Camp Jupiter

"Aut vincere aut mori. Conquer or Die."

- Lupa

Camp Jupiter is the Roman counterpart of Camp Half-Blood. The Roman demigods and their activities director Lupa, know the gods by their Roman counterparts. The exact location of the camp is unknown but its entrance is a service tunnel near the Caldecott Tunnel in San Francisco.

History
After the fall of Troy in ancient times, Aeneas, son of Venus led the Trojans into exile in Italy founding a new civilization which eventually became the Roman Empire. Their pantheon became more disciplined, warlike, and militaristic which the gods eventually adopted; producing demigods different from those conceived in their Greek aspects. A rivalry developed between Greek and Roman which subsequently lead to many conflicts over the millennia.

Not much is known about this camp's history except that it fought Camp Half-Blood in a war that mirrored the mortals' American Civil War in 1864. Because of the toll this war took on their children, the gods decided to completely separate the Greek and Roman demigods to avoid further bloodshed. They wove the Mist so thickly that it made the two rivals forget each other and would ensure that it would remain so ever since.

Chiron, Lupa, and most likely others who also knew of this incident swore upon the River Styx never to speak of it. Even after Hera had violated the agreement by revealing Jason Grace to the Greeks, and Percy Jackson to the Romans, Chiron wanted to keep this promise. He refused to tell even Annabeth, one of his most trusted campers (though it could help to look for Percy) until he was forced to tell the story to the campers during a War Council meeting.

According to Jason, the campers are more disciplined, formal, and warlike like their immortal parents. He also stated that campers there are not as welcoming as those at the Greek camp. Lupa is harsher than Chiron because she doesn't help her weak campers or go to their aid. Campers must prove their worth or they don't survive. In other words, the strong live and the weak die at Camp Jupiter.

The Last Olympian
While the Greek campers were fighting their own side of the war, the Roman campers had their own part as they assaulted and conquered Mount Othrys. According to Jason Grace's memories, the Roman demigods scaled the mountain and battled "hordes of snake monsters". Jason personally defeated the Titan Lord Krios and toppled Kronos' throne.

The Lost Hero
Camp Half-Blood rediscovers its existence after Chiron vaguely tells them of the Greeks and Romans' separation after a war went on between the two groups, which mirrored the mortals' American Civil War in 1864. Percy and Jason, the Greek and Roman camps' recognized leaders have switched places due to Hera. The camp was said to be harsher than Camp Half Blood, and that the weak do not survive. All Roman campers wear plain purple t-shirts and it is also possible that they have a similar tattoo as Jason Grace, a series of lines like a bar code to signify how many years they were at the camp, with the initials SPQR (Senatus Populusque Romanus - The Senate and the People of Rome) and the symbol of their godly parent on top (It is also possible that it is only an eagle at the top of SPQR, for that was the symbol of the Roman Empire). As Jason felt a connection toward Berkerly Hills along Highway 24 in the entrance of the Caldecott Tunnel where Camp Jupiter is located.

The Son of Neptune
After his encounter with the Gorgon sisters, Percy Jackson's senses lead him to the camp just as Lupa told him to do.

In this chapter of the book, Percy manages to slide down to the entrance of the tunnel where he finds the entrance to the Roman camp, but is guarded by two demigods of the Roman Legion. While on the way there, Percy is stopped by a middle aged woman named June who gives him a choice. Either to escape the fight and live, or to give up his Achilles curse to help save the world from Gaia. Meanwhile Stheno and Euryale have reached the tunnel and are in pursuit to kill Percy.

This sneak peek was read by a narrator during Rick Riordan's visit to NYC on May 25, 2011.

On August 18th (Percy's birthday) Rick posted a video on Barnes and Nobles website. He read parts of Chapter Two in which Percy reached Camp Jupiter, killed the gorgons again and met Frank, Hazel and Reyna. June was revealed to be Juno and she told the Romans that Percy's fate was in their hands.

Known Campers
The Roman demigods are sent by their parents at the age of two years in a building known as the Wolf House where they are supported by Lupa, then if she judges them worthy she takes them to the Roman camp, like gladiators of Ancient Rome, where they are livestock marked with the symbol of their godly parent and the initial SPQR. Later, for each year spent at the training camp, they receive an additional line on their tattoos, like the Greek campers, who get an additional bead to their necklaces every year they spend at Camp Half-Blood.


 * Jason Grace, son of Jupiter (Sent to Camp Half-Blood by Juno)
 * Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon (Sent to Camp Jupiter by Hera)
 * Frank Zhang
 * Hazel
 * Jack London, son of Mercury
 * Gwendolyn
 * Dakota
 * Bobby
 * Reyna
 * Octavian
 * Unnamed Son of Mercury mentioned by Ma Gasket in The Lost Hero (Deceased)

Staff Members

 * Lupa – Activity Director and a wolf. Lupa doesn't show affection to her campers, and does not care for the weak. A harsh trainer, Lupa does not suffer drawbacks such as wounds and broken bones-for her, only the strong will survive.

Roman Gods
The Roman aspects of their gods were different from the aspects of the Greeks. The following is a row of their gods:
 * Jupiter (Zeus)
 * Juno (Hera)
 * Venus (Aphrodite)
 * Neptune (Poseidon)
 * Apollo (Apollo)
 * Ceres (Demeter)
 * Janus (No Greek counterpart)
 * Proserpina (Persephone)
 * Mercury (Hermes)
 * Vulcan (Hephaestus)
 * Minerva (Athena)
 * Pluto (Hades)
 * Diana (Artemis)
 * Mars (Ares)
 * Vesta (Hestia)
 * Bacchus (Dionysus)
 * Pompona (No Greek counterpart)
 * Saturn (Kronos)
 * Terra (Gaia)
 * Ops (Rhea)
 * Aquilon (Boreas)
 * Victoria (Nike)
 * Rivalitas (Nemesis)
 * Hercules (Heracles)
 * Trivia (Hecate)
 * Hersilia (No Greek counterpart)
 * Juvantas (Hebe)
 * Cupid (Eros)
 * Somnos (Hypnos)
 * Somnia (Morpheus)
 * Fortuna (Tyche)
 * Flora (No Greek counterpart)

Trivia

 * The Roman Camp Half Blood is harsher and stricter compared to Camp Half-Blood, the same traits the Romans showed after they invaded and conquered the Greek Isles.
 * In Ancient Times, the Greeks showed love in art, beauty, and gentleness; whereas the Romans showed the traits of being strict, disciplined and warlike, the same traits we see in the books but they had respect for the Greek way of life.