Senate

Senate of the Imperivm Romanvm Senatus Imperii Romani
Secundus Senatus Imperii Romani
Type
Houses	Senatus Imperii Romani
Term limits	Tribune of the Plebs - 1 year Tribune of the Soldiers - 1 year Senator Generalis (Generic Senator) - 1 year Quaestor - 1 year Aedile - 1 year Praetor - 1 year Consul - 1 year Censor - 1.5 years Princeps Senatus - 5 years
History
Founded	a.d. XII Kal. Novembres MMDCCLXXIV AVC
Leadership
Consul	Interregnum 1 year
Consul	Interregnum 1 year
Princeps Senatus	Drusus Firmius Perusinus a.d. XII Kal. Novembres MMDCCLXXIV AVC - Kal. Januariis MMDCCLXXX AVC
Elections
Last election	Kal. Januariis MMDCCLXXV AVC
Next election	Kal. Januariis MMDCCLXXVI AVC

The Senate of the Imperivm Romanvm is a council where a select few citizens can discuss the state of the Republic and issue Senatus consulta as directives. They can also issue the Senatus consultum ultimum. These are virtually all decisive in nature, sometimes regarding appointments. It is said by Polybian theorists to represent the element of oligarchy in the Roman political equilibrium.

For MMDCCLXXIV AVC (2021 CE) and MMDCCLXXV AVC (2022 CE) the senate was appointed by the Princeps Senatus, this however will not be the standard going forwards as the censorship is meant to select senators (no senators can serve two consecutive terms).

History

Previous Senate Meetings

MMDCCLXXVI AVC

a.d. XVII Kal. Februarias MMDCCLXXVI AVC

The 1st regular Senate meeting of the Senate in MMDCCLXXVI AVC occurred on a.d. X Kal. Junias MMDCCLXXVI AVC. The meeting was attended by Senator Q. Aelius Volusus, Quaestorii T. Marius Caesar (who compiled the agenda for the meeting), M. Amatius Cordus and Princeps Senatus Drusus Firmius Perusinus. This meeting of the Senate was called due to the end of the year MMDCCLXXV AVC. In this vein the topic of the MMDCCLXXVI AVC Magistrates played a prominent role in discussions, as well as the topic of formal incorporation, education within the Imperivm, updates from various projects of the Imperivm such as Medium and the Newsletter. Additionally it was the first meeting where Octavius Arminius Axouchos was not a senator as he had resigned on a.d. IV Non. Decembres MMDCCLXXV AVC.

a.d. X Kal. Junias MMDCCLXXVI AVC

The 2nd regular Senate meeting of the Senate in MMDCCLXXVI AVC occurred on a.d. X Kal. Junias MMDCCLXXVI AVC. The meeting was attended by Senator Q. Aelius Volusus, Quaestorii T. Marius Caesar (who compiled the agenda for the meeting), M. Amatius Cordus and Princeps Senatus Drusus Firmius Perusinus. The Senate agreed on the following:

• Positions
  • Creation of the Scribus (later changed to Scriabe) position.
  • Duties of Scribus will be designed and notated on a document and wiki.
  • Scribae will write for both wiki and IE.
• IR Website
  • The Imperivm Romanvm website will be changed for better function and optimization.
  • The Schola Imperii Romani will be migrated to the site.
• Wiki
  • M. Amatius Cordus will help curate the wiki starting mid-June.
  • Scribi will be recruited for wiki curation assistance.
• Events
  • Public events will be bi-weekly.
  • Event time: Saturdays, 12pm CST/7pm Rome time.
• Taxes
  • Pre-existing annual taxes ($15) for elected positions will be enforced.
  • Taxes will be due the Kalends of Januariis.
  • Failure to submit taxes will result in position removal.
• Meetings
  • The Senate henceforth will meet weekly and monthly.
  • A weekly chat meeting would occur on Saturdays at 12pm CST/6pm BST.
  • A monthly voice/video meeting would occur on the first Saturday of every month.
• Fanum/Oppidum
  • The Fanum/Oppidum projects would be temporarily suspended.
  • The Templvm Project would be created as a small-scale test.

a.d. IV Id. Junias MMDCCLXXVI AVC

The 3rd regular Senate meeting of the Senate in MMDCCLXXVI AVC occurred on a.d. IV Id. Junias MMDCCLXXVI AVC. The meeting was attended by Quaestorii T. Marius Caesar (who compiled the agenda for this meeting), M. Amatius Cordus and the Princeps Senatus Drusus Firmius Perusinus. Additionally former Senator C. Usonius Nicolaus maintained direct contact with the Senate during the Senate using public channels. The meeting was delayed by a week having been originally organised for a.d. III Non. Junias MMDCCLXXVI AVC on the principle agreed at the meeting on a.d. X Kal. Junias MMDCCLXXVI AVC. The Senate agreed on two motions: Delaying the decision on the location of the Templvm to the July Senate Meeting and the creation of the role of Procurator Scribae which would act as a manager for the newly established Scribae. M. Amatius Cordus was appointed as acting Procurator Scribae provisionally until a more-qualified permanent Procurator Scribae could be appointed. Additionally T. Marius Caesar announced his intention to host a educational based community event with a focus on the 'Actual Size of the Roman Army'.

Album Senatorum

Overview

Current consuls, praetors, censors and appointed senators are members of the Senate. Senators are appointed by the censors. The list of senators is regularly revised by the censors, but senators removed either by nota or under the terms of the lex Popillia senatoria are removed from the list until the nota is removed and they are returned to the Senate by the Censors as a senator.

All meetings of the senate are available to be listened to, played back and observed by the citizenship of the Imperivm Romanvm. However, they cannot participate in such discussions.

Current Senatorial Roster of Imperivm Romanvm

Censorii

• N/A

Consulares

• N/A

Praetorii

• N/A

Quaestorii

• Marcus Amatius Cordus
• Titus Marius Caesar

Senatores

• Quintus Aelius Volusus

Princeps Senatus

• Drusus Firmius Perusinus

Senate Outcomes and Results

Senate meeting results will be published on the wiki formally once complete, as well as on the website and fora when appropriate. With each discussed topic being listed and the result of each outcome being clearly stated and highlighted.

If a citizen wishes to hear the process, the attached recording and transcript will detail each process and vote. If there is a discrepancy, then a citizen can report it to the Quaestors and/or Censors.

Debates

If any senator misses a scheduled debate (assuming the date discussed was planned at least a week earlier) then the senate can punish the senator that has missed the session if the absence was not planned or without reasonable cause. A senator can join a debate at any time but debates are always scheduled between 09:00 UTC+10 and end 17:00 UTC−08. A debate can start at any time between these times but always end at 17:00 UTC-08 (if no conclusion has occurred, a senate session can be extended as long as it does not conflict with another session). Senators can come and leave between those times. Senate debates do not take place during festivals.