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As for how long he's been up there I don't know. It would seem that The Twelve locked him up in the first place, but Dalamud is specifically referred to as "the red moon of Allag," and they have technology allowing for its control.

I'd have to look this up to be sure, but I think the Allagan Empire fell after the Third Astral Era, ushering in the Fourth Umbral.

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The good news is that the new cutscene didn't get us any new info about The AG Party or the 10 Years Ago Party aside from that they still hang out... though, I'm starting to question if they even have stories or names. I'd be a little disappointed if they are just proxies to represent "us."
As far as the time period when the Allaghan empire was around, I remember the same you said, around the 3rd Astral period. I recorded practically every cutscene I've ever done the last two days prior to shutdown and it was never mentioned in there, but I'm pretty sure I got it from that NPC Erik since he has a bit of interesting lore tidbits.

As far as the CG Midlander mystery, I think he and his party as supposed to represent us adventurers as a whole in being teleported away to be saved to confront Bahamut later on.

NOW - Here are my burning questions:

1. I wonder how they're going to explain what Bahamut has been up to during the time we've been in limbo.

2. What was Atomos' role in 1.0?

3. This question will probably answer itself, but how did the Empire get out of the attack unscathed? Maybe they didn't and are in the same situation as the other citizens of Eorzea; rebuilding their forces and preparing for another conquest. But this again kind of ties back into #1: What's going on with Bahamut that would allow them to still remain an antagonist?

I realize ARR is being designed more or less for people without any knowledge of what happened in 1.0, but it'd still be kind of nice to know some of these things for continuity sake.