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Name of Nation: Empire of Carthage

Leader Name: Hannibal Barca XX

Location On Map: Tunis, Libya, Algeria, Spain, Sicily, Malta, Morocco (Not Southern Sahara), Cyprus, Crete, The Caribbean Islands, Corsica (and the Island Under it), Italy, Albania, Greece, Turkey.

Type of Government: Absolute Monarchy

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Brief History (2 to 3 paragraphs minimum):
The Point of Divergence in the Timeline of the Empire of Carthage is The Battle of Zama, on October 19th BC, in which Hannibal Barca manages to get to Zama in time of Scipio's attack and he succesfully pushes Scipio back the Rome, where the Punic Wars till continue.

Hannibal, now, with a reboosted Morale, plans to finally finish off the Romans, and so he begins to devise a plan to take all of Rome and place it under control of Carthage. Hannibal's plan was to send a fake attack in lower Italy that would draw Scipio out and then he would do a full on invasion of the city of Rome.

The Empire of Carthage successfully manages to draw out Scipio long enough for Hannibal to land in Rome with his ships, beginning what would be the end for Rome. By the time Scipio got back to Rome, it was in ashes, as the flag of Carthage was all that was left on the hills that was once the great city. By this time, Hannibal had captures the current Roman Ruler, and he was giving him a choice, sign for peace, letting Carthage conquer Rome, or Hannibal would burn every city in there nation to the ground. The leader of Rome decided to give up, and Hannibal had successfully taken Rome. Scipio was captured by Hannibal, and Scipio and the Roman Leader where both Sacrificed to the gods of Carthage.

When Hannibal returned home to Carthage, everyone cheered him, and he was crowned Emperor, ending the Republic. Hannibal's next step was to take all of Hispania from the tribes living in those areas, this began the Wars for Hispania. Hannibal began his invasions very strong, and ended with even more strength. Every tribe in Hannibal's path where destroyed and conquered into Hannibal's empire. Each one of the tribes leaders sacrificed to the gods of Carthage. Hannibal was considered a god amongst his people, and he was treated as one also, with no one even daring to defy his orders.

Hannibal's next order was just cruel, the Roman Republic had moved to the land known as Albania, attempting to recover influence in that region. The Republic was basically a nearly dead horse, except even more useless at this point. Hannibal declared the War to Destroy Rome, and well, lets just say, they where finally going to put the horse down, by decapitating it.  

Hannibal's forces landed in Albania on October 15th, 193 BC, and it was a massacre, every Roman Legion that attempted to go against Hannibal's army where annihilated by the sheer numbers and strength of Hannibal's army. Within 1 month, all of what was left of Rome was destroyed, leaving in its place an even stronger Carthage.

On November 19th, 193 BC, Rome officially gave up, and Carthage had wiped out there enemy for Good. The Next Year, Carthage began a campaign against the Peloponnesos, putting them at odds with Sparta, in what would be known as the Greco-Punic wars. Sparta called in the rest of the city states in Greece to fight against this new threat, and Hannibal did not expect this, the last he heard of the Greeks being united to fight was the war against the Persians, when they somehow succeeded to fight them off. This though, was different, Hannibal was not some weakling, ready to fall against a small city state, Hannibal was a true God King, and he would not lose.

King Nabis of Sparta sent his army to fight Hannibal in the region of Epirus, in what would be known as the Battle for Epirus. The Empire of Carthage had sent troops to fight in Athens, so only 1,000 troops for Carthage where in the area, with over 5,000, in what Nabis of Sparta thought would be an easy victory, he was wrong though, Hannibal had expected this, and he had sent his second best general to Athens, while he stayed back in Epirus to fight the Spartans. They engaged in fighting on September 1st, 192 BC, with the Spartan soldiers doing a full on charge against the Soldiers of Carthage. Hannibal waved his arm, and thousands of arrows where in the sky, the Spartans put there shields up to protect against the arrows, and that was when Hannibal charged. By the times the Spartans had there shields down, Hannibal's army was 50 yards away, charging straight for the Spartans.

