tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92064971106596689072024-02-06T20:23:13.491-08:00ROMA Citizens BlogThis is the blog of ROMA, the original Roman themed land in Second Life®Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-28468102271682669782013-12-04T09:04:00.001-08:002013-12-04T09:04:29.350-08:00LEX SCAENA Roleplay Rules updated 2013<div><b>LEX SCAENAE</b></div><div><br></div><div><b>Part A: structure of the THEATRUM ROMANUM group:</b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>- ROLEPLAY GUESTS: </div><div>All of the ROMA citizens interested in roleplaying ("rp") MUST join the theatrum romanum group. It is open enrollment. They can experience the particular lite roleplay of ROMA and understand if they are willing to advance to a more structured rp-personality</div><div><br></div><div>- ROMA ROLEPLAYERS: </div><div>The roleplayer is fully integrated in the rp-community of ROMA; they must have a "persona", a mask, that is an ancient name and a personal history. To achieve this status you must submit your rp-name and your history to the president of the COMITIA TRIBUTA, who will discuss it with you and with another member of the COMITIA, to check its compatibility with our environment. Your name and history will then be added to the official list at http://romacitizens.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=stories. It is recommended that new roleplayers wait at least 2 weeks before finalizing a name and history after joining the group to allow the Praeses to evaluate your roleplay skills and decide how to incorporate your history into the global environment.</div><div><br></div><div>- GENTES</div><div>Only those families listed on the Tabularium list have a license to operate in ROMA as a roleplay entity. The name board contains information about how to join each family. It is not necessary to join a family to roleplay in ROMA. To start a family group, you must have at least three people who make up the family and all must have been regular participants in the ROMA community for at least three months. BEFORE you found the group, you must apply for recognition to the emperor, who will consult the Comitia Tributa before giving permission. Talk with the Praeses of the comitia who will help you in preparing the petition to the emperor. Do not spend the founding money until you get your license back.</div><div><br></div><div>- COMITIA TRIBUTA: </div><div>As with the historical one, this is the council of the tribes of ROMA. Its members can organize events, decide controversies, give guidelines to the roleplay, notify infractions to the consul and suggest punishments for misbehavior (warnings, fine, temporary banishment, permanent banishment, and removal of the family from the roster of families in the Tabularium). The first members of the Comitia are the active owners of an official family, (formerlly called "praetores scaena"), with the consuls and the emperor as honorary members. Other members can be added by individual request or by invitation, after an election by majority (in case of tie the president counts as 2 votes). Every active official family has right to have at least one member in the comitia. If no one from that family group is willing to be active and help direct the roleplay, then there is no need for that family group.</div><div><br></div><div>- COM. TRIB. PRAESES: </div><div>The president of the COMITIA. He or she convokes the COMITIA by their own initiative or on request of a member of it. He or she makes effective the decisions of the COMITIA, manages the roles, the lists, the personal histories of the members, and represents the group in the Comitia Curiata. The Praeses is chosen by the emperor and can be dismissed by his will, for his own renounce or with a motion of no-confidence of the comitia (with the majority of the members).</div><div><br></div><div>RELATION BETWEEN THE GROUP AND THE GENTES: </div><div>The rules of SL groups state that an owner (pater/mater familias) is the "king" of his group, but for roleplay purposes some guidelines and some rules must be followed to remain members of the theatrum. Those rules also support the new "Cursus Honorum", which is not a roleplay system, but it provides a path, the patrician one, that passes through the gentes and their owners. Any new members of a gens must be added with a tag of "cliens" or equivalent (i.e."affinis", in case of wedding); that is a step lower than the full membership (like the guests in the theatrum group). After an adequate space of time in which the qualities of the citizen are tested, he can be upgraded to member. In case of uncertainty, the COMITIA TRIBUTA can solve the problems, even allowing to jump the state of cliens, for instance in case of renown qualities of the citizen). Every pater familias must hold an event to present the new member to the community.</div><div> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Part B: Rules of roleplaying in Roma</b></div><div><br></div><div>To take part in ROMA roleplay (and to distinguish it from the general social), you MUST do the following:</div><div><br></div><div>I. Read and respect the 12 Tables (look under the land covenant window). These continue to be in effect regardless of roleplay status.</div><div><br></div><div>II. Be a member of the Theatrum Romanum Group (temporary membership of willing guests are encouraged, but if they decided to frequent the community they have to join the group)</div><div><br></div><div>III. Roleplaying in ROMA is a particular one: we are not strictly bound to the classical rules and people often could exit from roleplay and pass in OOC mode (out of character), that could be considered an "error" in other full roleplay estates. Nevertheless it must be very clear to all that you are rolelplaying, at least when the actions or the sentences could become "aggressive".All the possible precautions must be kept to avoid misunderstandings on this matter. We recommend you adopt the following:</div><div><br></div><div>- wearing the Theatrum tag or a flip title "* ROMA roleplayer *"</div><div>- send clear signals you are roleplaying in the chat, in double brackets ((hey, I'm roleplaying)) or in IM </div><div>- plan with the other personages the more complex/dangerous situations before to play (see also point VIII)</div><div><br></div><div>IV. When speaking in roleplay mode, you may say something ‘out of character’ (OOC) by placing it within brackets “(())”. Keep roleplay conversations and experiences separate from non-roleplay ones as much as possible: as said before, errors are largely tolerated but let's try to keep a minimum of style.</div><div><br></div><div>V. Enemies in roleplay should harbor no ill feelings outside of roleplay.</div><div><br></div><div>VI. Please note that the default experience of ROMA is not roleplay, it is social. Therefore not every ROMA event will be a roleplay event. Those that are roleplay events will be clearly marked and advertised as so. Only in those events roleplayers should feel free to ignore regular Citizens who are not roleplaying (or do not have their title/tag on); in other situations they should at least advice the guests ((sorry, we are roleplaying)). If you want to socialize with someone while he is in roleplay mode, speak in OOC brackets.</div><div><br></div><div>VII. Within roleplay, no player should have anything done to them without consent (e.g. arrest/trial, being robbed, attacked etc.) No action can happen to another player that they do not agree to beforehand - either by private IM or out of character discussion. Any player trying to force the roleplay in such a way will be in violation of the rules.</div><div><br></div><div>VIII. ROMA is not a historical recreation sim. The Emperor Julian Augustus is not the same person as Julian the Apostate from the fourth century CE. ROMA is not ancient Rome. Instead, ROMA exists outside of the historical framework and exists on the Second Life grid, not ancient Italy. ROMA roleplay is its own community, loosely based on ancient Roman culture of the 2nd century CE. It has its own history and relationships with other roleplay cultures (such as Germanic tribes, Egyptians, Greeks, etc). It can be thought of as an alternate universe. Anachronisms will be tolerated. This is tremendous opportunity to develop a unique experience with ancient Roman culture and history.</div><div><br></div><div>IX. After every roleplay encounter in the sim, you are encouraged to ‘blog’ about it on the http://romacitizens.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=romafamilies. In this way, everyone will be kept abreast of any roleplay plot developments.