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Subject:	Re: [novaroma] ATTN: Lost Roman
From:	S&RFernalld <srfern@bcn.net>
Date:	Sun, 13 Jan 2002 22:49:52 -0500

I too, signed up before the holidays, and as yet have not heard from
anyone. I applied to join the Drusus family . I gathered the elections
would hold up any new additions. Am I correct? Is there some time frame
one might expect to be contacted?

Gratis
Livia Drusa Servilius

Lea Galanter wrote:

> Excuse me for not using the appropriate protocol, bu I'm
> not sure where to address this. I registered to join Nova
> Roma a month or more ago and have yet to hear back from
> anyone. The family I signed up for (Maxentius) never
> responded to my e-mail. What do I do now? Join another
> family and change my name? How does one know which families
> have active members and which ones don't?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Lea Galanter
> aka Galla Maxentius Gemina.
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Subject:	Re: [novaroma] ATTN: Lost Roman
From:	Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix <alexious@earthlink.net>
Date:	Sun, 13 Jan 2002 19:52:19 -0800

Avete,

You would want to contact the Censors at censors@novaroma.org. They
will be able to give you updates and status.

Respectfully,

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
Consul

Lea Galanter wrote:

> Excuse me for not using the appropriate protocol, bu I'm
> not sure where to address this. I registered to join Nova
> Roma a month or more ago and have yet to hear back from
> anyone. The family I signed up for (Maxentius) never
> responded to my e-mail. What do I do now? Join another
> family and change my name? How does one know which families
> have active members and which ones don't?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Lea Galanter
> aka Galla Maxentius Gemina.
>
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Subject:	[novaroma] Provincial Challenge
From:	Shane Evans <marcusafricanus@yahoo.com>
Date:	Sun, 13 Jan 2002 22:43:53 -0800 (PST)

As the new Propraetor of Lacus Magni, I hereby issue
this challenge to all of my fellow Propraetors across
this great Republic.

1. Get to know the Civies within your borders.

2. Work with your Legates and Civies to get at least
one gathering together this year.

3. Conduct a Provincial census. Eliminate names that
are "just there" and get out and work towards bringing
in new, active citizens, who will in turn be a boon to
your provincia.

4. Learn all you can about the Old City, and help
keep her glory alive.

5. Most importantly. Have fun!

M. Scipio Africanus
Propraetor of Lacus Magni

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Subject:	AW: [novaroma] ATTN: Lost Roman
From:	<3s@hsk-net.de>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 01:31:28 -0600 (CST)

Salve, Galla Maxentia Gemina.

You´re still listed as new applicant for citizenship. The paterfamilias of gens Maxentia needs to approve your membership in his gens. I hope that we hear from him soon, but I will additionaly contact him.

Vale
Caius Flavius Diocletianus
Censor

-- Original Nachricht--
Von: Lea Galanter <leagal99@yahoo.com>
An: novaroma@yahoogroups.com
Senden: 13.01.2002
Betreff: [novaroma] ATTN: Lost Roman

Excuse me for not using the appropriate protocol, bu I'm
not sure where to address this. I registered to join Nova
Roma a month or more ago and have yet to hear back from
anyone. The family I signed up for (Maxentius) never
responded to my e-mail. What do I do now? Join another
family and change my name? How does one know which families
have active members and which ones don't?

Thanks for any advice.

Lea Galanter
aka Galla Maxentius Gemina.

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Subject:	AW: Re: [novaroma] ATTN: Lost Roman
From:	<3s@hsk-net.de>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 01:34:29 -0600 (CST)

Salve, Livia Drusa Servilia.

You´re still listed as new applicant for citizenship. The paterfamilias of gens Drusa needs to approve your membership in his gens. I hope that we hear from him soon, but I will additionaly contact him.

