Ex Officio Aedilis Curulis Iulius Sabinus
Bucurestinum, Provincia Dacia
a.d.III Kal.Ianvarias MMDCCLIX a.U.c
SALVETE NOVI ROMANI!
"Who is the Mother of the Gods? She is the source of the
intellectual and creative Gods, who in their turn guide the Visible
Gods; she is both the Mother and the Spouse of Mighty Zeus; she came
into being next and together with the Great Creator; she is in
control of every form of life and the course of all generations; she
easily brings to perfection all things that are made; without pain
she brings to birth; She is the Motherless Maiden, enthroned at the
very side of Zeus, and in very truth is the Mother of All the
Gods....."
- Emperor Julian II 'the Blessed', from an Oration to Cybele
composed at Pessinus MCXVI A.V.C.
I. General consideration.
Last year it was an important year for the Magna Mater Project. It
was the year when the Official Magna Mater website it was presented.
It is available at the following internet address:
http://www.magnamaterproject.org/en/home.php
There are all the necessary dates about the Project, initiated in
2002 by Caeso Fabius Buteo Quintilianus and his Cohort and developed
with great results by the next Aediles and Aedilician Cohorts of
Franciscus Apulus Caesar, Marcus Iulius Perusianus and Lucius Iulius
Sulla.
Thank you, Aediles, for your excellent job and dedication to the
Project!
As Project Coordinator for this year my first goal it was to
establish a line for the Project development. For that, first, I
created the necessaries structures: my Cohort and Magna Mater
Collegium with specific duties.
The members are listed in the following web pages:
http://www.crystalwebvision.com/aedil/aediles.htm
http://www.crystalwebvision.com/aedil/magnamater.htm
At the beginning of the year I decided to start a campaign for the
Magna Mater website promotion, inside our organization first and
then outside of Nova Roma.
This campaign is in correlation with the fundraising campaign, a
continuous objective for me, my Cohort and MMP Collegium.
II. Magna Mater Project promotion.
The promotion of the Magna Mater Project and official website it was
for me the next logically step after the website it was presented on
line.
With the help of the dedicated members of both Aedilician Cohorts a
draft page for promotion it was realized.
http://www.dacia-novaroma.org/draft.htm
My special thanks to the following citizens involved in this job:
Aulla Tullia Scholastica - text editor.
Tita Artoria Marcella - text editor.
Iulia Caesar Cytheris Aege - text editor.
Gnaeus Equitius Marinus - text editor.
Gnaeus Iulius Caesar - web responsibilities
Oppius Fabius Montanus - web responsibilities.
I started the promotion campaign in a lot of our organization
structures, from the provincials' one to the central administration
and directly to the Nova Roma members. Is difficult to keep an
evidence of those who were receptive and help us with the promotion.
But I want to present some of them:
- NR website - Valerius Callidus and Equitius Marinus.
- Academia Thule - Caius Saturninus.
- Archaeology Blog - Apollonius Scipio.
- Gallia - Apollonius Scipio.
- Canada Occidentalis - Suetonius Paulinus and Vipsanius Agrippa.
- Italia - Franciscus Caesar.
- Dacia – Iulius Sabinus.
- Gens Iulia - Iulia Caesaris.
- Gens Minucia - Minucia Marcella.
- Pannonia ML - Cornelius Lentulus.
- Mexic ML - Iulius Severus.
- Germania - Flavius Conservatus.
- Egressus - Gn. Iulius Caesar.
- Go Roman Project - Gn. Iulius Caesar.
- Mediatlantica - Gn. Equitius Marinus.
- Canada Orientalis - Pompeia Minucia Strabo.
With the dedication of M. Lucretius Agricola, our project is now
present on the Nova Roma Wiki pages:
http://www.novaroma.org/wiki/Magna_Mater_project
III. Magna Mater Fundraising campaign.
How I said the Project promotion is in correlation with the
fundraising campaign. A new page was created:
http://www.dacia-novaroma.org/draft2.htm
My thanks to G. Aurelia falco Silvana for the english correction of
the text.
The balance at the end of the year 2758 a.U.c, reported by the hon.
