Paltho-Antissan

Paltho-Antissan is a term used to describe the culture of the late First Neokoi Empire between the fifth century BCE and its collapse during the Second Great Invasions of the first century CE. Prior to the adoption of Siriash as the state religion in 521 BCE, the Neokoi were described as Paltho-Messenian, a cultural melting-pot between Old Messenian and Palthosunnic cultures. However, the spread of Siriash led to a shift toward a revival of Antissan culture through the use of the Antissan language and the Antissan background of Sirian culture. The Neokoi shift from Paltho-Messenian to Paltho-Antissan took several centuries, but is generally believed to have been complete by the first century BCE. The renewed immigration of Palthosunnic people during the Second Great Invasions led to a further Palthanisation of Neokoi culture, leading to the disappearance of most remaining Messenian cultural traits. As a result, the Second Neokoi Empire is considered to be purely Palthic in culture (as exemplified by the end of the practice of using Elmiesian names for its rulers).