</div><div><br></div><div>X We endeavor to act fairly, but violation of the Lex Scaenae or the 12 Tables may result in a warning, fine, temporary banishment, or permanent banishment.</div><div><br></div><div>XI Roleplaying gives you no special authority in the estate. Unless in very special events, the consuls will not be roleplaying with you.</div><div><br></div><div>XII The introduction of the "cursus honorum" in the social environment of Roma SPQR gives opportunities to roleplay, but one must always keep in mind that the cursus honorum ranks imply social duties that must be attended and, specially when the proper tag is worn, have the precedence on the roleplay.</div><div><br></div><div>XIII Roleplaying in the Subura or Ostia: If you are a Subura or Ostia plot renter, you have the ability to hold any event at any time on your plot, including roleplay events. You also control access to your plot. You are rex or regina of your plot (bound only by the renters agreement and the 12 Tables). We ask you, however, to uphold the Lex Scaenae if your event is a roleplay event.</div><div><br></div><div>XIV Roleplayers are allowed to choose any of the following for their roleplay persona:</div><div><br></div><div>Any civic profession (for example: Merchant, Blacksmith, Baker, Veteran, etc)</div><div><br></div><div>Any family role inside a Family Group (Domina, Paterfamilius, Cousin, etc) where recognized by the group owner. </div><div><br></div><div>The following are forbidden unless approved by the Theatrum officers and allowed by the Emperor:</div><div><br></div><div>A rolelplay job or identity can reflect a sim ownership, government, or management role (for example: Ambassador, Consul, etc)</div><div>Any Imperial family connection (cousin to the Emperor, etc)</div><div>An existing Group role without prior membership in that group (Senator, Praetorian, etc)</div><div><br></div><div>XV. At this time we have no desire to join with any other existing roleplay communities or other Roman themed lands around SL. ROMA roleplay is self contained within the ROMA estate. Actions done in other sims will have no effect on ROMA roleplay. Please remove all other land's roleplay gadgets and combat meters while in ROMA.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We may amend or annotate the Lex Scaena at any time.</div><div><br></div><div>SPQR</div><div>Approved by Emperor Julian Augustus november 2013</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16879640646162422606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-62850877920849774962013-11-21T03:22:00.001-08:002013-11-21T03:22:53.664-08:00ROMA LUDI PLEBEII 2013<div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;">2013 ROMA Ludi Plebeii Festival Schedule</div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;">23rd November</div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;">The Feast of Jupiter - 10am</div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;">The beginning of the Ludi Plebeii is Jupiter's Feast in the ROMA Forum. Beginning with an audience with the Capitoline Triad outside Their temple on the Capitoline Hill, where a ritual to ask for Their blessings will be performed. Immediately after the ritual, a procession down to the Forum, where the feast will begin - with food, wine, and dancing in the company of the Gods.</div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;"></div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;">ROMA Subura Chariot Races - 12pm (Noon)</div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;">In honour of Jupiter, Best and Greatest, Divine Mother Juno, and Wise Minerva, there will be chariot racing in the Subura! We invite all to come join in this spectacle, to cheer on the racers (or join in the racing themselves) as they navigate a tricky figure-8 loop through the narrow streets - hopefully without taking out anyone's domus (or themselves) in the process!</div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;">Thanksgiving Turkey Hunt - 1pm</div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;">In honour of the American and Canadian custom of Thanksgiving - we will be having a turkey hunt - but there's a catch - these turkeys are *TINY*. Barely the size of a large chihuahua, they are agile, speedy, and extremely difficult to tag - but if you can tag the most turkeys in 1 hour, you'll earn yourself $L1000 to have your own thanksgiving feast! (Or maybe just to buy that fancy new outfit you've had your eye on.) How many turkeys can you tag? 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Steaming water, good food, and dancing round the pools - a wonderful way to relax, socialise, and enjoy the last of the good weather before the snows come to ROMA!</div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;"></div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;">Jupiter's Grand Feast - 12pm</div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;">The theme of this feast is Modern Gods and Heroes! So dress up as whomever you worship or admire (this can be celebrities, important world figures, or sports stars) and enter our Grand Feast Costume Contest. There will be two categories - Best God and Best Goddess, and the winners will each receive $L1000. There will also be dancing and live music by Taunter Goodnight. Don't miss it!</div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;"></div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;">Ludu Plebeii Naumachia - 1pm</div><div style="font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 16px;">Watch and be entertained as the Legio XIII Classis Nautica engage and practice naval warfare with a naumachia! The ancient Romans since Emperor Nero would watch and be entertained by extravagant naval combat by filling up the basin of amphitheatres with water and letting loose ships of war onto the waters. Only, these ships weren't regular naval vessels - they were gladiators' ships and the marines were the gladiators themselves, almost certainly convicts sentenced to death! Thankfully, our Emperor Julian is a much kinder fellow to even our most depraved citizens... Instead, watch as our brave soldiers of the Legio XIII Classis Nautica take to the seas!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16879640646162422606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-66678912583806605942013-07-25T00:42:00.001-07:002013-07-27T02:48:29.790-07:002013 LUDI APOLLINARES & NEPTUNALIA<div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 16px;">
<b>2013 Ludi Apollinares & Neptunalia Festival Schedule</b></div>
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Our festivals this month begin with the celebration of Ludi Apollinares - honouring the God Apollo. Our ritual to honour Apollo will be immediately followed by a party in the tavern to celebrate the festival's beginning!</div>
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<u>11am - Ludi Chariot Races</u></div>
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As Apollo races His sun chariot across across the sky, so our Agitatores will race their chariots in the Hippodrome! Come spend an exciting day at the races, and maybe even get to race yourself!</div>
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<u>1pm - Neptune's Pool Party</u></div>
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Bring your swimsuits and swim HUDs, because Neptune is throwing a pool party! Dancing, swimming, a giant water slide, and lunch on the beach is the order of the day. Come and enjoy the cool waters of ROMA to beat the summer heat!</div>
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<u>10am - Neptunalia Ritual & Fishing Contest</u></div>
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Our second day of festivals kicks off the Neptunalia, the festival in honour of the great God Neptune. We will be holding a ritual to honour Him and all are welcome to attend! The ritual will be followed by a 7seas Fishing Contest, with cash prizes for the 3 top fishers!</div>
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<u>12pm - The Sun and Sea Grand Feast</u></div>
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Our final party event of the weekend, the Sun and Sea Grand Feast! Come join us for live music by Stephanniyah Sinatra, dancing, and camaraderie as we bid farewell to the Gods Apollo and Neptune and conclude another wonderful festival!</div>
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Come join us as our Legio faces off in a game of Harpastum (with a twist - this game will be played in the water) in honour of the Neptunalia! Harpastum, was the ancient Romans answer to soccer/football. All citizens are invited to participate in the game or watch from the sidelines!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16879640646162422606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-59440062158970174782012-10-27T00:37:00.002-07:002012-10-27T00:37:30.146-07:002012 ROMA Lemurialia/Armilustrium/Hallow'een Festival<h4>
