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The Optimia Magna

A City Journal by 9988

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The alternate history of The Magnificent Roman empire and greatest city in the Empire. The Optimia Magna.

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9988

The Mission

By 9988,

O.K. Stop with Optimia for a while, and look, what is happening now at... for example Alexandria, the third largest city in the Imperium. Year 257. The Decimus Scipio planned a great mission to the southwest, and Antonius cae Optimia is now Imperial General and Admiral. He will lead this grand mission. Look: And the ships sailed. Many types, from trade ships to battle ships, they all were heading to the southwest. More than 18000 men. The Sail continues 9 months, without any results. The Food stocks were...
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9988 presents... The Optimia Magna The Optimia. Ancient city founded by ancient romans, located in the southern Turkey. Let´s look, what will happen, when the cards of destiny become shuffled another way, that we know it. How the empire denounced to destruction will arise and become greater than anytime before. The Optimia. Our Story starts in one city, with more than million inhabitants, in the greatest city of the Roman empire, after Rome, and central place of future events. It has hundreds of...
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Another parts of Optimia

By 9988,

Caesar Philip the arab is dead! The Governor of Optimia, Decimus Scipio is now next Caesar, and Optimia became imperial city (along with rome). This give a privilege of starting wars and diplomatic negotiations without permission of the roman senators, and Optimia can have own grand senate (but Optimian senators must allow wars and diplomacy after discussion). As the Scipio said, the empire is starting to invest more to knowledge, healthcare and arts. We will now show another interesting places in Optimia,...
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The Antonius cae Optimia

By 9988,

In year 214, one child was born in the village near Optimia (now it is part of Optimia), called Daseia. And this child was destined to become leader of the empire, and to destroy Germans once and for all. Educated in Optimian academic schools and universities, he became very famous as the military technic. He upgraded shields, to sustain more damage, and swords, to be more solid and sharper, and he made special catapult projectiles, what are filled with "greek fire" substance, and are explosive. The...
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The city of the Canals

By 9988,

And Marcus Aurelius was right. Germans attacked with more advanced technologies, and it was a devastating attack. Take a look... ... And the new weapon was a problem. Problem, that appears that it will be not solved soon. To make a weapon, what will be stronger than anything before, much stronger, it looks nearly impossible in near future. And Germans will use this time. So, stop with history again, and look on the Optimia. Now on the wonderful part of the city, called City of The Canals, located near...
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Far East II

By 9988,

Year 276. And romans marched and marched... After four weeks, they finally find signs of advanced civilization. Paved roads, surrounded by strange flora and small settlements. And finally, they found a city. Magnificent city, maybe larger than Alexandria. It was center of advanced civilization in the east. Chinese capital without name. Eventually they came to much larger part of city, densely inhabited, with buildings much larger, maybe larger as these in Optimia. Roads were brick, not stone. The city was...
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Rebuild of Forum

By 9988,

Year 281. Chinese guards were following romans to the Persia. They now know, where is Roman Empire, and their emperor... The Old Forum in Optimia was now very old, built in year 212, in much older architectonical style. Statues, buildings, and walls were damaged by storms, wind, and eroded by rain too. Golden roads were damaged by people what wanted to be rich and scratched it out. And, with help of more than 40.000.000 sestercii (1.200.000.000$), construction of new forum started. First, they completely...
9988

The Invasion to Germania

By 9988,

Year 260. Antonius with his army is attacking on Germania. But it was getting worse and worse. Explosion of the one cannon destroyed them 10, and Germans killed many and many soldiers. Hamburg reached only 30.000 of 90.000 soldiers. Some drowned at swamps, some died from plagues. They besieged the city on 16.th July of 261. The Reformation of army in 224 caused, that the colour of the roman soldiers changed to Blue. Also, they were wearing blue clothes. But Germans didn´t surrender. They were besieging...
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The New places in Optimia

By 9988,

So, we will now look back on Optimia for a while... Maybe first on this newspaper page about limitations in gladiatorial games. (In row 14. - they could be used more, and not only between animals and humans) So, who will won? Maybe the Antonius (but it is not very kind to animals). But, in Optimia was recently built new arena, about half of mile on the south of forum. With capacity of 4.000 patricians and 17.000 other people it is fourth largest Coliseum in the empire (largest in The Rome, second in Bosra,...
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Exploration of Terra Palmis

By 9988,

Year 264. Decimus Scipio is dead. And the further exploration may begun. Hundreds of ships docked again in the Atlantica city (the abandoned large city mentioned before), and big group of 120 explorers started to go to the north. They went near abandoned desert town, and started to go further and further to the desert. They built small camp in the desert, in case of extreme conditions when they will go further to the desert. Fortunately, nothing extreme occured, larger part of explorers stayed in the camp,...
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Year 272 And this time was starting the massive colonisation of Terra Palmis. Hundreds of ships with thousands of sailors, men and women, and also the children, were heading to the Terra Palmis, to colonise it. The sea was peaceful, and without and big storms, but still with some good wind. Terra Palmis was very near. But on Terra Palmis the settlers found something impressive. The new district of Atlantica city, strangely located more than 15 miles to the west. Was it another city, or not? Romans...
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The Canal city II

By 9988,

Year 266 And expeditions to the India started. More than 24.000 soldiers and explorers were marching to the east. Th the wild east, where was roman empire totally unknown... This time, canal city was very rapidly expanding to the southern marshes. It is now four times larger, and it has more than 120.000 inhabitants, and much more are expected. So, we will look: Many new parts were built, and square of ceres is now part of the city too. Caesar Antonius built huge palace in the canal city, probable the...
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The New Acropolis

By 9988,

Year 275. Roman explorers found something interesting in the east. The Optimia was living another, pleasant day, sun was shining on the Acropolis, but there was something wrong. Majestatic statue of Scipio was standing above the city, columns and gold-covered roads were more shiny than anytime before. And there was really something wrong. Huge storm, maybe minor hurricane was heading straight to Optimia. People were hidden in their safe homes. But lighting don´t hit them. It the acropolis.The constructions...
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