The Curia, Consulate of Sulla and Iulus (91 BCE)

[Pontifex Maximus]

The Curia, Rome
The Consulate of Publius Cornelius Sulla and Gaius Julius Iulus

The Curia of 91 BCE is now in session.

Magistrates

Consul

Publius Cornelius Sulla and Gaius Julius Iulus

Censor

NPC

Praetor

Gaius Aurelius Cotta and Gaius Furius Sulpicianus

Asia

NPC

Pro-Consul of Sicilia

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Pro-Consul of Corsica et Sardinia

NPC

Hispania Citerior

NPC

Hispania Ulterior

NPC

Macedonia

NPC

Africa

NPC

Gallia Narbonensis

NPC

Aedile

Marcus Atilius Regulus

Quaestor

Marcus Aemelius Lepidus and Gaius Marius Aquila

Tribune of the Plebs

NPC

Events

Event for Rome

The Italian allies have revolted, declared independence, and currently field more troops than the Republic. The Republic is in a state of open war in the heart of Italy.

[Lucius Malfoy]

Gaius enters the Curia in his traditional senatorial outfit. Deep down, he did feel defeated. His brother was able to secure more support for him to gain the Aedile post while he was beaten for the Quaestor election. He had to do something to prove his worth to Rome. With the news of the Italian revolts, hopefully his father-in-law would gain imperium to lead the legions and offer Gaius a post. He took his seat with the Patricians.

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[The Mad Skylord]

Gnaeus Julius Iulis sat in his chair. Secretly he was pleased to have finally achieved one of the two much chased "thrones" of Rome. He awaits the arrival of Publius Sulla.

[Gandalfus]

Lucius Aurelius Cotta arrives and takes his seat in the senate as Praetor, accompanied by six lictors.

[Pontifex Maximus]

Publius Cornelius Sulla walked into the forum surrounded by his customary group of clients, but now accompanied by twelve lictors signifying the power of his office. He ascended the steps of the Curia as he so often had before and entered the Senate House along with many of his colleagues. He took his seat in one of the twin Curule Chairs seated at the head of the assembly. He wore his toga picta, a toga dyed solid purple and embroidered with gold, as was customary for consuls to wear.

*He waited for the Senate to fully gather and the censor to read off the rolls, signifying who was present or absent before opening the discussion.

Publius rose slowly from his seat, fingering his signet ring between his index finger and thumb "Patres, we face a grave threat to our very existence this year. The rebellion of the Italian allies poses a great threat, one which I am sure will soon lead me and my colleague to the field to command armies. Our response must be swift and decisive if we are to crush this threat. What have you to say regarding this crisis?"

[Pontifex Maximus]

Gaius Furius Sulpicianus, along with six lictors and dressed in his toga with a broad purple striple (toga praetexta). He nodded to his brother in law, Publius, and then took his seat in the lower rows of the Senate.

[Rhapture]

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius enters the Curia with his head held high, even though he did not win his election. He had an ancient family and was sure of his place in Rome. He sat among the other ex-quaestors and others of similar rank.

[Lucius Malfoy]

Senator Regulus stands to speak.

"We must beat the Italian rebels into submission to show them that Rome will not tolerate this vile disturbance that disrupts the peace we have worked so hard to ensure."

Then his tone changed afterwards.

"After the rebels have been beaten, we must then look for new ways to ensure this does not happen again. The Italians represent a great number of the allied troops supplied to our armies after all. We cannot risk anymore confrontations in the future."

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[Pontifex Maximus]

"I quite agree with Regulus." Sulla replied. "Certainly the Italians are angry at the extinguishing of their attempt to achieve citizenship, but that cannot justify open rebellion. Their ring leaders must be seized and those who would take up arms killed. We will transport as many as possible back to Rome for a trial. We must beat them down just as our ancestors did in the old days. And when they are finally beaten, we shall promote those among them who were against the rebellion. Certainly there must be some to be found."

[The Mad Skylord]

"Certainly promote those who were against the rebellion, but also promote those who were complicit. We must beat them, and then break their military leadership not by killing them and being tyrants, but by being generous and forcing their own generals to become enemies of those they once thought friends."

[Pontifex Maximus]

Gaius Furius Sulpicianus stood. "There will be enough talk of what to do at the end of the war when it is at an end!" he said, agreeing with Milo. "Milo has the right of it, we must go to war now. The only question left is which Consul shall command which campaign. We have enemies to our north and our south. Which of our consuls shall go to either sector, and with what strength?"

ooc: Where the enemy is to some extent is common knowledge. We would have a list of sorts which cities are rising against us. There are two enemy legions to the north and three to the south

[Pinkerton]

Q. Annius Milo listened carefully to the words of his fellow senators. He regretted that the situation had come to this

"The Italians have already mobilized their own legions. We must move quickly to counter their actions. Punishment and rewards can be discussed at a further date."

[Pontifex Maximus]

Sulla frowned and turned to his right, surprised at his colleague's words. "Quite a bizarre strategy, I will say. it is better that they are all destroyed than some spared. What sort of message would that send? Rebel and be rewarded?"

[Lucius Malfoy]

"You would offer your hands to wolves, Consul? You would reward those who were the ring leaders and slap their wrists for rebelling?"

Regulus could not believe this was suggested. How could Gaius suggest such leniency?

"Consul, they must be beaten, broken and executed! We must make an example of these upstarts and ensure rebellion is driven from the minds of those who are sympathetic!"

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[The Mad Skylord]

"Would you rather them all put to the sword, and Rome hated, or perhaps three of their greatest leaders promoted and made out to be scapegoats, never again trusted by their people, thus diverting hatred from us and onto them?

Better to permanently divide our enemies than try to cow them with bloodshed.

I care little either way. So long as we solve the problem."

[Lucius Malfoy]

Regulus knew who needed to be chosen to lead the armies of Rome. He raises his hand to make his nomination.

"I nominate Consul Sulla to lead the Roman legions against these errant rebels in the south. Consul Iulus should command forces to go north and clash with the foe to the north.

Seeing as our foe is stronger in the south, Consul Sulla should lead the strongest of the two forces to ensure resistance falters and dissipates at the sound of our marching feet and drums."

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[Gandalfus]

"I second the nomination of Senator Regulus. We need our men out in the field immediately, rather than tarrying about deciding our course of action for after the enemy is defeated." Cotta announced, frustrated that the Consul Julius spoke of leniency.

[Pontifex Maximus]

Sulla gave a half smile. The Senate seemed to favor granting him the more prestigious command. He kept his silence for now.

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Sulpicianus pressed his colleagues further. "And how shall we divide our forces? We have five legions to command."

[Rhapture]

"Fellow Senators. I think we need to declare the leaders of this rebellion, enemies of the State, to be executed if captured. We do not need to waste time on trials. We can not let any future leaders of these Italian towns and cities get any ideas."

Quintus joined the debate

[General Brewster]

"Fellow Senators. I think we need to declare the leaders of this rebellion, enemies of the State, to be executed if captured. We do not need to waste time on trials. We can not let any future leaders of these Italian towns and cities get any ideas."

Quintus joined the debate

"I second this notion." Marcus Aemilius lepidus said after arriving somewhat late.

He continues while he walks over to an empty spot for a seat. "Unrest in the streets is what kept me from being on time. The crows demand that the rebellious scum be executed. We must declare them enemies of the state!"