Ludi Novi Romani/MMDCCLXV/Certamen Historicum

Revision as of 06:18, 14 March 2012

The participants and final scores for this certamen:

Tiberius Galerius Paulinus, 23 points
Vibia Aemilia Regilla, 22 points
Publius Annæus Constantinus Placidus, 21 points
Servius Marius Paullus, 4 points (competed on Days 1 and 3 only)

The rules for this certamen:

1. Do not post answers to the mailing lists and do not post answers by simply hitting the Reply button.
2. Submit your answers to m.pompeius@yahoo.com with the subject heading 'Certamen Historicum'.
3. Each correct answer is worth 1 point. An extra point may be awarded for an especially detailed and excellent answer.
4. New questions will be posted at about 01:00 Rome Time (1:00 AM Central European Time / GMT +1) each day of the Ludi Novi Romani.
5. Entries may be submitted at any time before 23:59 Rome Time (11:59 PM Central European Time / GMT +1) on 8 March 2765.
6. The current standings will be posted each evening so you may find the best practice is to send in your answers each day for the current day's questions to ensure your standings are updated on this page.
7. A list of the top ten contestants, including the winner, will be posted on this page no later than 12 March 2765.
8. Any questions, concerns or requests should be addressed to m.pompeius@yahoo.com no later than 15 March 2765.
9. My decision is final in interpreting what is and what is not a correct answer.

The questions for this certamen:

Day 1 – 01 March
1. What is the highest office on the cursus honorum?
2. In which direction would you travel from Roma if you wanted to arrive in Tomis?

Day 2 – 02 March
3. Which citizen of Nova Roma served the shortest time ever officially as a provincial governor?
4. By a law of the Comitia Tributa Sextus Peducaeus had the investigation of what religious portent taken out of the hands of the pontifices?

Day 3 – 03 March
5. How many citizens of gens Iulius were assidui at the end of 2764?
6. Who was the governor of Britannia in 51 AD?

Day 4 – 04 March
7. The citizens of Nova Roma are members of urban and rural tribes. How does a member of a rural tribe become a member of an urban tribe?
8. In which direction would you travel from Roma if you wanted to arrive in Olbia?

Day 5 – 05 March
9. Who were the aediles of Oppidum Bucurestium in the year 2761?
10. Who was the plebeian tribune who was born in 163 BC and would later be killed by the Boni due to his political agenda?

Day 6 – 06 March
11. Who earned a triumph for victory over the Celtiberi in 93 BC?
12. Nova Roma has a few fora where official business takes place, such as taking an oath of office or recording a law. What are the names of at least three of these fora and where would one find them?
13. A Nova Roma citizen assigned to Century XLVII, who lives in the United States of America in the macronational world, should pay how much in annual taxes to Nova Roma for the year 2765 AUC?

Day 7 – 07 March
14. Nova Roma has an officially recognized group that is dedicated to Apollo and the Muses. Who were the consuls of Nova Roma when this group was formed?

Quintus Fabius Maximus and Marcus Minucius Audens

15. In which direction would you travel from Roma if you wanted to arrive in Limonum?

northwest towards modern day Poitiers, France

16. A three part question regarding the first wife of Marcus Tullius Cicero:

• a. What was her name? Terentia
• b. How old was she when she died? 103
• c. What was the name of her half-sister, who was a Vestal Virgin? Fabia

17. Who are the current tribuni plebis in Nova Roma?

Vibia Aemilia Regilla, Aulus Liburnius Hadrianus, Vibius Valerius Volusus, Titus Flavius Severus and Servius Marius Paullus