Vale
Caius Flavius Diocletianus
Censor

-- Original Nachricht--
Von: S&RFernalld <srfern@bcn.net>
An: novaroma@yahoogroups.com
Senden: 04:49
Betreff: Re: [novaroma] ATTN: Lost Roman

I too, signed up before the holidays, and as yet have not heard from
anyone. I applied to join the Drusus family . I gathered the elections
would hold up any new additions. Am I correct? Is there some time frame
one might expect to be contacted?

Gratis
Livia Drusa Servilius

Lea Galanter wrote:

> Excuse me for not using the appropriate protocol, bu I'm
> not sure where to address this. I registered to join Nova
> Roma a month or more ago and have yet to hear back from
> anyone. The family I signed up for (Maxentius) never
> responded to my e-mail. What do I do now? Join another
> family and change my name? How does one know which families
> have active members and which ones don't?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Lea Galanter
> aka Galla Maxentius Gemina.
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Subject:	[novaroma] New paterfamilias of the Gens of Curia
From:	=?iso-8859-1?q?titus=20curius?= <t_curius_d@yahoo.dk>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:11:11 +0100 (CET)


Subject:	[novaroma] Re: english in post
From:	qfabiusmaxmi@aol.com
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 04:31:29 EST

In a message dated 1/13/02 11:33:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, 3s@hsk-net.de
writes:

> Salve, Galla Maxentia Gemina.
>
> You´re still listed as new applicant for citizenship. The paterfamilias of
> gens Maxentia needs to approve your membership in his gens. I hope that we
> hear from him soon, but I will additionaly contact him.
>
> Vale
> Caius Flavius Diocletianus
>

Caius Flavius,
If I could, "additionally contact," while correct in German, is confusing to
an English speaker. "But I will contact him, again, OR once more," could be
used and be understandable.
I hope you are not insulted or see me to be presumptuous. You write
excellently, and as one who spoke German before English I see and relate to
your common mistakes, (after all I have made the same) and would like to
eliminate them from your written English.
Vale
Fabius

PS, can I put you in a toga for your "staff" picture on the NR website? I'll
send it to you for your approval of course. While the suit looks excellent,
it isn't traditional.

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Subject:	Re: [novaroma] Re: english in post
From:	qfabiusmaxmi@aol.com
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 04:37:59 EST

Salvete
This was to be a personal post to Caius Fabius not to everybody. My small
laptop screen did not allow me to see the recipient. To avoid such further
mistakes, I will wait until my return before attempting any more posts. My
apologies to Caius Flavius Diocletianus, for my ineptness.

Valete
Q. Fabius Maximus

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Subject:	Re: [novaroma] New paterfamilias of the Gens of Curia
From:	Caeso Fabius Quintilianus <tjalens.h@telia.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:51:04 +0100

Salve friends

I hereby announce that I step down as paterfamilias of
the Gens of Curia.

I give the position to Martinus Curius Cupidus. He is
the next in line of members of the family and has
accepted to take the position as paterfamilias.

I had decided to leave Nova Roma, due to lack of time,
but now I´ll take a break and think it over once
again.

Take care and stay safe

=====
Vale, respectfully

Titus Curius Dannicus

Salve Amice!

I am glad that You have decided to stay in Nova Roma. When we spoke on the
phone some days ago You still said that You would leave Nova Roma. I am
glad to have You still among us, but sometimes in life You must concentrate
on a few things. Nova Roma will still be there when You decide to be active
again.

Glad to still have You here an good luck with life!

Vale

Caeso Fabius Quintilianus
Senior Curule Aedile
Propraetor of Thule

The Opinions expressed are my own,
and not an offical opinion of Nova Roma
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Subject:	[novaroma] Edictum Propraetoricium XXXVII about the appointment of the
From:	Caeso Fabius Quintilianus <tjalens.h@telia.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:52:17 +0100

Ex Officio Propraetoris Thulae

Edictum Propraetoricium XXXVII about the appointment of a Prolegatus
Regionis Danicae (Provisional Legati on Trial of the Danish Region)

It is a great pleasure for me, Caeso Fabius Quintilianus, to appoint this
Honorable citizen to this position within Provincia Thule and the Cohors
Propraetoris (The Propraetorian Staff, Provincial Governament)! I, as a
Nova Roman citizen within the Provincia Thule, am proud to see the Gravitas
and Pietas this citizen shows!

