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== History == | == History == | ||
=== Early History === | === Early History === | ||
{{Further|Adonerum}} | |||
Much of what consists of modern day Lariana was densely populated coastal cities which existed as part of [[Adonerum|Adonerii League]] with peripheral agricultural lands inhabited by communities of native Urlazic speakers. Consequently, most of the local Urlazic tribes fell under Adonerii influence and began to speak the Latinic language. As with much of the island, Lariana as a whole was conquered by the [[Latin Kingdom]] in approximately 570 BC, ending the Adonerii league and beginning a lengthy period of united Urlazian governance. This period saw the gradual empowerment of the inland Urlazic tribes and peoples, who formed the governing class of the new Kingdom along with the non-Adonerii Latins. The Latin Kingdom briefly contended with [[Great Levantia]] over dominance of the [[Sea of Canete]] beginning in the 250s AD and then entered a period of rapid decline. | Much of what consists of modern day Lariana was densely populated coastal cities which existed as part of [[Adonerum|Adonerii League]] with peripheral agricultural lands inhabited by communities of native Urlazic speakers. Consequently, most of the local Urlazic tribes fell under Adonerii influence and began to speak the Latinic language. As with much of the island, Lariana as a whole was conquered by the [[Latin Kingdom]] in approximately 570 BC, ending the Adonerii league and beginning a lengthy period of united Urlazian governance. This period saw the gradual empowerment of the inland Urlazic tribes and peoples, who formed the governing class of the new Kingdom along with the non-Adonerii Latins. The Latin Kingdom briefly contended with [[Great Levantia]] over dominance of the [[Sea of Canete]] beginning in the 250s AD and then entered a period of rapid decline. | ||
[[File:Knossos Westbastion 05.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ruins of ancient Adonerii cities are present throughout Lariana.]] | |||
Like Great Levantia, the Latin Kingdom came under increasing pressure from migrating [[Gothic people|Goths]] beginning in the late 3rd century. In [[315]], the Goths began their [[Urlazio#Gothic_invasion|invasion of Urlazio]], a process largely completed by [[324]]. The Goths established the Gothic [[Urlazian Kingdom]] that year, centered in Lariana, beginning that city's history as a major political and administrative center. The rump Latin Kingdom was subsequently incorporated into [[Caphiria]] in [[337]], ending the rule of the non-Adonerii Urlazic peoples over the island. The invasions and raids of the Goths largely depopulated the major cities of eastern Urlazio. As the Adonerii-descended cities of eastern third of Urlazio were gradually depopulated, the non-Adonerii Latins and non-Latin Urlazics became a majority in the region, taking over old commercial enterprises and agricultural estates. The new native population was treated moderately by the Goths in contrast to their anti-Caphiric Latin policy. | Like Great Levantia, the Latin Kingdom came under increasing pressure from migrating [[Gothic people|Goths]] beginning in the late 3rd century. In [[315]], the Goths began their [[Urlazio#Gothic_invasion|invasion of Urlazio]], a process largely completed by [[324]]. The Goths established the Gothic [[Urlazian Kingdom]] that year, centered in Lariana, beginning that city's history as a major political and administrative center. The rump Latin Kingdom was subsequently incorporated into [[Caphiria]] in [[337]], ending the rule of the non-Adonerii Urlazic peoples over the island. The invasions and raids of the Goths largely depopulated the major cities of eastern Urlazio. As the Adonerii-descended cities of eastern third of Urlazio were gradually depopulated, the non-Adonerii Latins and non-Latin Urlazics became a majority in the region, taking over old commercial enterprises and agricultural estates. The new native population was treated moderately by the Goths in contrast to their anti-Caphiric Latin policy. | ||
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=== Third Imperium === | === Third Imperium === | ||
