Anno quingentesimo sexagesimo secundus ab urbe condita - Sextilis DLXII (191 BC)
P. Curio Hibernico L. Valerio Flacco consulibus

IMPERIVM NEWS©

CIVIL WAR IN ILLYRICUM

After many months of disease, king Pleuratus II of Illyricum has dead in Salonae. Immediately Tyrtaeus Lysiacius from Narona and Matules Iapos from Burnum marched to Salonae to take possesion of the palace. But once at Salonae they found the city doors closed. Marcus Fulvius Sesquiculum has made public the last will of king Pleuratus and, showing to be the regent of the kingdom, has ordered to the king guard to arrest both the two pretendants. Matules and Tyrtaeus joined in alliance refusing to recognize the Roman Usurper, declaring the indipendance of their cities. While Matules is marching towards Salonae with his army, Tyrtaeus wants to chase away Romans from Lissus.
More news as soon as possible.

Dispatch from Mauretania
Servius Tarpeius Dentatus, Legio XXIII Legatus has sent a dispatch to the Senatus:
Patres, I’m sorry to inform you Commander Marcus Claudius Asiaticus has dead after a long disease.
Meanwhile, after Caius Livius Drusus Iuniore, with Numdian Mercenaries, has defeated king Bogud south from Icosium making him to flee west with what remains of his cavalry, king Bocchus has offered me his surrender and to open a negotiate.
King Bocchus is available to abandon even Saldae if Roma will grant the indipendance of what remains of his kingdom and protection from the Numidian marauders (as he calls our allies).
Please note the city of Saldae is completely encircled by Roman troops. But I have no authority to accept the offer. So, in presence of a negotiate, I and the Legati of the other two legiones are stopping any offensive operation to do not violate ambassadors sacrality. Please send me a new commander with imperium and fetiales, and orders.

Numidia captures Icosium
The brutality of Numidian mercenaries has hit the Mauretanian city of Icosium, showing their total lack of respect towards any human right. Once annhilated the enemy troops, the totality of civilians has been enslaved and deported in Numidia. Also the Icosium temples has been sacked by the mercenaries. The city is now depopulated and will not self recover.

The furious Sisenna
To take his revenge on the Galilaeans barricated in the village of Hiamnia, Cnaeus Ulpius Sisenna has been not able to rescue the sieged Diospolis and the light infantry he deployed there as garrison has been annhilated by the enemy. Another city in the poor Palaestina has been virtually razed to the ground, at this rate the regions will become desertified.

Movements in Gallaecia
After the recent battles close to Iturissa, Quintus Fabius has regrouped all the remaining troops at Segisama. Feeling also the barbarians suffered a lot of casualities at Iturissa, he is trying to take adavantaged from the occasion to carry a strong attack in direction of the great Gallaecian fortess of Aracilium.
Will it be the key point of the whole campaign? Or, the barbarians will attack the weak garrisons leaved in Bergidum and Lancia?

Cordatus is reaching Rhodus
Leaving Cotta resting well guarded in Corcyria, the Pontifex maximus as sailed to Rhodus. No news are yet arrived from the island but it seem Drakus Domitius Cordatus has been welcome in the harbour and that also the new Rhodian council is favourable to Roma.

City News

Many citizens are rumouring about the new solarium Arminius Terentius is to build in Forum. Some of them are wondering the utility of a similar device, while other are fearing to hurt the gods that are mastering the time.

The Collegium Tribunorum has met to deliberate on the veto on SC Valeriano de Fair-Play. But, since no one of those who submitted the issue joined the meeting, unanimously the Collegium decreed to do not counterveto.

It is official, Domitia is pregnant. Immediately witticisms are spreading through the Urbs. There is who says if the baby will born not paralized, he will be not son of Cotta. In this case Domitia would be happy that Lex Valeriana de adulteria has failed!.

