Subject:	[novaroma] New Pontiff - Antonia Cornelia Octavia
From:	cassius622@aol.com
Date:	Sun, 12 May 2002 23:05:22 EDT

Salvete Omnes,

It is my pleasure to announce that the Collegium Pontificum has voted in
Antonia Cornelia Octavia as a Pontiff of Nova Roma!

Antonia Cornelia is the founder of the "Temple of Religio Romana", as many of
us know from her regular event postings. Antonia has shown herself to be very
knowledgeable in and active on the behalf of the Religo Romana, and it is a
pleasure to have her occupying an 'official' Religio position inside NR at
last! I publicly ask that Antonia Cornelia's name be added to the Priesthood
pages of the Nova Roma website.

As a Pontiff, Antonia is responsible for helping to coordinate the various
festivals and rituals inside Nova Roma. I am sure she will do an outstanding
job, and hope that all will join me in welcoming her as a member of the
Collegium Pontificum!

Ave, Antonia Cornelia Octavia! :)

Valete,

Marcus Cassius Julianus
Pontifex Maximus
on behalf of the Collegium Pontificum

Subject:	[novaroma] ***Religio Romana Announcements***
From:	cassius622@aol.com
Date:	Sun, 12 May 2002 23:05:18 EDT

Salvete,

Due to my work schedule I have been unable to make announcements regarding
the results of the recent Collegium Pontificum vote.

I am pleased to say that the Collegium Pontificum has made three new
Priesthood appointments, and one new Pontiff appiontment. I will post each of
these individually after this message, so that each of our new Religio
officials may have an opportunity for personal recognition. :)

In the meantime, I am also pleased to announce that the Collegium has voted
in three new items:

I. Changes were approved for the "guidelines for NR Priesthood" and will
shortly be appearing on the NR website. We've tried to make the process more
'user friendly' and have also lessened some of the restrictions, such as
making the minimum Citizenship requirment three months rather than six
months. The changes should be appearing this week at:
http://www.novaroma.org/religio_romana/guidelines.html . \

II. An "oath of office" for Prieshood has been adopted, to mirror the oath
taken by civil magistrates. This oath has been adopted to allow new
Priesthood to publicly pledge themselves to responsible action on behalf of
the Gods of Rome, and will be witnessed by the Comitia Curiata as the
magisterial oaths are.

III. "Minimum Standards" of involvement for Pontiffs have been adopted, as a
measure to ensure active participation of those responsible for coordinating
the Religio Romana in Nova Roma. Similar guidelines have recently been
adopted by the Senate. These standards include participation in a set number
of Collegium votes yearly, as well as a requirement for scholarly work and
research, and/or public Religio participation before the Citizens of NR.

As mentioned above, I will be announcing the new members of the NR Priesthood
immediately, and I invite the Citizens of Nova Roma to join me in
congratulating them! :)

Valete,

Marcus Cassius Julianus
Pontifex Maximus


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Subject:	[novaroma] New Sacerdos Vestae - Lucia Ambrosia Valeria
From:	cassius622@aol.com
Date:	Sun, 12 May 2002 23:05:29 EDT

Salvete Omnes,

It is my pleasure to announce that the Collegium Pontificum has voted in
Lucia Ambrosia Valeria as a Sacerdos Vestae of Nova Roma!

Lucia Ambrosia has proven herself to be dedicated to Vesta, and knowledgeable
about the Religio Romana. I am sure she will do excellent work in serving
Vesta within Nova Roma. I publicly ask that Lucia Ambrosia Valeria's name be
added to the Priesthood pages of the Nova Roma website.

As a Sacerdos (priestess) of Vesta, Lucia Ambrosia will be responsible for
helping to keep a sacred flame to Vesta on behalf of Nova Roma itself. She
will also be responsible for helping to restore the worship of Vesta, and
presiding over the times sacred to Vesta in the Roman calendar. I am sure she
will do an outstanding job, and hope that all will join me in welcoming her
as a Priestess of Vesta!

Ave, Lucia Ambrosia Valeria! :)

Valete,

Marcus Cassius Julianus
Pontifex Maximus
on behalf of the Collegium Pontificum

Subject:	[novaroma] New Salii Priest - Amulius Claudius Petrus
From:	cassius622@aol.com
Date:	Sun, 12 May 2002 23:05:32 EDT

Salvete Omnes,

It is my pleasure to announce that the Collegium Pontificum has voted in
Amelius Claudius Petrus Salii Priest of Nova Roma!

