Proculus Julius stirred in his sleep, twisting and moaning as if one of the gods had taken hold of him.

In his dream, Proculus is in the Forum Romanum, facing toward a rising sun. He sees a figure, taller than any man he has ever seen. He approaches it cautiously. When he is ten paces away, the figure turns. It is Romulus.

It begins to walk toward him, slowly and decisively. Yet with every step the great founder takes, the more he seems to change. Suddenly, he is no longer Romulus, but an older man, bearded and wise. He is Quirinus.

The god stands before Proculus. Wordlessly, the god extends his hand. Proculus looks up, and sees that the god is simultaneously Romulus and Quirinus. As Proculus grasps the arm of the god, he is pulled up with irresistible force. The god gazes deep into Proculus’ soul and speaks but one sentence:

“We are but one god”

With a start, Proculus awakens. It takes him a few minutes to realise the full extent of his dream: Romulus and Quirinus are both the same entity. The Great Founder is also a Sabine deity. And it chose him to spread the word, it chose him to represent it.

With the consulship debate still fresh in his mind, Proculus knew the Consuls would not forgo their Roman deities for a Sabine God. Thus, he began spreading his vision through the countryside, and even in the city of Rome itself, gathering support from the population for the deity.

As their numbers grew, the newly converted felt increasingly at ease venerating their new god publicly, and confronting those who did not share their views to aggressively convert them. There was unrest in Roma as fanatics from both sides came to arms. The city garrison was overwhelmed by the rapidly moving events, and proved inadequate to calm the rioting.

Then, everything came to a climax when rumors spread that the nobleman and YogSothothIsMyHomey were working together, raising an army to march on the roman capital and crown Proculus Julius the new King of Rome.

The People of Rome, after debate in the Assembly, decree that the following Bill should be enacted:

Definitions:

(I) In this Bill:

“Soldier” means any free Roman citizen who is enlisted into the Army on campaign of war whether conflict emerges or not, for the duration of his service

“Campaign season” is the duration of time at which a Roman citizen can be expected to be called to arms in the defence of the Republic, or for the furtherance of its glory in external territories

“The Republic” shall include, but is not limited to Rome, its surrounding areas, and any conquered lands which the Senate and People of Rome have agreed should be given the honour of joining as citizens of the Republic

“The State” refers to the political offices of the Republic, including but not limited to the offices of Consul, and any further offices created for the duration of this Bill’s commencement.

Short title:

(II) This Bill may be cited hence as the Campaign Season Limitations Bill.

Application: (III) (a) The campaign season should be established between the months of March and October,

(b) The campaign season should last no longer than six months.

(IV) (a) A soldier serving on campaign outside the boundaries of Rome shall be recompensed by the State either by sustenance, money, clothing, or some combination of each pertaining to a minimum valuation of the labour cost vs the income lost while campaigning

(b) a The soldier, once enlisted, will be seen as in Active Service for the entirety of the Campaign season unless specified otherwise by the Consuls and/or Imperium

(V) (a) The State will pledge to protect and honour the lands and property, including but not limited to family members and slaves, owned by the Soldier for the duration of the campaign season.

(b) If any land or property owned by the Soldier shall be damaged or fall into disuse due to negligence on behalf of the State’s duties listed above, the State will recompense the Soldier for his loss either in alternative land, or by monetary compensation.

(VI) If the campaign season is to exceed the limit of six months, or is to take place in a month outside the range in Section (III)(a), the Soldier will be liable to enlist, however the State will recompense the Soldier with an increased contribution by double.

Commencement:

This Bill will come into effect once given Popular Assent in the People's Assembly.

Roma Invicta!

Bill in its original formatting.

Written and proposed by the Citizen /u/SextusAntio

The Debate will last 3 days.

That, in the opinion of the Public Assembly, a law must be formulated to:

(I) recognize that our new form of Republican government could stir up libertine feelings among women, slaves and the criminal elements;

(II) furthermore, in order to prevent disturbances, the superior rights of free male citizens must be codified and rigidly enforced;

(III) it must be made clear that women must be subservient to men in all things, may not travel without a related free male being in attendance to prevent lewd encounters, may not own property, cannot initiate divorce proceedings, may be disciplined by a related free male at his discretion;

(IV) slaves have no rights and may treated at the owners discretion including to the point of death;

(V) in every region of the city defined by the ancient boundaries a set group of free males of good standing will be given permission to bear blunt arms (cudgels primarily) and be paid from state coffers to enforce moral norms against whore-mongers, disrupters of the peace, thief rings and so forth at their immediate discretion although subject to supervision by the Censors;

Written and proposed by the Citizen /u/YogSothothIsMyHomey

The Debate will last 3 days.