<b>Oct. 27th</b></h4>
<b>10am - Lemuria Ritual & Ghost Tales (Location: Street of Tombs)</b><br /><br />In Roman religion, the Lemuralia or Lemuria was a feast during which the ancient Romans performed rites to exorcise the malevolent and fearful ghosts of the dead from their homes.Our Lemuralia ritual will banish any malevolent spirits, both real & imagined, while welcoming the protective spirits of the Lares and beneficent ancestors. Followed by ghost stories in the ROMA tombs!<br /><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/57/34/45">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/57/34/45</a><br /><br /><b>11am - Croc Races (Location: ROMA Vicus)</b><br />You may have explored ROMA's Cloaca Maxima before, but have you ever raced through it on the back of a crocodile? Well now you can! Our Cloaca Croc Race will be a timed race, with the 3 best times winning a cash prize. Can you navigate your croc through to victory before the competition? Join the race and find out! <br />
<a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Vicus/76/88/60">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Vicus/76/88/60</a><br />
<br /><b>1pm - Legio Pumpkin Harpastum (Location: Legio Fort, Transtiberim)</b>Come join us as our Legio faces off in a game of Harpastum (with a pumpkin as the ball) in honour of the Lemuria! Harpustum, was the ancient Romans answer to soccer/football. For this game, you'll see the contestants display considerable speed, agility, and physical ability. All citizens are invited to participate in the game or watch from the sidelines!<br /><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/141/188/42">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/141/188/42</a><br /><br />****************************************************************<br />
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<b>Oct. 28th</b></h4>
<b>10am - Armilustrium (Location: Across road from Field of Mars)</b>Armilustrium honours the god of war, Mars - In His honour, Romans put away the weapons of war for the year, until warmer weather allowed for more lengthy campaigns. Join us and the Legion in celebrating this breif time of peace. Following the Armilustrium rite, the Lemuria Pumpkin Hunt begins.<br /><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/181/115/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/181/115/22</a><br /><br /><b>11am - Lemuria Pumpkin Hunt (Location: Transtiberim)</b><br />
Overnight, a number of pumpkins have sprouted all over ROMA sim - and they are full of gold (lindens) and prizes! The game is simple: find a pumpkin, click it, and you get to keep the cash! But each pumpkin contains a differing amount, and there are more smaller amounts than large ones. Once a pumpkin is claimed, it's gone - so hunt fast! How much gold can you collect in 1 hour? Join us and find out! If you're lucky, you may even find a pumpkin with a prize inside! (There are only a handful of these hidden throughout the sim though, so you must keep your eyes peeled! And while the won't disappear like the gold pumpkins, the number of prizes inside are limited.)<br /><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/57/34/45">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/57/34/45</a><br /><br /><b>12pm - ROMA Senate Meeting (Location: ROMA Forum)</b><br />
All ROMA citizens are welcome to attend the Senate meeting in the Curia.<br /><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/115/218/83">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/115/218/83</a><br /><br /><b>1pm - ROMA Hallow'een Grand Feast (Location: Field of Mars)</b><br />
Ghouls and goblins, witches and forest spirits are all invited to the final Grand Feast! Join your neighbours, guests and friends for this Hallow'een feast, with live music by Taunter Goodnight and a trivia game by our very own beloved Censor, Torin Golding!<br /><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/159/119/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/159/119/22</a>Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-59346242713120026452012-09-21T15:25:00.005-07:002012-09-21T15:25:56.027-07:00ROMA Ludi Romani Festival '12<b><span style="font-size: large;">Saturday, 22nd September</span></b><br /><br /><b>10am - Ludi Romani Ritual for Jupiter Optimus Maximus</b><br />A ritual to honour the King of the Gods, Jupiter Optimus Maximus, followed by a light social gathering with dancing and feasting. Come join us in celebrating the beginning of the Ludi Romani!<br />Location: Jupiter Temple, ROMA sim<br /><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/25/219/80">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/25/219/80</a><br /><br /><b>11am - Jupiter's Surprise</b><br />Join the fun for this tricky obstacle course. Test your skills and ability to adapt at a moment's notice!<br />Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim<br /><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/111/72/39">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/111/72/39</a><br /><br />
<b>1pm - Ludi Romani Chariot Races</b><br />
The Ludi Romani were a time for athletics, games, and sport, and a traditional part of the ancient Ludi Romani were chariot races - and for our celebration, we have our own! Come race against other Citizens for prizes (anyone can sign up to race), or come watch the spectacle and cheer on the racers as you drink wine and nibble Rich Imperialist Tidbits. There will be 3 races of 5 laps each, and 1st place in each race wins a $L1000 prize purse!<br />Location: Circus Maximus, ROMA sim<br /><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/252/121/36">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/252/121/36</a><br /><br />********************************************************<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday, 23rd September</span></b><br /><br /><b>10am - Ludi Romani Fishing Contest</b><br />
Come try your luck in the Ludi Romani Fishing Contest - using the 7Seas<br />Fishing system. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will get a cash prize, and there will be a chance to catch some ROMA-exclusive custom fish!<br />Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim<br /><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/121/154/29">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/121/154/29</a><br /><br /><b><br />11am - Ludi Romani Grand Feast</b><br />
The centrepiece event of the Ludi Romani is the Grand Feast - this year to be held on ROMA's Forum! There will be dancing, feasting, good company, and live music by the amazing Sassy Nitely (see attached bio) - as well as a ROMA's Favourite Senator Contest. The Senators will come in costume and you may vote in your favourite. The winning Senator will recieve a trophy and a poster up in the Curia declaring them to be the most popular Senator in ROMA - a new twist on the normal Senatorial popularity contest! So please join us for the final party of the Ludi Romani until next year!<br />Location: Forum, ROMA sim<br /><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/77/143/45">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/77/143/45</a><br /><br /><b>1pm - Cursus Publicus Relay Race</b><br />The cursus publicus ("public road/course") was the state-run courier service of the Roman Empire. It was created by Emperor Augustus to transport messages, officials, and tax revenues from one province to another. A series of forts and stations (mutationes, sing. mutatio) were spread out along the major road systems connecting the regions of the Roman world. These relay points provided horses to dispatch riders, usually soldiers, and vehicles for magistrates or officers of the court. In this event we re-enact the cursus with relay-race teams (anyone can sign up to race), to transmit an important message and returning its answer to the doors of Rome. Prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place based on best time running the course.<br />Location: Campus Martius, ROMA Transtiberim sim<br /><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/181/115/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/181/115/22</a>Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-56077087665083087682012-05-17T15:57:00.001-07:002012-05-17T15:57:15.963-07:00Bona Dea and Mercuralia Festivals 2012<h3>
<b>Saturday, 19th May:</b></h3>
