Roma Invicta Chapter 2
Written by Mikhail the tiger
Edited by Cimar
Artwork by CJCO on DA, (AKA aureliano276 on Tumblr)
'DON'T BREAK LINE!' Judy heard her valiant brother yelling. Her heart skipped a beat as she was afraid of turning around to see what was going on.
Sure enough, the canine barbarians clashed with the guards. The barricades had slowed them down, the sharpened wooden stakes even claiming a few of them thanks to their chaotic charging, but it was not enough…
The bunny guards interlocked their shields together and thrust wildly, desperately trying to use their reach advantage before the barbarians could get in close with their massive axes, swords and teeth and claws….
The barbarians' eyes were completely bloodshot, fixing on their prey. The rabbits couldn't suppress the shudder of primal fear going through them as the final few feet between them finally closed in. This close to them, they saw with horror that the barbarians' crude leather armour was made out of actual leather.
They all thrust their spears forward, while not rhythmically, they did manage to do it somewhat on cue and it skewered much of the front line. While other wolves simply shook off the blow like it was nothing and smiled sadistically at their prey…
One of them in particular, a massive, coal-black wolf with a large gold-encrusted war-axe swinging above his head. He swung it at the spearmen to the right of Albinus. Three of them braced for impact with shields held high. The axe cleaved straight through the shields and through them.
If he had been only a few rows to the right, he would have been cut in half. He watched in disbelief as a single swing from their monstrous leader carved three of his comrades to ribbons.
That had been Aspestos, his black spot over his white fur always making others joke that he 'had a black eye'. Now, he would become meat for the barbarians…
That had been the old Cornelius, who had been at the Hoppsus Villa just three nights ago, eating veggie stew and drinking wine sweetened with carrots. Now, he had died protecting his children…
Time itself slowed, dust particles falling onto the ground slowly and massive blades and claws that were aimed for his throat were moving like a lazy river.
Albinus was simply covering himself up with his shield as much as he could, thrusting his spear forward repeatedly unknowingly, squeezing his eyes shut to be spared of the sights of the horrors. His spear occasionally found flesh or was deflected by a shield, but he didn't bother looking. He wished there was a way to also close his ears.
The screams of pain of his comrades, the lapin cry for help, the sounds of war axes cleaving their prey were all heard clearly.
Many of the rabbits fled, preferring a life of shame than to end up in a wolf's jaws. He saw several of them dropping their spears and shields, fleeing towards the town walls.
That had been a grave mistake.
They were instantly tackled by coyotes who had been hiding in the bushes, ready to take out any stragglers. Lacking any kind of weapons, the rabbits were defenseless against the massive beasts. To his surprise, the canines dropped their weapons as they tackled the two bunnies. He realized with horror that they were going to take them apart with bare claws, to enjoy it like a predator of the old…
Albinus felt like collapsing, dropping to his knees, curling up into a ball until this was over. He wanted to be home, he wanted to run around the carrot fields with his siblings again, he wanted to be a kit in his mother's arms again…
Memories of his childhood flashed before his eyes as the battlefield morphed out of view. The deathly screams of his comrades, and the spine-freezing bellowing howls of the predators left him.
He could remain in his mother's warm bosom, in the cool river at which he and Judy used to swim when they were kits, with his fellow students at the Academy making morbid jokes as they dissected defeated Gladiators from the Arena. . . would they survive? Would the Legion save them? Because he had failed them…
Centurion Mikhailus ran with his troops straight towards the almost broken spearline. The rabbits were managing to hold for a surprisingly long time, despite heavy casualties and being completely outclassed and outnumbered.
Wildicus with his smaller Legionaries was right behind.
The fox raised his paw, signaling his men to stop, the disciplined Legionaries doing so almost immediately.
His fellow Centurion did the same.
Nicolaus Wildicus looked toward the towering golden eagle standard of the cohort, standing proudly above all of them, as if it watched over them, the scarlet red SPQR[8] straight below it.
He filled his chest with air before he began.
'Men! Romans! Our people are now under attack by the most merciless tribe of the unconquered lands! They came here to feast on Roman citizens! They defy our power! If they manage to break the line of the town guard before we reach them, your daughters will be enslaved, your sons will be butchered and end up on their tables! Shall we stand by as barbarians plunder our lands!?'
Both cohorts yelled out in a 'NOOO!' as their shields clattered and eagle standards raised high.
'Shall we let them think that they can come here and do as they please without any repercussions from us, like our cowardly governor wanted to!?' The response was the same.
'Or will we stand together, as Romans, with dignity and courage? Remember: we are the sons of Mars! Rome has a destiny to rule the world! Now… MARCH!' The fox Centurion ordered, and after one last Hurrah, his troops followed. Mikhailus watched in awe as his joker friend took on an entirely new face. Every time he held speeches to his Cohort, he would crack a joke about him stealing the barbarians' chickens or that he and all the other foxes would sneak over to them and steal all of their steel before the battle started. This time however, there was no smirk. No wiggle of the eyebrows and an overly confident smile on the muzzle.
Only anger and pure determination.
But, the tiger was not surprised for too long by his friend's change. He knew how much Wildicus loved his Empire. His city. The people. He even saw him come down to the farms of mostly bunnies and chatting them up, laughing and drinking with them.
Particularly with a certain grey-furred, purple-eyed doe.
'Alright, Nicolaus! My men and I will take them on in the front! You flank them around in the woods, and thus, we will encircle them! Remember to pepper them with pila[9] from there! Both pila before charging!' said Mikhailus Junius, leading his men forward at a running pace.
The untrained bunny guards were few in number, most of them dead, or routed. Their Caligae kicked up dust as they ran toward the massive horde.
The howls and snarls of the canines was nothing new to the Legionaries. Battle with savages was an old friend to them, to be welcomed and cherished. The eagle standard held up high was noticed by the barricaded villagers who began cheering for their soldiers as the rumbling of their rhythmic marching was mere feet away from their burrows.
Judica looked through an opening in the deep burrow she was in with her family. Tigers, lions, deer and other brave legionaries of similar size were running through the farms, determined to take on the carnivores.
Her heart swelled with joy, knowing that there was finally hope for Albinus. But… where was he? There were now only a handful of their own town watch, and Albinus was not among them…
'Here come the mini-skirts!' one of the hyenas of the barbarians laughed out, clattering his shield right after he had ripped apart another hapless town watch.
'Javelins out, lads!' ordered the giant wolf. All of the barbarians sheathed their melee weapons and took out their throwing javelins, aiming them at the charging Romans.
Mikhailus's heart was hammering, the dying sunlight burning his Lorica Segmentata making him sweat even more. They would throw the javelins any moment… 'Not now… wait for it…' He said to himself.
The first row began throwing the javelins.
'TESTUDO!' ordered the tiger, placing his shield in front of him. All the mammals next to him did the same, creating an impenetrable wall. Those behind him raised their shields above them, and those on the sides protected the flanks. Their Cohort was now a single, impenetrable tank.
The tiger winced as he felt heavy javelins pepper his large shield, the lion next to him gritting his teeth as a javelin's tip peeked through the solid shield, nearly hitting his paw.
Mikhail peeked his sword through the tiny gaps between the Scutums, his men doing the same.
A veteran of dozens of battles, Mikhailus knew exactly when to advance. 'BREAK TESTUDO! ADVANCE!' He ordered. The Legionaries got back into standard formation, forming a line and advancing at a steady pace.
He looked to the forest on the right. The fox must have been there by now. He knew how Wildicus was able to keep an iron discipline without resorting to the draconic techniques of other superior officers. He was definitely there by now.
Now was the time to end the defensive and go on the offensive. . .
'PILA READY!' The tiger ordered, taking one of his large pila from his shield, arching his bulging arm backwards, the other Legionaries doing the same. The wolves, hyenas and the coyotes of the opposing, far larger army, raised their shields to defend from the heavy javelins.
The tiger couldn't help but smile. They had no idea what was coming…
'FIRE!' all of the legionaries threw their pila at the horde on cue, the sky blackening with the pila thrown by his lions, tigers, deer and other large mammals.
Screams echoed from the canine horde as they were peppered with the heavy spears. Those that managed to block the spears with their shields were knocked backwards and attempted to yank the javelin out, but the no avail. The soft iron shaft bent on impact, making it impossible to yank them out. The pila skewered the entire front line, some going even through multiple canines, as the pila were tiger-sized.
'We still outnumber them, lads! Slaughter the traitorous preds!' yelled the giant black wolf, swinging his massive axe with incredible speed, deflecting a pilum.
The barbarians cried out, hurting the legionaries ears, the clattering of their weapons and shields creating a wave of noise which made them sick to their stomachs.
The massive carnivorous horde charged, with little care for holding line, each warrior seeking to prove himself and wanting to be the first to decapitate a Roman, hopefully one of the prey, so that they could feast on them after the battle. For them, eating their own enemies was the ultimate way of humiliating them.
'COUNTERCHARGE!' bellowed Mikhailus, the experienced Legionaries charging, still holding the line of shields somewhat, none going any further than the other, advancing at a fast pace like chess pieces.
The tiger gritted his teeth, covering himself up with the shield as the two armies collided.
For even the bravest soldiers, their knees wobble before the impact…
When he exhaled, he already had a rabid grey hyena before him, a hatchet in either hand, trying to pierce his armour.
Mikhail roared as he deflected with his shield, throwing the canine off balance, crushing his footpaw with the steel balls on the Caligae next, impaling him with the Gladius just as the eager, yet inexperienced hyena warrior was howling in pain.
He bashed two wolves and a fox with his Scutum, causing them to fall backwards, trampled to death by their own eager comrades straight afterwards.
No matter how many they slayed, though, they kept on coming. The deer next to him fell below 5 wolves jumping on her and biting on every single unarmoured part of her body they could find, including the young doe's throat.
If the lion behind her hadn't swapped positions with her in the next second, the savage bastards would have begun feasting on her…
Mikhail looked away from the horror, instead trying his best to fend off several canines at once, silently thanking the gods for the Scutum's massive size.
Not a moment too soon, Wildicus began his attack. He waited until the flanks of the carnivore warriors were just in their sights.
'PILA READY, MEN!' the fox shouted, taking out his javelin and flexing his arm backwards, aiming carefully.
'Hold…' he ordered, waiting for his wolves, foxes and rabbits to aim properly.
'FIRE!' he ordered, watching the pila blacken the sky once again, sailing toward their flank.
Haakon screamed in joy as he carved up another deer, cutting the young legionary clean in half with his battle axe, the smell of prey blood filling his nostrils. After they were done destroying the pathetic prey and traitorous predators, they would feast like true predator warriors, on the bodies of their enemies. . .
As he knocked back two deer with a single axe swing, he heard something coming in from the flank. Something that made his thick hide freeze.
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Something which he hoped was done…
He dared look to the left, and another black sky of pila were flying from the forest uphill….
'SHIELDS OUT, WARRIORS! WATCH OUT!' the tiger-sized wolf yelled to his warriors, however, most of them were too busy fighting the Legion's impenetrable shield wall, being in a complete blood frenzy, determined to use their savagery and superior numbers to overwhelm the disciplined legionaries.
The few of them that heard him, turned their heads toward the pila, but it was already too late. The black sky had reached them. The initial pila attack had left many of them shieldless, so they could do nothing but watch as the heavy spears reached them, skewering many of them, most of them from the sides or the back.
As they heard their predator brothers screaming, many of the attacking Barbarians turned away from Mikhailus's Cohort to see their brothers getting mowed down by pila.
This was the opportunity the tiger was looking for.
'ADVANCE!' he ordered, slamming his shield onto three wolves, knocking them backwards.
'AYE!' the legionaries responded, pushing against the horde in perfect order, their shields interlocked, lions and deer alike pushing against the common foe.
'FORMATION! CHARGE!' yelled the fox centurion, leading his smaller, but equally brave cohort downhill to the barbarian horde. They all ran down as fast as they could, still managing to keep a tight formation as an unstoppable wall of massive red shields with yellow wings descended on the barbarians, the battle cries of the Romans replacing the savage bellows of the carnivores.
A few of the larger wolves attempted to charge, one of them being nearly as large as their leader. Nick saw a gigantic battleaxe sailing towards him, the wielder, an arctic wolf covered in blue tribal paint. The fox knew even the powerful Scutum had no chance of withstanding such a blow.
He rolled around him, ignoring the pain from the armour pressing on him and let the berserker sink his axe into the ground. The fox's Gladius found the wolf's unarmoured back and stabbed him before he even had the chance to get his axe out of the ground.
His second in command, a white rabbit with black stripes, held his ground as a hyena charged toward him with two Scimitars, definitely robbed from the Eastern Empires. The rabbit raised his shield the moment the hyena connected with him, sending the canine flying over him. A bash of the shield's edge over the neck while he was down snapped the predator's neck.
'SLAUGHTER THEM! WE ARE THE TRUE PREDATORS!' The Wolf Chieftan bellowed, sending two fox and three rabbit legionaries flying with a single swing of his mighty axe.
Judica was helping her mother calm the kits. Alexa, Alenia and Antonia, the three sisters from her mother's latest litter, all of them three years old, were clinging to Judy's skirts as she was carrying them. Judy held them close to her, shielding the kits with a piece of cloth from the falling dirt onto them. Brutus, her 10 year old brother, who was always playing tough with the other kids, was now hugging one of his sisters tightly, his other paw around Judy's ankle.
Her tiny siblings couldn't understand why they heard screaming, they couldn't understand why the older brothers were firing arrows through the tiny openings in the burrow's 'windows', they couldn't understand why momma and papa were overturning tables, putting them around the entrance, sharpening wooden poles and forming a barricade around wherever it was possible to enter.
They couldn't understand why they heard howling and roars, they couldn't understand why they heard metal clanging against metal over and over again…
But they could understand that monsters approached. Monsters from the stories, the monsters momma and papa warned them about, who would come when they weren't good little kits. Had they come now? Were they the ones fighting the Legions? They didn't want to have the entire city pay for their tiny mistakes…
They continued sobbing on her big sister's toga, mumbling apologies for every time they teased her, every time they ran away from helping her on the farm, and instead playing their silly games in the forest, every time they snuck out during midnight into the city, putting their own lives at risk and getting her into trouble for not taking care of them…
Judy could hardly understand a word they said, but she continued assuring them that everything would be OK, rocking them while singing an old traditional rabbit lullaby, barely bothering with the lyrics and only humming the tone for them to calm down.
But what use was it? What if the Legions weren't enough? She had seen the barbarian horde, they must have outnumbered them at least 3 to 1. And she had never seen such bloodlust… such…. Primitive predators… that's what they were. . . Animals. Animals who rejected the olive branch and continued using prey as if they were just that: prey. Meat. A mere resource.
She looked down once again on her tiny siblings who were clinging to her toga as if it were their lifeline, which it would probably become, should the barbarians ever break the… no. Don't even think about that…
Her tears fell on them, staining their clothes. Those predators would have seen them as trophies, a meal at the end of the battle. . . What kind of monsters were they? Who could have ever looked at a bunny kit like that and want to harm them? How sick could they be?
'Don't worry…' she whispered.
'Big sister Judy won't let anything happen to any of you… I promise…' she soothed, holding them closer to her.
'They are winning!' She heard her father, Stumius, yell. Judging by his tone, he wasn't talking about the barbarians…
Judy placed the kits on the ground and rushed to the tiny 'window'.
Two Cohorts, one of larger mammals than the other, had managed to surround a larger army.
The barbarian predators were swinging wildly into the shield walls, howling and bellowing, some even biting at the prey, but the Romans were unflinching.
The lines were getting tighter and tighter as the two shield walls advanced slowly but surely, the unarmoured barbarians being easy targets for the stabbing Gladiuses.
The predator barbarians were all the more furious as they saw that the prey members of the cohorts hardly flinched in front of their roars and sharp teeth. They had never seen such defiance from meek prey…
Even when they managed to kill one of the prey, another one would take his place in the line, without even showing the slightest hint of fear at his dead comrade.
Just then, the barbarians heard another set of charging paws coming. Haakon turned around. Was it another Cohort? They were already having trouble holding back two of them, another one, cutting off their last route of escape would have meant the end.
No, it was what was left of the meek town guard. As bloodied and untrained as they were, they formed a spear wall and charged toward the last free flank of the barbarian horde, hoping to completely encircle them.
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Judy's heart skipped a beat as she saw the town guard return. Her eyes scanned the line of rabbit guards, and her eyes watered slightly in joy as she saw a pair of white ears rise above the rest. Next, she saw his determined hazel eyes, chanting for victory alongside his brothers in arms.
She gasped and ran outside, much to the dismay of her parents.
The destruction around was unimaginable. Her farm had remained largely untouched, but the knocked down crops, the houses burning from their straw roofs being peppered by the barbarians' fire arrows, the bodies of the town guards, were all littering the battlefield.
There were still parents, on the open field, in spite of the danger, calling out for their kits desperately. Mothers were standing above bodies of town watch and civilians alike, weeping over their mangled bodies.
The dirt and sand was caked with blood, the smell of it combined with the burning buildings, created a sickening mixture of scents of death.
Despite the battle just a few hundred yards away, it seemed eerily quiet here. The mother was Cosconia, her and her son having visited them for dinner a mere week ago, to talk about him probably marrying on the Hoppsen girls. His blue eyes were only on her the entire evening, yet he was hardly her type. Even so, she had enjoyed his company, his enthusiasm with everything he did keeping her captivated, and his blue eyes constantly trying to look straight into her purple ones.
Now, those blue eyes were looking at nothing in particular, unblinking, as his mother, maddened with pain, was adding gauze to his slit throat, as if she thought that would help him.
Judica's upper lip trembled as she looked at her village, which was, only an hour ago, bustling with joyous farmers ending their day, proposing dances to one another, kits playing 'Legionaries and Barbarians', couples walking to the Forum for a show before they went to bed… it was all replaced with blood, smoke and corpses.
Nevertheless, she continued advancing to where her brother was charging to. She didn't know why she threw herself in the frying pan like that. It must have been her stupid 'big sister' instinct which had made her protect him no matter what. Like when she stood up to a fox bully who was pushing him around and she ended up getting clawed herself. Or when she viciously insisted that he not join the town guard, out of fear that he may get stabbed by a drunk someday. . . that threat seemed laughable now.
She saw Centurion Wildicus, the one who so often stopped by her stall, chatting her up for minutes at a time once he had bought his few vegetables and maybe a jug of Hoppsen wine. His joking wiggling eyebrows were now a thin line, caked in blood as he led his Cohort to protect his people from a massive horde of bloodthirsty carnivores.
The moment the predator barbarians saw the town guard, dismissed by them at first as only meek prey who fell before their axes like nothing, and ran off, leaving the Legion to deal with them, was now a true threat, which would be the last chess piece to completely encircle them.
She heard the barbarian leader let go of a savage bellow, hurting her sensitive ears and turning her spine to ice as her prey brain pulsated with fear, knowing what followed after such a predatory sound.
The warlord pointed his giant war axe to the coming town watch, and a few of the barbarians disengaged and went to meet the new threat, cocking their weapons backwards.
Albinus held tight. 'STOP!' he yelled to the other rabbit defenders. They stopped and formed a shield wall, spears sticking out, bracing for impact. Now, there were more of them than there were charging barbarians, but the strength and experience advantage was on the side of the carnivores.
