Boni (Nova Roma)

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A former faction within Nova Roma that ceased to exist around the year {{2005}}. Its name was modelled on the ancient Roman ''boni'' (Latin, "good men") which was a political faction of the late Roman Republic, also called the [[Optimates|''optimates'']].
  
A former faction within Nova Roma.
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The ''Boni'' of Nova Roma were a loose faction, without any strictly defined political ideology or vision, but they claimed to be committed to the strictest possible reconstructionism of the ''[[mos maiorum]]'' and Roman religion. In practice, many of their members did not know Roman history and Roman studies well enough to know what to do and what to think about Roman reconstructionism, some were not even practitioners of the Roman religion, and this faction had, besides some true Roman characters, some of the least Roman elements of Nova Roma, as well.
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The faction received many criticisms about most of its leading members being too rude, aggressive and often relying on bullying on forum discussions, and members of the faction gained a bad name due to this. The label "Boni" was sometimes used about anyone who showed signs of similar behavior, and some citizens referred to the Sulla-Caesar Faction as "''Boni''" for these reasons, and also because there was some overlap between the membership of the two. Many members of the '''[[Sullans (Nova Roma)|Sullan Faction (or Back Alley Faction)]]''' were recruited from former ''Boni'', and it is generally understood to be the successor of the ''Boni''. After the [[coup d'état of Caesar and Sulla (Nova Roma)|coup d'état of Caesar and Sulla]], the Sullan or now more often called Sullan-Caesarian Faction split, and those who continued to support Caesar, Sulla and their coup, become referred to as the '''Coup Faction''' (or Caesar-Sulla Coup Faction), the others joined the [[Liberatores (Nova Roma)|''Liberatores'']].
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Some of the well known members of the ''Boni'' include:
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*[[Decius Iunius Palladius Invictus (Nova Roma)|Dec. Iunius Palladius Invictus]]
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*[[Quintus Fabius Maximus (Nova Roma)|Q. Fabius Maximus]]
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*[[Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (Nova Roma)|L. Cornelius Sulla Felix]]
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*[[Lucius Sicinius Drusus (Nova Roma)|L. Sicinius Drusus]]
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*[[Gaius Iulius Scaurus (Nova Roma)|C. Iulius Scaurus]]
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*[[Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Postumianus (Nova Roma)|Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Postumianus]]
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*[[Gaius Popillius Laenas (Nova Roma)|C. Popillius Laenas]]
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*[[Gnaeus Iulius Caesar (Nova Roma)|Cn. Iulius Caesar]]
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*[[Gaius Minucius Hadrianus Felix (Nova Roma)|C. Minucius Hadrianus Felix]]
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*[[Diana Octavia Aventina (Nova Roma)|Diana Octavia Aventina]]
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*[[Marcus Bianchius Antonius (Nova Roma)|M. Bianchius Antonius]]
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*[[Quintus Cassius Calvus (Nova Roma)|Q. Cassius Calvus]]
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*[[Caeso Fabius Buteo Modianus (Nova Roma)|K. Fabius Buteo Modianus]] (briefly)
  
 
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A former faction within Nova Roma that ceased to exist around the year Fr. Apulo C. Laenate cos. MMDCCLVIII a.u.c.. Its name was modelled on the ancient Roman boni (Latin, "good men") which was a political faction of the late Roman Republic, also called the optimates.

The Boni of Nova Roma were a loose faction, without any strictly defined political ideology or vision, but they claimed to be committed to the strictest possible reconstructionism of the mos maiorum and Roman religion. In practice, many of their members did not know Roman history and Roman studies well enough to know what to do and what to think about Roman reconstructionism, some were not even practitioners of the Roman religion, and this faction had, besides some true Roman characters, some of the least Roman elements of Nova Roma, as well.

The faction received many criticisms about most of its leading members being too rude, aggressive and often relying on bullying on forum discussions, and members of the faction gained a bad name due to this. The label "Boni" was sometimes used about anyone who showed signs of similar behavior, and some citizens referred to the Sulla-Caesar Faction as "Boni" for these reasons, and also because there was some overlap between the membership of the two. Many members of the Sullan Faction (or Back Alley Faction) were recruited from former Boni, and it is generally understood to be the successor of the Boni. After the coup d'état of Caesar and Sulla, the Sullan or now more often called Sullan-Caesarian Faction split, and those who continued to support Caesar, Sulla and their coup, become referred to as the Coup Faction (or Caesar-Sulla Coup Faction), the others joined the Liberatores.

Some of the well known members of the Boni include:

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