Q Caecilius Metellus Quiritibus salutem plurimam dicit.

Saluete, Quirites.

To the best of my knowledge, the results of the comitia populi tributa
have not been released. Our prior consuls have laid down their office,
our new consuls have not yet had opportunity to take up their office,
so let me release to you the results of the vote in the comitia populi
tributa.

----- Begin Voting Results -----

Void Tribes: 14

[01, 04, 05, 10, 13, 17, 18, 23, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34, 35]

Quaestura:

Sp Porcius Gemma: 21

[02, 03, 06, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 27,
29, 30, 31, 33]

Sp Porcius Gemma is elected in the first round, with twenty-one tribes
in favour.

Rogatura:

First Round:

Tied tribes: 14

[02, 03, 07, 08, 09, 12, 14, 15, 19, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31]

Cn Cornelius Lentulus: 10

[02*, 06, 07*, 11, 21, 22, 25*, 27*, 29*, 33]

L Decia Flora: 11

[03*, 08*, 09*, 12*, 14*, 15*, 16, 19*, 20, 30, 31*]

L Decia Flora is elected in the first round, with eleven tribes in
favour.

Second Round:

Cn Cornelius Lentulus: 21

[02, 03, 06, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 27,
29, 30, 31, 33]

Cn Cornelius Lentulus is elected in the second round, with twenty-one
tribes in favour.

----- End Voting Results -----

It did not occur to me until a few minutes ago that in this comitia, I
neglected to state the number of tribes needed to be elected, as I did
with the centuries in the comitia centuriata. Those numbers are:

For the quaestura, eleven.

For the first round of voting for the rogatura, eleven. In the second
round of the rogatura, with no change to the number of tribes voting,
eleven also.

Ut res publica ualeat, curate bene.

C. Petronius Dexter Pontifex Maximus omnibus Quiritibus salutem dicit plurimam,

Today morning, capite velato, I have invoked Iuno Covella by saying
the traditional formula:

"Die Quinti te kalo Iuno Covella"
"Die Quinti te kalo Iuno Covella"
"Die Quinti te kalo Iuno Covella"
"Die Quinti te kalo Iuno Covella"
"Die Quinti te kalo Iuno Covella"

I offered incense and saying prayers I asked the Goddess to be favorable toward
us the entire Nova Roman community.

The first nundinal letter of the year MMDCCLXV aVc, XV aNRc
and nundinal letter for all this month January is *D*.

The festivals to be celebrated in the month of Ianuarius shall be:

1 A Kal F Vediovi, Aesculapio, Strenae
2 B IV a.d.Non.Ian F dies ater
3 C III a.d.Non.Ian C
4 D Pr C Nundina
5 E Non F Vicae Poto/ Victoriae
6 F VIII a.d.Id. Ian F dies ater
7 G VII a.d.Id. Ian C
8 H VI a.d.Id. Ian C
9 A V a.d.Id. Ian NP Agonalia, Iano
10 B IV a.d.Id. Ian EN
11 C III a.d.Id. Ian NP Carmentalia Iuturnalia
12 D Pr Id. C Nundina
13 E Id NP Feriae Iovi
14 F XIX a.d.Kal.Feb. EN dies ater
15 G XVIII a.d.Kal.Feb. NP Carmentalia
16 H XVII a.d.Kal.Feb. C Concordia
17 A XVI a.d.Kal.Feb. C
18 B XV a.d.Kal.Feb. C Compitalia
19 C XIV a.d.Kal.Feb. C
20 D XIII a.d.Kal.Feb. C Nundina
21 E XII a.d.Kal.Feb. C
22 F XI a.d.Kal.Feb. C
23 G X a.d.Kal.Feb. C
24 H IX a.d.Kal.Feb. C Feriae Semantivae
25 A VIII a.d.Kal.Feb. C
26 B VII a.d.Kal.Feb. C
27 C VI a.d.Kal.Feb. C Castori
28 D V a.d.Kal.Feb. C Nundina
29 E IV a.d.Kal.Feb. F
30 F III a.d.Kal.Feb. F Ara Pacis Augustae
31 G Pr Kal.Feb C Hecatae

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I poured a libation ofmilk thanking to the Goddess for Her benevolence.

Favete linguis !

Iuno, Iane, Iuppiter,
omnesque di deaeque Vestaque
vos bonas preces precor quaesoque
uti Novis Romanis Quiritibus foveatis !

FELICEM FAVSTVM FORTVNATVM ANNVM NOVVM MMDCCLXV !

Happy New Year!

Ilicet !

Optime valete.

--
C. Petronius Dexter
Pontifex Maximus
Arcoiali scribebat
Kalendis Ianuariis Cn. Iulio C. Tullio coss.

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Cn. Cornelius Lentulus, rogator, pontifex: consulibus, praetoribus, tribunis plebis et omnibus Quiritibus: s. p. d.:


+ + + BONUM FAUSTUM FELICEM FORTUNATUM ANNUM NOVUM MMDCCLXV + + +


Happy, prosperous, propitious and blessed New Year! The Kalends of Januray, the holiday of Father Ianus, is celebrated today. The celebration of the Beginning of the Beginnings. May Father Ianus bless you all.

This is the ritual to Father Ianus and to all the main gods of nova Roma that I as pontifex conducted before my home altar after midnight.



SACRIFICE FOR THE KALENDS OF JANUARY, BEGINNING OF 2765 AUC, THE CONSULATE OF CN. CAESAR AND C. TULLIUS


Favete linguis!

(Beginning of the sacrifice.)

PRAEFATIO

Iane pater, deus novi initii,
te hoc ture commovendo
bonas preces precor,
uti sies volens propitius
Populo Novo Romano Quiritibus,
mihi, domo, familiae!

(Incense is placed in the focus of the altar.)

Iane pater, deus novi initii,
uti te ture commovendo
bonas preces precatus sum,
eiusdem rei ergo
macte vino inferio esto!

(Libation of wine is made.)

PRECATIO TO IANUS

Iane pater, deus novi initii,
custos futuri et praeteriti temporis sanctissime,
his Kalendis Ianuariis anni novi nunc incepti
te precor, veneror, detestorque quaesoque:
uti laetitiam fortunamque,
omnes eventus bonos fautosque,
fortunatos felicissimosque,
pacem concordiamque constantem
societati Novae Romae tribuas;
utique Rem Publicam Populi Novi Romani Quiritium
confirmes, augeas, adiuves,
omnibusque inceptibus conatibusque Populi Novi Romani Quiritium faveas,
utique sies volens propitius
novis consulibus Cn. Iulio Caesari et C. Tullio Valeriano Germanico,
novis praetoribus C. Petronio Dextro et Statiae Corneliae Aeterniae,
omnibusque novis magistratibus,
Populo Novo Romano Quiritibus,
omnibus civibus, viris et mulieribus, pueris et puellabus Novis Romanis,
mihi, domo, familiae!

SACRIFICIUM TO IANUS

Quarum rerum ergo macte
hoc libo libando,
hoc vino libando,
hoc ture ommovendo
esto fito volens propitius
novis consulibus Cn. Iulio Caesari et C. Tullio Valeriano Germanico,
novis praetoribus C. Petronio Dextro et Statiae Corneliae Aeterniae,
omnibusque novis magistratibus,
Populo Novo Romano Quiritibus,
omnibus civibus, viris et mulierbus, pueris et puellabus Novis Romanis,
mihi, domo, familiae!

(Libum is sacrificed, libation is made and incense is sacrificed.)

PRECATIO TO ALL MAIN GODS

GRATIARUM ACTIO

Iane,
Iuppiter, Iuno, Minerva,
Quirine, Venus, Vesta, Mercuri, Concordia, Fortuna!
Penates, Lares,
di Novensiles, dique Indigetes,
omnes divi quocumque nomine,
quorum est potestas nostrum hostiumque,
dique Manes!
Vos quaeso precorque,
uti vos praeteriti proxime anni Kalendis Ianuariis
bonis precibus bene precatus sum,
quibusque uti precibus satisfecistis:
earundem rerum ergo propterque omnia in praeterito proxime anno alia
rei publicae Novae Romanae et populo Novo Romano Quiritibus,
mihi, domo, familiae data beneficia
macte his turis granis sacrificandis et hoc vino libando
estote fitote volentes propitii!

(After these words incense and wine were sacrificied.)

NEW YEAR REQUESTS

Quarum rerum ergo, quodque melius siet
renascenti Populo Romano Quiritibus,
mihi, domo, familiae
in hodie incepto novo anno vobis sacrum fiat:
Vos precor, veneror, veniam peto feroque,
uti Res Nostra, Res Romae reficiundae,
regignundi ac renascentis Populi Romani Quiritium,
Reique Publicae Populi Romani Quiritium renaturae
semper crescat, convalescat, continenter extendatur, augeatur;
fiantque multo plures Novi Romani Quirites;
motusque et consociatio ad Rem Romanam reficiundam instituatur;
utique Res Publica Populi Novi Romani Quiritium semper floreat;
utique Provincia Pannonia, cuius legatus pro praetore sum, crescat,
multosque cives habeat;
utique Populo Novo Romano Quiritibus,
Reique Publicae Populi Novi Romani Quiritium,
mihi, domo, familiae
omnes in hodie incepto novo anno eventus bonos faustosque esse siritis;
utique sitis volentes propitii Populo Novo Romano Quiritibus,
Reique Publicae Populi Novi Romani Quiritium,
Provinciaeque Pannoniae Populi Novi Romani Quiritium,
novis magistratibus, consulibus, praetoribus Populi Novi Romani Quiritium,
tribunis Plebei Novae Romanae,
Senatui Novo Romano,
rogatoribus Populi Novi Romani Quiritium,
mihi, domo, familiae!

PRECATIO TO IUPPITER

Iuppiter Optime Maxime,
earundem rerum ergo te precor quaesoque,
uti sies volens propitius Populo Novo Romano Quiritibus,
Reique Publicae Populi Novi Romani Quiritium,
Provinciaeque Pannoniae Populi Novi Romani Quiritium,
novis magistratibus, consulibus, praetoribus Populi Novi Romani Quiritium,
tribunis Plebei Novae Romanae,
Senatui Novo Romano,
rogatoribus Populi Novi Romani Quiritium,
mihi, domo, familiae!

PRECATIO TO A THE PATRIOTIC GODS

Quirine, Dea Roma, Venus Genetrix, Mars,
Penates, Lares, Manes maiorum nostrum,
omnes di quocumque nomine, qui Romam favetis favebatis,
earundem rerum ergo vos precor quaesoque,
uti fiant multo plures Novi Romani Quirites;
utique ex societate Novae Romae verus motus et consociatio fieri possit,
ex qua Populus Romanus Quiritium
Resque Publica Populi Romani Quiritium renascatur;
utique Novae Romae Societas Pannonia in Hungaria magni momenti fiat!

PRECATIO TO MAIN FEMALE GODS

Deae Iuno et Vesta,
earundem rerum ergo vos precor quaesoque,
uti domos familiasque Populi Novi Romani Quiritium,
domum familiamque meam protegatis, curetis, custodiatis;
utique domos familiasque Populi Novi Romani Quiritium,
domum familiamque meam ab omnibus malis conservetis!

SACRIFICIUM COMMVNE TO ALL MAIN GODS

Sicut verba nuncupavi, quae ita faxitis, uti ego me sentio dicere:
harum rerum ergo macte
hoc libo libando
hoc vino lacte melleque mixto libando,
his turis granis sacrificandis
estote fitote in hodie incepto novo anno
volentes propitii renascenti Populo Romano Quiritibus,
mihi, domo, familiae!

(Libation of wine is made)

Ilicet!

(End of the sacrifice.)

PIACULUM

Iane,
Iuppiter Optime Maxmime, Iuno, Minerva,
Omnes Di Immortales quocumque nomine:
si quidquam vobis in hac caerimonia displicuit,
hoc vino inferio
veniam peto
et vitium meum expio.

(Libation of wine is made.)


+ + + BONUM FAUSTUM FELICEM FORTUNATUM ANNUM NOVUM MMDCCLXV + + +

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
LONG LIVE NOVA ROMA!


Cn. Cornelius Lentulus, rogator
P O N T I F E X
Legatus pro praetore Pannoniae

EDICTUM XX. LEGATI PRO PRAETORE PANNONIAE


Edictum XX. Legati Pro Praetore Cn. Cornelii Lentuli de
Quaestore Legati Pro Praetore nominando

Edictum XX. of Legatus Pro Praetore Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus about appointment of Provincial Quaestor of the Legatus Pro Praetore

Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Praetori Jogkörű Kormányzó XX. Rendelete
a Kormányzó Provinciai Quaestorának kinevezéséről


- MAGYAR VÁLTOZAT ------------------------------------------------------

I. Ezennel kinevezem Proquaestrix L. Livia Plauta utódjaként Sp. Porcius Gemma Quaestort Pannonia Provincia és a Legatus pro Praetore Quaestorává.

II. Ezen minőségében a provincia quaestorának feladata a provincia kormányzójának általános, teljeskörű és abszolút helyettesítése, teljes fennhatósággal a provincia összes hivatala felett.

