Though the Septim Dynasty has been dead for over 200 years by the time Skyrim begins, decrees made by that Imperial lineage still affect the socio-political climate the Last Dragonborn finds themselves in. The events of Daggerfall, Morrowind, and Oblivion all follow within less than half a century, leading up to the end of the Third Age in 3E 433. The Elder Scrolls: Arena takes place 399 years later, in 3E 399. After Tiber Septim, the progenitor of the Third Empire, successfully conquered all of Tamriel, he declared the beginning of the Third Age.
The Third Empire was so monolithic that its existence constituted the entire Third Age in Tamriel. Only Skyrim takes place after the fall of the Septim Dynasty since the events of Oblivion coincide with the end of the Septim line. The Septim family comprises the only lineage to rule the Third Empire, under which most of the events in the mainline Elder Scrolls games take place. The Law is Sacred." Septims, the dominant form of currency in Tamriel, inherited their name from the Imperial family that minted them, the Septim Dynasty. Surrounding the head of Talos on every Septim coin in The Elder Scrolls is the inscription, " The Empire is Law.
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