Roman History

The content presented here is the combined work of Josh117snipe, Lord Agares and Arkaten.

PART I: The Dawn Of The Empire
In the late days of 2009, The Elf Kingdom fell into ruin, and from it a new hero emerged to claim the empty land. The hero was of the name SPQR_Ceasar . He started a new clan from the remnants of the elf kingdom with hopes of making a more orderly and prosperous empire. SPQR_Ceaser created Roman Legion I: The first Roman themed clan in the history of Runescape. He implemented Roman themed uniforms, Latin military ranks, and militant structure which was unique to only his clan at the time. Rome grew in numbers and popularity as SPQR took the weak who were willing and formed them into hardened Roman soldiers. Many clans opposed the unique mindset that Rome held and rallied against them in war. Rome fought many wars, defeating their unorganized adversaries easily with Roman tactics and battle plans. There was one clan in particular however that took great interest in destroying Rome. They were another role playing clan named The Kingdom of Sparta. Sparta was led by a mighty warrior named PVMSpence. PVMSpence was the only ruler wise enough to truly challenge Rome on the battlefield, and thus became the arch nemesis of Rome. The legendary Greco-Roman wars ensued, and Rome was evenly matched with their Spartan adversaries. PVMSpence however was bent on victory at any cost, and enlisted the help of the  World 1 Council, an alliance of clans which held absolute control over all doings in the free world. The Council originally began as a small alliance, but slowly gained power. More and more clans joined the Council, either by will or by force, until they eventually became a twelve clan superpower. The first war against Rome was a failure for the alliance in spite of their overwhelming numbers. They then took to vigorously recruiting and desperately sought out even more clans to aid them. When the second war began, The Council came against Rome with even more force than before. The valiant Roman soldiers fought hard; winning some,but losing most. Rome was beaten back and utterly broken by the might of the Council. With SPQR and his soldiers discouraged and beaten, the mighty Roman Empire fell into darkness.

PART II: The Reconstruction
A low-level zealot of old Rome, Josh117snipe rose through the ranks of the fallen empire to assist SPQR in the recovery of Rome. Ceasar, however, still bruised from his crushing defeat, was  discouraged by the initial lack of progress in the reconstruction. Realizing what must be done, Josh117snipe then took it upon himself to rebuild Rome. He tried many times with many methods, but his efforts were mostly fruitless. He tried different forms of structure, including empires, armies, and republics. He kept pushing forward and eventually made gains in his struggle. When SPQR saw that Josh was making progress in the recovery of Rome, he was inspired and once more became the leader Rome needed him to be. The growth however was toilsome indeed. There were still minor problems that the empire faced. Many Romans did not like the idea of their Emperor having a lowly combat level of 50 and many left because of this. SPQR still however held a few loyal soldiers and continued his mission to empower Rome. In time, he overcame the obstacles in his path, and Rome shot up in numbers in it's first true surge of growth. Realizing that Josh117snipe was the true reason that Rome had risen from the ashes, SPQR handed off the crown to Josh, making him the second Emperor of Rome, and departed on his own path.

PART III:The Return
Josh117snipe continued to steadily build the Roman Empire. After several months of being emperor, he ran into SPQR_Ceasar after many months without contact. He met Ceasar while on an alternative account, and welcomed him to join the Roman military in hopes of restoring some leadership to the troops. Ceasar accepted the offer and joined Josh's Rome. He commanded it for a short while as the honorary Emperor, but did not remain in such a position for long. Josh decided to reclaim his Empire, and many Romans agreed to his return. Ceasar stepped down once more, and was made a general.

PART IV: The Great Cataclysm
Vast, powerful, and nearly unstoppable, the Roman Empire rolled through every field of battle meeting little challenging resistance. Sparta had fallen into the shadows and Josh117snipe had obtained a dynamic team of generals to assist in his rule. With Josh, Ceasar, Baal Agares, and Warriorjlb1, the clan rose to numbers just beneath 100. Blinded by prosperity, Rome did not detect the enemy spies which were now deeply rooted in the clan. Asher G10, a spy and member of the Order of Assassins, managed to banned everyone from the clan after slithering his way to a rank of leadership. The event so disheartened Josh that he took leave of Rome and Runescape for several weeks. Upon his return, he and Agares worked intensely to regain the clan's former numbers. The due worked day and night and managed to regain 90 members within their first week. With Rome back on it's feet, the future once again shone bright.

PART V: The Golden Age
WAR. Roman Legion I and the revived Kingdom of Sparta once again clashed many times on the field of battle with great heroes on each sides. With new Roman battle strategies invented by general of warfare, Baal Agares, victory spread throughout the ranks of Rome. 200 Roman soldiers marched proudly through the streets of every major city in Runescape and the Empire stretched as far as Al Kharid. Although Rome was at it's peak and growing, so was the enemy clan of Sparta. Lead by PVMSpence, they were an army of unorganized, yet extremely high level warriors which threatened Rome. Bloody battles ensued day after day, and PVMSpence once again swore to destroy Rome.

PART VI: The 2nd Great Cataclysm
In time, the Romans managed to overpower the Spartans and all other enemies during the Golden Age. Defeated in battle but desperate yet to win, the foes of Rome resorted to espionage. Rome wasn't affected by their attempts for many months until at last, as was inevitable, a spy, still unknown, achieved a position of power allowing him to kick the Roman soldiers from their beloved clan. As time progressed, Josh disappeared for a length and Rome remained in ashes. When Josh eventually returned, he was greatly saddened by the state he found the Empire in and allowed Rome to sit dormant for some time.

