Your government leaders:
The Maior is the head of state, with some limited powers of control over Consuls and during states of emergency. The Consuls, principally the First Consul, are the chief legislators and administrators of the state. The Praetors are chiefly concerned with dispensing justice. The remaining magistrates are chiefly concerned with the operations of the state.

Process of legislation:
Ways laws are made:
-through consuls or praetors who bring bills to the comitia centuriata. If they pass, these laws are called lex(sing.). these bills are brought fully formed TO the people and are either passed right away, or go through a waiting period during which people can debate the values of the law. Prior to this, these leges (pl) are put before the senate, which is allowed to give a referendum.
-through plebeian tribunes who bring bills before the comitia tributa. When passed, these bills become ‘plebiscita’ or plebiscites. Like the consuls etc who bring it to the senate, the tribune brings his bill before his peers and must obtain a certain amount of support before he brings it to the people. In this assembly, the bill MUST be read in full to the people. Then, they MUST be given at least 3 days to debate the law and no more than 9. The benefit is, the calling tribune ‘hosts’ debates over the law WITH the assembly. On the ninth day, he is entitled to amend his bill to appease his audience or leave the bill as is and simply take his chance.
-through the curiate assembly comes a special law called a ‘lex curiata’ or curiate law. These are simply laws that ‘officialize’ magistrates. In other words, if an official is elected, as a matter of form one of these laws is passed bestowing imperium on him.
-through the council of delegates bills may be also brought about. As of right now, this house is not active. But when there are enough citizens to warrant a representative body, bills will be proposed to this house and may be passed into ‘actae’ or Acts.
-the senate may NEVER pass binding legislation. But through the constitution, they do have some ultimate authority in certain fields: the treasury, military commands and levies, proroguing magistrates and creating or dissolving provinces.

Process of election:
-curule magistrates are all elected by the com centuriata on the 15th of December
-senators are primarily composed of elected and former magistrates, with conscripted ones occasionally placed b the censores
-tribunes of the plebs and all other magistrates including the pontifex maximus are elected in the comitia tributa on November 10th
election results put the highest polling candidates in. their lesser are in line to succeed them should something happen and they cannot take office. All officials take office on March 15th following the election except the tribunes, who take office on December 10th following.

Justice:
Generally speaking, the praetors operate the primary judicial system of the state. They appoint lesser judges or iudices who assist them in handling cases. In certain instances, however, some of the assemblies and even the senate may act as higher courts of appeal or courts for certain crimes and proceedings (e.g. treason or impeachments).

http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0607/feature3/

I was going to put this in my RPG journal, because I intend to use it in PIP, but it is historical in nature, so I figured Id put it here.

Modern Roman Full date
January IANVARIVS IAN.
1 KALENDS KAL. IAN
2 IV A.D. IV NON. IAN.
3 III A.D. III NON. IAN.
4 PRIDIE PRID. NON. IAN.
5 NONES NON. IAN.
6 VIII A.D. VIII ID. IAN.
7 VII A.D. VII ID. IAN.
8 VI A.D. VI ID. IAN.
9 V A.D. V ID. IAN.
10 IV A.D. IV ID. IAN.
11 III A.D. III ID. IAN.
12 PRIDIE PRID. ID. IAN.
13 IDES ID. IAN.
14 XIX A.D. XIX KAL. FEB.
15 XVIII A.D. XVIII KAL. FEB.
16 XVII A.D. XVII KAL. FEB.
17 XVI A.D. XVI KAL. FEB.
18 XV A.D. XV KAL. FEB.
19 XIV A.D. XIV KAL. FEB.
20 XIII A.D. XIII KAL. FEB.
21 XII A.D. XII KAL. FEB.
22 XI A.D. XI KAL. FEB.
23 X A.D. X KAL. FEB.
24 IX A.D. IX KAL. FEB.
25 VIII A.D. VIII KAL. FEB.
26 VII A.D. VII KAL. FEB.
27 VI A.D. VI KAL. FEB.
28 V A.D. V KAL. FEB.
29 IV A.D. IV KAL. FEB.
30 III A.D. III KAL. FEB.
31 PRIDIE PRID. KAL. FEB.