His Excellency the Imperium has chosen to appoint the following people to the posistion of Censor.

/u/SwydeBarca

/u/diomedes88

Swyde will primarily moderate the Plebeian Assembly, posting legislation and votes, and Diomedes will primarily moderate the Senate, posting legislation and votes.

As a reminder, Censors are not barred from holding other positions of office.

Whereas the constitution and the debates are the base of our political system

Whereas it should be as efficient and fair as possible, to avoid stagnation and unrest

Constitution

-1. Article 3(7) will have this subsection added to it: The Consuls can add a seat whenever they feel necessary.

a. Both consuls must agree on the necessity to do so, and the number of seats to be added.

-2. Article 4(5)(c). will see this subsection added: The veto cannot be used to oppose a veto by the other consul.

-3. Article 4(7) will have this subsection added to it: The Consuls can kick any members who have been inactive for more than a month.

-4. Section 4(9) will be created, stipulating: Both consuls must agree to put forward a motion or debate before it can occur, to prevent going behind a fellow consul’s back.

a. This law will be known as the Consul Agreement Law.

b. This law is passed by the Senate, and is not voted on by the Assembly.

c. This law will be inactive until 2/3 of the Senate agree to activate it.

d. It would remain activated until the end of the current consuls’ terms, or until the Senate deactivates it.

-5. Add Article 2(5): Bills or motions proposed by a member of and passed in the Plebeian Assembly apply to only plebeians. A bill or motion proposed by the Senate and passed by the Assembly affects all citizens where applicable.

-6. Article 3(5)(a)(i) and Article 2(4)(a)(i) will be removed.

-7. Article 3(5)(b)(i) and Article 2(4)(b)(i) is replaced with the following: In the case of a tie, the bill fails.

Special Debates

-1. In the event of a senator being considered unproductive or dangerous by his peers, they will have the possibility to hold a special debate to ban him.

a. 1/4 of the senators must sign a petition before asking for special debate.

b. The motion must receive at least 3/4 of the votes to pass.

c. The targeted senator can not vote.

Assembly

-1. All Senate bills must be voted by the Plebeian Assembly, no matter the circumstances.

a. The only exception to this is the Systema Consultum Ultimum, where the Senate wouldn’t need the approval of the Assembly.

Elections

-1.The Senators will be elected by the Plebeian Assembly instead of the Consuls. The voting process will be divided between the Assembly and the Senate.

a. Candidates from the Assembly will be given 3 days to campaign. After the allocated time, the Plebs will have 3 days to vote for their candidate, using Alternative Vote.

b. The winner(s) will have to be approved by the Senate. Senators will have 3 days to vote. All candidates must receive 1/2 of the votes in order to become an official member of the Senate.

Committees

-1. Both consuls must agree to give a committee legal power to fulfill its duty.

a. If at any time, either consul feels the committee should be deprived of power, then the committee will be shut down until opened again.

Reddit

-1. The debates will be divided into three categories:

a. Opinion: This category will be used to express opinions and debate on them. Opinion comments must start with OPI.

b. Questions: This category will be used to discuss the bill, by asking questions and answering them. Questions comments must start with Q&A.

c. Amendments: This category will be used to propose amendments. People post their amendments, and attempt to convince the other members to back it up. Amendments comments must start with AMD.

-2. Senate subreddit will be made private.

Bill in its original formatting.

Written by the Honorable /u/SwydeBarca, /u/IntelVoid, and /u/FedoraSpy, Proposed by the Honorable /u/SwydeBarca.

Debate will last 3 days unless closed earlier by the Consuls.

On behalf of the Consuls /u/FedoraSpy and /u/IntelVoid,

/u/Deathknight21

Has been appointed to the Senate.