PART VII: Lost Into Legend
Josh117snipe returned after several months with fire in his soul and Rome once again bounced back as a substantial army. Rome attempted to gather back its forces and old generals to fight The Kingdom of Sparta which had returned to power under their old leader PVM Spence (Formely known as Sunbeanz). Going from 10 to 30 in just several days, Rome's future looked bright. All of the generals had returned to assist Josh, and order was rapidly growing. After reaching significant heights once more, the officers of Rome fell into inactivity for unknown reasons. Due to lack of leadership, Rome slowly faded away as leaders and generals stopped playing Runescape. Josh117snipe realized Rome was now a thing of the past, and the once great Empire faded to legend, and then into myth.

PART VIII: New Crown Of The Empire
Years passed, and Rome was forgotten by all but only a few. One previous general of Rome however, did not forget Rome, and returned to the game with hopes of rebuilding the Roman Empire. Forming a new clan chat titled Romes Legion in the summer of 2013, Arkaten gathered a small group of new recruits to start kindling the faded fire of Rome. An ancient and solitary warrior one day saw Arkaten leading his Romans through the streets of Varrock with a familiar emblem on their capes. He stepped forward from the shadows and declared himself as Baal Agares, formely second in command during the golden age of the Empire. Arkaten accepted him into the clan and gave him a high rank due to his prior service, but they did not see eye to eye. Each leader had led in different time periods, and they disagreed on many subjects due to their different experiences. Agares refused to abide by several of Arkaten's policies, and thus was deranked and cast out of Rome for misconduct. Wounded that he was rejected by the Empire which he had fought many years for, Agares left in search of revenge.

PART IX: The Great Villilian War
Agares and an influential named Lanclot455 joined together and built a new kingdom which grew to great heights: The Republic of Villile. The clan competed with Rome for Varrock and was a prominent force in clan wars, defeating many NSers and opposing clans. In time, with Lanclot hungry for power, and Agares hungry for revenge, the two leaders gathered a powerful army and decided to challenge the now imperial Rome. Arkaten saw the threat and in a wise and daring move, challenged Villile to an official war on October 4th, 2013. Villile accepted, believing they would be victorious, and prepared for the coming battle which was only a few weeks away. Rome and Villile fought many battles in clan wars with victories on both sides, but none of it mattered save the dated battle which Arkaten had declared. When the day came, Rome and Villile clashed in combat and shed much blood. Rome flooded the battlefield with their imperial might and crushed Villile with little difficulty multiple times in row. With many swords aimed at his throat, Agares surrendered, bitter and full of disappointment. Villile then disbanded and was handed to Lollie who turned it into a world 3 social clan. Rome had defeated their greatest enemy yet, and once again the Empire stood unchallenged as the most glorious force in the free world. After the victory, Arkaten held respect for Agares as a great warrior and offered to allow him a position as General of the Roman Army once more. Agares, humbled after his defeat, was happy to accept the offer and once more joined Rome to fight under the banner of red and gold. Arkaten and Agares fought side by side against many foes and formed a strong brotherhood through the wars which would empower Rome for years to come. ( Let it be known that several Revival members participated in this war against The Republic Of Villie )

PART X: Devgruian Cold War
Some time after the fall of Villile, many Villilian soldiers gathered under "Itz a god" to challenge and defeat Rome. Their leader was a former Roman who became greedy for power and left in order to overthrow and take Rome for himself. He mounted a massive and powerful army under the flag of Devgru to form a force which finally had enough power to legitimately threaten Rome. The Assassins, an order well known for easily destroying clans, assisted Devgru and their leader in plotting to destroy Rome. The Assassins fed Itz a god much information and gave him many ideas and tips on how to overcome their adversaries. After some time however, the Assassins accidentally revealed a sinister plot to use Rome and Devgru to destroy each other and seize the throne for themselves. Frightened and nervous, Itz a god instantly went to Arkaten and offered a peace treaty to prevent the destruction of both clans. The treaty was a success, and Devgru has not contacted Rome since that day.

PART XI:  Time Of Peace And The Angelic Alliance
With no enemies, Rome thought it wise to ally with the second most powerful clan, The Angelic Empire, to secure world peace. To strengthen the treaty, Legatus Fire, a Legatus of Rome, married Princess Remi. the wedding ensured strong peace and friendship between the two clans, and the Angelic Empire went on to be a great ally of Rome.

PART XII: The Great Falling Away
In early February of 2014, Arkaten, who had led Rome to new heights and surpassed all expectations for a new Rome, stepped down from power. Handing the crown to Vocho, an ancient soldier of Rome, Arkaten departed from Rome because he felt it was time for a new leader,apart from leaving he later started a mercenary group. A host of loyal Roman officers departed with Arkaten when he left and joined his group to fight for him. This left Rome with very few officers, and a very low pool of resources to work with. Vocho, Doc Whovark, and Neon however did not give up. They rallied what forces they had left and went on massive recruiting marches. The marches yielded many recruits, and in short time the clan had nearly 300 members. Vocho continued to train up the future officers of Rome in attempts to replace the many legends who departed with Arkaten.