That was the end of King Nabis, and the rest of the Spartan Soldiers, and Sparta in general, and on September 25th, Sparta was burnt to the ground, and the crown of King Nabis was placed on the head of Hannibal. The fighting in Athens was not going as well, the armies of Carthage had been pushed back, and the Athenian armies were nearing Epirus. Hannibal got there just in time, as 2 days after Hannibal's arrival, army of Athens, and the other Greek states, arrived, starting the final battle for Greece.

It was 10 thousand troops for Carthage against 20 thousand Greek troops, in what would be the bloodiest battle in history for a while. 25 thousands troops died that day, and at the end of it, Hannibal stood tall amongst the bodies, with the head of the Athenian leader in his right hand, and his sword in his left. On October 16th, all of Greece in our timeline was officially apart of Hannibal's Empire.

After this, Hannibal stayed peaceful for the last 10 years of his life, and he died on September 1st, 182 BC, 10 years after the battle against King Nabis.

The next 10 Emperors of Carthage shared blood, and sometimes name, with Hannibal, but they where nothing compared to Hannibal the Great, that was until Hannibal IV took the throne in the year 45 AD. Hannibal IV was only 17 when he took the throne, but his age made him stronger, as no one expected him to be strong. His first act as Emperor was to expand in the territories of Anatolia, in what he called, The Hanibless, as he was blessing those in Anatolia with his mere presence. While in Anatolia, he was approached by the Apostle John. John was successfully able to convert Hannibal IV to Christianity, and Hannibal IV made it the official Religion of the Empire.

While some people in the Empire accepted it right off, loads of revolts where going on, with all but 1 failing. The one that succeeded was in Greece, specifically the Peloponnesos, in what would be known as the Second Kingdom of Sparta. The Empire of Carthage began an Invasion as quick as possible, taking what the could in Anatolia, and going straight back to Sparta, in what would be known as the Second Greco-Punic War. This one though, was less eventful then the first, and by the year 50 AD, all of what was the revolt was destroyed, and by this time, already half of the Empire had converted to Christianity, with Apostle John being considered a hero to those of Carthage. Hannibal IV was ready again to destroy Anatolia, and once again began his invasions. By 50 AD, all of what would later be known as Hannipolis was captured (The Region of Istanbul in our World), and by 60 AD, Everything to Ankara was captured. In 65, the rest of Anatolia was taken into the Empire.

Also at this time, 75% of the Empire became Christian, and the the 3 Patriarchs, the Patriarch of Carthage, The Pope of Rome, and the Saint of Hannipolis, all had there positions as great men in the Empire. The Apostle John was given the first title of Patriarch in Carthage. He promoted good treatment of those who wheres till Pagan, and Hannibal IV, not wanting to defy a man who was a messenger of God, accepted what the Apostle John Said.

At the Funeral for Hannibal IV, he was buried in the what would later be the Holiest Site in The Church of Carthage, the Cathedral of Hannibal IV the Saint. The Cathedral is larger land wise then the whole city of Rome, and under it lied the catacombs of the Patriarch. When they laid Hannibal IV to rest, they say the four fires burnt out right when his Coffin hit the ground.

After 600 years of Peace, in what people in the Empire called the Peace of God, the first Islamic invaders from the Middle East came, starting what would become an Extreme Rivalry between the Caliphate, and followers of Islam in General, against those in Carthage, and the followers of Christ. The Rashidun Caliphate began what they called Jihad against Carthage in 660 AD, in what they called the Jihad For Libya. The forces of Carthage had the advantage, as they invaded through Anatolia and Libya. They broke through and managed to get to Baghdad and Alexandria before the Caliphate gave up. Carthage allowed them to keep the land, stating "It was nothing but Sand".

