Post by nnnooosssooo on Sept 23, 2014 21:16:01 GMT -5
STUG NOTE: This is not the official Roman setup guide. Leadership has yet to be selected.
Unless Stug is planning on making a guide for the Romans, I guess I'll do it. Anyone who wants to join up sign up here.
Rules of armament:
Unless licensed by the colonia government, no weapons are to be wielded within the city limits. All legionaries on leave from the castrum will be disarmed and un-armoured. Only vigiles may carry light weaponry on patrols in order to keep order. illegally wielding a weapon is punishable by fining, if you cannot pay you will be placed in civil service for a determined period.
SPQR guide
The SPQR will be operating in Roman fashion, there will be a governor and a censor. All other roles are expendable and not necessarily required. The system is as follows, those who earn enough capital to purchase property will be subject to the census. The censor takes the role of monitoring income and land value. Those who attain enough monthly income and land wealth will be awarded an according (not yet determined) status dependent on this. Taxation will be determined by your land and income similarly to your status. This helps us to tax proportionately to the rich and poor.
I would like to make it clear, you do not need social standing to purchase property.
Social Ladder:
Senatorial - A senatorial citizen is one who has amassed immense amounts of land wealth. Usually entirely reliant on agricultural income, the senatorial citizen spends most of his time attending curia debates, bathing and watching theatre. Usually because he receives the best curia seating, his own private box for watching plays or gladiatorial combat and access to exclusive baths. Unlike the modern impression of senatorial citizens, this man does not attend the senate of Rome, he is in fact a member of a "local" senate, usually the senate of a province or a smaller town.
Equestrian - The equestrian is the common upper class of Roman citizen, he likely owns a suburban villa (to allow for that land wealth requirement) and an urban domus. His main income would likely be from agriculture however rarely a successful commercial equestrian can be present. The equestrian is granted front row seating in the theatre, and access to the curia. Equestrians may also be eligible for higher officer ranks in the legion.
Curio - The curiales are the middle class citizen, commonly merchants they usually own small quaint domus within the city limits. Their liberties are in that they aren't treated as disdainfully as common proles, but their greatest right is their ability to attain front line officer ranks in the legion. The ranks of Prefect, centurion, optio and signifier are only attainable by a curio citizen. Contrary to popular belief, main-battle infantry (miles) were not granted rank, like others they had to earn their titles through wealth. The curio is also eligible for official work, taking up a job as a clerk for a government official is one of their abilities attained through wealth.
Proles - The prole is someone who's wealth is miniscule in the scheme of things, their residence would be a one bedroom domus in the darkest part of town, manual labour or legionary service is usually the only way for these people to make their way up the ladder. Proles were prone to the most hard of all Roman lifestyles, living in plague-ridden quarters of cities alongside criminal gangs and foreigners. Some proles were known to have joined "guilds" in the form of collegia, most of these however were fronts for petty crime rings. However so long as they were tolerable city governments would allow them to operate.
Government ranks:
Censor - In charge of managing the census, he is not senatorial but local. He can be forced to answer to a senatorial censor if instructed, his role is to discern the wealth and value of citizens in the colonia and grant them liberties and titles dependent on them. The censor is paid dependent on the quality of job performed, all census information is confidential between him, the governor and the curia.
Governor - The governor was in charge of the civil aspects of a region or province, his job was to manage income and expenses, pre-Augustan governors would have been elected by their province, however Augustus seemingly abolished this practise and replaced it with allowing prominent citizens to purchase the right to govern and tax provinces, answering to him or a higher governor. He was also charged with upkeep of the legions and managing public order, giving him the ability to preside over courts and have a say in the campaigns and positioning of a legion.
Pontifex - A fledgling colony would need a pontifex, or they would face the wrath of the gods. A pontifex was a priest and a member of the collegium of Pontiffs, their duty was to administer religion to the masses. It's known however that cash donations are rare in the part of the empire, so the Government is currently subsidizing the pontifex until he can begin sustaining himself. A pontifex would usually claim most of his income through indulgence and/or auguries.
Proconsul - The consul in our case is an unreachable rank due to the locality of our RP, however on occasion we may have an event of which he may visit so it may pay to know who he is. The Proconsul is the provincial governor, all minor governors would be charged to answer to his command. He has direct command of all legions tied to his province and would likely have their loyalty (See Julius Caesar in Gaul, though he was not a pro-consul he had the governorship of his province and the legions there were under his command). I've set this title aside for Stug for whenever he feels he wants to join in the fun, unless of course he has a different title in mind (legatus or so forth).
Finally there is a matter of monetary standing. As it stands, I am unable to control the minting of coin and so we may end up with increasing inflation rapidly. As such I have drawn up a possibly controversial solution, however it would work if you let it. The use of promissory notes was common in Ancient Rome, so as such I plan on having a dispensary (mint) where all gold handed in will be returned in the form of promissory notes. This type of wealth will be the only way of purchasing government services, and being paid by the government. All land purchases, rents and salaries will be paid in this form (including legionaries). Therefore the amount of money in the economy can be easily tracked (and noticed if it goes missing, looking at all you launderers). If everyone uses this currency there will be no problem, their gold value will be listed on the note and can be traded in to the dispensary in return for their exact value. These however are not forgeable, as only the governor's seal can be used to determine the legitimacy of a note. These notes will not decline on value for they will be backed by their exact worth in gold (promissory notes can be traded for gold). We cannot expect foreigners to trade with us in this form and therefore we will accept valuable metals as currency from them.
