Marius's Tears

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Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

Marius's Tears
Marius's Tears nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-468.51 : -357.74[e]

Political Affiliation

Military Deployment

3085

3145

  • Quinta Cohors
  • VI Prima Auxilia Legion

Planetary History

One of a number of colony worlds established by the Marian Hegemony in the years before the Clan Invasion, the world of Marius' Tears (or Marius's Tears, as recorded in some places) was originally named Herculaneum. Settled under the auspices of the colonisation programme headed up by the son of the then-Imperator Marius O'Reilly, Sean O'Reilly, the world was renamed after Imperator Marius died in what was officially determined to be a climbing accident on Herculaneum in 3048. Herculaneum was renamed to Marius' Tears by Sean O'Reilly immediately before or during the 10-day morning period for his father, which was in turn followed immediately by Sean's assumption of the title Caesar. Marius' death on Herculaneum came at a critical time for Sean O'Reilly; as head of the Marian colony programme, Sean had been embezzling colonization funds to support his gambling habit and a number of mistresses, and it was shortly after Sean's illicit activities had been revealed to the Imperator that Marius died in the "climbing accident".[27]

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years)
Closest planets first:
Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062
Horatius 32.38 2 N P P P P P P
Pompey 53.55 2 N P P P P P P

References

  1. Historical: Reunification War, p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  2. Era Report: 2750, p. 36, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  4. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  5. Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 38, "Rim Worlds Army Deployment Map - [2765]"
  6. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 163, "Marian Hegemony at various dates"
  8. The Periphery (sourcebook), p. vii, "Maps of the Periphery"
  9. Historical: War of 3039, p. 132, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  10. Era Report: 3052, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  11. Era Report: 3052, p. 22, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  12. Era Report: 3062, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  13. The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 112, "Illyrian Palatinate & Marian Hegemony"
  14. Era Report: 3062, p. 28, "Inner Sphere - 3063"
  15. Inner Sphere (sourcebook), p. 98, "Near Periphery Kingdoms"
  16. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  17. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  18. Field Report: Periphery, p. 23, "Marian Hegemony Region Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  19. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  20. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  21. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  22. Era Report: 3145, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  23. Era Report: 3145, p. 38, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  24. Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  25. Field Manual: 3085, p. 150, "Deployment Table - 3085"
  26. Field Manual: 3145, p. 202, "Marian Hegemony Armed Forces"
  27. Field Manual: Periphery, p. 70, "Nova Roma"

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