February FEBRVARIS FEB.
Non-leap year
1 KALENDS KAL. FEB.
2 IV A.D. IV NON. FEB.
3 III A.D. III NON. FEB.
4 PRIDIE PRID. NON. FEB.
5 NONES NON. FEB.
6 VIII A.D. VIII ID. FEB.
7 VII A.D. VII ID. FEB.
8 VI A.D. VI ID. FEB.
9 V A.D. V ID. FEB.
10 IV A.D. IV ID. FEB.
11 III A.D. III ID. FEB.
12 PRIDIE PRID. ID. FEB.
13 IDES ID. FEB.
14 XVI A.D. XVI KAL. MART.
15 XV A.D. XV KAL. MART.
16 XIV A.D. XIV KAL. MART.
17 XIII A.D. XIII KAL. MART.
18 XII A.D. XII KAL. MART.
19 XI A.D. XI KAL. MART.
20 X A.D. X KAL. MART.
21 IX A.D. IX KAL. MART.
22 VIII A.D. VIII KAL. MART.
23 VII A.D. VII KAL. MART.
24 VI A.D. VI KAL. MART.
25 V A.D. V KAL. MART.
26 IV A.D. IV KAL. MART.
27 III A.D. III KAL. MART.
28 PRIDIE PRID. KAL. MART.
Leap year
23 VII A.D. VII KAL. MART.
24 VI A.D. VI KAL. MART.
25 BIS VI A.D. BIS VI KAL. M.
26 V A.D. V KAL. MART.
27 IV A.D. IV KAL. MART.
28 III A.D. III KAL. MART.
29 PRIDIE PRID. KAL. MART.

March MARTIVS MART.
1 KALENDS KAL. MART.
2 VI A.D. VI NON. MART.
3 V A.D. V NON. MART.
4 IV A.D. IV NON. MART.
5 III A.D. III NON. MART.
6 PRIDIE PRID. MART.
7 NONES NON. MART.
8 VIII A.D. VIII ID. MART.
9 VII A.D. VII ID. MART.
10 VI A.D. VI ID. MART.
11 V A.D. V ID. MART.
12 IV A.D. IV ID. MART.
13 III A.D. III ID. MART.
14 PRIDIE PRID. ID. MART.
15 IDES ID. MART.
16 XVII A.D. XVII KAL. APR.
17 XVI A.D. XVI KAL. APR.
18 XV A.D. XV KAL. APR.
19 XIV A.D. XIV KAL. APR.
20 XIII A.D. XIII KAL. APR.
21 XII A.D. XII KAL. APR.
22 XI A.D. XI KAL. APR.
23 X A.D. X KAL. APR.
24 IX A.D. IX KAL. APR.
25 VIII A.D. VIII KAL. APR.
26 VII A.D. VII KAL. APR.
27 VI A.D. VI KAL. APR.
28 V A.D. V KAL. APR.
29 IV A.D. IV KAL. APR.
30 III A.D. III KAL. APR.
31 PRIDIE PRID. KAL. APR.

