Provincia Lacus Magni (Nova Roma)
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Provincia
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Cn. Cornelius Lentulus  legatus pro praetore |
Provincial OverviewWelcome to the Provincia of Lacus Magni in Nova Roma! This provincia boasts citizens in the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. The name of the province "Lacus Magni" means Great Lakes, as lacus means "lake" or "pool," and magni (from magnus) means "great" or "large," often referring to the North American Great Lakes (from the perspective of Rome), and reflects the typical Roman practice of naming larger administrative territories based on their relative position to rivers, mountains etc. If you are a Nova Roman of this province, we encourage you to sign up to our provincial forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lacusmagni.novaroma.org AdministrationFor administrative purposes, the provincia is intended to be divided into regiones, geographically corresponding to modern USA states, if there will be sufficient civic activity within the area. Each regio will be then assigned a praefectus or legatus, who would serve as the lieutenant-governor of the regio. Currently there are no regiones established in our provincia. The governor has the power of imperium and can issue edicts (laws on the provincial level). The governor can also appoint legati, praefecti, and various apparitores, such as scribae and praecones. All of these have different titles (see the Cohors Praetoria). The provincia is not a self-governing entity, rather it is managed by the governor who acts according to the will of the senate of Nova Roma. |
Local Communities
Citizens are encouraged to establish local communities under the guidance and direction of Nova Roma. Local groups may be formally recognized in two ways: a community of citizens covering a larger area can be made a regio by the governor, or a community centered around a city can be made a municipality of Nova Roma. Regiones are administrative units, governed according to the will of the lieutenant governor of the regio who follows instructions from the provincial governor, who, in turn, executes the orders of the senate. Municipalities are free self-governing communities of Nova Roma which govern themselves as long as they don't violate the laws of Nova Roma. Start a local chapter of Nova Roma today!
Regiones
Regiones can be subdivisions of various size in a province, in the USA section of Nova Roma they are usually state-wide communities, consisting of one or of a few USA states within the province, however a county or several counties can also be made a regio, no matter the size. The senate of Nova Roma or the governor of Provincia America Cismissippiana can decide about creating regiones, and any territory within the province can be made a regio as long as it is based on an active local community. T
Municipalities
A group of five (5) or more citizens may apply for and be granted the status of a vicus. Groups consisting of thirty-five (35) or more citizens may apply for and be granted the status of a municipium. Vici and municipia are self-governing entities, which elect their own magistrates and senate, called ordo decurionum, and issue their own edicts (edicta) and laws (leges).
