Regia

[m_1512]

OFFICE OF THE PONTIFEX MAXIMUS



The Regia is the office of the Pontifex Maximux, the chief Pontiff of Roman religion. It is also the meeting place of the college of Pontiffs.

College of Pontiffs

Pontifex Maximus: Gaius Marius Aquila
Flamen Dialis: Decimus Pomponius Nero
Flamen Martialis: Lucius Atilius Regulus
Flamen Quirinalis: Aelianus Sempronius Longus

[Okmin]

The Pontifex Maximus, Gaius Marius Aquila, requests that any interested senators nominate themselves to fill the three most important priesthoods, the Flamines Maiores (+1 gravitas).

All priests must be patricians, hold office for life (unless revoked), and may hold other offices (unless otherwise noted). No one may hold more than one priesthoods.

Flamen Dialis
The high priest of Jupiter. Responsible for the the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus and all services and festivals to Jupiter. This is the most restrictive position, but also the most prestigious, save Pontifex Maximus.
Restrictions:

• May not be consul
• May not be absent from Rome overnight
• May not touch a horse or iron, or see an army
• Must wear the apex (pointed hat) and laena (heavy woolen cloak) in public, and must have no knots in his attire
• May not swear an oath
• May not wear a ring, except a plain one without stones
• May not strip naked in public
• May not walk beneath a canopy of vines
• May not touch flour, leaven, or bread
• May not touch a corpse or enter a burial place, but may attend funerals
• May not touch or name a dog, she-goat, ivy, beans, or raw flesh
• Only a free man may cut his hair
• None but him may sleep in his bed, and the legs of his bed are smeared with clay, and his bedstand may not be in contact with a box containing cakes
• Must marry a woman who was a virgin at the time of their marriage and may not divorce her
• If his wife dies, he must resign

Privileges and rights:

• Is free from his father's control
• Has one lictor
• May wear the toga praetexta (white with a broad purple stripe, as a consul wears)
• May sit upon a curule chair
• Seated above all others, save the Rex Sacrorum, at banquets and festivals
• If a man in bonds takes refuge in his house, he is freed and his bonds are cast down from the roof unto the street
• If a criminal on his way to punishment falls suppliant at his feet, he is given respite for a day

Flamen Martialis
The high priest of Mars. Specific duties include performing rituals when preparing for war and sacrificing a horse in the Campus Martius every October.
May not leave the city without permission of the Pontifex Maximus.

Flamen Quirinalis
The high priest of Quirinus. Especially responsible for the festival of Quirinalia, held in February.
May not leave the city without permission of the Pontifex Maximus.

[Lucius Malfoy]

Lucius Atilius Regulus shows interest in the office of Flamen Martialis.

[M D]

​Decimus Pomponius Nero indicates his willingness to serve Jupiter as Flamen Dialis

[removeduser_456328]

Aelianus Sempronius Longus indicates a willingness and desire to hold the Flamen Quirinalis

[Mary The Quene]

Tiberius Honorius Lentulus shows interest in the office of Flamen Martialis

[Oznerol]

Agrippa Menenius Lanatus shows interest in the Flamen Quirinalis.

[tyboman]

Titus Fabius Gurges shows interest in the position of Flamen Martialis

[Okmin]

The Flamines Maiores have been elected by the Senate and confirmed by the Pontifex Maximus, in the sight of all the gods.

Now the College of Pontiffs must prepare a list of candidates for Rex Sacrorum, the highest priest. Afterwards, the Pontifex Maximus will appoint the Rex Sacrorum from said list.

Rex Sacrorum

The Rex Sacrorum carries on the religious nature previously attributed to the kings of Rome. He sacrifices on the Kalends of every month, and must cover his head while sacrificing.

Restrictions

• Must be a married patrician; if his wife dies, he must resign

Privileges

• Sits above all others at banquets and festivals
• Carries a ceremonial axe

(OOC: The Rex Sacrorum will also get +2 gravitas while in office)

[removeduser_456328]

Aelianus Sempronius Longus proposes that the Censor Lanatus be named Rex Sacrorum.