Are Ultramarines Greek or Roman?

The culture of the Ultramarines is loosely themed upon the culture of Old Earth's ancient Roman Empire, as exemplified in their Astartes

Astartes

In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, the Space Marines, also known as the Adeptus Astartes, are superhuman warrior-monks who fight for the Imperium of Man. They wear mechanised suits of armour and have modified genomes that grant them superhuman strength and endurance.

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' pseudo-Latin names and their strict adherence to the Codex Astartes, as well as the society of their homeworld of Macragge and the Chapter's method of recruitment.

Where do Ultramarines come from?

Derived from the lapis lazuli stone, the pigment was considered more precious than gold. For centuries, the lone source of ultramarine was an arid strip of mountains in northern Afghanistan.

What faction are Ultramarines?

Ultramarines Faction Overview

The Ultramarines are the pillars of civilization within the Space Marines: Their homeworld sector is almost an Imperium within the Imperium, carefully planned and protected, and home to some of the most manageable standards of living for humans in the galaxy.

What culture is each Space Marine Legion based on?

Some SM Chapters draw on historical human cultures, such as the White Scars being based around the Mongols, the Space Wolves based on Norse Vikings, the Dark Angels were originally Native American in aspect, and the Ultramarines are Greco-Roman, to name a few...

Is The Imperium of Man A roman?

The Imperium itself is based on the Roman Empire in their armor, building styles, language, weapons, and expanse. Ethnically, they are based mostly on Austria, or the Holy Roman Empire under Charlemagne (mostly German-ethnic people bearing some similar style clothes and weapons and symbols to Rome).

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What religion is the Imperium?

The Imperial Cult, also called the Cult Imperialis in High Gothic, is the official and only state religion of the Imperium of Man. It is devoted to the worship of the Emperor of Mankind as the ascended divinity and saviour of Humanity.

What is the origin of Imperium?

Etymology. Borrowed from Latin imperium (“power, command”), from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (form of in) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”).

Are Ultramarines religious?

Actually Space Marines aren't defined as religious at all. Most of them don't even worship the Emperor as a God. (Stated in most Codices). The biggest exception is The Black Templars, who DO worship the Emperor as a god.

Are blood angels Roman?

Blood Angels are renaissance Italian Catholics, as mentioned. Dante, Mephiston, Astorath, Tycho, Aphael, Castigon and Lemartes are all, to varying extents, based on either figures from Catholic 'fluff' or renowned Catholics of that era. They're not vampires.

Are Space Marines asexual?

Space Marine are officially steril and asexual (mentionned in their older codex and general fluff).

Who is the oldest Ultramarines?

Ortan Cassius is Master of Sanctity of the Ultramarines. At almost four hundred years old, Cassius is the oldest member of the Ultramarines Chapter (excluding those interred inside Dreadnoughts). He has perfected his oratory skills to allow the Ultramarines to be carried across hundreds of worlds by his command alone.

Who created the Ultramarines?

The Ultramarines Legion was founded by the Emperor of Mankind alongside 19 others on Terra (Earth) in the 29th Millennium. Each Legion was based on the genetic code of a single Primarch, the immortal and superhuman beings created by the Emperor to lead his armies and battlefleets across the galaxy.

What is the strongest Space Marine faction?

From a competitive standpoint, the Iron Hands and Imperial Fists are the best Space Marine Chapters to play, followed by the Dark Angels, Deathwatch and Space Wolves. However, don't let this discourage you from playing a Space Marine Chapter you like based on the models, lore and history.

Are Ultramarines natural?

Ultramarines are synthetic blue, green, pink, red and violet pigments. Natural Ultramarine occurs as a component of the deep-blue stone, lapis lazuli. They are made from mineral sources such as clay and sodium carbonate. Because compounds come from the earth they may contain trace amounts of heavy metals.

Why are Ultramarines blue?

"Ultramarine poor in silica" is obtained by fusing a mixture of soft clay, sodium sulfate, charcoal, sodium carbonate, and sulfur. The product is at first white, but soon turns green "green ultramarine" when it is mixed with sulfur and heated. The sulfur burns, and a fine blue pigment is obtained.

Why are Ultramarines called Smurfs?

Chapter History. In an unknown time, the Ultramarines spawned a chapter full of the abhuman, Smurfs. They are an Abhuman race from the planet Smurfopolis.

What religion is Angels?

Angels are mentioned throughout the Christian scriptures, and Christian tradition identifies nine orders of angels. Islam's hierarchy of angels descends from the four throne bearers of God to the cherubim who praise God, the four archangels, and lesser angels such as the ḥafaẓah (guardian angels).

What is the blood god called?

Khorne, also called the Blood God and the Lord of Skulls, is the Chaos God of Blood, War and Murder. His domain covers the most basic and brutal of sentient emotions and actions, such as hate, anger, rage, war and killing.

Are the Dark Angels loyalist?

The Dark Angels is a formerly Loyalist First Founding Space Marine Legion. They were the first of the Emperor's Space Marine Legions, and in their earliest incarnation fought as the personal army of the Master of Humanity in the dawning years of the Great Crusade and in the shadowed campaigns that preceded it.

Are Ultramarines nice to humans?

Ultramarines, Blood Angels, White Scars, Imperial Fists and Raven Guard are all nice to civilians as well, though they will usually not go out of their way to protect them like the Wolves or Salamanders do.

Are there female Ultramarines?

They are the Emperor's super soldiers, genetically modified, and aside from violence, immortal. They are armed with the best armor and weapons the Imperium can provide and of course, They Know No Fear. Finally, they are always male.

Who was the most religious Primarch?

Most devoted of all the primarchs, it was Lorgar who first fell to the lure of Chaos. Once known as Aurelian, this golden son of the Emperor of Mankind found himself an outcast because he worshipped his father as a god. Humbled before the ruins of Monarchia, chastened and brought low, Lorgar yearned for deeper meaning.

What language is Imperium?

Imperium originally meant absolute or kingly power—the word being derived from the Latin verb imperare (to command)—which became somewhat limited under the Republic by the collegiality of the republican magistrates and the right of appeal, or provocatio, on the part of citizens.

Who has Imperium in Rome?

It was exercised first by the kings of Rome; under the republic (c. 509 bc–27 bc) it was held by the chief magistrates (consuls, dictators, praetors, military tribunes with consular power, and masters of the cavalry) and private citizens entrusted with a special command.