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Pete Nash

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Editing

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BasicRoleplaing:Rome , the life and

death of the Republic is the Trademark

of AlephtarGames .

InteriorArt

Dario Corallo, Alexandre Togeiro

Maps

Dario Corallo, Colin Driver, Alexandre

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contributed hugely to the book; Bill

Thayer, for allowing quotations of

translated classics held on his

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«I LIA THE FAIR , A PRIESTESS AND A QUEEN ,

W HO , FULL OF M ARS , IN TIME , WITH KINDLY THROES ,

S HALL AT A BIRTH TWO GOODLY BOYS DISCLOSE .

T HE ROYAL BABES A TAWNY WOLF SHALL DRAIN :

T HEN R OMULUS HIS GRANDSIRE ’ S THRONE SHALL GAIN ,

O F MARTIAL TOWERS THE FOUNDER SHALL BECOME ,

T HE PEOPLE R OMANS CALL , THE CITY R OME .

T O THEM NO BOUNDS OF EMPIRE I ASSIGN ,

N OR TERM OF YEARS TO THEIR IMMORTAL LINE

E VEN HAUGHTY J UNO , WHO , WITH ENDLESS BROILS ,

E ARTH , SEAS , AND HEAVEN , AND J OVE HIMSELF TURMOILS ;

A T LENGTH ATONED , HER FRIENDLY POWER SHALL JOIN ,

T O CHERISH AND ADVANCE THE T ROJAN LINE

T HE SUBJECT WORLD SHALL R OME ’ S DOMINION OWN ,

A ND , PROSTRATE , SHALL ADORE THE NATION OF THE GOWN .

A N AGE IS RIPENING IN REVOLVING FATE

W HEN T ROY SHALL OVERTURN THE G RECIAN STATE ,

A ND SWEET REVENGE HER CONQUERING SONS SHALL CALL ,

T O CRUSH THE PEOPLE THAT CONSPIRED HER FALL

T HEN C AESAR FROM THE J ULIAN STOCK SHALL RISE ,

W HOSE EMPIRE OCEAN , AND WHOSE FAME THE SKIES

A LONE SHALL BOUND ; WHOM , FRAUGHT WITH EASTERN SPOILS ,

O UR HEAVEN , THE JUST REWARD OF HUMAN TOILS ,

S ECURELY SHALL REPAY WITH RITES DIVINE ;

A ND INCENSE SHALL ASCEND BEFORE HIS SACRED SHRINE

T HEN DIRE DEBATE AND IMPIOUS WAR SHALL CEASE ,

A ND THE STERN AGE BE SOFTENED INTO PEACE :

T HEN BANISHED F AITH SHALL ONCE AGAIN RETURN ,

A ND V ESTAL FIRES IN HALLOWED TEMPLES BURN ;

A ND R EMUS WITH Q UIRINUS SHALL SUSTAIN

T HE RIGHTEOUS LAWS , AND FRAUD AND FORCE RESTRAIN .

J ANUS HIMSELF BEFORE HIS FANE SHALL WAIT ,

A ND KEEP THE DREADFUL ISSUES OF HIS GATE ,

W ITH BOLTS AND IRON BARS : WITHIN REMAINS

I MPRISONED F URY , BOUND IN BRAZEN CHAINS ;

H IGH ON A TROPHY RAISED , OF USELESS ARMS ,

H E SITS , AND THREATS THE WORLD WITH VAIN ALARMS .»

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C HAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

