Camp Jupiter

"Aut vincere aut mori. Conquer or Die."

- Lupa

''This article is about the Roman version of Camp Half-Blood. For the Greek version of Camp Half-Blood, see this article''

First Legion is the Roman Camp half-blood in California like the Greek camp in New York. The Roman demigods and their activities director, Lupa, know the gods by their Roman counterparts. According to Jason, the campers are more disciplined, formal, militaristic, 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, at the camp, the strong live and the weak die. The exact location of the camp is unknown, but its entrance is a service tunnel near the Caldecott Tunnel in California.

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 later became the Roman Empire. Over time, their pantheon became much more disciplined, warlike and militaristic which the gods eventually adopted, producing demigods different from those conceived in their Greek aspects. There was a rivalry between the two groups which subsequently lead to many conflicts over the millennia.

Not much is known about this camp except that they fought the Greek camp 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 until he was forced to tell the story to the campers during a War Council meeting.

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

The Lost Hero
Greek camp campers learn that there is a Roman camp is in 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, respectively, have switched places due to Hera. The camp was said to be harsher than the Greek camp, 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 or an eagle on top. As Jason felt a connection toward Berkeley Hills, along Highway 24 in the entrance of the Caldecott Tunnel, it is likely that the Roman camp is somewhere near there (confirmed in The Son of Neptune).

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. The location's entrance is confirmed to be at a service tunnel at the Caldecott Tunnel.

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.


 * Jason Grace, son of Jupiter (Sent to Greek camp by Juno/Hera )
 * Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon/Neptune (Sent to Roman camp by Hera /Juno )
 * Jack London, son of Mercury
 * Gwendolyn
 * Dakota
 * Hazel
 * Frank
 * Bobby
 * Reyna

Staff Members

 * Lupa – Activity Director and a wolf.

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)

Trivia

 * The Roman camp is harsher and stricter compared to Greek camp, 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.
 * According to Jason, demigods only survive if they are deemed strong enough by Lupa; if they are considered "weak", they are thrown to the wolves who live in the camp.