Amelius Claudius has proven himself to be dedicated to Mars, and
knowledgeable about the Religio Romana. I am sure he will do credit to this
service to the god Mars. I publicly ask that Amelius Claudius Petrus' name
be added to the Priesthood pages of the Nova Roma website.

As a Salii Priest, Amelius Claudius will be responsible for assisting in the
public worship of Mars at festivals. I am sure he will do an outstanding job,
and hope that all will join me in welcoming him into the Salii Priesthood!

Ave, Amelius Claudius Petrus! :)

Valete,

Marcus Cassius Julianus
Pontifex Maximus
on behalf of the Collegium Pontificum

Subject:	[novaroma] Fwd: Priesthood Oath
From:	AntoniaCorneliaOctavia <europamoon7@yahoo.com>
Date:	Sun, 12 May 2002 21:42:53 -0700 (PDT)

> Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 00:16:38 EDT
> Subject: Fwd: Priesthood Oath
>

> ROMAN PRIESTHOOD OATH
>
> I, Antonia Cornelia Octaviana do hereby solemnly
swear to uphold the honor of the Religio Romana in
Nova Roma, and to act always in the best interests
of the Roman Gods, the Religio Romana, and the
Senate and People of Nova Roma.
>
> I, Antonia Cornelia Octaviana as a member of the
Priesthood, 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 swear to serve the Roman
Gods to the best of my ability in both public and
private life, and to pursue the Roman virtues as an
integral part of my Priesthood.
>
> I, Antonia Cornelia Octaviana, swear to protect
and defend the Constitution of Nova Roma.
>
> I, Antonia Cornelia Octaviana further swear to
fulfill the obligations and responsibilities of the
office of Pontiff 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 Pontiff and all the rights, privileges,
> obligations, and responsibilities attendant thereto.

Pax Deorum,

Antonia Cornelia Octaviana
>
>
>
>
>


__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience
http://launch.yahoo.com

Subject:	Re: [novaroma] Re: Staples
From:	Caius Minucius Scaevola <pectus_roboreus1@yahoo.com>
Date:	Sun, 12 May 2002 19:40:46 -0400

On Sun, May 12, 2002 at 03:26:05PM -0000, quintuscassiuscalvus wrote:

Salve, Q. Cassius -

> Salve,
>
> The discussion about the silver staples found during excavations of a
> Roman fort in Britain is interesting but most seem to be looking at
> them and interpeting them from a modern point of view of hygenics,
> ect.

Actually, I was not aware of any of the above - neither that actual
staples had been found (I'd be rather curious to learn the
shape/thickness that was used, given the working characteristics of
silver), nor that it had been in a Roman fort. As I'd mentioned before,
if someone came up with real evidence - either for or against - I'd be
willing to change my mind on the issue, given that all I had were
guesses. I still don't know the context in which they were found - e.g.,
if it was in a box marked "To be used for wound closure", this would be
fairly indicative :) - but I'm willing to concede the point.

> From another logistics standpoint; metal staples are much more
> practical than sinew for binding wounds. Sinew once cut and removed
> from the wound is expended and needs to be replaced. Metal staples
> on the other hand can be reforged and reused.

Umm... sinew is dirt-cheap and easily come by; silver isn't. Also, it
would not be cut until the wound healed: that's the purpose of either
one. Staples may well have been in use, but I wouldn't think that it
would be for this reason. As well, reforging certainly was not a simple
operation, especially for a small item like that - but given the working
characteristics of silver, they could be spread, disinfected, and
re-used.

> Battlefield surgery is not pretty today and even less so back then.

I think you would be surprised. Battlefield surgery is a highly
specialized field today, with great emphasis on cosmetics and post-op
rehabilitation, at least in the US. Surgery is not generally intended to
be "pretty" - except for purely cosmetic operations, that's not what
it's for - but I believe most people would agree that effort expended in
that direction is a Good Thing for a multitude of reasons.

> The object is to repair a part of the military machine and restore it
> to working order as quickly as possible. A wound that may require a
> foot or more of sinew would take a battlefield surgeon a long time to
> sew up, where as a few staples could close the wound quickly and on
> to the next.

