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Often in series revolving around wars, you will see a mention of Britannia.
More often so, they are depicted as an almighty power which is to be feared,
or even one which has dominated most or all of the world.

Some of the most known examples would be [code-geass](/questions/tagged/code-
geass "show questions tagged 'code-geass'") where "The Holy Empire of
Britannia" conquered most of the world, including Japan, which then became
known as Area 11. Or a bit more obscure reference in [nanatsu-no-
taizai](/questions/tagged/nanatsu-no-taizai "show questions tagged 'nanatsu-
no-taizai'"):

[!["...And they are terrifying existences. Just one of them has enough power
to match an entire country's army. / What if they decided to wage war against
Britannia?"](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OJQnSm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OJQnS.png)

So why is Britannia often depicted as an almighty power? One who should be
feared?


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Why Is Britannia often depicted as an almighty power?


Based on your comments you seem to be drawing too much of a distinction
between the words Britannia and Britain, as in fact [both mean the same
thing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain_\(place_name\)). Britannia is
just the Latin (and ancient Greek) word for Britain. While there was no Empire
of Britannia (or Holy Empire of Britannia for that matter), strictly speaking
there was also no British Empire. That is just the informal name for what, at
its height, was more accurately called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland and the various dominions, territories, protectorates and so on that
it controlled.

So if you take the historical, but informal British Empire, and alter history
by turning it into a real empire with a real Emperor/Empress and give it a
more fanciful name by merging the name of historical Holy Roman Empire with
the Latin name Britannia and you get what see in Code Geass. The name "Holy
Britannian Empire" both invokes the might and culture of the British Empire
while also clearly being something else entirely. Similarly, I'd expect any
other reference to Britannia as a real country in anime and manga as meant to
invoke Britain, but not actually be Britain.

Mind you can't find much evidence that Britannia, as distinct from Britain,
being a trope in anime and manga. The two series you mentioned, Code Geass and
The Seven Deadly Sins, are the only ones I can find that have a "Britannia".
In the later series, it also doesn't appear that Britannia exists as a
political entity, just a name for the region where the story is set.

Indeed, I'd say Code Geass is actually an example of the [America Takes Over
the
World](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmericaTakesOverTheWorld)
trope, as, despite the name, the Holy Britannian Empire is centred in America
and doesn't actually control Britain.


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Actually Brittania is Britain in both instances with the The Seven Deadly Sins
version even showing a map which is just a copy of real word Britain nowadays,
In Code Geass'es sense Britain owned a majority of the world around 100-200
years ago, It was the only superpower around as it owned India, Africa, And
even America what everyone forgets is America was just a British colony the
lands found by British sailors.


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