Still, they held the line once, they'll hold it again…
Judica grabbed a discarded javelin from the ground as she was running. She gasped and stopped dead in her tracks as she saw the barbarians colliding with the spear wall.
A few of the relentless chargers fell under the spears, but the rest closed in. The spear may have been a great defensive weapon, but not so much so in close quarters.
A timberwolf's sword cut Albinus's spear clean in half, a slash to his chest following, knocking him down, and leaving him bleeding on the ground.
'NO!' Judica yelled, arching her arm backwards and throwing the spear just as the wolf laughed out, ready to finish him off.
The javelin travelled through the air, swooshing through it, the tip glimmering in the dying sunlight. The wolf's blade was approaching her prone brother, seeming almost to smile sadistically.
The javelin found the wolf's throat, hitting him with such force that it knocked him clean off his feet.
Wildicus noticed the wolf warrior getting downed, and instantly noticed that the javelin was not a pilum, but one of the Carnivore's throwing spears. And the only one in the area that was still standing was his old friend, Judica… A wave of relief washed over the fox as he saw his friend unscathed before he returned to his deadly work against the horde.
Judica rushed to her brother, dragging him away from the fighting. His weak moans of pain sent chills down her spine: he didn't even have the strength to scream anymore. She looked down at his stomach and her world froze. For a moment, not even the savage howls of the cannibals, or the orders of the brave legionaries could be heard anymore. The wolf's blade had gone through his textile armour like it was nothing. He was nearly cut in half…
'Albinus! Keep your eyes on me!' she begged, looking around for anything she could use to staunch the massive bleeding.
He coughed out blood as he weakly placed a paw on her chest. He was already going cold, she noted with horror…
'Heh… sis… I… I gave 'em hell. . . You know I'm kinda proud of myself… I held the line…' he coughed out. She barely listened as she ripped a piece of his clothing to bind his wounds tightly. He gritted his teeth in pain as she tied the cloth tightly around his stomach, but once again, no scream came out.
'SURGEON!' she screamed, yet she had no chance of being heard when the battle was ending just a few hundred yards away.
This time, she felt her hand getting gripped, incredibly strong for a dy- no. He wasn't dying. He was so strong, he would survive… he had fought too hard and come too far to die now.
'Sis… promise me one thing…. J-just don't beat yourself up over this. You did all you could.. It was all my choice, my fault…. stupid… should have just stepped out of the damn way…' he said in a weaker and weaker voice.
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'Albinus stop talking! Conserve your strength, a surgeon is gonna come soon!' she demanded, applying more and more pressure on the gaping wound, noticing some of her tears beginning to stain the already blood-soaked impromptu bandage.
'No… Judy, it's. . . ngh… it's important…' he struggled to say. Against her better judgement, Judy didn't advise him to not talk, figuring out that whatever he was going to say was important.
'D-don't be afraid to come clean with that fox…' he gurgled. Judy frowned in confusion. 'W-what do you mean?' she asked, although she had a sneaking suspicion of what it was about.
'Aw, come on, Judes, you can't fool me. I've seen the way you look at him. The way you always volunteer to stay up late at the stall when he comes into the Forum to buy foodstuff… Don't worry…. you have my blessing…. and so does he….' he said in a barely audible whisper, which she only heard thanks to her sensitive lapin hearing.
Her heart skipped a beat, not even her realizing how much she appreciated that fox…
And Albinus truly had known that, all along, better than she did…
All too soon, Albinus's eyes closed and his arms went limp.
She blinked and did a double take. No, it couldn't be true. She couldn't lose him… Not after he had fought so hard.
Not after she had his blessing…
Most of the barbarians, including their hellish leader, began retreating, leaving only a few at the front to hold the Romans off while they ran away. It didn't take long for them to be encircled, most of them dropping their weapons and falling to their knees, their bloodlust and initial eagerness having worn off, especially as their 'fearless leader' left them.
The cries of victory from the Legionaries went deaf on her ears as she broke down over the unmoving body of Albinus.
'Albinus please! Don't leave me! All the things we didn't do together, don't go! Think of all the mammals you will save as a surgeon!' she hiccuped, her speech eventually dissolving into nothing but sobs as she clung to his lifeless form.
Her tear-filled gaze eventually shifted to the legion, who was bounding up the canine prisoners. They all kept their gazes low, the once proud savages acknowledging their shameful defeat, having been beaten by a numerically inferior and prey-filled foe. 'BASTARDS! YOU MURDEROUS BARBARIAN BASTARDS!' she screamed, charging towards them, wanting nothing more than to kill every single last one of them with her bare paws.
Nicolaus noticed her in time and clamped his paws around her forearms tightly. He gazed with horror at the body of her brother. The Centurion barely knew Albinus, only having exchanged a couple of drinks with him at a Tavern, yet he already quite liked the lad, a fitting relative to the gracious Judica…
The barbarians looked at her grinning. Those bastards were grinning… He would make sure personally that every single one of them would end up in the Arena or in the slave markets.
Judica continued struggling, kicking and thrashing. The fox grit his teeth trying to keep her from reaching the bounded barbarians. By the gods, she had more strength than most of the savages he had fought today! A wolf and a ram closed in, holding Judica still, which judging by their gritted teeth, was no easy task.
'Centurion…' she said, finally dropping to her knees, exhausted from all the struggling. Nicolaus approached her, kneeling on her level. Before he knew what he was doing, he hugged her tightly, rubbing her back as she continued draining herself of her sorrow. This was the first time he saw her when she wasn't chuckling behind her stall, or playing with her little brothers in the field, or working the farm tirelessly, her charming bucktoothed smile and her purple gaze.
Now her chuckle was a sob. Her purple gaze was bloodshot.
A quick glance to the village revealed that Judica wasn't the only one. He saw mothers weeping over bodies of the hapless town guards, the sounds of weeping and rabbits begging to the gods, both Roman and the ones the village had worshipped decades past, begging them for a miracle to raise their sons once again.
Now what would Judica do? The Emperor would surely call for a campaign into Barbarian territory after this. And the way Judica had thrown the spear… such precision, such determination, such strength.
'Nicolaus…' she whispered. His heart skipped a beat. She had never called him that… Only 'Centurion' or 'Officer Wildicus', of course, with a tiny dose of sarcasm usual to her.
'Show them no mercy. They don't deserve to live. If you don't yank out this tree of evil, roots and all, it will continue growing like a cancer.' she said, her two amethysts shining with vengeance.
'No one else deserves to experience what me… what my family… what everyone's family here experienced… This doesn't need to happen anymore…' she said with fury, yet rationality at the same time.
'Gods I wish I could avenge him myself…' she whispered more to herself, but the fox's keen ears picked up the line.
'Who said you can't?' he asked, his own emerald eyes shining as bright as the fires that started on the straw roofs of the village. Her own eyes lit up with hope. She had talents which would have been simply wasted on the carrot field… the battlefield needed more mammals of valor.
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He stuck his hand in his pocket and pulled out an eagle jewel. It was the same Eagle, with a noticeably ruby-coloured beak, which was on the standards of the fox's Cohort. 'Welcome to the Legion, Judica Hoppsen.' said the fox, making the rabbit stand up.
0- Amphorae= Large clay pottery made for storing wine
1- Forum= The centre of any major Roman city, a combination between massive marketplace and city centre.
2- Coena= Roman supper/dinner
3-Gladius= The standard Roman shortsword wielded by all Legionaries
4- Toga= A Roman garment worn by most middle class or upper class men
5- Patrician= The Roman upper class.
6- Scutum= The Roman large square shield
7- Lorica Segmentata= The armor used by Legionaries since the 1st Century AD. Steel plates bound together by leather strips, it allowed great mobility as well as the best protection of its time
8- SPQR- Abbreviation for 'Senatus Populusque Romanum' (Latin for Senate and the People of Rome)
Caligae- Roman military boots/sandals. It had a revolutionary design, its soles covered in steel balls, increasing the traction and grip of the foot, allowing the Legionaries to march great distances, run at quick speeds and be very difficult to knock down
9-Pilum (pl. 'Pila')= Roman throwing javelin, each Legionary carried 2. They were thrown before a charge to shock and kill the enemy. The tip was extremely solid, but the shaft was made out of soft steel which bent on impact, making it impossible to yank out and throw back.
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Alan Poul | .. | (2 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Steve Shill | .. | (2 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Timothy Van Patten | .. | (2 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Alan Taylor | .. | (2 episodes, 2005) |
John Maybury | .. | (2 episodes, 2007) |
Julian Farino | .. | (1 episode, 2005) |
Jeremy Podeswa | .. | (1 episode, 2005) |
Adam Davidson | .. | (1 episode, 2007) |
Carl Franklin | .. | (1 episode, 2007) |
Alik Sakharov | .. | (1 episode, 2007) |
Roger Young | .. | (1 episode, 2007) |
Series Writing Credits
Bruno Heller | .. | (creator) (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
William J. MacDonald | .. | (created by) (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
John Milius | .. | (created by) (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Scott Buck | .. | (2 episodes, 2007) |
Todd Ellis Kessler | .. | (2 episodes, 2007) |
Mere Smith | .. | (2 episodes, 2007) |
Alexandra Cunningham | .. | (1 episode, 2005) |
David Frankel | .. | (1 episode, 2005) |
Adrian Hodges | .. | (1 episode, 2005) |
Eoghan Mahony | .. | (1 episode, 2007) |
Series Cast
Kevin McKidd | .. | |
Ray Stevenson | .. | |
Polly Walker | .. | |
Kerry Condon | .. | |
James Purefoy | .. | |
Ian McNeice | .. | |
Coral Amiga | .. | |
Lindsay Duncan | .. | |
Lidia Biondi | .. | Merula 18 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Tobias Menzies | .. | |
Nicholas Woodeson | .. | |
David Bamber | .. | |
Chiara Mastalli | .. | Eirene 15 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Manfredi Aliquo | .. | Castor 15 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Indira Varma | .. | |
Suzanne Bertish | .. | Eleni 14 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Max Pirkis | .. | |
Lee Boardman | .. | Timon 13 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Esther Hall | .. | Lyde 13 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Ciarán Hinds | .. | |
Anna Fausta Primiano | .. | Vorena the Younger 12 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Michael Nardone | .. | |
Kenneth Cranham | .. | |
Allen Leech | .. | Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa 8 episodes, 2007 |
Guy Henry | .. | |
Anna Francolini | .. | Clarissa 8 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Simon Woods | .. | |
Zuleikha Robinson | .. | |
Karl Johnson | .. | |
Alex Wyndham | .. | Gaius Maecenas 7 episodes, 2007 |
Paul Jesson | .. | |
Camilla Rutherford | .. | |
Daniel Cerqueira | .. | Memmio 7 episodes, 2007 |
Alessio Cuna | .. | Lucius 7 episodes, 2007 |
Lorcan Cranitch | .. | Erastes Fulmen 6 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Nigel Lindsay | .. | Levi 6 episodes, 2007 |
Valery Usai | .. | Vorena the Younger 6 episodes, 2007 |
Lyndsey Marshal | .. | |
Haydn Gwynne | .. | Calpurnia 5 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Dominic Atherton | .. | Yesh 5 episodes, 2007 |
Julienne Liberto | .. | Mary 5 episodes, 2007 |
Rick Warden | .. | Quintus Pompey 5 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Amy Marston | .. | Deborah 5 episodes, 2007 |
Sara Pasqualone | .. | Bec 5 episodes, 2007 |
Enzo Cilenti | .. | Evander Pulchio 4 episodes, 2005 |
Alan Williams | .. | Acerbo 4 episodes, 2007 |
Kathryn Hunter | .. | Charmian 4 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Alessio Di Cesare | .. | Rubio 4 episodes, 2005 |
Marco Pollak | .. | Lucius 4 episodes, 2005 |
Cosimo Fusco | .. | Hannibal Cotta 4 episodes, 2007 |
David Quinzi | .. | Rubio 4 episodes, 2005 |
Clive Riche | .. | Tyro 4 episodes, 2007 |
Ronan Vibert | .. | Lepidus 4 episodes, 2007 |
John Boswall | .. | |
Andrea De Santis | .. | Phidias 4 episodes, 2005 |
Rafi Gavron | .. | Duro 3 episodes, 2007 |
Maxim Baldry | .. | |
Kevin Dignam | .. | Lictor / .. 3 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Alice Henley | .. | |
Matt Patresi | .. | Durio 3 episodes, 2005 |
Anna Patrick | .. | Cornelia 3 episodes, 2005 |
Roberto Davide | .. | Glabius 3 episodes, 2005 |
Rocky Marshall | .. | Omnipor 3 episodes, 2007 |
Nico Toffoli | .. | Roman Legionaire 3 episodes, 2005 |
Ewan Bailey | .. | Pertinax 2 episodes, 2005 |
David Kennedy | .. | Lucius Septimius 2 episodes, 2005 |
Frank Baker | .. | Doctor 2 episodes, 2005 |
Eliza Darby | .. | Daughter of Pompey 2 episodes, 2005 |
Stefan Brown | .. | Lucius 2 episodes, 2007 |
Giovanni Calcagno | .. | Vercingetorix 2 episodes, 2005 |
Alexander Brooks | .. | Milo 2 episodes, 2005 |
Roger Hammond | .. | |
Graham McTavish | .. | Urbo 2 episodes, 2005 |
Michele Pettini | .. | Son of Pompey 2 episodes, 2005 |
Sean Madden | .. | Otho 2 episodes, 2005 |
Federico Firmani | .. | Gaul Boss 2 episodes, 2007 |
Deborah Moore | .. | Alfidia 2 episodes, 2007 |
Anne Lambton | .. | Pharmacopolist 2 episodes, 2007 |
Giacomo Gonnella | .. | Carbo 2 episodes, 2007 |
Antonio Ragusa | .. | Legionary 2 episodes, 2005 |
Bart Ruspoli | .. | Antony's Tribune / .. 2 episodes, 2005 |
Javier Torrecillas | .. | Barca / .. 2 episodes, 2007 |
Paolo Risi | .. | Cato the Dwarf 2 episodes, 2005 |
Nuccio Siano | .. | Saul 2 episodes, 2007 |
Ted Rusoff | .. | Strabo 2 episodes, 2005 |
Rebekah Staton | .. | Althea 2 episodes, 2007 |
Carlotta Montanari | .. | Beggar 2 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Anthony Souter | .. | Marcelus 1 episode, 2005 |
Shaka Bunsie | .. | Hutto 1 episode, 2005 |
Charlie Anson | .. | Emmissary 1 episode, 2007 |
Scott Chisholm | .. | King Ptolemy XIII 1 episode, 2005 |
Enoch Frost | .. | Nubian Soldier 1 episode, 2005 |
Daren Elliott Holmes | .. | Fulvio 1 episode, 2005 |
Tony Guilfoyle | .. | Pothinus 1 episode, 2005 |
Michael Culkin | .. | Presiding Magistrate 1 episode, 2005 |
Richard Dillane | .. | Centurion Vallo 1 episode, 2007 |
Norma Atallah | .. | Female Merchant 1 episode, 2005 |
Jonathan Coy | .. | Actor for Cato 1 episode, 2005 |
Douglas Dean | .. | Lawyer #1 1 episode, 2005 |
Matthew Eggleton | .. | Egyptian Courtier 1 episode, 2007 |
Lynda Baron | .. | Madame 1 episode, 2005 |
David de Keyser | .. | Theodotus 1 episode, 2005 |
Peter Eyre | .. | Accusator Nigidius 1 episode, 2005 |
Vincenzo Nicoli | .. | Lysandros 1 episode, 2005 |
Allan Caister Pearce | .. | Head Priest 1 episode, 2005 |
Francesca Berrettini | .. | Cynthia 1 episode, 2005 |
Dominic Coleman | .. | Centurion 1 episode, 2005 |
Fabio Carfora | .. | Sextus 1 episode, 2005 |
Peter-Hugo Daly | .. | Heckler 1 episode, 2005 |
Lorenza Damiani | .. | Venus 1 episode, 2005 |
Nicholas Hewetson | .. | Terrified Man 1 episode, 2005 |
Paul Kynman | .. | Gladiator #2 1 episode, 2005 |
Grant Masters | .. | |
Chris Anderson | .. | Aide de Camp 1 episode, 2007 |
Noa Bodner | .. | Prostitute 1 episode, 2007 |
Sara Kestelman | .. | The Old Witch 1 episode, 2007 |
Abhin Galeya | .. | Oedipus 1 episode, 2005 |
Peter Gevisser | .. | Casca 1 episode, 2005 |
Andrew Greenough | .. | Appius 1 episode, 2005 |
Adam Levy | .. | Saul 1 episode, 2005 |
Bruce Mackinnon | .. | Priscus Maevius 1 episode, 2005 |
Francesco Sensi | .. | Legionary 1 episode, 2005 |
John Bennett | .. | Elderly Priest 1 episode, 2005 |
Simon Callow | .. | |
Simon Gregor | .. | Artist 1 episode, 2005 |
Alessandro Inchiappa | .. | Courier 1 episode, 2005 |
Lydia Leonard | .. | Julia 1 episode, 2005 |
Cristina Mantis | .. | Prostitute #1 1 episode, 2005 |
Axel Schumacher | .. | Sentry 1 episode, 2005 |
Steve Swinscoe | .. | Officer 1 episode, 2005 |
Giorgio Antonini | .. | Guardsman 1 episode, 2007 |
Tim Barlow | .. | Ancient Blind Oracle 1 episode, 2007 |
Nicolo Brecci | .. | Caesarion 1 episode, 2007 |
Russell Byrne | .. | Tribune 1 episode, 2007 |
Stefano Consolini | .. | Cantor 1 episode, 2007 |
Kammy Darweish | .. | Rhodomates 1 episode, 2007 |
Russell Mabey | .. | Crucified Man 1 episode, 2005 |
Maura Orefici | .. | Priest 1 episode, 2005 |
Franco Troscia | .. | Body Slave 1 episode, 2005 |
Nadia Baldi | .. | Mrs. Bubo 1 episode, 2007 |
Jack Ellis | .. | Bibulus 1 episode, 2007 |
Mimmo Esposito | .. | Augur 1 episode, 2007 |
Tim Faraday | .. | Chief Legionary 1 episode, 2007 |
Francesca Romana Coluzzi | .. | Demeter 1 episode, 2005 |
Francesca Fowler | .. | |
Steven Matthew | .. | Prisoner 1 episode, 2005 |
Adriana De Guilmi | .. | Chaperone 1 episode, 2007 |
Edward de Souza | .. | Rich Merchant 1 episode, 2007 |
Stefano Gragnani | .. | Old Man 1 episode, 2007 |
Georgie Glen | .. | Poppea 1 episode, 2005 |
Stefano Miceli | .. | Lawyer #2 1 episode, 2005 |
Bruno Bilotta | .. | Appius 1 episode, 2007 |
Vernon Dobtcheff | .. | Rabbi 1 episode, 2007 |
Tyrone Huggins | .. | Bestiary 1 episode, 2007 |
Andy Linden | .. | Procurator 1 episode, 2007 |
Paolo Paoloni | .. | Priest 1 episode, 2007 |
Bob Mercer | .. | Slave Trader 1 episode, 2005 |
Danny Midwinter | .. | Gladiator #1 1 episode, 2005 |
Francesco Pini | .. | Slave Dealer 1 episode, 2005 |
Stu Rosen | .. | Numa 1 episode, 2005 |
Allan Corduner | .. | Clerk 1 episode, 2007 |
Jay Simpson | .. | Triolus 1 episode, 2007 |
Sergio Di Pinto | .. | Stilicho 1 episode, 2005 |
Richard Katz | .. | Volpe 1 episode, 2005 |
Gerard Monaco | .. | Lyco 1 episode, 2005 |
Eddie Osei | .. | African Barkeep 1 episode, 2005 |
Dominic Rickhards | .. | Aquinas 1 episode, 2005 |
Hugh Sachs | .. | Clerk 1 episode, 2005 |
Alessandra Stordy | .. | Iolanthe 1 episode, 2005 |
Alessandro Cremona | .. | Pontic Dignitary 1 episode, 2007 |
Sgarbi Roberto | .. | Horseman 1 episode, 2007 |
Paola Lavini | .. | Phyllis 1 episode, 2005 |
Alessandro Prete | .. | Tarquin 1 episode, 2005 |
Luigi Santamaria | .. | Flamen Priest 1 episode, 2005 |
Ian Gunn | .. | Confidential Agent 1 episode, 2007 |
Christopher Sciueref | .. | Soldier #1 1 episode, 2007 |
David Toole | .. | Man with no legs 1 episode, 2007 |
Barbara Marten | .. | Diviner 1 episode, 2005 |
Massimo Pupella | .. | Whistling Legionary 1 episode, 2005 |
Stan Rosen | .. | Numa 1 episode, 2005 |
Pip Torrens | .. | Cimber 1 episode, 2005 |
Emilio De Marchi | .. | Vizier 1 episode, 2007 |
Linal Haft | .. | Bearded Man 1 episode, 2007 |
Carla Cagnetti | .. | Maidservent 1 episode, 2005 |
Maggie McCarthy | .. | Drusilla 1 episode, 2005 |
Parvez Qadir | .. | Tanjit 1 episode, 2005 |
Andrew Scarborough | .. | Milo 1 episode, 2005 |
Valerio Isidori | .. | Blinded Man 1 episode, 2007 |
Simon Smith | .. | Overseer 1 episode, 2007 |
Vittorio Amandola | .. | Proculus 1 episode, 2005 |
Julian Rivett | .. | Lawyer #3 1 episode, 2005 |
Kevin Johnson | .. | Guard 1 episode, 2007 |
Michele Melega | .. | Head Priest 1 episode, 2007 |
Alessandro Ruo | .. | Pontifex Maximus 1 episode, 2007 |
Jonathan Readwin | .. | Crito 1 episode, 2005 |
Oreste Rotundo | .. | Aufidius Dento 1 episode, 2005 |
Niko Nicotera | .. | Messenger 1 episode, 2007 |
Federico Pacifici | .. | Veteran Boss 1 episode, 2007 |
Giannina Salvetti | .. | Shopkeeper 1 episode, 2007 |
Tom Shaker | .. | Court Lictor 1 episode, 2005 |
Alan Stocks | .. | Andros 1 episode, 2005 |
Steve Ramsden | .. | Senior Legionary 1 episode, 2005 |
Robin Sneller | .. | Cloth Maker 1 episode, 2005 |
Ilaria Stivali | .. | Peasant Woman 1 episode, 2005 |
René Zagger | .. | Herod 1 episode, 2007 |