Staples _require_ at least semi-decent alignment; stitching _creates_ it
by pulling the edges together. I believe that stitching would be much
quicker and more reliable in a triage scenario. <shrug> Again, however,
the existence of these staples argues that they _were_ used, no matter
what the reasoning was behind it.


Caius Minucius Scaevola
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
An nescis, mi fili, quantilla sapientia mundus regatur?
-- Said by the Swedish chancellor Axel Oxenstierna to encourage his son
Johan when he doubted his ability to represent Sweden at the
Westphalian peace conference.

Subject:	[novaroma] Re: [Gens_Cornelia] Fwd: Priesthood Oath
From:	"Pompeia Cornelia Strabo" <scriba_forum@hotmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 07:08:52 +0000

Salve Antonia:

My sincere congratulations on this well-deserved appointment :)

Vale Perpetua!
Pompeia



>From: AntoniaCorneliaOctavia Reply-To: Gens_Cornelia@yahoogroups.com To:
>novaroma@yahoogroups.com CC: religioromana@yahoogroups.com Subject:
>[Gens_Cornelia] Fwd: Priesthood Oath Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 21:42:53 -0700
>(PDT)
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 00:16:38 EDT > Subject: Fwd: Priesthood Oath >
>
> > ROMAN PRIESTHOOD OATH > > I, Antonia Cornelia Octaviana do hereby
>solemnly swear to uphold the honor of the Religio Romana in Nova Roma, and
>to act always in the best interests of the Roman Gods, the Religio Romana,
>and the Senate and People of Nova Roma. > > I, Antonia Cornelia Octaviana
>as a member of the Priesthood, 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 swear to serve the
>Roman Gods to the best of my ability in both public and private life, and
>to pursue the Roman virtues as an integral part of my Priesthood. > > I,
>Antonia Cornelia Octaviana, swear to protect and defend the Constitution of
>Nova Roma. > > I, Antonia Cornelia Octaviana further swear to fulfill the
>obligations and responsibilities of the office of Pontiff 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 Pontiff and all the rights,
>privileges, > obligations, and responsibilities attendant thereto.
>
>Pax Deorum,
>
>Antonia Cornelia Octaviana > > > > >
>
>
>__________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH -
>Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com

_________________________________________________________________
MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos:
http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

Subject:	[novaroma] Congratulations, Amulius Claudius Petrus
From:	"Pompeia Cornelia Strabo" <scriba_forum@hotmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 08:03:56 +0000

Salvete Omnes:

My sincere congratulations to Curule Aedile, Canada Orientalis Legatus
Amulius Claudius Petrus on his religious appointment in the service of Mars.

I am sure that you will excel in this position, Claudi, as you do in the
other positions you hold here in the res publica.

Bene valete,
Pompeia Cornelia Strabo


_________________________________________________________________
Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Subject:	[novaroma] Re: New Sacerdos Vestae - Lucia Ambrosia Valeria
From:	"pompeia_cornelia" <trog99@hotmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 08:06:01 -0000

---

Salve Lucia Ambrosia Valeria:

My congratulations to you! I wish you well in your new undertaking.

Vale,

Pompeia Cornelia


In novaroma@y..., cassius622@a... wrote:
> Salvete Omnes,
>
> It is my pleasure to announce that the Collegium Pontificum has
voted in
> Lucia Ambrosia Valeria as a Sacerdos Vestae of Nova Roma!
>
> Lucia Ambrosia has proven herself to be dedicated to Vesta, and
knowledgeable
> about the Religio Romana. I am sure she will do excellent work in
serving
> Vesta within Nova Roma. I publicly ask that Lucia Ambrosia
Valeria's name be
> added to the Priesthood pages of the Nova Roma website.
>
> As a Sacerdos (priestess) of Vesta, Lucia Ambrosia will be
responsible for
> helping to keep a sacred flame to Vesta on behalf of Nova Roma
itself. She
> will also be responsible for helping to restore the worship of
Vesta, and
> presiding over the times sacred to Vesta in the Roman calendar. I
am sure she
> will do an outstanding job, and hope that all will join me in
welcoming her
> as a Priestess of Vesta!
>
> Ave, Lucia Ambrosia Valeria! :)
>
> Valete,
>
> Marcus Cassius Julianus
> Pontifex Maximus
> on behalf of the Collegium Pontificum

Subject:	[novaroma] New Flamen Volcanus - Marcus Equitius Paternus
From:	cassius622@aol.com
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 07:21:10 EDT

Salvete Omnes,

It is my pleasure to announce that the Collegium Pontificum has voted in
Marcus Equitius Paternus as Flamen Volcanus of Nova Roma!