As the [[Third Imperium]] was established in the late 13th century, the city-states of eastern Urlazio gradually came under the economic and cultural sway of the reemerged Caphiric state. The Imperium fostered an overlord-type relationship with these cities through around 1330, carefully managing diplomatic and trade relations with them in order to avoid a costly military campaign on Urlazio. By [[1350]], Caphiria's strong position on Sarpedon allowed it to more aggressively leverage the city-states of eastern Urlazio, reaching formal tributary agreements. By [[1370]], Caphiria had de facto reestablished territorial control over eastern Urlazio, and the [[Imperial Legion]] began to operate freely in the area around that time, but prominent local mercantile families remained powerful within the client cities themselves. This arrangement began to fray by [[1400]], as local families chafed at the gradual loss of privileges as well as new state controls on their international associations. The city of Lariana revolted against Caphiric control in early [[1401]] and was crushed in [[1402]], with the city being directly annexed by the Imperium. From then on, it served as a central point of administration of the client trade cities and the main base of operations for Imperial military and administration. From then on, the cities were gradually integrated directly into Imperial control. The tributary city system continued to exist until around [[1501]], when Cavosia - the last tributary city - was annexed into the Imperium. | As the [[Third Imperium]] was established in the late 13th century, the city-states of eastern Urlazio gradually came under the economic and cultural sway of the reemerged Caphiric state. The Imperium fostered an overlord-type relationship with these cities through around 1330, carefully managing diplomatic and trade relations with them in order to avoid a costly military campaign on Urlazio. By [[1350]], Caphiria's strong position on Sarpedon allowed it to more aggressively leverage the city-states of eastern Urlazio, reaching formal tributary agreements. By [[1370]], Caphiria had de facto reestablished territorial control over eastern Urlazio, and the [[Imperial Legion]] began to operate freely in the area around that time, but prominent local mercantile families remained powerful within the client cities themselves. This arrangement began to fray by [[1400]], as local families chafed at the gradual loss of privileges as well as new state controls on their international associations. The city of Lariana revolted against Caphiric control in early [[1401]] and was crushed in [[1402]], with the city being directly annexed by the Imperium. From then on, it served as a central point of administration of the client trade cities and the main base of operations for Imperial military and administration. From then on, the cities were gradually integrated directly into Imperial control. The tributary city system continued to exist until around [[1501]], when Cavosia - the last tributary city - was annexed into the Imperium. | ||
[[File:Bristol1326.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Contemporary depiction of the Siege of Lariana in 1402.]] | |||
The 1500s were a time of general prosperity throughout Urlazio and eastern Urlazio specifically. The religious strife in [[Levantia]] caused by the rise of {{wp|Protestantism}} meant that many prominent, wealthy [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] families and individuals - as well as gifted artists - fled the advance of Protestantism in their cities, duchies, and polities, and Urlazio was a natural safe harbor. The influx of wealth combined with Urlazio's safe position relative to Caphiria's enemies led to a major economic boom in eastern Urlazio specifically. The new arrivals rejuvenated arts and culture in eastern Urlazio, and during this time the city of Lariana was transformed from a middling mercantile city to one of the great cities of the Imperium, with public buildings and churches built in the latest style. As the religious tension in Levantia eased by [[1570]], the influx of wealth into the island slowed and some families began to move back, but the area remained a bright spot in the Third Imperium. | The 1500s were a time of general prosperity throughout Urlazio and eastern Urlazio specifically. The religious strife in [[Levantia]] caused by the rise of {{wp|Protestantism}} meant that many prominent, wealthy [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] families and individuals - as well as gifted artists - fled the advance of Protestantism in their cities, duchies, and polities, and Urlazio was a natural safe harbor. The influx of wealth combined with Urlazio's safe position relative to Caphiria's enemies led to a major economic boom in eastern Urlazio specifically. The new arrivals rejuvenated arts and culture in eastern Urlazio, and during this time the city of Lariana was transformed from a middling mercantile city to one of the great cities of the Imperium, with public buildings and churches built in the latest style. As the religious tension in Levantia eased by [[1570]], the influx of wealth into the island slowed and some families began to move back, but the area remained a bright spot in the Third Imperium. | ||
