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Macedon system

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Macedon system
Stellar overview

Orbiting planets:

At least 1

Societal overview

Affiliation:

Unified Earth Government

 

Macedon is a planetary system within the range and sphere of the Unified Earth Government. Located in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way, the system was home the UEG colony world of Skopje.[1]

Overview[edit]

Planetary system[edit]

History[edit]

In 2378, humanity colonized the Macedon star system, establishing the planet Skopje as an inner colony.[1] The Covenant arrived and attacked Skopje in 2547 during the Human-Covenant War, ultimately glassing the planet.[1]

Trivia[edit]

Macedon (or Macedonia) was the ancient Greek kingdom of Alexander the Great, and the ancient city of Skopje was part of this historic region.

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