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==Commentary==

==="''Inimicus''"===

As [[Tiberius Galerius Paulinus (Nova Roma)|Ti. Galerius]] indicated in his [[Senate report MMDCCLIX August 6 (Nova Roma)#ITEM IV: The Senate of Nova Roma recognizes Appius Claudius Priscus as a potential threat to Nova Roma and declares him "inimicus," an enemy of Nova Roma.|speech]] in the [[Senate (Nova Roma)|Senate]], there is no Roman precedent for a declaration of an individual as ''inimicus populi Romani''. Indeed the Latin word "''inimicus''" normally signifies a personal rivalry between two individuals; the usual term for an enemy of the republic is "''hostis''", but this was only used of enemies under arms.

There is no precedent for a declaration of this kind against a Roman citizen who was neither in armed rebellion nor expected to rebel imminently.

It is therefore far from clear what legal effect, if any, the [[Senate (Nova Roma)|Senate]] intended this designation to have. The most likely interpretation is that no legal effect was intended and the declaration was intended to have purely symbolic value.