Iulius Sulla's Quaestor, Lucius Rutilius Minervalis, it was at
2759.25 USD and 611.89 Euro.
At this year end the Project fund balance is at 3656.77 USD and 11
Euro, reported by the hon. Quaestor Marcus Iulius Perusianus.
We, the Magnae Matris Collegium, the Aedilician Cohorts and the
Aediles, want to thank you for your donations. It is a testament to
your dedication to the ongoing development of the Magna Mater
Project.
This year MMP investors are:
- G. Iulius Verus.
- A. Tullius Marcellus Cato.
- T. Galerius Paulinus.
- A. Minucia Marcella.
- S. Ullerius Venator.
- M. Iunius Iulianus.
- Edward LeBlanc.
- Ti. Iulia Pulchra.
- L. Cassia Silvana.
- Q. Suetonius Paulinus.
All the MMP investors are:
- A. Minucia Marcella = 19.12 USD.
- A. Tullius Marcellus Cato = 96.95 USD.
- C. Curius Saturninus = 15 Euro.
- C. Iulius Scaurus = 52.5 USD.
- C. Iulius Verus = 2225.6 USD.
- C.Vipsanius Agrippa = 20.64 Euro.
- Compagnia delle Armi e delle Arti - Bologna = 40 Euro.
- Diana Octavia Aventina = 15 Euro.
- Edward LeBlanc = 18.92 USD.
- Emilia Curia Finnica = 15 Euro.
- Franciscus Apulus Caesar = 18 Euro.
- Gallus Minicius-Tiberius Iovinus = 11 Euro.
- Iulia Caesaris = 85 USD.
- K. Fabius Buteo Quintilianus = 20 Euro.
- L. Cassia Silvana = 20 USD.
- M. Darius Firmitus = 19.12 USD.
- M. Iunius Iulianus = 19.12 USD.
- M. Iulius Perusianus = 9.75 USD.
- Nova Roma Inc = 1663 USD.
- Pompeia Minucia Strabo = 34.76 Euro.
- Rotaract Club Pisa = 200 Euro.
- Sextius Appolonius Scipio = 10 USD.
- Sextius Pontius Pilatus Barbatus = 19.12 USD.
- Stephanus Ullerius Venator = 48.25 USD.
- Ti. Galerius Paulinus = 138.24 USD.
- Ti. Iulia Pulchra = 38 USD.
- T. Artoria Marcella = 20 USD.
- T. Iulius Sabinus = 61.6 Euro.
- Q. Fabius Allectus = 11 Euro.
- Q. Suetonius Paulinus = 55.10 USD.
Franciscus Apulus Caesar will upload in the first days of January
(we have one more day for donations!!!) the Magna Mater website
investors section, with the name and the donations of this honorable
citizens.
http://www.magnamaterproject.org/en/project/investors.htm
To support the Project, please visit this page:
http://www.magnamaterproject.org/en/project/support.htm
III. Magna Mater promotionals.
The first Magna Mater Project promotional objects were produced: t-
shirts and business cards.
Destinations:
- 5 t-shirts and 50 business cards - to Nova Roma Conventus from
Hadrian Wall.
- 50 business cards - to Provincia Italia.
The producer is Caius Curius Saturninus, based by his great
experience (see the calendar):
http://www.insulaumbra.com/calendar/
With this occasion I want to thank to Curius Saturninus for his
dedication. A part from his calendars profit is redirected to the
Magna Mater Project.
IV. Magna Mater Project - Research section.
1. Magna Mater - Latin inscriptions around the world.
The researchers' team was composed of M. Moravius Horatianus
Piscinus, T. Artoria Marcella and M. Sempronia Justina. They have
gone more than 60.000 inscriptions covering all the historical roman
provinces. All the dates were centralized inside the Cohort group,
and I hope, that we will create the necessaries premises to present
a book with all inscriptions.
2. Magna Mater – Medallion project.
The researchers' team was composed of M. Lucretius Agricola and L.
Galeria Mira Pictrix. The design was finished and in the next year
the MMP Collegium will choose the medallion legends and it will be
produced.
http://www.crystalwebvision.com/aedil/medallion.htm
V. Frequently Asked Questions.
For the new citizens I want to add to this bulletin the Iulius
Perusianus FAQ, presented by Consul Pompeia Minucia Strabo:
"We publish this list of questions and answers periodically for the
benefit of those not familiar with the project or its goals. We
hope this is helpful to those new to Nova Roma.
