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===Domination by the Imperium===

The ~~islands now comprising Lucrecia and particularly ''Emerita Maris'' gradually fell under~~ the ~~sway~~ of the ~~cultural changes occurring in~~ the ~~western portion~~ of the Imperium, ~~becoming recognizably~~ part of ~~what would become~~ the [[~~Pelaxians~~|~~Pelaxian~~]] ~~culture~~ in ~~terms~~ of ~~language and traditions~~.

The First Emeritan Republic remained as an independent state up until the 8th Century when the [[Caphiria|Caphiric]] [[Caphiria#The_First_Imperium|First Imperium]] began to involve itself in Emeritan affairs. As a Latinic state, the Emeritan Republic enjoyed a higher degree of political participation within the Imperium than most vassal subjects had at that time. Although nominally independent, the Consuls-designate were subject to the approval of the Imperium, which had made itself the [[Imperial dictatorship over Emerita|permanent designated dictator]] of the Republic (a practice that would eventually return nearly one thousand years later under different circumstances), and the imperial government may at any time decide to unilaterally remove one or both Consuls from office if it deemed it necessary. This exercise in consular oversight was only ever used once, that being in the year 846 when the Imperium decided to unilaterally remove both Consuls when the two had failed to put down a [[Spartacus Revolt of 846|plebian uprising]].

For the most part, the Republic remained stable throughout much of its suzerainty under the First Imperium as well as under the turbulent [[Caphiria#The_Second_Imperium|Second Imperium]] until the [[Great Civil War (Caphiria)|Great Civil War]] began in the year 1127 and lasted for forty-five years. During this time, the Republic began to gain more and more autonomy in its internal affairs which culminated in the unilateral termination of the Imperial Dictatorship in 1170, making the Republic nominally under Caphiric suzerainty by that point now that the Imperium was too busy trying to keep itself together to bother intervening, though independence was not yet declared due to fears of a military insurrection which had become a commonality during the civil war.

===Second Emeritan Republic===

The collapse of the Second Imperium in 1172 is considered to be the start of the Second Emeritan Republic, which had very little change from the First Republic asides from the creation of the role of [[Dictator (Lucrecia)|dictator]], a role that was appointed by the Consuls from amongst the senators for a term of one year. The reasoning behind the creation of such a powerful yet time-limited role was to provide the state with a means to ease internal tensions without risking a potential civil war like what happened to the Second Imperium. The Republic was among the first vassal states to formally secede from the Imperium as the remaining garrisons have either left to go home or stayed and pledged loyalty to the Republic.

During the second era of Emeritan independence, the Republic experienced a renaissance of its own as interest in the Adonerum began to surface after the discovery of a treasure trove of lost Adonerii manuscripts and theses in the year 1246. With the recovery of Adonerii documents that were long-thought missing or destroyed, there began an interest in the idea that the Republic was the heir to the Adonerum and the ideals of bringing back certain aspects of Adonerii culture that were abandoned during the years of Caphiric suzerainty.

The first century of the Second Republican era was also marked by a few attempts to restore the classical [[Caphiric Republic]], with prominent Emeritans arguing that the collapse of the Second Imperium has proven that there were many fundamental flaws with what they deemed to be the "royalist disgrace" that has emerged since the fall of the Caphiric Republic and that the only way to restore stability and prosperity is to establish a stronger republic based on the ideals of the classical era while making a few necessary modifications to prevent the rise of perceived royalist demagoguery that was said to have plagued the latter years of the Caphiric Republic. However, the Republic was at the time too far away from mainland Sarpedon and too small to effectively wield enough influence to do anything beyond declaring themselves to the true heirs of the old Caphiric Republic, and any and all ambitions of restoring the old Republic on the mainland were soon dashed with the emergence of the [[Caphiria#The_Third_Imperium|Third Imperium]] in 1283.

