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* Holy war started c.13th century between the space-going empires of [[Menthar]] and [[Promellia]] (ENT Novel: ''Tower of Babel''; TNG: "Booby Trap") | * Holy war started c.13th century between the space-going empires of [[Menthar]] and [[Promellia]] (ENT Novel: ''Tower of Babel''; TNG: "Booby Trap") | ||
* Continued for decades, wreaking havoc to both civilizations and much of the space around them | * Continued for decades, wreaking havoc to both civilizations and much of the space around them | ||
* Final diplomatic efforts begun at the planetoid later termed [[Babel]], but ultimately failed when diplomatic envoys were recalled for a final battle (ENT Novel: ''Tower of Babel'') | * Final diplomatic efforts begun at the planetoid later termed [[Babel]], but ultimately failed when diplomatic envoys were recalled for a final battle upon a chance encounter between both fleets in the [[Orelious]] system (ENT Novel: ''Tower of Babel'') | ||
* War concluded with mutual destruction of both empires | * War concluded with mutual destruction of both empires' surviving fleets, culminating in the obliteration of [[Orelious IX]] (ENT Novel: ''Tower of Babel''; TNG: "Booby Trap") | ||
** Suggested that some survivors may have intergrated into surrounding civilizations to avoid destruction, though evidence is scant (ENT Novel: ''Tower of Babel'') | ** Suggested that some survivors may have intergrated into surrounding civilizations to avoid destruction, though evidence is scant (ENT Novel: ''Tower of Babel'') | ||
*** ''By [https://christopherlbennett.wordpress.com/home-page/star-trek-fiction/rotf-tower-of-babel/rotf-tower-of-babel-annotations/ annotations], this is based on the recurring usage of the Promellian makeup as the [[Algolian]]s and other background aliens'' | *** ''By [https://christopherlbennett.wordpress.com/home-page/star-trek-fiction/rotf-tower-of-babel/rotf-tower-of-babel-annotations/ annotations], this is based on the recurring usage of the Promellian makeup as the [[Algolian]]s and other background aliens'' | ||
Revision as of 13:27, 5 February 2018
- Holy war started c.13th century between the space-going empires of Menthar and Promellia (ENT Novel: Tower of Babel; TNG: "Booby Trap")
- Continued for decades, wreaking havoc to both civilizations and much of the space around them
- Final diplomatic efforts begun at the planetoid later termed Babel, but ultimately failed when diplomatic envoys were recalled for a final battle upon a chance encounter between both fleets in the Orelious system (ENT Novel: Tower of Babel)
- War concluded with mutual destruction of both empires' surviving fleets, culminating in the obliteration of Orelious IX (ENT Novel: Tower of Babel; TNG: "Booby Trap")
- Suggested that some survivors may have intergrated into surrounding civilizations to avoid destruction, though evidence is scant (ENT Novel: Tower of Babel)
- By annotations, this is based on the recurring usage of the Promellian makeup as the Algolians and other background aliens
- Suggested that some survivors may have intergrated into surrounding civilizations to avoid destruction, though evidence is scant (ENT Novel: Tower of Babel)
- Major historical Alpha Quadrant event to the point that stories of the conflict continue to spread even by the 24th century (TNG: "Booby Trap")