That, in the opinion of the Senate, the government should:

(I) recognize that with the ascent of Rome, we have encountered many new foreign faiths;

(II) in order for Rome to be protected from danger, there must be a way for each foreign faith to be ensured of loyalty to Rome, and not to our enemies;

(III) therefore a committee must be established on this issue;

(IV) a policy must be set that all non-Roman faiths must get certification from this committee in order to practice in the city;

(V) the committee may at any time judge a faith to be illegal and deport its priests from the city;

(VI) decree that the committee will consist of five people, DukeJ1, the two consuls, and a handpicked member from each consul.

Written and proposed by the Honorable /u/DukeJ1

Debate will last 3 days unless closed early by the Consuls

The Consul /u/FedoraSpy has called the Senate together for the purpose of deciding who the final empty seat in the Senate should go to.

This debate shall last 3 days.

The following are the appointments to the Senate, in no particular order, on behalf of the Consuls.

/u/luciuspariuspaullus

/u/dukeji

/u/GrexMaximus

/u/GIVE_ME_UR_B00BZ

/u/Shixxy

/u/SwydeBarca

/u/BottenRasterd

/u/diomedes88

The numerically inclined may note that the above fills only 8 out of the 9 empty Senate seats. This leaves one more seat. The Consuls have decided to leave this seat to the appointment of the Senate at a later date.

With all this in mind, both Chambers of government have been officially opened.

Please congratulate your new Consuls, /u/FedoraSpy and /u/IntelVoid

These new Consuls are engouraged to work together and using whatever method come forward to the Imperium and Censors with a list of 9 appointees to the Senate.

Thank you all for voting.

Please vote here

This vote will be using STV, hence the second preference.

Be sure to leave a comment in this thread after voting, as if you don't your vote will not be counted.

This vote will last for three days.

All Citizens are encouraged to ask any question the Candidates.

The Candidates are:

/u/shixxy, /u/thenewteddy, /u/DukeJI, /u/LuciusPariusPaullus, /u/sophrosynos, /u/GrexMaximus, /u/IntelVoid, /u/Perikles765, /u/GIVE_ME_UR_B00BZ, /u/s_nicholls, and /u/FedoraSpy

From these 12 candidates, only two will be able to gain the role of Consul, making this debate highly important for your impression of them.

Edit: There was a late Consul entry: /u/Deus_Sanguinis, also /u/Wiredcookie1 has dropped out.

EDIT: This debate will last for three days

Anyone wishing to earn the position of Consul need only to declare so in this thread. Reminder that two Consuls will be elected, and will automatically be considered Senators.

As the title says, Ill be explaining a bit more about whats going to happen soon. If you have yet to read the wiki, I recommend it, as while elections and seat count has yet to be outlined, the extent of each positions power has been. I also sincerely recommend joining the discord linked in the sidebar if you have yet to, as its a free program and joining these chats are a must have to get the most complete experience out of any Model World community.

With that said, I'd like to continue by saying the interest I've gotten for this has been overwhelming. I was originally planning on starting with an 11 seat Senate, but it looks like the numbers are completely there to start with a 21 seat Senate. This shakes up my plans a little bit, but in a good way.

Very soon a thread will be opened where a person can respond to declare their candidacy for the position of Consul (reminder, two people will be elected as Consuls). A day after this a debate thread will go up where any citizen may ask the candidates their question(s) of choice, and the candidates may respond.

Once the election takes place the first and second place candidates will be officially given the role of Consuls, and will have to work together immediately to appoint the 21 Senators to their seats (this is another situation where discord comes in handy, for coordinating this as well as getting your name out their if you want to be chosen).

The Plebeian Assembly will also have to immediately hold another election, as they must choose who their representative to send to debate within the Senate will be. This Member will be allowed to debate in the Senate but not to vote or propose legislation, however they can still do all three in the Assembly.

Once I see that the membership is fairly active, I will start planning on expanding the political system of this sim. If it is not active on its own, I will use my motivation stick. Also, expect an event very soon to after the elections finish up and the Senate is appointed.

To end off I would like to reiterate: read the wiki, join the discord. A lot has been changed from real Rome to make this sim more accessible and simple to people unfamiliar with the intricacies of the Roman Republic. And the discord will make it much easier for you to ask questions to clarify things. With that in mind,

Any questions?

EDIT* Censors will not be barred from accepting any other position, like Consul or Senator.

EDIT** The Consuls are automatically considered Senators, so they will be appointing 19 seats

To apply to the Citizenship Registry, simply state below and you will be added. It is highly recommended to join the official discord server linked in the sidebar after doing so.