April APRILIS APR.
1 KALENDS KAL. APR.
2 IV A.D. IV NON. APR.
3 III A.D. III NON. APR.
4 PRIDIE PRID. NON. APR.
5 NONES NON. APR.
6 VIII A.D. VIII ID. APR.
7 VII A.D. VII ID. APR.
8 VI A.D. VI ID. APR.
9 V A.D. V ID. APR.
10 IV A.D. IV ID. APR.
11 III A.D. III ID. APR.
12 PRIDIE PRID. ID. APR.
13 IDES ID. APR.
14 XVIII A.D. XVII KAL. MAI.
15 XVII A.D. XVII KAL. MAI.
16 XVI A.D. XVI KAL. MAI.
17 XV A.D. XV KAL. MAI.
18 XIV A.D. XIV KAL. MAI.
19 XIII A.D. XIII KAL. MAI.
20 XII A.D. XII KAL. MAI.
21 XI A.D. XI KAL. MAI.
22 X A.D. X KAL. MAI.
23 IX A.D. IX KAL. MAI.
24 VIII A.D. VIII KAL. MAI.
25 VII A.D. VII KAL. MAI.
26 VI A.D. VI KAL. MAI.
27 V A.D. V KAL. MAI.
28 IV A.D. IV KAL. MAI.
29 III A.D. III KAL. MAI.
30 PRIDIE PRID. KAL. MAI.

May MAIVS MAI.
1 KALENDS KAL. MAI.
2 VI A.D. VI NON. MAI.
3 V A.D. V NON. MAI.
4 IV A.D. IV NON. MAI.
5 III A.D. III NON. MAI.
6 PRIDIE PRID. MAI.
7 NONES NON. MAI.
8 VIII A.D. VIII ID. MAI.
9 VII A.D. VII ID. MAI.
10 VI A.D. VI ID. MAI.
11 V A.D. V ID. MAI.
12 IV A.D. IV ID. MAI.
13 III A.D. III ID. MAI.
14 PRIDIE PRID. ID. MAI.
15 IDES ID. MAI.
16 XVII A.D. XVII KAL. IVN.
17 XVI A.D. XVI KAL. IVN.
18 XV A.D. XV KAL. IVN.
19 XIV A.D. XIV KAL. IVN.
20 XIII A.D. XIII KAL. IVN.
21 XII A.D. XII KAL. IVN.
22 XI A.D. XI KAL. IVN.
23 X A.D. X KAL. IVN.
24 IX A.D. IX KAL. IVN.
25 VIII A.D. VIII KAL. IVN.
26 VII A.D. VII KAL. IVN.
27 VI A.D. VI KAL. IVN.
28 V A.D. V KAL. IVN.
29 IV A.D. IV KAL. IVN.
30 III A.D. III KAL. IVN.
31 PRIDIE PRID. KAL. IVN.

June IVNIVS IVN.
1 KALENDS KAL. IVN.
2 IV A.D. IV NON. IVN.
3 III A.D. III NON. IVN.
4 PRIDIE PRID. NON. IVN.
5 NONES NON. IVN.
6 VIII A.D. VIII ID. IVN.
7 VII A.D. VII ID. IVN.
8 VI A.D. VI ID. IVN.
9 V A.D. V ID. IVN.
10 IV A.D. IV ID. IVN.
11 III A.D. III ID. IVN.
12 PRIDIE PRID. ID. IVN.
13 IDES ID. IVN.
14 XVIII A.D. XVII KAL. IVL.
15 XVII A.D. XVII KAL. IVL.
16 XVI A.D. XVI KAL. IVL.
17 XV A.D. XV KAL. IVL.
18 XIV A.D. XIV KAL. IVL.
19 XIII A.D. XIII KAL. IVL.
20 XII A.D. XII KAL. IVL.
21 XI A.D. XI KAL. IVL.
22 X A.D. X KAL. IVL.
23 IX A.D. IX KAL. IVL.
24 VIII A.D. VIII KAL. IVL.
25 VII A.D. VII KAL. IVL.
26 VI A.D. VI KAL. IVL.
27 V A.D. V KAL. IVL.
28 IV A.D. IV KAL. IVL.
29 III A.D. III KAL. IVL.
30 PRIDIE PRID. KAL. IVL.