<b>10am - Bona Dea Ritual & Maypole Dance</b><br />Our festivals begin with a ritual for Bona Dea, "The Good Goddess" - Also known as Fauna, She is the daughter of Faunus, and a goddess of virginity, fertility, and healing. Bona Dea's rites included only women - even paintings or drawings of men or male animals were forbidden - but in our ROMA, the menfolk are welcome to Her rites. After the rite, we will have the traditional maypole dance, music, and wine!<br />Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim, <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/182/104/22">http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/182/104/22</a><br /><br /><b>12pm - Fauna's Fishing Contest</b><br />Break out your poles and put on your fishing togas - it's time for another ROMA Fishing event, as we thank Fauna for the bounty she gives us. Using the 7Seas Fishing system, we will be having a fishing contest, with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners receiving cash prizes.<br />Location: ROMA Fishing Hole, ROMA Transtiberim sim, <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/123/154/29">http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/123/154/29</a><br /><br /><b>1pm - Bona Dea Cross-Dressing Contest</b><br />Because no women were traditionally allowed to participate in Bona Dea's rites, we have found a way to sneak the men in! We will be having a cross-dressing contest - but there's a catch! For the gents, just as in RL, you can change everything but your shape - that must remain male! For the ladies, you can wear your regular female attire, but must change your shape and skin to male. There will be cash prizes for the Prettiest, Ugliest, Most Realistic, and Most Outrageous costumes - don't be shy, come join in the fun! Please see attached rules for details.<br />Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim, <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/57/164/24">http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/57/164/24</a><br /><br />*************************************************<br />
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<b>Sunday, 20th May:</b></h3>
<b>10am - Mercuralia Ritual and Guessing Game Contest</b><br />Mercury isn't just the herald of the Gods - He's also the patron of merchants and commerce! Our ritual will honour Him in that aspect, and request His blessing for all ROMA's merchants. After the ritual, we'll be having a special contest - as commerce depends upon coinage, we have set up a guessing game where you will have to "Name That Coin"! Can you guess which coins come from which era of Ancient Rome? The three participants with the most correct answers will win cash prizes!<br />Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim, <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/52/108/31">http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/52/108/31</a><br /><br /><b>11:30pm - Mercuralia Treasure Hunt</b><br />Oh no! After a recent shopping trip thru Trajan's Market, Mercury has dropped His parcels and most of His money while flying home to Olympus! The pouches are now scattered throughout ROMA Trantiberim! Can you help Him find them? But watch out - each pouch will give out only one prize, and then it will disappear. So you will have to be swift to find these elusive pouches before anyone else does! (Our wonderful ROMA merchants have donated the items - come try for a chance to sample their wares! There will also be money pouches, so you have a chance to earn some lindens, even if you don't grab up the merch.)<br />Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim, <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/59/33/45">http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/59/33/45</a><br /><br /><b>1pm - Mercuralia Legio Obstacle Course Race</b><br />As Mercury is the God of swift travel, in His honour the Legio has designed a challenging war track/obstacle course racing thru Transtiberim. The race starts at the Street of Tombs and travels thru the landscape until finally ending near the Field of Mars. The 3 best times will win prizes! How fast can you clear the course and navigate it's obstacles? Come find out!<br />Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim, <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/59/33/45">http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/59/33/45</a><br /><br /><b>3pm - The Mercury & Fauna Grand Feast</b><br />Our Festivals culminate with the Mercury & Fauna Grand Feast - come celebrate the return of Spring with us! Dancing, good conversation, traditional ROMAn music and a delicious feast.<br />Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim, <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/182/104/22">http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/182/104/22</a>Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-3063506825359081442012-01-26T21:51:00.000-08:002012-01-26T21:54:16.525-08:00Paganalia Festival Schedule<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Saturday 28 January</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12pm noon - Roman Paganalia Ritual</span><br />In celebration of Paganalia, the Roman festival of sowing, we will be performing a ritual to honour Ceres (the goddess of agriculture) and Tellus (Mother Earth). Come join us in celebrating the beginning of the Paganalia!<br />Location: Capitoline Temple, ROMA Foum, ROMA sim<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/28/203/79">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/28/203/79</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1pm - ROMA PLAY: Proserpina</span><br />At 1pm will be a theatrical event based on the myth of Ceres. It is written and performed by ROMA Citizens and will take place in the Theater of Dionysus. Come join us for a very special event in celebration of the Paganalia.<br />Location: Theater of Dionysus, ROMA sim<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/26/184/64">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/26/184/64</a><br /><br />********************************************<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Sunday 29 January</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12pm - Cloaca Croc Race</span><br />You may have explored ROMA's Cloaca Maxima before, but have you ever raced through it on the back of a crocodile? Well now you can! Our Cloaca Croc Race will be a timed race, with the 3 best times winning a cash prize. Can you navigate your croc through to victory before the competition? Join the race and find out!<br />Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/60/35/45">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/60/35/45</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1pm - ROMA Curiate Assembly</span><br />The conclusion of ROMA's Paganalia Festival will be a Curiate Assembly open to all citizens.<br />Location: Curia, ROMA sim<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/113/219/83">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/113/219/83</a>Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-4537500760133660972011-12-30T17:54:00.001-08:002012-01-04T16:57:43.096-08:00ROMA Copybotted (UPDATED x2)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2H48RGhxZsXadiUX-PFKGj4Sj3fgBogfKIM3p3S1le8wueMy0p5B2XHTRw_OhyOYhgnr57ZAGIrwwGA7XmwXnhnoGXSORjw3Sj8iGBdPqtrXLhCUc8jOokNLRMs2eikPSZl7OVDz9s7xY/s1600/Snapshot_001.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2H48RGhxZsXadiUX-PFKGj4Sj3fgBogfKIM3p3S1le8wueMy0p5B2XHTRw_OhyOYhgnr57ZAGIrwwGA7XmwXnhnoGXSORjw3Sj8iGBdPqtrXLhCUc8jOokNLRMs2eikPSZl7OVDz9s7xY/s320/Snapshot_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692163656721604658" border="0" /></a>It has finally happened. ROMA has been copybotted on a large scale.<br /><br />In spring of 2010 Torin Golding, the owner of ROMA (SPQR) in Second Life, and several members of the ROMA community spent months<a href="http://romacitizens.blogspot.com/2010/04/introducing-roma-vinovium-and-roma.html" target="_blank"> building a reconstruction of the ancient Roman fort of Binchester</a> in Second Life. The reconstruction (<a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Vinovium" target="_blank">slurl to ROMA Vinovium</a>) is an academic partnership with the Binchester Archaeological Project run by Stanford University in the US and Durham University in the UK.<br /><br />It came to light today that last month (November 2011) at least two avatars came to ROMA and copybotted almost the entire build in ROMA Vinovium. They extracted this stolen content to another online grid, Inworldz. Several ROMA Citizens discovered the stolen content in Inworldz, along with other items illegally copied from other citizens including Achille Back, Tonina Rodenberger, Alekso Minotaur, Popea Heron, and Lef Leven.