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'''Courevice''' <small>({{Audio-nohelp|Courevice.ogg|listen}})</small> is a major port city on the western end of the [[Corevicia|Corevician peninsula]]. It | '''Courevice''' <small>({{Audio-nohelp|Courevice.ogg|listen}})</small> is a major port city on the western end of the [[Corevicia|Corevician peninsula]]. It had a population of 1.9 million in {{CURRENTYEAR}}, making it the largest city in [[Bataigne]]. It serves as one of two capitals for Bataigne, in addition to [[Drume]]. | ||
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Revision as of 01:49, 3 December 2023
Courevice (
listen) is a major port city on the western end of the Corevician peninsula. It had a population of 1.9 million in 2024, making it the largest city in Bataigne. It serves as one of two capitals for Bataigne, in addition to Drume.
Names
- Eiconian: Corwick, Corvic, Corvis
- Middle Eiconian: Correwick
- Old West Bataignen: Corrhevice, Corevice, Corevis
- Solcian: Corevicium
History
The area of Courevice has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Its status as a trade nexus in the Adseia predates the Solcian Empire. The modern city was founded by Solcian emperor Trianimus at the site of an existing Irian settlement called Bithion. It was renamed Corevicium by Reomagnus. In the Middle Ages, the city was the capital of the Principality of Corevicia.