What are primary sources for rule of Julius Nepos in Dalmatia between 475. and 480.? Are there any written accounts on him from that period and after? Also, how many archeological evidence exist? Thank you in advance.
Hello and happy Statesday,
I will be in Dalmatia (in the area between Split and Dubrovnik) early in August and I'd like to know if there will be some remarkable events in that area in those days, concerts, art exhibitions, patronal saint's feast, etc.
Hvala :)
Has anyone done this race? I am interested in doing the 53km. Croatia is one of my favorite countries and it follows the coastline. Has to be beautiful. Looks fairly challenging, but the elevation isn’t too bad at 2,200 meters. It hasn’t been around too long—looks like this year will be the third year. I wonder how organized it is?
With a grand total of 7 gold the last decade's income, the Duchy of Venice was doing just fine for itself. The vineyards, which had their 'acquired tastes' were doing fine, horse racing was proving a fine venture, and relations with the Pope were very decent. There wasn't much that the proud people of Venice wanted... except for maybe more development to reflect such things, specifically in the area of Split.
Dalmatia came under Venetian control through totally, 100% legal means, and the people were initially happy to have the stability associated with being a part of a Duchy. But the literal and administrative distance between Venice and Split meant the Dalmatians were starting to get a little 'restless'. Why was it only the areas near the capital that were sharing in the wealth? How come the most undeveloped parts of the Duchy were the farthest ones? Did Doge Turbino not care about them?
Fortunately, the Empire was stable. Not flourishing, not in chaos. But stable.
So how long would that last?
Doge Turbino decided that maybe expansions could happen later when his own lands were built up. Why start trying to build a shiny, modern Empire if his current lands weren't doing so great? So in an attempt to share the wealth, the Doge started to invest the Palace's funds into those underdeveloped areas in Split, specifically.
He was unsure of how much development would take place or if he could really help those distant people... but hey. He had the money to spend.
Doge Turbino also asked some of the local wealthy families to begin investing in Southern Dalmatia, in an attempts to bolster the stability of the Duchy. And who knows? Maybe they could actually make some money off the venture.
[M]: Rolling for the development of my two most southern provinces. Not sure how many I can roll for, but I think two is reasonable since I started the game with them. Of course, a mod can tell me otherwise, tho.
If I can only pick one, it'll be the left half of Split.
After Orestes overthrew Julius Nepos and made his son Emperor, Nepos went to Dalmatia, essentially taking over the province and ruling it as an emperor in exile. After the Battle of Ravenna, which led to Romulus Augustulus’ deposition, Nepos began planning to retake Italy from Odoacer and reestablish the WRE. Before he got a chance to do that, he was assassinated in 480 by two of his subordinates under the orders of Odoacer.
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Do we know anything about Julius Nepos’ rule over Dalmatia? Are there any sources that talk about it?
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What were the sizes of the militaries of Nepos and Odoacer? Did he have a large enough standing army to take Italy back from Odoacer?
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Are there any sources that talk about the Battle of Ravenna in detail? Do we know the size of the forces involved?
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What would a Roman legion/legionary look like in Romulus Augustulus’ army in 476, or Nepos’ after his deposition? Would they look anything like the Constantinian late Roman legionaries that are more well-known, such as the Limitanei, Comitatenses, Palatini, and Scholae?
Thanks!
