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'''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> | '''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> | ||
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===Culture=== | |||
The [[planet|gas giant]] [[Neptune]] in the [[Sol system]] was named after the Roman [[religion|god of the sea]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', Locations: The Sol System, p. 282-283 (2009); p. 294-295 (2011 edition)</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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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.<ref>''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'', Part 2</ref> | 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 name="fudpart2">''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'', Part 2</ref> | ||
Second century Rome was considered, optimistic, indolent and had access to plentiful resources.<ref name="tilatpdopjc"/> | Second century Rome was considered, optimistic, indolent and had access to plentiful resources.<ref name="tilatpdopjc"/> | ||
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{{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"/>}} | {{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.<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"/> | 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"/> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== |
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Rome is a human city of the European Union on the planet Earth.[1]
Overview
Culture
The gas giant Neptune in the Sol system was named after the Roman god of the sea.[2]
History
Early history
- "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
- "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] 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]
Gallery
An ahistoric statue of Corbulo at the CAMS campus on Circinius IV.
List of appearances
- Halo: Evolutions (First mentioned)
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Silent Storm (Mentioned only)
Sources
- ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia, Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, Locations: The Sol System, p. 282-283 (2009); p. 294-295 (2011 edition)
- ^ 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