The Curia Hostilia: The Consulship of Aquila and Naso

[Rhapture]

The Curia, Rome

The Curia of 343 BCE is now in session.

Magistrates

Consul

Senior Consul: Gaius Marius Aquila
Junior Consul:Gaius Asinius Naso

Dictator

Lucius Atilius Regulus

Praetor

Lucius Julius Libo
Aulus Rupilius Silanus

Censor

none

Curule Aedile

Tiberius Honorius Lentulus

Plebeian Aedile

Lucius Valerius Poplicola

Quaestor

Horatius Septimia Flavus
Aelianus Sempronius Longus

Tribune of the Plebs

Gnaeus Aquilius Rutilanus
Quintus Aurelius Orestes Minor

[FIELDSET]

Events

- Religious Unrest: Their are rumors spreading throughout the city that the lack of proper religious observances have led to the levies losing.

- War Event: (Continuing) The Roman Republic and her new allies, the Campanian League, have formed alliances together in hopes of repelling renewed Samnite aggression to the south. Aggression that threatens the interest and existence of the Campanian League. As of right now, the members of the Latin League have not made any statement if they are to supply troops or not to the Roman army once its assembled. So far the Samnites have won a battle and captured ex-concul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus. The Romans then had a costly victory under the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius.

Plebian Roll

Marketplaces/trade routes need to be established

Plebian Satisfaction

-2

Food Supply in Italy

Food Surplus: 1

[Rhapture]

Lucius Valerius arrives and waits for the Consuls to arrive

[Xion]

Horatius Septimia Flavus arrives and takes the same seat he held last, at least he thinks it is the same seat.

[Mary The Quene]

Tiberius Honorius Lentulus arrives at the senate and takes the same seat he held previous year, he waited for the new consuls

[Iron Aquilifer]

Gnaeus Aquilius Rutilanus arrives and takes a seat on one of the front benches, feeling strange about his new position.

[Okmin]

Gaius Marius Aquila arrives to sit in his curule chair.

[tyboman]

Titus Fabius Gurges arrives in the senate dismayed about another year without office

[grouchy13]

Titus Tullius Varro enters the Curia, his black yoga and gold chain marking him out against the gathered Senators. He stands,

'Good Conscript Fathers, I notice the position of Aedile is yet open. I put myself forward for the office'

[Lucius Malfoy]

A messenger arrives from the Campus Martius. A letter is given to Consul Aquila.

Salve One-Who-Dictates,

Victory has been found under the slopes of Vesuvius, but hard fought.

The Samnites advanced on our ranks from the south, downhill.
Using a strong right flank and a rear attack from Sempronius and the cavalry, we were able to nearly crush the Samnite force.
However, enemy reinforcements arrived from the northeast, and the legion was only saved by counteracting reinforcements from Nola and Pompeii.
The Samnites have been forced from the field, having lost their advantage on the battlefield.
They've skulked off north of us, between Capua and Nola.

We've lost a third of our total fighting force, including the Campanian reinforcements.
We dare assess the Samnites lost a bit more.
The legion demands that Praetor Naso be given a Civica Corona for saving the lives of one of our flanks.

All three tribunes are alive and well, though Orestes has been wounded yet again.
We were unable to secure the Consul Lanatus, to our chagrin.
He is, we suspect, still in the hands of the enemy, or worse, dead.

We await your arrival in Campania, to which we then propose we hunt down this dwindled enemy force and crush it.
However, we are also eager to siege and capture Neapolis as soon as possible; the Greek city has sided with our enemy, and has incurred the wrath of the Republic.
We will propose that the city, if captured, comes under Roman rule. Furthermore, it is a prime target to reap the loot as talked of when the war was passed into law a year ago.

- seals of Naso, Orestes, and Sempronius -

[Okmin]

"Senators, before we attend to the business of politics, we must attend to the business of war. I propose we pass the following bill with all haste."

Lex Maria Bella Samnia

• Gaius Asinius Naso is awarded the civic crown, per request of Legio I, for his actions in battle against the Samnites.
• The Senate and People of Rome officially declare war on the city of Neapolis, given their allegiance with the Samnites.
• Consul Gaius Asinius Naso is granted imperium to continue the war in Campania.
• Quintus Aurelius Orestes Minor is named Vesuvianus, for his sacrifices in battle near the mountain.

[Pinkerton]

"Senators, before we attend to the business of politics, we must attend to the business of war. I propose we pass the following bill with all haste."

Lex Maria Bella Samnia

• Gaius Asinius Naso is awarded the civic crown, per request of Legio I, for his actions in battle against the Samnites.
• The Senate and People of Rome officially declare war on the city of Neapolis, given their allegiance with the Samnites.
• Consul Gaius Asinius Naso is granted imperium to continue the war in Campania.
• Quintus Aurelius Orestes Minor is named Vesuvianus, for his sacrifices in battle near the mountain.

Lucius Alfius Verres, a rather young senator who represented Naso's interests, seconded the proposal

[Pontifex Maximus]

Pinarius arrives. Although to this point silent, the increasing desperation of the international situation and domestic discord seems to point to a need for men like Pinarius to be more vocal. The seasoned veterans, the older men of the Senate, have been silent for too long.

[Lord William]

Re-elected Praetor Senator Aulus Rupilius Silanus enters the senate house and sits near his fellow Republicans

[Rhapture]

Valerius stands up to reply.

"I do not think we need a law for any of this. I simple motion to give Consul Naso Legio I and Socii I should be sufficient, I believe. As I don't think we can take a military award already given by his troops away from Consul Naso, that argument is mute. As Neopolis has already joined in this war in Campania, the dictator will deal with them. And I can never recall a military tribune being award a cognomen for a victory he was not in command of."

[Iron Aquilifer]

"I second the motion to grant Consul Naso legio I and Socii I."

He would wait to deal with the other issues until after these small details were handled.

[m_1512]

Praetor Julius Lucius Libo arrives in senate to attend to the matters. He wondered at the insistence of the consul to order all magistrates to remain in Rome. He also notices the strange old man sitting grim in the senate.

[Okmin]

Aquila looked around the room.

"Senators, we must choose a plebeian aedile. So far, only senator Varro has put forth his name, but I understand he also wishes to go on campaign. I call upon him to choose, and upon any others to nominate themselves for the office."

[Rhapture]

"I will hold the position if Senator Varro is with the legios."
Lucius Valerius responds.

[Pinkerton]

"I will hold the position if Senator Varro is with the legios."
Lucius Valerius responds.

Verres seconds Valerius' candidacy

[m_1512]

"I second Valerius' nomination. As for the fears about the wrath of the Gods running in the city, I propose we prepare sacrifices to all the temples in the city. Each sacrifice in a temple can be attended by a magistracy."