Philadelphia (Pax Philadelphiae)

Philadelphia, officially the Empire of Philadelphia, is a state located in the center of the former city of Philadelphia. The Empire formed in the aftermath of the 2044 Carolina Flu Pandemic which wiped out most of the world Philadelphia, officially the Empire of Philadelphia, is a state located in the center of the former city of Philadelphia. The Empire formed in the aftermath of the 2044 Carolina Flu Pandemic which wiped out most of the world

Formation
The empire would be established by Johnathan Samson, the former self-declared mayor of Glenside, Pennsylvania, who led an expedition of Glensiders into the remnants of Philadelphia in order to establish strategic access to the Schuylkill River, which was believed to have fish and access to the ruins of New Jersey. After successfully defeating the armies of Aaron Richardson at the battle of Kensington in 2053, Samson would successfully conquer center city and crown himself Emperor of the Philadelphians.