III. Ez az Edictum azonnali hatállyal életbe lép.

Kelt, a. u. c. 2765. január 1-jén.

Datum Kal. Jan. Cn. Iulio Caesare C. Tullio Valeriano Germanico consulibus anno MMDCCLXV AUC.



Cn. Cornelius Lentulus
LEGATUS PRO PRAETORE
PANNONIAE PROVINCIAE




- ENGLISH VERSION --------------------------------------------------

I. I hereby appoint Quaestor Sp. Porcius Gemma as Quaestor of Pannonia Provincia and of the Legatus pro Praetore, succeding Proquaestrix L. Livia Plauta.

II. In this capacity, the duty of the Provincial Quaestor is to act as vicar and first, general deputy for the Legatus Pro Praetore in all and any provincial businesses, with supreme oversight over all provincial offices.

III. This Edictum becomes effective immediately.



Given the 1st of January, 2765 AUC.

Datum Kal. Jan. Cn. Iulio Caesare C. Tullio Valeriano Germanico consulibus anno MMDCCLXV AUC.



Cn. Cornelius Lentulus
LEGATUS PRO PRAETORE
PANNONIAE PROVINCIAE

C. Petronius Dexter Quiritibus salutem dicit plurimam,

Oath of Office.
According to the Lex Cassia de Iureiurando:
"The following oath must be taken publicly in the major public fora of Nova Roma before someone elected or appointed to any magistracy can assume his or her office. It must be taken on the day, or as soon as possible afterwards, that the office is to be assumed. The office shall be considered vacant until the oath is taken."

-ENGLISH VERSION:

I, Gaius Petronius Dexter [Jean-François Arnoud], do hereby solemnly swear to uphold the honor of Nova Roma, and to act always in the best interests of the people and the Senate of Nova Roma.

As a magistrate of Nova Roma, I, Gaius Petronius Dexter [Jean-François Arnoud], swear to honor the Gods and Goddesses of Rome in my public dealings, and to pursue the Roman Virtues in my public and private life.

I, Gaius Petronius Dexter [Jean-François Arnoud], swear to uphold and defend the Religio Romana as the State Religion of Nova Roma and swear never to act in a way that would threaten its status as the State Religion.

I, Gaius Petronius Dexter [Jean-François Arnoud], swear to protect and defend the Constitution of Nova Roma.

I, Gaius Petronius Dexter [Jean-François Arnoud], further swear to fulfill the obligations and responsibilities of the office of Praetor to the best of
my abilities.

On my honor as a Citizen of Nova Roma, and in the presence of the Gods and Goddesses of the Roman people and by their will and favor, do I
accept the position of Praetor and all the rights, privileges, obligations, and responsibilities attendant thereto.

-LATIN VERSION:

Ego, Gaius Petronius Dexter [Jean-François Arnoud], hac re ipsa decus Novae Romae me defensurum, et semper pro populo senatuque Novae Romae acturum esse sollemniter IVRO.

Ego, Gaius Petronius Dexter [Jean-François Arnoud], officio praetoris Novae Romae accepto, deos deasque Romae in omnibus meae vitae publicae temporibus culturum, et virtutes Romanas publica privataque vita me persecuturum esse IVRO.

Ego, Gaius Petronius Dexter [Jean-François Arnoud], Religioni Romanae me fauturum et eam defensurum, et numquam contra eius statum publicum me acturum esse, ne quid detrimenti capiat IVRO.

Ego, Gaius Petronius Dexter [Jean-François Arnoud], officiis muneris Praetoris me quam optime functurum esse praeterea IVRO.

Meo civis Novae Romae honore, coram deis deabusque populi Romani, et voluntate favoreque eorum, ego munus tribuni plebis una cum iuribus,
privilegiis, muneribus et officiis comitantibus ACCIPIO.

----------------------------

Optime valete.

--
C. Petronius Dexter
Praetor
Arcoiali scribebat
Kalendis Ianuariis MMDCCLXV aVc






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SP. PORCIUS GEMMA QVAESTOR QVIRITIBVS SPD

Avete, Novi Romani Qurites!

Ezennel leteszem hivatali eskümet:


- HUNGARIAN VERSION

Én, Sp. Porcius Gemma (Szemők György), ezennel ünnepélyesen esküszöm,hogy
Nova Roma becsületét megvédelmezem, és mindenkor a szenátus és Nova Roma
népének érdekében cselekszem.

Én, Sp. Porcius Gemma, elfogadván hivatalomat esküszöm, hogy Róma isteneit
és istennõit minden közéleti tevékenységem során tisztelettel fogom
illetni, és követni fogom a római erényeket mind a magán, mind a közösségi
életben.

Én, Sp. Porcius Gemma, esküszöm, hogy a Római Vallást óvni és védelmezni
fogom, és nyílvánosan sohasem foglalok el vele ellentétes álláspontot, hogy
kárt ne szenvedjen.

Én, Sp. Porcius Gemma, esküszöm továbbá, hogy a Quaestori hivatallal járó
feladataimat a lehetõ legjobb képességeim szerint látom el.

Én, nova római polgárjogomnál fogva a római nép istenei és istennõi elõtt
és azok akarata és tetszése szerint a Quaestori hivatalt a velejáró összes
joggal, kiváltsággal, kötelezettséggel és feladattal együtt elfogadom.


- LATIN VERSION

Ego, Sp. Porcius Gemma (György Szemők), hac re ipsa decus Novae Romae me
defensurum, et semper pro populo senatuque Novae Romae acturum esse
sollemniter IVRO.

Ego, Sp. Porcius Gemma, officio Quaestoris Novae Romae accepto, deos
deasque Romae in omnibus meae vitae publicae temporibus culturum, et
virtutes Romanas publica privataque vita me persecuturum esse IVRO.

Ego, Sp. Porcius Gemma, Religioni Romanae me fauturum et eam defensurum, et
numquam contra eius statum publicum me acturum esse, ne quid detrimenti
capiat IVRO.

Ego, Sp. Porcius Gemma, officiis muneris Quaestoris me quam optime
functurum esse praeterea IVRO.

Meo civis Novae Romae honore, coram deis deabusque populi Romani, et
voluntate favoreque eorum, ego munus Quaestoris, una cum iuribus,
privilegiis, muneribus et officiis comitantibus ACCIPIO


- ENGLISH VERSION:

I, Sp. Porcius Gemma (György Szemők) do hereby solemnly swear to uphold the
honor of Nova Roma, and to act always in the best interests of the people
and the Senate of Nova Roma.

As a magistrate of Nova Roma, I, Sp. Porcius Gemma swear to honor the Gods
and Goddesses of Rome in my public dealings, and to pursue the Roman
Virtues in my public and private life.

I, Sp. Porcius Gemma swear to uphold and defend the Religio Romana as the
State Religion of Nova Roma and swear never to act in a way that would
threaten its status as the State Religion.

I, Sp. Porcius Gemma swear to protect and defend the Constitution of Nova
Roma.

I, Sp. Porcius Gemma further swear to fulfill the obligations and
responsibilities of the office of Quaestor to the best of my abilities.

On my honor as a Citizen of Nova Roma, and in the presence of the Gods and
Goddesses of the Roman people and by their will and favor, do I accept the
position of Quaestor and all the rights, privileges, obligations, and
responsibilities attendant thereto.


Valete, Novi Romani Quirites!

Sp. Porcius Gemma
QUAESTOR NOVAE ROMAE


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OATH OF OFFICE OF ROGATOR CN. CORNELIUS LENTULUS

Avete, Novi Romani Qurites!

Ego, Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus (Attila Gonda), hac re ipsa decus Novae Romae me defensurum, et semper pro populo senatuque Novae Romae acturum esse sollemniter IVRO.

Ego, Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus, officio Rogatoris Novae Romae accepto, deos deasque Romae in omnibus meae vitae publicae temporibus culturum, et virtutes Romanas publica privataque vita me persecuturum esse IVRO.

Ego, Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus, Religioni Romanae me fauturum et eam defensurum, et numquam contra eius statum publicum me acturum esse, ne quid detrimenti capiat IVRO.

Ego, Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus, officiis muneris Rogatoris me quam optime functurum esse praeterea IVRO.

Meo civis Novae Romae honore, coram deis deabusque populi Romani, et voluntate favoreque eorum, ego munus Rogatoris una cum iuribus, privilegiis, muneribus et officiis comitantibus ACCIPIO

- HUNGARIAN VERSION

Én, Cn. Cornelius Lentulus (Attila Gonda), ezennel ünnepélyesen esküszöm,hogy Nova Roma becsületét megvédelmezem, és mindenkor a szenátus és Nova Roma népének érdekében cselekszem.

Én, Cn. Cornelius Lentulus, elfogadván hivatalomat esküszöm, hogy Róma isteneit és istennõit minden közéleti tevékenységem során tisztelettel fogom illetni, és követni fogom a római erényeket mind a magán, mind a közösségi életben.

Én, Cn. Cornelius Lentulus, esküszöm, hogy a Római Vallást óvni és védelmezni fogom, és nyílvánosan sohasem foglalok el vele ellentétes álláspontot, hogy kárt ne szenvedjen.

Én, Cn. Cornelius Lentulus, esküszöm továbbá, hogy a Rogatori hivatallal járó feladataimat a lehetõ legjobb képességeim szerint látom el.

Én, nova római polgárjogomnál fogva a római nép istenei és istennõi elõtt és azok akarata és tetszése szerint a Rogatori hivatalt a velejáró összes joggal, kiváltsággal, kötelezettséggel és feladattal együtt elfogadom.

-ENGLISH VERSION:

I, Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus (Attila Gonda) do hereby solemnly swear to uphold the honor of Nova Roma, and to act always in the best interests of the people and the Senate of Nova Roma.

As a magistrate of Nova Roma, I, Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus swear to honor the Gods and Goddesses of Rome in my public dealings, and to pursue the Roman Virtues in my public and private life.

I, Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus swear to uphold and defend the Religio Romana as the State Religion of Nova Roma and swear never to act in a way that would threaten its status as the State Religion.

I, Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus swear to protect and defend the Constitution of Nova Roma.

I, Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus further swear to fulfill the obligations and responsibilities of the office of Rogator to the best of my abilities.

On my honor as a Citizen of Nova Roma, and in the presence of the Gods and Goddesses of the Roman people and by their will and favor, do I accept the position of Rogator and all the rights, privileges, obligations, and responsibilities attendant thereto.

Salvete omnes

I, Gaius Marcius Crispus, as a Lictor of Nova Roma, hereby witness the appointment of Gaius Petronius Dexter as Praetor maior of Nova Roma.

As a member of the Comitia Curiata I wish him good fortune in his office and in his work on behalf of the Religio Romana.

Valete omnes

GAIUS MARCIUS CRISPUS
LICTOR

Date. Kalendis Ianuariis MMDCCLXV aVc

V. Valerius Volusus A. Tulliae Scholasticae S.P.D.

Congratulations on your success in the elections, to both yourself and
Paulinus! I think the people have chosen very well and that we now have two
of our finest and outstanding citizens serving in the office of Censor. It
is sad to see our noble Titus Sabinus step down, after serving his two
years so admirably, but his wisdom and graciousness remains within Nova
Roma. His will be a presence that will always loom large in my esteem.

I am also happy to see that both you and our new Praetor Petronius Dexter
have been elected to office, despite any possible attempt by outside
parties to cast doubt upon either of you. The Nova Roman people are all too
aware of your impeccable loyalty to the Respublica and the high moral
integrity of both of you - we have voted accordingly. Despite attempts to
interfere with our election process, it failed to send any significant
shock waves or get the reaction that may have been intended. This is a
victory for us all. It shows that, as good Romans, we can keep calm and
focused under conditions of extreme danger and adversity.

Good luck in all your endeavors!

Vale optime,

--
V. Valerius Volusus
Tribunus Plebis

*Public servant*: you don't need any prior introduction to contact me in
private if you
have any problems, worries or concerns about any aspect of Nova Roman
government.


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SALVE!
I will send all candidates to respect! And I send my thanks to all the
citizens to vote! I send my respect to everyone who wins the office!
--
Spurius Porcius Gemma
QUAESTOR NOVAE ROMAE


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Cato omnibus in foro SPD

Hodiernus dies est Kalendae Ianuariae; hic dies fastus est.

