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. Its entrance is a service tunnel near the main Caldecott Tunnel in San Francisco.

History
After the fall of Troy in ancient times, Aeneas the son of Venus led the Trojans into exile in Italy founding a new civilization which eventually became Rome. Their culture became more disciplined, militaristic, and warlike which the gods eventually adopted; producing demigods different from those conceived by their Greek aspects. A rivalry developed between Greek and Roman which subsequently lead to many conflicts over the millennia. The last of these wars mirrored the mortal's civil war of the 1860s. Because of the tremendous death toll, the gods decided to completely separate their children to avoid further bloodshed by weaving the Mist so thickly that the two rival groups forgot each other and would ensure that it would remain so ever since.

Chiron, Lupa, and most likely others who also knew of this swore upon the River Styx never to speak of it. Even after Hera/Juno had violated the agreement by revealing Jason Grace to the Greeks and Percy Jackson to the Romans, Chiron wanted to keep this promise. He only broke it when 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 gods. Lupa is a harsh trainer who detests the weak and respects only the strong. In addition, campers are not only comprised of demigods but also legacies or descendants of demigods.

The Last Olympian
While the Greek campers fought off the invasion at Manhattan, the Roman campers assaulted and conquered Mount Othrys. According to Jason Grace's memories, they scaled the mountain and battled "hordes of snake monsters". Jason personally defeated the Titan, Krios and destroyed Kronos' black throne. The Greeks were told that the palace on Mount Othrys crumpled after the attack on Olympus failed.

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. 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
When Percy first comes to Camp Jupiter he defeats the Gorgons and met Demigods Reyna, Hazel and Frank. After Percy, Hazel, and Frank finish their quest, they find out that Camp Jupiter is under siege by Polybotes, son of Gaea and bane of Neptune. They hurry back to camp on Arion and engage the monsters, ultimately helping the Romans win the battle (Percy defeating Polybotes himself with Terminus). The other campers lift Percy into the air and vote for him as their new praetor to replace the missing Jason Grace. When Percy gets a video message that Camp Half-Blood is arriving in a few hours in a war ship (in peace), the legion is told to stand ready in the event of aggression by the Greek campers.

Known Campers
The Roman demigods are sent by their parents at a certain age to a building known as the Wolf House where they are claimed by Lupa. If she judges them worthy, she takes them to the Roman camp where they are eventually marked with the symbol of their godly parent and the initials SPQR. For each quest they complete, they receive a bar line underneath their tattoos similar to the Greek demigods who get a 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)
 * Reyna - daughter of Bellona
 * Hazel Levesque - daughter of Pluto
 * Frank Zhang - legacy of Poseidon and son of Mars
 * Octavian - legacy of Apollo
 * Bobby
 * Dakota - son of Bacchus
 * Gwen
 * Hank
 * Jacob
 * Larry
 * Shen Lun - legacy of Poseidon (deceased)
 * Michael Varus
 * Unnamed Son of Mercury mentioned by Ma Gasket in The Lost Hero (deceased)

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)
 * Neptune (Poseidon)
 * Minerva (Athena)
 * Mars (Ares)
 * Venus (Aphrodite)
 * Apollo (Apollo)
 * Diana (Artemis)
 * Vulcan (Hephaestus)
 * Vesta (Hestia)
 * Mercury (Hermes)
 * Ceres (Demeter)
 * Aesculapius (Asclepius)
 * Aquilon (Boreas)
 * Bacchus (Dionysus)
 * Bellona (Enyo)
 * Cupid (Eros)
 * Fortuna (Tyche)
 * Hercules (Heracles)
 * Juventas (Hebe)
 * Letus (Thanatos)
 * Nemesis (Nemesis)
 * Ops (Rhea)
 * Pluto (Hades)
 * Proserpina (Persephone)
 * Saturn (Kronos)
 * Somnia (Morpheus)
 * Somnus (Hypnos)
 * Terra (Gaea)
 * Trivia (Hecate)
 * Victoria (Nike)
 * Flora (Chloris)
 * Hersilia (No Greek counterpart)
 * Janus (No Greek counterpart)
 * Pomona (No Greek counterpart)
 * Terminus (No Greek counterpart)

Structural Society
Camp Jupiter has a complex society structure, consisting of Praetors, Cohorts, Centurions, Senators and Probatio.

Praetors
The praetors are the two effective leaders of Camp Jupiter.

Current Praetors

 * Percy Jackson – Fifth Cohort
 * Reyna - Unknown Cohort

Former Praetors

 * Jason Grace – Fifth Cohort
 * Michael Varus - Fifth Cohort

Cohorts
Like the cabins of Camp Half-Blood, cohorts are where the campers are divided and placed in. There are five cohorts. Each cohort has 4 barracks of 10 bunks. The first and second cohort are the most esteemed while the fifth is considered to be the least honored. Campers traditionally receive their place in the cohorts through family reference letters but also can be given acceptance by a centurion's personal recommendation.

First Cohort
Called the pride of Camp Jupiter, the First Cohort takes campers with the best reference letters.

Second Cohort
Like the First Cohort, the Second Cohort take camper with the best recommendation letters though it may not be as esteemed as the first.

Third Cohort
Little is known about the Third Cohort.

Fourth Cohort
Little is known about the Fourth Cohort.

Fifth Cohort
The campers with the worst or no reference letters join the Fifth Cohort.

Centurions
Centurion is a rank a camper gains when he/she is claimed by their godly parent (or are vouched for by family letters), and when they have proven their worth somehow. This means you are allowed to leave quests, and receive a SPQR tattoo.

Known Centurions

 * Dakota (Centurion of the Fifth Cohort)
 * Gwendolyn (Former Centurion of the Fifth Cohort)
 * Octavian (Centurion of the First Cohort)
 * Frank Zhang (New Centurion of the Fifth Cohort)
 * Jacob
 * Hank (Centurion of the Third Cohort)

Probatio
Probatio are campers who have not yet proven themselves. To prove themselves they have to have done a years service or prove themselves with an act of valor to become a full member of fulminata.

Senators
There are 10 senators elected yearly. To qualify you must be at camp for 5 years. Senators go to discuss problems that arise.

Field of Mars
Where the campers have there war games, marching drills, and the occasional monster hunting. Every war game they build a new forte so that they never have the same challenge

New Rome
Where Roman demigods can live, go to college, get married, and start a life here. There are many different shops here.

Temple Hill
Temple Hill is where all the temples are located. The most important temples are Bellona's temple, Mars Ultor's temple, and the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus.

Trivia

 * Camp Jupiter 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 except that they had respect for the Greek's way of life.
 * Camp Jupiter is in San Francisco to keep watch on the Titan's base in Mount Othrys.
 * While Jason claims to be the Praetor of the First Legion in The Lost Hero, Camp Jupiter is only made up of the Twelfth Legion.