Paternus has shown himself to be knowledgeable in and dedicated to the
Religio Romana. It will be a pleasure to have him occupy this important
Flaminate, and I am certain that he will do an excellent job. I publicly ask
that Marcus Equitius Paternus' name be added to the Priesthood pages of the
Nova Roma website.

As Flamen Volcanus, Paternus will be responsible for working to restore the
worship of Vocanus in Nova Roma, as well as helping to revive his rites and
holding public worship on the days sacred to Volcanus. It will be a pleasure
to see this aspect of the Religio Romana restored in Nova Roma!

Ave, Marcus Equitius Paternus! :)

Valete,

Marcus Cassius Julianus
Pontifex Maximus
on behalf of the Collegium Pontificum

Subject:	[novaroma] Priesthood Oath
From:	Valerian75@aol.com
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 08:26:05 EDT

I, Lucia Ambrosia Valeria(Linda A. Buie), do hereby solemnly swear to uphold
the honor of the Religio Romana in Nova Roma, and to act always in the best
interests of the Roman Gods, the Religio Romana,
and the Senate and People of Nova Roma.

I, Lucia Ambrosia Valeria, as a member of the Priesthood, 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 swear to serve the Roman Gods to the best of my
ability in both public and prrivate life, and to
pursue the Roman virtues as an integral part of my
Priesthood.

I, Lucia Ambrosia Valeria, swear to protect and defend
the Constitution of Nova Roma.

I, Lucia Ambrosia Valeria, further swear to fulfill the
obligations and responsibilities of the office of
Sacerdos Vestae 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 Sacerdos Vestae and all the rights, privileges,
obligations, and responsibilities attendant thereto.







[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Subject:	[novaroma] Re: New Flamen Volcanus - Marcus Equitius Paternus
From:	"pompeia_cornelia" <trog99@hotmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 14:49:54 -0000

---Salve Marcus Equitius:

Congratulations on your new appointment as Flamen Volcanus. Vulcan
has special meaning to us up here in Canada Orientalis. He is one of
our three Provincial Deities of the Roman Pantheon.


Once again, my congratulations and best wishes.

Bene vale,
Pompeia


In novaroma@y..., cassius622@a... wrote:
> Salvete Omnes,
>
> It is my pleasure to announce that the Collegium Pontificum has
voted in
> Marcus Equitius Paternus as Flamen Volcanus of Nova Roma!
>
> Paternus has shown himself to be knowledgeable in and dedicated to
the
> Religio Romana. It will be a pleasure to have him occupy this
important
> Flaminate, and I am certain that he will do an excellent job. I
publicly ask
> that Marcus Equitius Paternus' name be added to the Priesthood
pages of the
> Nova Roma website.
>
> As Flamen Volcanus, Paternus will be responsible for working to
restore the
> worship of Vocanus in Nova Roma, as well as helping to revive his
rites and
> holding public worship on the days sacred to Volcanus. It will be a
pleasure
> to see this aspect of the Religio Romana restored in Nova Roma!
>
> Ave, Marcus Equitius Paternus! :)
>
> Valete,
>
> Marcus Cassius Julianus
> Pontifex Maximus
> on behalf of the Collegium Pontificum

Subject:	[novaroma] Roman jewelry
From:	"janos csorik" <csorik@hotmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 12:34:37 +0000

SALVE

I AM INTERESTED IN PHOTOS OF ALL KIND OF ROMAN RINGS (SENATOR OR ANY
PATRICIAN RING).

IF YOU CAN HELP ME PLEASE SEND IT TO: csorik@hotmail.com

thank you very much

_________________________________________________________________
MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos:
http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

Subject:	Re: [novaroma] Re: New Sacerdos Vestae - Lucia Ambrosia Valeria
From:	Valerian75@aol.com
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 08:28:52 EDT

Salve Pompeia,

Thank you so much! I am so honoured to able to serve Vesta and Nova Roma in
this way!

Vale,
Lucia Ambrosia Valeria
Valerian75@aol.com
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------
Salve Lucia Ambrosia Valeria:

My congratulations to you! I wish you well in your new undertaking.

