Curia Hostilia, Consulate of Scribonius/Aelinus

[Winter]

I changed it to Curia Hostilia for the sake of accuracy, if you want the old curia Ivlia back just ask


Rendering of the inside of the Curia Ivlia, the Curia commissioned by Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. to replace the Curia Hostilia, which had served Rome for Centuries before.

MAGISTRATA IN ANNO 481 A.U.C.
(Magistrates in the year 485 ab urbe condite - 272 B.C.)

LUCIUS SCRIBONIUS - OPPIUS MARCUS AELINUS - CONSULES

MARCUS APPULEIUS SATURNINUS - CENSOR
CAIUS SCIPIO - VIBUS ROMULUS - PRAETOR
L. AU. LEPIDUS - M. CL. CLARUS - TRIBUNIS PLEBIS
MARCUS ATIUS BALBUS - QUAESTOR

[Pontifex Maximus]

Caius strides into the Senate Hall.

Esteemed brethren, could the acting consuls please update the senators as to the current financial and military situations?

[RVFVS]

Gaius Macius slwoly walks into the Cvria. He has a smile on his lips and he pats a few Senators on the back. Its good to be home.

[Caesar Rex]

Lucius Scribonius entered the sacred halls and watched as the senators and newly elected officials made there way to their seats. After a short period he stood to make the opening speech.

Senators of Rome, esteemed colleagues, friends, countrymen. The voters have clearly shown their minds in our latest election.
Four candidates running for consul is a clear indication that many of you have ideas on how Rome should be governed and how the current situation should be handled.
Yes we have many newly acquired towns and our borders have never stretched so far toward the gallic north and greco south.
There are many divided faction amongst us senators but now is the time for us to step forward and put Rome in her place as the leader of the free world.
I ask that all those who have suggestions on our current situation step forward.
It is a time for unity. Let all divisions melt away and let us lead this republic as one.

[Winter]

Tribune Lepidus steps forward to speak.

" I am sure we are all aware the disasterious toll the Pyrrhic wars took on our nation. Now that Pyrrhus has retreated to Greece we have a decision to make; Do we allow the Tarentine Greeks to stand after being such staunch supporters of our foe, or do we crush them as they deserve to be crushed?

Senators I am no fan of war, but we must finish this fight! Tarentum must be won! Let us sweep clear Italy of all those that would take up arms against our beloved republic!"

[Pontifex Maximus]

"I agree with Ledidus' proposals. If we are to assert Roman dominance elsewhere, we must be able to rule the whole of the Italian peninsula first."

[RVFVS]

"Yes we must! And we should make them pay for the Roman lives we took!"

[We shall fwee...Wode]

Taras is not the most important prize, for we must take Rhegion and restore it to it's people if we are to save our reputation!

(At the start of the pyrrhic wars, a legion was sent to protect the city, an ally of Rome, but jealous of the towns wealth the legion rebelled and seized power for themselves and their general.)

[Winter]

This is quite true senator Balbus. The rebellion in Rhegion must not be allowed to stand. We must however consider our priorities.

We must defend our homeland, this is for certain. Currently Taras still has a powerful army in the region (though an intelligence update is most welcome) and could easily strike at our border regions if it felt an opportunity arise.

Attacking Rhegion first would give Taras this opportunity. Our legions, as we all know, have been severely wittled down by the wars with the Greeks, and they will take many months to retrain, so therefore we must defend with what we have for the time being.

Since the rebels in Rhegion seem perfectly content to stew in their squalor, I say leave them be until more manpower can be allocated to root them out once and for all. We must remove our primary foe first, Taras!

Tribune Lepidus sits.

[RVFVS]

Gaius Marcius stands once again.

"Both proposals have their weight but in this I must agree with Senator Lepidus. They are Romans and I doubt they will attack us so I think they can wait. However Taras is a more immediate enemy I say we take it soon!"

[Winter]

"Don't get me wrong senator. I do not underestimate the threat the rebels pose, I simply feel that at this time they have neither the capability nor the will to brave an attack on our lands. Therefore we should take advantage of this momentary lapse in fighting to knock off one of these threats while we can."