PART XIII: New Roman Golden Age And Roma-Persian Wars
In less than a month after The Great Falling Away, Rome bounced back and hit over 350 members. In all legions combined, Rome now harbored more than 600 soldiers. At this time, Rome officially surpassed the Golden Age of Josh117snipe, and became one of the most dominant clans in ftp Runescape once again. Their success, however, was noted by enemies as well as friends. Cinema, a mercenary in charge of a group of Nsers, formed a clan known as "Legion of Persia" which sole purpose was to destroy Rome. After Cinema realized this was ridiculous, and that Persia never had military units called "legions", they changed their name to "Persian Immortals". Rome and Persia were at war for some time until Persia eventually became disheartened and quit.

PART XIV: The Divided Wings
Weeks after Arkaten left, Baal Agares realized that Vocho was not the Emperor that Rome hoped him to be. Slowly and carefully, he began gathering support to leave Rome and take a large number of men with him. Agares was well liked among the soldiers of Rome and therefore his influence at the time was great. He spread dissension and convinced a number of men that Vocho did not care about them and he only used them for war. His story was indeed convincing and Agares managed to break away from Rome with several important officers, dealing a significant blow to the empire. It was not long after this that Josh117snipe and Arkaten returned to Rome. The two former emperors also were in search of power and made plans to dispose of Vocho and return Josh117snipe to the throne. The two former emperors eventually gained support enough to revive the old clan chat of Roman Legion I.  With the help of ex-Roman and outlaw, Baal Agares, Josh117snipe created a code word upon which hearing, all Romans loyal to Josh would leave Rome. Josh used the word passeris (Latin for bird) as the code phrase for the initiation of his plan. In a final meeting with all officers of Rome, Josh117snipe confronted Vocho and demanded to be made emperor. Vocho of course refused such a demand. At that moment, "Passeris" echoed through the private chat of all Roman officers. The loyal officers followed the orders of the former emperor and left in droves at his command. Vocho refused to comment on the mass exodus, and left to an unknown location to begin planning a reconstruction. Josh117snipe, Arkaten, and Baal Agares began recruiting for their new legion and planned for civil war.

PART XV: The Roman Civil War
With the return of Josh117snipe and Roman Legion I (now named Roma Legio I) Rome was split apart by a cold and powerful rift. Words of hate erupted through the clan chats of both sides, and tension grew higher and higher as did the numbers of both clans. The forces of both sides stood off as they both prepared for what each kingdom knew would be the great war to end one clan and give rise to the other. The civil war never physically happened however. As Roma Legio I was exploding in numbers, one day Josh117snipe mysteriously disappeared. The officers of his legion tried to keep the clan running, but Josh, unlike Vocho, did not place trust in his men. Josh did not allow any rank to be higher than general, and therefore upon his unexplained vanishing, Roma Legio I had no administrative abilities and swiftly died out.

PART XVI: The Time Of Peace
With all known enemies gone, Romes Legion had a rarely peaceful time to grow and flourish. It was at this time that Vocho helped Romes Legion hit 500 members, the highest possible number for a clan. For months Rome was peaceful and full of relaxation and fun.

PART XVII: Tensions With Sparta
Photon42, a previously high ranking Roman officer, created a Spartan clan titled "Spartan Legion I". Photon took part in the rebellion created by Josh117snipe which resulted in Rome being heavily damaged in early 2014. After partaking in the said rebellion, and making no efforts to strengthen ties with Rome, she was for a time considered one of Rome's worst enemies. Rome was at first sympathetic towards Photon but several more crimes against Rome put a swift end to such sympathy. Photon was charged with sheltering a Roman enemy who's name is so foul it need not be recorded in history. Photon, however, refused to allow Rome's threats to push her into banning anyone from her clan. This was taken as a direct insult by Rome. These actions were more than enough to persuade Vocho to turn his grace away from Photon.

With these insults, Rome lost all respect for the previous Roman officer, Photon. Vocho brought down the hammer of Rome on her clan by declaring open war on her Spartan-themed clan in early June of 2014. Photon refused to meet Rome in a proper contest in clan wars. These actions not only angered Rome, but also angered several people who looked up to Sunbeanze and the old Spartans of 2011. Months went by and with time all actions were forgiven. Rome and Photon's Sparta eventually developed a neutral relationship with one another.

PART XIII: Assault Of The Revival
After strong tensions between the leader of the Revival, Scuba 77, and Rome, war was declared by Scuba's clan, "The Revival". Rome accepted without hesitation only to find themselves in a tough situation in which they were outnumbered by more than 20 men on the day of the war. Three battles were fought, all victories of the Revival, leaving some Romans with the taste of defeat. The confrontation took place in world 29, August 18th of 2014. The Assault of the Revival consisted of Rome's Legions, The Revival, and their allies (which made up 90% of the Revival's fighting force). This was one of the greatest defeats in the history of Rome and inspired a new revolution of military strategy for Romans.

Months later The Revival fell into ruin due to bad leadership and a series of internal attacks. The Revival lost more than half of it's officers and therefore the short lived clan fell. This once again proved Rome's dominance over the free worlds, that even with a great defeat Rome stood as a pillar, solid and firm, and continued towards a better future.

PART XIX: New Fire Of Rome
On September 1st, 2014, Vocho announced that he would be stepping down and choosing one of the Legates as the next Emperor of Rome. The people of Rome rejoiced at this shift of power on 9/4/2014, and a sense of new hope and motivation fell over the soldiers of Rome. The new Emperor, Legatus Fire, quickly made plans to restore Rome to its full glory and implement many new changes as well as revive old traditions.

PART XX: Return Of The Old Emperor
After less than two weeks on the throne, The new Emperor got into a verbal conflict with many members of the Sixth Legion and resigned from his position. He saw only one man capable and dedicated enough to fill the void which he knew no other could fill. Arkaten, the founder of Romes Legion and the father of modern Rome, was given the scepter to lead once more. This made Arkaten the first emperor to hold such a position twice. This chain of events lead to a stronger and more loyal Rome.

