Athiva

Athiva, officially the Archontia of Athiva (Athivan: Αρχοντία τῆς Αθήβα), is an island country located off the coast of Sarpedon in the Istroyan Sea, consisting of the island Kleftos. It lies 450 km east of Caphiria 335 km north of Asteklion, with its closest point 173 km off of the coast of mainland Sarpedon. While its only official languages are Athivan and Istroyan, approximately ten percent of its population also speaks Acirian at least on a conversational level. Its capital and largest city is Kleftopolis.

Inhabited since at least XXXX BC, the island eventually gave rise to the ancient Athivan civilisation, which the modern state derives its name from. The civilisation's location on an island meant an eventual lack of resources, which in turn encouraged Athivans to acquire them from the mainland, giving rise to the highly-developed military culture that the Athivans were known for. During the Second Great War, a military coup lead by General Alkios Demethanos took over the government, leading the country until the Athivan Revolution in the late 60s. The Athivan Revolution then lead to the liberation of Athiva, giving rise to the Archontia of Athiva in 1969, which rules the country to this day.

A popular tourism spot, the Athivan economy has begun to rise with the rising service sector to accompany the otherwise agriculture dependant nation.

Antiquity
TBA

1967 coup and Acirian intervention
On June 8 1967, the Athivan Revolutionary Front seized power from the military junta which had lead the country since TBA. Following the coup, the name of the island country was changed to the People's Republic of Athíva, and began preparing the country for self-sufficiency. The leaders of the newly established People's Republic imprisoned and executed all leading figures of the former military junta, and eventually began to imprison and execute anyone with ties to the military junta.

Following the Athívan imprisonment and execution of Acirian ambassador to Athíva Viceri Battanari, the Emperor of Aciria declared the People's Republic a rogue state and dispatched two Imperial Guard battalions to spearhead the liberation of Athíva. The Imperial Guard battalions and the accompanying companies quickly seized the capital, but the Athívan resistance continued until 1969 when the last leading figures of the People's Republic were captured. Close friend of the Emperor of Aciria, Spiraklis Anastrotsis was appointed as the Archon of the new Archontia of Athíva, and both their constitution and legislature was recreated, basing it on the Acirian constitution and legislature.