Legislative Report

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

Lex Curia Aurea (PCH) - General - PASSED (100%)
That the following receive military honors for their brave actions on the field of battle:
Caius Domitius, Sexmenstris Tribune of Legio XXII, a Gold Crown. Lucius Junius Felix, Legate of Legio VIII, a Gold Crown. Quintus Urgulanius Cethegus, Legate of Legio XI, a Gold Crown. Titus Livius Silanus, Camp Prefect of Legio VIII, a Gold Spearshaft. Marcus Aemilius Carens, Augusticlavian Tribune of Legio XI, a Gold Spearshaft. Marcus Ulpius Maximus, Laticlavian Tribune of Legio XXII, a Gold Spearshaft. Marcus Claudius Aper, Camp Prefect of Legio XXII, a Lead Crown. Marcus Fabius Maximus, Camp Prefect of Legio XI, a Gold spearshaft.

SC Livia Ovatio Hibernico (CLD) - General - PASSED (100%)
That Consul, Patricus Curius Hibernicus be granted an Ovatio for the crushing of the Etrurian revolt.

SC Terentia Tempore (ATA) - General - PASSED (60.81%)
That, a horologium, or sundial be built in the Forum, constructed of marble and bronze;
That said sundial be placed at the joining of the Clivus Capitolinus with the Forum, and sited so that it may be read by all at any time;
That the cost of the stated horologium be fixed at a sum of 2000 denarii.

SC Domitia Armorum Oficinarum (DDC) - General - PASSED (73.67%)
That the Senate authorize the sale of 100 further military factories under the following conditions:
1) That the factories be sold on a first come first served basis, and
2) That requests may be made immediately for said factories, and
3) That all those who purchased military factories due to the SC Curia Armorum Oficinarum are excluded from buying military factories made available through the SC Domitia Armorum Oficinarum.

Lex Fulvia Illyrica (npc) - Moderate - PASSED (96.68%)
- Marcus Fulvius Sesquiculum is granted of imperium over Illyricum;
- Legio VIII is redeployed at Aquileia with Lucius Antonius Silanus as legatus;
- Reinforcements are mobilized for 1st Cohors currently in Lissus to make it the new Legio V Roma;
- Legio V and VIII will be under the proconsularis command of Marcus Fulvius Sesquiculum;
- The kingdom of Illyricum will be declared Roman Provincia from the end of the current year;
- A praetor to rule the new provincia of Illyricum will be elected in the next elections.

SC Claudia Colonia Italica (DCR) - General - PASSED (53.81%)
That, the Senate and People of Rome authorize the sum of 15,000 denarii for the colonization of Italica;
That, five thousand patriotic romans be sent to Italica for the purpose of colonizing said city.

SC Valerianum de Fair-Play (LVF) - General - VETOED
The Senate of Rome herewith declares illegal all bids that were made to the Censors under provisions of SC Curia Armorum Oficinarum before the close of voting or not in coram populo (in public).

SC Valerianum de Mauretania (LVF) - Moderate - FAILE (40.83%)
That Commander Marcus Claudius Asiaticus be removed from command of the forces in Mauretania and that he be replaced by one of the Consuls or another qualified commander who will present himself before the Senate.

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

Lex Valeriana de Adulterio (LVF) - General - FAILED (38.38%)
Where a Roman woman is caught in adultery, she shall be convicted of a criminal offence. Hence if she is proved to have be guilty of adultery, she shall be branded with infamy and shall not be allowed to live at Rome.

Lex livia contineo commercium (CLD) - General - PASSED (74.71%)
That the ownership of structures and vehicles of trade be limited to those of the equestrian classes and below and that upon gaining access to the Senatorial order a person, of whatever class, be forbidden from ownership of factories, trade shipping and slave compounds. Members of the Senatorial orders wishing to sea trade may only so so via a third party belonging to one of the lower classes.

Bonus Awards for Sextilis DLXII
The following players receive these bonus points for participating in discussions and therefore enriching the game

For their debate in Senatus,the following PCs receive +10 CIV points: CLD - QFM - LAS - CFR
For their actions at Civil Office, the following PCs receive +10 CIV points: DDC - QFM - CCR - ATA
For their gossips in Forum, the following PCs receive +10 CUL points: CLD - DJP - DCR
Do not forget to take note of the FamRep awards from the Censores.

The votes of MMP has been illegal since his StatRep was not regular.
The votes of MRA and VVT are considered halved since they did not motivated it.
The following PCs are ill since they did not posted both their StaRep and vote: GPA - MR
LUL is justified since he communicated in advance his absence.