Helen Stirling | .. | Old Weaver 1 episode, 2005 |
Sebastiano Vinci | .. | Wild Eyed Man 1 episode, 2005 |
Julian Stolzenberg | .. | Bearded Man #2 1 episode, 2007 |
Daniel Tatarsky | .. | Timon's Thug 1 episode, 2007 |
Riccardo Antuoni | .. | Ministro 1 episode, 2005 |
Steven Blake | .. | Prisoner 1 episode, 2005 |
Cesare Cremonini | .. | Arena Hackler 1 episode, 2005 |
Romuald Andrzej Klos | .. | Sentinella 1 episode, 2007 |
Marco Pancrazi | .. | Roman Soldier 1 episode, 2007 |
Massimiliano Ubaldi | .. | Ubian #1 (uncredited) 6 episodes, 2005 |
Simone De Marinis | .. | Atia's Slave / .. (uncredited) 5 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Ilir Jacellari | .. | Solder (uncredited) 2 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Robert Dearle | .. | Plague Victim / .. (uncredited) 2 episodes, 2005 |
Silvio Evangelista | .. | Nude man, gift from Atia to Servilia (uncredited) 1 episode, 2005 |
Peter Lavin | .. | Additional Voices (uncredited) 1 episode, 2005 |
Tommaso Sacco | .. | Centurion (uncredited) 1 episode, 2005 |
Federico Torre | .. | Heckler (uncredited) 1 episode, 2005 |
Alex Mariotti | .. | Tribune (uncredited) 1 episode, 2007 |
Series Produced by
Bruno Heller | .. | executive producer (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Todd London | .. | co-producer / producer (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Anne Thomopoulos | .. | executive producer (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Eleanor Moran | .. | producer: BBC / producer (20 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Valerio Pugini | .. | producer / executive producer / co-executive producer (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
James Dyer | .. | co-executive producer (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
James G. Hirsch | .. | co-producer (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Eugene Kelly | .. | co-executive producer (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
William J. MacDonald | .. | executive producer (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
John Milius | .. | executive producer (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Robert A. Papazian | .. | co-producer (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Frank Yablans | .. | co-producer (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Michael Apted | .. | consulting producer (12 episodes, 2005) |
Frank Doelger | .. | executive producer (12 episodes, 2005) |
Bruce Everett | .. | co-producer / co-producer: Rome (12 episodes, 2005) |
Stan Wlodkowski | .. | co-executive producer (12 episodes, 2005) |
Mark McGann | .. | co-producer (10 episodes, 2005) |
April Nocifora | .. | associate producer (10 episodes, 2007) |
Jonathan Stamp | .. | co-producer (10 episodes, 2007) |
Fabiomassimo Dell'Orco | .. | co-producer (7 episodes, 2007) |
Grace Naughton | .. | associate producer (7 episodes, 2007) |
Mere Smith | .. | producer (7 episodes, 2007) |
Emanuele Cotumaccio | .. | network producer: RAI (3 episodes, 2007) |
Todd Ellis Kessler | .. | supervising producer (2 episodes, 2007) |
John P. Melfi | .. | executive producer (2 episodes, 2007) |
Scott Buck | .. | co-executive producer (1 episode, 2007) |
Jackson Merrick | .. | executive producer (1 episode, 2007) |
Gareth Neame | .. | executive producer (unknown episodes) |
Gianfranco Pierantoni | .. | co-line producer (unknown episodes) |
Jane Tranter | .. | executive producer (unknown episodes) |
Series Music by
Jeff Beal | .. | (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Series Cinematography by
Marco Pontecorvo | .. | (9 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Alik Sakharov | .. | (9 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Martin Kenzie | .. | (4 episodes, 2005) |
Jonathan Freeman | .. | (3 episodes, 2007) |
Series Film Editing by
Sidney Wolinsky | .. | (5 episodes, 2005) |
Glenn Farr | .. | (5 episodes, 2007) |
David Siegel | .. | (5 episodes, 2007) |
Frances Parker | .. | (4 episodes, 2005) |
Rick Shaine | .. | (3 episodes, 2005) |
Yan Miles | .. | (1 episode, 2005) |
Oral Norrie Ottey | .. | (unknown episodes) |
Series Casting By
Nina Gold | .. | (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Series Production Design by
Joseph Bennett | .. | (9 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Anthony Pratt | .. | (4 episodes, 2007) |
Series Art Direction by
Dominic Hyman | .. | (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Carlo Serafin | .. | supervising art director / art director (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Domenico Sica | .. | supervising art director (11 episodes, 2005) |
Claudio Campana | .. | (10 episodes, 2007) |
Eugenio Ulissi | .. | (8 episodes, 2007) |
Series Set Decoration by
Cristina Onori | .. | (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Series Costume Design by
April Ferry | .. | (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Series Makeup Department
Alessandra Romani | .. | assistant makeup artist (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Federico Laurenti | .. | makeup artist (18 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Francesco Nardi | .. | makeup artist (18 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Maurizio Silvi | .. | makeup designer / makeup department head (18 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Vincenzo Mastrantonio | .. | key special effects makeup artist / key special fx makeup artist / key special makeup artist (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Salvatore Placenti | .. | special effects makeup plaster / special effects makeup artist / special fx makeup plaster (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Aldo Signoretti | .. | hair designer / hair stylist consultant (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Ferdinando Merolla | .. | key hair stylist / hair stylist (16 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Laura Tonello | .. | makeup artist (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Michele Vigliotta | .. | hair stylist (12 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Luca Vannella | .. | assistant hair stylist (12 episodes, 2005) |
Claudia Catini | .. | hair stylist (10 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Matteo Silvi | .. | makeup artist (10 episodes, 2005) |
Jonay Bacallado | .. | hair and make up illustrator (10 episodes, 2007) |
Massimo Gattabrusi | .. | hair stylist (10 episodes, 2007) |
Stefano Ceccarelli | .. | key hair stylist / hair stylist (9 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Perna | .. | hair stylist (7 episodes, 2005) |
Claudia Bianchi | .. | hair stylist (5 episodes, 2005) |
Giulio Pezza | .. | makeup artist (5 episodes, 2005) |
Fiorella Sensoli | .. | hair stylist (5 episodes, 2005) |
Angelo Vannella | .. | hair stylist (5 episodes, 2005) |
Elisabetta De Leonardis | .. | hair stylist / key hair stylist (3 episodes, 2005) |
Samankta Mura | .. | hair stylist (3 episodes, 2005) |
Samintka Mura | .. | hair stylist (3 episodes, 2007) |
Tiziana Sisi | .. | makeup artist (3 episodes, 2007) |
Gaetano Panico | .. | hair stylist (2 episodes, 2005) |
Peter Nicastro | .. | assistant hair stylist (2 episodes, 2007) |
Francesco Merolla | .. | hair stylist (1 episode, 2007) |
Jana Carboni | .. | makeup supervisor: second unit (unknown episodes) |
Katia Sisto | .. | makeup artist (unknown episodes) |
Beatrice Di Iorio | .. | additional makeup artist (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Simone Gregoris | .. | makeup artist (uncredited) (1 episode, 2005) |
Aniello Piscopo | .. | hair stylist (uncredited) (1 episode, 2005) |
Series Production Management
Fabiomassimo Dell'Orco | .. | unit production manager (18 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Dana Reaves Bolla | .. | production supervisor (18 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Alessandro Manni | .. | assistant production manager / assistant unit manager (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Daniela Rocco | .. | unit manager / production manager (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Luca Fortunato Asquini | .. | production manager (12 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Stan Wlodkowski | .. | unit production manager (12 episodes, 2005) |
Jonathan Brytus | .. | post-production supervisor (10 episodes, 2007) |
Piergiuseppe Serra | .. | production manager (9 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Attilio Moro | .. | assistant unit manager / unit manager (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
John P. Melfi | .. | unit production manager (7 episodes, 2007) |
James Dyer | .. | unit production manager (6 episodes, 2007) |
Nicola Bartolini | .. | assistant unit manager (5 episodes, 2007) |
Enrico Latella | .. | unit manager (5 episodes, 2007) |
Diego Cavallo | .. | unit manager (3 episodes, 2005) |
Carlo Coscia | .. | unit manager (3 episodes, 2007) |
Mike Brosius | .. | post-production supervisor: Encore (1 episode, 2005) |
David Byrne | .. | post-production supervisor: Rome (1 episode, 2005) |
Michael Horowitz | .. | post-production supervisor: US (1 episode, 2005) |
April Nocifora | .. | post-production supervisor: US (1 episode, 2005) |
Sara Asquini | .. | assistant unit manager (1 episode, 2007) |
Andrea Alunni | .. | unit manager: action unit (unknown episodes) |
Bobby Ranghelov | .. | production manager (unknown episodes) |
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barbara M. Ravis | .. | second assistant director (13 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Julie A. Bloom | .. | first assistant director (12 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Kiersten Pilar Miller | .. | second assistant director (12 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Gianluca Mangiasciutti | .. | assistant director (12 episodes, 2005) |
Luca Padrini | .. | second second assistant director (11 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Pettini | .. | first assistant director (11 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Andrea Pagani | .. | second second assistant director (10 episodes, 2007) |
Bob Corna | .. | third assistant director (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Edoardo Ferretti | .. | first assistant director / second second assistant director (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Enrico Mastracchi Manes | .. | first assistant director (8 episodes, 2005) |
Paolo Merosi | .. | third assistant director (7 episodes, 2005) |
Edoardo Petti | .. | second second assistant director (7 episodes, 2005) |
Alessandra Fortuna | .. | third assistant director / second assistant director (5 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Tommy Gormley | .. | first assistant director (5 episodes, 2005) |
Mishka Cheyko | .. | first assistant director (5 episodes, 2007) |
Sergio Ercolessi | .. | first assistant director (3 episodes, 2005) |
Mark McGann | .. | first assistant director (3 episodes, 2005) |
Barbara Pastrovich | .. | second assistant director (3 episodes, 2005) |
Alessia Silvetti | .. | third assistant director (3 episodes, 2007) |
Gwyn Sannia | .. | additional second second assistant director / second second assistant director (2 episodes, 2007) |
Christopher Newman | .. | first assistant director (1 episode, 2005) |
Kieron Phipps | .. | first assistant director (1 episode, 2005) |
James Dyer | .. | second unit director (1 episode, 2007) |
Simona Berenice Vignoli | .. | second assistant director (1 episode, 2007) |
Hristo Dimitrov | .. | second assistant director (unknown episodes) |
Franco Maria Salamon | .. | second unit director (unknown episodes) |
Davide Melini | .. | trainee assistant director (uncredited) (5 episodes, 2005) |
Victor Bojinov | .. | first assistant director (uncredited) (3 episodes, 2005) |
Tommaso Colognese | .. | third assistant director (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2005) |
Series Art Department
Maria Francesca Fogagnolo | .. | assistant set decorator (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Lo Russo | .. | labor (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Danilo Rossiello | .. | greensman (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Giuliano Santalucia | .. | props / stand-by prop (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Raffaella Giovannetti | .. | assistant set decorator (21 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Gianpaolo Rifino | .. | draftsman / draftman / assistant art director / draughtsman (21 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Briseide Siciliano | .. | buyer / assistant set decorator (21 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Eve Silvester | .. | art department coordinator (20 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Livio Alessandrini | .. | lead man / leadman (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Riccardo Andreotti | .. | lead man / leadman (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Giancarlo Carbonaro | .. | leadman / head lead man (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Roberto Caruso | .. | assistant set decorator (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Chiara Cecili | .. | assistant painter (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Vincenzo Cutri | .. | storeman (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Davide De Joannon | .. | assistant on-set dresser (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Samuele Giardina | .. | assistant painter (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Daniela Giovannoni | .. | assistant art director (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Viviana Lo Russo | .. | head painter / painter (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Fabio Marconi | .. | leadman / head lead man (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Rodolfo Mignacca | .. | draper (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Lorenzo Monaca | .. | painter / head painter (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Antonio Murer | .. | head prop maker / head propmaker (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Mauro Nati | .. | lead man / leadman (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Claudia Pugnaloni | .. | assistant painter (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Alessio Schenone | .. | propmaker / assistant prop maker / assistant prop master / prop maker / assistant propmaker (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Claudio Stefani | .. | on-set dresser (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Luigi Urbani | .. | prop coordinator / assistant property master / assistant prop master / assistant to prop master (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Arthur Wicks | .. | property master (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Romano Bellucci | .. | head carpenter / carpenter (18 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Sirio Sugamele | .. | carpenter (18 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Alessandro Mele | .. | props (16 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Mark Fruin | .. | stand-by prop / chief stand-by props / stand-by props (15 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Ruggero Gamba | .. | calligrapher (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Gianluca Piola | .. | props / stand-by props (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Stefanie Schenk | .. | set decorating coordinator / set decoration coordinator / set decorator coordinator (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Stefano Morbidelli | .. | prop maker / propmaker (12 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Luigi Ottolino | .. | sculptor (12 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Monica Barlucchi | .. | painter (12 episodes, 2005) |
Leonardo Cruciano | .. | propmaker (12 episodes, 2005) |
Giancarlo Di Fusco | .. | painter (12 episodes, 2005) |
Glauco Isidori | .. | painter (12 episodes, 2005) |
Marzio Bardi | .. | stand-by prop / stand-by props (11 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Egidio Spugnini | .. | draftsman (11 episodes, 2005) |
Antonio Borea | .. | stand-by prop / stand-by props (10 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Carlo Avvisato | .. | stand-by prop / stand-by props (10 episodes, 2005) |
Michelangelo Bianchi | .. | assistant on-set dresser (10 episodes, 2005) |
Andrea Cefalo | .. | assistant carpenter (10 episodes, 2005) |
Massimiliano Ciamei | .. | assistant on-set dresser (10 episodes, 2005) |
Marco Davoli | .. | stand-by carpenter (10 episodes, 2005) |
Davide Franconieri | .. | greensman (10 episodes, 2005) |
Cristiano Gobbi | .. | on-set dresser (10 episodes, 2005) |
Marcela Iriarte | .. | set decoration production assistant (10 episodes, 2005) |
Luciano Rossiello | .. | greensman (10 episodes, 2005) |
Antonio Schiavulli | .. | greensman (10 episodes, 2005) |
Andrea Sinigaglia | .. | head painter (10 episodes, 2005) |
Roberto Sugamele | .. | assistant carpenter (10 episodes, 2005) |
Sergio Tiberti | .. | construction coordinator (10 episodes, 2005) |
Lino Travagliato | .. | stand-by carpenter (10 episodes, 2005) |
Lisa Urbano | .. | assistant to prop master / assistant property master (10 episodes, 2005) |
Cristina Cecili | .. | painter (10 episodes, 2007) |
Mario Ghinassi | .. | prop department coordinator (10 episodes, 2007) |
Mauro Lucantoni | .. | carpenter (10 episodes, 2007) |
Federico Vianelli | .. | assistant propmaker / prop assistant / assistant prop maker (9 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Agostino Bivi | .. | head painter (9 episodes, 2005) |
Andrea Bivi | .. | assistant painter (9 episodes, 2005) |
Arnaldo Bivi | .. | stand-by painter (9 episodes, 2005) |
Nicola Bucci | .. | assistant painter (9 episodes, 2005) |
Paolo Cameli | .. | stand-by painter (9 episodes, 2005) |
Ivano Gatti | .. | painter (9 episodes, 2005) |
Andrea Alessandrini | .. | swing gang (9 episodes, 2007) |
Marco Aureli | .. | swing gang (9 episodes, 2007) |
Simone Braguglia | .. | art department runner / art department (9 episodes, 2007) |
Stefano Carbonaro | .. | swing gang (9 episodes, 2007) |
Corrado Corradi | .. | carpenter (9 episodes, 2007) |
Lorenzo Dominici | .. | carpenter (9 episodes, 2007) |
Giovanni Ferro | .. | assistant draper (9 episodes, 2007) |
Fabio Grassi | .. | assistant storeman (9 episodes, 2007) |
Ennio Meloni | .. | carpenter (9 episodes, 2007) |
Daria Montagni | .. | construction department coordinator (9 episodes, 2007) |
Bernadino Nardoni | .. | construction manager (9 episodes, 2007) |
Riccardo Passanisi | .. | stand-by prop (9 episodes, 2007) |
Federica Russo | .. | draftsman (9 episodes, 2007) |
Saverio Sammali | .. | assistant art director (9 episodes, 2007) |
Alex Santucci | .. | assistant set dresser / assistant set decorator (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Saverio Andrisani | .. | carpenter (8 episodes, 2007) |
Tommaso Dubla | .. | head painter (8 episodes, 2007) |
Sandro Ercolini | .. | painter (8 episodes, 2007) |
Mark McNeil | .. | stand-by props / chief stand-by props (7 episodes, 2005) |
Cadu Miceli | .. | assistant armourer (6 episodes, 2007) |
Enrichetto Serantoni | .. | swing gang (6 episodes, 2007) |
Daniele Campanelli | .. | carpenter (5 episodes, 2007) |
Giulio Giuliani | .. | carpenter (5 episodes, 2007) |
David Orlandelli | .. | storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2007) |
Dimitri Capuani | .. | draftsman / assistant art director (3 episodes, 2005) |
Orlin Grozdanov | .. | painter (3 episodes, 2005) |
Simona Migliotti | .. | draftsman (3 episodes, 2005) |
Priscilla Rossi | .. | draftsman (3 episodes, 2005) |
Annikka Toni | .. | art production assistant (3 episodes, 2005) |
Luca Tranchino | .. | draftsman (3 episodes, 2005) |
Roberto Amalfitano | .. | assistant propmaker / assistant prop maker (3 episodes, 2007) |
Cosimo Giannuzzi | .. | swing gang (2 episodes, 2005) |
Julie Janssen | .. | art department apprentice (2 episodes, 2007) |
Erichetto Serantoni | .. | swing gang (2 episodes, 2007) |
Pasquale Avvisato | .. | armourer (1 episode, 2005) |
Marin Diimitrov | .. | laborer: art department prep: BG (1 episode, 2005) |
Rumyan Dimitrov | .. | BG set decorator prep. (1 episode, 2005) |
Dominic Hyman | .. | art director: set (1 episode, 2005) |
Mauro Masotti | .. | props (1 episode, 2005) |
Sabina Lepri | .. | set decorating coordinator (1 episode, 2007) |
Giuliano Stantalucia | .. | stand-by prop (1 episode, 2007) |
Cristiano Donzelli | .. | storyboard artist (unknown episodes) |
Letizia Santucci | .. | assistant set decorator (uncredited) (13 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Furbatto | .. | model maker (uncredited) (12 episodes, 2005) |
