Empress Aenea
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Aenea's attention was heavily focussed on the systems and apparatus of the Empire, with modifications to the roads, the infrastructure of the Civil Service, the organisation of the Bourse, and the [[Imperial Senate]] and [[Imperial Law]] in search of refinement. She largely ignored the [[Imperial Synod]], which continued to exercise it's political powers in pursuit of the spiritual well-being of the Empire - only when the priests interfered with Aenea's projects for expanding and consolidating the infrastructure did she pay much attention to them. | Aenea's attention was heavily focussed on the systems and apparatus of the Empire, with modifications to the roads, the infrastructure of the Civil Service, the organisation of the Bourse, and the [[Imperial Senate]] and [[Imperial Law]] in search of refinement. She largely ignored the [[Imperial Synod]], which continued to exercise it's political powers in pursuit of the spiritual well-being of the Empire - only when the priests interfered with Aenea's projects for expanding and consolidating the infrastructure did she pay much attention to them. | ||
One of Aenea's failings was that she left foreign affairs, including military matters, entirely to the Senate and the Military Council without oversight; she was interested only in the Empire itself. | One of Aenea's failings was that she left foreign affairs, including military matters, entirely to the Senate and the Military Council without oversight; she was interested only in the Empire itself. | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 24 March 2013
Reign: 103 YE - 120 YE TBC
Called: The Builder
Early Life and Election
Born and raised in Highguard, the girl who would become Empress Aenea was a student of architecture, who helped build and design everything from mausoleums to castles.
Reign
Aenea's attention was heavily focussed on the systems and apparatus of the Empire, with modifications to the roads, the infrastructure of the Civil Service, the organisation of the Bourse, and the Imperial Senate and Imperial Law in search of refinement. She largely ignored the Imperial Synod, which continued to exercise it's political powers in pursuit of the spiritual well-being of the Empire - only when the priests interfered with Aenea's projects for expanding and consolidating the infrastructure did she pay much attention to them.
One of Aenea's failings was that she left foreign affairs, including military matters, entirely to the Senate and the Military Council without oversight; she was interested only in the Empire itself.
The Senators and the Generals took this as an opportunity to expand the borders of the Empire, and their perceived aggression disquieted nearby foreign nations. Several border wars occurred during Aenea's tenure on the throne, and at various points the Empire was at war with Faraden, The Iron Confederacy, Axos and Skoura.
Death and Legacy
Aenea died. Parrallels are occasionally drawn with the later Emperor Nicovar, but as the historian Senator Luca de Tassato said "A ruthless attention to detail is not the same as being obsessed with details."
After her death the Throne remained empty until the ascension of Empress Varkula in 125YE. During this time, the Senate became increasingly fractious and factionalised, creating the environment that allowed the ruthless Varushkan to sieze power.