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The Kingdom of Urlazio was governed and assumed to be, at its inception, another normal [[Government_of_Urcea#Crownland|crownland]] of [[Urcea]], similar to the [[Kingdom of Crotona]]. This status implied normal governance of the country by the apparatus of the [[Government of Urcea]] with the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] nominally at its head as its King. However, several cultural and administrative changes that occurred over the course of the late 18th and 19th century separated Lariana from the other crownlands. The nobility of the Kingdom extracted many different concessions from the ailing Urcean crown during the [[Second Caroline War]], including the exclusion of the Urcean [[Concilium Daoni]] from affairs of the realm. This established the local nobility and urban councils as governing the crownland in conjunction with the King. As a more symbolic milestone, the actual creation of a [[Julian_Throne_and_Crown_Jewels_of_Urcea#Lariana|physical crown]] of Lariana in [[1852]] by [[Aedanicus VIII]] would lead the crownland to stand out further. Acts of the [[Concilium Daoni]] would confirm the status of Lariana as a separate entity from the rest of the Kingdom as part of an overall effort to prevent popular resistance to Urcean rule. This was also requested by the King, as the decision made the Kingdom of Lariana effectively under direct and total control of the Apostolic King, a move that Aedanicus argued was a military necessity in order to keep the area properly protected against [[Caphiria]]. | The Kingdom of Urlazio was governed and assumed to be, at its inception, another normal [[Government_of_Urcea#Crownland|crownland]] of [[Urcea]], similar to the [[Kingdom of Crotona]]. This status implied normal governance of the country by the apparatus of the [[Government of Urcea]] with the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] nominally at its head as its King. However, several cultural and administrative changes that occurred over the course of the late 18th and 19th century separated Lariana from the other crownlands. The nobility of the Kingdom extracted many different concessions from the ailing Urcean crown during the [[Second Caroline War]], including the exclusion of the Urcean [[Concilium Daoni]] from affairs of the realm. This established the local nobility and urban councils as governing the crownland in conjunction with the King. As a more symbolic milestone, the actual creation of a [[Julian_Throne_and_Crown_Jewels_of_Urcea#Lariana|physical crown]] of Lariana in [[1852]] by [[Aedanicus VIII]] would lead the crownland to stand out further. Acts of the [[Concilium Daoni]] would confirm the status of Lariana as a separate entity from the rest of the Kingdom as part of an overall effort to prevent popular resistance to Urcean rule. This was also requested by the King, as the decision made the Kingdom of Lariana effectively under direct and total control of the Apostolic King, a move that Aedanicus argued was a military necessity in order to keep the area properly protected against [[Caphiria]]. | ||
[[File:Portret van Willem III, koning der Nederlanden, RP-P-OB-105.633.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The reign of Aedanicus VIII (1841-1889) saw Lariana gradually become a distinct governing entity from [[Urcea]], culminating in the Constitution of [[1870]].]] | |||
Lariana initially operated with some autonomous function. Local nobility and several military commands of the Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea comprised the government of the Kingdom, though communal and county-based governance was viewed as the norm. As the 19th century continued, reforms to the Urcean government brought its periphery vassals into a tighter orbit of Urceopolis. In order to placate local concerns with the tightening grip, Aedanicus VIII issued a Constitution for the Kingdom of Urlazio in 1870, which remains in force. During the Regency, Lariana did not recognize the Regency of [[Gréagóir FitzRex]] and intended to remain neutral. Several local groups attempted to agitate for independence from Urcea, but with the beginning of the [[Red Interregnum]], the Government declared its loyalty to the Legitimist faction. During the conflict and in part due to their perceived disloyalty, FitzRex promised to cede Lariana to [[Caphiria]] in exchange for its support during the Interregnum, bringing [[Urcea]] into the [[First Great War]]. Consequently, local groups decided remaining with [[House de Weluta]] was the better option to remain separate from Caphiria. The unfulfilled promise of a cession of Lariana to Caphiria was a major {{wp|casus belli}} for the later [[Second Great War]]. | Lariana