Vale,

Pompeia Cornelia



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Subject:	[novaroma] Re: [HistRomArch] joining
From:	MarcusAudens@webtv.net
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 12:02:29 -0400 (EDT)

Serapio;

Welcome aboard!!! There are just the two of us at the moment in the
Historical Roman Architecture List,

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HistRomArch

but between us we should be able to get some "good stuff" put up on the
net. I have been searching my past archives for additional materials,
written in the past to add to the list. Perhaps other interested in
this area will join us.

This List was, after all, created for the purpose of determing who was
interested in Ancient Roman Architecture, with the eventual idea of
perhaps putting together a Sodalitas.

Respectfully;
Marcus Minucius Audens

Subject:	[novaroma] ATTN [Religio Romana]: ante diem III Idus Maias (May 13th)
From:	"Antonio Grilo" <antonio.grilo@inov.pt>
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 20:39:06 +0100

ANTONIVS GRYLLVS GRAECVS PONTIFEX OMNIBVS QVIRITIBVS SALVTEM

This is one of the dies nefasti (N), a day on which no legal action or
public business can take place.

Today is the third and last day of the Lemuria in honour of the Lemures. The
Lemures
are the haunting ghosts of the dead, usually of wicked people or of those
who did not receive the proper rites after death. These are not received by
the Gods of the Underworld and as such are condemned to roam and to haunt
the living.
But today the ghosts that concern us are those of the Manes themselves, who
come from underworld ruled by Dis to take from the living what his theirs by
right.
The Lemuria are held on 3 consecutive odd numbered days: 9, 11 and 13 May.
Rites are performed at home by the "paterfamilias" (family father) and these
are well documented in [Ovidius, Fasti, V.419-454].
At night, the paterfamilias gets up from bed and walks barefoot throughout
the house, making the "mano fico" gesture (see attached image) in order to
protect him from the shadows of the dead. He washes his hands with water
brought from a spring. He takes some black beans. He throws the beans
several times over his shoulder without looking back, while saying nine
times:
"haec ego mitto, redimo meque meosque fabis"
Tr. "These I cast; with these beans I redeem myself and mine [i.e. 'my
family']".
The shadows are supposed to pick up the beans behind him. After throwing all
beans he performs another ablution washing the hands and clashes some bronze
pieces. He then asks the ghosts to go away by saying nine times:
"Manes exite paterni"
Tr. "Manes of our ancestors, go away!".
After this he looks back and the Lemures are surely gone, for the rites were
correctly accomplished and the dead have taken what is theirs by right.


The Vestals are preparing the mola salsa since May 7th and this will
continue until May 14th (tomorrow).

I remind you that Maius is the month of the old and the old and the dead.
Maia, the Lares and the Manes and their mother (Mater Larum) are specially
honoured.

Di vos bene ament

Subject:	[novaroma] Congratulations, Illustrus Antonia Cornelia Octaviana!
From:	Caeso Fabius Quintilianus <tjalens.h@telia.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 22:14:29 +0200

Salve Illustrus Antonia Cornelia Octaviana!

Congratulations to your appointment as a Pontifex of Nova Roma
Illustrus Antonia Cornelia Octaviana! I hope that You as a Pontifex
and I as the Senior Curule Aedile will have a good cooperation in the
future as You have the task among the Pontiffs of helping to
coordinate the various festivals and rituals inside Nova Roma.
Vale

Caeso Fabius Quintilianus
Senator et Senior Curule Aedile
Propraetor of Thule
AUCTOR LEGIONIS, Legio VII "Res Publica"

The Opinions expressed are my own,
and not an official opinion of Nova Roma
************************************************
The homepage of Senior Curule Aedile
Caeso Fabius Quintilianus and his Cohors Aedilis
http://italia.novaroma.org/cohorsaedilis/
************************************************
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."
************************************************
Caeso, he who also is known as Christer Edling.
************************************************
PRIVATE PHONE: +90 - 10 09 10

Subject:	[novaroma] Congratulations Honorable Marcus Equitius Paternus!
From:	Caeso Fabius Quintilianus <tjalens.h@telia.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 22:14:33 +0200

Salve Honorable Marcus Equitius Paternus!

