Rome or "Roma" is the capital city of Itallia. It was also the political capital of the country, home to the Emperor and Senators. Xena and Gabrielle travel here on many occasions, most notably when they were crucified by Julius Caesar on the Ides of March.
Democracy
Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
The Roman Republic is the name given to time period which Rome was ruled by a Republican style of democracy. It eventually became the Roman Empire, as a reuslt of pivotal events consisting of the murder of Julius Caesar, the murder of Cleopatra, the defeat and death of both Marc Antony and Brutus and finally the Roman Senators appointing Octavius as the Emporer. After the murder of Julius Caesar, Rome was without a ruler for a long time. Marc Antony and Brutus seperatly tried to secure provinces, most notably Egypt. Brutus secretly killed Cleopatra, the queen of Egpyt, and Xena posed as her to protect Egypt's democracy from being secured by Rome. Marc Antony fell in love with Xena (thinking she was Cleopatra), and she fell in love with him, too. Octavius, the adoptive son of Julius Caesar, also travelled to Egypt to find Cleopatra, only to find Xena in her place. She gave Octavius control of her fleet and he waged war against an already warring Marc Antony and Brutus. Xena then killed Marc Antony and Gabrielle killed Brutus, which allowed for Octavius to seemingly take his place as the ruler of Rome.
Beginnings of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire is the name given to the time period during and after the reign of the first emperor of Rome, Augustus Caesar, the successor of Julius Caesar. After being appointed Emporer, Octavius took the name of Augustus Caesar. When Xena and Gabrielle were presumed dead, Caesar gave Eve, the daughter of Xena, the false name of Livia in order to protect her from the Olympian Gods. He sent her to a boarding school when she was a child, where she was taught how to fight. She grew in the ranks and by her early twenties was a Roman General. She became engaged to Augustus, but started an affair with Ares. Before she was to wed him and become the Empress, Xena awoke from her 25-year entombment and exposed her affair with Ares, causing Augustus to call off the wedding. Livia, unaware that Xena was her mother, was defiant not to listen to Xena's rantings and believed that her claim was a lie. She took some soldiers that were still loyal to her and she travelled across Itallia, wreaking terror and destroying every villiage in sight. Xena eventually stopped and got through to her.
It is unknown what happens to Augustus after this, but Caligula eventually takes over as the emperor of Rome. He had a lust for power and woman, and tried to steal the Godhood of Aphrodite. He linked himself to her and made her mortal and himself immortal. His transformation into a God took time, which was time enough for Xena to intervene and stop him. Equppied with the power to kill Gods, she took on Caligula. The Archangel Michael becomes impatient with Xena's method to take down Caligula and tries to intervene by killing Aphrodite himself. Xena stops him and is stopped from killing him by Eli, when he strips her of her power to kill Gods. She manages to trick Caligula into killing himself, which breaks the link between him and Aphrodite.
Notable Romans
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