Plank of Wood, the Senate, and the People of Rome Present;
SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS
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The Roman Republic always welcomes new Citizens!
There is a tide in the affairs of men.
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.
Brutus
"Julius Caesar", Act 4, Scene 3, 218–224
SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS
IRC: #SPQR_Main
The Roman Republic always welcomes new Citizens!
There is a tide in the affairs of men.
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.
Brutus
"Julius Caesar", Act 4, Scene 3, 218–224
Following Julius Caesar's victory in the conquest of Gaul, which some would say was an illegal war, many within the political elite of the Roman Republic feared the clout with the plebians and the military power that Caesar had accumulated. The Senatorial elite rallied around Caesar's old triumvirate ally, Pompey Magnus, seeing him as the lesser of two evils. Fearing the threat of dictatorship, and with the bloody proscriptions of the dictator Sulla still in living memory, the so called "Optimates" made calls to have Caesar tried for war crimes and treason. Conversely, the supporters of Caesar, the "Populares", saw him as a hero and a saviour of the Republic, who would bring power back to the Roman citizens from the wealthy Senatorial elite and restore glory to Rome. Many took sides out of duty for the Republic, out of loyalty to their friends, and some for their own selfish gains. With Caesar's Legions about to return home after the long, eight year war, Optimate and Populare elites must make their moves soon, as both need total control of the city and Senate to save the Republic.
The Year is 50BC, and the Roman Republic would never be the same again.
EPITOME
NARRATIO
Composition of the Senate of the Roman Republic, 704 AUC
Res Publica, Voting, Early 704 AUC
Status Quo, Turn 2, Late 704 AUC
Status Quo, Voting, Late 704 AUC
Para Bellum, Turn 3, Early 705 AUC
JVRA
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NARRATIO
Composition of the Senate of the Roman Republic, 704 AUC
Res Publica, Voting, Early 704 AUC
Status Quo, Turn 2, Late 704 AUC
Status Quo, Voting, Late 704 AUC
Para Bellum, Turn 3, Early 705 AUC
JVRA
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