[Kritias]

"My friends, let us cleave to the matter at hand! To my thoughts, Tarentum is the formost priority and I will prove my point. If we stall in conquering this last Pyrrhic stronghold, we give the tyrant a foothold to return to Italy. And return, he shall! The man has given clear indication that he means our doom and he will not stop until he has accomplished that; let us deprive him of this stronghold so if he is ever to return to Italy, he will have no place to rest his men, no place to guard his gold, no place to comfort - because no city will open it's gates to him! That is clearly, the best course of action now;"

[Xavier Dragnesi]

Marcus Appuleius Saturninus strides confidently into the Senate Hall and seats himself on the seat of the Censor to watch ove the proceedings of the Senate. Seeing the direction of the discussion, he rises to speak:

I am of a similar mind to Marcus Porcius Cato and Lucius Aurelius. Rome's greatest threat at the moment are the Epirots, Pyrrhus or no. Though it is true that we have yet to assert our dominance over the independent cities of Italy, I ask you, when has one of them ever rebelled openly against us? When have they ever attacked our armies and our cities, and spilt Roman blood? Never as yet! However, the Epirots with generals schooled in the Greek arts of war, could be formidable foes. Let us rid them of the peninsular before we turn to our closer and more easily manageable neighbourhood.

[Caesar Rex]

Your suggestions are noted. I have heard enough to gather that no one stands against us moving our forces South. Let us then put it to vote and have it ratified before the people of Rome. The sooner we crush our foe the better it will be for us to ensure governance over the peninsula. How would other nations look at us if not even a handful of miles away we let the beast gather her forces against us.
As senior consul I will head the forces south however I look to you senators of Rome to provide me with my legates for I will not reap the rewards of this final blow alone.

[Gaius Julius Civilis]

"My friends, are we so greedy as to want without loving what we have? You speak of protection, of vengeance, of wealth, of betrayal, but what of the towns and cities that were brave enough to support us in our time of need? This act of ultimate loyalty cannot be dismissed by saying they were supposed to do it, we must reward them for doing the right thing. Our loyal allies in this war should be given varying degrees of citizenship, so they feel rewarded, but are still competing amongst each other for our blessings. We divide and rule, as it were."

[We shall fwee...Wode]

Citizenship is for romans, and then a second degree of citizenship for Latins. The various Italic tribes are not under our direct control except in the matters of foreign policy and troop recruitment. In all other aspects they are autonomous. This link is beneficial as it gives them something they desire much more than Roman citizenship, and that is their freedom.

What I believe is of greater concern is the actions against Taras and the establishment of a new government there.(What level government? I usually build up from 3, but seeing as it's Italy, I think we should build one.)

We I propose that we integrate the Tarantioi as quickly as possible with governments resembling that of the other states in Italy.

[Kritias]

"Atilius Balbus is correct on this matter. The Italian Allies have never expressed their will to be named Roman citizens, they just want their autonomy. That we ask of them for soldiers and money is the end deal of their Alliance with Rome; we are here to secure the Italian Penninsula of any threat and they are here to assist us on this task. No need to fix what ain't broken."

[Snowball]

I support taking Tarentum and driving the Greeks from Italy. Our Italian allies have not dissapointed but i do not think they want us controlling their life`s more, they pay us money and give us soldiers and i don`t see how the people of Rome would get any benefit from our allies gaining any more "citizenship"

Leave things as they are.

[RVFVS]

Gaius Marcius stood up and spoke with his bellowing and forceful voice.

"I agree and think that we should not incorporate our allies into our soceity. I would also like to say that if Senior Consul Scribonius needs a Legate I would like to apply."

[We shall fwee...Wode]

What should happen to the populace of Taras?(bear in mind that in EB, you can't exterminate, you can occupy, displace them to your cities(Can't remember the word atm), or enslave them. What do these people deserve, for please do not forget they are under the rule of a tyrant. How much of our problems are caused by the people as opposed to their rulers?