I. Honorable Aulus Cornelius Sallust is hereby appointed as Prolegatus
Regionis Danicae, (Provisional Legati on Trial of the Danish Region).

II. Above appointed official is asked to observe that he are bound by the
"Approved Regula (Charter) for the Administration of Thule" as it was
published on the 15th of April 2001.

III. As an official of Provincia Thule he is asked to, within one week of
his appointment, swear the public oath shown on
<http://www.novaroma.org/tabularium/lex99191002.html>http://www.novaroma.org/tab
ularium/lex99191002.html
using both his Nova Roman name and within parenthesis his macroworld (real)
name.

The Oath must be published on the NovaRomaThule List and the Nova Roma Main
List!

IV. This edictum becomes effective immediately.

Given January 14th, in the year of the consulship of Marcus Octavius
Germanicus and Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix 2755 AUC.

Caeso Fabius Quintilianus
Propraetor Thules

Vale

Caeso Fabius Quintilianus
Senior Curule Aedile
Propraetor of Thule

The Opinions expressed are my own,
and not an offical opinion of Nova Roma
************************************************
The homepage of the Nova Roma Provincia Thule:
http://thule.novaroma.org/
************************************************
Aut inveniam viam aut faciam
"I'll either find a way or make one"
************************************************
"Do not give in to hate. That leads to the dark side."
************************************************
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Subject:	[novaroma] Ad Religionis Romanae Restitutae Laudandum
From:	"lupulus_alaskensis" <lupulus@mindspring.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 04:35:20 -0000

Salvete Cives et Romaefideles,

Although I am neither a citizen of Nova Roma, nor a practitioner of
the Religio Romana in any of its ancient or modern forms, I too
praise the efforts to bring a new vibrancy and sense of community to
the worship of the ancient Gods and Goddesses. I applaud the
initiative and inspiration shown by Antonia Cornelia Octavia and
those with her.

I have read that there is some gainsaying of certain aspects of
restoration in this day and age. From personal experience, I have
two observations:

(1) I am a practicing Buddhist, living in the United States.
Culturally, this social and practical environment doesn't allow quite
the same traditional approach in all respects as it would in, say,
Japan, Thailand or Tibet. One of the Temples which I occasionally
frequent compromises with necessity by having a community worship
service on Sundays because that is when most members are free. The
custom did not exist in the "motherland" but for the sake of a
greater purpose, compromise was reached with the expediencies of the
current place and time. It seems that neither the Dharma nor the
Sangha (and certainly not the Buddha) has suffered from the
innovation. To the contrary, they thrive as the continued devotion
of traditional believers and the slow but steady flow of converts
demonstrates.

(2) There are modern day Roman Catholics who sincerely believe that
their Church strayed from "the true path" in the wake of Vatican II.
For many of them, the Vatican/Rome has fallen into heresy and is, at
least for the present, no longer the geographical center of their
devotion. However, despite this perceived loss, they maintain as
much as they can their traditional worship and devotions. Although
the vast majority of their co-religionists dispute their claims and
while they themselves are denied access to the churches and
cathedrals of their religion and the full panoply of centuries of
pomp and outward possessions, nonetheless they struggle along, as
best they can, doing what they believe is correct and proper. They
do not seem to be suffering from a decline in numbers. To the
contrary, they are steadily increasing. A Religio Romana, without
the full backing of centuries of ancient Roman tradition and even
without the City of Rome itself seems to me to be on a somewhat
comparable standing. It is difficult, surely. But it is not
impossible. Nor is not more peculiar to have a Religio Romana which
no longer can turn to Rome for succor and support than it is to have
a traditional "Roman" Catholic Church which exists under the same
limitations.