Congratulations Honorable Marcus Equitius Paternus to your
appointment as Flamen Volcanus of Nova Roma!
--
Vale

Caeso Fabius Quintilianus
Senator et Senior Curule Aedile
Propraetor of Thule
AUCTOR LEGIONIS, Legio VII "Res Publica"

The Opinions expressed are my own,
and not an official opinion of Nova Roma
************************************************
The homepage of Senior Curule Aedile
Caeso Fabius Quintilianus and his Cohors Aedilis
http://italia.novaroma.org/cohorsaedilis/
************************************************
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."
************************************************
Caeso, he who also is known as Christer Edling.
************************************************
PRIVATE PHONE: +90 - 10 09 10

Subject:	[novaroma] Congratulations, Illustrus Amulius Claudius Petrus!
From:	Caeso Fabius Quintilianus <tjalens.h@telia.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 22:14:26 +0200

Salve Illustrus Amulius Claudius Petrus!

I congratulate You, my dear colleague Illustrus Amulius Claudius
Petrus on your religious appointment as a Salii Priest of Nova Roma!
--
Vale

Caeso Fabius Quintilianus
Senator et Senior Curule Aedile
Propraetor of Thule
AUCTOR LEGIONIS, Legio VII "Res Publica"

The Opinions expressed are my own,
and not an official opinion of Nova Roma
************************************************
The homepage of Senior Curule Aedile
Caeso Fabius Quintilianus and his Cohors Aedilis
http://italia.novaroma.org/cohorsaedilis/
************************************************
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."
************************************************
Caeso, he who also is known as Christer Edling.
************************************************
PRIVATE PHONE: +90 - 10 09 10

Subject:	[novaroma] Congratulations Honorable Lucia Ambrosia Valeria
From:	Caeso Fabius Quintilianus <tjalens.h@telia.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 22:14:35 +0200

Salve Honorable Lucia Ambrosia Valeria!

Congratulations to your appointment as a Sacerdos Vestae Honorable
Lucia Ambrosia Valeria!
--
Vale

Caeso Fabius Quintilianus
Senator et Senior Curule Aedile
Propraetor of Thule
AUCTOR LEGIONIS, Legio VII "Res Publica"

The Opinions expressed are my own,
and not an official opinion of Nova Roma
************************************************
The homepage of Senior Curule Aedile
Caeso Fabius Quintilianus and his Cohors Aedilis
http://italia.novaroma.org/cohorsaedilis/
************************************************
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."
************************************************
Caeso, he who also is known as Christer Edling.
************************************************
PRIVATE PHONE: +90 - 10 09 10

Subject:	[novaroma] Re: Roman jewelry
From:	"mcserapio" <mcserapio@yahoo.it>
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 21:01:33 -0000

AVE JANOS SCORIK

I think you can find what you are looking for in the file section
of the Provincia Italia mailing list, where I recently sent several
photos of reproduction of original roman rings.
The folder you have to look in is called "gioielli romani" and the
URL of the Provincia Italia mailing list is
http://yahoo.groups.com/group/nr_italia
I hope you will be satisfied!

respectfully,

MANIVS-CONSTANTINVS-SERAPIO
***Candidate for Quaestor***
My Page: http://italia.novaroma.org/serapio
Legatus Externis Rebus Provinciae Italiae
Dominus Praefectus Sodalitatis Egressus
-------------------
Provincia Italia: http://italia.novaroma.org


--- In novaroma@y..., "janos csorik" <csorik@h...> wrote:
> SALVE
>
> I AM INTERESTED IN PHOTOS OF ALL KIND OF ROMAN RINGS (SENATOR OR
ANY
> PATRICIAN RING).
>
> IF YOU CAN HELP ME PLEASE SEND IT TO: csorik@h...
>
> thank you very much

Subject:	[novaroma] Ghost Story
From:	MarcusAudens@webtv.net
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 18:09:57 -0400 (EDT)

Master Niger;

Great Ghost Story. Great Lesson in Romanitas!!! I enjoyed it very
much!!!

Respectfully;

Marcus Minucius Audens

Subject:	[novaroma] photos about 21 April in Rome
From:	"Franciscus Apulus Caesar" <sacro_barese_impero@libero.it>
Date:	Tue, 14 May 2002 01:23:23 +0200

Franciscus Apulus Caesar Omnibus S.P.D.

