Noracia

Noracia (Noracie), officially known as the Autonomous Community of Noracia (Ùtunoma comùnuta à Noracie), is a European autonomous country on the Iberian Peninsula, located between Spain and France on the Gulf of Lion.

Etymology
The Latin name "Noracia" played a significant role in shaping the country's name. This term was used by ancient Romans to describe the geographical shape of the area and to denote the path of the sun. Over the centuries, the Occitan language incorporated into the meaning. Nowadays, the country's name is associated with traditional folklore related to the creation of the land.

Conquest (Around 600 BC-5th century)
The area was founded in 600 BC by Greek settlers from Phocaea, naming the place Notilius (Νοτίλιος) after a brief occupation by the Carthaginians. It was later conquered by the Roman Republic at the end of the First Punic War in the 1st century as Notilus. The Romans took advantage of eggplant, garlic, fishing resources and wool from local sheep to export to other cities. Three cities were founded, such as Aegidium and Littoralis, for exports, and Eboracum was used as a relegation site until the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476.