As an afterthought, I observe that no religion has remained
absolutely unchanged in its forms of worship since the days of its
origins. Whether this is good or bad seems irrelevant. Change is
natural and invincible, whatever its perceived moral or academic
desirability.

It is perhaps only my perception, but it seems that a refusal to
compromise reasonably with time and place results in stagnation, at
best. In the case of the Religio Romana, refusal to compromise at
this stage of the game (approximately 1,500 years after the effective
prohibition of the worship and devotions of ancient Rome), might
result in something worse than stagnation. If the Phoenix has at
last arisen, I think it uncharitable to turn a blow torch on it while
it is still a fledgling struggling to free itself from the glowing
fragments of its egg.

My best wishes to Antonia Cornelia Octavia and her fellows in their
work, and my congratulations on their ingenuity and dedication.
Although I do not worship the gods and goddesses of ancient Rome, I
do not dispute Their existence nor the respect and veneration that
some honorable individuals choose to render to Them. Men and the
Gods are all part of the Wheel of Life. The wiser of both groups, I
think, are willing to cooperate as best they can given the turnings
of that Wheel.

Pax cum omnibus et sapientia,
"Lupulus Alaskensis"


Subject:	[novaroma] Scriba Historica - Oath of Office
From:	Rachel E Dugdale <racheledugdale@yahoo.co.uk>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 05:24:12 -0800 (PST)

I, G. Fabia Livia (Rachel Dugdale) do hereby solemnly swear to
uphold the honor of Nova Roma, and to act always in the best
interests of the people and the Senate of Nova Roma.

As a magistrate of Nova Roma, I, G. Fabia Livia swear to honor
the Gods and Goddesses of Rome in my public dealings, and to
pursue the Roman Virtues in my public and private life.

I, G. Fabia Livia swear to uphold and defend the Religio Romana
as the State Religion of Nova Roma and swear never to act in a
way that would threaten its status as the State Religion.

I, G. Fabia Livia swear to protect and defend the Constitution
of Nova Roma.

I, G. Fabia Livia further swear to fulfill the obligations and
responsibilities of the office of Scriba Aedilis (Caeso Fabius
Q.) Historica to the best of my abilities.

On my honor as a Citizen of Nova Roma, and in the presence of
the Gods and Goddesses of the Roman people and by their will and
favor, do I accept the position of Scriba Aedilis (Caeso Fabius
Q.) Historica and all the rights, privileges, obligations, and
responsibilities attendant thereto.

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Subject:	AW: Re: [novaroma] Re: english in post
From:	<3s@hsk-net.de>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 09:38:11 -0600 (CST)

Salve, Senator Quinte Fabi Maxime.

Thank you for your assistance. That´s the truth, no cynical response. I´m always thankful for any hints and any help to improve my English.

I admit that I have sometimes my difficulties with English.

Vale
Caius Flavius Diocletianus

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Von: qfabiusmaxmi@aol.com
An: novaroma@yahoogroups.com
Senden: 10:37
Betreff: Re: [novaroma] Re: english in post

Salvete
This was to be a personal post to Caius Fabius not to everybody. My small
laptop screen did not allow me to see the recipient. To avoid such further

mistakes, I will wait until my return before attempting any more posts. My

apologies to Caius Flavius Diocletianus, for my ineptness.

Valete
Q. Fabius Maximus

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Subject:	[novaroma] Re: ATTN: Lost Roman
From:	"Julilla" <curatrix@villaivlilla.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 16:29:14 -0000

--- In novaroma@y..., S&RFernalld <srfern@b...> wrote:
> I too, signed up before the holidays, and as yet have not heard
from anyone. I applied to join the Drusus family . I gathered the
elections would hold up any new additions. Am I correct? Is there
some time frame one might expect to be contacted?
>
> Gratis
> Livia Drusa Servilius

My dear, dear Livia! Be patient, dear heart! We have just begun a new
year, and (speaking for myself) it takes a bit of time to adjust to
new roles. Soon, I hope, I shall be able to welcome you to Nova Roma!

