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The '''Latin Heroic Age''', sometimes referred to as the '''Adonerii Colonial Age''', refers to both a historical period and a series of myths regarding the settlement of [[Latinic people|Latinic peoples]] on mainland [[Sarpedon]] and [[Levantia]]. The period, which spans from approximately 1500 BC to 500 BC, deals specifically with colonization efforts of [[Adonerum]] which would found cities forming the later nucleus of both [[Great Levantia]] and [[Caphiria]] and related societies. To historians of Antiquity, the myths which emerged regarding this time period were considered to be material history, and these considerations continued throughout much of the Medieval period. Critical historians of the 18th and 19th century rejected many of the foundational myths of Latinic societies and established modern historiographies about the age of settlement and colonization, though 21st century historians are presently reevaluating the mythic stories and a majority of scholars believe that the myths have at least some basis in historical fact, albeit with greatly exaggerated narrative events. | The '''Latin Heroic Age''', sometimes referred to as the '''Adonerii Colonial Age''', refers to both a historical period and a series of myths regarding the settlement of [[Latinic people|Latinic peoples]] on mainland [[Sarpedon]] and [[Levantia]]. The period, which spans from approximately 1500 BC to 500 BC, deals specifically with colonization efforts of [[Adonerum]] which would found cities forming the later nucleus of both [[Great Levantia]] and [[Caphiria]] and related societies. To historians of Antiquity, the myths which emerged regarding this time period were considered to be material history, and these considerations continued throughout much of the Medieval period. Critical historians of the 18th and 19th century rejected many of the foundational myths of Latinic societies and established modern historiographies about the age of settlement and colonization, though 21st century historians are presently reevaluating the mythic stories and a majority of scholars believe that the myths have at least some basis in historical fact, albeit with greatly exaggerated narrative events. The Latin Heroic Age is considered to be one of the foundational events of the [[Occidental world]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
As reflected in the myths, the Latin Heroic Age was a historical period in which the [[Adonerum|Adonerii League]] based in [[Urlazio]] established [[Latinic people|Latinic]] colonies across [[Sarpedon]] and [[Levantia]]. The motivations for expansion are varied, but most historians believe that Latinic peoples sought less equatorial climates which would allow increased agricultural output which, in turn, would allow for increased population in the core regions of Urlazio. Many scholars also believe the related theory that Urlazio's agricultural output could not keep up with the growing population of Latins, who were overpopulating the island. | |||
The first Adonerii colonies outside of Urlazio were erected in around 1500 BC in northern [[Sarpedon]] (modern [[Caphiria]]) across the [[Urlazian Sea]], whose relatively gentle waters allowed easy seafaring to the continent. The earliest Adonerii settlers lived among other {{wp|Italic peoples}} on the extreme coastal littoral of northern Sarpedon, and most scholars believe these people were eventually integrated into the Adonerii colonial society. Archaeology suggests that colonization increased in pace around 1200 BC, with new cities being established all along the shores opposite Urlazio as far west as what is today northeastern [[Cartadania]] and as far east as northeastern [[Thessia]]. During this time, the Adonerii came into more heavy contact with the [[Ancient Istroyan civilization]], adopting many of its cultural and social mores. Many of these Latinic colonies coexisted with Istroyan ones in [[Thessia]] and [[Halfway]]. As the Adonerii were organized as a league of city-states rather than a centralized political entity, the furthest flung city-states often acted with complete autonomy of the league and formed agreements and treaties with other non-Latinic local cities. | |||
Evidence suggests that the first Adonerii forays into [[Levantia]] came just after 1000 BC, with it being widely believed that centuries of interaction with the ancient Istroyans had improved the seafaring abilities of the Adonerii, making regular traversals of the [[Sea of Canete]] possible. | |||
==Founding myths== | ==Founding myths== | ||
===Journey of the Fifty=== | ===Journey of the Fifty=== | ||