PART XXI: Separate Ways
When Arkaten returned to the throne after not serving in Romes Legion for nearly a year, the Legati who never served under Arkaten began to distance themselves from Rome. When Legatus Fire left the crown to Arkaten and left Rome, the 5th legion also left due to massive amounts of conflict throughout the legions. This left the 1st, 3rd, and 6th legions still a part of Rome. Soon after, many clan members began to leave Rome as soon as they found out Arkaten was meaning to reform Rome and return it to it's former glory by returning the Empire to its original structure. The fleeing and betrayal of the Roman Legions was kindled by the insubordination of the 3rd legion against Arkaten as their Emperor. The Third Legion left Rome after showing massive disrespect to Rome and her people, making themselves an enemy of true Rome. In the end, Romes Legion, the original clan of the Roman Empire, was the last remaining embodiment of the once vast clan network. Romes Legion adapted rapidly to these changes and reformatted the Empire in a more efficient and unified manner, placing all focus on the first and true legion.

PART XXII: The Era Of Law
On 10/21/2014, the Roman Book of Law was created. This document outlined the powers of the Senate, Emperor, Conclave, and citizens. This was the first time ever that Roman law was recorded in a document and was also the first time that the citizens of Rome were given written rights and guidelines. The Roman Book of Law created a judicial body known as The Conclave. The purpose of the Conclave was to check the power of the Emperor and to deliver trail and punishment to those who acted against Rome or who wronged other Romans. The creation of this book of law marked a new era in Rome, where law and systematic approaches reigned supreme.

G.R.A
The Greco-Roman alliance was established by Rome and Sparta in the month of October in the year 2014. Although Rome and Sparta already had an alliance prior to this arrangement, the G.R.A was made to solidify both clan's relations with each other, assuring a mutual sense of brotherhood and unity.

PART XXIII: The Solidification Of The Empire
Ever since Arkaten came back to power in late September of 2014, Rome had worked harder than ever before; re-building the once mighty Empire to that of its former glory. With the combined work of all Roman officers and legionaries alike, Rome now once again stood a mighty titan amongst Runescape. With a mixture of new laws, war strategies and new mindsets, the people of Rome once again were proud to represent Rome on the streets and upon field of battle. In the 4 months leading up to it's recovery, Rome had been attacked and threaten by multiple clans who hoped for their doom. Many of these clans were "Roman-themed" clans attempting to take true Rome's position and might. Although at the time not at full strength, Rome either brought down or outlived these foolish clans and their leaders. The Empire continued to strive each day for more glory, strengthening it's eternal legacy.

PART XXIV: The Great World War
The Great World War was a historically massive clan war between the allied forces of Rome and Sparta vs 24z Mofoz. In mid February of 2015, 24z Mofoz challenged Rome to a hostile war in which later included the use of allied forces for both Rome and 24z Mofoz. Siding with Rome were the loyal Spartans lead by Photonic and the people of Argos, along with a number of ex-romans who came back to fight for Rome once more. It was the largest war in the history of Rome, with nearly 200 combatants among both sides.

24z Mofoz brought along the Asgarnian Empire, Shadow Imperium, Team Lettuce, and a massive crowd of fighters including the Assassins of Asgarnia who gave their word to aid Rome, but at the last minute switched sides as an act of betrayal. This act branded them and their leader Edge as cowards from the day of the war onward.

The battles took place in w108 February 21st of 2015. Rome and her allies were outnumbered by nearly 20 men, and suffered defeat in all the 3 battles fought that day. Although a stinging defeat was suffered, the Roman Empire was not phased by the loss and rewarded all who gave their lives with rank and distinguished of honor.

It should be noted that 24z Mofoz posted cries for help on Reddit and various Runescape community websites to build the largely clanless force that he brought to fight Rome. Rome does not see this battle as a true defeat because of Mofoz hoodwinking actions.

PART XXV: Civil Quarrels And Tensions With Asgarnian Empire
In April of 2015 there was a great unrest in Rome which included the insubordination of several high ranking members of the Legion. The conflict began when Arkaten appointed several Centurions that he himself and the rest of the officers deemed worthy of the rank. Baal Agares did not agree with this decision,especially since in the past he had problems with one of the now Centurions and had a personal distaste for that officer.Baal Agares took matters into his own hands and began to plot against Arkaten and Rome along with several other friends he had in Rome.

The day of the attack Baal Agares and those who followed him which included 2 other Romans, logged in at a time Arkaten was offline and began their assault, they kicked some people from Rome, changed several ranks and hijacked the wiki which Arkaten had entrusted to Baal Agares. Arkaten was soon informed of this via Google Hangouts and logged in just in time to catch them in the middle of their malicious deed, thus kicking and banning all of them instantly. Those who were kicked by Agares and his followers were recovered and all ranks that were messed with were restored. Rome also created another wiki under the management of Arkaten, and all the information was placed back where it belonged.

Baal Agares and those who followed managed to spread lies about Rome causing a few people to leave Rome and help them make their new clan, Chosen Few which was suppose to destroy Rome. Agares knowing he had little chance against Rome, chose to seek help from another large clan: Asgarnian Empire, who greatly disliked Rome due to Rome "Thinking they own the streets" as AE Alpha would say, but the real reason still remains a mystery. Many can assume Asgarnian Empire simply saw Rome as a rival and a threat.

