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| caption = An effigy of Stevius Blockius in the Temple of Romulus, Invictus
| birth_date = Some time in the early First Age
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| death_date = Sometime in the late First Age
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| monuments = The effigy of Stevius Blockius, Rome (Invictus)
| residence = Capitol Villa, Rome (Invictus
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| height = Approx. 6 feet
| title = Caesar of Rome
| successor = Stevius Blockius II; "Draconius"
| opponents = Hargreevs of Ashina, Fred Book of Redwood, Tamagoth, taxes, etc.
| spouse = Unspecified Kogongi woman
| children = Draconius and 2 others (unknown)
| honours = Founder of Rome and present day Invictus
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Stevius "Caesar" Blockius, more commonly referred to as just "Stevius" was an [[Averonian]] colonist, [[Arith|Arithian]] politician, and [[Rome|Roman]] dictator, most memorable in his founding of the [[Rome|Roman Civilization]] and creation of a western Averonian culture.
== Biography ==
=== Birth and Early life ===
Stevius Blockius I was born some time in the early [[The Ages|First Age]], a nomad of [[Arith|Eastern Arith]] in the territories of [[Duskenspur|Averon]] and [[Mausia]], where his plebeian father, Romulus, married the daughter of a nobleman (either Averon or Mausia; disputed). It is said that they married in secret, bearing a mixed-blood child: Stevius. Upon being discovered, Romulus was put to death by beheading. According to legend, the nobleman proclaimed "this filthy blood will not be mixed with mine" before unsheathing his sword and executing Romulus. In the hopes of saving her son, the mother left her child in the hands of a local blacksmith before casting herself into the sea. With no other family, the child was raised under the blacksmith, who taught Stevius well in the art of the blade. By the age of 18, Stevius had grown tall and strong, a young man well versed as a warrior in mind and body.
It was on the eve of a
=== Rome ===
Stevius Blockius I first appeared in the [[Alathra|Alathran]] history books some time in the [[The Ages|First Age]]. He was an [[Averonian]] colonist who, on June 10th, 2021, founded the then frontier town of Rome in southern [[Arith]]. Rome's community grew, its territory expanding likewise, and with time and political disposition Stevius gained the title of "Caesar."
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Stevius led a succesful campaign against the northern fortress of [[Amkensfort]], annexing the territory. Unbeknownst to Stevius, Redwood citizen [[Tamagoth]] set fire to much of Rome's historic district, starting the Great Fire of Rome.
=== The Fall of Rome ===
The Roman Civilization fell to economic depression in the mid to late First Age. Rome was sacked and burned by various assailants, and Stevius Blockius fled the continent of Arith fearing political persecution. Stevius was granted asylum in Kais Kogong where he married the daughter of a swordsmith. She granted him three sons of the same name; Stevius Blockius II, but gave them each names of their own: Thelonius, Acadius, and [[Draconius]]. Thelonius became a banker, Acadius a mercenary, and Draconius went on to found the New Republic of Rome and the city state of Invictus. Draconius continues to rule over the territories of his father.
== Legacy ==
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