Thomas Jones | .. | props model maker (uncredited) (12 episodes, 2005) |
Stefano Nagni | .. | assistente swing gang (uncredited) (10 episodes, 2007) |
Paola Sforzini | .. | head painter (uncredited) (8 episodes, 2007) |
Sebastiano Murer | .. | stand-by prop (uncredited) / stand-by props (uncredited) / props (uncredited) (7 episodes, 2005) |
Bruno Falconi | .. | stand-by prop (uncredited) (5 episodes, 2007) |
Mosko Masev | .. | property buyer (uncredited) (3 episodes, 2005) |
Series Sound Department
David B. Cohn | .. | supervising sound editor (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Benjamin L. Cook | .. | supervising sound effects editor (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
William Freesh | .. | re-recording mixer (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Chato Hill | .. | assistant sound editor (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
R. Russell Smith | .. | re-recording mixer (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Chris Winter | .. | assistant sound editor (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
David Mann | .. | sound effects editor (19 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Alfonso Calvo | .. | dubbing mixer (12 episodes, 2005) |
Matt Grimes | .. | supervising sound editor / sound supervisor (12 episodes, 2005) |
Amy Kane | .. | foley artist (12 episodes, 2005) |
Vincenzo Nardi | .. | boom operator (9 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Maurizio Argentieri | .. | sound mixer / key sound mixer (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Antonio Barba | .. | sound mixer (7 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Valentino Amato | .. | cable man / cable person (7 episodes, 2007) |
Roberto Tommaselli | .. | boom operator / cable man / cable person (6 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Adriano Di Lorenzo | .. | boom operator (6 episodes, 2007) |
Ivan Menchinelli | .. | boom operator (5 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Lassalaz | .. | cable man / cable person (3 episodes, 2005) |
Ivanandrea Menchinelli | .. | boom operator (3 episodes, 2005) |
Alberico Argentieri | .. | sound mixer (1 episode, 2005) |
John Chalfant | .. | supervising sound effects editor (1 episode, 2005) |
Takako Ishikawa | .. | sound effects editor (1 episode, 2005) |
Devin Joseph | .. | dialogue editor (1 episode, 2005) |
Kevin Wahrman | .. | foley editor (1 episode, 2005) |
Josh Allam | .. | adr boom operator (unknown episodes) |
Frederick Howard | .. | sound effects editor (unknown episodes) |
Emma Pegram | .. | adr assistant (unknown episodes) |
Matthew Skelding | .. | adr recordist (unknown episodes) |
Samuel C. Crutcher | .. | sound effects editor (uncredited) (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Sal Ojeda | .. | dubbing re-recording mixer (uncredited) (5 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Series Special Effects by
Daniel Acon | .. | special effects supervisor (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Stefano Corridori | .. | special effects / special effects technician (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Corridori | .. | special effects technician (4 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Domenico Matera | .. | mold maker (4 episodes, 2005) |
Claudio Quaglietti | .. | special effects technician (3 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Claudio Savassi | .. | special effects technician (3 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Rumen Stoychev | .. | special effects technician (3 episodes, 2005) |
Renato Agostini | .. | senior special effects technician (2 episodes, 2005) |
Maurizio Corridori | .. | special effects foreman (2 episodes, 2005) |
Massimo Cristofanelli | .. | special effects technician (2 episodes, 2005) |
Alfredo Divizia | .. | special effects labourer (2 episodes, 2005) |
Daniele Nati | .. | special effects labourer (2 episodes, 2005) |
Edoardo Rosa | .. | special effects labourer (2 episodes, 2005) |
Timothy Rutherford | .. | special effects labourer (2 episodes, 2005) |
Cristofer Parente | .. | special effects labourer (1 episode, 2005) |
Massimo Cardajoli | .. | special effects technician (1 episode, 2007) |
Franco Ragusa | .. | special effects foreman (1 episode, 2007) |
Gastone Callori | .. | special effects (unknown episodes) |
Edward Rosa | .. | special effects (unknown episodes) |
Silvano Scasseddu | .. | special effects technician (unknown episodes) |
Franco Simeone | .. | special effects technician (unknown episodes) |
Andrea Tolomei | .. | special effects assistant (unknown episodes) |
Series Visual Effects by
Adriano Cirulli | .. | digital compositor / on-set visual effects coordinator (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Barrie Hemsley | .. | visual effects producer / visual effects executive producer (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Tim Jones | .. | visual effects technical director (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
James Madigan | .. | visual effects supervisor (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Doug Spilatro | .. | visual effects (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Anton Yri | .. | digital compositor (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Tim Jacobsen | .. | visual effects producer (12 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Kevin Ahern | .. | visual effects editor (12 episodes, 2005) |
James Foster | .. | digital artist (12 episodes, 2005) |
Clare Herbert | .. | visual effects production manager / visual effects coordinator (12 episodes, 2005) |
Joe Pavlo | .. | visual effects supervisor (12 episodes, 2005) |
Carlos Poon | .. | digital artist: The Senate VFX (12 episodes, 2005) |
Luigi Tommaseo | .. | network and operations: The Senate VFX (12 episodes, 2005) |
Duncan Burch | .. | digital effects artist (11 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Andrea Papaleo | .. | visual effects coordinator (10 episodes, 2007) |
Paula Pope | .. | digital producer (10 episodes, 2007) |
Stuart Rowbottom | .. | digital artist (10 episodes, 2007) |
Lisa Woodland | .. | digital compositor (8 episodes, 2005) |
Felipe Canfora | .. | digital artist (8 episodes, 2007) |
Andrew Fletcher | .. | digital compositor: The Senate VFX (7 episodes, 2007) |
Nick D'Aguiar | .. | junior compositor (6 episodes, 2007) |
Peter Hartless | .. | visual effects coordinator (6 episodes, 2007) |
Holly Gosnell | .. | matchmover / roto/prep artist: The Senate VFX (5 episodes, 2007) |
Anna V. James | .. | visual effects producer / visual effects coordinator (4 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Duncan Kinnaird | .. | cg supervisor / digital effects supervisor / lead visual effects compositor (3 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Susanne Becker | .. | digital compositor: Rainmaker (3 episodes, 2007) |
Earle Stuart Callender | .. | visual effects producer: Rainmaker UK (3 episodes, 2007) |
James D. Etherington | .. | digital compositor: Senate VFX (3 episodes, 2007) |
Adam Gascoyne | .. | visual effects supervisor: Rainmaker UK (3 episodes, 2007) |
Jeremy Hall | .. | visual effects producer: Rainmaker UK (3 episodes, 2007) |
Hugh Macdonald | .. | digital compositor: Rainmaker (3 episodes, 2007) |
Jonathan Opgenhaffen | .. | lead CG artist: Rainmaker UK (3 episodes, 2007) |
Jaume Arteman | .. | digital compositor: Cinesite (2 episodes, 2005) |
Graham Cristie | .. | fluid simulation lead (2 episodes, 2005) |
Paul Edwards | .. | visual effects producer: Cinesite (2 episodes, 2005) |
Juan Jesús García | .. | senior matte artist: Cinesite (2 episodes, 2005) |
Matthew Gidney | .. | visual effects (2 episodes, 2005) |
Katie Goodwin | .. | visual effects artist (2 episodes, 2005) |
Louise Hussey | .. | digital effects producer (2 episodes, 2005) |
Hayden Jones | .. | lead digital artist (2 episodes, 2005) |
Gurel Mehmet | .. | digital matte painter: Cinesite (2 episodes, 2005) |
Michele Sciolette | .. | visual effects supervisor: Cinesite (2 episodes, 2005) |
David Sjodin | .. | digital compositor (2 episodes, 2005) |
Jordan Benwick | .. | compositor (2 episodes, 2007) |
Stephen Coren | .. | cg artist: Rainmaker Uk / senior cg artist: Rainmaker UK (2 episodes, 2007) |
Nick Drew | .. | production manager: Rainmaker UK (2 episodes, 2007) |
Roma O'Connor | .. | executive Producer: Rainmaker UK (2 episodes, 2007) |
John Van Hoey Smith | .. | digital compositor (2 episodes, 2007) |
Charles Darby | .. | lead matte artist (1 episode, 2005) |
Jonathan Graham | .. | visual effects artist (1 episode, 2005) |
Alberto Montañés | .. | digital artist: The Senate (1 episode, 2005) |
Donal Nolan | .. | digital compositor: Baseblack (1 episode, 2005) |
Daniel Pettipher | .. | cg supervisor (1 episode, 2005) |
Matthew Talbot-Kelly | .. | senior digital compositor (1 episode, 2005) |
Johnny Wilson | .. | digital compositor (1 episode, 2005) |
Craig Allison | .. | systems administrator (1 episode, 2007) |
Jonathan Attenborough | .. | lighting/rendering technical director (1 episode, 2007) |
Graeme Baitz | .. | rotoscope artist: Rainmaker (1 episode, 2007) |
Jim Bowers | .. | digital matte painter: Rainmaker UK (1 episode, 2007) |
Gary Brozenich | .. | computer graphics supervisor (1 episode, 2007) |
Stuart Bullen | .. | compositor (1 episode, 2007) |
Huseyin Caner | .. | visual effects supervisor (1 episode, 2007) |
Adrian De Wet | .. | visual effects on-set supervisor: MPC (1 episode, 2007) |
Mark Harrison | .. | digital artist (1 episode, 2007) |
Paul Hendriks | .. | roto artist (1 episode, 2007) |
Jeremy Hey | .. | digital compositor (1 episode, 2007) |
Rudi Holzapfel | .. | senior 2D artist: Rainmaker UK (1 episode, 2007) |
Simon Hughes | .. | compositor: Rainmaker UK (1 episode, 2007) |
Merrin Jensen | .. | visual effects producer (1 episode, 2007) |
Peng Ke | .. | visual effects (1 episode, 2007) |
Douglas Larmour | .. | lead digital compositor (1 episode, 2007) |
Sean Lewkiw | .. | head of 3D: Rainmaker UK (1 episode, 2007) |
Joseph McLamb | .. | matte painter (1 episode, 2007) |
Warren J. Mills | .. | digital I/O (1 episode, 2007) |
Sam Nixon | .. | senior matchmove artist (1 episode, 2007) |
Collette Nunes | .. | visual effects editor: Rainmaker UK (1 episode, 2007) |
Vasho Pekar | .. | rotoscope artist: Rainmaker (1 episode, 2007) |
Ingo Putze | .. | digital matte painter: Rainmaker UK (1 episode, 2007) |
Ollie Rankin | .. | crowd simulation technical director (1 episode, 2007) |
Giuseppe Tagliavini | .. | digital compositor: MPC (1 episode, 2007) |
Brent Veal | .. | rotoscope artist (1 episode, 2007) |
Greg Winhall | .. | match mover: Rainmake (1 episode, 2007) |
Jessica Woods | .. | roto artist (1 episode, 2007) |
Teh-wei Yeh | .. | matchmove artist (1 episode, 2007) |
Dave Bannister | .. | digital compositor (unknown episodes) |
George Barbour | .. | digital artist (unknown episodes) |
Paul Birkett | .. | roto artist: Cinesite (unknown episodes) |
Steven Bray | .. | digital compositor (unknown episodes) |
Melissa Butler Adams | .. | digital compositor (unknown episodes) |
Melanie Byrne | .. | visual effects production assistant (unknown episodes) |
Daniel Canfora | .. | digital artist (unknown episodes) |
Simon Carr | .. | digital effects artist (unknown episodes) |
Shane Costar | .. | digital compositor (unknown episodes) |
Neil Culley | .. | digital artist: The Senate VFX (unknown episodes) |
Nick Damico | .. | visual effects (unknown episodes) |
Evan Davies | .. | 3D digital artist: Cinesite (unknown episodes) |
Dave Early | .. | digital matte painter: Cinesite (unknown episodes) |
Yasmine El-Ghamrawy | .. | digital compositor (unknown episodes) |
Chris Elson | .. | digital compositor (unknown episodes) |
Guy Elson | .. | digital compositor (unknown episodes) |
Stephen Elson | .. | visual effects producer: Baseblack (unknown episodes) |
Sean Farrow | .. | digital artist (unknown episodes) |
Andy Fraser | .. | digital artist: The Senate VFX (unknown episodes) |
Turlo Griffin | .. | digital matte painter (unknown episodes) |
Mick Harper | .. | digital artist: The Senate VFX (unknown episodes) |
Sarah Hemsley | .. | operations manager: The Senate VFX (unknown episodes) |
Richard Higham | .. | digital artist: The Senate VFX (unknown episodes) |
Robin Huffer | .. | digital artist: The Senate VFX (unknown episodes) |
Simon Leech | .. | digital artist: The Senate VFX (unknown episodes) |
Andrew MacLeod | .. | digital artist: The Senate VFX (unknown episodes) |
David Margolis | .. | digital compositor (unknown episodes) |
Jon Miller | .. | 3D tracking: Cinesite (unknown episodes) |
Gareth Murphy | .. | data operations: Cinesite (unknown episodes) |
Ian Murphy | .. | digital compositor (unknown episodes) |
Nick New | .. | digital artist: The Senate VFX (unknown episodes) |
Gustaf Nilsson | .. | digital compositor: Cinesite (unknown episodes) |
Jeff North | .. | digital effects artist (unknown episodes) |
Sarah Norton | .. | digital compositor (unknown episodes) |
Giles O'Brien | .. | digital artist: The Senate VFX (unknown episodes) |
Simon Payne | .. | digital artist: The Senate VFX (unknown episodes) |
Dylan Penhale | .. | digital systems manager (unknown episodes) |
Fabrizio Pistone | .. | film scanner operator (unknown episodes) |
Scott Pritchard | .. | digital compositor (unknown episodes) |
Jonathan Privett | .. | digital effects artist (unknown episodes) |
Jackie Rowson | .. | digital artist: The Senate VFX (unknown episodes) |
Serdar Simga | .. | digital matte painter/supervisor (unknown episodes) |
Lee Tibbetts | .. | digital artist (unknown episodes) |
Jez Tucker | .. | senior systems administrator (unknown episodes) |
Paul Tuersley | .. | digital artist: The Senate VFX (unknown episodes) |
Tim Walton | .. | digital artist: The Senate VFX (unknown episodes) |
Val Wardlaw | .. | technical director: Baseblack (unknown episodes) |
Doug Winder | .. | digital matte artist (unknown episodes) |
David Woodland | .. | senior matte painter (unknown episodes) |
Sam Woolf | .. | roto artist: Cinesite (unknown episodes) |
Duncan Lees | .. | head of 3D services: Plowman Craven and Associates (uncredited) (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Clare Norman | .. | visual effects producer: Cinesite (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2005) |
Lee Chidwick | .. | digital I/O (uncredited) (unknown episodes) |
Max Dennison | .. | matte artist (uncredited) (unknown episodes) |
Danielle Nadal | .. | digital I/O (uncredited) (unknown episodes) |
Kathy Wise | .. | digital systems manager (uncredited) (unknown episodes) |
Series Stunts
Paolo Antonini | .. | assistant swordmaster (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Dario Narducci | .. | junior stunt (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Stefano Maria Mioni | .. | stunt coordinator / action coordinator (18 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Daniele Chiofalo | .. | stunts (12 episodes, 2005) |
Mauro Balmas | .. | stunts (10 episodes, 2007) |
Walter Siccardi | .. | stunts (10 episodes, 2007) |
Daniele Nguyen | .. | stunts / stunt double: Cleopatra (6 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Pancrazi | .. | stunts / stunt double (6 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Mauro Aversano | .. | stunts / stunt double / stunt performer (5 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Catia Pasqualoni | .. | stunt double (4 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Alessandro Gaudio | .. | stunts (1 episode, 2005) |
Ferdinando Stazzone | .. | stunts (1 episode, 2005) |
Carlo Antonioni | .. | horse master (1 episode, 2007) |
Enrico Cerabino | .. | stunt safety (1 episode, 2007) |
Emanuele Ercolani | .. | stunts (1 episode, 2007) |
Alex Mariotti | .. | stunts (1 episode, 2007) |
Franco Maria Salamon | .. | stunt supervisor (1 episode, 2007) |
Alessandro Borgese | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Massimiliano Catasta | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Giovanni Cianfriglia | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Katia Crispino | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Jacqueline Freda | .. | stunt double: Young Octavius (unknown episodes) |
Diego Guerra | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Gionata Marzeddu | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Alessandro Novelli | .. | stunt double (unknown episodes) |
Emiliano Novelli | .. | stunt double (unknown episodes) |
Massimo Racca | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Gabriele Ragusa | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Rocco Russo | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Alessandro Scepi | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Paolo Susani | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Sergio Testori | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Diego Tomassini | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Tito Tomassini | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Pietro Torrisi | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Massimiliano Ubaldi | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Bruno Verdirosi | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Anna Maria Zamperla | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Claudio Zucchet | .. | stunts (unknown episodes) |
Giorgio Antonini | .. | stunt double: Ray Stevenson (uncredited) / swordmaster (uncredited) (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Federico Benvenuti | .. | stunts (uncredited) (3 episodes, 2005) |
Eros Conforti | .. | stunt double (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2005) |
Danilo Capuzi | .. | stunt double (uncredited) (1 episode, 2005) |
Massimo Carnevali | .. | stunt performer (uncredited) (1 episode, 2007) |
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ettore Abate | .. | electrician (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Roberto Albero | .. | grip (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Giovanni Gabriele | .. | electrician (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Luciano Teolis | .. | first assistant camera / first assistant camera: 'a' camera / assistant camera / first assistant camera: 'a' camera, red unit camera department (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Paolo Tiberti | .. | key grip / key grip: red unit grip department / key grip: yellow unit grip department (21 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Franco Biciocchi | .. | still photographer (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Santarelli | .. | grip (16 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Fabrizio Vicari | .. | camera operator: 'a' camera / camera operator / camera operator: 'a' camera, yellow unit camera department (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Simona De Lullo | .. | second assistant camera: 'a' camera / camera loader: red unit camera department / central loader / clapper loader / camera loader / camera loader: 'a' camera, red unit camera department (13 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Alessandro Di Meo | .. | second assistant camera: 'a' camera / second assistant camera: 'a' camera, red unit camera department (12 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Massimiliano Zenga | .. | second assistant camera: 'b' camera / second assistant camera: 'a' camera / second assistant camera: 'a' camera, yellow unit camera department (12 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Eugenio Cinti Luciani | .. | additional photography (12 episodes, 2005) |
Paolo Di Stefano | .. | electrician (12 episodes, 2005) |
Giampaolo Bagala | .. | grip / dolly grip / rigging grip: yellow unit grip department / best boy grip (11 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Umberto Bramucci | .. | electrician / rigging electrician / electrician: yellow unit electrical department (11 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Sergio De Luca | .. | second assistant camera: 'b' camera / second assistant camera: 'b' camera, red unit camera department (11 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Sergio Gabrielli | .. | grip / rigging grip / grip: red unit grip department (11 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Franco Micheli | .. | grip / best boy grip / grip: yellow unit grip department / dolly grip (11 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Claudio Serantoni | .. | best boy grip / grip / best boy grip: yellow unit grip department (11 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Riccardo Umetelli | .. | first assistant camera: 'a' camera / first assistant camera: 'a' camera, yellow unit camera department (11 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Paolo Leurini | .. | electrician (11 episodes, 2005) |