Rome learned about all this and prepared for war, Rome was ready, Agares was ready, when suddenly Asgarnian Empire decided not to fight along side Agares. This left him absent the strength to cause any damage. Arkaten confronted Agares about this and knowing he was beaten, Agares stepped back from his fight with Rome. Arkaten then grew tired of AE Alpha's cowardly schemes as he continued to indirectly aid Rome's enemies. He had AE Alpha meet with him on top of Varrock's palace where they discussed the issue at hand which concluded that AE Alpha had indeed changed his mind about facing Rome in battle. (The conversation between the 2 leaders can be viewed in the wiki's gallery)

This great unrest set two men who once saw each other as brothers to look upon the other as enemies. A brotherhood broken due to lack of proper and reasonable communication.

PART XXVI: The New Light Of Rome
On June 5th of 2015, the old Emperor Arkaten stepped down due to real life issues after leading Rome for 19 months in 2 different terms. Arkaten appointed Doc Whovark as Empress of Rome, entrusting her with full responsibilities of the mighty Empire. Doc Whovark had served Rome for a long period of time prior to her appointment. Doc Whovark was the 1st Empress Rome had ever had. Doc Whovark as Empress came armed with a great group of officers and advisers as well as an outstanding army ready at her command. The future looked bright and prosperous for Rome as the new Empress shined her light upon her people. Within the first few weeks of leadership, Doc Whovark managed to renew the alliance between Romes Legion and The Spartan Kingdom. She also gained a new alliance with The Ninth Legion Of Rome, and on neutral terms with The Asgarnian Empire.

PART XXVII: Return To Antiquity
Doc Whovark's reign was short, but not absent of worth. During her short time as Empress she got rid of all of Rome's enemies by creating alliances with them or simply fixing past conflicts and brought Rome to peace. Unfortunately issues in real life did not allow her to continue on Runescape. Rome, absent of their leader, slowly began to die. This resulted in the loss of a great amount of officers and Roman soldiers. Arkaten once again returned and offered to take Rome back to begin reconstruction of the damaged Empire. Upon Arkaten's return to Emperor-ship, Baal Agares realigned with Rome. He and Vespasion, who had formerly defected to Chosen Few, showed their support for Arkaten seeing that their past differences were aside. Vespasion, with the consent of Baal Agares, rejoined Rome officially. Baal Agares himself publicly swore allegiance to Rome and Arkaten on 10/12/2015, pledging the aid of Chosen Few to Rome. Several weeks later, on 10/28/2015, Agares returned to Rome and was bestowed the rank of Centurion. With a great amount of Rome's leadership restored, Arkaten and his officers reconstituted the old law of Rome. After the revival of the old law, Agares reformatted the Roman Battle plan to be more effective for the modern Roman force.

PART XXVIII: The Fools Of Falador
In October of 2015 Rome turned her cannons towards Falador Republic for their attempts to try and dominate world 3. Rome approached Falador Republic with friendliness at first, but the inexperienced Falador clan decided to take an offensive stance which resulted in Rome declaring war on them. At first the war was meant to be a " friendly" battle but over time as hostilities strengthened, Rome thought it best to obliterate this annoyance of a clan and be finished with them. The day of battle arrived and the Legion gathered on world 29 in the clan wars lobby ready to rain death upon the men of Falador. Thirty minutes passed and only two Falador warriors showed up. When the two men saw the army of over three dozen soldiers that Rome had amassed , the Faladorians fled like children never to been seen again.

After the ordeal, Rome attempted to contact the leader of Falador Republic to speak of why no one showed up to the war. Their leader made no effort to communicate with Rome and in the following month his clan fell to ruins and perished. As has had been done many times through history, Rome won a battle without the swing of a sword.

Arkaten: Hierarch Of Unified Rome
The return of Rome's classic leadership team, known now as The Long Brothers, brought the Empire a surge in power matched by no period in Roman history. Romes Legion for the first time in years became the absolute dominant force in Runescape and on 11/16/2015, Arkaten amassed the armies of Rome to enter world 3 for a reclamation of their old home world. Upon the day of the assault, Agares, commander of Rome's armies, presented a motivational speech outside of world 7's Grand Exchange before the invasion.

"Brothers and sisters. There was once a time when Rome ruled with authority over all of the free worlds of Runescape.  Soon, we will hold such authority once again. In just several minutes the unified armies of Rome will march on world 3 clan wars and restore the glory that was once our birthright.  Ready your weapons Rome, for today, we shall retake our home world, and soon all will once again know the fury of Romes Legion."

After the speech, Rome besieged world 3 clan wars with a force greater than has ever struck the white portal before. Arkaten ,Baal Agares and Vespasion led the Romans to slaughter hundreds of fighters and NSers who had once spat in the face of the legion. After fighting through lines of enemies, Rome approached the northern towers of clan wars and planted the imperial vexillium of Romes Legion. As the enemies flooded in to dismantle it, Rome cut them down dozen by dozen and held the fortress indefinitely. Upon their successful reclaimation, Rome assembled at the world 3 party room where Arkaten was proclaimed the first Hierarch of Rome for his powerful leadership over the unified legion. Arkaten had succeeded in what all other emperors failed to do, and was rightfully bestowed the mighty title of Hierarch.

PART XXIX:The Continuance Of Glory
Arkaten ruled Rome for the 3rd time from 4/9/2015-/1/21/2016.