"See how Janus appears first in my song
To announce a happy year for you, Germanicus.
Two-headed Janus, source of the silently gliding year,
The only god who is able to see behind him,
Be favourable to the leaders, whose labours win
Peace for the fertile earth, peace for the seas:
Be favourable to the senate and Roman people,
And with a nod unbar the shining temples.
A prosperous day dawns: favour our thoughts and speech!
Let auspicious words be said on this auspicious day.
Let our ears be free of lawsuits then, and banish
Mad disputes now: you, malicious tongues, cease wagging!
See how the air shines with fragrant fire,
And Cilician grains crackle on lit hearths!
The flame beats brightly on the temple's gold,
And spreads a flickering light on the shrine's roof.
Spotless garments make their way to Tarpeian Heights,
And the crowd wear the colours of the festival:
Now the new rods and axes lead, new purple glows,
And the distinctive ivory chair feels fresh weight." - Ovid, Fast
1 "Kalends"

"And after he had built the Temple of Vesta he built the Temple of
Ianus. As the God Ianus has two faces so this temple has two gates:
they stand open in time of war and are closed in time of peace. Very
seldom in later times were the gates of the Temple of Ianus shut, but in
Numa's time the gates were never seen open--no, not for a single day:
for the space of over two score years the gates were unopened." -
Padraig Colum, Orpheus: Myths of the Underworld (1937), "Numa the
Law-Giver"


The Kalends of January are sacred (as is in fact the entire month) to the
dual-faced god Ianus; Ianus is the god of comings and goings, of
looking to the past and anticipating the future. The god Janus has a
distinctive appearance in art, as he is often depicted with two faces,
called "Ianus Bifrons". Some sources claim that the reason Janus was
represented in this peculiar fashion was due to the notion that doors
and gates look in two directions. In this way, one of the god's faces
could look forward, while the other looked backward.

The origins of this God vary somewhat, dependent upon the source.
One legend states that Ianus was a mortal who came from Thessaly
and was welcomed into Latium by Camese. The couple are said to have
married, shared the kingdom and had many children together, including
Tiberinus, the Tiber River-God. Upon the death of Camese, Janus
became the sole ruler and granted Saturn sanctuary when that ancient
God was fleeing from Iuppiter. As the first King of Latium, Janus
ensured a time of peace, honesty and abundance for his people...an era
known as the Golden Age. He introduced money, cultivation of the fields
and laws. He is also said to have later married a nymph named Iuturna,
whose spring and shrine were located closed to his temple in the Forum
of Rome. One of their children was Fons (also known as Fontus), God of
Springs. It was only after his death that Janus was deified and became
the Protector of the City.

Ianus was well-respected and highly-regarded as a god by the ancient
Romans and his dual-faced image could be found on most city gates
and many Roman coins. Given his role as Guardian of Gates, his position
as the god of Beginnings and the esteem of having the first month of the
year named in his honor, it is apparent that Janus played a significant
role in Roman myth and religion. He was invoked at the start of each
new day and often referred to as the Porter of Heaven. He particularly
presided over all that is double-edged in life and represented the
transition between the primitive and civilization.


Valete bene and Happy New Year!

Cato

Cn. Iulius Caesar sal.

This is the rite prepared by Pontifex and Flamen Quirinalis C. Iulius Scaurus. It replaces the original rite conducted by the senior consul elect, which is currently lost to us. Just before the dawn I bathed in preparation, then togate I commenced the ceremony.

Praefatio

"Iane pater, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, uti sies volens propitius mihi et Senatui Populoque Novae Romae [Father Ianus, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers, so that you may be propitious to me and the Senate and People of Nova Roma."] I placed incense in the focus of the altar.

"Mars pater, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, uti sies volens propitius mihi et enatui Populoque Novae Romae [Father Mars, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers, so that you may be propitious to me and the Senate and People of Nova Roma.]" I placed incense in the focus of the altar.

"Quirine pater, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, uti sies volens propitius mihi et Senatui Populoque Novae Romae [Father Quirinus, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers, so that you may be propitious to me and the Senate and People of Nova Roma.]" I placed incense in the focus of the altar.

"Iane pater, uti te ture ommovendo bonas preces bene precatus sum, eiusdem rei ergo macte vino inferio esto [Father Ianus, as by offering to you the incense virtuous prayers were well prayed, for the sake of this be honoured by this humble wine.]" I poured a libation from the patera on the focus of the altar.

"Mars pater, uti te ture ommovendo bonas preces bene precatus sum, eiusdem rei ergo macte vino inferio esto [Father Mars, as by offering to you the incense virtuous prayers were well prayed, for the sake of this be honoured by this humble wine.]" I poured a libation from the
patera on the focus of the altar.

"Quirine pater, uti te ture ommovendo bonas preces bene precatus sum, eiusdem rei ergo macte vino inferio esto [Father Quirinus, as by offering to you the incense virtuous prayers were well prayed, for the sake of this be honoured by this humble wine.]" I poured a libation from the patera on the focus of the altar.

I washed my hands in preparation for the praecatio.

Precatio

"Iuppiter Optime Maxime, rex Deorum, qui res publicas Novas Romanas nunc custodit defenditque perinde ac res publicas patrum nostrorum Romanorum custodivit defenditque, tibi fieri oportet in hoc tempore initii culignam vini dapi, eius rei ergo hac illace dape pullucenda esto [Iuppiter Best and Greatest, king of the Gods, who protects and defends the public affairs of Nova Roma just as he protected and defended the public affairs of our Roman fathers, to you it is proper for a cup of wine to be given in this time of beginning, for the sake of this thing may you be honoured by this feast offering]." I poured a libation from the patera on the focus of the altar.

"Iuno, regina Deorum, qui materne nunc Senatum Populumque Novae Romae nutrit perinde ac Senatum Populumque Romanum in tempore patrum nostrorum nutrivit, tibi fieri oportet in hoc tempore initii culignam vini dapi, eius rei ergo hac illace dape pullucenda esto [Iuno, queen
of the Gods, who maternally nurtures the Senate and People of Nova Roma just as she nurtured the Senate and People of Rome in the time of our fathers, to you it is proper for a cup of wine to be given in this time of beginning, for the sake of this thing may you be honoured by this feast offering]." I poured a libation from the patera on the focus of the altar.

"Minerva, sapientia aeterna, qui recte res publicas Novas Romanas ducit perinde ac res publicas patrum nostrorum Romanorum duxit, tibi fieri oportet in hoc tempore initii culignam vini dapi, eius rei ergo hac illace dape pullucenda esto [Minerva, eternal wisdom, who rightly guides the public affairs of Nova Roma just as she rightly guided the public affairs of our Roman fathers, to you it is proper for a cup of wine to be given in this time of beginning, for the sake of this thing may you be honoured by this feast offering]." I poured a libation from the patera on the focus of the altar.

Salus, benefactrix Senatus Populique Romani et fideiussorix salutis nostrae, qui Novam Romam conservat perinde ac Romam antiquam conservavit, tibi fieri oportet in hoc tempore initii culignam vini dapi, eius rei ergo hac illace dape pullucenda esto [Salus, benefactor of the Roman Senate and People and guarantor of our well-being, who preserves Nova Roma just as she preserved ancient Rome, to you it is proper for a cup of wine to be given in this time of beginning, for the sake of this thing may you be honoured by this feast offering]."

Again I washed my hands in preparation for the redditio.

Redditio

"Iuppiter Optime Maxime, rex Deorum, macte istace dape pollucenda esto, macte vino inferio esto [Iuppiter Best and Greatest, king of the Gods, may you be honoured by this feast offering, may you be honoured by the humble wine.]" I offered Iuppiter Optimus Maximus cakes, a leaf of laurel, and wine on the focus of the altar.

"Iuno, regina Deorum, macte istace dape pollucenda esto, macte vino inferio esto [Iuno, queen of the Gods, may you be honoured by this feast offering, may you be honoured by the humble wine.]" I offered Iuno cakes, a leaf of laurel, and wine on the focus of the altar.

"Minerva, sapientia aeterna, macte istace dape pollucenda esto, macte vino inferio esto [Minerva, eternal wisdom, may you be honoured by this feast offering, may you be honoured by the humble wine.]" I offered Minerva cakes, a leaf of laurel, and wine on the focus of the altar.

"Salus, benefactrix Novae Romae, macte istace dape pollucenda esto, macte vino inferio esto [Salus, benefactrix of Nova Roma, may you be honoured by this feast offering, may you be honoured by the humble wine.]" I offered Salus cakes, a leaf of laurel, and wine on the
focus of the altar.

"Quirine pater, uti te ture ommovendo bonas preces bene precatus sum, eiusdem rei ergo macte vino inferio esto [Father Quirinus, as by offering to you the incense virtuous prayers were well prayed, for the sake of this be honoured by this humble wine.]" I poured a libation from the patera on the focus of the altar.

"Mars pater, uti te ture ommovendo bonas preces bene precatus sum, eiusdem rei ergo macte vino inferio esto [Father Mars, as by offering to you the incense virtuous prayers were well prayed, for the sake of this be honoured by this humble wine.]" I poured a libation from the patera on the focus of the altar.

"Iane pater, uti te ture ommovendo bonas preces bene precatus sum, eiusdem rei ergo macte vino inferio esto [Father Ianus, as by offering to you the incense virtuous prayers were well prayed, for the sake of this be honoured by this humble wine.]" I poured a libation from the patera on the focus of the altar.

"Dea Vesta, custos ignis sacri, macte vino inferio esto [Goddess Vesta, guardian of the sacred fire, be honoured by this humble wine.]" I poured a libation from the patera on the focus of the
altar.

"Illicet. [It is over.]"

I profaned some of the wine and cakes, and consumed them, praying as I ate and offering libations in my private devotions.

Piaculum

Since the caerimonia of the consular sacrifice has yet to be reconstructed from literary or archaeological sources I concluded with a piaculum to Iuppiter Optimus Maximus, Iuno, Miverva, and Salus.

"Iuppiter Optime Maxmime, Iuno, Minerva et Salus, Di Immortales, si quidquam tibi in hac caerimonia displicet, hoc vino inferio veniam peto et vitium meum expio [Iuppiter Optimus Maximus, Iuno, Minerva, and Salus, Immortal Gods, if anything in this ceremony is displeasing
to you, with this humble wine I ask forgiveness and expiate my fault.]" I poured a libation on the focus of the altar.

Votum

Ego, Cn. Iulius Caesar, Consul Novae Romae, sacrificium Dis Immortalibus, Iovi, Iunoni, Minervae et Saluti pro salute rei publicae et senatus in Kalendis posteris Ianuarii voveo [I, Cn. Iulius Caesar, Consul of Nova Roma, vow a sacrifice to the Immortal Gods Iuppiter, Iuno, Minerva, and Salus on the next Kalends of January]."

I hope that the Dii Immortales will bless Nova Roma and all her citizens and that they strengthen our resolve to ensure that she triumphs over all adversity.

Good health and good fortune to you all in this coming year.

Optime valete.

Cn Iulius Caesar Quiritibus salutem plurimam dicit.

I, Gnaeus Iulius Caesar (Nigel Kell) do hereby solemnly swear
to uphold the honor of Nova Roma, and to act always in the best interests of the people and the Senate of Nova Roma.

As a magistrate of Nova Roma, I, Gnaeus Iulius Caesar (Nigel Kell) swear to honor the Gods and Goddesses of Rome in my public dealings, and to pursue the Roman Virtues in my public and private life.

I, Gnaeus Iulius Caesar (Nigel Kell) swear to uphold and
defend the Religio Romana as the State Religion of Nova Roma and swear never to act in a way that would threaten its status as the State Religion.

I, Gnaeus Iulius Caesar (Nigel Kell) swear to protect and
defend the Constitution of Nova Roma.

I, Gnaeus Iulius Caesar (Nigel Kell) further swear to fulfill
the obligations and responsibilities of the office of Consul to the best of my abilities.

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Ego, Gnaeus Iulius Caesar (Nigel Kell), hac re ipsa decus Novae Romae me defensurum, et semper pro populo senatuque Novae Romae acturum esse sollemniter IVRO.

Ego, Gnaeus Iulius Caesar (Nigel Kell) officio Consulis Novae Romae
accepto, deos deasque Romae in omnibus meae vitae publicae temporibus culturum, et virtutes Romanas publica privataque vita me persecuturum esse IVRO.

Ego, Gnaeus Iulius Caesar (Nigel Kell) Religioni Romanae me fauturum et eam defensurum, et numquam contra eius statum publicum me acturum esse, ne quid detrimenti capiat IVRO.

Ego, Gnaeus Iulius Caesar (Nigel Kell) consulis officiis muneris me quam optime functurum esse praeterea IVRO.

Meo civis Novae Romae honore, coram deis deabusque populi Romani, et
voluntate favoreque eorum, ego munus Consulis una cum iuribus, privilegiis, muneribus et officiis comitantibus ACCIPIO.

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Salvete omnes

I, Gaius Marcius Crispus, as a Lictor of Nova Roma, hereby witness the appointment of Gnaeus Iulius Caesar as Consul maior.

As a member of the Comitia Curiata I wish him good fortune in his office, and in his work on behalf of the Religio Romana.

Valete omnes
Gaius Marcius Crispus

Sta. Cornelia Valeriana Juliana Aeternia Quiritibus salutem dicit plurimam:

In the official languages of our republic in both English & Latin do I
hereby take this Oath of Office.

I,Statia Cornelia Valeriana Juliana Aeternia (K. Jennifer Harris ) do
hereby solemnly swear to uphold the honor of Nova Roma, and to act
always in the best interests of the people and the Senate of Nova
Roma.

