History timeline of Imperium

Coronation of Magius Aeternus

512 BCE

Shortly after descending from the Ether, as envoy of the ancient Gods, Magius Aeternus (the first wielder of magic) was proclaimed as the first Ethereal emperor. Magius would reign for over 500 years, the longest reign of any sovereign.

Ethereal Empire (Magian Dynasty)

Period: 512 BCE to 221

Coronation of Facticia

1 CE

As the aftermath of the First Succession War (fought prior to the ascension of Magius Aeternus to the Ether), there were no male child of Magius who could claim his throne. Facticia, the 20-year-old daughter of Magius Aeternus with his last wife Pythonica, was proclaimed as the reigning Empress as the only surviving child of Magius.

Coronation of Magius II Albus

14

Following the unexpected death of the young empress Facticia, there was no clear heir to the throne, as both of his twins (her oldest children) claimed to be her successors. The court discovered (through magic) that Magius Nigrus was conceived through the wandering spirit of Facticia's half-brother (and Magius's son), Proscriptus, and decided to crown Magius Albus as the next emperor. This was disputed by Magius Nigrus (and his allies), and eventually triggered a succession war.

Coronation of Olympicus Magnus

46

Magius II Albus died heirless, as his remaining descendants died under strange circumstances just weeks before his death; Magius Nigrus is suspected of having cursed his lineage shortly before he died during the last battle of the Second Succession War. As a result of this, his younger brother Olympicus Magnus (who did not participate in the succession war) was proclaimed as his successor as Emperor.

Coronation of Claudius

107

Olympicus Magnus reigned for almost 61 years, dying at the age of 110 and outliving his oldest son and heir apparent, Honorius. Therefore, Honorius's oldest child (and his grandson) Claudius succeeded him as emperor.

Coronation of Titanius

117

Cladius died after 10 years of reign, and had only female children and sisters. Therefore, his first cousin (the eldest child of his late uncle, Augustus) Titanius was crowned as emperor.

Coronation of Olympicus II Scholasticus

154

Titanius reigned for 37 years and was succeeded as emperor by his eldest child, Olympicus II Scholasticus. He eventually founded the Academia Magna in the city of Magium, to prepare and study the wielders of magic throughout Imperium.

Coronation of Levitatus

184

Olympicus II Scholasticus died after reigning for 29 years, with only female living children. Therefore, he was succeeded by his first cousin Levitatus (whose father was brother of Titanius).

Coronation of Titanius II

200

Levitatus reigned for 16 years and was succeeded by his third child, Titanius II, as emperor.

Coronation of Magius III Dirus

211

Titanius II reigned for 10 years and was succeeded by his brother (and fourth child of Levitatus), Magius III Dirus.

Coronation of Levitatus II

214

Magius III Dirus reigned for 3 years and unexpectedly died hairless in a hunting accident, with no elegible relatives (who were descendants of his father, Levitatus). Therefore, his second cousin (whose grandparent was brother of Titanius), Levitatus II, succeeded him as emperor.

Coronation of Titanius II Dumnonicus

221

Levitatus II reigned for 7 years and died heirless, with only underage relatives elegible as emperor. The country was fighting a war of expansion southwest of Magium and could not have an inexperienced ruler; therefore, Levitatus decided to adopt the general Tertius Rufus (who had recently conquered Dumnonia) to succeed him as emperor. Tertius ascended the throne and took the regnal name of Titanius III Dumnonicus, as first emperor without agnatic bloodline to Magius Aeternus.

Dumnonican Dynasty

Period: 221 to 265

Dominate

Period: 221 to 492

Coronation of Levitatus III

238

Titanius III Dumnonicus reigned for 16 years and was succeeded by his eldest son, Levitatus III, as the second emperor without agnatic bloodline to Magius Aeternus.

Coronation of Nebulus

242

Levitatus III reigned for 4 years and died heirless; therefore, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Nebulus, as emperor.

Coronation of Gregorius

258

Nebulus reigned for 16 years and was succeeded by his third child, the 16-year-old Gregorius.

Coronation of Claudius II Cogitatus

265

Gregorius reigned for 6 years, before becoming the first emperor to die in battle, near current Idruntum, Dumnonia. As most heir presumptives were unfit to the role, the military elected the general Aulus Tasius as emperor when arriving to Magium, six days after the death of Gregorius. Aulus assumed the role as Claudius II Cogitatus.

Tasian-Augustan Dynasty

Period: 265 to 470

Coronation of Augustus

279

Claudius II Cogitatus reigned for 13 years and was succeeded by the noble Augustus (who was adopted by his uncle) as emperor. Augustus was a descendant, through a female line, of Olympicus II Scholasticus. He is believed to be the first wielder of magic, after the end of the Ethereal Empire, to become emperor.

Coronation of Augustinus

321

Augustus reigned for 42 years and was succeeded by his eldest son, Augustinus. Augustus's descendants, including Augustinus, were stripped from their magic abilities as part of his will to avoid the usage of magic to impose the power.

Coronation of Mauricius

336

Augustinus reigned for 14 years and outlived his only male child, who died in battle, before dying by the same reason. He was succeeded by his younger brother, Mauricius.

Coronation of Flavius Dumericus

362

Mauricius reigned for 26 years and was succeeded by his eldest child, Flavius Dumericus.

Coronation of Flavius II

376

Flavius Dumericus reigned for 13 years and died in battle during the conquest of northeast Dumeria. He was succeeded by his eldest child, Flavius II.

Coronation of Aelius Pius

384

Flavius II reigned for 8 years before dying in battle, and was succeeded by his eldest child, Aelius Pius.

Coronation of Marius Antiquus

438

Aelius Pius reigned for 53 years, the longest reign since Olympicus Magnus, and died without children. At the age of 80, his younger brother Marius Antiquus became the oldest person to become emperor.