In early December of 2016 a new Roman clan appeared out of no where; lead by a low level individual with the ridiculous name of Chick. Chick claimed Romes Legion was corrupt and that he would surpass it and become the real Rome.

Chick thought it wise to come to Arkaten while he and Rome were recruiting. This resulted in Chick being humiliated by Arkaten and his men. After several minutes of bantering, a Legionary with the rank of recruit challenged Chick to a fight in the wild. Chick was defeated and lost his items to the new Roman recruit. Chick returned to the recruiting post, ashamed of his defeat and a week later his poorly organized group he called " Rome Reborn " vanished into thin air.

On 1/21/2016, Arkaten saw it necessary to take leave from the throne and hand the scepter of emperor-ship to Vespasion. Vespasion seized the opportunity with vigor and began working with Agares and the now Consul Arkaten to form alliances, recruit massive numbers of soldiers, and sharpen the ferocity of Rome's army in preparation for the possible future wars. In this time official alliances were made with Asgarnian Empire and Knightsofblueoath, but several enemies also emerged as is customary after a change of leadership. The moronic "Patato Squad" led by Lucifer, a self-proclaimed assassin, tried to infiltrate Rome by poisoning the minds of several Roman officers. He however was caught in the act by Lord Alderac who informed Agares of the treachery. Agares took action and with his other Judicators, exiled those who were involved in the plot. Emperor Vespasion then closed the clan chat to all outsiders, providing maximum security for Rome. In the following weeks, Rome saw an unparalleled surge in growth. After not even a month as Emperor, Vespasion had already made a glorious mark on Rome.

PART XXX: The Rise Of Baal Agares
After months of ruling honorably, Vespasion became unable to continue as Emperor due to his real life schedule. In his absence, Agares, now under the name of Baal Agares, carried on the will of the Emperor and began to contruct a more lateral form of government within Rome that would allow Rome to continue on in the absence of their ruler. In his time as the acting emperor, Agares trained up several admins and higher ranking officers to be able to act as true officers and leaders should the Emperor never return. Vespasion however, did return eventually. When Vespasion returned to Runescape in mid May 2016, he declared that he would be stepping down. Shortly thereafter, Vespasion handed the title of Emperor to Baal Agares and officially left the legion. Upon officially becoming Emperor, Baal Agares decreed that Rome would now be going in a more p2p direction, and above all, that Scuba, the long hated enemy of Rome, will finally pay for his constant antagonistic actions towards the Empire.

PART XXXI: Blade Of The Traitor
When Emperor Baal Agares was away with the U.S. Army, Steave, an admin of Rome, took the long awaited opportunity to undermine the Emperor and gather support for himself. While Agares was away, Steave spread lies about him; stating he was a tyrant, a liar, and even told the clan that Agares made up the story of him going away to the Army, and that he wasn't really in the military. When the Emperor returned to Runescape, he was informed by his most trusted officer, Nightly Cat, that Steave had been causing trouble and trying to take Rome for himself. To stop this mutiny, Agares banned Steave, but the poison that he had spread had already infected nearly all of Rome's officers. Steave took most of the officers and several enlisted Romans with him. The list of Rome's most trusted officers who betrayed her is listed here.

-Lord Alderac: Member of the Conclave who was appointed so by Baal Agares. Although he left, he repented for his offense shortly after and was returned to the Empire with the rank of Centurion.

-Snake9292: Member of the Conclave and long trusted officer.

-Jandrade2: Recently promoted to Coordinator by the Emperor 2 days before his betrayal.

-Steave73: High traitor of Rome who incited the turmoil which led to 75% of Rome's officer staff leaving. His name shall go down in notoriety.

This blow was superficial however to the true heart of Rome, and within several days the Empire reorganized and returned to its feet just as strong as before. Emperor Baal Agares continued to work with his soldiers to strengthen Rome and advanced towards a better tomorrow.

PART XXXII: The End Of Eternal Hostilities
On 8/1/2016, Scuba and Agares sat down to discuss the escalation of hostility towards Argos. After coming to several agreements, the two clan leaders decided to put an end to the long standing hate between the clans. It was decided that going forward, Rome would unban the citizens of Argos from their channel and refrain from insulting them. This marked the end of the longest running conflict in the history of Romes Legion, and possibly any two forces in Runescape.

PART XXXIII: Return To The Bygone
In early 2017 Rome suffered heavy losses as several officers left due to Consul, Lord Sion, and former Emperor Vespasion having a bitter disagreement. When Emperor Agares refused to kick Vespasion from Rome at the request of Sion, a huge falling away occurred. This led to a relatively quick decline of the empire and as the remaining admins and Emperor were not able to properly attend their duties due to real world events, Rome fell into obscurity for the first time in literal years. Horrified by what he had seen happen to the once glorious empire, Agares returned the throne to Arkaten and walked away from Runescape, renaming himself "The King in Rags" before retiring. Arkaten then set out on the daunting task of leading the crumbled empire in hopes that he could find a few good Romans to rebuild with.

PART XXXIV: Stability Of The Empire
As Arkaten took on the task of rebuilding the downed empire, he contacted several friends and past Romans to aid the cause. They answered the call, and within a span of 2-3 weeks the empire was rising once more. To Arkaten's surprise, his previous rival and enemy Scuba decided he as well would like to join the empire and help it rise beyond all others. At that moment there was a path of neutrality between them, and they both dedicated their efforts to attempt to build a friendship out of it. Scuba joined Rome with a faction of his men and together with Arkaten and his officers, such as Doctah and other high ranking Romans at the time, worked day and night to rebuild the empire. They reached a point of stability and engaged in wars and white portal raids against Nsers.

