Year:759
Caesarian Empire
Dodo Island
Port Paulus Magnus
Dodo Island was always between the border of the Umayyad Caliphate and the Caesarian Empire. The Umayyad Caliphate, in its quest to be the greatest Islamic empire, declared war on the Caesarian Empire to show its superiority in the face of the Christian kingdoms of Latin rite in Western Europe and the Eastern Roman Empire of Greek rite, the Umayyad Caliphate focused on creating more resistant ships to be able to leave the Sea Mediterranean to go after the lands of the Caesarian Empire that Muslims call it "aradi althuywdusiiyn" or "Lands of Theodosians" in late Latin.
On September 17th,on a rainy Thursday, the Classis Nova Romanorum Petrus Theodosius arrived on the island with a fleet of about 10 ships Romulus Alpha and 8 ships Romulus Omega, where he waited on the main ship Nova Hispalis for the rain to pass.
After the rain stopped, Petrus left the ship and when he was about to leave the port, a agitator shouted:
"The Saracens have invaded Dodo Island!!!!" shouted the agitator.
Petrus knowing that the Umayyad Caliphate did not invade the island and that this was an attempt to destabilize the citizens of the island, Petrus ordered:
"Arrest this troublemaker!!! He wants to spread chaos among the citizens of the island!!!!" orders Petrus.
The sailors heeded Petrus's order and arrested the agitator, thus neutralizing the internal threat and preventing the Umayyad Caliphate from learning of these unrest.
Joannis Prison I
Afewweeksago
The prison created in 536 by the Caesarian emperor Joannis I, of the Agrippa Dynasty, with the intention of imprisoning the Visigoth and Ostrogoth soldiers, during the 6th and 7th centuries, today it is just a museum of Caesarian history and almost the majority It is sometimes closed, but since the war between the Caesarian Empire and the Umayyad Caliphate, the prison has been used to hold Umayyad soldiers.
Petrus was with the Strategos of Dodo Island, in the dungeon to interrogate the agitator and Petrus said:
"You are definitely not a spy for the Umayyad Caliphate, so that means it is an internal threat, tell me who is responsible and your punishment will be to work on building walls and bridges for the Caesarian Empire, for 20 years, if you are not convincing, tomorrow you will be impaled in St. Paul's Square, for the crime of treason against the country. " said Petrus.
The agitator's expression changed from mockery to fear, then he bowed and said:
"The person responsible for the unrest on Dodo Island is the nephew of Emperor Joannis II, Marcus Flavius Sextus, as well as the Legatus Legionis Aetius Favarus of the 2nd Caesarean Legion." said the agitator.
The revelation of who was responsible was a mixture of surprise and absolute certainty, surprise for the younger brother of Magister Militum and the absolute certainty that the eldest son of Paulus Flavius Magnus would take revenge for his father being ostracized by his family and forced to work on tobacco plantations in New Cyprus.
The Strategos of Dodo Island, Lucius Caesar, after thinking very carefully, said to the agitator:
"As the highest authority on this island, I will sentence you to two years of forced labor in wheat fields and then you will be sent to work building walls in Paulistania." said Caesar.
The agitator thanked Strategos and revealed where the other agitators were and the next morning the other agitators would receive their punishment.
St. Paul's Square
Afewweeksago
On September 24th, in St. Paul's Square, all the agitators were being punished, the entire population watched the fearful fate that those agitators would have: an impalement in a public square.
"Mercy!!!" shouted the agitators.
The Strategos of Dodo Island, before putting an end to the agitators, he took a sword made of Syrian steel, a symbol of the Caesarian Strategos, unsheathes it and says:
"These agitators came from Paulistania, at the behest of traitors, to spread the word that the Saracens would invade our beloved land,this is nothing more than a lie, our navy is in control of the Strait Gibraltar and we are close to the end of the war, All the Umayyad Caliph has to do is accept the peace treaty and we will not get involved in the conflicts in the Old World.For more than 89 years, our island lived in peace, until these infidel Saracens from Arabia tried to take our beloved island and now the end of this war is approaching and it is at this moment that hidden forces enemies of our homeland, conspire against us and it is because of them that we are executing these traitors, they tried to spread that our Emperor Joannis II was a weak man and would give in to our island to the Saracens, something our emperor would never do.I will punish these traitors with the penalty provided for in the Codex Flavianus, for traitors, pedophiles, abusers and adulterers." says Caesar.
"Mercy Strategos!!!" shouted the agitators.
Caesar then ordered the soldiers:
"Impale them!" Caesar ordered.
"No Strategos!!! Mercy!!!" shouted the agitators.
For a few moments, screams of pain spread throughout the square and soon after a monumental silence took over the square and Caesar said to the people:
"This is the end of all who betray the Caesarian Empire, remember that." said Caesar.
Petrus was looking at the impaled traitors when a messenger arrived and said:
"I brought a letter from Emperor Joannis II, for the Classis Nova Romanorum Petrus Theodosius, it is of utmost importance to reach him." said the messenger.
Petrus then said:
"I am the Classis Nova Romanorum, speak now. " says Petrus.
The messenger delivers the letter and says:
"Do not read it in public, this letter is a state secret." says the messenger.
Petrus puts the letter in his pocket and the messenger heads towards the port while Petrus walks away from the crowd.
StrategosMansion
Afewweeksago
Petrus was in his room at dawn, when most people were sleeping, he opened the letter and read what was written.