Mario Carradori | .. | best boy grip / best boy grip: red unit grip department (10 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Antonio Gasbarini | .. | chief lighting technician / chief lighting technician: yellow unit electrical department / electrician (10 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Alberico Novelli | .. | chief lighting technician / chief lighting technician: red unit electrical department (10 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Sami Novelli | .. | electrician / electrician: yellow unit electrical department / rigging electrician (10 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marcello Pericone | .. | electrician / electrician: red unit electrical department (10 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Francesco Quattrone | .. | electrician / electrician: red unit electrical department (10 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Massimo Rinella | .. | grip / dolly grip / grip: red unit grip department (10 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Enrico Stella | .. | grip / grip: red unit grip department (10 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Daniele Verdenelli | .. | electrician / electrician: yellow unit electrical department (10 episodes, 2005) |
Ernesto Natoli | .. | additional camera operator / camera operator (10 episodes, 2007) |
Marco Graziaplena | .. | second assistant camera: 'b' camera / second assistant camera: 'b' camera, yellow unit camera department / assistant camera / second assistant camera (9 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Emiliano Bambusi | .. | clapper loader (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Roberto Ruzzolini | .. | camera operator: 'a' camera / camera operator: 'a' camera, red unit camera department / camera operator: 'b' camera (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Alberto Torrecilla | .. | first assistant camera: second unit, red unit camera department / first assistant camera: 'b' camera / first assistant camera: 'b' camera and Steadicam / Steadicam operator (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Mirko Richichi | .. | camera truck (8 episodes, 2005) |
Vincenzo Carpineta | .. | camera operator: 'a' camera / camera operator: 'a' camera, red unit camera department (7 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Massimo Angelucci | .. | rigging grip / rigging grip: red unit grip department (7 episodes, 2005) |
Roberto Bagalá | .. | grip / grip: yellow unit grip department (7 episodes, 2005) |
Giovanni Coacci | .. | grip / grip: yellow unit grip department (7 episodes, 2005) |
Maurizio Cremisini | .. | first assistant camera: 'b' camera / first assistant camera: 'b' camera, red unit camera department (7 episodes, 2005) |
Roberto De Nigris | .. | camera operator: 'b' camera / camera operator: 'b' camera, red unit camera department / camera operator (7 episodes, 2005) |
Francisco Pintore | .. | first assistant camera: 'b' camera / first assistant camera: 'b' camera, yellow unit camera department (7 episodes, 2005) |
Alberto Rogante | .. | assistant chief lighting technician / assistant chief lighting technician: yellow unit electrical department (7 episodes, 2005) |
Stefano Tentellni | .. | electrician / electrician: yellow unit electrical department (7 episodes, 2005) |
Mickey Bergstrom | .. | video assist / video assistant (6 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Pietro Tiberti | .. | key grip / key grip: yellow unit grip department (6 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Rossi | .. | electrician / electrician: red unit electrical department (6 episodes, 2005) |
Roberto Giangrande | .. | video assist: second unit, red unit camera department / video assist / video assistant (5 episodes, 2005) |
Giancarlo Checchi | .. | electrician (5 episodes, 2007) |
Simone Lucchetti | .. | rigging electrician / electrician (5 episodes, 2007) |
Giorgio Perluigi | .. | clapper loader / central loader (5 episodes, 2007) |
Francesco Zaccaria | .. | chief lighting technician / gaffer (5 episodes, 2007) |
Giovanni Canevari | .. | camera operator: 'b' camera, yellow unit camera department / camera operator: 'b' camera (4 episodes, 2005) |
Bruno Anghelone | .. | rigging grip (4 episodes, 2007) |
Claudio Palmieri | .. | first assistant camera: 'b' camera / first assistant camera: 'a' camera (4 episodes, 2007) |
Luca Sardini | .. | electrician (4 episodes, 2007) |
Massimiliano Sticchi | .. | electrician (4 episodes, 2007) |
Massimo Barbona | .. | grip: red unit grip department (3 episodes, 2005) |
Ulderico Caruso | .. | labourer: yellow unit electrical department / laborer: yellow unit electrical department (3 episodes, 2005) |
Fernando Massaccesi | .. | electrician: red unit electrical department (3 episodes, 2005) |
Michele Paradisi | .. | second assistant camera: second unit, red unit camera department (3 episodes, 2005) |
Marco Pieroni | .. | camera operator: 'b' camera (3 episodes, 2005) |
Gianni Aldi | .. | camera operator: 'b' camera (3 episodes, 2007) |
Fabio Bolli | .. | rigging electrician (3 episodes, 2007) |
Luca Martis | .. | electrician (3 episodes, 2007) |
Guido Mestre | .. | rigging grip (3 episodes, 2007) |
Carlo Rinaldi | .. | camera intern (3 episodes, 2007) |
Sascia Ippoliti | .. | Steadicam operator / steadicam operator (2 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Michele Giuseppe Lacerenza | .. | electrician (2 episodes, 2005) |
Daniele Rucci | .. | grip (2 episodes, 2005) |
Aldo Napoleoni | .. | rigging grip (2 episodes, 2007) |
Armando Orsolini | .. | second assistant camera: second unit (2 episodes, 2007) |
Emanuele Bombardone | .. | clapper loader (1 episode, 2005) |
Marco Rossi | .. | electrician: red unit electrical department (1 episode, 2005) |
Lorenzo Sardini | .. | grip (1 episode, 2005) |
Fabio Ciotto | .. | second assistant camera 'a' camera: second unit (1 episode, 2007) |
Laura Corio | .. | clapper loader (1 episode, 2007) |
Emanuele Loreti | .. | electrician (1 episode, 2007) |
Aldo Napoleone | .. | rigging grip (1 episode, 2007) |
Giacomo Zampieri | .. | video assist operator: second unit (1 episode, 2007) |
Marco Sacerdoti | .. | camera operator (unknown episodes) |
Gianluca Bombardone | .. | assistant camera (uncredited) (12 episodes, 2005) |
David Giorgio | .. | video assist operator (uncredited) / video assist operator: red unit camera department (uncredited) (10 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Alessandro Rossi | .. | assistant chief lighting technician (uncredited) / assistant chief lighting technician: red unit electrical department (uncredited) (10 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Martin Goins | .. | backstage cinematographer (uncredited) (7 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Roberto Barbona | .. | grip (uncredited) / grip: red unit grip department (uncredited) (6 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Sticchi | .. | assistant chief lighting technician (uncredited) / best boy electric (uncredited) (5 episodes, 2007) |
Aldo Chessari | .. | camera operator: 'b' camera (uncredited) (3 episodes, 2007) |
Daniele Fabrizi | .. | camera intern (uncredited) (3 episodes, 2007) |
Jeremy Braben | .. | aerial director of photography (uncredited) (1 episode, 2005) |
William Cheney | .. | lighting technician (uncredited) (1 episode, 2005) |
Iolanda Greci | .. | camera intern (uncredited) (1 episode, 2007) |
Series Animation Department
Eugene Yelchin | .. | illustrator: titles (12 episodes, 2005) |
Series Casting Department
M. Rosaria Caracciolo | .. | casting: minors / minors casting (15 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Guillermo Pricolo | .. | casting: minors / minors casting (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Barone Francesca | .. | crowd casting assistant (12 episodes, 2005) |
Mark Wells | .. | casting assistant (12 episodes, 2005) |
Roberta Butti | .. | extras casting (10 episodes, 2005) |
Beatrice Kruger | .. | casting: Italian casting (10 episodes, 2005) |
Karina Sparks | .. | casting: Italy / casting: Italian casting (10 episodes, 2007) |
Veronika Mancino | .. | assistant casting: Italy (8 episodes, 2005) |
Stephen Moore | .. | assistant casting: UK (8 episodes, 2005) |
Massimo De Tommasi | .. | assistant casting: Italy (7 episodes, 2007) |
Robert Sterne | .. | assistant casting: UK (6 episodes, 2007) |
Guillermo Priccolo | .. | casting: minors (1 episode, 2007) |
Rosalie Clayton | .. | casting associate (unknown episodes) |
Gwyn Sannia | .. | extras casting (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2005) |
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cristina Marta | .. | seamstress / on-set seamstress (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Simone Baldinelli | .. | metal worker (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Luca Giampaoli | .. | key metal worker (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Augusto Grassi | .. | costume supervisor (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Giampaolo Grassi | .. | key leather man / leather master (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Idini | .. | dyer (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Pamela Paolini | .. | lead dyer (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Uliva Pizzetti | .. | costume set supervisor (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Aleanza Zanon | .. | costumer / leather worker / costumes (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Lior Ozan | .. | set costumer (15 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Edelweis Azzurro | .. | cutter: men / costume cutter: men (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Fantoni | .. | costumer (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Nadia Salvatore | .. | costumer (14 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Katy Jonson | .. | dyer (13 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Giovanni Lipari | .. | costumer (13 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Elisabetta Tomasso | .. | costume department coordinator / costumes coordinator (12 episodes, 2005) |
Giuseppe Avallone | .. | assistant to costume designer / assistant costume designer (11 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Andrea Sorrentino | .. | costumer / wardrobe assistant (11 episodes, 2005) |
Cristina Casani | .. | costumer (10 episodes, 2005) |
Daniela Fersino | .. | on-set seamstress (10 episodes, 2005) |
Giampiero Grassi | .. | master tailor (10 episodes, 2005) |
Katrin Marras | .. | costumer (10 episodes, 2005) |
Maria Pia Viselli | .. | seamstress (10 episodes, 2005) |
Abdelfattah Qzaibar | .. | costume assistant (10 episodes, 2007) |
Miriam Coco | .. | costumer / costumes (7 episodes, 2005) |
Elsa Malandra | .. | cutter: women / costume cutter: women (7 episodes, 2005) |
Anita Lessio | .. | seamstress (7 episodes, 2007) |
Anna Orazi | .. | cutter: women / costume cutter: women (7 episodes, 2007) |
Maria Pia Rossi | .. | seamstress (7 episodes, 2007) |
Benedetta Von Normann | .. | costume coordinator (7 episodes, 2007) |
Rossano Marchi | .. | assistant costume designer (6 episodes, 2007) |
Katy Johnson | .. | dyer (4 episodes, 2007) |
Annick Biltresse | .. | costume department coordinator / costume coordinator (3 episodes, 2005) |
Isabelle Caillaud | .. | set costumer (3 episodes, 2005) |
Giovanni Paris | .. | costumer / costumes (3 episodes, 2005) |
Cristina Tucci | .. | dyer (3 episodes, 2005) |
Marco Alzari | .. | costumer (3 episodes, 2007) |
Fabrizio Bianchi | .. | costume ager (3 episodes, 2007) |
Enrica Iacoboni | .. | costumer (3 episodes, 2007) |
Leslie Yarmo | .. | costume consultant (3 episodes, 2007) |
Alexis Fallah Abram | .. | costumer (unknown episodes) |
Giada Tricomi | .. | costume dyer and ager (uncredited) (3 episodes, 2007) |
Series Editorial Department
Pankaj Bajpai | .. | colorist (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Stefano Petrucci | .. | assistant editor / first assistant editor (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Kenneth Requa | .. | post-production assistant / post-production coordinator (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Jonathan Brytus | .. | post-production coordinator (12 episodes, 2005) |
Danila Colamatteo | .. | post-production coordinator (12 episodes, 2005) |
Alexander Hudson | .. | assistant editor (12 episodes, 2005) |
Yan Miles | .. | first assistant editor (12 episodes, 2005) |
Nazzareno Neri | .. | telecine colorist (12 episodes, 2005) |
Mark Czyzewski | .. | assistant editor / additional editor (10 episodes, 2007) |
Jared R. Morris | .. | post-production assistant (10 episodes, 2007) |
Nathaniel Smith | .. | post-production assistant (10 episodes, 2007) |
Leslie Webb | .. | assistant editor (10 episodes, 2007) |
Marc Wielage | .. | digital dailies (6 episodes, 2005) |
Jonathan Taylor | .. | first assistant editor (3 episodes, 2005) |
Sandy Chukhadarian | .. | assistant editor (2 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Sarah McTeigue | .. | additional editor (2 episodes, 2007) |
Mark Reaser | .. | dailies assistant (1 episode, 2005) |
Tom Wilson | .. | assistant editor (1 episode, 2007) |
Jack Paulson | .. | assistant editor (unknown episodes) |
Series Location Management
Antongiulio Dell'Orco | .. | location manager supervisor / location manager (15 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Emiliano Ravera | .. | assistant location manager (8 episodes, 2005) |
Andrea Alunni | .. | location manager (5 episodes, 2005) |
Daniele Modesti | .. | location manager (5 episodes, 2005) |
Gerardo 'Dino' Alberto | .. | location facilities (4 episodes, 2005) |
Cristina Tacchino | .. | unit location manager / location manager (4 episodes, 2005) |
Andrea Passalacqua | .. | location manager (3 episodes, 2005) |
Gerardo Albero | .. | location facilities / location facilities manager (2 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Emil Rangelov | .. | location manager (1 episode, 2005) |
Series Music Department
Carli Barber | .. | music editor (10 episodes, 2007) |
Joan Beal | .. | solo vocalist (5 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Bart Samolis | .. | musician (2 episodes, 2005) |
Jennifer Barak | .. | music editor (unknown episodes) |
Series Transportation Department
Massimiliano Rocchetti | .. | transportation captain (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Saverio Del Zio | .. | transportation captain / transportation manager (9 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Gianni Falconieri | .. | production cars (9 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Giuseppe Santoni | .. | production cars (9 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Giovanni Scuro | .. | sound truck / driver (9 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Bianchetti | .. | driver (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Walter Divona | .. | driver / production cars (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Fabrizio Lozzi | .. | driver (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Luciano Plescia | .. | driver (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Franco Schappa | .. | driver (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Massimiliano Taglioni | .. | driver (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Federico Gnaccarini | .. | production cars (8 episodes, 2005) |
Enrico Pini | .. | transportation manager (8 episodes, 2005) |
Franco Di Vincenti | .. | driver (7 episodes, 2005) |
Luigi Gianforchetti | .. | driver (7 episodes, 2005) |
Fabrizio Mancini | .. | driver (7 episodes, 2005) |
Enrico Pagano | .. | driver (7 episodes, 2005) |
Antonio Scuro | .. | driver (7 episodes, 2005) |
Sandro Cittadini | .. | driver (5 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Marco Di Francesco | .. | driver: prop / prop driver (2 episodes, 2005) |
Luigi Buldrini | .. | driver (1 episode, 2007) |
Mauro Cecchini | .. | driver (1 episode, 2007) |
Mauro Fiori | .. | driver (1 episode, 2007) |
Luciano Folchi | .. | driver (1 episode, 2007) |
Antonio Privitera | .. | production cars (1 episode, 2007) |
Mirko Richichi | .. | driver (1 episode, 2007) |
Massimo Ubertini | .. | driver (1 episode, 2007) |
Series Other crew
Natalia Barbosa | .. | travel coordinator (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Mona Bernal | .. | production coordinator (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Rebecca Booth | .. | assistant to actor / assistant to director / artist production assistant / assistant: Mr. Van Patten (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Federica Cinquepalmi | .. | production secretary (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Patrick Cullen | .. | military trainer assistant / military trainer (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Maurizio Cusano | .. | extras coordinator (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Alessandro Fiorito | .. | accountant / first production accountant assistant (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Samba Kosak | .. | assistant to producers / assistant to producer / assistant: Mr. Dyer (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Tariq Mirza | .. | production legal (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Erik Mountain | .. | executive consultant (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Romani Nadia | .. | assistant extras coordinator (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Andrea Piria | .. | accountant / cashier (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Luciano Tartaglia | .. | production accountant / location accountant / production accountant: IT (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Diane Mullet | .. | historical consultant (20 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Josh Conviser | .. | executive consultant (18 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Gaia Marotta | .. | accommodation coordinator (18 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Christian Giuliani | .. | script coordinator / production coordinating assistant / assistant production coordinator / script coordinator: Rome (15 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Federica Durigon | .. | set production assistant (13 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Charlotte Fontijn | .. | script supervisor (13 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Barbara Bevacqua | .. | production assistant / set production assistant (12 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Caroline O'Reilly | .. | script supervisor (12 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Tommaso Arrighi | .. | office production assistant (12 episodes, 2005) |
Kirk Balden | .. | title designer (12 episodes, 2005) |
Roisin Carty | .. | dialogue coach / dialect coach (12 episodes, 2005) |
Chiara Frosi | .. | set production assistant (12 episodes, 2005) |
Andrew Hall | .. | title designer (12 episodes, 2005) |
Marco Mattei | .. | location accountant / production accountant (12 episodes, 2005) |
Cariddi McKinnon Nardulli | .. | script coordinator (12 episodes, 2005) |
Andrea Pagani | .. | set production assistant (12 episodes, 2005) |
Stefanie Schenk | .. | set dressing coordinator/estimator (12 episodes, 2005) |
Angus Wall | .. | title designer (12 episodes, 2005) |
Brad Waskewich | .. | title designer (12 episodes, 2005) |
Willy Faso | .. | assistant production coordinator / production coordinating assistant (11 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Jonathan Stamp | .. | historical consultant (11 episodes, 2005) |
Giulia Guiducci | .. | production assistant (10 episodes, 2007) |
Joanna Lovinger | .. | script coordinator / script coordinator: U.S. (10 episodes, 2007) |
Karin Mercurio | .. | first assistant accountant / first production accountant assistant (10 episodes, 2007) |
Andrea Tolomei | .. | data entry (10 episodes, 2007) |
Wendy Jean Wilkins | .. | writers' assistant (10 episodes, 2007) |
Giorgio Catalano | .. | production accountant (9 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Valentina Testa | .. | payroll extras / assistant payroll clerk (9 episodes, 2007) |
