Diuetta

History

The City of Diuetta was founded by MattDB in the Southwest Region of the Creative 1.12 Map. With buidling begining in Early April of 2018, until the project was ultimately delayed and restarted in Late May of 2018. Beginning with the Grand Hall of the Assembly, also known simply as the Senate of Diuetta, the city became the capital of the Grand Republic of Diuettium as of 6/11/18 (Month/Day/Year Format) joining multiple cities with initiative to form a union of builders.

Diuetta is located along the western edge of the Diuettan Sea and is approximately 1-2 kilometers (1000-2000 blocks away) from both Avalon, Barcalos, Master City and Savoie Maritime.

As is of the cities in the southwest region, Diuetta is primarily English-Speaking, though with a mix of many Romance Languages such as French, Italian, and Spanish, of which all derive from the last latin-speaking community of Diuetta.

Naming of the City

The name Diuetta (Dee-you-ett-ah) is a combination of the words Deus (Latin for God), Dio (Italian for God), and Etta (Italian suffix for small), to mean God's Little Land, or God's Little City. Being that this city is named after a deity, the ancient Diuettans were and modern Diuettans are a very religious people, in which the dominant religion is Roman Catholicism, following the beliefs of the Romans who had once controlled the area of Diuettius, the ancient term for the city and region of which the Diuettans inhabited. Located at a Mediterranean Climate, Diuetta is very well suited for growing grapes, olives, and many other crops, which brought economic wealth and large numbers of imports and exports in the area. Due to the prosperity of the land, it was believed that God himself had owned the land and wanted to keep it protected, which is why it was then named God's Little Land.

Beginnings of the City

The city of Diuetta started as a colony of the Romans under the name Diuettius, in respects to the Roman Gods, before being renamed after the Christian God, participating primarily as an elite state for the Empire, with the Roman senatorial authority even using it on some occassions for keeping large amounts of Roman coins and markets, military and even the castle of a Roman Emperor. As an obviously thriving city, the population grew and all Roman people knew of its existance and of how it was a "Grand City for all Romans to adore." As its people commonly travelled around the Empire, alot brought the ideals of Christianity to the city and it became one of the first cities to host the Christian religion, secretly, hidden, as the Roman Senate did not approve of the ideals at first, due to the worshippers not believing in the Emperor as a god.

Middle Age and Renaissance of the City

After the fall of Rome, the Diuettan City Government took seize of the areas around itself and established the first Diuettan Empire, in which the people of Diuettius, now renamed Diuetta had established their authority in the world. When the Dark Ages hit the city, the Plague was devastating to states around it, but due to the constant trade flow with the Byzantine Empire, many of the Diuettan Men, Women, and Children survived, with few casualties, and the city once more became a golden spot of prosperity and promise. Statues of the old Diuettan-Roman Soldiers were erected infront of the gates of the newly built wall. With the rest of the world seeking shelter due to the fall of the Roman Empire and the Bubonic Plague, Diuetta extended its reach stretching from the Capital Sea area to the edge of the Eastern Diuettan Sea Colonies, and additional areas such as the Manaean Kingdom which was handed over to the Diuettan throne and colonies. With many kingdoms now challenging the Diuettans for ultimate control, Diuetta re-established itself as the Grand Empire of Diuettium which lasted from 1229AD-1810AD before joining the Imperial Provinces of Helvetia in 1811AD as a full-fledged member of the Imperator's Elite Council, and a special administrative state. With the Imperial Provinces of Helvetia falling due to economic failure and internal conflict, the first Grand Consul (Republic Reign) rose up and established the Grand Republic of Diuettium on June 11th, 2018AD, with the Grand Council of Diuettium to establish a Constitutional Republic which enables the people to have more rights, and for a more prosperous form of economic and senatorial freedoms. The formation of the Grand Republic of Diuettium brought an end to the Diuettan Renaissance Period and started the Diuettan Grand Era, in which economic prosperity was brought back to cities who had suffered from economic drought, and the Diuettan culture had reached its peak point as an international superpower.

The Diuettan Renaissance Period brought art, resources, and knowledge to the city, which had suffered economic and intelligence drought a bit due to the Dark Ages, however, with the corruption that had reached the Emperor himself, the Diuettans rebelled and joined Helvetia, until finally after two hundred years, going through strict reforms under Grand Consul MattDB and declaring the Republic Era, starting the Diuettan Grand Era and ending the tyranny, corruption, and greed that had so badly ruined the internal structure of the government.

Government and Society

Diuetta's government is a Constitutional Republic, and it has 2 year elections for its senators and governors. The Diuettans are not only a term of the city folk, but also the Grand Republic of Diuettium citizens. With multiple citizens and cultures fusing ideas, the Diuettan Society has become very culturally diverse and intelligence levels have increased exponentially due to the teachings of multiple minds and scholars of the past. It is obvious that despite the cultural fusion, the Diuettan economy and social structure increased to the point where despite some struggles, answers are found. With a large population to sustain in the capital, lots of food is imported, though some Mediterranean climate foods are grown in the vicinity of the city. With the current Grand Consul's reforms to bring road networks to the city of Diuetta, the now rebuilt city is recieving many more imports than in the past, and the economy of the city is thriving. The City of Diuetta does honor its Roman roots by putting signs such as "Senatus Populusque Diuettius" meaning Senate and People of Diuettius (Old city name).

The City of Diuetta is lead by the Diuettan Royal Family, which when the constitutional reforms were made, were promised to still have power in the capital.