Sack of Urceopolis

The Sack of Urceopolis on March 15th, 434 AD was undertaken by a coalition of invading Celtic peoples including the Feinii, Picts, and Caens led by TBD. Urceopolis, the capital of Great Levantia and the centerpiece of the empire. The sack was a major shock for contemporaries within or outside the empire alike. The Sack of Urceopolis was seen as a major landmark in the fall of Great Levantia.

Background
The Celtic tribes, along with many of the native Levantines had undergone massive technological, social, and economic changes due to contact with Great Levantia, through the 1st - 4th centuries, their populations, economic production, and tribal confederations grew, and their ability to conduct warfare grew to the point of challenging Great Levantia.

The Great Celtic Confederation's Invasion
-basically the idea is that kings and chiefs of the many celtic groups form a confederation to invade Great Levantia

-Could be a romantic event that leads to Pan-Celticism later, but also possibly the eventual collapse of the Confederation be the start of animosity between the different groups

The First Siege of Urceopolis
-Miraculously ended without spilling blood because of ransom and overtures by the Pope

The Second Siege of Urceopolis
Two years later, the Confederation returned after being insulted by Levantine diplomats and possibly an attempted assasination/betrayal/sabatoge- no papal overtures or ransom can spare the wroth

The Sack of Urceopolis
Begins on March 15th, the Ides of March and continues for five days after, possibility of the Emperor/Imperial Family and even the Pope being caught in the bloodbath

Aftermath
Contemporaries and writers throughout history mark this as a dark day in history, the end of an era despite Great Levantia, bringing shock to contemporaries, friend or foe of the Empire.

Confederation breaks apart some point after this, carving up separate kingdoms across Great Levantia.