As a magistrate of Nova Roma, I,Statia Cornelia Valeriana Juliana
Aeternia (K. Jennifer Harris) swear to honor the Gods and Goddesses
of Rome in my public dealings, and to pursue the Roman Virtues in my
public and private life.

I, Statia Cornelia Valeriana Juliana Aeternia (K. Jennifer Harris)
swear to uphold and defend the Religio Romana as the State Religion of
Nova Roma and swear never to act in a way that would threaten its
status as the State Religion.

I, Statia Cornelia Valeriana Juliana Aeternia (K. Jennifer Harris)
swear to protect and defend the Constitution of Nova Roma.

I, Statia Cornelia Valeriana Juliana Aeternia (K. Jennifer Harris)
further swear to fulfill the obligations and responsibilities of the
office of Praetor to the best of my abilities.

On my honor as a Citizen of Nova Roma, and in the presence of the Gods
and Goddesses of the Roman people and by their will and favor, do I
accept the position of Praetor and all the rights, privileges,
obligations, and responsibilities attendant thereto.


Ego, Statia Cornelia Valeriana Juliana Aeternia (K. Jennifer Harris )
hac re ipsa decus Novae Romae me defensuram, et semper pro populo
senatuque Novae Romae acturam esse sollemniter IVRO.

Ego,Statia Cornelia Valeriana Juliana Aeternia (K. Jennifer Harris)
officio Praetoris Novae Romae accepto, deos deasque Romae in omnibus
meae vitae publicae temporibus culturum, et virtutes Romanas publica
privataque vita me persecuturam esse IVRO.

Ego, Statia Cornelia Valeriana Juliana Aeternia (K. Jennifer Harris)
Religioni Romanae me fauturam et eam defensuram, et numquam contra
eius statum publicum me acturam esse, ne quid detrimenti capiat IVRO.

Ego, Statia Cornelia Valeriana Juliana Aeternia (K.Jennifer Harris)
officiis muneris Praetoris me quam optime functuram esse praeterea
IVRO.

Meo civis Novae Romae honore, coram deis deabusque populi Romani, et
voluntate favoreque eorum, ego munus Praetoris una cum iuribus,
privilegiis, muneribus et officiis comitantibus ACCIPIO.

Vale Optime,
Statia Cornelia Valeriana Juliana Aeternia
Praetrix

Avete Omnes,

I will be away from Tuesday until most likely Friday. I will be going to
California to bury my grandmother. I might have some access but honestly,
it will not be foremost on my mind. I have yet to make all of my
personal arrangements but this is most likely it.

Vale,

Sulla


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Avete Omnes,

On Monday I will be calling Mr. Ainsworth and informing him that I am no
longer CFO of Nova Roma. I am going to tell him that I am not responsible
for paying the bills. And I will give him the specific reason, that I have
no faith, no confidence and believe that one of the Co-Presidents of the
corporation has no ethics and integrity and that I will not put myself in a
personal liability position under these conditions.

Nova Roma will need to find someone willing to take that risk.

I had complete faith and trust with Consuls Cato and Venator. I have
complete trust with Caesar.

As I pointed out in the ML, I will be absent beginning Tuesday for the
burial of my grandmother. I should be back on Friday.

Respectfully,

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix

cc: the ML


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Salvete omnes

I, Gaius Marcius Crispus, as a Lictor of Nova Roma, hereby witness the appointment of Statia Cornelia Valeriana Iuliana Aeternia as Praetor Minor.

As a member of the Comitia Curiata I wish her good fortune in her office, and in her work on behalf of the Religio Romana.

Valete omnes
Gaius Marcius Crispus

V. Valerius Volusus Consulibus Senatoribusque sal.

We need to be sure that Nova Roma has a financial manager with control over
the books, bank details, passwords and accounts. Can we please receive an
assurance from our new Consuls and/or Senators that a new CFO appointment
is in progress and when this can be expected to be resolved?

As Senator Sulla has stated, this is "a pressing matter". The people
certainly need to be kept informed about progress towards quickly resolving
this important financial management issue. That means we need to know who
is currently taking the lead and what the expectation should be with regard
to the schedule for a clean hand-off of responsibilities and data assets
currently held by our ex-CFO.

Thank you!

--
V. Valerius Volusus
Tribunus Plebis

*Public servant*: you don't need any prior introduction to contact me in
private if you
have any problems, worries or concerns about any aspect of Nova Roman
government.


On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 6:00 AM, Robert Woolwine
<robert.woolwine@...>wrote:

> **
>
>
> Avete Omnes,
>
> It is now midnight Rome time. I wish all the incoming magistrates good
> luck in their new positions. I do have a pressing matter that needs an
> answer.
>
> In order for me to run for Consul, I complied with the Senatus Consulta and
> resigned as CFO. I was honored to be appointed by Edict by Consul Cato as
> Temporary CFO. Now, that edict is over. So, my question to the incoming
> magistrates is this:
>
> 1. Who do I send NR's books too?
> 2. Who is going to pay Mr. Ainsworth, Nova Roma's registered Agent?
> 3. Who is going to gain control of Nova Roma's bank account?
>
> Again, good luck!
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Sulla
>
>

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Salve Sulla,

My sincere condolences to you and to your family.

Vale optime amice,
Crassus

Sent by iPhone

No dia 1 de Jan de 2012, às 17:58, Robert Woolwine <robert.woolwine@...> escreveu:

> Avete Omnes,
>
> I will be away from Tuesday until most likely Friday. I will be going to
> California to bury my grandmother. I might have some access but honestly,
> it will not be foremost on my mind. I have yet to make all of my
> personal arrangements but this is most likely it.
>
> Vale,
>
> Sulla
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

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I, Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, as a Lictor of Nova Roma, hereby witness:
The appointments of
Cn. Iulius Caesar as consul maior,
C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus as consul minor,
C. Petronius Dexter as praetor maior,
Statia Cornelia Valeriana Iuliana Aeternia as praetor minor of Nova Roma.

As a member of the Comitia Curiata I wish them good fortune in their
offices and in their work on behalf of the Religio Romana.

Respectfully,
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix

Date. 1/1/12


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Cn Iulius Caesar V. Valerio Voluso sal.

It is at the top of my agenda. Let me explain the situation.

In Nova Roma all expenditures have to be authorized by the Senate. Obviously that is archaic. There has to be a method of settling small bills such as this without the long drawn out process of Senate calls. Currently if the Consuls don't call the Senate, the Praetors cannot unless the Consuls are absent. The Tribunes have limited ability related to their duties. Paying bills isn’t one of those functions. So in order to make the current system work the Consuls have to call the Senate. Naturally that requires auspices. This all takes time and if the auspices are unfavourable, more time while we try again. So legally we need Senate approval even if we have a CFO. Urgent bills cannot be settled. If we had already full control of the bank accounts, the PayPal account and a CFO in place this would just about work...just.

Now we have no CFO. Sulla obviously has his reasons for not wishing to continue. Once the Senate is called we will have to:

1. Find a way to pay the bill to Mr. Ainsworth
2. Appoint a new CFO
3. Get the transfer of signatures on the accounts done, and the PayPal account transferred too

The Bank of America requires the secretaries of the corporation (the Censors) sign off on the transfer forms. This involves work shuttling the forms back and forth. Someone has then to take the forms to the Bank of America and get them processed.

As I am in Canada and the Junior Consul is in the USA, I have already informed the Senate that in my opinion this task must fall to my colleague. He is better placed being in the USA to sort this out more expeditiously than I, since forms would have to cross a border to get to me adding further delays, and I don’t have access to a Bank of America (USA) – there are some BoA (Canada) branches around but they are a separate corporate entity and again forms would have to transit across borders and between branches even if they would do it. No, this must be the task for the Junior Consul and I, and I am sure the Senate and People, will be looking to him to solve this most pressing matter. It can begin to be actioned once we have the Senate call.

I hope this explains the situation and my position Tribune.

Optime vale

From: V. Valerius Volusus
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 11:26 AM
To: Nova-Roma@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Nova-Roma] CFO and Financial Questions


V. Valerius Volusus Consulibus Senatoribusque sal.

We need to be sure that Nova Roma has a financial manager with control over
the books, bank details, passwords and accounts. Can we please receive an
assurance from our new Consuls and/or Senators that a new CFO appointment
is in progress and when this can be expected to be resolved?




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V. Valerius Volusus Cn. Iulio Caesari Consuli sal.

Thank you for your very detailed explanation. I feel assured that you and
your colleague have this situation in hand and will keep us informed as
more information becomes available. It seems to be in the hands of the gods
at this point and we must all hope for favorable auspices, so that the
Senate may be convened quickly. I do appreciate you taking the time to
explain the situation for the benefit of all citizens and yes, you have
addressed my concerns completely Consul. I have full confidence that you
will ensure that the situation is quickly resolved.

Vale bene,

Volusus

On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 1:48 AM, Gnaeus Iulius Caesar <
gn_iulius_caesar@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Cn Iulius Caesar V. Valerio Voluso sal.
>
> It is at the top of my agenda. Let me explain the situation.
>
> In Nova Roma all expenditures have to be authorized by the Senate.
> Obviously that is archaic. There has to be a method of settling small bills
> such as this without the long drawn out process of Senate calls. Currently
> if the Consuls don't call the Senate, the Praetors cannot unless the
> Consuls are absent. The Tribunes have limited ability related to their
> duties. Paying bills isn�t one of those functions. So in order to make the
> current system work the Consuls have to call the Senate. Naturally that
> requires auspices. This all takes time and if the auspices are
> unfavourable, more time while we try again. So legally we need Senate
> approval even if we have a CFO. Urgent bills cannot be settled. If we had
> already full control of the bank accounts, the PayPal account and a CFO in
> place this would just about work...just.
>
> Now we have no CFO. Sulla obviously has his reasons for not wishing to
> continue. Once the Senate is called we will have to:
>
> 1. Find a way to pay the bill to Mr. Ainsworth
> 2. Appoint a new CFO
> 3. Get the transfer of signatures on the accounts done, and the PayPal
> account transferred too
>
> The Bank of America requires the secretaries of the corporation (the
> Censors) sign off on the transfer forms. This involves work shuttling the
> forms back and forth. Someone has then to take the forms to the Bank of
> America and get them processed.
>
> As I am in Canada and the Junior Consul is in the USA, I have already
> informed the Senate that in my opinion this task must fall to my colleague.
> He is better placed being in the USA to sort this out more expeditiously
> than I, since forms would have to cross a border to get to me adding
> further delays, and I don�t have access to a Bank of America (USA) � there
> are some BoA (Canada) branches around but they are a separate corporate
> entity and again forms would have to transit across borders and between
> branches even if they would do it. No, this must be the task for the Junior
> Consul and I, and I am sure the Senate and People, will be looking to him
> to solve this most pressing matter. It can begin to be actioned once we
> have the Senate call.
>
> I hope this explains the situation and my position Tribune.
>
> Optime vale
>
> From: V. Valerius Volusus
> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 11:26 AM
> To: Nova-Roma@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Nova-Roma] CFO and Financial Questions
>
>
> V. Valerius Volusus Consulibus Senatoribusque sal.
>
> We need to be sure that Nova Roma has a financial manager with control over
> the books, bank details, passwords and accounts. Can we please receive an
> assurance from our new Consuls and/or Senators that a new CFO appointment
> is in progress and when this can be expected to be resolved?
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>

--
V. Valerius Volusus
Tribunus Plebis

*Public servant*: you don't need any prior introduction to contact me in
private if you
have any problems, worries or concerns about any aspect of Nova Roman
government.


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Salvete Romans A very interesting Vatican-associated Latin exam:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1velGoTCTxg&feature=uploademail
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/inquiries-and-interviews/detail/articolo/latino-latin-latin-10963/
FYI Valete Ti. Galerius Paulinus
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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, David Critchley,

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Patrick Swan, David Perlmutter, Barbara Saylor Rogers,

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upses this week (as always hoping I have left no one out).



Happy New Year ... here's a big double issue to keep you occupied

while you recover from last night's fesivities (or just enjoy the day) ...

