the King asked, hiding his anger. The Admiral replied: “Apparently it does not belong to us, the Iroquois Empire owns it.”. The King was visibly angry now. “Well then, they must be stupid and confused. Go back and bring this document to the Iroquois Emperor, stating that Makkovik is Legally British, and that they must take their troops out of Makkovik!” And so the Crew went to Onondaga, the Iroquois capital, and told them what the King said. The Emperor simply replied: “The British have no business having territory in North Atlantis. They can trade and resupply, but they have no reason to have territory on the continent apart from conquest”. The Admiral sailed back to London and told the King. The King, absolutely furious, demanded that the Admiral sail an army of 10,000 troops to Makkovik and scare off the Iroquois. If the Iroquois soldiers did not comply, Britain would push them out with force. And so, the Admiral sailed 10,000 British Men to Makkovik. When the Iroquois general told him troops were not allowed in Iroquois territory, the Admiral said that this was not Iroquois, but British. The Iroquois troops, knowing the Briitsh out-teched them, simply reported it to the Iroquois King. When he heard, he told them. “Wait in the city of Rigolet, I will call on the Romans to aid you.” The Roman Emperor, upon hearing the message, told the Messenger: “Tell the King I stand with him against the British.” And then ordered the 9th,10th, and 11th legions to the City of Rigolet to aid them. The King, now with Roman backing and 3 Roman legions, sent an ultimatum to the British General in Makkovik to abandon the territory. The British refused, stating that since the King of Naskapi gave it to them, the Iroquois had no business in British – Naskapi affairs. And when Night struck, the joint Iroquois – Roman force attacked the troops, entirely routing the 10,000 troops, and the General and Admiral were brought to Onondaga as prisoners. The Iroquois then sent out a letter to the British King. “Makkovik is ours, your troops there are gone, and your Admiral and General are our prisoners. If you peacefully give us Makkovik, we will send back the Admiral, General, and British settlers back safely. If you refuse and continue to dispute Makkovik, we will kill the Admiral, General, and all the British settlers”. The King of Britain was outright enraged at this point, and sent a letter to the Iroquois telling them that Makkovik was theirs, and if they killed the settlers, Britain would declare War. The King also issued a mobilization of British Marines. Once the Iroquois King received the letter, he mobilized his troops, sent a letter to Rome for them to prepare their legions, and instructed the Iroquois men in Makkovik to execute all British soldiers, and to seize the equipment of the 10,000 British men who were killed. The troops obliged, and every British man and woman there was executed, but the General ordered that the British not yet adults be taken to Onondaga as contraband. Once the British King received the news, he ordered a grand naval invasion of the city. The Kingdom of Naskapi, not wanting to be destroyed in the British rage, allowed British troops to travel through their territory. The outraged Iroquois launched their own invasion of the Naskapi to keep it from Happening. The Romans ordered 5 more legions to go to Iroquois territory and began rallying the other Native Kingdoms. The Kingdom of Navajo and the Inuit Empire declared themselves Anti-Roman and joined the British, as well as the Incan Kingdom rebelling from Rome. The rest of the Roman Legions were sent to Major cities in the Caribbean, and the Navy was dispatched to the Caribbean straits to protect the Inner Caribbean. The Romans began creating and recruiting new legions equipped with Roman guns they copied from the captured equipment in Makkovik. The British called on the Europeans, stating if Rome won and gained a European foothold, they would attempt to reconquer their Empire. And so, Spain, Portugal, and the HRE joined the British. The French, who hated Britain, refused the call, and while they would not Declare War on the Europeans, they did start sending guns to Rome so they could match the Europeans. The Atlantic War had begun.
