The Julianus War

Named for the river which largely delineates the Shenewan-Valentynsk border, the Julianus war was a conflict between the Shenewan Empire and the Commonwealth of New Valentina. The war was a rapid defeat for the Shenewan Empire, shocked by a rapid invasion of their territory by Valentynsk forces and cut off from the trade that was so crucial to Shenewan government finances. Whilst it would be another 45 years before Shenewa can truly be said to have collapsed into warlord states, the Julianus war is often cited as the cause of the chain of events which would lead the collapse of the Shenewan Empire.