Vistania

The Kingdom of Vistania (Vistanian: Zagreb na Vistania) is a Parliamentary Kingdom in the Adriatic sea. It is famous by having been ruled over by the Romans, Byzantines, Hungarians, Venetians, Croatians, French, Austrians, British, Italians, Greeks, Germans and Americans.

Geography
Climate

History
Prehistory

Vistania was originally settled by neanderthals around 40,000 years ago. Modern man arrived around 31,000 years ago and remains of a setlement can be seen in Gornice.

Pre-Roman History

The pre-Roman peoples of Vistania lived in small communities, and were not really unified. The island was later settled by the Illyrians.

Roman Times

Vistania became part of the Roman Empire in the year 10. The first Roman settlement was Radium, founded in 11 AD. It is now known as Radov (City). In 378, Rome gave Vistania its independence, and the Kingdom of Vistania (Old) was founded.

Old Kingdom

The Old Kingdom lived through the fall of Rome, and remained independent by 500 AD. The city of Radov was the capital. It was an unstable country though, and had 11 kings by 530. However, in 538, it was conquered by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.

Byzantine Rule

Justinian restored order to the island. Vistania became prosperous again. By 842 the people grew tired of Byzantine rule and staged a revolt. In 892, Vistania was conquered by the Hungarians.

The Dark Ages

The Hungarians were in control of Vistania until 1024, when the Byzantines reclaimed it. THey quickly lost It in 1048 to the Hungarians, again. They held Vistania only until 1127, when again it became Byzantine. In 1207, Vistania went back to Hungarian control, who lost it briefly to the Venetians in 1234, only to regain it in 1242. In 1530, Vistania became part of the Kingdom of Croatia. The Dark Ages would end in 1571 with the declaration of independence.

The Second Kingdom

On July 16 1571, Ambroz Matic, a nobleman, declared Vistanian independence. He became the King of Vistania. Vistania prospered and became a major trade area by the 18th century. Vistania was briefly under Napoleon's control in 1813-14, after which the Kingdom was restored by the Congress of Vienna. In 1823, The monarchy was ousted in a rebellion and the Republic of Vistania was declared. This republic ruled ineffectively and was ousted in a rebellion in 1824, after which the monarchy was restored.

Austrian Rule

In 1878, Vistania was in chaos since the king had died and had no sons. Conflict arose, and the Austrians took advantage and conquered the country. A pro-Austrian king was put in power in 1879, and the Austrians left in 1880. They had very good relations after that.

20th Century

The Kingdom of Vistania was doing well at the start of the 20th century. The economy was large, and the situation was stable. During World War I, VIstania served as a base for Austro-Hungarian ships. With Austria and Germany's loss of the war (Vistania was on the losing side), they were forced to sign the little knowh Treaty of Mignon. This made Vistania a British protectorate, and was granted full Independence in 1926. During World War II, Vistania was invaded by Italy in 1939, but Vistania was taken by the Greeks in 1940. In 1941, German troops occupied the Island. In 1944, US troops liberated Vistania and remained there until March 1945.

'Post-War'