THE ATLANTIC WAR
The War’s participants were divided into 2 teams: The Coalition of Europe VS The League of Atlantis. The Coalition’s aims were simple: Take Makkovik and then Onondaga, forcing the Iroquois to make peace. Once the Iroquois were out, Rome would be fighting a pointless war, and they would either make peace or cause their population to want it. The League’s plan was to crush the Pro-British Native Kingdoms, and then defend the entire landmass, and eventually Europe would get too tired to continue. The Romans, however, were genuinely concerned about technology. While Rome had managed to make a few copies of the guns they found at Makkovik, production was slow. Luckily, Europeans who didn’t like the Coalition members could solve that. From Day 1, France immediately began trading Guns to Romans for low prices, the Ottomans began after Austria declared War, and as soon as Denmark started supporting the Coalition, Sweden started supporting the League. The Influx of guns was nice, but Rome still had to train its legions to use them, so for now they focused on the isolated Coalition members: The Rebellious Inca, and the Navajo Kingdom, who joined to expand their own Territory. Immediately, multiple Legions that managed the natives in La Plata, marched west towards Cusco,, and Roman Legions in Colombia marched south. The Incans attempted a guerilla campaign, but its population was tired of fighting the Romans. The people knew that Inca could never beat the Romans, and the King’s brother launched a coup, and the new government made a deal to be annexed into Rome in exchange for a rule for the Province to be exclusively governed by Ethnic Incans. The deposed king rallied his supporters, and launched his own Guerilla campaign, but it only kept about 2 Legions occupied in the Province. Next, The Kingdoms of Salish, Cheyenne, and the Union of Mississippi, launched an offensive into the Navajo, taking over in just one month. But the Europeans had arrived in the North, and started to turn the tide. Rome was able to hold in some locations with their few Gun Legions, but the Native Kingdoms, with very low amount of Guns and even less experience, led to their troops mostly being used as Naval troops, as firing a cannon only required aim. But the land campaign was mostly Roman, as they were the ones with Guns. The Coalition Managed to destroy the Salish, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, and the Ojibwe, liberating Navajo apart from Romans near the border and in Baja California. The coalition reached the walls of Onondaga, but they had managed to make anti-cannon walls in preparation for the war. All the Coalition had to do was wait for Onondaga to starve and fall. But Unfortunately, they couldn’t have all the time they needed, the Coalition knew that the Romans were gradually getting more Guns and Gun Experience, and eventually there would be enough gun-equipped legions to push the Coalition out of the Western Hemisphere. But in the meantime, while the West was in a stalemate, and the Iroquois stalling the siege, the real battles were occurring in the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts. Rome had to keep the influx of Guns and Cannons from France and Sweden coming, while Ottoman supplies came very slowly as they had to travel around South Africa to reach Rome. The Romans and Ottomans had to set up multiple trading settlements on the Cape of Good Hope all the way to Somalia. This all set the stage for the Largest naval battle of all time – The Battle of Bermuda. Bermuda had previously had been unsettled by anyone, apart from a few people looking to escape persecution from multiple Kingdoms, but even then there were far better options. But at the start of the War, Romans recognized colonizing this remote place could provide a good trading area as well as a great naval base to resupply ships battling in the North Atlantic. After the Stalemates on all fronts, the Coalition turned their eyes towards Bermuda, if they could capture Bermuda, They could easily raid French and Swedish trade ships, and heavily cripple the League’s gun supply. And so, Spanish, Portuguese, Austrian, and British ships sailed towards Bermuda. As soon as scout ships saw the fleet, they sailed back to Portus Tropica (The Settlement on Bermuda) and alerted the garrison there that the Coalition was sending one of the biggest fleets they had ever seen, directly to Bermuda. The Romans immediately reported back to multiple Mainland ports, and they sent almost all of Rome’s navy towards Bermuda. The Iroquois followed suit, and sent almost all of their ships towards Bermuda as well. The Battle of Bermuda started, the League set up a curved line of defense, with a small gap in the Middle, to allow Cannons in Portus Tropica to bombard the Coalition. The Austrian Admiral ordered his ships to go into the Gap and assault Bermuda. The Portuguese Admiral saw this and sent his ships to join the Austrian offensive. The Portuguese called out to the Spanish Admiral to Protect the offensive. The Spanish Admiral understood enough what the Admiral said to oblige. The Spanish Admiral, knowing that their flank was unprotected, called out to the British Admiral to make a line. But the British Admiral, not at all knowing Spanish, assumed