A few months ago, the empire was still in ruins, with even the Italian Peninsula hanging by a thread.
But from the moment Duncan led his army into Italy, good news has been arriving daily without pause.
Three months ago, the Western Goth Kingdom admitted defeat, ceding the occupied Gaul Province, and even abandoned its capital Toulouse, relocating it directly to the Iberian Peninsula. They also paid a substantial war indemnity and committed to a large annual tribute. The Western Goth Kingdom is now severely weakened, barely surviving.
Not long after.
The pseudo-emperor Maximus was killed, and the Imperial Senate faced a major purge. Although Duncan, the Governor of Britain, did not ascend the throne, he abolished the Senate in the name of the imperial center and restructured a new Cabinet Council system, allowing the Roman populace to become lower-level officials, regardless of nobility.
