Changes: 892-IV

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892-IV was the fourth planet of the 892 system. As Spock noted, it was a M-class planet with a striking resemblance to Earth. The land/water proportion, density (5.5g), diameter at the equator (7917 ml) and atmosphere (78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen) were exactly like those on Earth. However the layout of the continents was different. (TOS: "Bread and Circuses")

History

This planet was cited as evidence of Hodgkin's Law of Parallel Planetary Development. The English language had evolved, and a parallel of the Roman Empire existed here.

One of the shots of the City show a building whose front has the words HONEUR ET PATRIE above the entrance suggesting that the French language also evolved on the planet.

By the 23rd century, the planet had reached the development of Earth's 20th century. Technology included radio communications, road system and powered transportation (such as the Jupiter 8), but no atomic power. Gladiator games became televised. With each century even slaves received rights to medicine and government payments in their old age; the Empire eventually managed stopping rebellions and even wars for 400 years achieving stability.

The Romans believed in a pantheon of gods, but a nascent movement known as Children of the Son, a parallel to Christianity on Earth, started to be embraced by gladiators, slaves and even Senators, disrupting the stability of the conservative Empire.

In 2262, the Federation class 4 stardrive survey vessel SS Beagle was badly damaged by a meteor in the system and a landing party beamed down to obtain iridium ore for repairs. The part were met by the locals, led by Proconsul Claudius Marcus who considered ruinous, to his highly conservative society if word of its existence should be carried elsewhere; the officers were regarded as captured barbarians and forced to fight as gladiators.

Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise visited the planet 892-IV six years later, on stardate 4040.7 after investigating the debris of the Beagle. (TOS: "Bread and Circuses")

Geography

892-IV had several oceans and at least three continents. It was politically subdivided into a number of provinces.

This planet was described in the non-canon Worlds of the Federation as being very similar to Earth, to the point that the shape of its continents and other planets of its solar system are nearly identical. Both the original and the remastered version of "Bread and Circuses" showed a very different continental arrangement.

Several reference works, including Worlds of the Federation, establish the indigenous name of the planet as Magna Roma.

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 This  [[planet]] was cited as evidence of [[Hodgkin's Law of Parallel Planetary Development]]. The [[English language]] had evolved, and a [[Empire|parallel]] of the [[Roman Empire]] existed here.
 {{bginfo|One of the shots of the City show a building whose front has the words ''HONEUR ET PATRIE'' above the entrance suggesting that the [[French language]] also evolved on the planet.}}
-By the [[23rd century]], the planet had reached the development of Earth's [[20th century]]. Technology included [[radio]] communications, [[television]], road system and powered transportation (such as the [[Jupiter 8]]), but no [[atomic]] power. A anscent movement known as [[Children of the Son]], a parallel to [[Christianity]] on Earth, started to be embraced by [[gladiator]]s, [[slave]]s and even members of the [[Senate]], and begun disrupting the status quo of the Empire.
+By the [[23rd century]], the planet had reached the development of Earth's [[20th century]]. Technology included [[radio]] communications, road system and powered transportation (such as the [[Jupiter 8]]), but no [[atomic]] power.  [[Gladiator]] games became [[television|televised]]. With each century even [[slave]]s received rights to medicine and government payments in their old age; the Empire eventually managed stopping rebellions and even wars for 400 years achieving stability.
+The [[Romans_(892-IV)|Romans]] believed in a pantheon of gods, but a nascent movement known as [[Children of the Son]], a parallel to [[Christianity]] on Earth, started to be embraced by [[gladiator]]s, [[slave]]s and even [[Senator]]s, disrupting the stability of the conservative Empire.
 In [[2262]], the [[Federation]] [[class 4 stardrive vessel|class 4 stardrive]] [[survey vessel]] {{SS|Beagle}} was badly damaged by a [[meteor]] in the system and a [[landing party]] [[beam]]ed down to obtain [[iridium]] [[ore]] for repairs. The part were met by the locals, led by [[Proconsul]] [[Claudius Marcus]] who considered ruinous, to his highly conservative society if word of its existence should be carried elsewhere; the officers were regarded as captured barbarians and forced to fight as [[gladiator]]s.