July IVLIVS IVL.
1 KALENDS KAL. IVL.
2 VI A.D. VI NON. IVL.
3 V A.D. V NON. IVL.
4 IV A.D. IV NON. IVL.
5 III A.D. III NON. IVL.
6 PRIDIE PRID. IVL.
7 NONES NON. IVL.
8 VIII A.D. VIII ID. IVL.
9 VII A.D. VII ID. IVL.
10 VI A.D. VI ID. IVL.
11 V A.D. V ID. IVL.
12 IV A.D. IV ID. IVL.
13 III A.D. III ID. IVL.
14 PRIDIE PRID. ID. IVL.
15 IDES ID. IVL.
16 XVII A.D. XVII KAL. AVG.
17 XVI A.D. XVI KAL. AVG.
18 XV A.D. XV KAL. AVG.
19 XIV A.D. XIV KAL. AVG.
20 XIII A.D. XIII KAL. AVG.
21 XII A.D. XII KAL. AVG.
22 XI A.D. XI KAL. AVG.
23 X A.D. X KAL. AVG.
24 IX A.D. IX KAL. AVG.
25 VIII A.D. VIII KAL. AVG.
26 VII A.D. VII KAL. AVG.
27 VI A.D. VI KAL. AVG.
28 V A.D. V KAL. AVG.
29 IV A.D. IV KAL. AVG.
30 III A.D. III KAL. AVG.
31 PRIDIE PRID. KAL. AVG.

August AVGVSTVS AVG.
1 KALENDS KAL. IAN
2 IV A.D. IV NON. AVG.
3 III A.D. III NON. AVG.
4 PRIDIE PRID. NON. AVG.
5 NONES NON. AVG.
6 VIII A.D. VIII ID. AVG.
7 VII A.D. VII ID. AVG.
8 VI A.D. VI ID. AVG.
9 V A.D. V ID. AVG.
10 IV A.D. IV ID. AVG.
11 III A.D. III ID. AVG.
12 PRIDIE PRID. ID. AVG.
13 IDES ID. AVG.
14 XIX A.D. XIX KAL. SEPT.
15 XVIII A.D. XVIII KAL. SEPT.
16 XVII A.D. XVII KAL. SEPT.
17 XVI A.D. XVI KAL. SEPT.
18 XV A.D. XV KAL. SEPT.
19 XIV A.D. XIV KAL. SEPT.
20 XIII A.D. XIII KAL. SEPT.
21 XII A.D. XII KAL. SEPT.
22 XI A.D. XI KAL. SEPT.
23 X A.D. X KAL. SEPT.
24 IX A.D. IX KAL. SEPT.
25 VIII A.D. VIII KAL. SEPT.
26 VII A.D. VII KAL. SEPT.
27 VI A.D. VI KAL. SEPT.
28 V A.D. V KAL. SEPT.
29 IV A.D. IV KAL. SEPT.
30 III A.D. III KAL. SEPT.
31 PRIDIE PRID. KAL. SEPT.

September SEPTEMBER SEPT.
1 KALENDS KAL. SEPT.
2 IV A.D. IV NON. SEPT.
3 III A.D. III NON. SEPT.
4 PRIDIE PRID. NON. SEPT.
5 NONES NON. SEPT.
6 VIII A.D. VIII ID. SEPT.
7 VII A.D. VII ID. SEPT.
8 VI A.D. VI ID. SEPT.
9 V A.D. V ID. SEPT.
10 IV A.D. IV ID. SEPT.
11 III A.D. III ID. SEPT.
12 PRIDIE PRID. ID. SEPT.
13 IDES ID. SEPT.
14 XVIII A.D. XVII KAL. OCT.
15 XVII A.D. XVII KAL. OCT.
16 XVI A.D. XVI KAL. OCT.
17 XV A.D. XV KAL. OCT.
18 XIV A.D. XIV KAL. OCT.
19 XIII A.D. XIII KAL. OCT.
20 XII A.D. XII KAL. OCT.
21 XI A.D. XI KAL. OCT.
22 X A.D. X KAL. OCT.
23 IX A.D. IX KAL. OCT.
24 VIII A.D. VIII KAL. OCT.
25 VII A.D. VII KAL. OCT.
26 VI A.D. VI KAL. OCT.
27 V A.D. V KAL. OCT.
28 IV A.D. IV KAL. OCT.
29 III A.D. III KAL. OCT.
30 PRIDIE PRID. KAL. OCT.

