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== History == | == History == | ||
=== Inspired by Ice (2001 - 2004) === | === Inspired by Ice (2001 - 2004) === | ||
It was in the pages of the CIA World Factbook that Travis McHenry first discovered the unique international political situation in [[Antarctica]]. Under the section titled “Disputes – International” one line of text made his breath catch in his throat and set him on a course that would forever change his life: "''no formal claims have been made in the sector between 90 degrees west and 150 degrees west''". At first, the future Grand Duke Travis decided to name his claimed lands as [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica|The Achaean Territory of Antarctica]], having been inspired by Greek imagery of | It was in the pages of the CIA World Factbook that Travis McHenry first discovered the unique international political situation in [[Antarctica]]. Under the section titled “Disputes – International” one line of text made his breath catch in his throat and set him on a course that would forever change his life: "''no formal claims have been made in the sector between 90 degrees west and 150 degrees west''". At first, the future Grand Duke Travis decided to name his claimed lands as [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica|The Achaean Territory of Antarctica]], having been inspired by Greek imagery of ''The Illiad'', which he was reading at the time. | ||
The proposed capital city was to be named | The proposed capital city was to be named "Achilles" and would be located at the site of the seasonally abandoned [[Byrd Station]]. | ||
Over time, like-minded individuals occasionally reached out with a desire to join his cause for statehood in the coldest place on earth. What drove them to his door remains a mystery, but it appears that each person had their own reasons for wanting to abscond to a desolate realm on the far side of the world. Despite the Achaean Territory's growing citizenship roster, they made absolutely no progress toward actual colonization of Antarctica. Scientists wouldn't return e-mails, and few people took the upstart group seriously. Even the simple goal of convincing someone to plant the Achaean flag in the ice of Western Antarctica seemed well out of reach. | Over time, like-minded individuals occasionally reached out with a desire to join his cause for statehood in the coldest place on earth. What drove them to his door remains a mystery, but it appears that each person had their own reasons for wanting to abscond to a desolate realm on the far side of the world. Despite the Achaean Territory's growing citizenship roster, they made absolutely no progress toward actual colonization of Antarctica. Scientists wouldn't return e-mails, and few people took the upstart group seriously. Even the simple goal of convincing someone to plant the Achaean flag in the ice of Western Antarctica seemed well out of reach. | ||