Gemma Vargas (Byzantine Empire/Rome)

Uh, h-hello! My name is Gemma Vargas, more commonly known as The Byzantine Empire (East Roman Empire), though I now represent the glorious city of Rome. For a bit of a backstory, I guess I could tell you about my family. My father is the Roman Empire, also known as 'Grandpa Rome.' North and South Italy are, well, my children. Though they still don't like me much since that terrible Austria stole them from me. I'm not quite sure about my familial (is that a word?) relationship with Turkey at the moment - My capital was Constantinople/Byzantine/Istanbul which is now part of his country so he's kinda like my brother but I'm way older and he's not my brother so I guess he's just someone who took my territory after I collapsed for a while. Greece swears he's my son just to tease us. He definitely resembles his mother. She was such a kind and beautiful woman, like a goddess. Maybe a mix of Vesta, Venus, Minerva, and Juno. Though to her it'd be Hestia, Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera.

Well, I guess that's all for now. Ciao!