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In the following years, Nicator went on to conquer many settlements and bring them into the Seleucarian fold. He took a harem of foreign wives in order to strengthen diplomatic ties (chief among these Queen [[Petra (queen)|Petra]] of Thera), though this brought with it accusations of lechery. His manic, fervent drilling against an unnameable and unknowable entity drew likewise ire, with many of his subjects suspecting him to be mad. Even as he spent copious sovereigns upon the poor and downtrodden, in line with his belief in the potential of every individual, there arose concerns of his perceived wastefulness. | In the following years, Nicator went on to conquer many settlements and bring them into the Seleucarian fold. He took a harem of foreign wives in order to strengthen diplomatic ties (chief among these Queen [[Petra (queen)|Petra]] of Thera), though this brought with it accusations of lechery. His manic, fervent drilling against an unnameable and unknowable entity drew likewise ire, with many of his subjects suspecting him to be mad. Even as he spent copious sovereigns upon the poor and downtrodden, in line with his belief in the potential of every individual, there arose concerns of his perceived wastefulness. | ||
Nicator died 88 years after his empire's founding. His funeral service was held within the [[Chrysalis Basilica]] in [[Delos]], at which a sea of people from all races, classes, and upbringings stood in solemn attendance. Present at his immediate side were Chancellor Severian Marcella, longtime friend and once-duke of Seleucar; Queen Petra and her sister wives of the former lord's harem; Prince [[Piraeus]], Nicator's eldest son and heir apparent to the throne; Princess [[Selicande]], Nicator's daughter; and his four other children. | Nicator died 88 years after his empire's founding. His funeral service was held within the [[Chrysalis Basilica]] in [[Delos]], at which a sea of people from all races, classes, and upbringings stood in solemn attendance. Present at his immediate side were Chancellor Severian Marcella, longtime friend and once-duke of Seleucar; Queen Petra and her sister wives of the former lord's harem; Prince [[Piraeus (emperor)|Piraeus]], Nicator's eldest son and heir apparent to the throne; Princess [[Selicande (princess)|Selicande]], Nicator's daughter; and his four other children. | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||