October OCTOBER OCT.
1 KALENDS KAL. OCT.
2 VI A.D. VI NON. OCT.
3 V A.D. V NON. OCT.
4 IV A.D. IV NON. OCT.
5 III A.D. III NON. OCT.
6 PRIDIE PRID. OCT.
7 NONES NON. OCT.
8 VIII A.D. VIII ID. OCT.
9 VII A.D. VII ID. OCT.
10 VI A.D. VI ID. OCT.
11 V A.D. V ID. OCT.
12 IV A.D. IV ID. OCT.
13 III A.D. III ID. OCT.
14 PRIDIE PRID. ID. OCT.
15 IDES ID. OCT.
16 XVII A.D. XVII KAL. NOV.
17 XVI A.D. XVI KAL. NOV.
18 XV A.D. XV KAL. NOV.
19 XIV A.D. XIV KAL. NOV.
20 XIII A.D. XIII KAL. NOV.
21 XII A.D. XII KAL. NOV.
22 XI A.D. XI KAL. NOV.
23 X A.D. X KAL. NOV.
24 IX A.D. IX KAL. NOV.
25 VIII A.D. VIII KAL. NOV.
26 VII A.D. VII KAL. NOV.
27 VI A.D. VI KAL. NOV.
28 V A.D. V KAL. NOV.
29 IV A.D. IV KAL. NOV.
30 III A.D. III KAL. NOV.
31 PRIDIE PRID. KAL. NOV.

November NOVEMBER NOV.
1 KALENDS KAL. NOV.
2 IV A.D. IV NON. NOV.
3 III A.D. III NON. NOV.
4 PRIDIE PRID. NON. NOV.
5 NONES NON. NOV.
6 VIII A.D. VIII ID. NOV.
7 VII A.D. VII ID. NOV.
8 VI A.D. VI ID. NOV.
9 V A.D. V ID. NOV.
10 IV A.D. IV ID. NOV.
11 III A.D. III ID. NOV.
12 PRIDIE PRID. ID. NOV.
13 IDES ID. NOV.
14 XVIII A.D. XVII KAL. DEC.
15 XVII A.D. XVII KAL. DEC.
16 XVI A.D. XVI KAL. DEC.
17 XV A.D. XV KAL. DEC.
18 XIV A.D. XIV KAL. DEC.
19 XIII A.D. XIII KAL. DEC.
20 XII A.D. XII KAL. DEC.
21 XI A.D. XI KAL. DEC.
22 X A.D. X KAL. DEC.
23 IX A.D. IX KAL. DEC.
24 VIII A.D. VIII KAL. DEC.
25 VII A.D. VII KAL. DEC.
26 VI A.D. VI KAL. DEC.
27 V A.D. V KAL. DEC.
28 IV A.D. IV KAL. DEC.
29 III A.D. III KAL. DEC.
30 PRIDIE PRID. KAL. DEC.

