Imperium

The Great Empire (Magonian: Imperium Magnum), commonly known as The Empire, is a sovereign transcontinental country located on the central part of Arhet. Most of its territory is located on the continent, at the south of the Icarian Sea, and it also has a large number of islands in Mare Mercatorium and the Gregorian archipelago in Icarian Sea. It limits to the northwest with Ligaj Libra Leschinogerade and to the east with Thuidangardi Maubahiudi. The empire has an area of around 12 million km2.

The country is a parliamentary monarchy under a regional autonomy system. The current emperor is Gregorius IX, whose historical title is emperor-elect, despite the fact that the election system changed in 1720. The capital of the empire is Magium, a global city and financial center with a metropolitan population of 19.3 million. Other main cities are Orei, Milanum, Burdigala, Olympium and Tripolis.

Etymology
According to the early historian Fabius Musca, the inhabitants of the central imperial zone called the primitive empire as Imperium Aetherium, a compound word from the Proto-Magonian, using the words imperium (empire) and aetherium ("of the Ether/heaven"), making reference in the name to that the first emperor, Magius, descended from the sky and therefore they considered all their direct descendants as "gods of the Ether". From the south often visitors came to the emperors to honor their alliance to the rulers of Magium, after the end of Second Greco-Roman War. They often referred to the empire as the Imperios Magnos ("great empire" in Proto-Magonian), gradually this term came into usage in the 2nd century.

After the death of Levitatus II, his adoptive son Titanius II ascended the throne, becoming the first emperor who did not descend directly from Magius. The fact of not being a blood descendant of Magius made him considered "an earth god", for which reason the priests considered it offensive towards the gods of Ether to continue calling the empire as Imperium Aetherium. So they made the decision to officially start using the name Imperium Magnum, a modern version of "Imperios Magnos", originally used by visitors from the south. Some nearby civilizations called the region where Magium was found as Magonia, a word that literally means "land of mages". This term became very popular and became an alternative name for the empire, which is why it is used to refer to the inhabitants and the official language of the empire.

History
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