C HAPTER 4

THE CITY OF ROME

C HAPTER 8

CHARACTERS

120

During the Monarchy

Roman Characteristics

120

C HAPTER 2

ROMAN SOCIETY 5

Social Structure 5

The Family 5

The Clan 6

Client System 6

The Census 6

Guilds 6

The Populace 7

Patricians 7

Plebeians 7

Women 7

Freedmen 8

Slaves 8

Foreigners 9

The Roman Way 9

Roman Nobility 9

The Importance of Honour 10

The Virtues 11

Suicide 12

Government and Politics 12

The Evolution of Roman Government 12

The Structure of Republican Government 13

The Assemblies

During the Republic

Roman Names

120

The Hills & Districts

Professions

122

The Tiber River

Skills

127

Bridges

Money and Possessions

130

The Streets

The Value of Goods and Services

131

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Temples

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C HAPTER 9

MAGIC AND

SUPERSTITION

Basilica

Curia

135

The Circus

Theatres and Amphitheatres

The Legality of Magic

135

Houses

Types of Magicians

136

Tenements

Theology

136

Villas

Calling Upon the Gods

136

Interior Decoration

Appropriate Sacrifices

137

Shops

The Blessings of the Gods

137

Tombs and Necropolises

Divination

137

Aqueducts

How Divination Works

138

Fountains

Making a Divination

138

Sewers

Cursing

139

Baths

Curse Tablets

139

Hazards of City Life

Casting a Curse

139

Street Crime

Necromancy

140

Riots

Performing Necromancy

140

Fires

Pharmacy

142

The Senate

Floods

Concocting Potions

142

Magistrates

Disease

Shape-Shifting

143

Consuls

Changing Forms

144

Prtors

C HAPTER 5

THE GAMES

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C HAPTER 10

CREATURES

Qustors

145

Tribunes

Processions

Military Tribunes

Animal Shows

Animals

145

Censors

Athletics

Mythological Creatures

148

Interrex

Chariot Races

Dictator

Gladiatorial Combats

C HAPTER 11

ROMAN CAMPAIGNS 160

Designing a Roman Campaign

Lesser Officials

Gladiators

Law and Order

Training Schools

Law Enforcement

A Day at the Munera

160

Roman Laws

The Different Types of Gladiators

Family

160

Trials

Naval Battles

Wealth

161

Punishment

Assassination and Murder

161

Education

C HAPTER 6

THE ARMY

Civic Order

161

Marriage and Weddings

Combat

162

Wedding Ceremonies

Politics

162

Death and Funerals

During the Monarchy

Magic

162

During the Early Republic

Supernatural Creatures

162

C HAPTER 3

ROMAN CULTURE

During the Mid Republic

Disasters

163

During the Late Republic

Period

163

Leisure

Roman Military Discipline

Inviolate History

164

Music

Wages, Expenses & Plunder

Alternate Campaign Styles

164

Singing

Decorations and Rewards

100

Pax Cthulhu

164

Dancing

Triumphs and Ovations

102

Tempus Ambulatus

164

Theatre

Legionary Standards

103

Fantasy Rome

164

Poetry

High Sci-Fi

165

Prostitution

C HAPTER 7

RELIGION

& PHILOSOPHY 104

Religion 104

Spirits of the Home 104

Ancestor Worship 105

Animistic Deities 105

Deified Abstract Concepts 106

The Priesthood 106

Superstition 108

Prayers, Sacrifices and Thanksgiving 110

Human Sacrifice

Alternate Timeline

165

Sports and Exercise

Carry On Up the Tiber

165

Board Games

A Century of Plot Seeds

165

Bathing

Gladiatorial Scenarios

165

Art

Charioteering Scenarios

166

Sculpture

Religious Scenarios

166

Painting

Legion Scenarios

166

Architecture

Crime Scenarios

167

Mosaics

Animal Scenarios

167

Literature

Disaster Scenarios

168

Fashion

Supernatural Scenarios

168

Fabrics

Patron Scenarios

169

Dyeing and Cleaning

111

Clothing

Political Scenarios

169

Roman Festivals

112

Men’s Clothing

A Cast of Characters

170

Women’s Clothing

The Cycle of the Dead

113

C HAPTER 12

Famous PERSONAGES 172

Footwear

The Cycle of War

113

Head-wear and Cloaks

The Agrarian Cycle

114

Jewellery

Forbidden Religions and Rites

115

Hair Styles

Philosophy

116

C HAPTER 13

HISTORICAL TIMELINE 187

Cosmetics

Stoicism

116

Food and Drink

Epicureanism

117

Meal Times

Skepticism

117

C HAPTER 14

APPENDICES

Meal Etiquette

Pythagoreanism

117

206

Vegetables

Time

117

Grains & Bread

Hours of the Day

117

Bibliography

206

Fruits & Nuts

Length of the Week

118

Latin Profanity

208

Cheeses

Months & Dates

118

The Twelve Tables

209

Meats

Marking the Years

119

Fish

Minor Roman Deities

212

Calendars

119

Snails & Shellfish

Character Sheets

213

Wine

Festivals

119

Maps

215

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