Siramere

...The Siramese Empire was founded 1562 years ago, but the city of Siramere itself is much older, tracing its origins back to before the New Bronze age that followed the Great Rebellion and the end of the Age of Magic, almost 3000 years ago. It grew from a small tribal villiage built on the site of a much older ruin. The later crowning here of the first King of Tribes gave the settlement its name along with the great lake that it lies on (Siramere means: Royal Lake or Lake of Kings). The city continued to grow in size and power, becoming a Republic 812 years after the Great Rebellion. The Republican city-state lasted 253 years before being overrun by the iron weilding armies of the Mountian King sweeping all before them from the east. The monarchy and supporting nobles ruled for a further 300 years before internal power struggles saw the formation of the Empire under the First Emperor Pristine...

- guide to the tome: Magus Scriptorius