Spiderian Empire

The Imperium Romanum Spideriensis, typically referred to as the Spiderian Empire, is a Spiderian state and one of Guadalajara's most bitter rivals. It is inhabited by a race of arachnid humanoids. Its current leader is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Spider Lord not the footballer, who claims dominion over all former Roman lands, which includes the boundaries of the Duchy of Guadalajara.

Origin
Spideria was founded on September 2, 476, during the last days of the Western Roman Empire. The Emperor Romulus Augustulus, knowing his empire was about to fall, summoned Satan and - in exchange for his soul - had the Roman loyalists be given a new home underneath the city of Ravenna. This undercity, which became known as New Ravenna, remains the headquarters of the Spiderians. To ensure their eventual victory over the surface world, the Romans were made immortal arachnid humanoids and given tremendous strength and speed. Romulus himself took the name Zlatan Ibrahimovic, after the kindly Dacian slave that raised him, and begun his plans to reconquer the surface world.

Resurgence
As part of the Saudi-Guadalajaran War, Spideria aligned with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2015. Saudi Arabia held no territories claimed by Spideria, and Guadalajara did, so the alliance seemed a natural fit. The fact both Salman the Bastard and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were kind of evil was another reason the alliance worked out so well. With the bulk of Saudi forces destroyed in the first war, Spideria has taken a leading role in the War of the Roses II, and Zlatan has taken the position of Supreme Commander of the Tripartite forces.