Roman Editorial Board:

Tanaquil Sergius, editor

Calpurnia Caesar, assistant editor

Quid Novi? What's New in Rome

There has been some hard work in the Roman World lately: hard work in the (at the moment 57) groups of the Roman World and of course many preparations to make this year's Roman Springfest an unforgettable one! See below for more on the great event. Several new groups have been created, in spite of Rome being huge in groups already and things going as they go: nice and easy. You could almost say that there is a group in Rome for everything, like the saying goes: Romae omnia venalia!

Ancient Worlds' Springfest in Rome in retrospect

What a wonderful Springfest celebration it was! Rome was all flowers and gaiety! See for the wonderful party and all the things to do we enjoyed here! Special praise was won for the Tour of Rome by Heraklia Aelius, who won a Bronze Best Springfest Award! This Springfest edition was rich on quizzes, tours, hunts and for the first time since some years, an academic article contest was held which had a modest but promising result of 5 entries, out of which the jury could choose three winners! Our divine Heraklia, who created several nice Springfest items this year, closed up the festival with the idea of linking various nice items of this Springfest to the Roman Neighborhood Pages, which will certainly be done. All in all, we can conclude that this Springfest was one of the best in years!Many thanks to those, who helped this year's Springfest in the Roman World to be a success:

Heraklia Aelius (Tour of Rome, a Day at the Races and the Scavenger Hunt 'Catch the King!'), Senex Caecilius (Tour of the Circus Maximus and the Roman Monarchy Quiz), Publius Fabius Scipio (Roman History Quiz), Tanaquil Sergius (Roman Article Contest), Calpurnia Caesar (Roman Cookery Quiz), Shanti Ashoka for her marvellous work on the graphic presentation of this year's Roman Springfest and Cornellia Cornelius for being there when it mattered.

Last, but not least, many, many thanks to all the people who joined us in our celebrations and who played and enjoyed the party!

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Roman Neighborhood Info

For an update on the Roman Hoods Report, check this link. Would you like to be a Roman Neighborhood or city builder? Please, check one of the provinces that still need to be worked on and contact your Roman Scribe Tanaquil Sergius! For a special Tour of the Roman Neighborhoods, see: Iter, Caesar's Journey, by Calpurnia Caesar, Cyhiraeth Volcae and Senex Caecilius!

For a tour of Rome for those who have never, never been there, enjoy Heraklia Aelius' tour of Rome!

For a tour of the interesting area of the Circus Maximus in Rome, enjoy the tour of the Circus Maximus, presented to you by Senex Caecilius!

Roman Group News

In the Schola Linguae Latinae, the author of the month of May 2005 is Petronius Arbiter. For personal tutoring on the Latin Course, contact Tanaquil.

I, Claudius (Adventures in Julio-Claudian Rome) is a new group in the Roman World, dedicated to the study of History and the writing of Historical Fiction in the Julio-Claudian time period. Research is encouraged and roleplay is revered!

Visit Star Wars: The Golden Age, for the SF adventures, out of time and space, in the Roman World.

Would you like to see the latest news of your group featured on this page? Send your group news to: Tanaquil Sergius! Any ideas for the creation of a new group? You are advised to talk with possible interested people first and to post your idea on the following threads: the Ideas for the Roman Academic Centers thread or the Ideas and Proposals for Roman Role Play Groups thread. You can contact the Roman Scribes as well.

New to the online game, SPQR? Find hints or ask questions in our SPQR Help Thread!
Want to find THE "drinking place" in Rome to meet and greet? Try the SPQR Caupona! Want Newbie help and where to ask questions? Try the Welcoming Board!

Featured Articles:

COINS AND CORN: The Roman Grain Supply and Numismatic Propaganda, by Aulus Sergius

The Man Who Could be Emperor, by Publius Casca Servilius

A Brief Life of Augustus Caesar, by Heraklia Aelius

Group Spotlight:

IMPERIVM The game Imperium takes place in Republican Era Rome.The first Game Turn was January, 200 BC, just a year after the Romans under Scipio Africanus defeated the Carthaginians under Hannibal and ended the sixteen-year-long Second Punic War.

Member Spotlight:

Featured Location:

Britannia The most distant of Rome's imperial provinces. From the reconnaissance of Julius Caesar in 55 BC, to what is called the "Saxon Advent" in 449 AD, the lands of England, Scotland and Wales increasingly came under the sway of Rome. In this Roman province, you can vist the cities of Londinium and Eboracum.