Narbonnais
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The region once known as "Gallia Narbonensis," or "Septimania," and now locally called Narbonnais, has been settled by the remnants of the Roman Empire for over a thousand years, witnessing many conflicts, and watching the intrigues of countless nobles. This is where Hannibal marched on Rome, where the Imperial legions began their conquest of Gaul, and where Charlemagne halted the advance of the Moorish armies into Europe. In the thirteenth century, Narbonnais plays host to the struggles of the count of Toulouse, the ascension of the king of Aragon, the interests of the king of France, and the atrocities of the Albigensian Crusade. Two active covenants operate in Narbonnais, Ara Maxima Nova and Stella Durus.