initially operated with some autonomous function. Local nobility and several military commands of the Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea comprised the government of the Kingdom, though communal and county-based governance was viewed as the norm. As the 19th century continued, reforms to the Urcean government brought its periphery vassals into a tighter orbit of Urceopolis. In order to placate local concerns with the tightening grip, Aedanicus VIII issued a Constitution for the Kingdom of Urlazio in 1870, which remains in force. During the Regency, Lariana did not recognize the Regency of [[Gréagóir FitzRex]] and intended to remain neutral. Several local groups attempted to agitate for independence from Urcea, but with the beginning of the [[Red Interregnum]], the Government declared its loyalty to the Legitimist faction. During the conflict and in part due to their perceived disloyalty, FitzRex promised to cede Lariana to [[Caphiria]] in exchange for its support during the Interregnum, bringing [[Urcea]] into the [[First Great War]]. Consequently, local groups decided remaining with [[House de Weluta]] was the better option to remain separate from Caphiria. The unfulfilled promise of a cession of Lariana to Caphiria was a major {{wp|casus belli}} for the later [[Second Great War]]. | ||
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Lariana is a {{wp|constitutional monarchy}} in {{wp|real union}} with [[Urcea]] under the same shared sovereign, the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]]. Though Lariana is nominally an independent country with its own constitution and government, in many respects it is considered an peripheral extension of Urcea. The government has significant autonomy with regards to the Kingdom's domestic policies, including oversight of the economy and provision of public administration. The Kingdom's government is fully elective, giving the people of the Kingdom broad latitude over their own governance. However, the Kingdom does not have an independent foreign policy (with limited exception vis a vis [[Caphiria]]) and does not have its own military, instead being fully under the protection of the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]]. Unlike the other real union partner, citizens of Lariana are automatically given [[Urcea]]n citizenship. Many Larianans, as well as observers abroad, have characterized Lariana as occupying a position within Urcea as "too integrated to be a [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|rectory]] but too independent to be a [[Government_of_Urcea#State|state]]." | Lariana is a {{wp|constitutional monarchy}} in {{wp|real union}} with [[Urcea]] under the same shared sovereign, the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]]. Though Lariana is nominally an independent country with its own constitution and government, in many respects it is considered an peripheral extension of Urcea. The government has significant autonomy with regards to the Kingdom's domestic policies, including oversight of the economy and provision of public administration. The Kingdom's government is fully elective, giving the people of the Kingdom broad latitude over their own governance. However, the Kingdom does not have an independent foreign policy (with limited exception vis a vis [[Caphiria]]) and does not have its own military, instead being fully under the protection of the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]]. Unlike the other real union partner, citizens of Lariana are automatically given [[Urcea]]n citizenship. Many Larianans, as well as observers abroad, have characterized Lariana as occupying a position within Urcea as "too integrated to be a [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|rectory]] but too independent to be a [[Government_of_Urcea#State|state]]." | ||
From the time of the implementation of the Constitution in 1870 to the [[Second Great War]], the primary political divides in the Kingdom were between pro-de Weluta Crown Liberal parties ("Unionist") and pro-independence liberal and socialist political parties ("Nationalist"). The independence movement within the Kingdom was divided between those who viewed Lariana as a standalone country and those who sought union with Veltorina. These divides were sufficient to allow the Unionists to maintain power. Since the Second Great War, nationalism has significantly been on the decline due to solidarity with the Urcean people and the | From the time of the implementation of the Constitution in 1870 to the [[Second Great War]], the primary political divides in the Kingdom were between pro-de Weluta Crown Liberal parties ("Unionist") and pro-independence liberal and socialist political parties ("Nationalist"). The