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[[File:HM-DomusD 1.jpg|thumb|300px|A [[colony ship]] preparing for departure.]] | [[File:HM-DomusD 1.jpg|thumb|300px|A [[colony ship]] preparing for departure.]] | ||
'''''Domus Diaspora''''', often referred to as the '''Colonial Era''',<ref name="mythos52">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 52</ref> is the historical term applied to the period of rapid interstellar colonization that began in the early twenty-fourth century.<ref name="fb">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', ''Core Rulebook''</ref> This period of [[human]]ity's history saw the mass exodus of huge numbers of colonists, enabled by the discovery of [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|faster-than-light travel]], headed for alien worlds beyond the bounds of the [[Sol system]].{{Ref/Reuse|fb}} | '''''Domus Diaspora''''', often referred to as the '''Colonial Era''',<ref name="mythos52">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 52</ref> is the historical term applied to the period of rapid interstellar colonization that began in the early twenty-fourth century.<ref name="fb">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', ''Core Rulebook''</ref> This period of [[human]]ity's history saw the mass exodus of huge numbers of colonists, enabled by the discovery of [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|faster-than-light travel]], headed for alien worlds beyond the bounds of the [[Sol system]].{{Ref/Reuse|fb}} | ||
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[[File:Shaw-Fujikawa Noble Prize.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The invention of the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine initiated the ''Domus Diaspora''.]] | [[File:Shaw-Fujikawa Noble Prize.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The invention of the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine initiated the ''Domus Diaspora''.]] | ||
The aftermath of the Interplanetary War left the Unified Earth Government with a different threat, overpopulation and a massive military with no enemy to fight. The post-war period saw massive growths in population on Earth and on her colonies, as well as increasing famine among the populace bred from the [[Rainforest Wars]]. These situations threatened to destabilize the economy.<ref name="timeline">[http://www.halowars.com/gameinfo/timeline.aspx#1 ''Official Halo Wars Community Site'': ''Timeline'']</ref> However, in [[2291|April 2291]], a team of engineers, physicists, and mathematicians led by Doctors [[Wallace Fujikawa]] and [[Tobias Fleming Shaw]] saw the invention of the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]], a device that allowed ships to travel [[slipstream space]] to traverse interstellar distances. In [[2310]], the Unified Earth Government unveiled their first line of [[colony ship]]s, designed to bring rigorously tested, highly qualified colonists and military personnel to settle nearby worlds. In theory, only the best-qualified citizens and soldiers were allowed to colonize humanity's new colonies, leading to the formation of the [[Inner Colonies]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc42}}{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} It was at this time that the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] was established by the Unified Earth Government as an agency tasked with the governing of human colonies and the direction of further colonization efforts. The [[Colonial Military | The aftermath of the Interplanetary War left the Unified Earth Government with a different threat, overpopulation and a massive military with no enemy to fight. The post-war period saw massive growths in population on Earth and on her colonies, as well as increasing famine among the populace bred from the [[Rainforest Wars]]. These situations threatened to destabilize the economy.<ref name="timeline">[http://www.halowars.com/gameinfo/timeline.aspx#1 ''Official Halo Wars Community Site'': ''Timeline'']</ref> However, in [[2291|April 2291]], a team of engineers, physicists, and mathematicians led by Doctors [[Wallace Fujikawa]] and [[Tobias Fleming Shaw]] saw the invention of the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]], a device that allowed ships to travel [[slipstream space]] to traverse interstellar distances. In [[2310]], the Unified Earth Government unveiled their first line of [[colony ship]]s, designed to bring rigorously tested, highly qualified colonists and military personnel to settle nearby worlds. In theory, only the best-qualified citizens and soldiers were allowed to colonize humanity's new colonies, leading to the formation of the [[Inner Colonies]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc42}}{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} It was at this time that the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] was established by the Unified Earth Government as an agency tasked with the governing of human colonies and the direction of further colonization efforts. The [[Colonial Military Authority]] was formed alongside the CAA,<ref name="evg">''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 228</ref> to serve as the military body responsible for protecting the UEG's extra-solar colonies, while the United Nations Space Command largely kept their operations confined to the Sol system.{{Ref/Reuse|enc42}} The Colonial Administration Authority proceeded to spend the upcoming decades preparing and organizing for the inevitable exodus that would occur.<ref name="mythos54">''Halo Mythos'', p. 54-55</ref> | ||
===The diaspora=== | ===The diaspora=== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
"Domus, -ūs" is a Latin word meaning "house" or "household";<ref>'''The Bantam New College Latin and English Dictionary, 3rd ed.''' ''Pg.154''</ref> while "Diaspora", from Greek, refers to "the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland".<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diaspora '''Merriam-Webster.com''' ''diaspora'']</ref> This is therefore an appropriate name for humanity's period of interstellar travel, as masses of people left humanity's homeland in the Sol system | "Domus, -ūs" is a Latin word meaning "house" or "household";<ref>'''The Bantam New College Latin and English Dictionary, 3rd ed.''' ''Pg.154''</ref> while "Diaspora", from Greek, refers to "the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland".<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diaspora '''Merriam-Webster.com''' ''diaspora'']</ref> This is therefore an appropriate name for humanity's period of interstellar travel, as masses of people left humanity's homeland in the Sol system. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||