Greater _____

[alfieb]

Grossdeutschland. Romania Mare. Megali Idea. For historical, cultural, linguistic, ethnic, or whatever reasons, most nations have designs on neighboring territory that they would like to be part of their own.

In all seriousness, with legitimate claims that you can explain without sounding like a troll, what would your "Greater [x]" look like.


http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/20...ky-d47e2qt.png


There's a blank map. Go wild.






"Grossu Sicilia" / "Akbar Sqallija"
Official languages: Sicilian, Maltese
Recognized languages: Italian, English
National Capital: Catania

Region of Trinacria (lighter orange)
Regional Capital: Palermo
Province of Palermu [It: Palermo]
Province of Missina [It: Messina]
Province of Catania
Province of Nissa [It: Caltanissetta]
Province of Rausa [It: Ragusa]
Province of Castrugiuvanni [It: Enna]
Province of Sarausa [It: Siracusa]
Province of Tràpani
Province of Girgenti [It: Agrigento]

Region of Malta (reddish orange)
Regional Capital: Valletta
Province of Malta
Province of Għawdex [It: Gozo]
Province of Qawsra [It: Pantelleria] (four small islands currently in Sicily would be transferred to Malta)

Region of Calabria (darker orange)
Regional Capital: Reggio
Province of Cutroni [It: Crotone]
Province of Riggiu [It: Reggio Calabria]
Province of Cusenza [It: Cosenza] (Neapolitan-speaking part remains in Italy)
Province of Vibbu Valenzia‎ [It: Vibo Valentia]
Province of Catanzaru [It: Catanzaro]


Reasoning: With the exception of a small part of Calabria which would remain in Italy, the majority of Calabrese people are Sicilian-speaking and have strong familial and cultural ties to Sicilians. After 1282 when the mainland parts of the Kingdom of Sicily were lost, Malta remained legally part of Sicily until 1798. Maltese people and Sicilians are brothers, the Maltese language, culture, and cuisine is largely related to that of Sicily, and all native Maltese people have Sicilian ancestry. Palermo is too far from Calabria and from Malta, while Catania has regular ferries which transport people to-and-from Malta, so Catania would serve as a better capital, which is something there are already movements in Sicily to change.

[archangel]

it sound great lol

[Methmatician]

[Pontios]

The Greek area should stretch much more to the east than that...
More like this.

[Methmatician]

The Greek area should stretch much more to the east than that...

One Greek doesn't speak for all. I think this is based on a particular organisation's or party's idea of a greater " ".

[alfieb]

The Greek area should stretch much more to the east than that...
More like this.

I would support this, as long as PKK is not in power and that Greece is in alliance with Sicilia.

[archangel]

http://www.google.com.tr/imgres?um=1...r:14,s:0,i:121

i would like add this parts of northeast europea too

[alfieb]

http://www.google.com.tr/imgres?um=1...r:14,s:0,i:121

i would like add this parts of northeast europea too

What would you say if someone offered you Turanid Europe (Hungary, Finland, Estonia) if you gave the Greeks back East Thrace and Northern Cyprus?

[archangel]

alfieb i would like have all my friend

[alfieb]

And I would perhaps like to have restored Byzantine Empire with capital in Sicily as it was in 7th century, but that is nowhere near realistic.