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EARLY HUMANS

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Rethinking the 'one species' idea:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16339313



Evidence that early humans lived by rivers and streams:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-couple-evidence-indicating-earliest-humans.html



Was Sediba polygamous?:



http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2011/12/23/was-australopithecus-sediba-polygamous-paleontologist-answers-reader-questions-about-new-early-human-fossils/



On hunger and evolution:



http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/12/did-hunger-drive-the-evolution-of-homo-sapiens/



On the evolution of facial expressions:



http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-emotion.html



Smithsonian's top ten hominid finds of the year:



http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/2011/12/top-10-hominid-discoveries-of-2011/



A skull study may have implications for evolution studies:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-human-skull-evolutionary-headache.html



A roundup of 2011's human origins news:



http://www.livescience.com/17559-human-origins-2011-discoveries.html



Our brains are bigger than a Neanderthal's, apparently:



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45656171/ns/technology_and_science-science/



Review(ish) of Wynn and Coolidge, *How to Think Like a Neandertal*:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/28/books/how-to-think-like-a-neandertal-by-thomas-wynn-and-frederick-l-coolidge-review.html



More on Neanderthals building homes from mammoth bones:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-neanderthal-home-mammoth-bones-ukraine.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8963177/Neanderthals-built-homes-with-mammoth-bones.html

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AFRICA

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Study on how human-started fires shaped Africa:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16247844

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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT

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The biggest (and saddest) news of the past couple of weeks had to be

the burning of the Institute of Egypt:



http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=52575

http://www.israeltoday.co.il/News/tabid/178/nid/23061/language/en-US/Default.aspx

http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2011/12/linstitut-degypte-in-memorium

http://213.158.162.45/~egyptian/index.php?action=news&id=22770&title=A%20black%20Saturday%20for%20Egypt

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/19/cairo-institute-burned-during-clashes

http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/29641.aspx

http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContent/9/43/29643/Heritage/Islamic/Archaeological-committee-to-inspect-burnt-Geograph.aspx

http://chronicle.com/blogs/global/clashes-in-egypt-leave-historical-archive-in-ruins/31704



... and there are already plans to restore it:



http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContent/9/43/30267/Heritage/Islamic/Action-taken-to-restore-Egypt-Scientific-Institute.aspx



... and there was a nice feature on the Description de l'Egypte which was

the

focus of many of the 'destruction reports':



http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2011/dec/22/napoleon-bonaparte-egypt-lost-scrolls



A couple of very old sites on Mount Ararat (that aren't Noah's Ark):



http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=52602



... and they're still wondering about Saudi Arabia's 'Stonehenge':



http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/270529/20111221/saudi-arabia-s-stonehenge-mystery-remains-unsolved.htm



Oldest obsidian bracelet identified ... from Asikli Hoyuk:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-oldest-obsidian-bracelet-reveals-amazing.html



Possibly the oldest depiction of the Tower of Babel:



http://news.discovery.com/history/tower-of-babel-111227.html

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/12/19/ancient-texts-tell-tales-war-bar-tabs/(a

different spin)



Plenty of coverage for a clay "seal" (token, more likely) found in

Jerusalem's

Old City which confirms some ritual practices:



http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=52644

http://www.antiquities.org.il/about_eng.asp?Modul_id=14

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre7bo07o-us-israel-archaeology/

http://www.physorg.com/news244375537.html

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-ancient-jerusalem-linked-ritual.html

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/12/27/ancient-purity-seal-found-near-jerusalem-temple/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2078950/Ancient-seal-Jerusalems-second-temple.html

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Culture/Lifestyle/2011/Dec-27/157984-archaeologists-uncover-ancient-seal-in-jerusalems-old-city.ashx

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45791046/ns/technology_and_science-science/

http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israeli-archaeologists-uncover-first-artifact-confirming-written-record-of-temple-worship-1.403505

http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/12/25/ancient-jewish-rituals-confirmed-by-discovery-of-purity-seal-israeli-archaeologists-say/

http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=250844



... on the 'token' theory:



http://withmeagrepowers.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/a-currency-exchange-token/



Jewish scrolls from a cave in Afghanistan?:



http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=251657

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/228282

http://www.mako.co.il/news-israel/education/Article-1dda3f465509431017.htm



Some looted dishes were returned to Iraq:



http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/looted-dishes-used-in-art-project-returned-to-iraq/



A somewhat different mummy DNA study:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-mummy-dna-differentiate-croc-species.html



Tell Halaf has a web presence:



http://www.grabung-halaf.de/



Feature on Gohar Tepe:



http://www.payvand.com/news/11/dec/1288.html



The Avenue of Sphinxes will be opening to the public in a couple months:



http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/30048/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Avenue-of-sphinxes-to-open-to-public-in-March.aspx



A business park threatens the cite of Pasargadae:



http://www.payvand.com/news/11/dec/1314.html



Not sure where to put this 'love pipe' find:



http://news.discovery.com/history/love-pipe-unearthed-111230.html

http://www.antiquities.org.il/about_eng.asp?Modul_id=14



... or this item on indexing the Talmud:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/28/nyregion/an-index-for-the-talmud-after-1500-years.html



Need some features on the Maccabees:



http://www.jewishjournal.com/israel/article/on_the_trail_of_the_maccabees_20111222/

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/this-hannukah-take-a-tour-to-the-real-graves-of-the-maccabees-1.402568



... and Channukah:



http://www.thejewishweek.com/editorial_opinion/gary_rosenblatt/great_miracle_happened_where



Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities is dealing with budget problems:



http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContent/9/40/30376/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egypts-Ministry-of-Antiquities-tackles-budget-cris.aspx



Review of *The Dovekeepers*:



http://www.ahherald.com/columns-mainmenu-28/bookmarks/12235-review-the-dovekeepers



Egyptology News Blog:



http://egyptology.blogspot.com/



Egyptology Blog:



http://www.egyptologyblog.co.uk/



Dr Leen Ritmeyer's Blog:



http://blog.ritmeyer.com/



Paleojudaica:



http://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/



Persepolis Fortification Archives:



http://persepolistablets.blogspot.com/

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)

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Concerns after bits apparently fell from the Colosseum:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-chunk-italy-colosseum.html

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=52719

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/16357141

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079103/Heads-Ancient-plaster-falls-Romes-2000-year-old-Colosseum-weeks-start-25-million-euro-renovation.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/italy-denies-the-colosseum-is-crumbling/2011/12/28/gIQAjHozMP_video.html

http://www.agi.it/english-version/italy/elenco-notizie/201112281254-cro-ren1034-no_damage_to_colosseum_yesterday

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4023701/Romes-Colosseum-in-new-fear.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-502927_162-57349383/italy-probes-report-that-colosseum-stones-fall/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/27/colosseum-crumbling-claims-news-agency?newsfeed=true

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/chunk-rock-drops-off-italys-colosseum-163640505.html

http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/another-chunk-falls-off-colosseum-as-restoration-delay-drags-on-20111228-1pc1i.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45796675/ns/travel-destination_travel/

http://www.salon.com/2011/12/27/italy_probes_report_that_colosseum_stones_fall/



... but it's still open:



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8984407/Romes-Colosseum-remains-open-despite-damage-reports.html



Meanwhile, another column fell down in Pompeii:



http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/italy/2011/12/22/visualizza_new.html_17444594.html

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/another-collapse-at-pompeii-renews-fears-about-its-fate/



Meanwhile, a Japanese businessman is stepping in to restore the pyramid of

Cestius:



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/8983766/Japanese-tycoon-steps-in-to-restore-dilapidated-treasure-in-Rome.html

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jAg7gkjrYhY6y4cE2WsR6jcyDmwg?docId=CNG.d633df7f7c7c83bf498110bef8fd0f81.91

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/japanese-investor-restore-ancient-roman-pyramid-174153677.html

http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/japanese-investor-to-restore-ancient-roman-pyramid/story-e6frfq80-1226233075621



Nice coverage of the second 'dig' season at the Mazotos shipwreck site:



http://www.cyprus-mail.com/antiquities-department/hull-ancient-ship-revealed/20111224



Nice feature on a curse tablet aimed at a greengrocer:



http://www.livescience.com/17589-ancient-curse-translated-greengrocer.html

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/deciphered-ancient-tablet-reveals-curse-greengrocer-124509227.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57346451/curses-secret-of-ancient-imprecation-revealed/1,700



Attic vases influenced Cypriote pottery:



http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111220133608.htm



Wroxeter Roman Villa needs some maintenance, apparently:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-16356368

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/12/2011/repairing-wroxeters-roman-residence

cf:

http://www.cisionwire.com/english-heritage/r/roman-home-maintenance-at-wroxeter,c9202532



... but it's a popular tourist attraction:



http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/12/28/wroxeter-roman-town-house-drawing-in-the-crowds/



Chedworth's Roman mosaics are going on display:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-16314704



Nice feature on the dig at Ulpia Traiana:



http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/december-2011/article/large-roman-city-uncovered-in-romania

http://presstv.com/detail/218212.html



Mary Beard was comparing Ghaddafi to Elagabalus:



http://in.news.yahoo.com/compelling-book-draws-comparison-between-elagabalus-gaddafi-101227878.html



... she was also speaking to the New York Public Library about why folks

should

learn Classics:



http://www.nypl.org/audiovideo/mary-beard

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/jan/12/do-classics-have-future/



A very interesting Vatican-associated Latin exam:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1velGoTCTxg&feature=uploademail

http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/inquiries-and-interviews/detail/articolo/latino-latin-latin-10963/



What Verity Platt is up to:



http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec11/AncientLives.html

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-verity-platt-uncovering-ancient-artists.html



An OBE for Paul Bidwell:



http://www.jarrowandhebburngazette.com/news/roman_expert_honoured_with_award_1_4104790



Criticizing Ben Hur:



http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/dec/22/ben-hur-reel-history



An ancient Roman bathhouse find from Jerusalem's Old City:



http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Culture/Art/Nov/24/Ancient-Roman-bathhouse-found-in-Jerusalems-Old-City.ashx



... which I think is different from this Byzantine one found in 'the

coastal hills of Judaea':



http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/150902

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2011/12/20/Ancient-bathhouse-unearthed-in-Israel/UPI-26191324402198/



That proposed landfill site near Hadrian's Villa is still getting press

attention:



http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500202_162-57349208/stink-raised-over-landfill-at-ancient-rome-site/



A couple of smuggled Roman statues are heading back to Italy:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16193942

http://www.salon.com/2011/12/14/us_company_sends_italian_statues_home/



The impending sale of a pile of Classical sculptures from Ince Blundell

Hall is

causing a bit of a brouhaha:



http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Historic+house+in+danger+of+losing+its+marbles/25329

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/8985450/Eminent-art-enthusiasts-demand-protection-of-Roman-marble.html



Botanists don't have to use Latin any more:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-ave-atque-vale-botany-hail.html

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/culturing-science/2011/12/28/botanists-finally-ditch-latin-and-paper-enter-21st-century/



Parthenon guards were/are on strike again:



http://ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_24/12/2011_419923



Review of *The Swerve*:



http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/dec/23/the-swerve-stephen-greenblatt-review



Review of Mitchell's *Iliad* translation:



http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/an-iliad-for-our-times/article2282087/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2282087



Review(ish) of Alice Oswald, *Memorial*:



http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/12/30/michael-lista-on-poetry-the-iliad-laid-bare/



Latest reviews from Scholia:



http://www.classics.ukzn.ac.za/reviews/



Latest reviews from BMCR:



http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/recent.html



Visit our blog:



http://rogueclassicism.com/

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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)

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Finds from various stone age periods on Cyprus:



http://www.incyprus.com.cy/en-gb/Cyprus/4170/24673/important-finds



A 25000 years b.c. 'pendant' from the Iberian peninsula:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-irikaitz-archaeological-site-host.html

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-12/ef-ias122711.php

http://www.basqueresearch.com/berria_irakurri.asp?Berri_Kod=3671&hizk=I



Not quite sure where to put this discovery of Apollonia's eastern gate (and

other

things):



http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=135231

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=132804



... or this Iron Age settlement site from Serbia:



http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/serbia/2011/12/20/visualizza_new.html_16462479.html



Looking for Viking evidence in Sherwood Forest:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16206589



A new suggestion for the battle site where St Edmund was killed by Vikings:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-st-edmund-vikings-essex.html



Five medieval shipwrecks from Stockholm:



http://sg.news.yahoo.com/five-ancient-shipwrecks-found-central-stockholm-171403067.html



Medieval artifacts from a site in Estonia:



http://news.err.ee/culture/c3d84f35-c4af-453c-b34a-79468c6e4042



They're (finally) closing the major road near Stonehenge:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-16352307



... and they've located/confirmed the exact source of the stone used to

make the pile:



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/8964899/Scientists-locate-exact-source-of-Stonehenge-stone.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-16245746

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/europe/news/article.cfm

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-geologists-exact-source-stonehenge-stones.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2076050/Stonehenge-Has-mystery-stones-origin-solved.html



A wall collapse at Stirling Castle is providing some dig opportunities:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-16195566



Flowers threaten he Belgrade fortress:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-heritage-site.html



Feature on Kents Cave:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-heritage-site.html



A call to bury the "Irish Giant" has been rejected:



http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Royal-College-of-Surgeons-reject-bid-to-bury-skeleton-of-Irish-giant-136253638.html

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-experts-urge-18th-century-irish-giant.html



Wikipedia is experimenting with a 'Monmouthpedia':



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16359364



Some murals found at Chartres cathedral last year (did we know this?)

are being restored:



http://ceroart.revues.org/2200



Archaeology in Europe Blog:



http://archaeology-in-europe.blogspot.com/



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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC

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A 'megalithic era' burial urn from Idukki:



http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2760861.ece



A pile of Chinese heritage sites have "disappeared":



http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-china-16367488

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16367488



Plans to make that Mongol shipwreck site off Nagasaki an historic site:



http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111231a7.html



Funding to restore sites damaged by floods in Ayutthaya:



http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/pols-business-leaders-raise-850-000-baht-for-ayutthaya-ruins-restoration-9021



