Myzea

Myzea (Myzean: Myseia), officially the Kingdom of Myzea (Myzean: Regnum Myseiae or Regnum Myseianum), is a country in West Artopa. Myzea is located in the central part of West Artopa, at the southern end of the Avedoran Sea. Myzea shares land borders with Ildonne to the south, and Konstanze to the east. The nation's capital is Myseia, and the largest city is Nideum, followed by Amitatum and Lysia.

Inhabited since the Palaeolithic era, the Myzeans, native of western Myzea, formed the Kingdom of Myzea in 749 BL. The First Kingdom of Myzea was overthrown in 452 BL and a Republic was established. The Myzean Republic conquered and assimilated its neighbors and eventually grew to encompass a large portion of West Artopa. In 54 BL the Myzean Republic transitioned into the Myzean Empire upon proclamation of Lucius as "Imperator". By the end of the 1st century BL, Myzea had become the dominant power in the region, and was a leading cultural, political, and religious center. The first two centuries of the Myzean Empire saw a period of unprecedented stability and prosperity in the region called the "Pax Myseiana", during this period Myzea's law, economy, art, technology, and literature developed.

In 1464 AL, the Myzean Empire was dissolved and replaced by the Second Kingdom of Myzea, after a period of political turmoil, economic decline, and invasions and migrations. By the mid-16th century, Myzea began to prosper once again through trade and commerce. The Renaissance saw its beginning in Myzea and spread to the rest of West Artopa, in which it brought a renewed interest in science, exploration, and art. During the 15th and 16th centuries, Myzean explorers discovered and established new trade routes to the Far East and Balteca, which helped usher in the Age of Discovery. Myzea's political and commercial power declined quite significantly in the 17th and 18th centuries with The Great Schism in 1631 and subsequent decline of the Myzean Church.

In the late 19th century, Myzea began to rapidly industrialize up until the early 20th century, during this time Myzea also acquired a colonial empire compromised mainly of territory in North Kanta. Myzea's colonial territories in North Kanta granted great control over the trade routes in the Subtorian Sea, bringing about a period of a prolonged economic boom, growth, and stability. In the 21st century, Myzea remains a great power in global affairs and has significant cultural, military, scientific, technological and political influence internationally. Myzea performs well in international rankings of education, health care, life expectancy, and Human Development Index.

Etymology
The term Myzea derives directly from Myzean Myseia and shares it's name from the capital city of Myseia from which it is named. As early as the 4th century, there have been theories proposed on the origin of the name Myseia. Several hypotheses have been put forth focusing on its linguistic roots, however, it remains uncertain, and unfortunately likely lost to time.