My thanks to F. Apulus Caesar Consul and Marcus Iulius Perusianus,
Praetor 2758 Curulis Aedilis 2757, for the information in this
section.
???COULD SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME THE PURPOSE OF THE MAGNA MATER
PROJECT???
The ultimate goal is the restoration of the temple, but this is
honestly very long term, especially when one takes into account our
current financial situation. But even having money, there are
several other small, but necessary steps which are already under
development to 'restore' the temple, in a wider significance of the
meaning. To restore it also means to 'valorize' the sanctuary, its
historical and archaeological aspects, and the significance of the
cult of the Magna Mater. Put another way, 'enhancing' would be
perhaps a better term for these first steps of the Project.
Periodically, a bulletin such as this report is published to keep
the citizenry apprised of project developments.
????HOW ARE DONATIONS FROM NOVA ROMA UTILIZED IN THE MAGNA MATER
PROJECT???
Consider this list of things to do in the near future (as part of
the MM project):
i. official website
ii. material to promote this project (leaflets publications, DVD
with topographical introduction to the location, archaeological
remains and evidences, history of the Sanctuary of the Cult of
Cybele in Rome
iii. a six-month scholarship for a student of the University of
Rome
iv. multimedia CD Rom (See section II of this bulletin to review
details.)
???WHAT IS THE RETURN ON THIS INVESTMENT? WHY IS THE MAGNA
MATER PROJECT SO IMPORTANT???
It is important because it permits NR to spread its name into the
academic world, and provides the mechanism by which we may be
entitled to manage Roman monuments. It's an opportunity to make our
name known in the macro national, physical world, after having done
so much in the virtual, electronic world.
WILL NOVA ROMA EVER BE ALLOWED TO HOLD RITUAL THERE TO MAGNA
MATER???
...Marcus Iulius Perusianus answersÂ…
A certain number of NR citizens were able to visit the proximity of
the temple this past April, courtesy of a special pass by the
Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma (the entire south-west side of
the Palatine, the Germalus, has been closed for the past 5-7
years). We were accompanied by a guardian for almost the entire
visit, and at our tour of the house of Augustus, I guess a very
simple rite could have been held. I believe that a longer than 5
minute ceremony, with an attendance of more than 10-15 people, would
hardly be tolerated. I am not talking about 'religious'
intolerance; it is just a question of security. Soprintendenza is
working in the Germalus areas, and it is not easy to attain
permission to enter. Honestly, I think to have a ritual there is
currently quite impossible. Mind you, I am only speaking of what I
foresee during my Aedileship.
???WHAT HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE DO THE TREES CURRENTLY GROWING ON
TOP OF THE MM SANCTUARY HOLD? WHY ARE THEY MORE HISTORICALLY
IMPORTANT THAN THE RESTORATION OF ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT TEMPLE
SITES OF ROME???
Â…Marcus Iulius Perusianus answersÂ…
I have asked this of the manager of the Palatine ruins. Currently,
it is deemed a useless effort to cut these environmentally and
historically protected trees, as the only part of the structure
remaining is the basement of the temple (not considering the short
remains of a couple of columns). We won't have a better view of the
bricks with the presence of these trees, which have been there for
some centuries. The general guidelines of the Soprintendenza
Archeologica di Roma are to maintain the monuments as they are,
unless there is original material of the structure to position in
their respective places. And, even when these materials are found,
it takes a lot of time to study exactly where they fit. It is a
matter of academic official opinion that not a single reconstruction
effort can be made without appropriate archaeological evidence to
support such action."
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I want to present my special thanks to all the investors for their
wonderful support, in the name of the Curules Aediles, both Cohorts
and Magna Mater Collegium.
I want to thank to MMP Collegium and to my Aedilician Cohort for
their excellent job.
I want to thank to the excellent Quaestor M Iulius Perusianus for
his job and friendship.
Romani from Magna Mater Collegium and Cohors Sabina Pia Fidelis :
To work together it was a great honor for me !
VALETE,
IVL SABINVS
MMP 2759 a.U.c Custodiant
Curule Aedile