Atlantis (Orbis Romanum)
From Alternative History
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Building the City
Atlantis was a city where Rome once stood. It was built by Emperor Romulus Augustus, who was the most brilliant architect as well. In 27 B.C.E., Augustus built Atlantis. He ordered structures to be built and he wished in the Fountain of Youth to carry the city of Parlious Caravel, and put it to Atlantis. In 60 C.E., Romulus's new capital became ten times bigger than Parlious Caravel. In 175 C.E., Romulus had built canals and ports in Atlantis. He wanted Atlantis to be a paradise and ordered heavy, thick fortified walls around the city. Abundant fish and wildfowl live in the paradise as well. Special creatures amaze many people. Under him, he also build many aquariums and with thick glass, it never broke. Exotic animals were put into zoos, and there were many apartments. it took many years to build this city to its greatest extent, and by his death, the city was complete.
Capital Builders Emperor Romulus Augustus
Under him, the empire was expanding, while he was building Atlantis, he launched military campaigns in Europe. They started to take Europe, the Mediterranean Islands, and Greenland. By his death, Atlantis was completed.
Empress Maracano
Maracano was the first empress to rule alone. Under her, she expanded Atlantis more, and she was the oldest ruler in the world. From her young age of 6 to 109 years. Before Romulus died, she ordered her beautiful, smart, nice, and strong girl, Maracano, to become emperor. Under her, she ordered slave trade to kingdoms to earn more gold. She also launched military campaigns in Russia, Central Asia, Mongolia, and Japan. In her age of 99 years, Atlantis building was done. For 9 years, she formed a group of archbishops called the Christian Helpers, a group to help many poor, weak, and injured of sick people. She also built and made Constantinople, after her ancestor, Constantine, where Parlious Caravel once stood. bigger and more fortified. The next year, during her birthday, she died.
The City of Atlantis
Just at it is, it is the most enormous, magnificent, splendid, wealthiest, fortified, and the greatest city in the world. It had 40 million people. It is very huge because the city is stretched magically without going on the land, but did cover all of central Italy. It had magnificent and splendid buildings, and has a bunch of 55 forums at the middle as with the Imperial Palace. It had huge harbors and series of canals. Rome was a tropical paradise. It had a lot of palm trees and has a firefighter and police force to look after the city. And yes, as with every city, there were poor and rich. Everyone speaks Latin and Greek, in the empire, but rarely, other world-wide languages. Their culture is very advanced, and trading happens more there than anywhere else. With thick walls, fortified with watchtowers, gates, forts and super fire-shot trebuchets made land of sea invasions difficult. After the invasion of China, they adopted the way of gunpowder in using it for fireworks and made a technique of the fire shot. It boasted a sewer system, and organized social service in hospitals, homes, and orphanages. Ships crowded the city's harbors, luxuries come from all over the world. people without jobs are given, such as sweeping the streets, and weeding public gardens. The city's streets are either narrow of wide, grand and board, strait or twisting. People, camels, mule trains, horses, elephants, soldiers, merchants, peasants, water sellers, sweetmeat sellers, porters, beggars, raged children, barefooted slaves, stray dogs and cats, pets, priests, nuns, bishops, archbishops, carriages, and litters all crowd the streets. Many luxuries items, like ivory, silks, fur, perfumes, rum, gold, furniture, Samian ware, fabulous and wealthy jewelery, rich dining utensils, musical instruments, silverware, ornaments, decorating supplies, spices, precious and colored stones, and other luxuries items fled in Atlantis's and its empire's markets. Everyone attended circuses, theaters, and amphitheaters. They were one of the many recreations that made the Romans happy. All roads and trade routes lead to Atlantis. Public works were always made, and it has expanded a lot as the population grew. Its ports are centers of warship building, seafood produce, and centers of trading. Canals were water streets where ships drove on, and many monuments are found. There were many arenas where battleships fought, and there were many buildings that could stand on the water. Ships guard and control the waters around the port. Irrigation ditches were built at the ports in swampy areas to deliver to farms to control the water level. Romans had made a filter to turn the water cleaner, and most of the water is delivered the fountains and waterfalls that flow to the canals at the port. Romans refer the ports as paradises. Atlantis also produces everything in their economy list. The Field of Mars, was no longer dedicated to their god Mars, instead, it is a military area for soldiers to exercise and produces soldiers. Trade always flourished in the empire, There were many food supplies stockpiled in the city. To the Romans, there was no special cargo than grain. It was the main food supply for making bread, pasta, cereals, and crackers. Normally, Romans are not available to hunt down animals, but how do they still had ivory? The story goes, one day some scientists found some ivory from the Carthaginians. The scientists had started to create their own ivory. Made from some chemicals, they later started to use an oven an started to heat and mold it. Finally, they created their own ivory. It spread around the world, then they started to produce their own ivory, although the Carthaginians still traded with them. In this city, what's so strange about is that many structures, and there were terraces over terraces, streets above streets, and then zigzag roads and huge flights of steps bordered (and are also found there) with orange and lemon trees, roof-gardens, balconies, deep archways, pillared colonnades, spires, battlements, minarets, and pinnacles. Many governments buildings house laws, records, and orders. a trillion churches and monasteries are dotted in the city. although it was at its greatest extent 10 years before Maracano's death, the city still expanded for some years.
Praetorian Guard Base
The entire city was defended by the Praetorian guard, as well as the city. A huge ring surrounded the city, packed with traps to kill and crush the enemy army. In 100 B.C.E., an emperor, named Basilia II, who was originally a general, organized a group called the Circle of Caesar, a circle that holds military meetings on what to do in the base. The forts were even located in the city itself. Everyday, people could see soldiers as a magnificent sight. Generals and their army march across the city. Blacksmiths had done the work on improving the army and finding new technologies. Praetorian Guards were given ordered by the Senate and the emperor. Under the empire, the eagle stands for strength and courage, the lion stands for bravery and honor, and the cross, the symbol of Christianity was the symbol o faith. All of these help the soldiers do well in battle.