More on Asian dog origins:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-modern-dogs-asian-fusions-euro.html

http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=10096



East Asian Archaeology:



http://eastasiablog.wordpress.com/2010/05/20/east-asian-archaeology-cultural-heritage-%E2%80%93-2052010/



Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog:



http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/



New Zealand Archaeology eNews:



http://www.nzarchaeology.org/netsubnews.htm

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NORTH AMERICA

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On the beneficial effects of breastfeeding in 19th century Montreal:



http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111220133809.htm



Identifying an unknown Civil War soldier's ancestry:



http://www.tennessean.com/article/20111223/WILLIAMSON10/312230023/Civil-War-soldier-s-teeth-point-ancestry



A preservation-oriented purchase near Fort Edward:



http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s2420086.shtml?cat=10114



Plans to look for the remains of the Griffin in Lake Michigan:



http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2011/dec/19/researchers-claim-enough-evidence-to-look-for-shipwreck-near-ne-wisconsin/

http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/12/researchers_excavation_of_ship.html

http://www.aikenstandard.com/Nation/1219-ap-Researchers--Excavation-of-shipwreck-warranted



Canada might purchase back Amundsen's 'Maud':



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-canada-amundsen-maud.html



Historians look at Congress:



http://www.npr.org/2011/12/27/144319863/congress-really-is-as-bad-as-you-think-scholars-say



Ontario has apparently laid off its marine archaeologist:



http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/article/1272093--ontario-lays-off-its-marine-archeologist



Hmmm ... Maya in the US? (I don't think so):



http://www.examiner.com/architecture-design-in-national/massive-1-100-year-old-maya-site-discovered-georgia-s-mountains

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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA

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A mass grave at a Sican site in Peru:



http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/12/111228-mass-sacrifice-beer-headless-sican-pyramid-tomb-ancient-science/

http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-1204-Mass-pre-Inca-grave-found-in-Lambayeque-Peru/



DNA evidence for a paleolithic transatlantic migation?:



http://ohio-archaeology.blogspot.com/2011/12/rare-dna-variant-may-disprove.html



More finds from the Dillard site (Colorado):



http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/december-2011/article/excavation-providing-new-insights-to-the-rise-of-pueblos-of-the-american-southwest



Nice National Geographic piece on the 'golden chiefs' of Panama:



http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/01/nata-chiefs/williams-text

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/01/nata-chiefs/coventry-photography



Interesting study of slave remains in Rio:



http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/20/rio-cemetery-of-the-new-blacks-brazil



Simon Bolivar got a new coffin:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16236105



Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas Breaking News:



http://web.mac.com/michaelruggeri



Ancient MesoAmerica News:



http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com/

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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

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Audio News from Archaeologica (dec 11th-17th):



http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/MP3/audnews18dec11.mp3



ArchaeoNews podcasts:



http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/12/2011/archaeo-news-podcast-204(last

week)

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/12/2011/archaeo-news-podcast-205(this

week)



OK two part podcast on some of the interesting historical finds of the past

year:



http://podcasts.howstuffworks.com/hsw/podcasts/symhc/2011-12-26-symhc-unearthed-part-1.mp3

http://podcasts.howstuffworks.com/hsw/podcasts/symhc/2011-12-28-symhc-unearthed-part-2.mp3



The year came to an end with a declaration that the Shroud of Turin isn't

fake:



http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/discovery/turin-shroud-created-by-flash-of-supernatural-light-1.1202271

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-say-turin-shroud-is-supernatural-6279512.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2077341/The-Turin-shroud-DOES-miraculous-powers--Whether-genuine-not.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/shroud-turin-t-a-fake-researchers-scientists-unable-replicate-cloth-christ-like-image-article-1.995661

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/20/shroud-of-turin-jesus-burial-cloth-authentic_n_1161363.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8966422/Italian-study-claims-Turin-Shroud-is-Christs-authentic-burial-robe.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2076443/Could-Shroud-Turin-real-Scientists-try-recreate-iconic-image-using-UV-lasers.html



... and the Vatican weighed in too:



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2080304/Vatican-says-Turin-Shroud-impossible-falsify--lending-weight-experiment-showed-blinding-flash.html

http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/inquiries-and-interviews/detail/articolo/sacra-sindone-holy-shroud-sabana-santa-10738/



... others weren't convinced:



http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tomchiversscience/100125247/the-turin-shroud-is-fake-get-over-it/



Getting rather less attention was the latest 'Holy Grail' claim:



http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/i-ve-cracked-mystery-of-the-holy-grail-1.977410



... and the solving of a 'yeti finger' mystery of long standing:



http://news.discovery.com/history/yeti-finger-mystery-solved-111229.html



The Vatican is also using NASA technology to preserve its library:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-star-images-vatican.html

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/vatican-uses-nasa-technology-preserve-ancient-tomes-131205544.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-215_162-57346198/nasa-tech-helping-preserve-vatican-holdings/



Italy's book hospital:



http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Culture/Travel-and-Tourism/2011/Dec-26/157920-a-human-touch-for-ancient-scripts-at-italys-book-hospital.ashx

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-human-ancient-scripts-italy-hospital.html



The annual what-was-the-star-of-Bethlehem piece:



http://www.space.com/14036-christmas-star-bethlehem-comet-planet-theories.html



... and we might as well have something about frankincense:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16270759



Forming plurals:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-s-plural-marker-foreign-import.html



Leonardo and the mathematics of trees:



http://www.npr.org/2011/12/26/144127874/the-wisdom-of-trees-leonardo-da-vinci-knew-it



In other Leonardo news ... a major brouhaha over restoration of one of his

works:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16353587



Very interesting feature on a man who risked a court martial

to save a Renaissance fresco in WWII:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16306893



Nice feature on incunabula:



http://www.abebooks.co.uk/books/RareBooks/gutenberg-printing-press-incunable/incunabula.shtml



Malaria traced via DNA:



http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-malaria-parasite-african-slave-south.html



Interesting series on Milton:



http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2011/nov/28/milton-paradise-lost-epic

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2011/dec/05/john-milton-epic-sacred-paradise-lost

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2011/dec/12/john-milton-paradise-lost-gods-ways

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2011/dec/19/john-milton-language-paradise-lost



Putting a somewhat positive spin on Herman Lundborg's 'eugenics' ideas:



http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2011/12/racist_eugenics_scholar_makes.php



Figuring out what Elizabeth Barrett Browning's chronic illness was:



http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-elizabeth-barrett-browning-illness-deciphered.html



Using optical techniques to recover 125 years b.p. sound recordings:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-team-high-tech-optical-technique-year.html



Someone in Wales paid their tax bill with an Iron Age fire guard:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-16252711



Back to blaming Columbus for bringing back syphilis:



http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-skeletons-columbus-voyage-syphilis.html

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-12/eu-spt122011.php



On how deafness shaped Beethoven's music:



http://news.discovery.com/history/beethoven-deaf-compose-affect-music-111222.html



Another feature on Oxford's multispectral imaging thing:



http://www.economist.com/node/21540390

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-deafness-beethoven-music.html



Review of Joseph Epstein, *Gossip*:



http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/books/review/gossip-the-untrivial-pursuit-by-joseph-epstein-book-review.html



Review of P.D. James, *Death Comes to Pemberly*:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/books/death-comes-to-pemberley-by-p-d-james-review.html



http://www.ancientdigger.com/

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TOURISTY THINGS

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Ostia Antica:



http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/travel/in-ostia-antica-italy-clues-to-past-glories.html

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2017062363_tritaly26.html



Will tourists return to Libya?:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16304439

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BLOGS

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About.com Archaeology:



http://archaeology.about.com/



Archaeology Briefs:



http://archaeologybriefs.blogspot.com/



Taygete Atlantis excavations blogs aggregator:



http://planet.atlantides.org/taygete/



Time Machine:



http://heatherpringle.wordpress.com/



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GENERAL MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS

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African Diaspora Newsletter (Dec. 2011):



http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/news1211/news1211.html



AJA 116.1:



http://www.ajaonline.org/toc/1161



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CRIME BEAT

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Brief item on vandals destroying some First Temple artifacts at Afula:



http://www.antiquities.org.il/article_Item_ido.asp?sec_id=25&subj_id=240&id=1888&module_id=#as

http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=250574

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4165627,00.html



Some Greek diggers were arrested in Bulgaria:



http://eu.greekreporter.com/2011/12/19/4-greek-treasure-hunters-arrested-in-bulgaria/



A 'relic hunter' was arrested while digging at Lake Travis:



http://dailytrib.com/all-other/12623-woman-is-charged-with-digging-at-indian-site/



I think we've had this 'Lava Treasure' story before:



http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/461288



Looting Matters:



http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/



Illicit Cultural Property:



http://illicit-cultural-property.blogspot.com/



Safe Corner:



http://safecorner.savingantiquities.org/

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NUMISMATICA

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Bonham's is going to be selling a major Greek coin collection:



http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=52619



A pile of Roman coins found at a Somerset water treatment works

have been donated to a museum:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-16243681



Plenty of eSylums to catch up on:



http://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_v14n52.html

http://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_v14n53.html



... and possibly:



http://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_v14n54.html



Ancient Coin Collecting:



http://ancientcoincollecting.blogspot.com/



Ancient Coins:



http://classicalcoins.blogspot.com/



Coin Week:



http://www.coinweek.com/================================================================

EXHIBITIONS, AUCTIONS, AND MUSEUM-RELATED

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A Day in Pompeii:



http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/livingtravel/945058-224/frozen-in-time.html

http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/299771/the-last-days-of-pompeii



Vermeer:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-16264461



Dura Europos:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/science/dura-europos-a-melting-pot-at-the-intersection-of-empires.html



Drawings by Rembrandt:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/nyregion/rembrandt-drawings-on-display-at-the-bruce-in-greenwich.html



Birds of America:



http://www.courant.com/news/education/hc-trinity-rare-book-audubon-1228-20111227,0,7746877.story



Invention of the Savage:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16277976

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16295827

DSS:



http://brooklyn.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/arts/152207/biblical-scrolls-bring-times-square-visitors-back-to-ancient-israel



The Greatest Grid:



http://brooklyn.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/arts/153080/city-museum-explores-ins--outs-of-manhattan-s-200-year-old-grid



Dickens and London:



http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-19/dickens-s-london-bustled-with-crowded-pubs-bums-foul-odors-farah-nayeri.html



Tiffany paintings:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/nyregion/louis-comfort-tiffanys-paintings-displayed-on-long-island.html



Renaissance Portraits:



http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2011/the-renaissance-portrait-from-donatello-to-bellini

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/arts/design/renaissance-portrait-from-donatello-to-bellini-review.html

http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2011/12/19/renaissance-portraits-at-metropolitan-museum-photos.html



Money and Beauty:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/24/arts/24iht-strozzi24.html



Kindred Spirits:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/arts/design/kindred-spirits-at-peter-blum-gallery-in-soho.html



There's a permanent display of Cypriot antiquities in Stockholm:



http://www.cyprus-mail.com/archaeology/cypriot-antiquities-go-display-stockholm/20111219



The National Gallery of Scotland acquired a Turner:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16303603



... and it (the Gallery) was the subject of a feature too:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/arts/17iht-scotportrait17.html



Christmas at the Acropolis Museum:



http://greece.greekreporter.com/2011/12/17/acropolis-museum-to-host-christmas-events/



Feature on some of the shows at the Park Avenue Armory:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/22/arts/the-park-avenue-armory-indisputably-big.html



Museums are lining up to get the Staffordshire Hoard:



http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2011/12/28/american-museums-queuing-up-to-show-staffordshire-hoard-97319-30020103/



Assorted arts items of interest:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/arts/design/anti-semitic-artifacts-new-york-history-and-greek-coins.html



A 'Best of 2011' arts feature:



http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/12/18/arts/design/20111218-COTTER.html



Check out our Twitter hashtage for more ancient exhibition reviews:



http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23classicalexhibit

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PERFORMANCES AND THEATRE-RELATED

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Stile Antico:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/arts/music/stile-antico-choir-at-corpus-christi-church-review.html



Messiah (different performances):



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/arts/music/oratorio-society-of-new-yorks-messiah-review.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/22/arts/music/trinity-wall-street-and-musica-sacra-in-messiah-review.html

Early Music New York:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/arts/music/early-music-new-york-with-frederick-renz-review.html



Enchanted Island:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/arts/music/the-enchanted-island-a-baroque-mash-up-at-the-met.html



Great Expectations:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16047263



Amadis de Gaule:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/arts/21iht-LOOMIS21.html?ref=arts



Albert Nobbs (movie):



http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/movies/albert-nobbs-movie-review.html



An overview of the past theatre season in London:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/28/arts/28iht-lon28.html



Review of Michael Broyles, *Beethoven in America*:



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/books/beethoven-in-america-by-michael-broyles-review.html



Check out our Twitter hashtag for Ancient Drama reviews:



http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23ancientdrama



... and for Sword and Sandal flicks:



http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23swordandsandal

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OBITUARIES

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Emmett L. Bennett:



http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/science/emmett-l-bennett-jr-dies-at-93-helped-decipher-linear-b.html

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12001/1200675-115-0.stm?cmpid=healthscience.xml



George Whitman:



http://www.salon.com/2011/12/15/paris_legendary_american_bookseller_dies/

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HUMOUR

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Messing with the Cairo Museum:



http://www.creators.com/comics/strange-brew/85530.html

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PODCASTS

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The Book and the Spade:



http://www.radioscribe.com/bknspade.htm



Stone Pages Archaeology News:



http://news.stonepages.com/



Archaeologica Audio News:



http://www.archaeologychannel.org/AudioNews.asp



Naked Archaeology Podcast:



http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/archaeology/

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Oath of Ti. Galerius Paulinus as Censor of Nova Roma I, Tiberius Galerius Paulinus (Timothy P. Gallagher)do hereby solemnly swear to uphold the honor of Nova Roma, and to act always in the best interests of the people and the Senate of Nova Roma. As a magistrate of Nova Roma, I, Tiberius Galerius Paulinus (Timothy P. Gallagher) swear to honor the Gods and Goddesses of Rome in my public dealings, and to pursue the Roman Virtues in my public and private life. I, Tiberius GaleriusPaulinus (Timothy P. Gallagher) swear to uphold and defend the Religio Romana as the State Religion of Nova Roma and swear never to act in a way that would threaten its status as the State Religion. I, Tiberius GaleriusPaulinus (Timothy P. Gallagher) swear to protect and defend the Constitution of Nova Roma. I, Tiberius Galerius Paulinus (Timothy P. Gallagher) further swear to fulfill the obligations and responsibilities of the office of Censor to the best of my abilities. Done today Hodi� Kal. Ian. � Cn. Caesare C. Tullio cos. � {{{2}}} a.u.c. est. "A"

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Salve et salvete;

I effectively abdicated quite some time ago and would like to thank C
Equitius especially, but all of our Magistrates, Senators, Pontiffs
and Cives for carrying on.