<br /><br />The avatars whose name is on the stolen content- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ronja Abrahams</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chaja Abrahams</span>- have been banned from the entire ROMA estate along with other names we have been able to link to those accounts between Second Life and Inworldz. We are also working to file official reports.<br /><br />You can find pictorial details on the stolen content at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/romacitizens/sets/72157628643675845/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:bold;">this Flickr album</span></a>.<br /><br />The owners of the copybotted material, along with another avatar named <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chantale Anatine</span>, have begun a land and group in Inworldz called "Roma SPQR". Along with the stolen content this suggests that they are attempting to impersonate and mimic the Second Life estate of ROMA (SPQR), which has been in existence since 2006, in the new online grid of Inworldz.<br /><br />It is a shame when people without scruples rip off hard working content creators, and attempt to exploit others' good name for their own selfish ends. We hope that the managers of Inworldz will take action and remove this stolen content (and these individuals) from a growing online world.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">**UPDATED 3 JANUARY**</span><br />More copybotted content in Inworldz has been found, also owned and listed as 'created' by Ronja Abrahams and Chaja Abrahams. Some of the newest round of copybotted items can be seen <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/romacitizens/6631547121/in/set-72157628643675845" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:bold;">from this point on</span></a> in this flickr album. This includes a familiar sign that clearly states some of the content was build by Tonina Rodenberger, peter Woody and Achille Back, not by Chaja Abrahams which the Inworldz inspect window lists.<br /><br />Additionally other members of our ROMA family have been copybotted by these individuals in Inworldz. One of the hardest hit was Ars Avete owned by Popea Heron and Lef Leven. The details of the items they had copybotted (with side by side photos) can be found in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/romacitizens/sets/72157628707723763/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:bold;">this flickr album</span></a>.<br /><br />DMCA reports have been filed and we hope the Inworldz authorities will act on them swiftly.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGOkYreEZPdOu8-q9NUOvsRzNCiRgmA0rCV6joFbTzqOakuQLZktsFWY8m9IJIz8DBMBNE9UxRUEz9k4Ffbkpfmp1DjAnF_GqGUBepJ7Em41TK6IaqGDvyt2AFhQHtr8B6xYNvwWQsLIy/s1600/inwz_002.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGOkYreEZPdOu8-q9NUOvsRzNCiRgmA0rCV6joFbTzqOakuQLZktsFWY8m9IJIz8DBMBNE9UxRUEz9k4Ffbkpfmp1DjAnF_GqGUBepJ7Em41TK6IaqGDvyt2AFhQHtr8B6xYNvwWQsLIy/s320/inwz_002.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693930633242275074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">**UPDATED 4 JANUARY**</span><br />As of today it looks like all of the offending content has been removed from Inworldz.<br /><ul><li>No items owned by Chaja Abrahams or Ronja Abrahams are left on the properties. The "Ancient Rome" sim has been reclaimed by a land baron (who interestingly is also in the "Ancient Rome" group started by Ronja and the suspiciously named "Roma SPQR" group started by Chantale Anatine)<br /><br /></li><li>Torin, Popea, and Tonina are banned from the "Ancient Rome" sim (the only three people on the ban list).<br /><br /></li><li>Chantale Anatine still owns the suspiciously named "Roma SPQR" sim to the north. No copied content was found here but she did seem to be at least partners with the copybotters.<br /><br /></li><li>The ancient Roman builds Chantale Anatine (Ancient Pompeii) and Ronja Abrahams (Ancient Herculaeum) owned in SL are gone, although the groups still remain in SL search.<br /><br /></li><li>Ronja Abrahams and Chaja Abrahams still show up in the Inworldz search.<br /><br /></li></ul>Hopefully this looks like the matter has been taken care of. We would like to publicly thank the Inworldz management team (including the individual who helped us personally and kept us informed of developments) for diligently working very hard to solve this issue. Thank you very much for your time. It was appreciated.<br /><br />-Torin GoldingTorin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-2073362787336328172011-10-14T13:55:00.000-07:002011-10-14T14:03:34.376-07:00October and ROMA @ V Festival Schedule<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2pCumakGR_YdnK8gTNO29j_Q4SGO-D_KNluNHRfXe-04Kv9RqJRc-6r8R2A4OzT8iVqCeH8pXckmrY-UrO8l5FDDVNKcbEldNMHslhl7FGvRYr1glMWx10dEThU0oPdUAFZxxQN9PgZD/s1600/ROMA+at+5+banner.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2pCumakGR_YdnK8gTNO29j_Q4SGO-D_KNluNHRfXe-04Kv9RqJRc-6r8R2A4OzT8iVqCeH8pXckmrY-UrO8l5FDDVNKcbEldNMHslhl7FGvRYr1glMWx10dEThU0oPdUAFZxxQN9PgZD/s320/ROMA+at+5+banner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663456419740323698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday 15th October :</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10am - ROMA @ V Armilustrium Ritual</span><br />Armilustrium honours the god of war, Mars - In His honour, Romans put away the weapons of war for the year, until warmer weather allowed for more lengthy campaigns. Join us and the Legion in celebrating this breif time of peace. Following the Armilustrium rite, we'll have a small party celebration in Fort Augusta.<br />Location: ROMA Sim: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/72/56/33">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/72/56/33</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12pm - ROMA @ V Horse Relay Race</span><br />-October is the month of the horse and to honour our 4-legged friends & companions, ROMAns will form teams of two to relay race across the sims for a breathtaking race to the finish! There will a cash prize for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place!<br />Location: ROMA Vinovium sim: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Vinovium/243/144/46">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Vinovium/243/144/46</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2pm - ROMA @ V ROMA Reminisces</span><br />After the long run across ROMA, we meet in the Baths of Caracalla to wash off the dust of the horse race and recall the past V years. ROMA has grown and blossomed into a welcoming community of friends, gifted artisans, scholars, and multi-faceted groups. Join us as we take time to remember the best of our growing years!<br />Location: ROMA sim: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/154/48/27">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/154/48/27</a><br /><br />******************************************<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday 16th October :</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10 - ROMA @ V Lemuria Ritual </span><br />In Roman religion, the Lemuralia or Lemuria was a feast during which the ancient Romans performed rites to exorcise the malevolent and fearful ghosts of the dead from their homes. Though traditionally held in May, ROMA has moved this festival to coincide with the more modern celebration of Hallow'een, another day of ghouls and ghastlies. Our Lemuralia ritual will banish any malevolent spirits, both real & imagined, while welcoming the protective spirits of the Lares and beneficent ancestors.<br />Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/144/82/303">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/144/82/303</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:30am - "Torin - This is your SL!" Banquet</span><br />Stick around for this raucous banquet & party honoring our very own Consul and founding father, Torin. One never knows who may arrive from the past........<br />Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/130/120/811">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/130/120/811</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1pm - ROMA @ V Legio Triumph</span><br />The pomp and majesty of a miltary parade will be demonstrated by our very own ROMAn Legion as they honour our emperor and five glorious years of ROMA!