December DECEMBER DEC.
1 KALENDS KAL. DEC.
2 IV A.D. IV NON. DEC.
3 III A.D. III NON. DEC.
4 PRIDIE PRID. NON. DEC.
5 NONES NON. DEC.
6 VIII A.D. VIII ID. DEC.
7 VII A.D. VII ID. DEC.
8 VI A.D. VI ID. DEC.
9 V A.D. V ID. DEC.
10 IV A.D. IV ID. DEC.
11 III A.D. III ID. DEC.
12 PRIDIE PRID. ID. DEC.
13 IDES ID. DEC.
14 XIX A.D. XIX KAL. IAN.
15 XVIII A.D. XVIII KAL. IAN.
16 XVII A.D. XVII KAL. IAN.
17 XVI A.D. XVI KAL. IAN.
18 XV A.D. XV KAL. IAN.
19 XIV A.D. XIV KAL. IAN.
20 XIII A.D. XIII KAL. IAN.
21 XII A.D. XII KAL. IAN.
22 XI A.D. XI KAL. IAN.
23 X A.D. X KAL. IAN.
24 IX A.D. IX KAL. IAN.
25 VIII A.D. VIII KAL. IAN.
26 VII A.D. VII KAL. IAN.
27 VI A.D. VI KAL. IAN.
28 V A.D. V KAL. IAN.
29 IV A.D. IV KAL. IAN.
30 III A.D. III KAL. IAN.
31 PRIDIE PRID. KAL. IAN.

I took the little pamphlet they had next to the cases when I was there. Here were the awesome things I saw:

Etruscan:
Canopic Urn, Umbrian, from Chiusi area, 650-600 BC

Warrior, Umbrian, 5th c. BC, cast bronze (the ones you always see in pics!! they were there!!!!)

Votive head of a young man, Umbrian, from Chiusi area, 3rd-early 2nd c. BC, moldmade terracotta.

Skyphos, bucchero ware, late 7th-early 6th c. BC, unglazed, polished earthenware with incised and impressed decoration

Oinochoe, bucchero ware, Italy, late 7th-early 6th c. BC, unglazed earthenware with incised decoration

kantharos, bucchero ware, late 7th- early 6th c. BC, unglazed earthenware

Cinerary Urn, 3rd-2nd c. BC, moldmade terracotta with traces of paint.

More things I saw in the Museum. By the way, the Museum was very beautiful. Originally, the building was made in the late 19th century, I think. Then, in the 1920s a wealthy man made an addition to the Art School using Doric architecture. This is the present Museum of Modern Art. My mom lives like 5 minutes from this place!! Its no more than five minutes away!! Can you imagine? Same neighborhood and everything. When she emails me the pictures, Ill post them for you to see. They are really beautiful. The architecture of the building is truly magnificent. I was very impressed. Anyway, on with the show:

Potrait head of a priest or magistrate, Greece or Asia Minor, late 3rd c. AD, marble

Portrait of a noblewoman, poss. from Syria, early Severan, 190-200 AD, marble

Portrait bust of a high official, Greece or Asia Minor, late Antonine, ca 190 AD, marble

Male Portrait Bust, Italy, Trajanic, early 2nd c. AD, marble

Portrait of a young nobleman, Italy, Julio-Claudian, early 1st c. AD, marble

Apis Bull, Italy or Egypt, 1st c. BC or early 1st c. AD, cast bronze

Sacrificial Heifer from an altar relief, Italy, said to have been found near Anzio, 1st c. AD, marble

Cult relief: Mithras slaying the bull, Roman Empire, said to have been found in Rome, 150-200 AD, limestone

Female head, Syria, probably Palmyra, 4th-5th c. AD, alabaster

Candelabrum, Roman Empire, 1st c. AD, cast bronze

Furniture attachment in the form of the god Attis, Italy, prob. from the region of Pompeii, 1st c. AD, cast bronze (in two pieces)

Prancing horse with votive inscription, southern Arabia, Sabaean, 2nd or 3rd c. AD, cast bronze

Askos with handle in form of panther, Italy, prob. from Campania, 1st c. AD, cast bronze

Rampant Goat, Roman empire, 1st-2nd c. AD, cast bronze

Altar with representations of Four deities, Syria, from Palmyra, 2nd-3rd c. AD, limestone.

Lamp with gladiators, Roman empire, 1st c. AD, cast bronze

Lamp with Chi-Rho monogram, N. Africa, late 4th-early 5th c. AD, moldmade terracotta.

There is much more coming! Check back for some more info on what I saw!! Pictures are coming soon!!!!!!