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“The Foreign Ministry rented an aircraft for us, actually. I’m pretty up to date on the situation with Northern Ireland, but I’d like to here your side of the story,” she said. She stopped walking as close because of the smoke, but was still close enough.

“Oh thank you so much. I’m really embarrassed. I’ve been to Ireland a dozen times, but it was always in the summer. It doesn’t get this cold in Byzantium,” she said, accepting the offer for his jacket. Wearing it made her much more comfortable. “Our flight went well. It’s always a joy to come...

“I understand...” she said. “I’m calling about the situation in Kosovo. It wouldn’t necessarily be my place to critique what your country is doing there, but I am concerned that this could bring real war to Eastern Europe. I’m sure that you and President Davidovich are both good men, and...

Ioanna had her arms crossed over her chest in attempt a futile attempt to stay warm as she shivered in the park. A sleeveless dress turned out to be a objectively bad decision. She would have changed, but her entire wardrobe was stuck in the back of their chartered aircraft which was still being...

After getting settled in the new embassy in Dublin, the 25 year-old Ioanna Tata organized a meeting with the Irish Foreign Minister at a location of his choice. Once this place was decided, she headed their with a few members of her security and administrative staff. She was of average height...

"Hello Prime Minister... This is the Empress of Rome, calling for President Davidovich. Is this a bad time?" she asked. Maria had not made any public appearances yet, but it was common knowledge that Byzantium had an Empress. This was her first phone call to a foreign nation, and it was actually...

After an evening of contemplating what should be done, Empress Maria - referred to honorifically as Augusta by most of her people - made a private phone call to the President of Serbia from the Acropolis as she overlooked Athens. She honestly hoped that President Davidović wouldn't answer, but...

BYZANTINE EMPIRE A Private Message From Evangelia Cali, Magistrate of Foreign Relations of The Byzantine Empire To Gerald Monahan, Foreign Minister of The Republic of Ireland Foreign Minister Monahan, Thank you for clarifying this information. I've been informed that Ambassador Ioanna Tata has...

BYZANTINE EMPIRE A Private Message From Vassilas Drakos, Chief Magistrate of The Byzantine Empire To Tong Baorui, President of The United Republic of China Your Excellency, On behalf of Augusta and all of the Byzantine Empire, I am very happy to hear from a country with such history...

BYZANTINE EMPIRE A Private Message From Evangelia Cali, Magistrate of Foreign Relations of The Byzantine Empire To Gerald Monahan, Foreign Minister of The Republic of Ireland Foreign Minister Monahan, The Byzantine Empire sends its warmest regards to you and the people of Ireland. I agree that...

Empress Maria Coronated on The Acropolis Empress Maria, referred to as "Augusta" by the general population, was secretly coronated last night as the Empress of the Roman Empire by officials from the Orthodox Church, the state, and the Golden Sun party. Little information has been released about...

THE BYZANTINE GAZETTE The Official Newspaper of Byzantium

Volume 3, Part 3 Maria stepped from the ruined Parthenon with clergy following behind her. Forty or so feet away were the high officials who were allowed to be onlookers. They all took to one knee, even the soldiers. Then, First Senator Vassilis Drakos stood and said, "Long live Augusta...

Volume 2, Part 2 Under the protection of the Praetorian Guard, Maria was escorted up to the Acropolis of Athens. This ancient high point was home to a number of sites historic to Athens, though the best known was the Parthenon. She was still dressed in a Chlamays, and had a crown of olive in...

Volume 2, Part 1 While Maria was at camp, a number of political reforms had taken place in Greece. Actually, political reforms would be an understatement. The very flags flying around the country had changed. She was no longer standing in Greece. The Hellenic Republic had quietly fallen in the...

Maria and many of her relatives, especially male relatives, had been gathered in Athens against their will. Since The Golden Sun party claimed victory in the most recent Greek elections, many things had started to change under their administration. The government made many promised reforms in...

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I can't promise that i'll be super active but maybe I can at least spice things up? I really loved malta but I guess since I left and came back, I would like to try a slightly larger country this time. the rules are a little different now (or maybe i'm just not remembering right) so please give...

it's been some time since I've been here! a friend made me think of MN, and I wanted to say hi! i'm pretty busy now, but I was thinking about claiming a country again. some of you may remember me from my time as Malta. whether or not I come back, I wanted to say hello and how I really miss all...