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====Amarr Empire==== | ====Amarr Empire==== | ||
The next civilization to emerge from the dark ages were the Amarr, who had conquered their [[Amarr Prime|home planet]]. Just over two-thousand years ago, they rediscovered space flight and began exploring their home system.<ref>Racial Overview: Amarr: http://www.eveonline.com/races/amarr.asp</ref> Soon after, they discovered an intact stargate within their system and successfully reverse engineered the technology. | The next civilization to emerge from the dark ages were the Amarr, who had conquered their [[Amarr Prime|home planet]]. Just over two-thousand years ago, they rediscovered space flight and began exploring their home system.<ref>Racial Overview: Amarr: http://www.eveonline.com/races/amarr.asp</ref> Soon after, they discovered an intact stargate within their system and successfully reverse engineered the technology. In 21290 AD, they constructed the first modern stargate and connected it to the nearby system of Hedion. | ||
Early on, the Amarr drove a sect of the [[Sani Sabik]] out from their space. These exiles traveled to the then-distant constellation of Arad and founded their own small empire. Unrestrained by Amarr religious restrictions, these people, who came to be known as the Takmahl, rose to great heights, only to apparently collapse under the weight of their religion. | Early on, the Amarr drove a sect of the [[Sani Sabik]] out from their space. These exiles traveled to the then-distant constellation of Arad and founded their own small empire. Unrestrained by Amarr religious restrictions, these people, who came to be known as the Takmahl, rose to great heights, only to apparently collapse under the weight of their religion. | ||
The Amarr, meanwhile, slowly began exploring space, eventually coming into contact with several other surviving civilizations, beginning with the primitive | The Amarr, meanwhile, slowly began exploring space, eventually coming into contact with several other surviving civilizations, beginning with the primitive Ealur in 21432 AD. They continued to expand over the centuries, encountering and conquering the Ni-Kunni a thousand years ago, then the [[Minmatar]] in 22480 AD. | ||
In 23508, they finally discovered the [[warp | In 23508, they finally discovered the [[warp|warp drive]], enabling them to expand at a much more rapid space. This enabled them to meet the [[Gallente]], [[Caldari]], and Jove within a short space of time in 23180 AD. Though the Amarr judged the Gallente too powerful to attempt to conquer, they believed the Jove to be vulnerable. They attacked the Jove in 23216 AD at the [[Battle of Vak'Atioth]] and were soundly defeated. Shortly after, the [[Minmatar Rebellion|Minmatar rebelled]] and cast the Empire out. | ||
The Empire spent the next several decades recovering and have adopted a more peaceful stance toward the rest of the cluster. | The Empire spent the next several decades recovering and have adopted a more peaceful stance toward the rest of the cluster. | ||