I do formally lay down any Imperium I may still possess and ask that
the Holy Powers watch over Nova Roma and Her people.

As I relearn our community, I hope that I may be of some utility going forward.

I am battered and bruised, but not broken.

Vale et valete - Venator

Salve et Salvete;

I, Publius Ullerius Stephanus Venator, as a Lictor of Nova Roma,
hereby witness the election to office within Nova Roma of:

Cn. Iulius Caesar as consul maior...
C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus as consul minor...
C. Petronius Dexter as praetor maior...
Statia Cornelia Valeriana Iuliana Aeternia as praetor minor...

As a member of the Comitia Curiata may Bona Fortuna smile on them in
performance of their duties as they work on behalf of the Res Publica,
including the growth of the Religio Romana as the heart of our State.

Vale et Valete
P Ullerius Stephanus Venator

Salve et salvete;

I am slowly working my way through the near 1000 messages in my backlog...

However, I did see the results for the major magistrates.

Consuls: Cn. Iulius Caesar and C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus

Praetors: C. Petronius Dexter and S. Cornelia Valerana Iuliana Aeternia

Censors: Ti. Galerius Paulinus and A. Tullia Scholastica

Not a dud in the bunch, good minds and hearts, every man and woman above listed.

Nova Roma abides, and Gods willing, thrives.

Bona Fortuna!

Venator

A. Tullia Scholastica quiritibus bonae voluntatis S.P.D.

Hoping that we may perform this duty at this time, I am appending the
Latin oath of office below. The mandatory English version will follow.

=======



Ego, A. Tullia Scholastica, hac re ipsa decus Novae Romae me defensuram, et
semper pro populo senatuque Novae Romae acturam esse sollemniter IVRO.

Ego, A. Tullia Scholastica, officio censoris Novae Romae accepto, deos
deasque Romae in omnibus meae vitae publicae temporibus culturum, et
virtutes Romanas publica privataque vita me persecuturam esse IVRO.

Ego, A. Tullia Scholastica, Religioni Romanae me fauturam et eam defensuram,
et numquam contra eius statum publicum me acturam esse, ne quid detrimenti
capiat IVRO.

Ego, A. Tullia Scholastica, officiis muneris censoris me quam optime
functuram esse praeterea IVRO.

Meo civis Novae Romae honore, coram deis deabusque populi Romani, et
voluntate favoreque eorum, ego munus censoris una cum iuribus, privilegiis,
muneribus et officiis comitantibus ACCIPIO.





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Salvete!

Ego, A. Tullia Scholastica, lictrix curiata Novae Romae testificor:

Cn. Iulium Caesarem consulem maiorem,
C. Tullium Valerianum Germanicum consulem minorem,
C. Petronium Dextrum praetorem maiorem,
Statiam Corneliam Valerianam Iulianam Aeterniam praetricem minorem
Novae Romae creari.

Lictrix Comitiorum Curiatorum eis opto ut pro religione Romana felicissime
officiis muneribusque suis fungantur.

Kal. Jan. MMXII


I, A. Tullia Scholastica, as a Lictor of Nova Roma, hereby witness the
appointments of:

Cn. Iulius Caesar as consul maior,
C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus as consul minor,
C. Petronius Dexter as praetor maior,
Statia Cornelia Valeriana Iuliana Aeternia as praetrix minor of Nova
Roma.

As a member of the Comitia Curiata I wish them good fortune in their offices
and in their work on behalf of the Religio Romana.

Respectfully,

A. Tullia Scholastica








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I, Gaius Tullius Valerianus Germanicus (Colin Brodd) do hereby solemnly
swear
to uphold the honor of Nova Roma, and to act always in the best interests
of the people and the Senate of Nova Roma.

As a magistrate of Nova Roma, I, Gaius Tullius Valerianus Germanicus
(Colin Brodd) swear to honor the Gods and Goddesses of Rome in my public
dealings, and to pursue the Roman Virtues in my public and private life.

I, Gaius Tullius Valerianus Germanicus (Colin Brodd) swear to uphold and
defend the Religio Romana as the State Religion of Nova Roma and swear
never to act in a way that would threaten its status as the State Religion.

I, Gaius Tullius Valerianus Germanicus (Colin Brodd) swear to protect and
defend the Constitution of Nova Roma.

I, Gaius Tullius Valerianus Germanicus (Colin Brodd) further swear to
fulfill
the obligations and responsibilities of the office of Consul to the best of
my abilities.

On my honor as a Citizen of Nova Roma, and in the presence of the Gods and
Goddesses of the Roman people and by their will and favor, do I accept the
position of consul and all the rights, privileges, obligations, and
responsibilities attendant thereto

-------------------

Ego, Gaius Tullius Valerianus Germanicus (Colin Brodd) , hac re ipsa decus
Novae Romae me defensurum, et semper pro populo senatuque Novae Romae
acturum esse sollemniter IVRO.

Ego, Gaius Tullius Valerianus Germanicus (Colin Brodd) officio Consulis
Novae Romae
accepto, deos deasque Romae in omnibus meae vitae publicae temporibus
culturum, et virtutes Romanas publica privataque vita me persecuturum esse
IVRO.

Ego, Gaius Tullius Valerianus Germanicus (Colin Brodd) Religioni Romanae
me fauturum et eam defensurum, et numquam contra eius statum publicum me
acturum esse, ne quid detrimenti capiat IVRO.

Ego, Gaius Tullius Valerianus Germanicus (Colin Brodd) consulis officiis
muneris me quam optime functurum esse praeterea IVRO.

Meo civis Novae Romae honore, coram deis deabusque populi Romani, et
voluntate favoreque eorum, ego munus Consulis una cum iuribus, privilegiis,
muneribus et officiis comitantibus ACCIPIO.


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Ego, C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus, lictor curiatus Novae Romae
testificor:

Cn. Iulium Caesarem consulem maiorem,
C. Tullium Valerianum Germanicum consulem minorem,
C. Petronium Dextrum praetorem maiorem,
Statiam Corneliam Valerianam Iulianam Aeterniam praetricem minorem
Novae Romae creari.

Lictor Comitiorum Curiatorum eis opto ut pro religione Romana felicissime
officiis muneribusque suis fungantur.

Kal. Jan. A.U.C. MMDCCLXV

I, C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus, as a Lictor of Nova Roma, hereby
witness the
appointments of:

Cn. Iulius Caesar as consul maior,
C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus as consul minor,
C. Petronius Dexter as praetor maior,
Statia Cornelia Valeriana Iuliana Aeternia as praetrix minor of Nova
Roma.

As a member of the Comitia Curiata I wish them good fortune in their offices
and in their work on behalf of the Religio Romana.

The Kalends of January, from the founding of Rome 2765 years


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Gaius Tullius Valerianus Germanicus Augur Quiritibus omnibus S.P.D.

*Salvete omnes!*
*
*
I would like to announce that earlier today I took auspices for this new
year, as both augur and consul of our Republic. The sky was completely
cloudless and clear. There were no negative omens, though I regret to say
very few positive omens either - some birds moving distantly in a favorable
quadrant of the sky, but nothing exceptional.

It would seem that the gods are cautiously favorable to this new year,
perhaps waiting to see what we do before committing to anything strongly.
Yet the omen*s *were certainly good ones. I suggest we move forward as a
Republic in a manner befitting, with caution and prudence. The auspices
indicate the gods are with us, we must make certain that we are with them.

*Valete!*


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salvete!
I would like to let you know, citizens of Nova Roma, that following ancient
Roman traditions, I will hold reenactment gladiatorial games upon my being
elevated to the rank of QVAESTOR. Unfortunately, I don't know the exact
date, but it would be around spring. I will inform you later.
--
Spurius Porcius Gemma


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>
>
> A. Tullia Scholastica V. Valerio Voluso S.P.D.
>
>
> V. Valerius Volusus A. Tulliae Scholasticae S.P.D.
>
> Congratulations on your success in the elections, to both yourself and
> Paulinus!
>
> Thank you very much! I am still recovering from the shock!
>
> I think the people have chosen very well and that we now have two
> of our finest and outstanding citizens serving in the office of Censor. It
> is sad to see our noble Titus Sabinus step down, after serving his two
> years so admirably, but his wisdom and graciousness remains within Nova
> Roma. His will be a presence that will always loom large in my esteem.
>
> Indeed, we shall miss him. Anything Sabinus did, he did well.
>
> I am also happy to see that both you and our new Praetor Petronius Dexter
> have been elected to office, despite any possible attempt by outside
> parties to cast doubt upon either of you.
>
> Someone apparently tried to do just that. It¹s too soon to know what the
> motives were, but casting doubt on both of us was a side effect, whether or
> not intended.
>
>
> The Nova Roman people are all too
> aware of your impeccable loyalty to the Respublica and the high moral
> integrity of both of you - we have voted accordingly. Despite attempts to
> interfere with our election process, it failed to send any significant
> shock waves or get the reaction that may have been intended. This is a
> victory for us all. It shows that, as good Romans, we can keep calm and
> focused under conditions of extreme danger and adversity.
>
> That we can...or most of us, anyway! The decapitated chicken model is
> none too Roman...
>
> Good luck in all your endeavors!
>
> Thank you, and the same to you!
>
> Vale optime,
>
> Et tu!

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Salve,
May I join with Venator, and echo his congradulations for the newly elected
magistrates. Serve well with our blessings.
Vale,
C. Pompeius Marcellus


On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 20:08:28 -0600
"Steven \"Venator\" Robinson" <p.ullerius.stephanus@...> wrote:

> Salve et salvete;
>
> I am slowly working my way through the near 1000 messages in my backlog...
>
> However, I did see the results for the major magistrates.
>
> Consuls: Cn. Iulius Caesar and C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus
>
> Praetors: C. Petronius Dexter and S. Cornelia Valerana Iuliana Aeternia
>
> Censors: Ti. Galerius Paulinus and A. Tullia Scholastica
>
> Not a dud in the bunch, good minds and hearts, every man and woman above
>listed.
>
> Nova Roma abides, and Gods willing, thrives.
>
> Bona Fortuna!
>
> Venator

Ego, C. Vipsanius Agrippa, lictor curiatus Novae Romae

testificor:



Cn. Iulium Caesarem consulem maiorem,

C. Tullium Valerianum Germanicum consulem minorem,

C. Petronium Dextrum praetorem maiorem,

Statiam Corneliam Valerianam Iulianam Aeterniam praetricem minorem

Novae Romae creari.



Lictor Comitiorum Curiatorum eis opto ut pro religione Romana felicissime

officiis muneribusque suis fungantur.



a.d. IV Non. Ian. A.U.C. MMDCCLXV



I, C. Vipsanius Agrippa, as a Lictor of Nova Roma, hereby

witness the

appointments of:



Cn. Iulius Caesar as consul maior,

C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus as consul minor,

C. Petronius Dexter as praetor maior,

Statia Cornelia Valeriana Iuliana Aeternia as praetrix minor of Nova

Roma.



As a member of the Comitia Curiata I wish them good fortune in their offices

and in their work on behalf of the Religio Romana.



The fourth day before the Kalends of January, from the founding of Rome 2765 years

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Salvete omnes

I, Gaius Marcius Crispus, as a Lictor of Nova Roma, hereby witness the appointment of C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus as Consul minor of Nova Roma.