Franca Boccabella | .. | location accountant / location accountant: IT (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Anna Cenciarelli | .. | payroll clerk (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Simone Cialoni | .. | office production assistant (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Gerrard Coffey | .. | production accountant assistant / first production accountant assistant (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Luca D'Alberto | .. | office production assistant (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Stefania Jacchia | .. | assistant payroll clerk (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Dianne Jones | .. | dialogue coach (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Carlotta Manzoli | .. | office key production assistant / key office production assistant (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Vidya Ramsamooj | .. | assistant to producers / assistant to producer / assistant: Mr. Melfi (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Federico Santangelo | .. | production secretary (8 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Flavio De Simone | .. | cashier (8 episodes, 2005) |
Marco Lupi | .. | craft service assistant (8 episodes, 2005) |
Silvia Vascellari | .. | key set production assistant / set production assistant (8 episodes, 2005) |
Marianna Clissa | .. | production assistant / set production assistant (7 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Attilia de Mario Sartor | .. | nurse (7 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Fausto Capozzi | .. | location accountant (7 episodes, 2005) |
Guglielmo Cecconi | .. | office production assistant (7 episodes, 2005) |
Dax A. Cuesta | .. | second production accountant assistant (7 episodes, 2005) |
Nica Ferguson | .. | assistant to producers / assistant to producer (7 episodes, 2005) |
Fleur Fontaine | .. | assistant to producers / assistant to producer (7 episodes, 2005) |
Mario Ghinassi | .. | production secretary (7 episodes, 2005) |
Alessandro Manni | .. | production secretary / office production assistant (7 episodes, 2005) |
Michele Merlini | .. | production secretary (7 episodes, 2005) |
Carla Maria Perrina | .. | payroll clerk (7 episodes, 2005) |
Antonia Tammaro | .. | payroll clerk (7 episodes, 2005) |
Eoghan Mahony | .. | story editor / executive story editor (7 episodes, 2007) |
Mark McNeil | .. | armorer / armourer (7 episodes, 2007) |
Marco De Luca | .. | additional production assistant (6 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Elena Tiberi | .. | assistant cashier / second accountant assistant (6 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Elvira Elisabet Veron | .. | set production assistant / production set production assistant / assistant: Mr. Pugini (6 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Pasquale Donadio | .. | craft service assistant (6 episodes, 2005) |
Gianni Santucci | .. | choreographer / craft service assistant (6 episodes, 2005) |
Giorgio Di Lillo | .. | production assistant (6 episodes, 2007) |
Sharon Alexander Richardson | .. | nurse (5 episodes, 2005) |
Pasquale Avvisato | .. | armourer / armorer (5 episodes, 2005) |
Germana Cutri | .. | assistant cashier (5 episodes, 2005) |
Maham Mehrabi | .. | production assistant (5 episodes, 2005) |
Melissa Stevens | .. | assistant to producers / assistant to producer (5 episodes, 2005) |
Matteo Bardelli | .. | set production assistant (5 episodes, 2007) |
Gianluca Gamberini | .. | set production assistant / additional set production assistant (5 episodes, 2007) |
Valerio Pizzonia | .. | set production assistant (5 episodes, 2007) |
Luca John Rosati | .. | set production assistant (5 episodes, 2007) |
Stefano Francis Spelar | .. | production assistant (5 episodes, 2007) |
Raffaello Vignoli | .. | production assistant (5 episodes, 2007) |
Stefano Alunni | .. | set production assistant / production set production assistant (4 episodes, 2005) |
Alberto Carmellini | .. | security (4 episodes, 2005) |
Lorenzo Ceccarini | .. | film runner (4 episodes, 2005) |
Marzia Coltellacci | .. | production assistant (4 episodes, 2007) |
Surya Spadafina | .. | set production assistant (3 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Nicola Bartolini | .. | set production assistant (3 episodes, 2005) |
Viviana De Simone | .. | assistant script coordinator (3 episodes, 2005) |
Gaia Di Medio | .. | set production assistant (3 episodes, 2005) |
Marianna Gosio | .. | set production assistant (3 episodes, 2005) |
Cort Kristensen | .. | assistant to producers (3 episodes, 2005) |
Marc Manser | .. | assistant to producers (3 episodes, 2005) |
Marcela Marambio | .. | assistant script coordinator (3 episodes, 2005) |
Nicola Mazzei | .. | production staff (3 episodes, 2005) |
Marco Monti | .. | set production assistant (3 episodes, 2005) |
Alessandro Ruggeri | .. | office key production assistant (3 episodes, 2005) |
Neil Swain | .. | dialogue coach (3 episodes, 2005) |
Annemarie van de Mond | .. | script supervisor (3 episodes, 2005) |
Stefania Monetti | .. | production assistant (3 episodes, 2007) |
Camilla Pugini | .. | production assistant (3 episodes, 2007) |
Nadia Romani | .. | assistant extras coordinator (2 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Tommaso Colognese | .. | set production assistant (2 episodes, 2005) |
Giuseppe Garasto | .. | stage (2 episodes, 2005) |
Vincent Geluso | .. | set production assistant (2 episodes, 2005) |
Laura Greco | .. | production assistant (2 episodes, 2005) |
Nata More | .. | set production assistant (2 episodes, 2005) |
Giampiero Pelusi | .. | set production assistant (2 episodes, 2005) |
Fausto Petronzio | .. | office production assistant (2 episodes, 2005) |
Mark Reynolds | .. | armorer (2 episodes, 2005) |
Jerico Rinaldi | .. | craft service assistant (2 episodes, 2005) |
Laura Saurini | .. | production assistant (2 episodes, 2005) |
Alessia Silvetti | .. | set production assistant (2 episodes, 2005) |
Eleonora Baldwin | .. | additional dialogue coach (2 episodes, 2007) |
Simona De Angelis | .. | production assistant (2 episodes, 2007) |
Diane Jones | .. | dialogue coach (2 episodes, 2007) |
Elena Santamaria | .. | production assistant (2 episodes, 2007) |
Ginevra Crescenzi | .. | artist production assistant (1 episode, 2005) |
Alessandra Fortuna | .. | set production assistant (1 episode, 2005) |
Giorgio Antonini | .. | sword master (1 episode, 2007) |
Jonathan Deman | .. | set production assistant (1 episode, 2007) |
Chris Johnston | .. | writer's production assistant (1 episode, 2007) |
Marilena La Ferrara | .. | first production accountant assistant (1 episode, 2007) |
Maurizio Lurci | .. | assistant location facilities (1 episode, 2007) |
Tommaso Maracci | .. | office production assistant (1 episode, 2007) |
Luigi Marzullo | .. | assistant location facilities (1 episode, 2007) |
Roberta Munafo | .. | assistant payroll clerk (1 episode, 2007) |
Marco Orsini | .. | office production assistant (1 episode, 2007) |
Andrea Satriani | .. | assistant location facilities (1 episode, 2007) |
Paolo Sciarretta | .. | assistant location facilities (1 episode, 2007) |
Paolo Antonini | .. | assistant sword master (unknown episodes) |
Carlo Antonioni | .. | horse master (unknown episodes) |
Billy Budd | .. | military advisor (unknown episodes) |
Massimo Ciaraglia | .. | weapons assistant (unknown episodes) |
Giampaolo Grassi | .. | key leather department (unknown episodes) |
Paula Jack | .. | dialogue coach: second unit (unknown episodes) |
Michele Jerace | .. | assistant horse master (unknown episodes) |
Gianni Marini | .. | assistant horse master (unknown episodes) |
Nico Toffoli | .. | martial arts crew (unknown episodes) |
Tatiana Basili | .. | assistant extras coordinator (uncredited) (17 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Nonie L. Robinson | .. | director drama development (uncredited) (12 episodes, 2005) |
Ilaria Braghese | .. | intern (uncredited) (4 episodes, 2007) |
Gregory J. Rossi | .. | production assistant (uncredited) (3 episodes, 2005) |
Luca Fortunato Asquini | .. | marine coordination (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2005) |
Series Thanks
Silke Matzpohl | .. | special thanks: for support (1 episode, 2005) |
Ascent to the stars by Imperial Historian Justinian Theodocia
Overview of History
An indepth look at the VIII
The Sacred Scrolls and the foundations of Faith
The Triumvirate
Expansion to the Stars
The Formation of the Council
Contact
This Ones Religion(A look at the Hanar relationship)
Quarian Sorrow
Sanctuary for the Drell
The Shepherd of the Stars: Autobiography of Tiberius Shepard included with purchase
Overview of History
The History of Man's ascent to the stars is a story wrapped in myth and supported by fact. Some believe our ascent as the will of the Gods, others see it as an incredible coincidence, and still others believe it is all a conspiracy, but I tell you good reader, all the things you are about to read are facts, and supported by the Empire's top scientists.
We all know the story, the Bellators came and uplifted our species, and bestowed upon us the Mandate. While we cannot confirm scientifically the Gods or the Mandate, we can confirm that these are the words that the VIII Bellators speak through the Sacred Scrolls, but on to the point.
The First Emperor was Jadaron, the leader of the Bellators, who, according to the sacred scrolls, ascended into Godhood upon his death. He ruled the Empire until his ascension at the age of one hundred and sixty three. What he accomplished in his time as ruler is consider to be what laid the foundation for the Empires success.
According to the Sacred Scrolls Jardaron ordered that all children, male or female, born after the Bellators arrival, were to be rounded up and taken to their ship, now known as the Temple of Jardaron, for education and training. 'All the children born of you, oh women of Rome, shall receive the gift of our wisdom, so that you, Man, may be molded in our likeness'-Declarations of Jadaron. This had a remarkable effect on the class system of Rome at the time. The Bellators saw no difference between slave, plebian, or patrician, and because of this the system was sociologically done away with within a decade.
Technological advancements, were by all accounts miraculous. Rome went from the iron age, to the space age over night. Literally, it is written in the texts that the Temple of Jadaron was able to fly to a nearby celestial body, most likely the planet Mars or Luna, and bring back star ships, one of which serves as the basis for the Capital building of Terra Nova today. 'Behold, I Moab, who have bestowed the wisdom of knowledge upon you shall bring back wonders which will aid in the Mandate, and help you unite your separated brethren here on Terra, just as Minerva spoke her wisdom to us, so we shall speak our wisdom to you. So you shall unite Terra under one banner.' - Wisdom of Moab
Moab had no shortage of wisdom, and those in Rome took to his message of uniting the separated brothers of Terra together, in order to fullfill the Mandate, a task made easier when the first Centurions emerged from the Temple of Jadaron. The Centurions were the children who had been educated by the Bellators, as confirmed in the Sacred Scroll Foundations. With the Centurions being educated in the martial ways of the Bellators, and being equipped with Bellator weapons, and retrofitted armor, their first task was subjugating all the barbarians to the North. In five short years they completed this task and although the Romans wanted to see the barbarians killed or enslaved for all the bad blood between them Vasha persuaded the people of Rome to instead to share their culture and to bring the barbarians and their descendents into the Empire. 'Children of Prometheus, were you not ignorant before we bestowed our wisdom upon you? Look not on your brothers in hatred, but in love find common ground and bring these separated brethren into the light of the Empire.' - The Mercies of Vasha
With zeal unmatched the Empire continued to grow and within fifty years it stretched from Hibernia to India. In this time, the first manmade spacecraft took to the stars, and with the Centurions possessing the knowledge of the Bellators the first of them created what can be considered a 'modern' city out of Rome.
Sadly, the VIII Bellators all eventually met their ends, and all radically different. If we are to believe what is written Jadaron ascended to the stars, Meriole passed quietly in her sleep, Constel at the age of one hundred and fifty ventured into the forests to never be seen again, Moab died after travelling with the first colonists to Terra Nova(He is still entombed there), Ruden died from complications with injuries he recieved fighting the Messosum so long ago, Sfigosen peacefully went during his meditations, Nilrine died during a hunt, and Vasha's fate was a mystery, but some say she was looked over by death and became the virtue mercy incarnate.
Now when I say die, you must understand what death means. For the Bellator death does not exist, they dwell in Elysium after this life. The place where all Bellator travel to after death, 'Fear not you Children of Prometheus, for I go to that place where I shall live a blessed and happy life, and indulge in peace. If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. For you are in Elysium, and you have earned your spot amongst the Heroes of old and the Sons of Mars! What we do in life echoes in eternity.' - The Elysian Fields
Fortunately when the VIII passed their children were there to continue with their legacy, and the wisdom of their parents was bestowed upon them, 'For we will not leave you as orphans, but will give our minds to our children so that they may carry on when we must travel to the next world.'- The Burden of Eln
The children of the VIII are as follows, Eln(Son of Jadaron, and Meriole), Miritola(Daughter of Vasha and Sfigosen), and Vactom(Son of Nilrine and Ruden). These three composed the Triumvirate, and while Eln became Emperor with Miritola as his bride, Vactom took control of the military. They could not have become leaders at a better time either, the Empire was transforming the world into modern masterpiece. Most of the Afro-Eurasian continent was under the control of the Empire, and the colonies of Terra Nova, and Elysium were well underway.
Within the next century the whole of Terra was under the control of the Empire. In this time the Trimvirate passed. Eln and Miritola only had one heir, a daughter named Givos. Givos was alone in the galaxy..the last of the Martian line. Determined, she spent time studying the sacred scrolls and consulting the High priests. She created a set doctrine on the history of her people, she died peacefully at the young age of ninety seven. On her death her writings were admitted into the sacred scrolls. Her writings are known as The Meditations of Givos.
With the end of the age of Bellators, a power vaccuum became present that needed to be filled, but everyone knew no one Man could fill the role that rightfully belonged to a Bellator, so a council was established, each councilor representing the needs of the people. A Science councilor was elected out of the top scientific officials, the Senior Military official would represent the military, The Oracle(The Head Priest of the faith) would represent the cultural needs of the Empire, and finally the business sector would elect one of their own to represent them.
This continued for three hundred years, with our species preparing for the day when the Messosum would return, and yes we were eventually attacked, but not by those we were preparing to fight, but by a race known as the Batarians looking to enslave our people. In retaliation we occupied two of their systems before the Citadel council intervened on their behalf.
Having just ended a costly war with a race known as the Krogan, rather than fight they opened up diplomatic relations, but upon learning of the Citadel our people refused to open an embassy, and we warned them that the Citadel itself was a trap.
Curious, they asked us why we believed this and we gave them information on the Bellators and our history with them. Most of the races of the Citadel dismissed our Sacred Scrolls and history as superstitious nonsense at first, all except the Hanar. Despite our tombs, video, and photographic evidence of the Bellators, the Citadel Council refused to believe that they were in fact the Protheans, as they are called in Citadel Space.
The Hanar did not take kindly to this, for they worship the what they call the Enkindlers, another name for the Sons of Mars. Apparantly the Bellators had given the Hanar the gift of speech, and the Hanar, in turn worshipped them as Gods.
Upon hearing of our shared beliefs, many Hanar left the Citadel, with the exception of their ambassador. The Temple of Jadaron, and the Tomb of Moab have became popular pilgrimage sites for the Hanar.
For awhile all seemed to be quiet in the Universe, the Citadel Council continued to ignorantly dwell in their cursed Citadel, while Humanity continued to prepare for the return of the Messosum, but this peace was not to last. The Quarians, in their arrogance created life where there was none, and unleashed the puppetmen known as Geth upon the galaxy.
The Citadel Council refused to help the Quarians, so naturally the Quarians pleaded with us to come to their aid. After much diliberation, it was decided that the Empire would go to war on behalf of the Quarians, and destroy their abominations.
Game luyn go ban phim. After three years of bloody war the Empire marched victoriously through the decimated streets of Rannoch, and although some Geth had escaped to unknown star systems, the Empire knows that if they are to return, we will know doubt be victorious.
The Quarians, not having anyone else to turn to petitioned for membership in the Empire. This was an unusual development, for no Alien world had ever been brought into the Imperial holdings. It took many months, but it was decided that the Quarian government would be desolved, and Imperial reforms would take place.
Soon after the Quarians became part of the Empire, our friends the Hanar petitioned to also come into the fold. It was almost unanimously agreed that the Hanar should become part of the Empire. The Council was not pleased with this development.
Just over a century after the Geth wars, a Hanar ship made contact with the Drell species. The Drell dwelt on a dying world, and our scientists predicted that their species would not survive. Taking pity upon them, we evacuated all eleven billion of the inhabitants of Rakhana. They were spread to all the colonies of the Empire, and integrated themselves almost immediately into imperial society.
Not much has happened since those days, but Humanity stands ready to face the Messosum, for we know our Mandate clear!
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Although I've been on hiatus for a while now, I've still been actively working on various maps and scenarios. One of them has revolved around revisiting one of my older maps here and giving it a major overhaul. After far too long, I feel it's finally ready to post online and share with everyone else.
This timeline is a bit different from anything else I've made. I don't think of it as alternate history, per se, but more.. parallel history or historic fantasy. While events don't exactly repeat themselves, they certainly rhyme and feel familiar to our own world, and I think the end product will be both alien and mundane, as the more things change the more they stay the same.
After nearly a century of calamity and civil war, Augustus Caesar successfully took the throne as the first Roman Emperor and brought about decades of unprecedented peace. However, his reign could not last forever, and in AD 14 (767 AUC) the Emperor shuffled off his mortal coil. While all of Rome gathered around his mausoleum, their cries were interrupted by the appearance of Mercury himself. The divine messenger announced that the revered Caesar had ascended into the pantheon of gods and would continue to preside over his subjects from the afterlife. Mourning turned to celebration, and a new star appeared in the sky to mark the occasion. A new Heroic Age had begun. Not since the Trojan war had the gods taken an active role in the world, at least in the West.
Drusus, known to history as Drusus the Lame due to his limp following a fall from his horse, soon took the reigns of the Empire. Campaigns into Germania and Marcomannia continued, and were finalized under his own son and successor, Emperor Germanicus. By the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty in AD 95 (848 AUC), Imperial borders stretched from the Elbe river in the north, the Saharan wastes to the south, and the Euphrates river to the east. The most important changes to come, however, were not from the various conquests, but from the internal reforms put into place by Emperor Vitus, who emerged victorious in the ensuing civil wars of the early second century and established a new dynasty of his own.
