Caprica

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Caprica is the name of one of the Twelve Colonies in both the Re-imagined Series and Original Series. In both series, it is the cultural and governmental hub for the Twelve Colonies.

The planet is named after the constellation of Capricorn/Capricornus from the Zodiac. This constellation itself is commonly associated with the goat nymph Amalthea (Capra meaning she-goat) who, according to Greek Mythology, raised Zeus and was later placed into the heavens by him.

Amalthea is symbolised by the cornucopia overflowing with fruits and grain which reflects Caprica's material and cultural affluence.

For the spin-off that depicts the events leading up to the Cylon War in the Re-imagined Series, see Caprica (series).

Caprica

Please choose one of the following references containing the name Caprica.

Major subjects

• See The Twelve Colonies (TOS) for information on the colony in the Original Series.
• See Caprica (RDM) for information on the colony as depicted in the Re-imagined Series.
• See Caprica-Six for information on a Number Six copy named by the other Cylons in the Re-imagined series.
• See Sharon Agathon, who was initially referred to as "Caprica Valerii" before given a proper name and callsign.
• See New Caprica for information relating to the colony with that name.

Minor subjects

• From the Original Series:
  • Caprica City (TOS), the city where Boomer was raised.^[1]
  • Caprica Presidium, the place where Serina makes her broadcast on the eve of the Fall of the Colonies.
• From the Re-imagined Series:
  • Caprica 5 and Caprica 7, news channels on Caprica.
  • Caprica Beach, a beach on Caprica.
  • Caprica Buccaneers, the Pyramid team lead by Samuel Anders.
  • Caprica City, a large population center and the capital of Caprica.
  • Caprica Resistance, the resistance effort lead by Anders on Caprica after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies.
  • Caprica Times, a publication that James McManus contributed to before the Fall.
  • Caprica Today, a television news program.
  • Caprica Transfer Station, a military post on Caprica that Lee Adama and Kendra Shaw wait at before going off to their respective posts prior to the Fall.
  • Unnamed cities of Caprica, for various unnamed cities on Caprica.
  • Caprica University, the university Gaius Baltar attends after he leaves Aerilon in the Origin comics.
  • Caprica Receiving Station, a station for space flight control depicted in Battlestar Galactica: Zarek 4.

Caprican

Please choose one of the following references for the term Caprican.

• Caprican Colonial Forces Veteran's Hospital, a medical center specialized in caring for Colonial Fleet veterans.
• Caprican Imperial, highly expensive cigars of high repute.
• Caprican Life, a magazine depicting the life on Caprica.
• Caprican refugees, a group of refugees that encounter Sharon Valerii and Karl Agathon on Caprica after the Cylon attack.
• Caprican Expeditionary Fleet, a fleet that fought during the Third Colonial Conflict in the comics based on the series.