Rome
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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]
At the Battle of Actium, Marcus Agrippa saved Rome.[4]
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.[5]
Second century Rome was considered, optimistic, indolent and had access to plentiful resources.[6]
At one point, Rome was considered an empire and one of it's generals Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo was ordered to commit suicide. He obeyed while screaming "Axios!".[3]
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.[7]
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.[7][6] 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]
Government and society[edit]
Culture[edit]
The gas giant Neptune in the Sol system was named after the Roman god of the sea.[8][9] The Roman god of Saturn was one of the subject of the painting Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya.[10]
Gallery[edit]
An ahistoric statue of Corbulo at the CAMS campus on Circinius IV.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Evolutions (First mentioned)
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Silent Storm (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Ascension on Atropos (Mentioned only)
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition) - Earth, page 296-297
- ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Earth, page 284-285
- ^ a b c Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Part 1
- ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 4
- ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Part 2
- ^ a b Halo: Evolutions - The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
- ^ a b Halo: Evolutions - Dirt
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Locations: The Sol System, page 282-283
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition) - Locations: The Sol System, page 294-295
- ^ Halo: Ascension on Atropos