===Pelaxian suzerainty===

Although the Republic would never fall under direct Caphiric suzerainty, it would soon find itself under the suzerainty of a nascent and newly-unified kingdom in western Sarpedon, the [[Pelaxia|Kingdom of Pelaxia]]. First contact with the Pelaxians began in 1499, by that time Pelaxia had already established a colonial empire in [[Vallos]]. Because of the Republic's relative stability compared to most of the polities in Vallos and overall Latinic homogeneity, the Republic was not to be made into a colony, but rather a protectorate wherein the Republic will be allowed to maintain its internal affairs without interference while in return they allow the Pelaxians to hold the exclusive right to maintain a military presence as part of its efforts to maintain its hold in the Southern Route to Alshar.

The establishment of Pelaxian suzerainty over the Republic saw the emergence of a pelaxianised Latinic culture within the span of fifty years as Emeritan elites took on Pelaxian customs, traditions, and even a [[Emeritan Pelaxian|new vernacular of the Pelaxian language]] with many Latinic loanwords. By the year 1554, the Emeritans had effectively became a Romance ethnic group, a far cry from when they had seen themselves as a Latinic ethnic group.

===Isurian Generality===

Isurians

On a similarly-sized island neighbouring the island that the Emeritan Republic was home to there were multiple settlements that were home to the descendants of [[Isurians|Isurian]] peasants who had first arrived on the island in the year 1343 on their attempt to establish a new and independent homeland away from mainland Sarpedon and away from any form of authority beyond that of {{wp|God}} himself. These settlements made up the [[Old Isurian Generality]], a {{wp|peasant republic|republic of peasants}} under a loose {{wp|confederate state|confederacy}}. It had no {{wp|head of state}}, but rather a popular assembly in which anyone may attend on any given day, except for Sundays and religious holidays, and take part in the political process. Such a form of government was, and still is, a rarity, and to the Emeritans it was seen as a perversion of republican ideals due to the notable lack of a hierarchal class structure and the amount of power the peasantry had in the Old Generality. This sparked many fears that the Emeritan peasantry may very well attempt to overthrow the Republic and establish their own republic in emulation of the Old Generality.

