Pirate War

The Pirate War was a naval campaign led by Selucian Consul Lucius Cassius Aquilinus against pirates in the Majatran Sea as well as governments allied with the pirates. The collapse of the Jelbic Khaganate in the aftermath of the Jelbic War led to political and military instability throughout the continent, which resulted in the reemergence of piracy. As a result Selucia joined the South Ocean Treaty Organisation, and ancient international organization which included anti-piracy patrols among its goals, and in December 3861 the Selucian Senate passed the "Fuck the Pirates Act". The Act granted the Consul Popularis consular imperium over the Majatran Sea with the explicit aim of ending piracy, which had become a significant burden on international trade.

During the war Aquilinus led a large armada that battled Majatran piracy for twelve years, successfully removing piracy from most of the Majatran Sea. In 3873 he brought his navy into the Cildanian Civil War on the side of the Imperial government. He was however defeated in the naval battle of Qart Ramesh by the Cildanian rebels, and his own ship was sunk during the battle. Aquilinus himself was confirmed dead several months afterwards.