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The earliest arrivals from [[Adonerum]] are not recorded by history, but most scholars estimate they arrived in the 900s BC. In place of recorded history, significant myth and legend surround the earliest Latinic arrivals in [[Levantia]]. The most commonly accepted myth in the ancient world was that of the [[Latin_Heroic_Age#Journey_of_the_Fifty|Journey of the Fifty]]. In the "Journey", fifty demigods - mortal descendants of the gods of Istroya - were gathered from across Istroya and sent to [[Urlazio]] in order to lead a group of Adonerii into the eastern wilderness. In the story, the gods are both envious of the influence the demigods have over the Istroyans but are also fearful that their power may be abused by mortal kings. Leader among the demigods was "Levas", who was the child of two demigods and considered more divine than human. The fifty demigods travel to [[Urlazio]] and, after five years of pleading, are given an army of Adonerii to accompany them. At the conclusion of the story, they defeat a variety of mythical creatures such as a fifty foot tall lion and settle on the harbor of what would become [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], the first Latinic city in [[Levantia]]. Levas is given the entire land by the gods and disappears in most versions of the tale, though he continues to rule the entire land from a "divine estate" in Urceopolis. This story was likely invented by later Urceopolitans to account for the Istroyan name of the city, but further evolved into the founding myth of [[Great Levantia]] and the foundation of the [[Religion in Great Levantia|Cult of the State God]]. | The earliest arrivals from [[Adonerum]] are not recorded by history, but most scholars estimate they arrived in the 900s BC. In place of recorded history, significant myth and legend surround the earliest Latinic arrivals in [[Levantia]]. The most commonly accepted myth in the ancient world was that of the [[Latin_Heroic_Age#Journey_of_the_Fifty|Journey of the Fifty]]. In the "Journey", fifty demigods - mortal descendants of the gods of Istroya - were gathered from across Istroya and sent to [[Urlazio]] in order to lead a group of Adonerii into the eastern wilderness. In the story, the gods are both envious of the influence the demigods have over the Istroyans but are also fearful that their power may be abused by mortal kings. Leader among the demigods was "Levas", who was the child of two demigods and considered more divine than human. The fifty demigods travel to [[Urlazio]] and, after five years of pleading, are given an army of Adonerii to accompany them. At the conclusion of the story, they defeat a variety of mythical creatures such as a fifty foot tall lion and settle on the harbor of what would become [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], the first Latinic city in [[Levantia]]. Levas is given the entire land by the gods and disappears in most versions of the tale, though he continues to rule the entire land from a "divine estate" in Urceopolis. This story was likely invented by later Urceopolitans to account for the Istroyan name of the city, but further evolved into the founding myth of [[Great Levantia]] and the foundation of the [[Religion in Great Levantia|Cult of the State God]]. | ||
Archaeological findings have suggested that the first Adonerii city in modern mainland Urcea was almost certainly a coastal city and was likely close to modern Ordep on the Urcean mainland across from [[Crotona]], which was settled far earlier. Most of the early Adonerii settlements were likely fishing villages or trade outposts on the periphery of [[Adonerum]] but later grew in stature and significance as the population of [[Urlazio]] grew further beyond the agricultural capability of the island. Small pieces of evidence suggest the Adonerii and wandering Gaelic tribes likely lived in peaceful coexistence in the first century after the arrival of the Adonerii, but demand for more agricultural land pushed the Adonerii further inland which put them in conflict with the Gaels. The Latinic settlers were better armed and had stronger, bronze and early iron weaponry which the Gaels could not match. In the context of Adonerii expansion it is posited that [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] was founded, approximately in 887 BC. The site of Gaelic fishing villages, the new city - originally ''Colonia Urceania'' based on the name of the river - had a commanding position in the | Archaeological findings have suggested that the first Adonerii city in modern mainland Urcea was almost certainly a coastal city and was likely close to modern Ordep on the Urcean mainland across from [[Crotona]], which was settled far earlier. Most of the early Adonerii settlements were likely fishing villages or trade outposts on the periphery of [[Adonerum]] but later grew in stature and significance as the population of [[Urlazio]] grew further beyond the agricultural capability of the island. Small pieces of evidence suggest the Adonerii and wandering Gaelic tribes likely lived in peaceful coexistence in the first century after the arrival of the Adonerii, but demand for more agricultural land pushed the Adonerii further inland which put them in conflict with the Gaels. The Latinic settlers were better armed and had stronger, bronze and early iron weaponry which the Gaels could not match. In the context of Adonerii expansion it is posited that [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] was founded, approximately in 887 BC. The site of Gaelic fishing villages at the intersection of the [[Urce River]] with the Esquiline River, the new city - originally ''Colonia Urceania'' based on the name of the river - had a commanding position in the Urce River allowing for further exploration and growth into the Levantine interior, and also possessed a natural harbor. Historians surmise that a significant portion of the early population of the city was made up of Istroyan guides and traders, leading to the later adoption of the name ''Urceopolis''. | ||
Upon the arrival of Latinic settlers from [[Adonerum]] in the millennium BC, many native Gaelic tribes fled eastward into the modern day [[Deric States]] or southward into modern day [[Gassavelia]], leaving [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]] open for settlement by Latinics. Historians estimate that the first few groups of Latinic settlers - those that settled more precisely in modern day [[Urcea]] - were almost exclusively men, leading to a necessary intermarriage with local Gaels. By the 300s BC the people of [[Great Levantia]] had taken on a clearly divergent set of cultural mores and practices compared to other Latinic states such as [[Caphiria]], though they attributed these differences to the "pioneer spirit" rather than to adopting Gaelic practices. Despite having Gaelic influences from the very beginning of Latinic settlement, a clear prejudice began to form against Gaels, with the Latinic population creating the dichotomy of themselves as civilized and the Gaels as barbarians. | Upon the arrival of Latinic settlers from [[Adonerum]] in the millennium BC, many native Gaelic tribes fled eastward into the modern day [[Deric States]] or southward into modern day [[Gassavelia]], leaving [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]] open for settlement by Latinics. Historians estimate that the first few groups of Latinic settlers - those that settled more precisely in modern day [[Urcea]] - were almost exclusively men, leading to a necessary intermarriage with local Gaels. By the 300s BC the people of [[Great Levantia]] had taken on a clearly divergent set of cultural mores and practices compared to other Latinic states such as [[Caphiria]], though they attributed these differences to the "pioneer spirit" rather than to adopting Gaelic practices. Despite having Gaelic influences from the very beginning of Latinic settlement, a clear prejudice began to form against Gaels, with the Latinic population creating the dichotomy of themselves as civilized and the Gaels as barbarians. | ||