Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24099618-20140114190300/@comment-3076045-20140328130322

To avoid the quote chain, I will just reply to it underneath.

You are talking about the Treaty of the Armistice. That is the document that was signed. And it was signed because it was beneficial for both parties to sign the armistice - Tiber so he could focus his attention elsewhere, and the Tribunal because it allowed them to gain the benefits of being part of the empire, whilst still getting most of the independence that they wanted in the first place. (Remember Tiber wanted to reunite Tamriel, not rule everyone for the sake of ruling everyone).

Oh, and remember also, he was largely following in the footsteps of the Reman Empire, which had (technically) signed a peace treaty with Morrowind as well, to end the war. (The technicality bit was due to the assassin of Juliek's - read the 2920 book series if you're interested in that part of history).