The Caliphate grew in strength as they conquered Persia, and in this Timeline, they went farther East, about halfway to China, and in 769, the Abbasids, with a very large amount of Troops, began another war to take all of Carthage. The leader of Carthage at that time, in what would be the closest victory for the Caliphate in all of the wars they held against Carthage. In 775, it seemed like Islam was sure to win against Christianity, they where 100 miles out of Carthage, but Hannibal X pulled off one of the greatest offensives of all time, and in 5 years, they had been pushed back out of the Empire. The Abbasids where forced to Sue for peace in 780. Another 400 years of peace followed, the Caliphate still licking its wounds from losing, when Genghis Khan came. He quickly overwhelmed Persia, then all of the Middle East, where he met Carthage. Genghis had heard of Hannibal I the Great, and how when his descendants where in trouble, they would somehow almost always push back the invaders. Genghis then made a deal with Carthage, he could run wild wherever else he wanted, that was not Carthage, as long as Carthage did not join any wars against him. The Emperor accepted the Great Khans terms.

After this, another 250 years of peace followed, the Mongols where destroyed by revolts, and Carthage stayed strong, until they found what they called Azerika, a continent across the Earth. Hannibal XV set up Colonies in the Caribbean, leaving the rest of the Azerikas in Peace. This is because Hannibal XV was currently in the middle of wiping out the rest of the tribes in Libly, Algiers, and Morocco, and he succeeded. In 1512, he had formally started trading with the Aztecs, giving them weapons made in the land of Carthage, such as Flintlocks, a weapon that was invented in Carthage 100 years ago. 

Carthage was once again Peaceful from this day on, and it remained that way, up until January 1st, 2015, when they suddenly woke up in Another world, with a note next to Hannibal XX's bed stating what has happened.

Main Export (Up to 3): Oil, Weapons, Gems.

Main Import (Up to 3): Live stock, stone, lumber.

Cultural Description (2 to 3 paragraphs minimum):
Even with Carthage owning so much of there Empire for so long, there are still Greeks running around Anatolia, and Romans running around Italy, but most of the Empire is Punic. They speak Punic, they follow Punic religion, and they wear Punic clothing. They are only different in color.

There are also still pockets of Dark Africans in Morocco, but most of them only live in small communities. The Punic skin color is a mix of Phoenician and Roman, as after Rome was conquered, they added a large chunk of population to the Empire, and then they interbred, but as stated above there are still those who are purely Roman.

The Capital of the Empire is Carthage, with other large cities in Rome and Hannipolis. On the Anniversary of Hannibal IVs birth, and the same week of it, large parties are held all around the Empire. These Parties are done out of Respect, as even though Hannibal IV was a very good general, he was also a party animal at times.

Main Religion: Church of Carthage

Name of the pretender: Testa Di Leone the animal king
Powers: Has the ability to control animals minds and transform humans into animals.
Appearance:

Rituals: They typically sacrifice trees and timber in burning sermonizes to Testa

Name of the Nation: Leonea Confederation
History: Founded by Testa Di Leone, Leonea is a kingdom based on the rights of all living things except plants, they are all vegetarians. They started out as a peaceful tribe, staying in the plains, but soon where forced to move out due to the sudden growing of forest. Explorers claimed to see a dear walking around where the lands typically grew. Testa decided to start eating plants and plants only as he cursed them for forcing his people to leave.

This event is what caused the Leoneans to leave there great plains, before they left though, Testa set fire to the forest, cursing the land forever. He moved over to a desert, where he asserted his rule over the other tribes around there area, not militarily though, they nicely joined as long as they got a say in laws. Soon after, with so many peoples joining there kingdom, he made is a Confederation.

Military: Usually animistic Humanoids with bows, they typically just use there teeth and claws for close combat.
People:
Leons 80% of the pop

Crocodile 10% of the pop

Wolfus: 10% of the pop

Important persons:
Leona the Queen: The Queen of the confederation, has a large say in the laws and is the 2nd most powerful person in the Confederation.
Wolfania: The Rebel leader that wants the wolves to rule.

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