Savotta (Romanyan province)

Savotta Provincia
Province of the Romanyan Empire
160 BC–546 AD
Territory administrated by the Province of Savotta, circa 100 BC.
Capital	Savotta
History
Historical era	Antiquity
• Established	160 BC
• Disestablished	546 AD
Succeeded by Savottan Kingdom
Today part of	Salisford

Savotta was an ancient Romanyan province located in the northwest of Sur, roughly corresponding to the modern northern territories of Salisford, including its northern coastline, parts of the Salisfordian central highlands, and western plain. The province's capitol was originally Maripoli, which was a pre-existing settlement, but as the province developed its capitol moved to Savotta.

Savotta gained a reputation as one of the empire's most stable provinces because of extremely effective colonization on the part of the Romanyans, especially in the north. However, the province often saw attacks and raids from the ancient Castillianan tribes to its south.

The province's name derives itself from the name of the Romanyan legate Lucius Romilius Savottia, who lead the first Roman expedition into the future province, and built a castra on the future site of the city of Savotta.

Historical background

Pre-Romanyan Savotta

There are very little surviving records of pre-Romanyan Savotta and the peoples that inherited the region. But much can be gleaned from archeological evidence and genetic relationships.

Historians generally separate the tribes of Salisford into two general groups: the Northern Savottan Tribes and the Galleci.

There is not much known about the Northern Savottan Tribes as their culture was effectively destroyed by Romanyan colonization, but hints of their history can be found on few archeological artifacts which are believed to have been created by them. Chiefly, these are burial mounds, the remains of destroyed settlements, and stone steles.

The Galleci tribes inhabited the south. Genetically and culturally, they were similar to the ancient Castillianans and commerce was common between the many tribes was common. They would survive the Romanyan conquest and would remain a threat to the nascent province. They Galleci would eventually develop into the Kingdom of Galles, and would later be incorporated into the Kingdom of Savotta.

Romanyan province

See also: Romanyanization of Savotta

Notable Savottans

• Servilius Geminus, legate, one of the Romanyan commanders at the Battle of the Xichūtepa River.

See also

• Legio XVII