Just when all seemed perfect, there began to be issues with Scuba and his band. Instead of integrating with the Romans  they felt the need to stay within arm’s reach of each other. Several of his band had reached officer ranks in Rome due to their hard work and dedication, yet they lacked the ability to coexist with the Romans. Arkaten and the officers made several attempts to help with the merging, but came short each time. Scuba at that moment was the 2nd highest member of Rome’s Legion and began to show signs of insubordination as time passed. After several incidents involving the “Scubans” (A term adopted by the Romans to refer to those who Scuba brought into Rome) Arkaten began to lose trust in them, yet he allowed them to stay in Rome as well as to keep their rank, a sign of generosity at the moment.

A major amount of drama erupted when a member of Rome falsely accused another member of “ harassment”. The Roman that made the accusation was a high ranking officer by the name of Marishka. Going behind Arkaten’s back Marishka approached Scuba and delivered lies that he easily and without hesitation believed. Scuba gathered the scubans along with Marishka and another Roman officer who was engulfed in the flames of the scheme and decided to have a meeting behind Arkaten’s back and decide for themselves  what was to be done with the accused individual. Without proper knowledge of what was going on, Arkaten was called upon to a meeting, where Scuba and the scubans told Arkaten they wanted the accused member out of Rome. Arkaten was so disgusted with this act of treachery that he lost all trust in Scuba and the scubans . Arkaten by popular vote was forced to inform the accused member that the officers of Rome wanted him out, yet Arkaten knew he was innocent and was willing to allow him to stay. The accused member, a man Arkaten saw as brother left Rome that day.

Weeks after the incident Arkaten was recruiting in the streets of Varrock as his old friend Vespasion stopped by to visit, they then called upon Agares to join their small reunion. Shortly after, Scuba joined them and tensions began to rise, neither of them were fond of Scuba, the same way Scuba wasn’t fond of them. Vespasion then tried to join Rome’s clan chat channel but figured out he’d been banned by Scuba without Arkaten’s knowledge. Vespasion and Agares unleashed on Scuba and the 3 barraged each other with every insult imaginable. Arkaten, upset at how the situation turned out decided to walk away from the scene. After all had cooled down, Scuba found it wise to attack Arkaten inside one of the public Google Hangout chats and accuse him of not defending him while he was attacked by his friends, Arkaten responded by telling Scuba that he could of easily walked away and not engage, yet Scuba engaged and ended up being humiliated.

Days later Scuba and the scubans meet again with Arkaten and started to make demands of the Emperor, especially Scuba. Arkaten decided this would be the last straw and crucified ( kicked ) Scuba on the spot. The scubans looked in awe at  how their leader was obliterated, and in the days that followed, fled Rome because they were not able to properly function without their leader.

In the weeks that followed Scuba’s crucifixion, Marishka was also thrown out of the Empire. Rome could now focus on herself without seeing new drama every day. The Empire began to massively and efficiently recruit and mold people into the legion. They engaged in many white portal raids against the Nsers and friendly bouts against other clans. The Empire expanded not only in numbers but also in power, and reached a state of peace and growth

PART XXXV: The Internal Demolition Of The Revival
Soon after the departure of the scubans, they went on to join Scuba on rebuilding the Revival. Rome did not mind their presence, until they began to try and steal the people of Rome, that is when Rome sent out their most skilled spies to infiltrate their ranks.

Rome and the Revival engaged in a small scale turf war in which both sides attempted to fill the streets of Varrock with their banners and men. Sometime during the turf war one of Rome’s most skilled and dangerous intelligence agents caught Scuba out in the open making a 2mil bet with a notorious individual who’s runescape career was 100% dedicated to infiltrating and destroying clans, to try and take Rome down. The Roman agent befriended this individual and in less than 24 hours turned him against the Revival. The clan destroyer entered the Revival with the help of several Roman operators and within the span of less than a day recruited 30+ of his accounts into the Revival.

The clan destroyer and the Roman operators mounted a series of spam attacks in the Revival’s clan chat, causing many to flee and leave the clan because there was no administrators at night to stop the spammers. Scuba trusted no one but his original scubans to have power in the clan, a mistake he paid for dearly. Weeks passed and the Revival finally appointed new administrators to battle this threat, to their surprise one of the ones who was given administrative powers was the clan destroyer, he once again mounted another attack in the late hours of the night causing chaos and confusion within the Revival, he ended the night by giving all 300 members of the clan the rank of general, amounting to a scale of massive confusion within the clan. After that day everything changed for the Revival, many of the people were upset because Scuba later revoked their rank of general that they thought they had earned due to the confusion of that night. Devastated by the attacks Scuba begged a Roman officer to ask Arkaten to halt the attacks on his clan. After seeing Scuba on his knees Arkaten agreed to let the clan fall on it's own and withdrew his operators.

From that day on, the Revival has reduced in size and they have not been seen in world 3 recruiting as they would before, once again proving no clan or organization matches the intensity, unity and power of the Roman Empire.

