Sithonia

Sithonia was a land slightly toward the south and east of the Elabonian Empire's heartland. It was considered to be the birthplace of western civilization and culture. Sithonia was never a united kingdom, being instead divided into city-states which often warred with each other. This made it easy for the Elabonians to conquer Sithonia and bring it into their Empire. Sithonian culture was lovingly appropriated by the Elabonians, with Sithonian philosophy forming the basis of Elabonian education. Its religion was similarly treated, with the wine god Mavrix forcibly uprooted to Elabon, a fact which was to his displeasure, stated by him every so often.

After the reign of Emperor Hildor III saw a laxity of the Empire to control its far-off regions, the Sithonians saw hope in the example of the northlands, which, due to lack of imperial oversight for a generation, had declared de facto independence. The Sithonians thus began their own rebellion against Imperial rule, with the god Mavrix himself as one of their leaders.

Literary comment
Sithonia is based on Ancient Greece, particularly during the Roman Empire period. The Sithonian Rebellion break this metaphor, as no similar event ever happened during that part of Greek history.