independence movement within the Kingdom was divided between those who viewed Lariana as a standalone country and those who sought union with Veltorina. These divides were sufficient to allow the Unionists to maintain power. Since the Second Great War, nationalism has significantly been on the decline due to solidarity with the Urcean people, the [[atomic bombing of Cavosia]], and greater integration with Urcea; accordingly, politics have realigned such that professed Unionist parties have dominated the political discourse ever since. The pre-war Union and Crown Party (UCP) eventually gained more than ninety percent of the seats in the ''Curiates Temporal'' in [[1960]] before splintering into several Unionist parties, most prominently the [[Organicism|organicist]] Crown and State Party (CSP), which has won most elections since [[1980]]. Since the [[Assumption Accords]], there has been a significant interest in renewed ties with Caphiria and other nations in Sarpedon without a national independence component, a political point of view that has been increasingly embraced with the adoption of free trade and easy travel with the Caphirian province on Urlazio. In contrast, a growing minority of Unionists support the concept of annexation, integrating Lariana as a culturally distinctive [[Government_of_Urcea#State|state]] within Urcea rather than alongside it. | ||
=== Government === | === Government === | ||
[[File:Nebraska State Capitol Building, Lincoln (44016962335).jpg|thumb|right|250px|The ''Esquilinum'', seat of the government of Lariana.]] | |||
The Kingdom of Lariana is a constitutional monarchy employing an organic democratic Constitution similar to, but not the same as, the Government of Urcea. Lariana is bound to Urcea by its King, who is also the Apostolic King of Urcea. The executive authority within the Kingdom is wielded by the Governor-General of the Kingdom of Lariana, an official appointed by the Apostolic King of Urcea with the advice and consent of the [[Concilium Daoni]] of Urcea. This official is directly nominated by the King rather than by the binding advice of any officials in Urcea; by this method, Lariana's government retains a degree of independence from Urcea and is answerable - to an extent - to the King of Lariana alone. The Governor-General is typically a Larianan who has had political and administrative experience within the Government of Urcea, especially diplomatic experience. The Governor-Generals serve five year terms and by precedent are not reappointed by the King except during times of war. The Governor-General has the authority to, subject to the legislature, organize the government of the Kingdom, direct its ministers, veto legislation, and organize the Kingdom's armies. The Governor-General serves as Commander-in-Chief (rather than the Urcean title of ''Magister Militum'') of the Kingdom's armed forces, though in practice the armed forces are typically used for local defense and emergency response due to the protection the nation receives from the Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea. The Governor-General is considered the head of government of the Kingdom, and he nominates ministers to be approved by the General Curia; due to his non-partisan nature, he is bound by precedent to nominate members of the majority party in the legislature, although not always the members selected by the Majority Leader. | The Kingdom of Lariana is a constitutional monarchy employing an organic democratic Constitution similar to, but not the same as, the Government of Urcea. Lariana is bound to Urcea by its King, who is also the Apostolic King of Urcea. The executive authority within the Kingdom is wielded by the Governor-General of the Kingdom of Lariana, an official appointed by the Apostolic King of Urcea with the advice and consent of the [[Concilium Daoni]] of Urcea. This official is directly nominated by the King rather than by the binding advice of any officials in Urcea; by this method, Lariana's government retains a degree of independence from Urcea and is answerable - to an extent - to the King of Lariana alone. The Governor-General is typically a Larianan who has had political and administrative experience within the Government of Urcea, especially diplomatic experience. The Governor-Generals serve five year terms and by precedent are not reappointed by the King except during times of war. The Governor-General has the authority to, subject to the legislature, organize the government of the Kingdom, direct its ministers, veto legislation, and organize the Kingdom's armies. The Governor-General serves as Commander-in-Chief (rather than the Urcean title of ''Magister Militum'') of the Kingdom's armed forces, though in practice the armed forces are typically used for local defense and emergency response due to the protection the nation receives from the Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea. The Governor-General is considered the head of government of the Kingdom, and he nominates ministers to be approved by the General Curia; due to his non-partisan nature, he is bound by precedent to nominate members of the majority party in the legislature, although not always the members selected by the Majority Leader. | ||