<br />Location: ROMA sim: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/89/133/45">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/89/133/45</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3pm - ROMA Hallow'een Grand Feast</span><br />Ghouls and goblins, witches and forest spirits are all invited to the final Grand Feast! Join your neighbours, guests and friends for this Hallow'een feast, dance and a trivia game by our Host with the Most, Mickey James!<br />Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/182/104/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/182/104/22</a>Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-6754051375766248212011-09-23T20:53:00.000-07:002011-09-23T20:55:09.253-07:00September Festival Schedule<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ludi Romani Schedule, 2011</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday, 24th September</span></span><br /><br />*10am - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roman Ritual for Jupiter Optimus Maximus </span>@ Jupiter's Temple,<br />ROMA<br /><br />A ritual to honour the King of the Gods, Jupiter Optimus Maximus, followed<br />by a light social gathering with dancing and feasting. Come join us in<br />celebrating the beginning of the Ludi Romani!<br /><br /><br />*12pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ludi Romani Dog Races </span>@ the Circus Maximus Hippodrome, ROMA<br /><br />A traditional part of the ancient Ludi Romani were chariot races - but this Ludi Romani, we will be shaking things up a little! This year, we will be having dog races! The dogs are actually vehicles, and will be "driven" by each racer. Come race against other Citizens for prizes (anyone can sign up to race), or come watch the spectacle and cheer on the racers. There will be 3 races of 5 laps each, and 1st place in each race wins a prize!<br /><br /><br />*1pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ludi Romani Gladiatorial Games</span> @ the Ostia Ludus, ROMA<br />Transtiberim<br /><br />Witness our brave gladiators fight for the honour of Jupiter and the glory of<br />ROMA in several bouts to the "death"! The gladiator with the most bouts won will receive a cash purse and be granted a laurel wreath of victory by the Prefect himself! Come watch the bloody battles and cheer your favourite on to glory!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday, 25th September</span></span><br /><br />10am - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ludi Romani Carnivale</span> in Fort Augustus, ROMA<br /><br />Come have fun at our Ludi Romani Carnivale! There are sporting games to<br />play and free food! An important part of any ludi are the games, and Ludi<br />Romani means "The Roman Games". Games include En Garde, boxing,<br />archery, and wrestling. There will be official sporting rounds, where prizes can be won, and a casual round, where everyone can play for fun!<br /><br />*12pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ludi Romani Fishing Contest</span> @ 7Seas Fishing Dock, ROMA<br />Transtiberim<br /><br />Come try your luck in the Ludi Romani Fishing Contest - using the 7Seas<br />Fishing system. First, second, and third place winners will get a cash prize, and everyone will be able to keep the neat things they pull out of the water.<br /><br />*1pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ludi Romani Legio Soccer Match</span> @ Legio Fort, ROMA Transtiberim<br /><br />Come join us as our Legio faces off in a game of Harpastum in honour of the Ludi Romani! For this game, you'll see the contestants display considerable speed, agility, and physical ability. All citizens are invited to participate in the game or watch from the sidelines!<br /><br />*3pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ludi Romani Grand Feast</span> @ Field of Mars, ROMA Transtiberim<br /><br />The final event of the Ludi Romani is the Grand Feast - there will be dancing,<br />feasting, and good company, as well as live music by Joaquin Gustav, and trivia hosted by Enamabala Towradgi. So please join us in bidding farewell to the Ludi Romani until next year!Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-45316595725853896982011-08-19T12:42:00.000-07:002011-08-19T12:57:05.590-07:00August Festivals Schedule<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Nemoralia, Vinalia, & Vulcanalia</span>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Saturday 20th August</span>
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<br />10am - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nemoralia Ritual @ Diana's shrine in Transtiberim</span>
<br />This month's festivals begin with a ritual for Diana & Trivia (Hecate, to you Greeks) honouring these Goddesses of the wild and the darkness. Please join us in celebrating the wild side of life, the natural world, and the mysteries of existence!
<br />Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim (<a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/60/30/45">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/60/30/45</a>)
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<br />10:30am - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nemoralia Chariot Races</span>
<br />In honour of Diana , we will be having a chariot race at the Hippodrome. Each contestant will race 5 laps, with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places winning prizes! All are welcome to participate, chariot experience not required!
<br />Location: Chariot racing stadium, ROMA Subura sim (<a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/5/126/36">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/5/126/36</a>)
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<br />12pm (Noon) - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Diana's Animal Hunt</span>
<br />Diana has scattered images of her beloved animal friends across ROMA for Her faithful worshippers to find! Come join us in seeking the plushie pets! The hunt will take place across 2 sims: ROMA and ROMA Transtiberim. There will be 10 animals to find and collect, and prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place!
<br />Location: ROMA plaza, ROMA sim (<a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/215/25/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/215/25/22</a>)
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<br />2pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vinalia Rustica Wine Celebration</span>
<br />The ancient Vinalia Rustica was a celebration of the grape and the fruits of the Earth - during this festival, the alcoholic consumption was intense and Roman women were supervised and given less alcoholic drinks to prevent them from public drunkenness. But never fear - ROMA never waters down it's drinks! So drink and dance with us as we praise the gifts of the grape!
<br />Location: Campus Martius, ROMA Transtiberim sim (<a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/180/104/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/180/104/22</a>)
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday 21st August</span></span>
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<br />10am - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vulcanalia Ritual</span>
<br />Our second day of festivals begins with a ritual to honour Vulcan, the God of the Forge, and asking His blessing on all our crafts. Since He was also the God of Volcanos and fire, we will have a building contest in His honour, with the theme of Metalcraft!
<br />Location: ROMA Subura sim (<a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/226/140/24">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/226/140/24</a>)
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<br />10:20am - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vulcan's Build Contest</span>
<br />Since Vulcan was the God of the Forge and Smithcraft, we are holding a build contest in His honour! The theme is Metalcraft, and you can create anything which fits within that limit: weapons, silver tea service, jewelry, even artistic works reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower! All contestants will have 1 hour to build, and all are welcome, regardless of building skill-level!
<br />Location: ROMA Subura sim (<a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/226/140/24">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/226/140/24</a>)
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<br />3pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Moonlight and Firelight Grand Feast in Transtiberim</span>
<br />Our festivals wind down with the Grand Feast in honour of Diana, Trivia, and Vulcan - come dance with us in Vulcan's Forge, as the flames flare into the night! There will be live music by Zak Claxton & dancing, as well as trivia by our own Mickey James (with monetary prizes for the winners)!