Among Vitus' reforms were a restructuring of the military, shifting the role of soldier's pay from their generals to the imperial throne. This also necessitated tax reform and the end of private tax farmers. Since soldiers also demanded sizable land grants upon retirement, this also encouraged the Empire to seek out new conquests. By this time, the rekindled magical arts coming out of the various temples and academies also began to play a larger role in outward expansion. Cultists of Jupiter could invoke his powers to control the weather in their armies' favor, while followers of Apollo could help heal and mend wounds. Neptune was frequently called upon to protect the navy, and Osiris saw increasing popularity for those hoping to give their loved ones an easier journey to the underworld. Magic at this point was almost entirely religious in nature, with little interest in discovering alternate sources.
The most formidable foe to the Empire continued to be the various dynasties of Persia. Rome was not the only civilization revisited by the gods, and Ahura Mazda, Mithra, Anahita, and others became more involved in the escalating wars. More and more powerful magic continued to be discovered and utilized in a theological arms race, which devastated the lands of Mesopotamia, Syria, Armenia, and beyond. It would not be until the reign of Emperor Valentine in AD 170 (923 AUC) that Rome would finally gain an edge, and even then victory only came through the help of new amazon and centaur auxiliaries from the north. His lover, main general, and successor would take on the royal name Parthicus in honor of this achievement.
Just as Alexander had before them, the Romans took an ever greater interest in India and Arabia following the war over Persia. Emperor Parthicus sent emissaries as far as the islands of Chryse and Argyre, bringing back with them tales of immense wealth and exotic races of both men and beast. Tributes and ambassadors flooded the Emperor's halls in Rome, and plans for further conquest were already being drawn up even before the last Persian rebels were subdued. In the wake of conquest, the Eastern gods did not fade away in defeat, but continued to have popular support from the common people. Some, like Mithra, actually became more powerful as Roman veterans began to worship him and bring his cult back home with them in retirement.
By this point, Rome's religious makeup began to shift. The endless local spirits and gods were now understood to not be actual individuals, but merely different manifestations of a handful of entities. Soldiers were slowly abandoning their sacrifices to Mars, Minerva, or Ares, and instead offered them to the universal God of War. The God of the Underworld could take on the forms of Hades, Anubis, Orcus, or dozens of others, depending on who it was interacting with. In this sense, the ancient concept of religious syncretism reached its logical conclusion. It was also in this time that other religious interpretations and sources of magic became more popular.
The first came from the tradition of the Jews, Platonists, and Akhenaten. While many people accepted that the thousands of gods were manifestations of merely a dozen, the monotheists took it one step further and believed even the handful of recognized deities were merely aspects of one, universal God. The exact nature of this god, and how best to worship it and invoke its magic, was hotly debated between the various groups, but their individual cults still came in and out of fashion throughout the generations.
The second group were the alchemists and philosophers. Influence from the East, and the rediscovery of lost Atlantean texts in Egypt, lead to a greater scientific understanding within the Empire. The properties of nature were slowly being uncovered, and with them came the exploitation of various new sources of magic and energy, such as magnetism from lodestones or electricity from amber. Atomism, the belief that everything in the universe is simply composed of atoms, including the gods themselves, was especially popular among the new generations of scholars. To them, there were no true gods at all, and the entities that claimed to be gods drew their power not from divine mysteries, but from a greater knowledge of the natural world. With a deep enough scientific understanding, then, it would be possible to supplant and even surpass the so-called gods.
In the ensuing centuries, the Empire again turned more inward. The end of the Livian dynasty founded by Emperor Vitus resulted in three decades of civil war and unrest. Powerful generals would take hold of the throne, only to be overthrown by another, or assassinated by their own praetorian guards. Regions such as Persia were able to successfully throw off imperial control, and remain independent for another generation. Foreign enemies were able to take advantage of this instability as well. Barbarians from the north, comprised of both wild men and 'troak', half-human half-wolf hybrids, were able to push south and settle in formerly Roman lands. This instability lead to the establishment of Istantium as a second, more defensible, capital. Despite endless squabbling among the Romans, it was a warlord from one of these peoples who eventually claimed the throne and restored the peace.
Ulvane Gothicus founded the first of the 'barbarian dynasties' in AD 463 (1216 AUC). His armies were successfully able to integrate the various non-human peoples, such as the troak and giants, into the military, and from there the imperial bureaucracy itself. Regions that had been depopulated from decades of war, famine, and plague were quickly replenished by the incoming tribes. The increasingly diverse military was able to take full advantage of the different strengths each race could offer, which helped to secure the borders and push other invaders, such as the undefeated Huns, back to the steppes.
The largest change came from the introduction of another wave of gods. The Aesir had long been worshiped by the various tribes, and a smattering of eastern deities had grown into prominence. Among them was Crodone, a universal god who had become popular among the Slavs, Saxons, and a number of elvish clans. Just like Yahweh or Aten, Crodone was believed to be a universal God, and monotheism became widely popular in the coming centuries.
The Empire slowly recovered from its prolonged crisis and restored its former borders. Province by province, land were retaken, and soon enough the frontier was being pushed back yet again. To the east, this meant expansion into the steppe and assimilation of the various tribes and lost Greek colonies there. Emperor Hermone wished to fulfill Alexander's ancient dream and marched down into India to plunder its wealth, but was quickly crushed by the powerful kingdoms there. The Emperor himself was captured in battle, and kept prisoner the rest of his short life. To the south, the Empire became more interested in the African interior and slowly absorbed the trade cities along its coasts. As usual, the Empire's thirst for salt, gold, and slaves drew it into the unknown lands. However, once ivory's powerful medicinal properties were discovered, Roman filibusters also sought out better sources for it.
In AD 582 (1335 AUC) the last of the barbarian Emperors was deposed, and Roman rule was reestablished. By this point, of course, 'Roman' had grown to encompass more than just the Latin people. The human-centric Empire had slowly begun to view all of its 'civilized' human subjects as being Roman, and even then that definition was becoming too narrow. Various reforms meant that anyone could gain citizenship through military service, regardless of tribal or racial background. The Babylonian dynasty founded by Emperor Sargones, named so after its ancestral homeland, was considered thoroughly Roman by most of its contemporaries.
The short-lived Babylonians were themselves displaced by the Arabian conquests, which resulted in Emperor Mohametus taking the throne in AD 625 (1378 AUC). The monotheism of Crodone went into decline, and was replaced by the monotheism of Elaha or Allah, who was identified with Yahweh and Jehovah. Despite this, other cults still grew and spread, such as that of Hubal. The Hashemian dynasty saw a flourishing in scholastic knowledge and magical arts. Part of this came from the teachings and study of various djinn and new access to items of great power such as the Black Stone. Another part came from the final invasion of Axum, and the plundering of the many libraries and universities there.
The Hashemians proved to be more resilient than the dynasties that came before, and helped streamline imperial bureaucracy. The various types of provinces, colonies, and imperial holdings were consolidated into simple, politically equal provinces. Italia, which had once been the heartland of the Empire, was broken up into three provinces and became just another region. Istantium was renovated and expanded, and the wealth of the vast Empire went into building amazing new temples and academies. By this point the city had become the sole capital of the Empire.
Growing borders and better technology had helped to turn the world into a smaller place. Roman explorers began to sail down the western coast of Africa, and eventually circumnavigated the continent to prove the eastern and western oceans were connected. Expeditions into the open ocean itself also took off in search of any remains of Atlantis and the invaluable ruins it would contain. While many small, uninhabited islands were found, they mostly only served as penal colonies in this period. Roman merchants were reaching the southern coast of Serica with more regularity, and brought back alchemical manuscripts and legends of an immortal Emperor.
As with everything, this golden age eventually came to an end. While the large construction projects and massive expeditions into the unknown brought glory, they also quickly drained imperial coffers. Roman society itself was also becoming more unstable as the various religious schools clashed. For centuries monotheists had fought against the old pagan beliefs, and whenever those pagans were able to retake the throne they repaid the monotheists in kind. The senate and imperial courts were increasingly subjected to religious purges, and many expensive temples were torn down and burned, only to be rebuilt by the next Emperor to continue the cycle over. The gods, or God, became increasingly silent on these affairs, and magic in the West began to go back into decline.
The period between the tenth and thirteenth centuries has been known as a dark age to historians. The benefits of free trade across most of the known world broke down as civil wars erupted and regional rulers became more powerful. The pagans and the monotheists regularly burned one another's books, and both destroyed the heretical works of the atomists, resulting in a shortage of surviving technical knowledge and historical records. Many regions became de facto independent, and only claimed to be ruling in the name of any of the dozen men fighting for the throne at any given time.
An end to this Dark Age came with the appearance of Artorius from the north-western corners of the Empire. His exact origin has been lost to time, but countless legends abound. It is widely believed he was descended from a line of old Roman aristocracy, whose ancestry was traced to the ancient heroes and gods themselves. After the spirit of Augustus (or God, depending on the source) brought Artorius to Attila's lost grave, the young man rediscovered the Sword of Mars and began to use its power to rally armies around him. He was able to cut through the petty kingdoms and decayed imperial government alike, and reforged the Empire once again, just in time to celebrate the 2,000th anniversary of the founding of Rome. Emperor Artorius would come to use the phoenix as his dynasty's symbol, representing Rome's continual fall and rising from the ashes.
The renewed peace was soon tested by the oncoming hordes from the steppe. The Mongols, backed by Tengri and herds of tulpar (pegasi), came crashing down against the eastern borders and overwhelmed numerous provinces. They reached as far as Baghdad and threatened the great library there before finally being pushed back. While Rome had become experienced in fighting the nomadic tribes of Asia, the Mongols were fiercer, more advanced, and better organized than any foe they had faced in the region before. Helping them were armies and engineers captured from the distant lands of Cathay and Serica. This deadly war for survival pushed Roman priests and alchemists to their limits to use their magic to aid the military, just as the Persian wars had a millennium before. Empress Laurentine would come to a peace settlement with the great Khan in AD 1368 (2121 AUC), offering yearly tributes to their eastern neighbor and letting them focus on their invasion of India, a much bigger prize.
With much of the eastern border being militarized and made more hostile to traders, the silk road had started to decline, and Roman merchants began to look for new trade routes. Knowledge of Atlantic islands was already ancient by this point, and a few ships had already been blown off course when trying to go around Africa, landing in a strange land full of jungles and strange peoples. There were also stories of the Norse and Celts who sailed along the arctic and settled new lands there. Up until this point, however, they had all been of little interest. But now that the path overland was less reliable, some had hoped that it would be possible to reach the East by island-hopping across the immense ocean. Empress Laurentine funded the first of these fleets, and this policy continued under her successor Emperor Cibio. By AD 1392 (2145 AUC), one of these fleets finally made landfall in the great Western continent.
It did not take long for Djiscos, the explorer heading the fleet, to realize they didn't make it to East Asia. Over the following decades, outposts were established, and the tropical islands of the Caribbean were colonized. While further expeditions have pushed deeper into the continent, spurred on by legends of a fountain of youth and cities of gold, there has been little territorial progress on the mainland itself. Instead, Rome has maintained diplomatic relations with the Nahua and Maya kingdoms to the west, and the Decembrians in the south (named for the council of ten who rule their confederacy) have grown rich by acting as middlemen between the Roman islands and the Incan empire.
The year is now AD 1492 (2245 AUC), and tensions along the east have risen once again. The Mongols have been overthrown from both Serica and India, but still remain an ever-present threat. Now, a new enemy called Rome threatens them as it marches its armies east and slowly picks away at small regions to the northwest and south. The Empire is in need of new conquests to fill its treasury, and it finds ripe targets all around. While the government is preparing for new wars, the theologians and alchemists themselves are hard at work pushing the boundaries of science and magic. The atomists have started to regain power, and are slowly discovering the true potential of coal to usurp the gods themselves.
This timeline is a bit different from anything else I've made. I don't think of it as alternate history, per se, but more.. parallel history or historic fantasy. While events don't exactly repeat themselves, they certainly rhyme and feel familiar to our own world, and I think the end product will be both alien and mundane, as the more things change the more they stay the same.
After nearly a century of calamity and civil war, Augustus Caesar successfully took the throne as the first Roman Emperor and brought about decades of unprecedented peace. However, his reign could not last forever, and in AD 14 (767 AUC) the Emperor shuffled off his mortal coil. While all of Rome gathered around his mausoleum, their cries were interrupted by the appearance of Mercury himself. The divine messenger announced that the revered Caesar had ascended into the pantheon of gods and would continue to preside over his subjects from the afterlife. Mourning turned to celebration, and a new star appeared in the sky to mark the occasion. A new Heroic Age had begun. Not since the Trojan war had the gods taken an active role in the world, at least in the West.
Drusus, known to history as Drusus the Lame due to his limp following a fall from his horse, soon took the reigns of the Empire. Campaigns into Germania and Marcomannia continued, and were finalized under his own son and successor, Emperor Germanicus. By the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty in AD 95 (848 AUC), Imperial borders stretched from the Elbe river in the north, the Saharan wastes to the south, and the Euphrates river to the east. The most important changes to come, however, were not from the various conquests, but from the internal reforms put into place by Emperor Vitus, who emerged victorious in the ensuing civil wars of the early second century and established a new dynasty of his own.
Among Vitus' reforms were a restructuring of the military, shifting the role of soldier's pay from their generals to the imperial throne. This also necessitated tax reform and the end of private tax farmers. Since soldiers also demanded sizable land grants upon retirement, this also encouraged the Empire to seek out new conquests. By this time, the rekindled magical arts coming out of the various temples and academies also began to play a larger role in outward expansion. Cultists of Jupiter could invoke his powers to control the weather in their armies' favor, while followers of Apollo could help heal and mend wounds. Neptune was frequently called upon to protect the navy, and Osiris saw increasing popularity for those hoping to give their loved ones an easier journey to the underworld. Magic at this point was almost entirely religious in nature, with little interest in discovering alternate sources.
The most formidable foe to the Empire continued to be the various dynasties of Persia. Rome was not the only civilization revisited by the gods, and Ahura Mazda, Mithra, Anahita, and others became more involved in the escalating wars. More and more powerful magic continued to be discovered and utilized in a theological arms race, which devastated the lands of Mesopotamia, Syria, Armenia, and beyond. It would not be until the reign of Emperor Valentine in AD 170 (923 AUC) that Rome would finally gain an edge, and even then victory only came through the help of new amazon and centaur auxiliaries from the north. His lover, main general, and successor would take on the royal name Parthicus in honor of this achievement.
Just as Alexander had before them, the Romans took an ever greater interest in India and Arabia following the war over Persia. Emperor Parthicus sent emissaries as far as the islands of Chryse and Argyre, bringing back with them tales of immense wealth and exotic races of both men and beast. Tributes and ambassadors flooded the Emperor's halls in Rome, and plans for further conquest were already being drawn up even before the last Persian rebels were subdued. In the wake of conquest, the Eastern gods did not fade away in defeat, but continued to have popular support from the common people. Some, like Mithra, actually became more powerful as Roman veterans began to worship him and bring his cult back home with them in retirement.
By this point, Rome's religious makeup began to shift. The endless local spirits and gods were now understood to not be actual individuals, but merely different manifestations of a handful of entities. Soldiers were slowly abandoning their sacrifices to Mars, Minerva, or Ares, and instead offered them to the universal God of War. The God of the Underworld could take on the forms of Hades, Anubis, Orcus, or dozens of others, depending on who it was interacting with. In this sense, the ancient concept of religious syncretism reached its logical conclusion. It was also in this time that other religious interpretations and sources of magic became more popular.
The first came from the tradition of the Jews, Platonists, and Akhenaten. While many people accepted that the thousands of gods were manifestations of merely a dozen, the monotheists took it one step further and believed even the handful of recognized deities were merely aspects of one, universal God. The exact nature of this god, and how best to worship it and invoke its magic, was hotly debated between the various groups, but their individual cults still came in and out of fashion throughout the generations.
The second group were the alchemists and philosophers. Influence from the East, and the rediscovery of lost Atlantean texts in Egypt, lead to a greater scientific understanding within the Empire. The properties of nature were slowly being uncovered, and with them came the exploitation of various new sources of magic and energy, such as magnetism from lodestones or electricity from amber. Atomism, the belief that everything in the universe is simply composed of atoms, including the gods themselves, was especially popular among the new generations of scholars. To them, there were no true gods at all, and the entities that claimed to be gods drew their power not from divine mysteries, but from a greater knowledge of the natural world. With a deep enough scientific understanding, then, it would be possible to supplant and even surpass the so-called gods.
In the ensuing centuries, the Empire again turned more inward. The end of the Livian dynasty founded by Emperor Vitus resulted in three decades of civil war and unrest. Powerful generals would take hold of the throne, only to be overthrown by another, or assassinated by their own praetorian guards. Regions such as Persia were able to successfully throw off imperial control, and remain independent for another generation. Foreign enemies were able to take advantage of this instability as well. Barbarians from the north, comprised of both wild men and 'troak', half-human half-wolf hybrids, were able to push south and settle in formerly Roman lands. This instability lead to the establishment of Istantium as a second, more defensible, capital. Despite endless squabbling among the Romans, it was a warlord from one of these peoples who eventually claimed the throne and restored the peace.
Ulvane Gothicus founded the first of the 'barbarian dynasties' in AD 463 (1216 AUC). His armies were successfully able to integrate the various non-human peoples, such as the troak and giants, into the military, and from there the imperial bureaucracy itself. Regions that had been depopulated from decades of war, famine, and plague were quickly replenished by the incoming tribes. The increasingly diverse military was able to take full advantage of the different strengths each race could offer, which helped to secure the borders and push other invaders, such as the undefeated Huns, back to the steppes.
The largest change came from the introduction of another wave of gods. The Aesir had long been worshiped by the various tribes, and a smattering of eastern deities had grown into prominence. Among them was Crodone, a universal god who had become popular among the Slavs, Saxons, and a number of elvish clans. Just like Yahweh or Aten, Crodone was believed to be a universal God, and monotheism became widely popular in the coming centuries.
The Empire slowly recovered from its prolonged crisis and restored its former borders. Province by province, land were retaken, and soon enough the frontier was being pushed back yet again. To the east, this meant expansion into the steppe and assimilation of the various tribes and lost Greek colonies there. Emperor Hermone wished to fulfill Alexander's ancient dream and marched down into India to plunder its wealth, but was quickly crushed by the powerful kingdoms there. The Emperor himself was captured in battle, and kept prisoner the rest of his short life. To the south, the Empire became more interested in the African interior and slowly absorbed the trade cities along its coasts. As usual, the Empire's thirst for salt, gold, and slaves drew it into the unknown lands. However, once ivory's powerful medicinal properties were discovered, Roman filibusters also sought out better sources for it.
In AD 582 (1335 AUC) the last of the barbarian Emperors was deposed, and Roman rule was reestablished. By this point, of course, 'Roman' had grown to encompass more than just the Latin people. The human-centric Empire had slowly begun to view all of its 'civilized' human subjects as being Roman, and even then that definition was becoming too narrow. Various reforms meant that anyone could gain citizenship through military service, regardless of tribal or racial background. The Babylonian dynasty founded by Emperor Sargones, named so after its ancestral homeland, was considered thoroughly Roman by most of its contemporaries.
The short-lived Babylonians were themselves displaced by the Arabian conquests, which resulted in Emperor Mohametus taking the throne in AD 625 (1378 AUC). The monotheism of Crodone went into decline, and was replaced by the monotheism of Elaha or Allah, who was identified with Yahweh and Jehovah. Despite this, other cults still grew and spread, such as that of Hubal. The Hashemian dynasty saw a flourishing in scholastic knowledge and magical arts. Part of this came from the teachings and study of various djinn and new access to items of great power such as the Black Stone. Another part came from the final invasion of Axum, and the plundering of the many libraries and universities there.
