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Rome
The Italian Peninsula in Halo 2: Anniversary.
Rome (in the middle of the peninsula), partially at night.
Overview

Location:

European Union, Earth[1][2]

Governed by:

European Union[1][2]

 

Rome is a human city of the European Union on the planet Earth.[1][2]

History[edit]

Early history[edit]

"Axios!"
— Roman imperial general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo's final words prior to his ordered suicide. 'Axios' translates to 'I am worthy'.[3][4]

At the Battle of Actium, Marcus Agrippa saved Rome.[5]

During the Second Punic War at the Battle of Cannae, the "Roman Republic" and Hannibal fought. There, Hannibal employed a pincer maneuver against the Roman forces.[6]

Second century Rome was considered, optimistic, indolent and had access to plentiful resources.[7]

At one point, Rome was considered an empire.[3] One of it's emperors, Nero, would order[4] the general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo to commit suicide. He obeyed while screaming "Axios!".[3][4]

26th-century[edit]

"It‘s like Rome. They kept taking these barbarians and teaching them how to fight, and then they‘d end up leaving and fighting the very generals who‘d taught them. We‘re those barbarians!"
— Felicia Sanderson on the Insurrection.[8]

By the 26th-century, Rome was a part of the European Union.[1][2] Often, the situations of the 26th-century were compared to historic Rome; most notably situations revolving around the human colonization of space or the Insurrection.[8][7] Elements of historic Rome are also honored in the 26th-century as well, such as with the naming of Corbulo Academy of Military Science (CAMS).[3] The planet Heian also had ruins on it in styles that looked Greco-Roman.[9]

Government and society[edit]

Historic[edit]

Defenses[edit]

The Roman legions made use of infantry squares.[10]

Culture[edit]

The gas giant Neptune in the Sol system was named after the Roman god of the sea.[11][12] The Roman god of Saturn was one of the subject of the painting Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya.[13]

Gallery[edit]

  • An ahistoric statue of Corbulo at the CAMS campus on Circinius IV.
    An ahistoric statue of Corbulo at the CAMS campus on Circinius IV.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition) - Earth, page 296-297
  2. ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Earth, page 284-285
  3. ^ a b c d Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Part 1
  4. ^ a b c Halo: Axios
  5. ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 4
  6. ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Part 2
  7. ^ a b Halo: Evolutions - The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
  8. ^ a b Halo: Evolutions - Dirt
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo Infinite - Infection Intel (Retrieved on Sep 12, 2023) [local archive] [external archive]
  10. ^ Halo: The Flood, chapter 2
  11. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Locations: The Sol System, page 282-283
  12. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition) - Locations: The Sol System, page 294-295
  13. ^ Halo: Ascension on Atropos
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