===Nobles' Treaty===

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 ===Domination by the Imperium===
-The islands now comprising Lucrecia and particularly ''Emerita Maris'' gradually fell under the sway of the cultural changes occurring in the western portion of the Imperium, becoming recognizably part of what would become the [[Pelaxians|Pelaxian]] culture in terms of language and traditions.
+The First Emeritan Republic remained as an independent state up until the 8th Century when the [[Caphiria|Caphiric]] [[Caphiria#The_First_Imperium|First Imperium]] began to involve itself in Emeritan affairs. As a Latinic state, the Emeritan Republic enjoyed a higher degree of political participation within the Imperium than most vassal subjects had at that time. Although nominally independent, the Consuls-designate were subject to the approval of the Imperium, which had made itself the [[Imperial dictatorship over Emerita|permanent designated dictator]] of the Republic (a practice that would eventually return nearly one thousand years later under different circumstances), and the imperial government may at any time decide to unilaterally remove one or both Consuls from office if it deemed it necessary. This exercise in consular oversight was only ever used once, that being in the year 846 when the Imperium decided to unilaterally remove both Consuls when the two had failed to put down a [[Spartacus Revolt of 846|plebian uprising]].
+For the most part, the Republic remained stable throughout much of its suzerainty under the First Imperium as well as under the turbulent [[Caphiria#The_Second_Imperium|Second Imperium]] until the [[Great Civil War (Caphiria)|Great Civil War]] began in the year 1127 and lasted for forty-five years. During this time, the Republic began to gain more and more autonomy in its internal affairs which culminated in the unilateral termination of the Imperial Dictatorship in 1170, making the Republic nominally under Caphiric suzerainty by that point now that the Imperium was too busy trying to keep itself together to bother intervening, though independence was not yet declared due to fears of a military insurrection which had become a commonality during the civil war.
 ===Second Emeritan Republic===
+The collapse of the Second Imperium in 1172 is considered to be the start of the Second Emeritan Republic, which had very little change from the First Republic asides from the creation of the role of [[Dictator (Lucrecia)|dictator]], a role that was appointed by the Consuls from amongst the senators for a term of one year. The reasoning behind the creation of such a powerful yet time-limited role was to provide the state with a means to ease internal tensions without risking a potential civil war like what happened to the Second Imperium. The Republic was among the first vassal states to formally secede from the Imperium as the remaining garrisons have either left to go home or stayed and pledged loyalty to the Republic.
+During the second era of Emeritan independence, the Republic experienced a renaissance of its own as interest in the Adonerum began to surface after the discovery of a treasure trove of lost Adonerii manuscripts and theses in the year 1246. With the recovery of Adonerii documents that were long-thought missing or destroyed, there began an interest in the idea that the Republic was the heir to the Adonerum and the ideals of bringing back certain aspects of Adonerii culture that were abandoned during the years of Caphiric suzerainty.
+The first century of the Second Republican era was also marked by a few attempts to restore the classical [[Caphiric Republic]], with prominent Emeritans arguing that the collapse of the Second Imperium has proven that there were many fundamental flaws with what they deemed to be the "royalist disgrace" that has emerged since the fall of the Caphiric Republic and that the only way to restore stability and prosperity is to establish a stronger republic based on the ideals of the classical era while making a few necessary modifications to prevent the rise of perceived royalist demagoguery that was said to have plagued the latter years of the Caphiric Republic. However, the Republic was at the time too far away from mainland Sarpedon and too small to effectively wield enough influence to do anything beyond declaring themselves to the true heirs of the old Caphiric Republic, and any and all ambitions of restoring the old Republic on the mainland were soon dashed with the emergence of the [[Caphiria#The_Third_Imperium|Third Imperium]] in 1283.
+===Pelaxian suzerainty===
+Although the Republic would never fall under direct Caphiric suzerainty, it would soon find itself under the suzerainty of a nascent and newly-unified kingdom in western Sarpedon, the [[Pelaxia|Kingdom of Pelaxia]]. First contact with the Pelaxians began in 1499, by that time Pelaxia had already established a colonial empire in [[Vallos]]. Because of the Republic's relative stability compared to most of the polities in Vallos and overall Latinic homogeneity, the Republic was not to be made into a colony, but rather a protectorate wherein the Republic will be allowed to maintain its internal affairs without interference while in return they allow the Pelaxians to hold the exclusive right to maintain a military presence as part of its efforts to maintain its hold in the Southern Route to Alshar.
+The establishment of Pelaxian suzerainty over the Republic saw the emergence of a pelaxianised Latinic culture within the span of fifty years as Emeritan elites took on Pelaxian customs, traditions, and even a [[Emeritan Pelaxian|new vernacular of the Pelaxian language]] with many Latinic loanwords. By the year 1554, the Emeritans had effectively became a Romance ethnic group, a far cry from when they had seen themselves as a Latinic ethnic group.
 ===Isurian Generality===
-Isurians
+{{main|Old Isurian Generality}}
+On a similarly-sized island neighbouring the island that the Emeritan Republic was home to there were multiple settlements that were home to the descendants of [[Isurians|Isurian]] peasants who had first arrived on the island in the year 1343 on their attempt to establish a new and independent homeland away from mainland Sarpedon and away from any form of authority beyond that of {{wp|God}} himself. These settlements made up the [[Old Isurian Generality]], a {{wp|peasant republic|republic of peasants}} under a loose {{wp|confederate state|confederacy}}. It had no {{wp|head of state}}, but rather a popular assembly in which anyone may attend on any given day, except for Sundays and religious holidays, and take part in the political process. Such a form of government was, and still is, a rarity, and to the Emeritans it was seen as a perversion of republican ideals due to the notable lack of a hierarchal class structure and the amount of power the peasantry had in the Old Generality. This sparked many fears that the Emeritan peasantry may very well attempt to overthrow the Republic and establish their own republic in emulation of the Old Generality.
 ===Nobles' Treaty===

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