The Hashemians proved to be more resilient than the dynasties that came before, and helped streamline imperial bureaucracy. The various types of provinces, colonies, and imperial holdings were consolidated into simple, politically equal provinces. Italia, which had once been the heartland of the Empire, was broken up into three provinces and became just another region. Istantium was renovated and expanded, and the wealth of the vast Empire went into building amazing new temples and academies. By this point the city had become the sole capital of the Empire.
Growing borders and better technology had helped to turn the world into a smaller place. Roman explorers began to sail down the western coast of Africa, and eventually circumnavigated the continent to prove the eastern and western oceans were connected. Expeditions into the open ocean itself also took off in search of any remains of Atlantis and the invaluable ruins it would contain. While many small, uninhabited islands were found, they mostly only served as penal colonies in this period. Roman merchants were reaching the southern coast of Serica with more regularity, and brought back alchemical manuscripts and legends of an immortal Emperor.
As with everything, this golden age eventually came to an end. While the large construction projects and massive expeditions into the unknown brought glory, they also quickly drained imperial coffers. Roman society itself was also becoming more unstable as the various religious schools clashed. For centuries monotheists had fought against the old pagan beliefs, and whenever those pagans were able to retake the throne they repaid the monotheists in kind. The senate and imperial courts were increasingly subjected to religious purges, and many expensive temples were torn down and burned, only to be rebuilt by the next Emperor to continue the cycle over. The gods, or God, became increasingly silent on these affairs, and magic in the West began to go back into decline.
The period between the tenth and thirteenth centuries has been known as a dark age to historians. The benefits of free trade across most of the known world broke down as civil wars erupted and regional rulers became more powerful. The pagans and the monotheists regularly burned one another's books, and both destroyed the heretical works of the atomists, resulting in a shortage of surviving technical knowledge and historical records. Many regions became de facto independent, and only claimed to be ruling in the name of any of the dozen men fighting for the throne at any given time.
An end to this Dark Age came with the appearance of Artorius from the north-western corners of the Empire. His exact origin has been lost to time, but countless legends abound. It is widely believed he was descended from a line of old Roman aristocracy, whose ancestry was traced to the ancient heroes and gods themselves. After the spirit of Augustus (or God, depending on the source) brought Artorius to Attila's lost grave, the young man rediscovered the Sword of Mars and began to use its power to rally armies around him. He was able to cut through the petty kingdoms and decayed imperial government alike, and reforged the Empire once again, just in time to celebrate the 2,000th anniversary of the founding of Rome. Emperor Artorius would come to use the phoenix as his dynasty's symbol, representing Rome's continual fall and rising from the ashes.
The renewed peace was soon tested by the oncoming hordes from the steppe. The Mongols, backed by Tengri and herds of tulpar (pegasi), came crashing down against the eastern borders and overwhelmed numerous provinces. They reached as far as Baghdad and threatened the great library there before finally being pushed back. While Rome had become experienced in fighting the nomadic tribes of Asia, the Mongols were fiercer, more advanced, and better organized than any foe they had faced in the region before. Helping them were armies and engineers captured from the distant lands of Cathay and Serica. This deadly war for survival pushed Roman priests and alchemists to their limits to use their magic to aid the military, just as the Persian wars had a millennium before. Empress Laurentine would come to a peace settlement with the great Khan in AD 1368 (2121 AUC), offering yearly tributes to their eastern neighbor and letting them focus on their invasion of India, a much bigger prize.
With much of the eastern border being militarized and made more hostile to traders, the silk road had started to decline, and Roman merchants began to look for new trade routes. Knowledge of Atlantic islands was already ancient by this point, and a few ships had already been blown off course when trying to go around Africa, landing in a strange land full of jungles and strange peoples. There were also stories of the Norse and Celts who sailed along the arctic and settled new lands there. Up until this point, however, they had all been of little interest. But now that the path overland was less reliable, some had hoped that it would be possible to reach the East by island-hopping across the immense ocean. Empress Laurentine funded the first of these fleets, and this policy continued under her successor Emperor Cibio. By AD 1392 (2145 AUC), one of these fleets finally made landfall in the great Western continent.
It did not take long for Djiscos, the explorer heading the fleet, to realize they didn't make it to East Asia. Over the following decades, outposts were established, and the tropical islands of the Caribbean were colonized. While further expeditions have pushed deeper into the continent, spurred on by legends of a fountain of youth and cities of gold, there has been little territorial progress on the mainland itself. Instead, Rome has maintained diplomatic relations with the Nahua and Maya kingdoms to the west, and the Decembrians in the south (named for the council of ten who rule their confederacy) have grown rich by acting as middlemen between the Roman islands and the Incan empire.
The year is now AD 1492 (2245 AUC), and tensions along the east have risen once again. The Mongols have been overthrown from both Serica and India, but still remain an ever-present threat. Now, a new enemy called Rome threatens them as it marches its armies east and slowly picks away at small regions to the northwest and south. The Empire is in need of new conquests to fill its treasury, and it finds ripe targets all around. While the government is preparing for new wars, the theologians and alchemists themselves are hard at work pushing the boundaries of science and magic. The atomists have started to regain power, and are slowly discovering the true potential of coal to usurp the gods themselves.
Most impressive indeed! I don't suppose there's more to this history?
It's great! but I have a question, why is the capital city called 'Istantium'? Is not it Byzantium or Constantinople?
Thank you. Over the centuries it simply became common to use the local name, based on the Greek word for 'the city', and was eventually officially adopted by the government.On a meta level, I also really like the name because I think it incorporates the three historic names of the city (Istanbul, Constantinople, Byzantium) in a nice aesthetic way.
I don't intrude other people's discussions like this and especially not if they're about one year old discussions but I think this name for Istanbul/Constantinople/Byzantium is a genius idea !
I love it! This would make an amazing setting for a fantasy novel, with familiar stuff from both RL and fantasy tropes fused into a new, cool world. I have a couple of questions, though..
-How 'fantastic' is this world? Magic seems to be widespread, but it is everywhere or it is secluded to a caste of priests and mages? Also, there are several fantastic beings, both animals (pegasi, dragons?..) and humanoids (giants, elves, centaurs, several species of Beastmen..), but are there more (griffons, trolls, ogres, orcs, dwarfs, lizardmen..) and what role do they play?
-Moving to more 'mundane' things, how has Latin evolutionated? Are there new dialects or languages derivated from it? How has been other languages (Celtic and Germanic languages, Greek, Persian..) influated?
-How different are the cultures throughout the Empire? Do they remain distinct, have been fully assimilated or are they still distinct but have a layer of 'Romanitas' that binds them together?
-How is technology like? I have the feeling of it being Renaissance-era like, maybe with with a bit of steampunk by the part of the atomists.
-Why hasn't Rome conquered Scandinavia and the Slavic lands?
-How have the Americas been affected by the Romans? Have European diseases been as bad as OTL or did magic healers and Roman doctors help reduce the death toll? And how have the new technologies and items (metal-working, horses, Old World livestock and crops..) affected the region?
-Do they have gunpowder and firearms? How does the army look like?
Sorry for posting so many questions, but it's just that I love this timeline and would like to know more.
Keep up the good work!
-How 'fantastic' is this world? Magic seems to be widespread, but it is everywhere or it is secluded to a caste of priests and mages? Also, there are several fantastic beings, both animals (pegasi, dragons?..) and humanoids (giants, elves, centaurs, several species of Beastmen..), but are there more (griffons, trolls, ogres, orcs, dwarfs, lizardmen..) and what role do they play?
-Moving to more 'mundane' things, how has Latin evolutionated? Are there new dialects or languages derivated from it? How has been other languages (Celtic and Germanic languages, Greek, Persian..) influated?
-How different are the cultures throughout the Empire? Do they remain distinct, have been fully assimilated or are they still distinct but have a layer of 'Romanitas' that binds them together?
-How is technology like? I have the feeling of it being Renaissance-era like, maybe with with a bit of steampunk by the part of the atomists.
-Why hasn't Rome conquered Scandinavia and the Slavic lands?
-How have the Americas been affected by the Romans? Have European diseases been as bad as OTL or did magic healers and Roman doctors help reduce the death toll? And how have the new technologies and items (metal-working, horses, Old World livestock and crops..) affected the region?
-Do they have gunpowder and firearms? How does the army look like?
Sorry for posting so many questions, but it's just that I love this timeline and would like to know more.
Keep up the good work!
Thank you! I have been thinking about this setting for a while, and I think I'd like to adapt it into an RPG in some way.
-Magic is fairly widespread, though not as much as in DnD or other high fantasy settings. The two forms of magic (divine and alchemical) both require a fair amount of time to study and master, so they won't usually be used for mundane things. Magic comes easier for some races, either due to divine favor or greater intelligence or longer lifespans. For spirits of various types, magic is part of their nature so they could all be considered magic users by default. However, all of these races remain minorities for the most part. Most of Earth is still made up of humans, except in some specific regions.
-Latin has continued to evolve, and I try to show that through some place or character names. The language would have many divergent dialects, but the government tries to reign them in to make administration easier. Think of Ecclesiastical Latin compared to Spanish, Italian, etc. Greek and Persian have had the greatest outside influence on the language(s).
-I think the first and third options are the most accurate. Just like the actual Roman Empire, many local groups still maintain their local languages, customs, etc. while also identifying themselves as Roman citizens. Someone would think of themselves as a 'Celtic Roman' or 'Persian Roman', just like someone today might consider themselves a 'Texan American'.
-Technology can be a bit of a mixed-bag. Why bother developing better ships when you can pray to the God of the Ocean to give you safe passage through the seas? Even then, though, things haven't been stagnant. The Atomists have indeed been on the forefront of advancement, since they want to operate without the need for divine approval or help. Their technology slowly trickles down to the other groups after some time. It's good to sail the ocean with a trireme blessed by Neptune, but better to sail it in a caravel blessed by Neptune.
-Mostly due to lack of interest. Organized kingdoms have developed there, and they feel it would be too much of a fight for too little to gain. Worthwhile conquerors would rather go to India, or Mesoamerica, or somewhere else where there's more money and resources to be found. Things will change, however, once amber starts to become more valuable, and the 'better conquests' are all finished.
-The presence of magic has kept the Americas much more populated and resistant to conquest. The Romans have been much more focused on valuable regions like the Caribbean or Andes, with little interest for most of North America. Those regions will start to face more pressure just like Scandinavia, though.
-Yes, though it's mostly only the Atomists who have them still.
Thanks again for the interest, and don't worry about the questions. I love being able to think of all the different aspects of the world and flesh them out.
-Magic is fairly widespread, though not as much as in DnD or other high fantasy settings. The two forms of magic (divine and alchemical) both require a fair amount of time to study and master, so they won't usually be used for mundane things. Magic comes easier for some races, either due to divine favor or greater intelligence or longer lifespans. For spirits of various types, magic is part of their nature so they could all be considered magic users by default. However, all of these races remain minorities for the most part. Most of Earth is still made up of humans, except in some specific regions.
-Latin has continued to evolve, and I try to show that through some place or character names. The language would have many divergent dialects, but the government tries to reign them in to make administration easier. Think of Ecclesiastical Latin compared to Spanish, Italian, etc. Greek and Persian have had the greatest outside influence on the language(s).
-I think the first and third options are the most accurate. Just like the actual Roman Empire, many local groups still maintain their local languages, customs, etc. while also identifying themselves as Roman citizens. Someone would think of themselves as a 'Celtic Roman' or 'Persian Roman', just like someone today might consider themselves a 'Texan American'.
-Technology can be a bit of a mixed-bag. Why bother developing better ships when you can pray to the God of the Ocean to give you safe passage through the seas? Even then, though, things haven't been stagnant. The Atomists have indeed been on the forefront of advancement, since they want to operate without the need for divine approval or help. Their technology slowly trickles down to the other groups after some time. It's good to sail the ocean with a trireme blessed by Neptune, but better to sail it in a caravel blessed by Neptune.
-Mostly due to lack of interest. Organized kingdoms have developed there, and they feel it would be too much of a fight for too little to gain. Worthwhile conquerors would rather go to India, or Mesoamerica, or somewhere else where there's more money and resources to be found. Things will change, however, once amber starts to become more valuable, and the 'better conquests' are all finished.
-The presence of magic has kept the Americas much more populated and resistant to conquest. The Romans have been much more focused on valuable regions like the Caribbean or Andes, with little interest for most of North America. Those regions will start to face more pressure just like Scandinavia, though.
-Yes, though it's mostly only the Atomists who have them still.
Thanks again for the interest, and don't worry about the questions. I love being able to think of all the different aspects of the world and flesh them out.
wow i really love this map and timeline, will you expand this universe ? also if gods and magic exist, does that mean that tales like atlantis are also true in this world ?
Thank you, and yes I do have plans to make different installments and versions of the map. I've been kicking an idea around of making a 'medieval' instead of 'classical' version. Atlantis did indeed exist in this world, but they were brought down by their own hubris. There are a number of lost lands that have sunk under the sea.
uhhh a medieval version would be interesting, would that cover the byzantine empire that rises again then? or this roman empire but during the 1400's ?
I was thinking more along the lines of the Holy Roman Empire, but the Byzantines would appear too.
very nice cant wait to see, is that already in the works ?
Yes, I've been working on it on and off for a little while now. I think it's started to evolve into something a little different as well.
So first of all, This map is absolutely incredible, and second is you mentioned the Norse and Celts sailing along the arctic and founding new lands, So would there be Norse and Celtic kingdoms along coasts of Newfoundland and the maritime's?
Thank you, and yes it does mean there are some long-lost Norse and Celtic colonies scattered around the New World. There are many legends of mysterious western islands in their folklore, and also legends of lost colonies here in America that are interesting to play with.
Amazing work!!! I love the style, the names and the scenario.
This is an incredibly well thought, detailed and evocative thought experiment! If I may be allowed to write down a totally non-canon idea it instantly inspired..
'Meanwhile, the armies of the Emperor of Nihon (well, to be precise of his Military Leader acting factually independently..but in the Emperor's revered name!) supported by the powers of nature made available by the Emperor's ancestor Amaterasu-omikami the Sun Goddess, her family members and the thousands of subsidiary kami, continue to push farther and farther into Asian mainland. Taking out their wrath on the Mongols after the latter's two attempts to invade Nihon in the late 2000s AUC were destroyed by the divine wind, as of 2245 AUC they have overthrown the Yuan Dynasty and prevented another from arising. They occupy all of Choson, much of northern Zhongguo and the Tungus states and other tribal areas to its north, and even parts of Mongolia itself.'
'Meanwhile, the armies of the Emperor of Nihon (well, to be precise of his Military Leader acting factually independently..but in the Emperor's revered name!) supported by the powers of nature made available by the Emperor's ancestor Amaterasu-omikami the Sun Goddess, her family members and the thousands of subsidiary kami, continue to push farther and farther into Asian mainland. Taking out their wrath on the Mongols after the latter's two attempts to invade Nihon in the late 2000s AUC were destroyed by the divine wind, as of 2245 AUC they have overthrown the Yuan Dynasty and prevented another from arising. They occupy all of Choson, much of northern Zhongguo and the Tungus states and other tribal areas to its north, and even parts of Mongolia itself.'
A fitting end to the Mongol rule, I think. I have always been interested in the idea of a foreign dynasty in China being founded by the Yamato.. Do you mind if I use pieces of this in the next update on the world? It could be interesting to see how the rest of the world is doing, and whether Japanese expansion will either help or hurt Roman conquest of the world.
Surely, and I have no attachment whatsoever to the details! I'm glad it didn't come across as stepping on your toes.
I will say that at least two-and-a-half possible problems with my previous thoughts have occurred to me: First, I wonder whether in this timeline, with literal godly power behind him the Emperor of Nihon might likely hold factual power himself rather than it being held by his military leader, father-in-law or the like depending on the moment. First and a half, that could also explain why, unlike in our timeline, the Yamato are unified enough at that time to carry out a war like this. Second, it occurs to me that the Ming Dynasty or something similar could still have been founded in the southern areas of Zhongguo, while the Yamato either controlled the north directly as a province or - as you suggest - founded a dynasty or transferred the Emperor's own seat there? Be it also said, all of this would put an entirely different spin on subsequent Yamato culture, because with all those Koreans, Han, Manchus and other Tungus, and every other kind of ethnic group (including magical ones) under their rule they could simply not enforce the kind of cultural purity/wiping out of all ethnic minorities (e.g. the Ainu) that they did in our world when contained for 350 years under the Tokugawa Shogunate solely within the confines of their islands.
I will say that at least two-and-a-half possible problems with my previous thoughts have occurred to me: First, I wonder whether in this timeline, with literal godly power behind him the Emperor of Nihon might likely hold factual power himself rather than it being held by his military leader, father-in-law or the like depending on the moment. First and a half, that could also explain why, unlike in our timeline, the Yamato are unified enough at that time to carry out a war like this. Second, it occurs to me that the Ming Dynasty or something similar could still have been founded in the southern areas of Zhongguo, while the Yamato either controlled the north directly as a province or - as you suggest - founded a dynasty or transferred the Emperor's own seat there? Be it also said, all of this would put an entirely different spin on subsequent Yamato culture, because with all those Koreans, Han, Manchus and other Tungus, and every other kind of ethnic group (including magical ones) under their rule they could simply not enforce the kind of cultural purity/wiping out of all ethnic minorities (e.g. the Ainu) that they did in our world when contained for 350 years under the Tokugawa Shogunate solely within the confines of their islands.
Not stepping on toes at all. I'm actually flattered that my post can attract this kind of attention and spur discussion.
The Japanese Emperor could go through periods of waning and waxing power, just as in our world. While he is descended from the sun god, it is also quite distant ancestry, and may not amount to much physical power by this point. The shogun and the daimyos themselves would also have access to magic and alchemy and use it to their advantage. This could explain why one of them was able to consolidate power.. or, it could lead to the islands being even more divided, since the presence of magic makes conquest even harder and the new races make the land even more diverse. There's a chance that Japan won't get the chance to rule over the Koreans, Manchu, or other human groups at all. Either way, the retreating Mongols will leave a huge power vacuum, and a number of groups will be vying to fill it, even if it leaves them very unstable and weaker in the long run.
The Japanese Emperor could go through periods of waning and waxing power, just as in our world. While he is descended from the sun god, it is also quite distant ancestry, and may not amount to much physical power by this point. The shogun and the daimyos themselves would also have access to magic and alchemy and use it to their advantage. This could explain why one of them was able to consolidate power.. or, it could lead to the islands being even more divided, since the presence of magic makes conquest even harder and the new races make the land even more diverse. There's a chance that Japan won't get the chance to rule over the Koreans, Manchu, or other human groups at all. Either way, the retreating Mongols will leave a huge power vacuum, and a number of groups will be vying to fill it, even if it leaves them very unstable and weaker in the long run.
Interesting construction with the circle and the cross^^
Interesting, so the name Germania would not appear anymore?
Or are those just subdivisions.
Or are those just subdivisions.
Germania would only refer to the small province along the Rhine by this point, but there would still be the idea of 'Germania Magna' for the surrounding provinces with similar languages and culture.