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|image= | |image=[[File:H2A - Italy.png|300px]]<br/>Rome (in the middle of the peninsula), partially at night. | ||
|location=[[European Union]], [[Earth]]{{Ref/Reuse|encyc296}} | |location=[[European Union]], [[Earth]]{{Ref/Reuse|encyc296}}{{Ref/Reuse|encyc2009}} | ||
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|population= | |population= | ||
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|governance=[[European Union]]{{Ref/Reuse|encyc296}} | |governance=[[European Union]]{{Ref/Reuse|encyc296}}{{Ref/Reuse|encyc2009}} | ||
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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/Book|Id=encyc296|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)]]|Section=Earth|Page=296-297}}{{Ref/Book|Id=encyc2009|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]|Section=Earth|Page=284-285}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Culture=== | ===Culture=== | ||
The [[planet|gas giant]] [[Neptune]] in the [[Sol system]] was named after the Roman [[religion|god of the sea]]. | The [[planet|gas giant]] [[Neptune]] in the [[Sol system]] was named after the Roman [[religion|god of the sea]].{{Ref/Book|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]|Section=Locations: The Sol System|Page=282-283}}{{Ref/Book|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)]]|Section=Locations: The Sol System|Page=294-295}} | ||
==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/Generic|Id=h4fudp1|Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn|Part 1}}}} | ||
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/Generic|Id=fudpart2|[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]|Part 2}} | ||
Second century Rome was considered, optimistic, indolent and had access to plentiful resources.{{Ref/Reuse|tilatpdopjc}} | Second century Rome was considered, optimistic, indolent and had access to plentiful resources.{{Ref/Reuse|tilatpdopjc}} | ||
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===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]].{{Ref/Reuse|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/Reuse|dirt}}}} | ||
By the 26th-century, Rome was a part of the European Union.{{Ref/Reuse|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]]. | By the 26th-century, Rome was a part of the European Union.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc296}}{{Ref/Reuse|encyc2009}} 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/Book|Id=dirt|Halo: Evolutions|[[Dirt]]}}{{Ref/Book|Id=tilatpdopjc|[[Halo: Evolutions]]|[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]}} 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/Reuse|h4fudp1}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||