Greek Mechology - Part 2 - The World - Rome and Friends

Rome:

The Italia Peninsula is both smaller and greater then they have ever been.  Without the constant slaves of conquest, Rome has been forced to rely on automation for the mines and the fields.  Still, Rome and its allied states have learned from the blood and iron used in the 1st Punic Wars.  All roads still lead to Rome as thousands flock to the city for a better life.

Syracuse:

It is mostly occupied by the Romans, but the Greeks and Carthage inhabitants are always providing resistance.  It is a place that is like the Vietnam war that gives dread to those troops that get this tour of duty.

Mt. Edna:

Ancestral home of Hephestus, this is one of the largest Cyclops colonies on the planet.  These master smiths were rumored to be friends of Archimedes and have picked up a few of his tricks with their mastery of lightning and magma.  They also invented the Donair.

Carthage:

Carthage survived relatively intact from the 1st Punic wars. The worship of Baal allowed young impressionable shades that had been sacrificed to help in the protection of this mighty empire.  It currently controls the northern African coast, Corsica, Sardinia and the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula (where they have a working relationship with the monstrous entity Scylla who lives by the pillars of Hercules).

Libya:

Ruled by a woman that claims to be Medusa, queen of the desert. Her nomadic minions cover themselves from head to toe and raid their neighbors: Carthage and Egypt.  They are considering an alliance with Rome but are wary of dealing with the Patriarchy.

Iberian Peninsula:

The rest of the Peninsula is Centaur Territory.  After being morphed by a curse done by the Carthage (that loosely went "if you like horses so much, you can be one."), they have adapted by setting up a logistical network of way stations across Europe for communications.   They attempt to hold their primal nature by using music and poetry to provide a focus, which results in some truly amazing entertainers that scour the lands.

Gaul: 

This proud people once sacked Rome and Rome has never forgotten it. The Druidic Consul holds sway and is masters of alchemy, often using strange potions on fearless troops to create monsters dedicated to acting as guardians of the land.

Britain:

This land is the Atlantis of this world.  Very little is known about this world, even the nearby Gauls give it a wide birth.  What is known is it is a location of huge Standing Stones, strange blue-white light lines of immense magical energy and a surprising amount of sheep, always watching.

Alps:

 A Pythagoras cult (complete with a Pythagoras shade) has taken over the Matterhorn and have built a mathematical wonderland, complete with automated monsters.
Automation provides warm running water, but it runs a contest once a year for initiates.
They have a working agreement with Hannibal, which allowed significantly more troops and elephants to cross the alps in this timeline with relative ease.

Germania:

Here be Giants, which was rumored to have migrated from the north and settled here.  While their populations aren't large, they have managed to raise huge paddocks of sheep to live off of.  Runes and ritual are very important to these monsters.  They commonly hire themselves as mercenaries for anybody if the price is right.  However, they are beginning to slow, but surely learn the ways of the south and are trying to organize themselves into a mighty kingdom that will dominate the continent.

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