that they wanted them to help the Spanish fleet protect the Austro- Portuguese offensive. The Spanish Admiral saw it and assumed the Admiral understood him and thought they were making a Circular Formation, something that only a massive navy like Britain’s navy could do. They didn’t Realize that Britain had not protected the Back. The Iroquois and Roman Scout ships saw this and reported it to their respective leaders. Both Admirals knew what they had to do. They squeezed half of their ships into the Defensive formation, and the other halves went to assault the back, The Spanish ships fought as well as they could, but were broken through, and the Portuguese and Austrians were caught off guard, and their fleets were destroyed. A Portion of the Spanish and British were able to escape, but the majority of their navies were crushed. The League had won the largest naval battle of all time, and one that wasn’t even anticipated. When the Roman Emperor heard the news of the Coalition’s fleet being obliterated, he immediately called up his military commanders to discuss plans for Operation Solisoccasu – An Invasion of Europe. Suddenly the League began to push the Coalition back. First Re-defeating the Navajo, then managing to Liberate Salish, Cheyenne, and Ojibwe, and ultimately relieving Onondaga. After the destruction of the Coalition Navy, Coalition supplies to North Atlantis were severely crippled. Coalition supply ships had to either travel through Arctic or Enemy Waters, neither were good options. Now the Native members were essentially isolated, and the League marched North and destroyed Naskapi and Cree, and the Inuit Capital was Naval invaded. Now it was finally time for Operation Solisoccasu, which went somewhat like this: the Romans would launch their invasion from Bermuda into the Canary Islands, while the rest of the League launched from Greenland in a surprise attack on the Hebrides islands. Next The League would take the Shetland islands, and from there launch an invasion to Ireland, where they would incite a mass rebellion. Scotland would follow suit, and Britain would have to Surrender. At the same time, the Romans would launch an invasion of the Atlantic islands, and ultimately assault Gaditanum, where they would invade the rest of Iberia. The Scout Ships of Spain and Portugal sailed home and reported once they saw the Roman Navy headed towards the Canary Islands. Spain sent a large portion of troops to the Canary Islands, and Portugal sent a large amount to their Atlantic Territories. If any of these Island groups were to fall into Roman Hands, it would spell disaster for Iberia. The Battles of Macaronesia were some of the fiercest land battles in the entire war, but the bloodiest was yet to come. Meanwhile in the North, The Battle of the Hebrides was underway, and the Underprepared British retreated into Scotland, as well as the Armies in Shetland. The British expected that the League would attempt an invasion of Scotland to attack the Heartland,, but were shocked when Irish troops reported landings at Letterkenny. The British deployed their new navy into the Irish Sea, but the People of Ireland were in full rebellion, so it was ultimately useless. The British, however, did manage to destroy a good number of league ships, so the Invasion of Great Britain itself would have to be postponed, all they could do in the meanwhile was incite rebellion in Separatist regions. But the Romans decided to start Operation Patriam – The Invasion of Gaditanum, which would turn out the bloodiest battle in the war. The Romans landed on the Beaches outside Gaditanum, and started blasting at the Walls of Gaditanum. They were quickly met with the Remainder of the Spanish and Portuguese armies, desperate to postpone Rome’s invasion of Iberia. And after a month of battles and assaults, Roman troops walked into Gaditanum for the first time in years. But the Romans there were de-moralized and dreaded a full invasion of Iberia. The Romans, At least happy to have back Gaditanum, offered peace to the Iberian Kingdoms, where Rome would annex all currently occupied territories. The Kings of Portugal and Spain accepted, and signed the Treaty of Cadiz, giving Rome control over Gaditanum and Macaronesia. Austria followed soon after, knowing there was almost nothing they could do. Rome then after sent their men to the Irish Sea, where Britain’s navy was soundly defeated. The Kingdom of Scotland broke the personal Union and seceded, and a joint Roman – Scottish Force sieged London. England made peace, and signed the Treaty of Edinburgh. The Treaty gave Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, and Wales independence. The Iroquois would receive the Treaty Port of Liverpool, while Rome received Plymouth. The Kingdoms of Navajo, Naskapi, and Cree were Partitioned, while the Inuit became a puppet state of the Iroquois. After 10 Long Years the Firs Atlantic War was over. But not the last. You see, 10 Years later, The European Powers attempted another Coalition, but it failed even harder. Spain and Portugal would be annexed, England would become a puppet, and Austria and the HRE would completely dissolve.
This was just the portion i made for a project, but if anyone thinks i should expand on the TL, i would love to hear suggestions!
