Anno quingentesimo sexagesimo primus ab urbe condita - Quintilis DLXI (192 BC)
D. Domitio Cordato C. Cornelio Cethego consulibus

IMPERIVM NEWS©

PTOLOMAEUS OBJECTS TO THE TREATY

While the peace is slowly returning in the east, Aegyptus is claiming that Roma violated her treaty with Aegyptus. Ptolomaeus is very upset because he recognizes the treaty approved by the Assembly forces Antiochus to revoke any claim on Aegyptian lands, but some of those lands will not be returned to Aegyptus. Roma is taking control of the whole of Asia and Palaestina. Aegyptus is losing its empire despite Her active participation in the war.
King Ptolemaeus has declared that, if Roma will not return his lands and help to liberate Cyprus, he will reject the treaty. Threatening to stop the grain supply and tax payment to Roma starting in Sextilis, the Aegyptus fleet left Gaza and currently it is sailing to Asia to embark the Aegyptian auxiliary detachment.

Aezani Razed to the Ground

The city of Aezani rejected the treaty signed by Antiochus and approved by the Assembly of Roma, refusing to become subject to Roman Law. Since they offered resistance to the incoming legions, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus replied by assaulting and razing to the ground the city. The latest reports indicate that the cities of Aezani and Dorylaeum agreed to an alliance to resist Scaurus.

Gauls Accept Asiaticus’ Offer

After a very long and exhausting negotiation, the migrating barba-rians accepted the offer from Marcus Claudius Asiaticus to settle in Narbonensis. The whole provincia is celebrating the narrow escape. Mulcibellix is offering some land in his territory to help Asiatucus in finding suitable land for the settlement.

Violence in the New Jewish State

In Tiberias, the local Jewish population has clebrated its happiness for their new freedom with a feast. But, some hotheads triggered a small riot by casting stones at the withdrawing Seleucid troops, finally being able to vent their anger and frustration at the long occupation. Only the enviable self-control of the Seleucid commander helped to avoid the possible clash such violence could have led to.
Is this a forecast of the future in Palaestina?

Turning Point in Agrigentum Investigation

Incredible! All of the evidence in the case of the stolen temple goods is leading to the priest of Apollus himself. Praetor Quintus Fabius Maximus extracted a confession of the crime from Demetrius. He sold the artifacts of the temple to pay his gambling debts and, when Agrigentini discovered copies in the temple, Demetrius accused a poor Roman usurer for the sacrilege.
The people of Agrigentum are calling for an exemplary punishment for this sacrilege that put their city at risk.

Hispani Rebels Defeated at Septimanca

In a bloody clash on the bank of the Dorius flumen, the pro-praetor Lucius Urgulanius Longinus stopped the run of Hispani rebels. In a bloody battle more than 5,000 rebels was slashed. Only about 700 of them were caught wounded. The legionaries, following literally the order Longinus issued, not only did not treat their wounds but helped the enemy to die with daggers. How wild is the revenge of soldiers forced to march over the whole of Tarraconensis to settle a rebellion.
In the end 2,700 hispani escaped from the massacre cursing and swearing vengeance on Longinus, they are now reported fleeing towards the Gallaecian border.

Numidia News

While Masinissa is recovering from his wounds, the war is in progress in Numidia. Mauretanian armies are moving towards Cirta. The capital of Numidia is near to being besieged. Numidians appear paralyzed, unable to respond without the leadership of Masinissa.

Slave revolt in Calabria

In a slave compound close to Tarentum a group of gladiators revolted, killing their owner and guards. Then they incited more gladiators attacking other compounds and freeing the gladiators inside. At last report, 4,500 rebelling gladiators, led by a certain Maronues, are moving towards Bruttium, inspiring great fear in the country.

OOC - Revolt in Calabria, see Rule 8.3.2. No trade. No estates and factories may be sold. NO income from estates and factories in Tarentum.

City news

Row at the Civil Court. In a busy round of charges and counter-charges, Quintus Cornelius Cocceus has accepted to judge any case related to Tarraconensis tax and confiscations. Many citizens are now waiting the celebrated trial and are betting on its outcomes.