Coronation of Aurelius

442

Marius Antiquus reigned for 4 years and was succeeded by his eldest son, Aurelius. Before becoming emperor, Aurelius was a prominent general during the reign of his two predecessors, and became the first general to reach the Mare Schismatis.

Coronation of Olympicus III Victor

452

Aurelius reigned for 10 years and was succeeded by his son, Olympicus III Victor. He conquered most of Olympia and the areas up to the Styx river.

Coronation of Helvius

470

Olympicus III Victor reigned for 17 years and died without any children. During Olympicus's illness, there was serious debate about his successor until the nobility decided to allow cognatic succession, enabling Helvius (child of the sister of Olympicus III Victor) to become emperor.

Pinna-Tasian Dynasty

Period: 470 to 483

Coronation of Levitatus IV

477

Helvius reigned for 7 years and was succeeded by his eldest child, Levitatus IV.

Coronation of Levitatus V Daemoniacus

478

Following the death of Helvius, the members of the Pinna-Tasian Dynasty proved to be unpopular to the people. His son, Levitatus IV reigned for 9 months and 27 days before being murdered by the nobility. He was succeeded by his cousin (child of Helvius's sister), Levitatus V Daemoniacus.

Coronation of Claudius III

481

The reign of Levitatus V Daemoniacus, that lasted for 3 years, was extremely controversial and unpopular to the people, making the people to believe that he was mad. His controversial decisions were the prelude to the most important civil war in Imperium's history. He was succeeded by his cousin (child of Helvius's youngest brother), Claudius III.

Start of the Civil War

483

Throughout the reign of Claudius III there were a lot of speculation about his successor. Eventually, Claudius III became severy ill and people believed that he was about to select his men lover as emperor. When he died after reigning for 2 years and 6 months, the prince of Isauria (Flavius III) seized the power of Magium and killed Claudius's men lover. This triggered a major war throughout Imperium, known as The Civil War.

Civil War Interdynastic Period

Period: 483 to 492

Levitatus VI seized power of Magium (Civil War)

484

4 months and 24 days after seizing power of Magium, Flavius III died in battle to a noble from the Pinna family (related to the father of former emperor Helvius), which eventually took control of the city as Levitatus VI.

Flavius IV seized control of Magium (Civil War)

484

Just 1 months and 15 years after seizing control of Magium, Levitatus VI died in battle to the prince of Phocaea, which eventually proclaimed himself as Flavius III, considering the previous "Flavius III" as illegitimate. However, for a proper historic registry of the Civil War events, the prince of Phocaea is known as "Flavius IV".

Cosmus seized control as military commander of Magium (Civil War)

488

Flavius IV reigned for 4 years and 4 months over Magium, the longest reign during the civil war, before being murdered by poisoned wine. He was poisoned by secret allies of Cosmus, the military commander of Cyrene, which took control of the city as military commander and preferred to be known as "Legatus of Magius Aeternus", instead of "Vicary...", recognizing the prince of Cyrene as the rightful Vicary.

Mauricius Cyrenus is proclaimed as ruler of Magium (Civil War)

490

Following 1 year of Cosmus's military administration over Cosmus, the prince of Cyrene (Mauricius Cyrenus) arrived to Magium and was formallly proclaimed as "Vicary of Magius Aeternus" and ruler of Magium by Cosmus.

Fabianus seized control of Magium (Civil War)

491

After 1 year and 4 months of Mauricius Cyrenus's reign over Magium, a general from Milanum (Fabianus) invaded the city and executed Cyrenus, seized control of the city and proclaimed himself as the "Vicary of Magius Aeternus".

Seius seized control of Magium (Civil War)

491

After just 1 month and 20 days of Fabianus's rule over Magium, he died in battle to the prince of Icenia (Seius), who proclaimed himself as "Vicary of Magius Aeternus". Seius was the last de facto (but not de jure) ruler of Magium, who are historically considered as emperors, prior to the reign of Decidius Nepos.

Decidius Nepos concluded the Civil War and is crowned as emperor

492

After 3 months and 19 days of Seius's rule over Magium, a general from Crusina named Decidius Nepos liberated the city (by executing Seius) and concluded the Civil War with decisive victories throughout the country. A wielder of magic, he was crowned as emperor and is formally known as the "Restorer of the World". His reign started the period known as First Electivate.

Nepos Dynasty

Period: 492 to 1703

First Electivate

Period: 492 to 1072

Election of Olympicus IV

526

Decidius Nepos reigned for 34 years, creating stability based on his long reign and the pacification of former battle zones; throughout his reign, the High Council emerged as a prominent institution of Imperium, with the prime responsibility of electing the future emperors of Imperium. Following his death, Olympicus IV (a veteran from the Civil War) became the first elected emperor.

Election of Flavius III

535

Olympicus IV died after reigning for 8 years. Flavius III was elected by the High Council as the second-ever elected emperor; the third de jure and second elected emperor to be a veteran of The Civil War.

Election of Numerius

548

Flavius III died after reigning for 13 years. Numerius was elected by the High Council as the next emperor, being the last veteran of The Civil War to be elected for the role.

Election of Aelius II Longaevus

554

Numerius died after reigning for 6 years. Aelius II Longaevus was elected by the High Council as the next emperor, the first emperor elected to the role not being a veteran of The Civil War.

Election of Decius Mus

575

Aelius II Longaevus died after reigning for 20 years. Decius Mus was elected by the High Council as the next emperor.

Election of Furius

581

Decius Mus died after reigning for 5 years. Furius was elected by the High Council as the next emperor.

Second Electivate

Period: 1072 to 1720

Bassus-Cotta Dynasty

Period: 1703 to 2023

Constitutional monarchy

Period: Dec 11, 1720 to 2023