Legionary guide coming soon.
Unless Stug is planning on making a guide for the Romans, I guess I'll do it. Anyone who wants to join up sign up here.
Rules of armament:
Unless licensed by the colonia government, no weapons are to be wielded within the city limits. All legionaries on leave from the castrum will be disarmed and un-armoured. Only vigiles may carry light weaponry on patrols in order to keep order. illegally wielding a weapon is punishable by fining, if you cannot pay you will be placed in civil service for a determined period.
SPQR guide
The SPQR will be operating in Roman fashion, there will be a governor and a censor. All other roles are expendable and not necessarily required. The system is as follows, those who earn enough capital to purchase property will be subject to the census. The censor takes the role of monitoring income and land value. Those who attain enough monthly income and land wealth will be awarded an according (not yet determined) status dependent on this. Taxation will be determined by your land and income similarly to your status. This helps us to tax proportionately to the rich and poor.
I would like to make it clear, you do not need social standing to purchase property.
Social Ladder:
Senatorial - A senatorial citizen is one who has amassed immense amounts of land wealth. Usually entirely reliant on agricultural income, the senatorial citizen spends most of his time attending curia debates, bathing and watching theatre. Usually because he receives the best curia seating, his own private box for watching plays or gladiatorial combat and access to exclusive baths. Unlike the modern impression of senatorial citizens, this man does not attend the senate of Rome, he is in fact a member of a "local" senate, usually the senate of a province or a smaller town.
Equestrian - The equestrian is the common upper class of Roman citizen, he likely owns a suburban villa (to allow for that land wealth requirement) and an urban domus. His main income would likely be from agriculture however rarely a successful commercial equestrian can be present. The equestrian is granted front row seating in the theatre, and access to the curia. Equestrians may also be eligible for higher officer ranks in the legion.
Curio - The curiales are the middle class citizen, commonly merchants they usually own small quaint domus within the city limits. Their liberties are in that they aren't treated as disdainfully as common proles, but their greatest right is their ability to attain front line officer ranks in the legion. The ranks of Prefect, centurion, optio and signifier are only attainable by a curio citizen. Contrary to popular belief, main-battle infantry (miles) were not granted rank, like others they had to earn their titles through wealth. The curio is also eligible for official work, taking up a job as a clerk for a government official is one of their abilities attained through wealth.
Proles - The prole is someone who's wealth is miniscule in the scheme of things, their residence would be a one bedroom domus in the darkest part of town, manual labour or legionary service is usually the only way for these people to make their way up the ladder. Proles were prone to the most hard of all Roman lifestyles, living in plague-ridden quarters of cities alongside criminal gangs and foreigners. Some proles were known to have joined "guilds" in the form of collegia, most of these however were fronts for petty crime rings. However so long as they were tolerable city governments would allow them to operate.
Government ranks:
Censor - In charge of managing the census, he is not senatorial but local. He can be forced to answer to a senatorial censor if instructed, his role is to discern the wealth and value of citizens in the colonia and grant them liberties and titles dependent on them. The censor is paid dependent on the quality of job performed, all census information is confidential between him, the governor and the curia.
Governor - The governor was in charge of the civil aspects of a region or province, his job was to manage income and expenses, pre-Augustan governors would have been elected by their province, however Augustus seemingly abolished this practise and replaced it with allowing prominent citizens to purchase the right to govern and tax provinces, answering to him or a higher governor. He was also charged with upkeep of the legions and managing public order, giving him the ability to preside over courts and have a say in the campaigns and positioning of a legion.
Pontifex - A fledgling colony would need a pontifex, or they would face the wrath of the gods. A pontifex was a priest and a member of the collegium of Pontiffs, their duty was to administer religion to the masses. It's known however that cash donations are rare in the part of the empire, so the Government is currently subsidizing the pontifex until he can begin sustaining himself. A pontifex would usually claim most of his income through indulgence and/or auguries.
Proconsul - The consul in our case is an unreachable rank due to the locality of our RP, however on occasion we may have an event of which he may visit so it may pay to know who he is. The Proconsul is the provincial governor, all minor governors would be charged to answer to his command. He has direct command of all legions tied to his province and would likely have their loyalty (See Julius Caesar in Gaul, though he was not a pro-consul he had the governorship of his province and the legions there were under his command). I've set this title aside for Stug for whenever he feels he wants to join in the fun, unless of course he has a different title in mind (legatus or so forth).
Finally there is a matter of monetary standing. As it stands, I am unable to control the minting of coin and so we may end up with increasing inflation rapidly. As such I have drawn up a possibly controversial solution, however it would work if you let it. The use of promissory notes was common in Ancient Rome, so as such I plan on having a dispensary (mint) where all gold handed in will be returned in the form of promissory notes. This type of wealth will be the only way of purchasing government services, and being paid by the government. All land purchases, rents and salaries will be paid in this form (including legionaries). Therefore the amount of money in the economy can be easily tracked (and noticed if it goes missing, looking at all you launderers). If everyone uses this currency there will be no problem, their gold value will be listed on the note and can be traded in to the dispensary in return for their exact value. These however are not forgeable, as only the governor's seal can be used to determine the legitimacy of a note. These notes will not decline on value for they will be backed by their exact worth in gold (promissory notes can be traded for gold). We cannot expect foreigners to trade with us in this form and therefore we will accept valuable metals as currency from them.
Legionary guide coming soon.
