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|location=[[European Union]], [[Earth]] | |location=[[European Union]], [[Earth]]<ref name="encyc296"/> | ||
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|governance=[[European Union]] | |governance=[[European Union]]<ref name="encyc296"/> | ||
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'''Rome''' is a [[human]] [[city]] of the [[European Union]] on the [[planet]] [[Earth]]. | '''Rome''' is a [[human]] [[city]] of the [[European Union]] on the [[planet]] [[Earth]].<ref name="encyc296">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early history=== | ===Early history=== | ||
{{Quote|Axios!|Roman imperial general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo's final words prior to his ordered suicide. 'Axios' translates to 'I am worthy'. | {{Quote|Axios!|Roman imperial general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo's final words prior to his ordered suicide. 'Axios' translates to 'I am worthy'.<ref name="h4fudp1">''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'', Part 1</ref>}} | ||
At the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Actium|Battle of Actium]], [[Wikipedia:Marcus Agrippa|Marcus Agrippa]] saved Rome.{{Ref/Novel|Novel=Halo: Silent Storm|Chapter=4}} | At the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Actium|Battle of Actium]], [[Wikipedia:Marcus Agrippa|Marcus Agrippa]] saved Rome.{{Ref/Novel|Novel=Halo: Silent Storm|Chapter=4}} | ||
During the [[Wikipedia:Second Punic War|Second Punic War]] at the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Cannae|Battle of Cannae]], the "Roman Republic" and [[Wikipedia:Hannibal|Hannibal]] fought. There, Hannibal employed a pincer maneuver against the Roman forces. | During the [[Wikipedia:Second Punic War|Second Punic War]] at the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Cannae|Battle of Cannae]], the "Roman Republic" and [[Wikipedia:Hannibal|Hannibal]] fought. There, Hannibal employed a pincer maneuver against the Roman forces.<ref>''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'', Part 2</ref> | ||
Second century Rome was considered, optimistic, indolent and had access to plentiful resources. | Second century Rome was considered, optimistic, indolent and had access to plentiful resources.<ref name="tilatpdopjc"/> | ||
At one point, Rome was considered an empire and one of it's generals [[Wikipedia:Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo|Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo]] was ordered to commit suicide. He obeyed while screaming "Axios!". | At one point, Rome was considered an empire and one of it's generals [[Wikipedia:Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo|Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo]] was ordered to commit suicide. He obeyed while screaming "Axios!".<ref name="h4fudp1"/> | ||
===26th-century=== | ===26th-century=== | ||
{{Quote|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]]. | {{Quote|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]].<ref name="dirt"/>}} | ||
By the 26th-century, Rome was a part of the European Union. | By the 26th-century, Rome was a part of the European Union.<ref name="encyc296"/> 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]].<ref name="dirt">''Halo: Evolutions'', [[Dirt]]</ref><ref name="tilatpdopjc">''Halo: Evolutions'', [[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]</ref> Elements of historic Rome are also honored in the 26th-century as well, such as with the naming of [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science|Corbulo Academy of Military Science (CAMS)]].<ref name="h4fudp1"/> | ||
==Culture== | |||
The [[planet|gas giant]] [[Neptune]] in the [[Sol system]] was named after the Roman [[religion|god of the sea]].<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', The Sol System, p. 282-283 (2011)</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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[[Category:Human cities]] | [[Category:Human cities]] | ||
[[Category:Europe]] | [[Category:Europe]] | ||