Legislative authority in Lariana is invested in the General Curia, a 155-member legislature based on 150 equal population districts elected nationwide, referred to as the ''Curiates Temporal'' and the designees of 5 Catholic bishops, referred to as the ''Curiates Spiritual''. Curiates serve five year terms on the same schedule as elections for Urcea's Concilium Daoni, and its reapportionment system is extremely similar. The legislature is partisan, and the leader of the majority party of the General Curia holds the title of "Curiate-President of the Kingdom of Lariana". The Curiate-President is exclusively a legislative and partisan leader, serving as Majority Leader, and does not have significant authority over the ministry or its members. The Curiate-President chooses which legislation comes to the floor of the Curia and is responsible for choosing committee chairs within the Curia. | Legislative authority in Lariana is invested in the General Curia, a 155-member legislature based on 150 equal population districts elected nationwide, referred to as the ''Curiates Temporal'' and the designees of 5 Catholic bishops, referred to as the ''Curiates Spiritual''. Curiates serve five year terms on the same schedule as elections for Urcea's Concilium Daoni, and its reapportionment system is extremely similar. The legislature is partisan, and the leader of the majority party of the General Curia holds the title of "Curiate-President of the Kingdom of Lariana". The Curiate-President is exclusively a legislative and partisan leader, serving as Majority Leader, and does not have significant authority over the ministry or its members. The Curiate-President chooses which legislation comes to the floor of the Curia and is responsible for choosing committee chairs within the Curia. | ||
=== Foreign relations === | === Foreign relations === | ||
Lariana's foreign relations are largely the same as [[Urcea]]'s, and Lariana's presence abroad mostly takes the form of {{wp|consulates}} in nations which have a specific Larianan interest. The only nation with which Lariana conducts a somewhat independent foreign policy with is its neighbor [[Caphiria]], with whom it has a long relationship including both highs and lows. Much of the Kingdom's relationship with Caphiria is advised and overseen by the Urcean [[Ministry_of_State_(Urcea)#Department_for_Historic_Continental_Concerns|Department for Historic Continental Concerns]], which ensures Urcea and its dependencies do not give offense to [[Caphiria]] within the context of [[Imperial Diplomacy (Sarpedon)|Imperial Diplomacy]]. | Lariana's foreign relations are largely the same as [[Urcea]]'s, and Lariana's presence abroad mostly takes the form of {{wp|consulates}} in nations which have a specific Larianan interest. The only nation with which Lariana conducts a somewhat independent foreign policy with is its neighbor [[Caphiria]], with whom it has a long relationship including both highs and lows. Much of the Kingdom's relationship with Caphiria is advised and overseen by the Urcean [[Ministry_of_State_(Urcea)#Department_for_Historic_Continental_Concerns|Department for Historic Continental Concerns]], which ensures Urcea and its dependencies do not give offense to [[Caphiria]] within the context of [[Imperial Diplomacy (Sarpedon)|Imperial Diplomacy]]. | ||
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== Culture == | == Culture == | ||
Modern Larianan culture (referred to as Larianic) is largely homogenous in the modern day, having been formed from several different competing groups in antiquity and the medieval period. It is primarily descended from non-[[Adonerum|Adonerii]] Latins with some non-Latin indigenous Urlazic influence included. Adonerii-descended Latins - most prominently Caphirians - have also significantly influenced Larianan culture over time. Lariana's culture definitively emerged in the post-Adonerii period, and accordingly despite a shared genetic ancestry it has stark differences from the culture of Latin-speakers like the [[Caphiria]]ns and Latin-descendants such as the [[Urcean people|Urceans]]. | Modern Larianan culture (referred to as Larianic) is largely homogenous in the modern day, having been formed from several different competing groups in antiquity and the