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* DrinkOrder: Both Diagoras and Servius are partial to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falernian_wine Falernian,]] a wine popular in ancient Rome but now lost in RealLife.
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* OhMyGods: Quite often, usually by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_and_Pollux Pollux.]]
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* ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping: Discussed. Diagoras notes the gifts offered to the gods are usually low-quality.
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* CrappyHolidays: Diagoras' run-in with his parents during the feast of Parentalia doesn't go well.
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* LibationForTheDead: Offering wine to your ancestors is a common practice during the feast of Parentalia. [[SkewedPriorities Diagoras sees it as a waste of good wine.]]
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Both of Diagoras' parents are devout Roman citizens.
* LibationForTheDead: Offering wine to your ancestors is a common practice during the feast of Parentalia. [[SkewedPriorities Diagoras sees it as a waste of good wine.]]
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Both of Diagoras' parents are devout Roman citizens.
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* JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife: According to the censors, publishing a book about the gods that doesn't praise them would lead to ''[[SoiledCityOnAHill the gods annihilating]] [[InsaneTrollLogic all of Nova Roma.]''
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* JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife: According to the censors, publishing a book about the gods that doesn't praise them would lead to ''[[SoiledCityOnAHill the gods annihilating]] [[InsaneTrollLogic all of Nova Roma.]'']]''
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* JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife: According to the censors, publishing a book about the gods that doesn't praise them would lead to [[SoiledCityOnAHill ''the ''[[SoiledCityOnAHill the gods annihilating'']] annihilating]] [[InsaneTrollLogic ''all all of Nova Roma.'']]''
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* JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife: According to the censors, publishing a book about the gods that doesn't praise them would lead to [[SoiledCityOnAHill ''the gods annihilating'']] [[InsaneTrollLogic ''all of Nova Roma.'']
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* RetroUniverse: Besides the obvious (see DaysOfFuturePast), Nova Roma's present-day technology is still in TheSeventies, as ''UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace'' never occurred in this timeline.
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* RetroUniverse: Besides the obvious (see DaysOfFuturePast), Nova Roma's present-day technology is still in TheSeventies, as ''UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace'' UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace never occurred in this timeline.
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* DaysOfFuturePast: Culturally, Nova Roma has changed little compared to its Roman counterpart.
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* BreadAndCircuses: Having descended from the TropeNamer, it's something of a given Nova Roma would employ this. Diagoras even refers to it by name.
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* PretextForWar: Emperor Piissimus uses the growing anti-Roman unrest in Arabia to deploy troops there.
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* CulturePolice: The Roman office of ''censor'' is still alive and well in Nova Roma.
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* FamousAncestor: Dinkee Kanuntee is the grandson of Kee Kanuntee, the biologist who pioneered the theory of evolution.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Much of the information about the setting is located in online side material outside the book itself.
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* PurpleIsPowerful: Emperor Piissimus is never seen without a purple suit.
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* UnreliableNarrator: Both Diagoras himself and Secundus Fidenas, the author of ''The Eagle and the Dragon.''
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* UnreliableNarrator: Both Diagoras himself and Secundus Fidenas, the author of ''The Eagle and the Dragon.''''
* YouAreInCommandNow: Fusangus Fortunatus, the Governor of the province of Nova Roma at the time Antioch fell, making him the Emperor of all that remained of Rome.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Fusangus Fortunatus, the Governor of the province of Nova Roma at the time Antioch fell, making him the Emperor of all that remained of Rome.
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* MarriedToTheJob: Diagoras considers his work "better than any woman."
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* ATankardOfMooseUrine: Diagoras can't stand beer of any kind, [[ForeignQueasine due to it being generally disliked in Roman culture]]. Servius enjoys it, though.
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* HufflepuffHouse: Though there are many alternate countries, only Nova Roma and China get significant attention.
* HypocriticalHumor: When Servius, Diagoras' ''slave,'' asks Diagoras what there is to live for, Diagoras says not to "throw your whole life away doing whatever some stupid asshole tells you to."
* HypocriticalHumor: When Servius, Diagoras' ''slave,'' asks Diagoras what there is to live for, Diagoras says not to "throw your whole life away doing whatever some stupid asshole tells you to."
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* TheTheocracy: Nova Roma.
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* EnemyEatsYourLunch: Played with. During the feast of Compitalia, Diagoras eats the cakes Servius made as an offering to their household god. Of course, being a statue, the household god would never have eaten them to begin with.
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** PhonyPsychic: How Diagoras sees them.
** PhonyPsychic: How Diagoras sees them.
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* TheAllegedBoss: Turbidus, the editor for the ''New Antioch Tribune'', who seems to be subject to Diagoras' whims.
* AltumVidetur: Although most of the Latin is subject to TranslationConvention, a few phrases are left untranslated.
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* TokenWhite: Interbreeding with Arabs (and later Native Americans) have caused the people of Nova Roma to take on a very mixed-race appearance. When Diagoras meets Gottlieb, a German immigrant, he remarks on the strangeness of his blonde hair and pale skin.
* TranslationConvention: Everyone is actually speaking Latin.
* TranslationConvention: Everyone is actually speaking Latin.
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* ByronicHero: Diagoras.
* [[IstanbulNotConstantinople Byzantium Not Constantinople]]: The real-life United States is split between Nova Roma and Mexica. Many regions are still called by the names the Romans used for them, such as [[UsefulNotes/France Gaul]] and [[UsefulNotes/Spain Hispania]].
* [[IstanbulNotConstantinople Byzantium Not Constantinople]]: The real-life United States is split between Nova Roma and Mexica. Many regions are still called by the names the Romans used for them, such as [[UsefulNotes/France Gaul]] and [[UsefulNotes/Spain Hispania]].
