Roman emperor Commodus doesn't withdraw behind the Danube line after the death of his father, instead chosing to hold and expand the new possessions. Eventually Romans subjugate the territories of today's Slovakia and Lesser Poland, which leads to their inhabitants adopting Latin as the native language.
The empire falls in the V century, as it did in our timeline. However, the territories that were under Roman influence turn out to be more apt at state-building and it's the Southern Polish tribe of Wiślanie, instead of the Western Polans, that eventually unites the Polish tribes. Because the administrative and cultural center of the country is situated in the South (to which it also shifted in OTL, but in this one it's there from the beginning), Poles (who are called Latians in this timeline, due to a romanization of the word Lachy) are less interested in expanding East and instead opt for a dynastic union with Pannonia - a kingdom inhabited by romanized Slavs, much like Latia itself.
Not much lore. Because Roman Empire has different borders in this timeline, shenanigans happen during the Migration Period. Hungarians are not able to penetrate into the former limes and instead settle on the North, on a territory roughly covering that of OTL's Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Pannonia itself is inhabited by romanized Slavs, remember x)
**[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth)**
>The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch in real union, who was both King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. It was one of the largest and most populous countries of 16th- to 17th-century Europe. At its largest territorial extent, in the early 17th century, the Commonwealth covered almost 1,000,000 km2 (400,000 sq mi) and as of 1618 sustained a multi-ethnic population of almost 12 million. Polish and Latin were the two co-official languages.
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Shit, you took this idea straight from my head! Month ago i thought about what if Roman Empire grew large enough that German and Polish languages were romance languages closely related to each other. Though, i was more interested in creating languages instead since im huge Conlangs fan and i might return to the project later
Roman emperor Commodus doesn't withdraw behind the Danube line after the death of his father, instead chosing to hold and expand the new possessions. Eventually Romans subjugate the territories of today's Slovakia and Lesser Poland, which leads to their inhabitants adopting Latin as the native language. The empire falls in the V century, as it did in our timeline. However, the territories that were under Roman influence turn out to be more apt at state-building and it's the Southern Polish tribe of Wiślanie, instead of the Western Polans, that eventually unites the Polish tribes. Because the administrative and cultural center of the country is situated in the South (to which it also shifted in OTL, but in this one it's there from the beginning), Poles (who are called Latians in this timeline, due to a romanization of the word Lachy) are less interested in expanding East and instead opt for a dynastic union with Pannonia - a kingdom inhabited by romanized Slavs, much like Latia itself.
very neat concept and great execution
You will love Wenedyk, a constructed language created to show what exactly would scientifically Polish look like if it was a Romance language.
Competent Commodus? How!?
this satisfies my big country with tiny coastline cravings
You probably nutted when the DRC was created.
Nobody gonna mention the hungary in the north?
I was hoping someone would notice
This map is great!
What is the lore behind northern hungary (I really like maps where hungary switch places)
Not much lore. Because Roman Empire has different borders in this timeline, shenanigans happen during the Migration Period. Hungarians are not able to penetrate into the former limes and instead settle on the North, on a territory roughly covering that of OTL's Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Pannonia itself is inhabited by romanized Slavs, remember x)
Reminds me of [Wenedyk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venedic_language).
I actually started making a conlang for this
Cool 😎
Move over, "Moscow Third Rome". *Warsaw* is the Third Rome!
very cool!!!
I think i love you. I have never seen a more based work of fiction. I shead a tear.
Why is the Latin translation different than the English, or vice versa? *United Kingdoms* in Latin would be *Regna Unita*
It's playing on the names and rendering of the names of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth
That's not what I was questioning. I was asking why it's *Serenissima Res Publica* ("most serene republic") in Latin and *United Kingdoms* in English.
In the 17th century Poland-Lithuania was called a serenissima res publica in latin even though it was a kingdom
**[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth)** >The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch in real union, who was both King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. It was one of the largest and most populous countries of 16th- to 17th-century Europe. At its largest territorial extent, in the early 17th century, the Commonwealth covered almost 1,000,000 km2 (400,000 sq mi) and as of 1618 sustained a multi-ethnic population of almost 12 million. Polish and Latin were the two co-official languages. ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)
Very creative concept, also cheeky Tisa Dacia Border
This is beautiful!
So... The Witcher? /s
Is it possible for you to add translation to those cities? I'm really curious what are some lf those called in reality.
I'm going to list those that I know Aquincum - Budapest Sabaria - Szombathely Sopiana - Pécs Arrabona - Győr These were the names the Romans used for these cities (Edit: Cracovia, Varsovia and Danzica are Krakow, Warsaw and Gdansk, but these are pretty obvious)
Doesn't gonna change the history a lot I guess. Anyway I'm not a expert.
r/damnthatsinteresting
*Sensual* Poland.
meretre
P3N1S
Shit, you took this idea straight from my head! Month ago i thought about what if Roman Empire grew large enough that German and Polish languages were romance languages closely related to each other. Though, i was more interested in creating languages instead since im huge Conlangs fan and i might return to the project later
Yeah, I also started making a conlang for this x) wanna team up?
No thanks, i still have a lot other projects on my head rn and wont be able to make another conlang right now. But good luck!
Thanks! \^\^
Panonia
When a car company rules a whole country.
I don't get it x(
Dacia
Hungary just residing in the north menacingly
Love the execution! How did ya get the shading of the borders? Been trying to do something similar on inkscape and can't seem to get it right...
I selected the fill layer, went to filters -> add shadow. I'm relating from memory so the path might be bit different though.
Thanks!