Despite all expectation, the religious tax called last month by the Pontifex Maximus did not trigger riots in Roma. The backbiters are insinuating that Caius Livius Drusus called that tax to cover his expenses for his ‘big event’ of the month... just to gain some more cultural prestige.

The large majority of Senators already expressed their opinion that Decimus Junius Pompeius deserves the honour of the triumph while the counter proposal of Palus to grant him an ovatio has been soundly rejected. The debate is leading to a very hard confrontation between the Senatus and the tribune.

The news that Lucius Urgulanius Longinus adopted his nephew has lead to a new gossip in Roma. Witticisms are abundant about his lack of skills to make children. And after the recent play in Roma, many are commenting about his sexual preferences and his lack of Roman virtues.

Gossip is also spreading about Cnaeus Ulpius Sisenna and his new love. A beautiful girl named Patritia Bona whom he is hosting in his villa in Gades. Sisenna’s wife is very upset at the rumours and evidently fainted upon hearing the rumours for the first time. The gossip mongers are reporting that she has vowed to avenge her husbands unfaithfulness.

Prodigia

Lightning hit the impluvium of the Domus Aemilia. Marcus Aemilius Scaurus’ crocodiles are charred and his familia is still in shock.

Legislative Report

SENATUS
Moderate, Conservative or General (1, 2 or 3) need 66%, 33% and 50%+ respectively to pass

SC Urgulanium de Triumpho (LUL) - General - PASSED (100%)
For his conduct of the eastern campaign, M. Aemilius Scaurus is granted the right to conduct a triumph through Roma, upon his return.

SC Fabium de praetoribus provinciis (QFM) - General - PASSED (75.67%)
That provincial governors have the duty to forward the Senate a report on the state of their province at the end of their year in office.

SenatusConsultum Valerium de Praemonitu (LVF) - General - FAILED (35.40%)
That no new taxes can be imposed on Roman citizens with less advance notice than two months.

Lex Terentium Honorum (ATA) - General - FAILED (36.49%)
That Lucius Urgulanius Longinus be granted a Gold Spearshaft for his victories before Iturissa;
That Lucius Urgulanius Longinus be granted a Gold Crown for his successful completion of the campaign to subjugate the Vascones.

SC Ulpium de Patriciis (CUS) - General - FAILED (24.78%) - VETOED
1. Patricians have to follow their own traditions and refrain from owning comercial factories.
2. Any patrician senator owner of comercial factories will be expelled from the Senate if he don´t sell his factories at once.
3. The factories must be sold to plebeians who currently hold no factories, mainly to decorated plebeian veterans and plebeian families with +3 children.
4. The sale will be supervised by the tribunes of the plebs.

SC Domitia Triumph (DDC) - General - PASSED (74.76%) - VETOED
That for his efforts and success in Egypt and Palestina Proconsul Decimus Junius Pompeius be given a Triumph for adding much of Palestina to Roman control upon his return to Roma.

Senatus Consultum Minucium Ovationis (MMP) - General - FAILED (28.71%)
That for his success in Egypt and Palestina Proconsul Decimus Junius Pompeius be given an Ovatio for adding much of Palestina to Roman control upon his return to Roma.

SC Atiliano Mercatoria (npc) - General - FAILED (34.50%)
The Senatus repeats the views of the Lex Hibernica that trade is not include factories, for any purpose.

Senatus Consulta Livia dirictus Romanus (CLD) - Conservative - PASSED (90.85%)
This house re-affirms the right of any Roman citizen to be immune from seizure of property, by any person or officer of the state without first being subject to a proper trial. That any citizen placed under trial in a province of Rome be guaranteed the continuing right to have his case heard in Rome and judged by his peers in the normal manner. That any person who wilfully breaks this right be required to brought to account in criminal court for his misdeeds.

SC Aemilia Imperium Asiaticum (MAS) - General - PASSED (98.26%)
That the imperium Marcus Aemilius Scaurus be extended to oversee and enforce as needed the terms of the Seleucid Peace Treaty; that this extension shall last two months or however long is necessary to conclude the land transfers from Seleucia to Rome and the Friends of Rome, whichever is less.