In the CAMPVS MARTIVS of the Provincia Italia website
http://italia.novaroma.org you can find several impressive photos about the
first unofficial meeting in Italy and some reenactment events.
The wonderful pictures by Secundus Quirinus Vitus and Marcus Iulius
Perusianus are about the birthday of Rome at April 21, 2002. You can look
the spectacular parade in front of the Colosseum, the statue of Julius
Caesar and a incredible event by Gruppo Storico Romano (www.gsr-roma.com),
an important italian organization of reenactment linked by the Provincia
Italia.
I want thank Secundus Quirinus Vitus and Marcus Iulius for the photos and
the GSR for the incredible event.

During the last week-end other italian citizens, the Gens Solaria and Marcus
Apulus Caesar, have partecipated in a reenactment manifestation in Bologna.
Alexander Solaris Draco have advertised Nova Roma and Provincia Italia in
own stand. The photos coming soon.

Valete
Franciscus Apulus Caesar
-------------------------------------------
Propraetor Provinciae Italiae
Quaestor Aedilis C. Fabius Quintilianus
Scriba Curatoris Araneum
-------------------------------------------
Provincia Italia - http://italia.novaroma.org
Paterfamilias Gens Apula - www.gensapula.too.it
Cohors Aedilis C. Fabius Quintilianus -
http://italia.novaroma.org/cohorsaedilis
Web Nova Roman Experiments - http://lab.novaroma.org/wnre

Subject:	[novaroma] Berenice, Egypt
From:	MarcusAudens@webtv.net
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2002 19:52:50 -0400 (EDT)

Citizens of Nova Roma;

This is the second of the articles provided to Egressus by Dominus
Praefectus Mannius Constannius Serapio, while in the service of his
country. Again, my thanks for his time and efforts.

Respectfully Submitted;

Marcus Minucius Audens

======================================

Berenice, Egypt:-------

I am in Egypt, in Berenice, a port of the Red Sea during the Ptolemaic
and Roman ages. It was in ancient times the main port for commercial
links (terra marique) between the East and the West, joining the trading
interests of Asia, Arabia, and Africa with the Red Sea and the
Mediterranean Basin. This important trading port worked well from the
3rd Century B.C. up to the 4th Century A.D. In that long stretch of
time, the high point for Berenice was from the 1st Century B.C. up to
the 1st Century A.D.

>From the East arrived spices, silk, pearls, coconuts, incense and myrrh.
>From the West arrived the "young singers," (white skinned girls) for the
Indian harems, red coral, glass, wheat and wine. From Berenice, Eastern
goods were transported through the desert using large camel trains.
Within forty days the goods arrived in Appollonius Mayna (today Edfu), a
riverport on the Nile, and then on to Alexandria by river barge. From
Alexandria, the goods were disbursed throughout the Mediterranean.
Western goods followed a reverse path from Alexandria back upriver and
across the desert to the Red Sea port, to be further sent to ports
bordering on the Indian Ocean.

Excavations are still "in course" and when I was there they had not yet
reached the period stratum for which they were searching. Actual
preliminary excavations which have been made to date, however, are
giving great promise, together with a large amount of detail regarding
the life of the people who lived and worked in Berenice, together with a
significant amount of information about the commercial organization of
the period that was found there.

One of the main problems in Brenice was "watering" the population as
well as supplying water to the ships using the port. A great part of
the water in use came from wells but it has not yet been determined
whether the water supply was piped into the city or brought there by
"water trains" of animals from the well-heads.

In regards to food supplies, the bounty of the sea was heavily relied
upon, and the escavatons clearly show that dependancy. Also in Berenice
there was a very diverse ethnic population, each different group with
thier own religion, customs and beiefs. Archaeologists have found
evidence of several different faith / belief patterns (Egypyian,
Greco-Roman, Eastern and Christain).

In a drift (low hill), at one of the early excavation sites,
archaeologists have found about 200 osipolkol (written Ostraka--baked
clay
fragments) in Greek, dating back to Claudius and Nero. In addition,
there have been found the records of the custom house, with lists of
traders, thier ships, and the goods brought into the port from East and
West (for instance --- wine from Italia). Archaeologists have also
uncovered a building which was used as a "goods shed" In this "shed"
were found several amphoras and the fragments of a staue (perhaps
Isis).

Serapio Sketch #1

Respectfully Submitted;

Marcus Minucius Audens

Special Note:

I have made arrangements with one of my reenactor friends to "scan in"
Serapio's sketches onto the Internet, I have to mail them to
Massachusetts, but they should be on the list in a week or so.

MMA