AD 23180 The Gallente make first contact with the Amarr. The federation was shocked to find another civilzation of a size and technology level comparable to their own. Even more worring was the revelation that the Amarr practiced the barbaric tradition of slavery. As each side came more aware of the other's capabilties , each side realized that all-out cotflict would do more harm then good to both of them.
As a result the first Gallente-Amarr Trade agreement was sined in AD 23210