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=== 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.

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.

=== Early Modern and Industrial Era ===

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 === 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.
+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.
 === Early Modern and Industrial Era ===

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