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An old vessel of the Blue Armada, the Draconarius-class Ship-of-the-Line, in this case the BAS Iberia is the flagship of the numerous fleets of the Blue Armada. Until the Age of Steam arrives, nothing can dare stand against the might of these colossal beasts.
I've built this ship for a Custom Campaign called 'Imperium: Age of Sail'by Carolus Magnus. The Draconarius-class is named after the Roman cavalry-mounted standard bearer while the ships of this class are named after regions formerly owned by the Roman Empire.
98 meters in length, it's armed with numerous large Simple Cannons, 24 Heavy CRAM cannons, 48 APS cannons for broadsides. Its ultimate weapons however are the 1800mm superheavy Prow Cannon along with its ram.
The 'masts' are actually steam pipes fitted with picture frames to emulate the sails since I don't know how to make proper sails.
So let's say that the Jedi all show up to save Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Padme from the Geonoshan gladiator match like in 'Attack of the Clones', but then, instead of being surrounded by battle droids, the Jedi are surrounded by Roman Legions!
No clone reinforcements will arrive, but all Jedi who were present at the battle are still there. (Yoda)
Can The Roman Legions overwhelm the Jedi on Geonosis?
>From AD 67 to AD 69, Vienna and the neighbouring city of Lugdunum, todayβs Lyon, were in a state of βperpetual feudβ. Rivalry between the two went back as far [as] the first century BC, when Vienna had expelled Roman colonists, who had subsequently been taken in by Lugdunum. When Gallic governor Vindex rose in revolt against Nero in AD 67, Lugdunum immediately threw its support behind Vindex, while Vienna retained its loyalty to Nero. During this period, Vienna had even sent armed men to raid Lugdunum.
>To keep the peace following the Vindex Revolt, Neroβs Palatium stationed the new 1st Italica Legion in Lugdunum, supporting the 18th Cohort of Romeβs City Guard, which was there to guard Lugdunumβs imperial mint.
>In an ironic twist, Lugdunum had then switched its support to Nero, and Vienna to Galba.
>According to Tacitus, the people of Lugdunum now βbegan to work on the passions of individual soldiers, and to goad them into destroying Viennaβ.
Source:
Dando-Collins, Stephen. βPart II: The Legions β XIV. Unit Histories.β Legions of Rome: The Definitive History of Every Imperial Roman Legion. Thomas Dunne Books, 2012. 86-7. Print.
Original Source Listed:
Tac,. H, I, 65.
Further Reading:
Nero / Latin: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Clodius Albinus was known for Republican sympathies, not enough to not accept an offer of being Septimusβs heir in 193 but enough to not declare himself Augustus when he raised his flag of revolt against Julianus. A man known for honesty and straight dealing, he was a youngish respected leader and could have been a significantly better emperor than Severus.
For the sake of this scenario letβs imagine Clodius has some big ideas for succession. He decides that succession in the imperial system should be decided by the legions. He forms a council of Senior military officers drawn from the most experienced generals who would nominate possible Caesars. Then the entire military would vote on the choice and the winner would become the new heir.
Clodius would reign for 40 years, well into old age as long enough cement the new system into place. His military elected heir Insert preferred name here assumed full imperial power 30 years into his reign and upon the death of Clodius in 237 a new council was called and the military chose yet another Caesar.
With this scenario in mind, paint for us a possible future for the Western world.
