Founders of Nova Roma

Revision as of 19:05, 8 August 2023

The founding of Nova Roma was prepared by five gentes, the patrician gens Cassia, gens Vedia, gens Iunia, gens Maria and the plebeian gens Caecilia. The primary founders of Nova Roma were M. Cassius Iulianus, Fl. Vedius Germanicus, Dec. Iunius Palladius, but instrumental to the founding was C. Iulius Iulianus, who put Cassius and Vedius in contact with each other. However, by the time of the Foundation Day, on the Kal. Mar. ‡ of 2750 AUC (1998 AD), a number of people have been assembled as the first ever comitia in modern history to and witness the founding of Nova Roma and to elect the first government by acclamation, consisting of two consuls-censors, M. Cassius Iulianus and Fl. Vedius Germanicus, one praetor Dec. Iunius Palladius and one aedilis plebis, Q. Caecilius Metellus. They were also the first four senators of Nova Roma.

These first citizens, together with the founders, were:

1. M. Cassius Iulianus, primary founder
2. Patricia Cassia, primary founder
3. Fl. Vedius Germanicus, primary founder
4. Priscilla Vedia Serena, founder
5. Dec. Iunius Palladius Invictus, primary founder
6. Q. Caecilius Metellus, primary founder
7. Agrippina Maria Glauca, founder
8. C. Marius Merullus, founder
9. Cn. Marius Asiaticus, founder
10. Secundia Maria Athenia, founder
11. M. Octavius Gracchus
12. C. Iulius Iulianus
13. L. Equitius Cincinnatus Augur
14. L. Cornelius Sulla Felix
15. M. Mucius Scaevola Magister
16. Dona Leonina Beatrix
17. C. Olivarius Mezentius
18. Secundia Olivaria Raina
19. N. Cordius Paulus
20. Octavia Messalina Poppaea
21. Irene Afrania Lentula
22. Iunius Niger Montis
23. Tertia Libertania Regina
24. Honoria Lucia
25. Medillina Nonia Naissa
26. Iulius Machius
27. Sex. Magius Ignigena

The gentes as of 21 April, 1998

The records are incomplete about these earliest months of Nova Roma, but we can be sure that only those citizens belonged to Nova Roma until the first Parilia (Birthday of Rome, 21 April) of Nova Roma who wore the following nomina gentilicia:

1. Vedius or Vedia
2. Cassius or Cassia
3. Iunius or Iunia
4. Marius or Maria
5. Antonius or Antonia
6. Octavius or Octavia
7. Niger or Nigra
8. Iulius or Iulia
9. Equitius or Equitia
10. Aelius or Aelia
11. Silvanius or Silvania
12. Cornelius or Cornelia
13. Velius or Velia
14. Hadrianus or Hadriana
15. Cordius or Cordia
16. Planincolus or Planincola
17. Drusus or Drusa
18. Germanicus or Germanica
19. Matern(i)us or Matern(i)a
20. Aurelius or Aurelia
21. Terentius or Terentia
22. Gladius or Gladia
23. Lucianus or Luciana
24. Titus or Tita
25. Poppaeus or Poppaea
26. Leoninus or Leonina
27. Ambrosius or Ambrosia
28. Flavius or Flavia
29. Claudius or Claudia
30. Caecilius or Caecilia
31. Portius or Portia

List of early citizens of Nova Roma as of 24 July, 1998

This is printout of the Album Civium of the Nova Roma website of 24 July 1998, by P. Ullerius Stephanus Venator:

Patrician gentes

1. Aelia: C. Aelius Ericus (Pater), Cn. Aelius Rusticus
2. Ambrosia: L. Ambrosius Neptunianus (Pater)
3. Antonia: C. Antonius Scaenicus (Pater)
4. Aurelia: M. Aurelius (Pater)
5. Cassia: M. Cassius Iulianus (Pater), Patricia Cassia
6. Claudia: Fl. Claudia Juliana (Mater), L. Claudius Britannicus
7. Cordia: N. Cordius Paulus (Pater)
8. Cornelia: L. Cornelius Sulla (Pater)
9. Drusia: C. Drusus Domitianus (Pater)
10. Equitia: L. Equitius Cincinnatus (Pater), M. Equitius, Lentulus, Irene Afrania Lentula, Pr. Equitius Accipiter
11. Flavia: Ti. Flavius Saturninus (Pater)
12. Germanica: Ag. Germanica Ursula (Mater)
13. Gladia: M. Gladius Saevus (Pater), Fl. Gladia Xrisanthi
14. Hadriania: Magnus Hadrianus Ingmarius Cogitatus Thuleus (Pater)
15. Iulia: C. Iulius Iulianus (Pater)
16. Iunia: Dec. Iunius Palladius (Pater), L. Iunia Cypria, T. Iunius
17. Leonina: Dona Leonina Beatrix (Mater)
18. Luciania: Da. Lucianus Dexippus (Pater)
19. Maria: Ag. Maria Glauca (Mater), S. Maria Athenia, L. Maria Fimbria
20. Nigeria: Iunius Niger Montis (Pater)
21. Octavia: M. Octavius Germanicus (Pater)
22. Planincolia: L. Planincolius Davidius Germanicus (Pater)
23. Poppaea: Q. Poppaeus Sabinus (Pater)
24. Portia: Ti. Portius Sarno (Pater)
25. Silvania: Am. Silvanius Virbius (Pater), Cl. Silvanius Firmus, Sa. Silvania Panthea, Silvania Flora, Silvania Rhea
26. Terentia: M Terentius Varro (Pater)
27. Titia: Hy Titus Gladius (Pater), Titia Irisia
28. Vedia: Fl. Vedius Germanicus (Pater), Priscilla Vedia
29. Velia: Gallio Velius Marcallas (Pater), Au Vellius Natalis, Se Vellius Germanicus

Plebian gentes

1. Anncina: Pr Anncina Olivia (Mater), Se Anncina Octavia
2. Aquilia: M. Aquilia (Pater)
3. Avitabilia: Drusilla Lydia Avitabilia (Mater)
4. Caecilia Metella: Q. Caecilius Metellus (Pater)
5. Claudia Lucentia: Q. Claudia Lucentia Aprica (Mater), M. Claudius Lucentius Pavo, P. Claudius Lucentius Severus, T. Claudius Lucentius Sanguineus
6. Claudia Secunda: Cluadia Secunda Casarophea (Mater)
7. Hyeania: Sc Hyeanus Africanus (Pater), Fe. Hyeanus Huntericus, Mcs. Hyeanus Vindictus, No. Hyeanus Maximus, Opt. Hyeanus Primus
8. Labiena: T. Labienus Fortunatus (Pater)
9. Libertania: Trt. Libertania Regina (Mater)
10. Lupinia: C. Lupinius Festus (Pater)
11. Magia: S. Magius Ignigena (Pater)
12. Messalina: O. Messalina Poppaea (Mater)
13. Olivaria: G. Olivarius Mezentius (Pater)
14. Pulchria: Pulchrea Dea (Mater)
15. Septimia: C. Septimus Moguntius (Pater)
16. Sergia: L. Sergius Australicus (Pater)
17. Servia: M. Servius Germanicus (Pater)
18. Sestia: Al. Sestius Americanus (Pater)
19. Tullia: Av. Tullius Q. f. Calladius Praedans (Pater), C. Tullius Tiro
20. Ulleria: St. Ullerius Venator (Pater)
21. Valeria: M. Valerius Corvinus (Pater)
22. Victoria: La. Victoria Julia (Mater)