PART XXXVI:Operation Hog Head
In late 2017 it came to the attention of Rome that the leader of guildofchampions, armyofdoom01, was in fact a mad man. After viewing his many Youtube videos dissing Rome, threatening to kill himself, and most intriguingly threatening to sue Jagex for not stopping people from harassing him, Rome decided it was time to remove this psychopath from power. Emperor Arkaten and Grand Guru (a Centurion of Rome at the time) created a task force to carry out what came to be known as Operation Hog Head: The removal of armyofdoom01 from power. Enlisting the help of MScarface17 and several other former guildofchampions members, Guru and his team were able to reveal the insanity of Doom who was caught telling his own clan members to kill themselves. It did not take long for his clan to crumble once his true nature was revealed, and in a short span of two weeks, armyofdoom01 had been destroyed. His last words before getting banned for making real life threats were "I'm going to file a lawsuit against Jagex". And at that, the community of Runescape was once again made safer by Rome.

PART XXXVII: Rome The Insurmountable
The year of 2017 was a colossal year for Rome. The year initiated with massive recruitment drives which lead to the continuance of traditional Roman marches through the cities of Runescape, attracting new recruits into the legion daily. The continuity of recruitment success gave way to further warring and pvp events for Rome as well as an establishment of a solid pvm team and sagacious citadel managers. Rome participated in countless offensive operations, some directly others indirectly, yet nevertheless with magnificent success. These operations ranged from hostile wars to friendly wars to destroying opposing clans from the inside out and much more. Rome prospered substantially throughout the year as pvm became daily events and the citadel grew to astonishing heights. Rome ended the year with staggering amounts of success and expanded developments.

There was once a time, many years ago when world 3 and it's clans consisted of men and women of great virtue and valor. An era of heroes and legends, who through their unique characteristics and leadership abilities impacted many lives and left within them a sense of pride and belonging. These peoples names have left their mark in history, they include such characters as Josh117snpe, the man who successfully presented Roman power to world 3, SPQR_Ceasar the founder of Rome in Runescape, King Spence, the prominent Spartan leader who matched Rome's power in the early days of 2010-2011, Asher and Frogdroc the notorious assassins, Lancelot the once leader of the Republic Of Villie, a clan of great worth and importance in 2013 and many more.

I Arkaten, am proud to say that Rome's Legion harbored and still to this day harbors these types of individuals. Honorable Romans such as Lord Agares and Letiamos ( Koi s ) who's service dates back to the times of Josh and the Golden Age of Rome, Romans like Vespasion, Hygleac, Che, Ring Of Sand, Hachiman, Boxing Ordic, Rasta Roman, Fire Dog, Lady Ryngs, Lady Ryngz, Sterps, A Few Gp, Doctah, Moo, King Empire, Uzigirl, Cutie1nonly, Vocho, Cirindion, Kornlord, Cida, MsScarface, Sullu, riverhelm, Moedef, Septimuz, Andre, Maggiemay, Gory and many others are the type of people that gave Rome the prominent and respectable status it bares now.

Lord Agares, as Commander Of War, always strived for excellence in warring preparations and without failure deliberately formulated strategic battle plans to aid Rome in her dominance. Agares has been one of the most influential figures in Roman history.

Vespasion, and illustrious Roman willing and able to go far and beyond, no matter the cost to ensure Roman success and flourishment. Vespasion is also recognized for being the best recruiter in the history of Rome. It is said he can recruit 50 people a day if he wished.

Letiamos (Koi s), an ancient Roman and distinguished officer throughout the history of the Empire. Aside from always serving Rome and coming to her aid when she most needed it, Letiamos played a crucial role in the in the early diplomatic days of the Legion where he served as mediator towards disputes Arkaten would get into with other clan leaders.

Che, recognized by many as the most dangerous and capable agent in Rome's history, able to single handedly cause internal turmoil inside an enemy clan as well as gather information on them with deliberate ease. Che also served as Rome's head security operator and close adviser to Arkaten.

Hygleac, his loyalty towards Rome and her people knows no boundaries. Without hesitation and through laborious efforts Hygleac, with the collaboration of several other great Romans managed to establish daily pvm events which further expanded Roman activities and clan promotion. Hygleac as well managed to redesign the discord channel to work more efficiently with the clan system. He stands without a doubt, as one of the most hard working Romans in history.

Hachiman, a man who since the very start pledged himself and dedicated his most passionate efforts to the Roman citadel. Hachiman since his early days took an interest in the Citadel and has spent countless hours in the managing of it, reminding people to contribute, locking and unlocking plots and overall becoming the head Citadel Master. Due to united efforts under his excellent leadership the Citadel is about to reach tire 5.

Doctah, one can say a permanent member to Rome, joined in 2014 and has been with the legion ever since. Doc's love towards Rome is undeniable, and though her activity decreased over the last few years, she has never hesitated to aid Rome and has helped in any way she could when given the time.

Ring Of Sand, one of the most reliable Romans in the Legion. Ring never hesitated to attend an event, help a fellow clan mate or contribute to Roman efforts in the best that he could. Ring is the kind of person you would want to go to war with, because you'ed know he be there to help.

These are but a few examples of the kind of individuals who have and are currently serving Rome. People like this, who see beyond the game we play and instead appreciate the friendships it creates, is what drives Rome forward everyday.

Honor and Glory until the end of times.

-Arkaten

PARRT XXXVIII:Return Of Vespasion
In February of 2018, Arkaten for the second time handed the crown to Vespasion who set off to make Rome the perfect combination of what Arkaten and Agares had seperately achieved. A Rome where PVM and pay to play activities were a daily routine, but also one with a core built on Rome's fundamentals of recruiting and warfare. Within the first week of his reign, Vespasion returned Rome's citadel to T5, with the managable hope of soon being T6. He also oversaw the first Conclave hearing in many moons that same week: A sign of how Rome would both stay true to her traditions and achieve bold new accomplishments.