<br />Location: Campus Martius, ROMA Transtiberim sim (<a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/180/104/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/180/104/22</a>)Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-6306157204461089052011-06-21T14:24:00.001-07:002011-06-21T14:59:02.273-07:00Sneak Preview: The ROMA Cursus Honorum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjN8uxw89yAqb2QQhz9LNThUvZsCa7UfrUCo0F0vYSTu1ld4B28AFl_42cfF1elIcfHC_0t_58S3oJp1EqAHfYtsZu-ASUaOVK5wyLRPBukRZPYSBy3Q2_kX776i-DGkh99dZe1eHgc1Iw/s1600/citizen_patrician.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjN8uxw89yAqb2QQhz9LNThUvZsCa7UfrUCo0F0vYSTu1ld4B28AFl_42cfF1elIcfHC_0t_58S3oJp1EqAHfYtsZu-ASUaOVK5wyLRPBukRZPYSBy3Q2_kX776i-DGkh99dZe1eHgc1Iw/s400/citizen_patrician.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620793116162048978" border="0" /></a>You can now find a special sneak preview of a new program we will be bringing to ROMA in the near future. Introducing the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">ROMA Cursus Honourm</span>. Essentially, the Cursus provides several things:<br /><ul><li>A structured way for you to get involved in the life and activity of the estate</li><li>A way to find out what needs doing and how you can help out</li><li>An easy way to identify how the management roles in ROMA relate to each other</li></ul>You can see the current state of the Cursus Honorum at this direct link: <a href="http://romacitizens.com/cursus.html">http://romacitizens.com/cursus.html</a> . We are currently finalizing its structure and preparing all of the free items and clothing that every member of the Cursus will receive. Expect it to go fully live by the end of the summer, and the first open positions to receive candidates at the next Curiate Assembly.<br /><br />If you look at Torin's profile, you can see one use for the specialized icons of the Cursus.<br /><br />We've started a discussion thread at our messageboard. You can find it here: <a href="http://romacitizens.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=313">http://romacitizens.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=313</a><br /><br />Stay tuned for more information about this exciting new development at ROMA!Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-8484235604796312572011-04-22T03:29:00.000-07:002011-04-22T03:35:47.172-07:00Spring Festival Schedule<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">(Please note this month's festivals are Friday and Saturday)</span></span><br /><br />Friday 22 April:</span><br /><br />1pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roman Love Poetry Through the Ages</span><br />In a special Scholastica event to kick off our festival, Zelda Walpole will be giving a lecture on the poets and poetry of Ancient Rome, focusing on the romantic works. If you ever wondered how the Romans gave voice to their expressions of love, join us and discover the real Classical Romance!<br />Location: Gardens of Maecenas, ROMA Sim<br />SLurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/146/160/54">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/146/160/54</a><br /><br />2pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Veneralia Ritual/Ask Venus </span><br />Our festivals begin with a ritual for Venus Verticordia, "The Changer of Hearts" - to petition Venus for support and aid in one's lovelife. After the rite, you'll get a change to ask all your love questions of Venus Herself! Our Alluring Goddess is flirtatious and coy, but She will guide you down the path to True Love (or at least an amusing side-trail)!<br />Location: Baths of Caracalla, ROMA Sim<br />SLurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/154/48/27">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/154/48/27</a><br /><br />************************************************<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Saturday 23 April</span><br /><br />10am - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cerealia Ritual & Corn Maze</span><br />The Cerealia is the Roman festival honouring the Goddess Ceres - she who holds sway over the fruitfulness of the Earth entire, and without whom Flora's efforts would be in vain. In keeping with this ancient tradition, we will be having a ritual in Ceres' honour, followed by a challenging Corn Maze. The first, second, and third to find their way through the maze from the entrance to the exit will win prizes - but you must find Proserpina and retrieve Her token before you can exit! Can you beat the Labyrinth in time? Come find out!<br />Location: Binchester Vicus, ROMA Vicus sim<br /> SLurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Vicus/75/162/55">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Vicus/75/162/55</a><br /><br />12pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Floralia Ritual & Flower Building Contest</span><br />Come celebrate the Roman version of Easter with us! The Floralia is the festival of the Goddess Flora, patron of flowers and spring fertility. In Flora's honour, we will have a ritual, followed by our Floralia Flower Building Contest. Basic building materials will be provided - and the contest winner will recieve a $L1000 prize!<br />Location: ROMA Subura sim<br /> SLurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/66/82/2">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/66/82/2</a><br /><br />2pm to 4pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Festum Veris Grand Feast</span><br />Our Spring Festival culminate with the Festum Veris (Spring Festival) Grand Feast - come dance under the springtime stars with us! We will have live music by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zak Claxton</span>, the ROMA Veneralia Date Auction, and trivia by our own Enamabala Towradgi. We promise cool tunes, wild dancing, and all around good fun - so come let your hair down in true ROMA fashion!<br />Location: Field of Mars, ROMA Transtiberim sim<br /> SLurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/175/122/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/175/122/22</a>Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-14212544081364560442011-04-02T17:07:00.000-07:002011-04-02T17:23:35.286-07:00Subura Community Gardens Now FREE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5_xYIhd0qtnTkMfLw4xvVASv2zRIYBDL_FMpbZIkbNmgHSpVgkdHVrU1N78NV23A6ZOLnF1Z5LFPBbQnEtsxvlObdxH0oJ-1RRAQqEovMDHNey8sc4wd9Od1gLl3wHYdNFGuNYNvkMtf/s1600/roman+garden.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5_xYIhd0qtnTkMfLw4xvVASv2zRIYBDL_FMpbZIkbNmgHSpVgkdHVrU1N78NV23A6ZOLnF1Z5LFPBbQnEtsxvlObdxH0oJ-1RRAQqEovMDHNey8sc4wd9Od1gLl3wHYdNFGuNYNvkMtf/s200/roman+garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455858265573139650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Change to Pricing:</span></span><br />We have waived the $1 US fee to build a garden installation in the Subura Community Gardens. Things are tough economically all over, and we did not want that to interfere with providing relaxing green spaces for the Subura community.<br /><br />Now, any current Suburan resident can claim a garden plot and begin building for <span style="font-weight: bold;">free</span>! (Please still claim the plot by paying the rental pyramid one linden dollar, which is the smallest denomination it will accept. We will reimburse you the linden dollar.)<br /><br />Use your Subura Group tag to begin building. Sundays are the best day to claim a plot, as that is when the old builds will be cleared away.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Change to Contests:</span></span><br />Some liked the contest angle of the Community Gardens, some did not. So we will aim to satisfy both!<br /><br />First and third weeks of the month will be free build. Come make any kind of garden or green space you want! Try a pond or a fountain. Make someplace you would like to hang out, and then invite your friends!<br /><br />Second and fourth weeks of the month will be a competitive build along a theme. The theme will be announced at the start of the week. There will be special prizes and an RAS badge for each winner. Public voting will start each Wednesday of a contest week.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Not a Suburan Renter? No Problem!</span></span><br />Any Citizen older than 3 months can try their hand at a Garden by claiming the rental prim. Contact Zelda Walpole and she will add you to the Subura group for the duration of your week.<br /><br />In addition, making a garden gives you a free week residence in the Menander Apartments! See Zelda for details if you are interested. Limit one free week a month.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some Old Rules Still Apply</span></span><br /><ul><li>All 12 Tables and Subura covenant rules are in effect<br /></li><li>No offensive builds and all must respect the non-Adult content rating for the Subura.