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892-IV was the inhabited fourth planet of the 892 system. Classified as M-class, the planet was orbited by two moons and was the homeworld of the 892-IV natives, a pre-warp capable humanoid species.

As Commander Spock, science officer of the USS Enterprise, noted, 892-IV had a striking resemblance to Earth. However, as much as there were similarities, there were differences. The proportion of land to water, density (5.5g), and atmosphere (78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen) were exactly like those on Earth. However, unlike Earth, the diameter at the equator (7,917 miles) and layout of the continents were 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 buildings used from footage for shots of the City was the California Palace of the Legion of Honor whose front had the words HONNEUR ET PATRIE, suggesting that the French language also evolved on the planet.

By the mid-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. Gladiatorial games became televised. With each century, even slaves received rights to medicine and government payments in their old age; the Empire eventually managed to stop rebellions and even wars for four hundred 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 party was met by the locals, led by Proconsul Claudius Marcus who considered it potentially 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. The captain, R.M. Merik, however became First Citizen.

Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise visited the planet 892-IV six years later, on stardate 4040.7, after investigating the debris of the Beagle. They were held captives both by fugitives and later the proconsul and Merik. The Enterprise managed to escape and speculated that the new religion might bring the transformation of the Empire, much like Christianity did to the Roman Empire. (TOS: "Bread and Circuses")

Geography

892-IV had several oceans and at least three continents. The land that the landing party from the Enterprise visited was politically subdivided into a number of provinces.

Background information

This planet was described in the The 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 were nearly identical. Both the original and the remastered version of "Bread and Circuses" showed a very different continental arrangement. This work established the indigenous name of the planet as Magna Roma.

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pg. 54), FGC-892 IV was the fourth planet in the FGC-892 planetary system. The official name of the government was the Roman Empire. It was a non-aligned world that hadn't yet become warp capable. The planetary capital was Rome. The dominant species were the humanoid citizens and barbarians. In 2378, there were an estimated 8.6 billion people living on the planet. The society's technology was nearly equivalent to the mid-20th century on Earth.

The planet was revisited in the novel The Captains' Honor set 100 years after the encounter by the original Enterprise crew. The novel detailed how the alternate Rome conquered their world and explained that the Romans were now Federation members and were participating in galactic affairs utilizing at least one Constitution-class starship, the former USS Farragut renamed the USS Centurion, and ran according to their own methods and principles.

External link

Magna Roma at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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 | Class           = [[Class M|M]]
 | Type            = [[Planet]]
-| Satellites      = 2 Moons
+| Satellites      = 2 [[Moon]]s
-| Native Species  = [[Roman (892-IV)|Roman]]s
+| Native Species  = [[892-IV native]]s
 | Location        = [[892 system]]
 | Affiliation     =
 }}
-'''892-IV''' was the [[fourth planets|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 [[mile|ml]]) and atmosphere (78% [[nitrogen]], 21% [[oxygen]]) were exactly like those on Earth. However, unlike [[Miri's planet]], the layout of the continents was different. ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
+'''892-IV''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] of the [[892 system|892]] [[star system|system]]. Classified as [[Class M|M-class]], the planet was orbited by two [[moon]]s and was the [[homeworld]] of the [[892-IV native]]s, a pre-[[warp drive|warp capable]] [[humanoid]] [[species]].
+As [[Commander]] [[Spock]], [[science officer]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, noted, 892-IV had a striking resemblance to [[Earth]]. However, as much as there were similarities, there were differences. The proportion of land to water, density (5.5g), and [[atmosphere]] (78% [[nitrogen]], 21% [[oxygen]]) were exactly like those on Earth. However, unlike Earth, the diameter at the equator (7,917 miles) and layout of the continents were 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 [[Empire|parallel]] of the [[Roman Empire]] existed here.
+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 buildings used from footage for shots of the City is the {{w|California Palace of the Legion of Honor}} whose front has the words ''HONNEUR ET PATRIE'', 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 [[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.
+{{bginfo|One of the buildings used from footage for shots of the City was the {{w|California Palace of the Legion of Honor}} whose front had the words ''HONNEUR ET PATRIE'', suggesting that the [[French language]] also evolved on the planet.}}
-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.
+By the mid-[[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]]ial 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 to stop rebellions and even wars for four hundred years, achieving stability.
-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. The Captain [[R.M. Merik]] however became First Citizen.
+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 [[senator]]s, disrupting the stability of the conservative Empire.
-Captain [[James T. Kirk]] and the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} visited the planet 892-IV six years later, on [[stardate]] [[2268|4040.7]] after investigating the debris of the ''Beagle''. They weld held captives both by fugitives and later the proconsul, and Merik. The ''Enterprise'' managed to escape and speculated that the new religion might bring the ruin of the Empire, much like Christianity did to the Roman Empire. ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
+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 party was met by the locals, led by [[Proconsul]] [[Claudius Marcus]] who considered it potentially 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. The captain, [[R.M. Merik]], however became First Citizen.
+Captain [[James T. Kirk]] and the crew of the ''Enterprise'' visited the planet 892-IV six years later, on [[stardate]] [[2268|4040.7]], after investigating the debris of the ''Beagle''. They were held captives both by fugitives and later the proconsul and Merik. The ''Enterprise'' managed to escape and speculated that the new religion might bring the transformation  of the Empire, much like Christianity did to the Roman Empire. ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
 === Geography ===
--IV had several oceans and at least three continents. It was politically subdivided into a number of provinces.
+-IV had several oceans and at least three continents. The land that the [[landing party]] from the ''Enterprise'' visited was politically subdivided into a number of [[province]]s.
 * [[City Arena]]
 * [[City Prison]]
 * [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]
+== Background information==
-{{bginfo|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'''.}}
+This planet was described in the ''[[The 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 were nearly identical. Both the original and the remastered version of "Bread and Circuses" showed a very different continental arrangement. This work established the indigenous name of the planet as '''Magna Roma'''.
+According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pg. 54), [[FGC]]-892 IV was the fourth planet in the FGC-892 planetary system. The official name of the government was the Roman Empire. It was a non-aligned world that hadn't yet become [[warp capable]]. The planetary capital was Rome. The dominant species were the humanoid citizens and barbarians. In [[2378]], there were an estimated 8.6 billion people living on the planet. The society's technology was nearly equivalent to the mid-[[20th century]] on [[Earth]].
+The planet was revisited in the novel ''[[The Captains' Honor]]'' set 100 years after the encounter by the original ''Enterprise'' crew. The novel detailed how the alternate Rome conquered their world and explained that the Romans were now [[Federation]] members and were participating in galactic affairs utilizing at least one {{Class|Constitution}} starship, the former {{USS|Farragut|23rd century}} renamed the USS ''Centurion'', and ran according to their own methods and principles.
+== External link ==
+* {{mbeta|Magna Roma}}
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