Age of darkness IV 800ce- 1025 ce
Will cover the reigns of Basileus ton Romaion (Βασιλεύς των Ρωμαίων),Nicephorus I to Basil II a time when the Eastern empire faces the on going threat from Islam :the slavs and Bulgars and a new terrifying enemy appears in the black sea plundering the monastries burning a pillaging !the Rus have arrived,whilst in the west a new Imperator Romanorum Charlamagne is crowned by the Pope .In the Balkans Khan Krum destroys the Avars and unites the two Bulgar groups on the Danube and forges a nation :
What does everyone think ? start dates ,end dates ,and of course factions ? Let me know is there the desire for such a mod ? NEED opinions on all aspects please .Thank you.
Edit: Revised faction list ,could still change especially the names of factions .Would appreciate some input there and NEED a big list of rebel factions e.g Croats ,Vikingr/Varangians ,other Slavs which due to slots cannot feature etc etc
- Basileia ton Rhomaiôn
- Al-Khilāfah al-‘Abbāsīyyah al-Islāmīyyah/Abbasid Caliphate
- Al Andalus/Emirate of Cordova
- Bulgar Khanate
- West Seaxe
- Mierce /Mercia
- Regnum Francorum et imperium Romanorum
- Moravia (Principality)
- Rus
- Magyar Tribes
- The Danes
- Serbs /Raska
- Emirate Qairawān /Aghlabids Emirate ( Ifriqia)
- Khazar Khanate
- Kingdom Abkhasia (early Georgia)
- Asturias and Galicia
- Idrisid Caliphate(Maghreb)
- Pechenegs
- Bohemia
- Duchy/Principality of Benevento