ASSEMBLY
Radical, Liberal or General (1,2 or 3) need 66%, 33% and 50%+ respectively to pass.

Lex Fabia de praetoribus provinciis (QFM) - ILLEGAL [this is pertitent to Senatus]

Lex Hibernica Tribunis Plebis (PCH) - General - PASSED (51.08%)
That each Tribune of the Plebs be provided with no less and no more than two bodyguards, to be paid for by the Treasury. Payment for the bodyguards shall be alloted in terms of whatever the current rate may be at the time.
That anyone found guilty of threatening a tribune or threatening a Tribune of the Plebs through others shall be sentenced to one year in the Tullanium or a 5000D fine, or both.
That any Senator or Equestrian found guilty of the above charges be sentenced to the above, and stripped of his rank for one year.
Any office they may hold at the time may be removed from them.
That, in order to avoid ambiguity in the phrasing of the term ‘threat’ the following be constituted as threats:
-Threats to do bodily harm in order to influence the Tribune’s power of veto or vote
-Threats to injure the Tribune’s family members in order to influence the Tribune’s power of veto or vote
-Threats to injure the Tribune’s friends in order to influence the Tribune’s power of veto or vote
-Threats to damage the property of the Tribune in order to influence the Tribune’s power of veto or vote.
That those found guilty of actually carrying out such threats be sentenced to death or exile, depending on the severity of the crime.
That this law be open to amendment if passed and seen to be unworkable in the future.

Lex Valeria de Ambagibus (LVF) - General - PASSED (76.62%)
That finalised legislative proposals of the same content cannot be presented to both Assembly and Senate within the same month.
That legislative proposals presented to the body that has no jurisdiction to decide the matter, will be automatically considered annuled.
That a citizen who presents the same lex to Senate and Assembly within the same month cannot submit another proposal to replace the annuled one within the same month.

Lex Ulpia Largitionum (CUS) - Liberal - PASSED (39.40%)
Rome rewards her citizens. The sponsors of plays in theatres, races in circus and combats in amphitheatres have to pay at least 1/2 sextarius of wine and 1 libra of bread* for each seat.

Lex Urgulania de Civitate (LUL) - Radical plus - FAILED (25.91%) - VETOED
1. Where a person has been given citizenship during his or her lifetime, and that person is found to have assisted the enemies of Roma in some material way, the person becomes a “citizen-enemy” for the purposes of this law.
2. The Censors may revoke the citizenship of a citizen-enemy.
3. A soldier, commander, or other military officer engaged in a war against the enemy mentioned in clause 1 may treat the citizen-enemy as a non-citizen enemy of Roma for the purposes of the campaign.
4. In any court proceedings against the soldier, commander, or other military officer mentioned above for their treatment of the citizen-enemy, it will be a good defence to the claim or charge to show that the person was a citizen-enemy.

Lex Concors Civilis (DIS) - Radical plus - FAILED (11.57%)
I. The Conscript Fathers which properties has been damage, there who have been taken as mob’s target, must to collaborate with the Adiles sponsoring at least with 3.000D one Horse Race or one Gladiatorum Paria Mvnera in a year. Can be done more sponsoships if they want, bat it is necessary to do one with this amount.
II. It is necessary to stablish a list to sponsorize the ludis. It must be accord with the damage suffered by the Conscript Father properties. It’ll not too fair that most damaged pay the same than less damaged, so I proposse the most damaged have a proporcional discount related with their properties damage with this formula: 3.500 D - %properties damaged.

Lex Domitia Leges (DDC) - Radical - PASSED (69.73%) - VETOED
That Tribunes of the Plebs have no power to veto Senate proposals which deal solely with the granting of military awards.

Lex Livia Tribunis Plebis (CLD) - Radical - PASSED (68.20%)
That no person may hold the office of tribune of the plebes for more than two concurrent years and on not more than five occasions in their lifetime.

Lex Aemilia Castigatio (MAS) - General - PASSED (73.57%)
Carrying weapons with criminal intent within the pomerium, and the purchase, possession, or use of poison shall all be capital crimes carrying a mandatory sentence of death.