7,690
edits
Forerunner: Difference between revisions
m
→Early history: Moving page, replaced: [[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe → [[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)
m (link cleanup) |
m (→Early history: Moving page, replaced: [[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe → [[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)) |
||
| Line 52: | Line 52: | ||
Over the course of their history, the Forerunners fought each other in a number of civil wars, one of which took place over half a million years before their war against the Flood. To safeguard the Orion complex—the center of the ecumene's governance—during these conflicts, the Forerunners constructed the [[Maginot Line]], an immense array of [[Line installation|defensive installations]] spread out in a sphere which completely surrounded the Orion complex. This defense was meant to repel any possible enemy incursion, but it eventually proved vulnerable against an unconventional attack.<ref name="jatkrula">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 104-105''</ref> During the civil wars, the [[Builder]] rate first rose to supremacy and initiated a cultural purge of the other rates, such as Warriors and [[Miner]]s, which involved the suppression of their ancient rituals.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 119''</ref> | Over the course of their history, the Forerunners fought each other in a number of civil wars, one of which took place over half a million years before their war against the Flood. To safeguard the Orion complex—the center of the ecumene's governance—during these conflicts, the Forerunners constructed the [[Maginot Line]], an immense array of [[Line installation|defensive installations]] spread out in a sphere which completely surrounded the Orion complex. This defense was meant to repel any possible enemy incursion, but it eventually proved vulnerable against an unconventional attack.<ref name="jatkrula">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 104-105''</ref> During the civil wars, the [[Builder]] rate first rose to supremacy and initiated a cultural purge of the other rates, such as Warriors and [[Miner]]s, which involved the suppression of their ancient rituals.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 119''</ref> | ||
The Forerunner civilization had cemented its place as the preeminent civilization in the galaxy by roughly [[150,000 BCE]],<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia | The Forerunner civilization had cemented its place as the preeminent civilization in the galaxy by roughly [[150,000 BCE]],<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 26''</ref> around the same time [[human]]ity first began moving its [[Prehistoric human civilization|latest interstellar civilization]] away from their homeworld, supposedly to escape early Forerunner control.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 20''</ref> The [[Capital]], the center of the Forerunner ecumene and the seat of the [[Ecumene Council]], was constructed around [[122,445 BCE]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 296''</ref> At some point in their history, the Forerunners fought a series of battles known as the [[Kradal conflicts]] in the galactic center.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 246''</ref> | ||
===War with ancient humanity=== | ===War with ancient humanity=== | ||