---
cura ut valeas,
@____@ Julilla Sempronia Magna
|||| www.villaivlilla.com
@____@ Daily Life in Ancient Rome
|||| Rogatrix, MMDCCLV
Scriba, Nova Roma Curatror Araneae
Curatrix Araneae,
America Boreoccidentalis
http://ambor.konoko.net


Subject:	[novaroma] voting page
From:	Shane Evans <marcusafricanus@yahoo.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:35:45 -0800 (PST)

Can someone send me the link to the voting page?

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Subject:	Re: [novaroma] voting page
From:	Marcus Octavius Germanicus <haase@konoko.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 11:03:33 -0600 (CST)

Salve Marce Scipio,

> Can someone send me the link to the voting page?

Voting began about two minutes ago at:

http://www.novaroma.org/cursus_honorum/voting/

Vale, Octavius.

--
Marcus Octavius Germanicus
Consul of Nova Roma, MMDCCLV a.u.c.
Curator Araneum et Senator


Subject:	Re: [novaroma] Ad Religionis Romanae Restitutae Laudandum
From:	Maximina Octavia <myownq@yahoo.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:13:21 -0800 (PST)

Ave Alaskensis,

What a beautiful and logical post!
It is so true that most all if not all religons have
changed over the centuries. This is a natural
evolution. We change as well.

After having practiced Buddhism for 30 years, I
recently converted to Kemet Orthodoxy, the Ancient
Egyptian religion. This too has been very difficult
to reconstruct and I suppose there may be even less
documentation than in Religio Romana.

The Buddhism that I practiced was outlawed during
World War II and was practiced in secret until the end
of the war. The end of persecution of this religion
came to a halt and the religion began to proliferate
once again.

Lack of records has not impeded the use of the records
we do have.It is difficult, but not impossible to work
to trace the steps of those who went before us to try
an maintain as closely as possible these beliefs that
time and other political and social groups have
attempted to destroy.

We are lucky to live in the information age where
ancient beliefs that we hold dear can be reborn. Our
hearts, the gods, goddesses and God will guide us. To
me that is what faith is about.

Thank you again for your support of Temple Religio
Romana. It is a wonderful new birth to be celebrated!

Vale bene, Maximina Octavia

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Subject:	Re: [novaroma] Ad Religionis Romanae Restitutae Laudandum
From:	AntoniaCorneliaOctavia <europamoon7@yahoo.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:11:53 -0800 (PST)