As a member of the Comitia Curiata I wish him good fortune in his office, and in his work on behalf of the Religio Romana.

Valete omnes
C. Marcius Crispus

Date 2 January 2012.

TRIBUNE V. VALERIUS VOLUSUS EDICT # I
ON THE DESIGNATION OF AN ASSISTANT

I, Vibius Valerius Volusus, Tribune of the Plebs, by the authority vested
in me by the Constitution and the laws of Nova Roma,

On sight of the Constitution of Nova Roma, especially its articles
IV.A.7.d.4 and IV.A.9;
On sight of the Lex Arminia de ministris tribunorum of June 30, 2757
a.u.c.;
On sight of Tribunus Plebis Aemilius Crassus Edict December 10, 2764 a.u.c,
proclaiming the results of comitia tributa plebis elections.

Stating that Lucius Lucretius Caupo fulfills all required conditions,
particularly to belong to the plebeian order;
*
**Article 1:*
Lucius Lucretius Caupo is appointed Viator Tribunorum (Tribune assistant).
*
**Article 2:*
The Viator acts on the sole authority of Tribune V. Valerius Volusus, with
a delegation of authority in the fields assigned by this Tribune and which
the Constitution and the laws allow the Tribune to delegate. The Viator is
responsible, under the Tribune V. Valerius Volusus' control, to provide
legislative research and to review and correct any and all copy text,
produced by the Tribune, checking for errors. These, and any other duties
that might be assigned. This delegation of authority can be withdrawn by
the Tribune V. Valerius Volusus at any time.

*Article 3*:
The Viator may also be asked to assist the colleagues of Tribune V.
Valerius Volusus, specifically to assist with mutual projects between the
Tribuni; subject always to the approval of Tribune V. Valerius Volusus. To
this end the Viator will also be granted access to the Tribunes list; at
the mutual discretion and agreement of all the Tribuni Plebis.

*Article 4:*
Viator Lucius Lucretius Caupo is subject to a duty of discretion. He thus
commits himself not to disclose any information, outside Tribune V.
Valerius Volusus' department or the private discussion areas shared by all
the Tribuni Plebis, without the prior authorization of the Tribune.

*Article 5: *
This edict is effective immediately.
*
Article 6:*
No oath of office is required.
*
Issued in the city of Chiang Mai, Thailand
a. d. III Non. Ian. MMDCCLXV A.U.C.
Cn. Iulio Caesare C. Tullio Valeriano coss.*

--
V. Valerius Volusus
Tribunus Plebis

*Public servant*: you don't need any prior introduction to contact me in
private if you
have any problems, worries or concerns about any aspect of Nova Roman
government.


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L. Lucretius Caupo V. Valerio Voluso Tribuno Plebis, quiritibusque omnibus,
salvete:



I am very grateful for this privilege of service, Tribune, and honored to
have such trust placed in me. Be assured that I will perform my duties and
assignments as viator with great enthusiasm and devotion to the Res Publica!



Gratias quiritibus Novae Romae ago!



Optime Valete,



L.LVCRETIVS.CAVPO

Viator Tribunorum







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Omnibus in foro S. P. D.

Sorry to be late ...was forcibly incommunicado since Wednesday night. But, I wish a very happy new year to all of you, and a very good, productive and busy year for Nova Roma. We have a great deal of work to do ...so let's get ...working!

Valete quam optime!
C. Maria Caeca

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I, Gaius Aemilius Crassus, as a Lictor of Nova Roma, hereby witness:

The appointments of

Cn. Iulius Caesar as consul maior,

C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus as consul minor,

C. Petronius Dexter as praetor maior,

Statia Cornelia Valeriana Iuliana Aeternia as praetor minor of Nova Roma.

As a member of the Comitia Curiata I wish them good fortune in their offices
and in their work on behalf of the Religio Romana.



Respectfully,

Gaius Aemilius Crassus



Date: 3 January 2012

_____

Ego, Gaius Aemilius Crassus , lictor curiatus Novae Romae testificor:

Cn. Iulium Caesarem consulem maiorem,

C. Tullium Valerianu Germanicum consulem minorem,

C. Petronium Dextrum praetorem maiorem,

Statiam Corneliam Valerianam Iulianam Aeterniam praetorem minorem

Novae Romae creari.

Lictor Comitiorum Curiatorum eis opto ut pro religione Romana felicissime
officiis muneribusque suis fungantur.

Datum a.d. III Non. Ian. 2765 AVC



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Salvete -

I, Gaius Popillius Laenas, as a Lictor of Nova Roma, hereby witness: The appointments of

Cn. Iulius Caesar as consul maior,
C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus as consul minor,
C. Petronius Dexter as praetor,
Statia Cornelia Valeriana Iuliana Aeternia as praetrix.

There is no Praetor maior or minor in NR.

Valete,

C. Popillius Laenas

Cato omnibus in foro SPD

Hodiernus dies est ante diem III Nonas Ianuarius; hic dies fastus est.


"But others, who hold that nothing bordering on the fabulous has any
place in historical writing, declare that the exposing of the babes by
the servants in a manner not in accordance with their instructions is
improbable, and they ridicule the tameness of the she-wolf that
suckled the children as a story full of melodramatic absurdity. In
place of this they give the following account of the matter: Numitor,
upon learning that Ilia was with child, procured other new-born
infants and when she had given birth to her babes, he substituted the
former in place of the latter. Then he gave the supposititious
children to those who were guarding her at the time of her delivery to
be carried away, having either secured the loyalty of the guards by
money or contrived this exchange by the help of women; and when
Amulius had received them, he made away with them by some means or
other. As for the babes that were born of Ilia, their grandfather, who
was above all things solicitous for their preservation, handed them
over to Faustulus. This Faustulus, they say, was of Arcadian
extraction, being descended from those Arcadians who came over with
Evander; he lived near the Palatine hill and had the care of Amulius'
possessions, and he was prevailed on by his brother, named Faustinus,
who had the oversight of Numitor's herds that fed near the Aventine
hill, to do Numitor the favour of bringing up the children. They say,
moreover, that the one who nursed and suckled them was not a she-wolf,
but, as may well be supposed, a woman, the wife of Faustulus, named
Laurentia, who, having formerly prostituted her beauty, had received
from the people living round the Palatine hill the nickname of Lupa.
This is an ancient Greek term applied to women who prostitute
themselves for gain; but they are now called by a more respectable
name, hetaerae or "companions." But some who were ignorant of this
invented the myth of the she-wolf, this animal being called in the
Latin tongue lupa. The story continues that after the children were
weaned they were sent by those who were rearing them to Gabii, a town
not far from the Palatine hill, to be instructed in Greek learning;
and there they were brought up by some personal friends of Faustulus,
being taught letters, music, and the use of Greek arms until they grew
to manhood. After their return to their supposed parents the quarrel
arose between them and Numitor's herdsmen concerning their common
pastures; thereupon they beat Numitor's men so that these drove away
their cattle, doing this by Numitor's direction, to the intent that it
might serve as a basis for his complaints and at the same time as an
excuse for the crowd of herdsmen to come to town. When this had been
brought about, Numitor raised a clamour against Amulius, declaring
that he was treated outrageously, being plundered by the herdsmen of
Amulius, and demanding that Amulius, if he was not responsible for any
of this, should delivering to him the herdsman and his sons for trial;
and Amulius, wishing to clear himself of the charge, ordered not only
those who were complained of, but all the rest who were accused of
having been present at the conflict, to come and stand trial before
Numitor. Then, when great numbers came to town together with the
accused, ostensibly to attend the trial, the grandfather of the youths
acquainted them with all the circumstances of their fortune, and
telling them that now, if ever, was the time to avenge themselves, he
straightway made his attack upon Amulius with the crowd of herdsmen.
these, then, are the accounts that are given of the birth and rearing
of the founders of Rome." - Dionysius of Halicarnassus, "Roman
Antiquities" 1.84


"His second wife was radiant Themis; she bore the Seasons,
Lawfulness and Justice and blooming Peace,
who watch over the works of mortal men..." - Hesiod, Theogony, 901-3

Open of yourselves, you doors, for mighty Ploutos (Wealth) will enter
in, and with Ploutos comes jolly Euphrosyne (Mirth) and gentle Eirene
(Peace). " - Homer's Epigrams XV

"And with a heart unsullied labours for Eirene, the city's friend." -
Pindar, Odes Olympian 4

"How far peace outweighs war in benefits to man; Eirene (Peace), the
chief friend and cherisher of the Mousai (Muses); Eirene (Peace), the
enemy of revenge, lover of families and children, patroness of wealth.
Yet these blessings we viciously neglect, embrace wars; man with man,
city with city fights, the strong enslaves the weak." - Euripides,
Suppliant Women 484

"The Horai, as they are called, to each of them, according as her name
indicates, was given [assigned by Zeus and Hera] the ordering and
adornment of life, so as to serve to the greatest advantage of
mankind; for there is nothing which is better to build a life of
felicity than obedience to law (Eunomia) and justice (Dike) and peace
(Eirene)." - Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 5.72.5

Today is held in honor of the goddess Pax. On the Campus Martius
(Field of Mars, the god of war), she had a minor sanctuary called the
Ara Pacis, dedicated to her on January 30, 9 B.C. Her temple was on
the Forum Pacis (Templum Placis) built on the site of a meat market by
Vespasian, which was dedicated in A.D. 75. She was depicted in art
with olive branches, a cornucopia and a sceptre. Pax became
celebrated (in both senses of the word) as Pax Romana and Pax Augusta
from the 2nd century B.C.

In Greek mythology, she was Eirene or Irene ("peace"), daughter of
Zeus and Themis, one of the first generation of Horae. The Horae (the
Hours, or Seasons) were Pax and her sisters Lawfulness, Wisdom and
Order (Eunomia) and Justice (Justitia/Dike). are sometimes considered
to be the three aspects of Themis. As goddesses of the seasons, they
brought order to nature. Eirene was the personification of peace and
wealth and was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a
cornucopia, sceptre and a torch or rhyton.


Valete bene!

Cato

Salvete Quirites,
 
Ego, C. Cocceius Spinula, lictor curiatus Novae Romae testificor:

Cn. Iulium Caesarem consulem maiorem,
C. Tullium Valerianum Germanicum consulem minorem,
C. Petronium Dextrum praetorem maiorem,
Statiam Corneliam Valerianam Iulianam Aeterniam praetricem minorem
Novae Romae creari.

Lictor Comitiorum Curiatorum eis opto ut pro religione Romana felicissime officiis muneribusque suis fungantur.

---
 
I, C. Cocceius Spinula, as a Lictor of Nova Roma, hereby witness the appointments of:
 
Cn. Iulius Caesar as consul maior,
C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus as consul minor,
C. Petronius Dexter as praetor maior,
Statia Cornelia Valeriana Iuliana Aeternia as praetrix minor
of Nova Roma.

As a member of the Comitia Curiata I wish them good fortune in their offices and in their work on behalf of the Religio Romana.


Optime valete,

Gaius Cocceius Spinula

a.d. III Non. Ian. A.U.C. MMDCCLXV

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Salvete!

My father is recovering very well. I want to thank all nova-romans that expressed support and I wish that the gods return blessings in your lives and your family lives too.


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Salve Collega!

I am overjoyed to hear that your father is on the road to recovery! My
thoughts and prayers have been with you and your family. It's good to have
you back with us, Tribuna!

Happy New Year!

Volusus

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Denise D. <aemilia.regilla@...>wrote:

> **
>
>
> Salvete!
>
> My father is recovering very well. I want to thank all nova-romans that
> expressed support and I wish that the gods return blessings in your lives
> and your family lives too.
>
--
V. Valerius Volusus
Tribunus Plebis

*Public servant*: you don't need any prior introduction to contact me in
private if you
have any problems, worries or concerns about any aspect of Nova Roman
government.


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Salve et Salvete,

Good news to hear, may he continue to be well.

Vale et Valete bene,
Aeternia


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Cn. Iulius Caesar sal.
 
I, Gnaeus Iulius Caesar, as a Lictor of Nova Roma, hereby witness: 

The appointments of 

Cn. Iulius Caesar as consul maior,
C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus as consul minor,
C. Petronius Dexter as praetor maior,
S. Cornelia Valerana Iuliana Aeternia as praetor minor of Nova Roma.
 
As a member of the Comitia Curiata I wish them good fortune in their offices and in their work on behalf of the Religio Romana.
 
---------------------------------
 
Ego, Gnaeus Iulius Caesar , lictor curiatus Novae Romae testificor:
 
Cn. Iulium Caesarem consulem maiorem,
C. Tullium Valerianu Germanicum consulem minorem,
C. Petronium Dextrum praetorem maiorem,
Statiam Corneliam Valerianam Iulianam Aeterniam praetorem minorem

Novae Romae creari.
 
Lictor Comitiorum Curiatorum eis opto ut pro religione Romana felicissime officiis muneribusque suis fungantur. 
 
a.d. III Non. Ian. MMDCCLXV
 
Optime valete