* FictionalDocument: Several in-universe writings were made to establish the setting, most notably ''The Eagle and the Dragon.''
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* IntrepidReporter: Diagoras sees himself as one.YourMileageMayVary YMMV on whether he is.is.
* JapanTakesOverTheWorld: Or at least Australia, Alaska, and Hawaii.
* IntrepidReporter: Diagoras sees himself as one.
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* NonNaziSwastika: Gottlieb gives a swastika necklace to Diagoras, calling it a symbol of Thor. Justified as the Nazis never existed in this timeline.
* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: TheProphetMuhammad was an atheist, Martin Luther was an attorney, and [[UsefulNotes/NorthKorea Kim il-Sung]] was a staunchanti-authoritarian.anti-authoritarian.
* UnreliableNarrator: Both Diagoras himself and Secundus Fidenas, the author of ''The Eagle and the Dragon.''
* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: TheProphetMuhammad was an atheist, Martin Luther was an attorney, and [[UsefulNotes/NorthKorea Kim il-Sung]] was a staunch
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* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: TheProphetMuhammad was an atheist, Martin Luther was an attorney, and [[UsefulNotes/NorthKorea Kim il-Sung]] was a staunch anti-authoritarian.
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* AncientGrome: Much of Nova Roma's religion, particularly the emphasis on myth, is more Greek than Roman. Justified as Maxentius' campaign of piety changed traditional Roman paganism to be more substantial.
* BloodMagic: Animal sacrifice is still practiced to uphold the ''pax deorum.''
* TheEmperor: Emperor Piissimus, naturally.
* HappinessInSlavery: Slavery still exists in Nova Roma, though treatment of slaves is heavily regulated. Diagoras usually treats Servius as more of a roommate than anything.
* IntrepidReporter: Diagoras sees himself as one. YourMileageMayVary on whether he is.
* MeaningfulName: Almost everybody. For starters, Diagoras is named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagoras_of_Melos Diagoras of Melos]], an ancient Greek philosopher known for his atheism.
* BloodMagic: Animal sacrifice is still practiced to uphold the ''pax deorum.''
* TheEmperor: Emperor Piissimus, naturally.
* HappinessInSlavery: Slavery still exists in Nova Roma, though treatment of slaves is heavily regulated. Diagoras usually treats Servius as more of a roommate than anything.
* IntrepidReporter: Diagoras sees himself as one. YourMileageMayVary on whether he is.
* MeaningfulName: Almost everybody. For starters, Diagoras is named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagoras_of_Melos Diagoras of Melos]], an ancient Greek philosopher known for his atheism.
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''One Nation, Under Jupiter'' is an ongoing AlternateHistory WebSerialNovel released in 2016.
The year is 312 AD. TheRomanEmpire is plagued by civil war. The forces of the Emperor Constantine advance on Rome to usurp the Emperor Maxentius, bolstered by a [[MissionFromGod a vision that Constantine would triumph in the name of Christianity.]] The two armies meet at the Milvian Bridge, [[PointOfDivergence only for the pagan Maxentius to triumph.]]
The year is 2766 [[AbUrbeCondita AUC.]] Most of the world worships the Roman pantheon. Tensions are rising between China and the nation of Nova Roma. A cult of Isis-worshippers known as the Sons of Horus has protested Roman activity in the Middle East. The Senate has recently decided to lift the ban reading Kee Kanuntee's theory of evolution, all while the Emperor continues to push piety as the greatest of all virtues. In the midst of it all, a journalist named Diagoras Cinna has decided to investigate the impact religion has had on modern society.
The book can be read on [[https://www.reddit.com/r/onenationunderjupiter Reddit]] and [[http://onenationunderjupiter.tumblr.com/ Tumblr,]] with new chapters posted regularly.
!! ''One Nation, Under Jupiter'' contains examples of:
* AbUrbeCondita: How all the years are numbered, as Christianity never became the dominant religion.
* AlternateHistoryWank: Ghana controls most of West Africa, while Japan is more of a colonial power than it ever was in real life. Partially subverted with Nova Roma: While it's very much a superpower, it suffered great loss along the way and no longer controls any of the territory of the former Roman Empire.
* ModernMayincatecEmpire: Mexica has slowly been returning to its Aztec roots since declaring independence from China.
The year is 312 AD. TheRomanEmpire is plagued by civil war. The forces of the Emperor Constantine advance on Rome to usurp the Emperor Maxentius, bolstered by a [[MissionFromGod a vision that Constantine would triumph in the name of Christianity.]] The two armies meet at the Milvian Bridge, [[PointOfDivergence only for the pagan Maxentius to triumph.]]
The year is 2766 [[AbUrbeCondita AUC.]] Most of the world worships the Roman pantheon. Tensions are rising between China and the nation of Nova Roma. A cult of Isis-worshippers known as the Sons of Horus has protested Roman activity in the Middle East. The Senate has recently decided to lift the ban reading Kee Kanuntee's theory of evolution, all while the Emperor continues to push piety as the greatest of all virtues. In the midst of it all, a journalist named Diagoras Cinna has decided to investigate the impact religion has had on modern society.
The book can be read on [[https://www.reddit.com/r/onenationunderjupiter Reddit]] and [[http://onenationunderjupiter.tumblr.com/ Tumblr,]] with new chapters posted regularly.
!! ''One Nation, Under Jupiter'' contains examples of:
* AbUrbeCondita: How all the years are numbered, as Christianity never became the dominant religion.
* AlternateHistoryWank: Ghana controls most of West Africa, while Japan is more of a colonial power than it ever was in real life. Partially subverted with Nova Roma: While it's very much a superpower, it suffered great loss along the way and no longer controls any of the territory of the former Roman Empire.
* ModernMayincatecEmpire: Mexica has slowly been returning to its Aztec roots since declaring independence from China.
