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==History==
It all began on Donia which later became the [[Shrine World]] [[Macharia]]. Here, Macharius was born and began his rise in the ranks of the Imperial military. At his time, the Imperium was reeling from internal conflicts and civil war in [[Segmentum Solar]], and he spent his early career mainly to overcoming various rebel and warlorde warlord factions. Several of these he managed to convince to join him, and some former warlords would later become able commanders of his crusade. Eventually, Macharius rose to Lord Commander Solar; in this position, he petioned petitioned the [[High Lords]] of Terra for a new war of conquest in scale not seen since the [[Great Crusade]]. The High Lords agreed, and put the entire [[Astra Militarum]] at his disposal.{{Fn|17a}}
Macharius set up seven great army groups for his grand campaign. He himself led the First Army Group.{{Fn|17a}} Eventually, he rallied his troops on Donia before boarding the waiting transports in orbit above the planet. Then they set off to conquer planets right out to the [[Galactic Rim]], and even beyond the reach of the [[Astronomican]]. Many of the planets had been lost in the previous chaos of the [[Age of Apostasy]].{{Fn|2a}}
