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Actium is a planet in the Erem system and a former human Inner Colony administrated by the Unified Earth Government.[1][3]
OverviewEdit
Topography and ecologyEdit
Actium was once a dense jungle world, home to diverse species of flora and fauna. Much of Actium's surface was later reduced to glass by the Covenant in 2545.[1]
Known residentsEdit
- Veronica Dare - Office of Naval Intelligence operative.[4]
HistoryEdit
ColonizationEdit
Actium was founded by the Unified Earth Government in 2389[1] and colonized as an Inner Colony. Though the colony was comparatively smaller to the colonies in the Sol and Epsilon Eridani systems, Actium was still a strong, densely populated core world.[3]
Human-Covenant WarEdit
During the Human-Covenant War, Actium was discovered by the Covenant in May 2545 and the ensuing campaign lasted less than a month. The engagement ended in heavy losses among local United Nations Space Command defenses, and the complete destruction of the 53rd Armored Division, resulting in the world's inevitable glassing. Before that happened, however, Actium's defenders managed to inflict heavy casualties on the Covenant.[5]
TriviaEdit
The colony is likely named after Actium, a promontory in western Greece which was the site of a major battle during the Final War of the Roman Republic.
List of appearancesEdit
- Halo Mythos (First mentioned)
- Halo: Outpost Discovery (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Divine Wind (Mentioned only)
- Halo: The Rubicon Protocol (Mentioned only)
NotesEdit
- ^ The Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide describes Actium as being colonized in 2397,[2] while the 2022 edition of the Halo Encyclopedia lists Actium's colonization in 2389.[1] As the Halo Encyclopedia is meant to be definitive and the 2389 date moves Actium's colonization to fit in with the first wave of colonization (alongside other Inner Colonies) that ended in 2390, the 2389 date is assumed to be correct.
SourcesEdit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 49
- ^ a b Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 230
- ^ a b c Halo Mythos, page 54
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Veronica Dare
- ^ Heroes Never Die