--- lupulus_alaskensis <lupulus@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Salvete Cives et Romaefideles,
>
> Although I am neither a citizen of Nova Roma, nor a
> practitioner of
> the Religio Romana in any of its ancient or modern
> forms, I too
> praise the efforts to bring a new vibrancy and sense
> of community to
> the worship of the ancient Gods and Goddesses. I
> applaud the
> initiative and inspiration shown by Antonia Cornelia
> Octavia and
> those with her.
>
> I have read that there is some gainsaying of certain
> aspects of
> restoration in this day and age. From personal
> experience, I have
> two observations:
>
> (1) I am a practicing Buddhist, living in the
> United States.
> Culturally, this social and practical environment
> doesn't allow quite
> the same traditional approach in all respects as it
> would in, say,
> Japan, Thailand or Tibet. One of the Temples which
> I occasionally
> frequent compromises with necessity by having a
> community worship
> service on Sundays because that is when most members
> are free. The
> custom did not exist in the "motherland" but for the
> sake of a
> greater purpose, compromise was reached with the
> expediencies of the
> current place and time. It seems that neither the
> Dharma nor the
> Sangha (and certainly not the Buddha) has suffered
> from the
> innovation. To the contrary, they thrive as the
> continued devotion
> of traditional believers and the slow but steady
> flow of converts
> demonstrates.
>
> (2) There are modern day Roman Catholics who
> sincerely believe that
> their Church strayed from "the true path" in the
> wake of Vatican II.
> For many of them, the Vatican/Rome has fallen into
> heresy and is, at
> least for the present, no longer the geographical
> center of their
> devotion. However, despite this perceived loss,
> they maintain as
> much as they can their traditional worship and
> devotions. Although
> the vast majority of their co-religionists dispute
> their claims and
> while they themselves are denied access to the
> churches and
> cathedrals of their religion and the full panoply of
> centuries of
> pomp and outward possessions, nonetheless they
> struggle along, as
> best they can, doing what they believe is correct
> and proper. They
> do not seem to be suffering from a decline in
> numbers. To the
> contrary, they are steadily increasing. A Religio
> Romana, without
> the full backing of centuries of ancient Roman
> tradition and even
> without the City of Rome itself seems to me to be on
> a somewhat
> comparable standing. It is difficult, surely. But
> it is not
> impossible. Nor is not more peculiar to have a
> Religio Romana which
> no longer can turn to Rome for succor and support
> than it is to have
> a traditional "Roman" Catholic Church which exists
> under the same
> limitations.
>
> As an afterthought, I observe that no religion has
> remained
> absolutely unchanged in its forms of worship since
> the days of its
> origins. Whether this is good or bad seems
> irrelevant. Change is
> natural and invincible, whatever its perceived moral
> or academic
> desirability.
>
> It is perhaps only my perception, but it seems that
> a refusal to
> compromise reasonably with time and place results in
> stagnation, at
> best. In the case of the Religio Romana, refusal to
> compromise at
> this stage of the game (approximately 1,500 years
> after the effective
> prohibition of the worship and devotions of ancient
> Rome), might
> result in something worse than stagnation. If the
> Phoenix has at
> last arisen, I think it uncharitable to turn a blow
> torch on it while
> it is still a fledgling struggling to free itself
> from the glowing
> fragments of its egg.
>
> My best wishes to Antonia Cornelia Octavia and her
> fellows in their
> work, and my congratulations on their ingenuity and
> dedication.
> Although I do not worship the gods and goddesses of
> ancient Rome, I
> do not dispute Their existence nor the respect and
> veneration that
> some honorable individuals choose to render to Them.
> Men and the
> Gods are all part of the Wheel of Life. The wiser
> of both groups, I
> think, are willing to cooperate as best they can
> given the turnings
> of that Wheel.
>
> Pax cum omnibus et sapientia,

> "Lupulus Alaskensis"

Salve,

Salve Lupuus Alaskensis,

Multas gratias for your kind words and many thoughts
on this subject. I was preparing myself today to
reply to the posts questioning the authenticity and
capacity in which the Temple of Religio Romana would
operate. You, however, have expressed my thoughts so
beautifully that I stand behind your words as much of
my reply.

My goal with the Temple is two-fold: To foster the
resurgence of the Religio Romana as a practicing faith
while creating a community setting for citizens to
gather, and to encourage growth and research of the
Religio to coincide with further education and public
exposure to Roma and Her culture.

Multas gratias for your support and may the Gods look
down upon you kindly and with favor in whatever path
you take.

Vale,

Antonia Cornelia Octavia

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Subject:	[novaroma] Fashions in Nova Roma
From:	"pompeia_cornelia" <trog99@hotmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2002 23:39:43 -0000

Salve Omnes:

While I certainly do judge a particular Magistrate or Senator
according to other factors besides physical presentation on the
website, there are a couple of noteworthy examples of tunic/toga
combinations.

While I am no Sidney Blackwell, here are the ones I fancy:

The first is respresentative of a tunic and toga of an average Roman
Citizen,

http://www.novaroma.org/bin/view?id=151

and the Second is a well-done Senatorial toga,

http://www.novaroma.org/bin/view?id=9

Enjoy!
Pompeia Cornelia