Babarorum (Ætas ab Brian)
From Alternative History
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| Capital: | Caluula |
| Established: | 2088(1335) |
Greek traders have sailed to Babarorum since antiquity for myrrh and frankincense. For much of its history in relation to the ever expanding Rome it was a peaceful coast of market cities, trading through Habasiah. After the Asia/Africa Reclimation there were some Berber attacks on Habasiah, and these made Rome's stance more hostile, but the colonialism and adventure seekers were already making Rome an enemy to much of Sub-Cahra Africa.
Throughout the 19th century, as Rome's economic monopoly on the Erythraeum and the poor crop weather on the Horn of Africa brought desititude to many, pirates began to strike and a Barbaroi king, Shebel bin Abdullah, began raids and blockades on Habasiah and Arabia Felix in 1898(1145). The raids were failures, but Abdullah's admirals managed several humiliating victories over Rome's Vaporemes until they were eventually sunk in 1900(1147), ending the blockade. The pirates were eliminated soon after. Rome became more wary of the Barbaroi kingdoms and tribes but continued to leave the area independent. The Barbaroi economies were never the same.
Very little changed until 2045(1292) when Cæsar Gemellus arranged for a few kingdoms to have their leadership changed. He had negotiations for their status as protectorates take place. Gemellus had visited the Barbaroi when he was younger and apparently felt Roman leadership would benefit the people.
In 2088(1335) when the un-allied Barbaroi kingdoms began aggressive attacks on the protectorates, the CM (the CM was well on its way to prominence) allowed Rome to make police actions; removing the kingdoms' leaders and occupying the capitals. The CM suddenly realised that this kind of thing would provoke extreme dissatisfaction in the African independence movements, and to reduce the hate on Rome, they decreed that all the Barbaroi kingdoms and protectorates would be united and administered by a joint CM-Barbaroi government. Rome was irritated but sufficiently convinced by the CM to follow the plan. The manoeuvre was successful enough, bringing the Barbaroi into the CM and creating the first CM territory. Roman engineers were contracted and soon Babarorum's economy was on the path to recovery despite continuing poor rainfall.
In 2098(1345) The CM would move its Headquarters to the Babarorum capital of Caluula.
