pompeius magnus Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 However much i love caesar trying to effect the events of March 15 44 BCE would be a bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Clodius Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 I woudn't try to change any of it because it makes fasinating study. But I would start my speech, "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears. Except for Flaccus, his are too big!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Distinguished Senators, Our glorious culture started as a small town on the Tiber. Now we find ourselves the capitol of a the largest empire in the known world. Our ancestors, may the gods bless their wisdom, overthrew the corrupt foreign monarchy and gave us the virtues of Republican government. Our Republic served us well for centuries while we matured in the cradle of central Italy. Now we find ourselves at the threshhold of history. Our Republic finds itself ill equipped to handle the duties of an Empire that extends far beyond the fields of Italy. We can not have a glorified municipal government controlling the nations of the earth. Men like Pompei and Julius Caeser have demonstrated what can be done when the resources of the empire are marshalled under one man. But do we want a king? No! That wuld be an insult to our ancestors and to our Republic. Do we want a dictator for life? No! That is a king in all but name. We have to find a middle ground between the Republic of the past and the strong man government to which our future is precariously sliding. Our institutions need reformed. I propose the following: - All freeborn and lawful abiding inhabitants of the empire are granted Roman citizenship with all the rights and duties thereof. Provincials will have the right to elect assemblies to advise the resident proconsular authority appointed by the Roman Senate. They will be subject to full taxes and military service. - All men from the provinces of sufficient wealth and status shall partake of the Roman Senate and Imperial affairs. - The office of Consul shall be invested in one, rather than two men, and he shall hold full imperium. Furthermore, the consul shall hold office for five years rather than one. Furthermore, the Consul shall be directly appointed by the Roman Senate rather than elected by the tribes and assemblies. Furthermore, great fathers of the Roman state, I would be more than happy to serve as the first Consul of the New Order... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spartacus Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Great answer to my post Ursus! very impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 I would emphasize the importance of the protection of the private property of all Roman citizens and that in no way should the army or the government be able to arbitrarily confiscate the property of a citizen and that this should be made into law and codified. I would recommend that all Roman citizens from the Italian peninsula upon reaching 18 years of age be compelled to serve in the military for at least one or two years. They would however only receive a minimum wage. That the costs and the amount of animals to be used in the public games should be regulated and limited, so that the newly elected Consuls and other public figures cannot abuse their wealth in this way to gain the support of the plebians. That money be made available and that an academy be created to make advances in medication and the study of the human body. That the amount of guards in the cities be increased, especially in Rome and that distubers of the public peace and rioters receive the highest punishment possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompeius magnus Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Your and my funeral games will be fused as we both will be assassinated by a leading aristocratic family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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