GREEK VS. ROMAN

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After the fall of Troy in ancient times, Aeneas, son of Venus led the Trojans into exile in Italy, founding a new civilization which later became the Roman Empire. Over time, their pantheon became much more disciplined, warlike and militaristic which the gods eventually adopted, producing demigods different from those conceived in their Greek aspects. There was a rivalry between the two groups which subsequently had many conflicts over the millenia.

Not much is known about the Roman camp except that they fought the Greek Camp Half-Blood in a war that mirrored the mortals' American Civil War in 1864. Because of the toll this war took on their children, the gods decided to completely separate the Greek and Roman demigods to avoid further bloodshed. They wove the Mist so thickly, the gods made the two rivals forget each other and would ensure it would remain so ever since.

The gods remained in Greece and Rome for long periods of time, leaving a great impression upon them from both areas. This is why the gods can easily change from their Greek form to their Roman form. They stand for the same things, but personality-wise they differ a bit. The Greeks had a favor of art, beauty, and gentleness while the Romans were strict, disciplined, and warlike. Each identity of the gods reflects the values of both countries and their children from each form display the same qualities.

The Roman Camp Half-Blood is the Roman counterpart of the Greek's Camp Half-Blood. It may also be called the First Legion, as Jason referred to himself as the "praetor of the First Legion". The Roman demigods and their activities director, Lupa, know the gods by their Roman Aspects . According to Jason, the campers are more disciplined, formal, militaristic, and warlike like their parents, the Roman Gods. He also stated that campers there are not as welcoming as those at the Greek camp. Lupa is harsher than Chiron because she doesn't help her weak campers or go to their aid. Campers must prove their worth or they don't survive. In other words, at the Roman Camp Half-Blood, the strong live and the weak die. The exact location of the camp is unknown, but it is believed to be close to the ruins of Mount Othrys in California.

The Roman demigods are filed by their parents at the age of two years in a building known as the Wolf House where they are supported by Lupa, then if she judges them worthly she takes them to the Roman camp, like gladiators of Ancient Rome, where they are livestock marked with the symbol of their godly parent and the initial SPQR. Later, for each year spent at the training camp, they receive an additional line on their tattoos, like the Greek campers, who get an additional bead to their necklaces every year they spend at Camp Half-Blood.

The Roman camp isn't nearly so kind as the Greek camp, but they breed warriors. Neither side knows about one another. But we do know. We are now allowing canons from The Heroes of Olympus and have opened boards for the Roman camp, The First Legion. However, we are not following the plot line of The Lost Hero, so Jason Grace will not be at Camp Half Blood and he won't know Piper and Leo or anyone. The Roman and Greek demigods will not interact. Now and then, so long as neither knows about the other and as long as it is not frequent, it will be allowed, but we do want to try to keep things as they should be.

--Information from Camp Half Blood Wikia