medieval period. It is primarily descended from non-[[Adonerum|Adonerii]] Latins with some non-Latin indigenous Urlazic influence included. Adonerii-descended Latins - most prominently Caphirians - have also significantly influenced Larianan culture over time. Lariana's culture definitively emerged in the post-Adonerii period, and accordingly despite a shared genetic ancestry it has stark differences from the culture of Latin-speakers like the [[Caphiria]]ns and Latin-descendants such as the [[Urcean people|Urceans]]. Besides the Larianic majority, large ethnic and cultural minorities are also present in Lariana. [[Urcean people|Urceans]], [[Caphiric people|Caphirians]], and [[Veltorine people|Veltorines]] are present in the country in significant numbers. | ||
Lariana's culture exists downstream of both the larger [[Culture of Urcea|Urcean]] and [[Culture of Caphiria|Caphiric cultures]], and in many aspects Larianan culture views itself more as fitting into both cultures rather than existing in its own right. Famously, Lariana is home to the film, television, and literary "filter" of Casina, where these industries adapt Urcean and Caphiric content for the other countries. On an everyday level, many Larianans exhibit an ecclectic mix of Urcean and Caphiric social mores. For example, a distinct social sense of ''[[Culture_of_Caphiria#Social_order|dignitas]]'' is present within Larianan society; however, in the more democratic Urcean sense, dignitas is based almost exclusively on achievement and social capital rather than the estate of one's birth. In sports, Larianans tend to follow Urcean sports though Caphiric ones are growing in popularity. In politics, Larianans elect and eject elected officials with the frequency of Urceans and often with the same degree of rhetoric, but still respect incumbent officeholders with a similar degree of deference employed within Caphiria's [[Cursus honorum|cursus honorum]]. In cuisine, Larianans emulate the high-quality ingredients and simple dishes of [[Cuisine of Caphiria|Caphiric cuisine]] but adapted for the Urcean propensity towards [[Culture_of_Urcea#Hors_d'oeuvres|hors d'oeuvres]]. In these and many other aspects, Larianans view themselves as culturally integrated with both countries, and that their identity sits in the middle of, rather than apart from, these cultures, and that "middle point" is a key part of Larianan identity. Scholars have noted that the Larianan culture is actually very distinct from both Urcea and Caphiria with respect that adaptivity and eagerness to adopt other practices are its fundamental attributes. In this view, rather than being a mere "blend" of its neighbors' culture, Lariana has a very strong and unique cultural tradition with the cosmetic appearances of its neighbors. | |||
The [[Catholic Church]] is a critical part of Larianan society and culture, as is the case in the [[Culture of Urcea|Urcean]] and [[Veltorine people|Veltorine]] influences on the country. Though not as strongly resistant to the [[Great Schism of 1615]] as the Veltorines, Larianans nonetheless held a century-and-a-half tradition of underground Catholicism, aided greatly by its close proximity to [[Levantia]] and easy availability of priests smuggled into the country. After it was conquered from Caphiria, the importance of the Catholic religion became a central focus of early state-building efforts, emphasizing that the country's Catholicity separated it from Caphiria. Accordingly, bishops received an outsized social presence within Lariana as major celebrities and social tastemakers, a position they still enjoy today. This phenomenon is similar to, but to a lesser extent, the [[New_Veltorina#Culture_and_society|bishopcentric society of New Veltorina]]. | The [[Catholic Church]] is a critical part of Larianan society and culture, as is the case in the [[Culture of Urcea|Urcean]] and [[Veltorine people|Veltorine]] influences on the country. Though not as strongly resistant to the [[Great Schism of 1615]] as the Veltorines, Larianans nonetheless held a century-and-a-half tradition of underground Catholicism, aided greatly by its close proximity to [[Levantia]] and easy availability of priests smuggled into the country. After it was conquered from Caphiria, the importance of the Catholic religion became a central focus of early state-building efforts, emphasizing that the country's Catholicity separated it from Caphiria. Accordingly, bishops received an outsized social presence within Lariana as major celebrities and social tastemakers, a position they still enjoy today. This phenomenon is similar to, but to a lesser extent, the [[New_Veltorina#Culture_and_society|bishopcentric society of New Veltorina]]. | ||
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