If you are reading this letter, it means that my entire plan worked, Caliph Marwan II, from what I learned from Persian and Chinese merchants, at this very moment that I am writing this letter, The Umayyad Caliphate is in a revolution and perhaps the Umayyad Caliphate no longer exists, perhaps the Saracen leader in the Iberian Peninsula will make a peace treaty.As for my nephew, I already suspected that he would try to plot something against me, honestly he is just a rebellious young man, I will have to exile this entire part of the family to China and he will work on the cotton plantation in Nova Ravenna for the rest of his life, as the Legatus Legionis of the 2nd Caesarean Legion, he will be impaled in a public square and when you are reading the letter he will already will be impaled and another will take his place.Probably when you read this letter, one of Caliph Marwan II's relatives will arrive on Dodo Island to sign the agreement, deliver this letter to the sea captain and the peace treaty will be made.
His Highness and Emperor of All Romans, Joannis II.
Petrus was a little surprised by the revelation that the emperor already knew about the attempted conspiracy of his nephew and the Legatus Legionis Aetius Favarus, but now he had in mind that he was sent to end the war.
Strategos Mansion
Now
On October 7th, in a Wednesday, Prince Abd al Rahman I of the Emirate of Cordoba was impressed by how much better the Romans were living than the Eastern Romans, but he was not here to see the Roman architectural beauty, but to end the conflict between two colossal titans.
Petrus was with a translator to make the peace treaty with the Umayyad prince and he said:
"We are here to end this war, Prince Abd al Rahman I representing the Umayyad Caliphate and I, Petrus Theodosius, descendant of Theodosius I, Paulus Magnus Theodosius, Quintus Theodosius Maximus, representing the Caesarian Empire, we have to put an end to this war." said Petrus.
The translator spoke in Arabic to the Umayyad prince, to which the prince spoke in Arabic and the translator spoke in late Latin:
"So this is the Caesarian Empire? I didn't expect that a nation that has Caesar in its name is a tiny island in the Atlantic Ocean. Honestly, you are brave warriors who have resisted our navy for a long time, but now either you accept the True Faith or we will continue to attack until we conquer." said the translator.
Petrus laughed at what the Umayyad prince said, he stood up, took a map of the Caesarian Empire and said:
"The Caesarian Empire has about 19 million people living in our nation, our navy has about 28 Romulus Omega ships, 45 Romulus Alpha ships, 80 Trireme Agrippa, our army has about 200,000 Caesarian legionaries, 500,000 regular soldiers, more than 9 million men fit for war, 1,000 Palatine bombards, 2,500 Destructors and about 1,200,000 Fulminatrix and can triple if we enter a large-scale war, then we will see which empire will come out victorious." says Petrus.
The translator spoke in Arabic to the Umayyad prince and his reaction was one of astonishment and he began to sweat with worry, so he spoke in Arabic to the translator who spoke in late Latin:
"That was just a joke, we won't face an army that's as powerful as yours. My relative Caliph Marwan II, a few months ago suffered a revolution and my entire family was killed, who you should be talking about is the Abbasid Caliphate, but in the Iberian Peninsula still remained loyal and founded the Emirate of Cordoba, the former Umayyad Caliphate is represented by its successor state, so I apologize a thousand times if I was imprudent, we must reach the peace treaty to end this war." said the translator.
Petrus, now that he had used his trump card of numerical and technological superiority, could now propose a peace treaty that would benefit the Caesarian Empire and said:
"Very well, now we will propose a peace treaty and resolve it like civilized men or total annihilation will occur and I suppose that is what you want least." said Petrus.
Petrus then calls the island's typographer and orders him:
"Print what I'm going to say:The Emirate of Cordoba, as the successor state of the Umayyad Caliphate, will have to pay around 1 ton of gold, 500 thousand silver coins and a peace treaty of around 100 years, if a descendant of the prince If the Umayyads tear up the treaty before the estimated time and try to invade the island, they will suffer a large-scale invasion and the Iberian Peninsula will be free from the hands of the Saracens, the name of the treaty will be "aradi althuywdusiiyn" or Lands of the Theodosians, in our language." orders Petrus.
The printer takes a few minutes to finish printing, until the treaty is done and the printer delivers it to Petrus.
Prince Abd al Rahman I was impressed with the speed at which the treaty was made and he spoke in Arabic and the translator said:
"The prince was fascinated by this invention, is it perhaps a rediscovered Classical Era invention? He is willing to pay a sum of women to satisfy the desires of the Romans." said the translator.
Petrus then replies:
"We would not sell even if Khalid and the Prophet Muhammad led an army of a hundred million soldiers were invading our territory, if you restrain yourself from accepting the treaty and never setting foot on this island again or in any of our territories, get out of here, we will never have good relations with Saracen nations, I'm being honest, I don't know if any Christian nation in the future will ally itself with Saracens and if that nation if you ally yourself you will be an enemy of Christianity at its core." answers Petrus.
After Petrus rejected any chance of technology exchange between the Emirate of Cordoba and the Caesarian Empire, the Umayyad prince left the Mansion of the Strategos and returned to the Iberian Peninsula, from where would never again set foot on Dodo Island, nor would his descendants and the succeeding Caliphates such as the Almohad and the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada.
This was the last war that still had an involvement with Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, in the following centuries the wars that the Caesarian Empire fought were in the New World and in the Far East.