Republic of the Spartaci

The Republic of the Spartaci (Latin: Respublicae Spartaci) is a peasants' republic comprised mainly of the descendants of ex-slaves located directly underneath the Imperium Romanum Cimbri. It was formed a year after the Cimbric Romanic state in 4 AIE, and the two have only had negative relations since due to the strife between their ancestors.

History
With the fall of the Roman Empire proper, a slave revolt known as the Spartaci Rebellion was started in Germania Inferior, near the Roman city of Novaesium in 3 AIE (AD855). History of the rebellion is very limited. All that is widely known is that a slave going by the name of Rectulus led the consolidated slave and peasant insurgents, whose strength numbered between 10,000 to 100,000, to victory against a weakened and unsupported Roman imperial garrison. The rest has been lost to time or oral tradition as not much has been written, with the exception of a few reports on casualties. The rebellion ended in 4 AIE (AD856) in a Spartaci victory.

Founding of the Republic
Immediately following the rebellion period, the foundation period of the life of the republic of Spartaci is the first to have official detailed records. We know that in 6 AIE (AD858), after records of fighting in the area had concluded, a "Peasant's Forum" was set up by the victorious rebels, in which the civilians of this newly-found state could decide how they would be governed. The main participants of this forum were a group of peasant scribes known as the Didicts, and in 34 AIE (AD886), (Rectulus was set as interim ruler of Spartaci for the duration of the forum) a Didict known as Captiosus had garnered enough support for his philosophy of governance to be the governance of Spartaci. Captiosus writes in relation to Spartacian government:

"If we are to be the true representatives of those with no representation, we must be a true democracy like those in the eastern lands, we shall have a council of no more than 5 members, and a leader of the council must be elected amongst them, new council members shall be elected every 5 years, or as soon as one passes away in their term of office."

It is rumored that this is only a small portion of Captiosus' writings, as many claim his true ideal for society was lost in many compromises.

Religion
Although there is no official state religion in the Republic of the Spartaci, numerous prominent officials and their followers subscribe to a cult-like reverence of Spartacus. According to the beliefs of this 'Cult of Spartacus', the people of Spartaci believe that Spartacus, through the realization of the power of the peasant's class, and the utilization of that power, Spartacus turned himself into a god, and thus, made all other organized religions at the time obsolete. They claim that his final defeat in battle was actually his ascension into a higher plane of existence, and that the fall of the Roman empire was brought about by his subtle workings in a world beyond our understanding.