| Subject: |
[novaroma] Re: Roman Days Red Roof Burnt down |
| From: |
"pompeia_cornelia" <trog99@hotmail.com> |
| Date: |
Thu, 16 May 2002 10:37:33 -0000 |
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---Salve Merlinia:
This is indeed sad news. I hope, above all, that nobody was hurt.
I had the privilege of meeting the hotel manager two years ago when I
was at Roman Days. She was kind enough to drive me all the way to
Reagan airport in D. C....through the thick traffic. She
wouldn't 'hear' of me cabbing it in. Nice lady, and really enjoyed
running the place. She is a former teacher.
Alot of NR memories and legion XX memories packed into that place.
Bene vale,
Pompeia Cornelia
In novaroma@y..., Joanne Shaver <merlinia@c...> wrote:
> Salvete!
> The Red Roof in Lanham burnt down, and they contacted me.
> Unfortunately, they do not have the phone # or Email for one of the
> attendees-
> Quentin Johansen
> If he or anyone who may know him sees this, please have him call
>
> 1 (800)874- 9000 ask for Amanda
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| Subject: |
[novaroma] Re: Serapio for Quaestor - Financial issue |
| From: |
"g_popillius_laenas" <ksterne@bellsouth.net> |
| Date: |
Thu, 16 May 2002 14:04:52 -0000 |
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Salve Mani Constantine,
I would like to address one of your questions:
>>About taxes: how much did citizens pay to send their
cash or their money order to another country?
Shouldn't the Quaestors, magistrates on financial
matters, find the cheapest and easiest way to pay
taxes, in order to reduce commissions to a minimum?<<
For the most part, they paid nothing. I believe I may speak for them
when I say Titus Octavius Pius, the current Consuls, and I beleive we
did offer the "cheapest and easiest way to pay taxes" through
Paypal. Paypal fees, modest as they are, were paid by the Republic.
Those who could not, or did not wish to, use Paypal sent checks or
cash (cost of postage - 34 cents int he USA). A few sent Money
Orders which I'm sure carried some additional fee.
Please pardon me if I sound defensive, but what other means of
payment is available?
Vale,
Gaius Popillius Laenas
Quaestor
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| Subject: |
Re: [novaroma] Re: Serapio for Quaestor - Financial issue |
| From: |
Kristoffer From <from@darkeye.net> |
| Date: |
Thu, 16 May 2002 16:32:18 +0200 |
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Salvete, Gai Popilli Laenas et Mani Constantine Serapio.
g_popillius_laenas wrote:
> For the most part, they paid nothing. I believe I may speak for them
> when I say Titus Octavius Pius, the current Consuls, and I beleive we
> did offer the "cheapest and easiest way to pay taxes" through
> Paypal. Paypal fees, modest as they are, were paid by the Republic.
Very true. From the time we were elected, to the time when the taxation
period started, we looked all around for various methods of transmitting
money internationally, which really is a great hassle. PayPal was, and
still is as far as I know, the cheapest way to transfer money from
Europe to the US, for instance.
g_popillius_laenas wrote:
> Those who could not, or did not wish to, use Paypal sent checks or
> cash (cost of postage - 34 cents int he USA). A few sent Money
> Orders which I'm sure carried some additional fee.
Those 34 cents turned into quite a lot more when you wanted to send
money from foreign countries. Still not a lot, but I can see why sending
cash in mails isn't a preferred method of payment - the safety/security
is very low. Money orders, at least from Sweden, costs more than the tax
of $12, thus requiring citizens of a nation with a third the GNP per
capita to pay twice the amount US citizens, for instance, would pay.
Meaning it roughly would cost us $72, if considered as a percentage of
yearly incomes in Sweden vs. the US.
> Please pardon me if I sound defensive, but what other means of
> payment is available?
There were none we could implement with the time and resources we had
available, Gaius Popillius, but that does not mean that there are no
better ways of conducting the taxation. For instance, following the
example of several provincia, we could collect the money on a local
basis first, to then be transmitted in a "bulk transfer" to the central
treasury. Perhaps through the governors, I don't know. Anyway, I for one
would appreciate any suggestions as to how we could further facilitate
payment of taxes for our citizens, to (perhaps) broaden the ranks of
assidui. :)
As usual, I mean no disrespect to anyone, I'm just voicing my opinion
here. If anyone feel offended, please contact me in private and I'll be
happy to discuss the situation.
Valete, Titus Octavius Pius.
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| Subject: |
[novaroma] Absentia Caii Flavii Diocletiani |
| From: |
<3s@hsk-net.de> |
| Date: |
Thu, 16 May 2002 09:41:06 -0500 (CDT) |
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Salvete Quirites!
>From friday afternoon (May 17th) until tuesday evening (May 21st) IŽll be absent and without internet-connection.
I take the opportunity to visit the roman event in Venlo, Provincia Gallia (Netherlands) - there IŽll meet some citizens from Germania, who take part in this event. Furthermore, IŽll search some rest and recreation after the quite stressful time I had last weeks.
Bene Valete
Caius Flavius Diocletianus
Censor, Senator
Propraetor Germaniae
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| Subject: |
Re: [novaroma] Absentia Caii Flavii Diocletiani |
| From: |
=?iso-8859-1?q?Decimus=20Iunius=20Silanus?= <danedwardsuk@yahoo.co.uk> |
| Date: |
Thu, 16 May 2002 16:09:09 +0100 (BST) |
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Salve amice,
Have fun and relax. I too will be away this weekend
and will endeavour to do the same ;-)
Bene vale
Silanus.
> From friday afternoon (May 17th) until tuesday
> evening (May 21st) IŽll be absent and without
> internet-connection.
>
> I take the opportunity to visit the roman event in
> Venlo, Provincia Gallia (Netherlands) - there IŽll
> meet some citizens from Germania, who take part in
> this event. Furthermore, IŽll search some rest and
> recreation after the quite stressful time I had last
> weeks.
>
> Bene Valete
> Caius Flavius Diocletianus
> Censor, Senator
> Propraetor Germaniae
>
>
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| Subject: |
[novaroma] Re: Serapio for Quaestor - Financial issue |
| From: |
"mcserapio" <mcserapio@yahoo.it> |
| Date: |
Thu, 16 May 2002 16:30:24 -0000 |
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AVETE GAI POPILLI LAENAS ET TITE OCTAVI PII
In no way I wanted to say that you did "nothing" to enable citizens
to pay less for commissions.
You know that many people haven't a credit card to use PayPal and,
as Titus Octavius Pius rightly said, sending cash in mail has a low
level of security.
In fact I was exactly thinking to money orders. Titus Octavius Pius
tells us that a citizen in Sweden could also pay $72 to be considered
assiduus! How much would it cost send a money order from Sweden to
Italy? Less. In Italy I spent about $4 to make my money order!
Imagine that the citizen in Sweden makes his money order to a person
in Italy. He would surely pay less than $72!!!
We could find a person to send money orders to not only in US but
also one in Europe, for instance. It would reduce the costs for
commissions of european citizens.
VALETE OPTIME
MANIVS-CONSTANTINVS-SERAPIO
***Candidate for Quaestor***
Legatus Externis Rebus Provinciae Italiae
Dominus Praefectus Sodalitatis Egressus
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Provincia Italia: http://italia.novaroma.org
My Page: http://italia.novaroma.org/serapio
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