</li><li>No actual buildings. The build should be an open air garden theme with at least some plants or trees, although some things like furniture are allowed</li><li>No deliberate blocking of paths or other people's builds</li><li>No temp-rezzers or laggy scripts,</li><li>No deliberately modern builds, although other ancient cultures besides Roman are allowed. Some flexibility for anachronism is allowed, but the build should be neutral or specifically ancient in design.</li></ul>Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-57340986362995290752011-04-01T17:38:00.000-07:002011-04-01T17:43:24.393-07:00New In World Calendar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANp64JeKeCcYzbBRhXydUSMNOmmxy_r_3i8fB004LPtYv_5UAixI4gsGDB5TpdYS5o5WsSZGp0OdKsRwg1a-ExtQzCrwAtTsMGlsMT6B7CCiShG1J9Dyxa1IH_FlUvaCaPO8cowFnOjpm/s1600/ROMAcalendar_001.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANp64JeKeCcYzbBRhXydUSMNOmmxy_r_3i8fB004LPtYv_5UAixI4gsGDB5TpdYS5o5WsSZGp0OdKsRwg1a-ExtQzCrwAtTsMGlsMT6B7CCiShG1J9Dyxa1IH_FlUvaCaPO8cowFnOjpm/s320/ROMAcalendar_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590779398417552594" border="0" /></a>Announcing the new ROMA Event Calendar, accessible in world in the ROMA Plaza: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/177/60/26">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/177/60/26</a><br /><br />It is color-coded to identify each week when standing ROMA events occur. In addition, one-off events like festival events and symposia will also be advertised here. So next time you are in ROMA, be sure to stop by and get caught up.<br /><br />Also remember to check out the online version of the ROMA Calendar on our website at <a href="http://romacitizens.com/calendar.html">http://romacitizens.com/calendar.html</a>Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-89519106089367820002011-03-18T20:23:00.000-07:002011-03-18T20:29:22.670-07:00ROMA March Festivals<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4eRecE8ottcRpxDyzD3c-t2viWWD6ey_KbnFDRQxo843pr6UOuvDMNO0RtXcexcpWmkvWOQfifclspTX3jMHnqJUdRuW0jfTTyj8y3UrQtAmpEIZ7yOePXEidTQyWCjKyk8-awuUHATth/s1600/brutus-ides-of-march.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4eRecE8ottcRpxDyzD3c-t2viWWD6ey_KbnFDRQxo843pr6UOuvDMNO0RtXcexcpWmkvWOQfifclspTX3jMHnqJUdRuW0jfTTyj8y3UrQtAmpEIZ7yOePXEidTQyWCjKyk8-awuUHATth/s400/brutus-ides-of-march.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585627970907156818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday March 19th, 2011</span></span><br /><br />9:30am - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rekindling Vesta's Holy Flame</span><br /><br />Our festivals begin this month with the Rekindling of the Flame in the Temple of Vesta in ROMA. After the ritual, we will proceed into the Subura for the rite of Matronalia!<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/215/25/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/215/25/22</a><br /><br />10am - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Matronalia Ritual and Ladies Fête</span><br />Matronalia is the Roman equivalent of our Mother's Day, and this year, to honour the mothers and potential mothers of ROMA, we will be having a ritual to Juno - followed by a Ladies Fête. We will have couples dancing, serving boys, and a special contest for the men only: present a poem or prose composition on/about a woman in your life. This can be a mother, sister, girlfriend, friend, whatever - but it must be an original composition about how you feel about this woman. (Positive commentary only!) There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/138/128/2">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/138/128/2</a><br /><br />12pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subura Equirria Races</span><br />In honour of Mars and the Second Equirria, we are having a horse race from the Subura Gate, all the way through ROMA, and finishing in Transtiberim! Anyone can enter the race - you can bring your own horse, or use one of our demo horses. Even Centaurs are welcome! There will be a prize purse for the winner of the race!<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/17/49/23">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/17/49/23</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday March 20th, 2011</span></span><br /><br />10am - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bacchanalia Celebration</span><br />Come join us for the Bacchanalia! In ancient times, the Bacchanalia was a wild and mystic festival celebrating Bacchus, God of the Grape Harvest and Ecstatic Revelry. These celebrations were originally held in secret and only attended by women. Later, the worship was opened to men, but still retained it's wild abandon. In ROMA, the Bacchanalia is our reason to party, drink, and be wild things! So come dressed in your wild man/wild woman best and party with us!<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/175/122/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/175/122/22</a><br /><br />12pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Quinquatria Ritual for Minerva and Boxing Matches</span><br />Minerva is the goddess of the Quinquatria, a balancing force of just & honourable battle against the passionate and wild war symbolised by Mars. Our ritual today honours Her wisdom and justice, as well as asking Her blessing upon our ROMA. After the ritual, we will have boxing matches - just and honourable battle against a respected opponent. There will be prizes for the top contender and the runner-up. Whether spectator or fighter, it should be an exciting battle to watch!<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/171/152/32">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/171/152/32</a><br /><br />3pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bacchanalia Grand Feast</span><br />Come join us for the conclusion of our March Festivals - The Martius Grand Feast! We will have music, dancing, a trivia contest by our own Trivia Master, Mickey James, and a costume contest. Theme of the Costume Contest will be Famous Warriors, both fictional and non. Prizes will be given for best male and female costumes.<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/175/122/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/175/122/22</a>Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-36350375679665119852011-03-14T19:43:00.000-07:002011-03-14T20:05:58.038-07:00ROMA Celebrates Italian Unification<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HTA0dCfA1G6GRgFUBQNTmG_umEWXoRYDRXLdl0iMUvwtH9d-tokVLW3Q7t09Ztlm1Nm67Wzjv9ivBIk_S4rQZ9OIccaIUOkfGDbpo-pvRyJzhqtMUsdc_oqfA3zb6YJqS-fgUcPxENLc/s1600/italian_flag.gif"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HTA0dCfA1G6GRgFUBQNTmG_umEWXoRYDRXLdl0iMUvwtH9d-tokVLW3Q7t09Ztlm1Nm67Wzjv9ivBIk_S4rQZ9OIccaIUOkfGDbpo-pvRyJzhqtMUsdc_oqfA3zb6YJqS-fgUcPxENLc/s320/italian_flag.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584134156964517026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday 17th March 2011 - 150th anniversary of Italy's Unification</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Giovedì 17 marzo 2011 - 150° anniversario dell'Unità d'Italia</span><br /><br />(Please note the times are in SL standard time and Italian time)<br /><br />1 pm SLT - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Italy's Blessing Ritual</span><br />@ Jupiter's Temple - Roma Urbs<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/215/25/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/215/25/22</a><br />In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Italy's Unification, we will be performing a Blessing Ritual for Italy. We will not only ask ancient Roman Gods to protect Italy, but we will also remember the ones who dedicated and who still today dedicate their lives to our Country.<br /><br />22.00 ora italiana - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rituale di benedizione per l'Italia</span><br />@ Tempio di Giove - Roma Urbs<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/215/25/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/215/25/22</a><br />In occasione del 150° anniversario dell'Unità d'Italia, celebreremo un Rituale di Benedizione per l'Italia. Non solo chiederemo agli antichi dei romani di proteggere l'Italia, ma ricorderemo anche tutti coloro che dedicarono e che ancora oggi dedicano le loro vite al nostro Paese.<br /><br /><br />1.30 pm SLT - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Harpastum match - Ancient Roman soccer</span><br />@ XIII Legion Gemina Fort of Ostia<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/131/190/42">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/131/190/42</a><br />Have you ever asked yourself which are the origins of soccer, the most beloved sport in Italy? Well, then you are the right persons who can have fun playing the ancestor of soccer: harpastum, also known as harpustum. Harpastum was a form of ball game played in the Roman Empire. We know little about the exact rules of the game, but it appears to bear a remarkable resemblance to American Football and Rugby. So, which team will you join? Will yours win or lose?<br /><br />22.30 ora italiana - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Partita di harpastum - Il calcio della Roma antica</span><br />@ Forte della Legione XIII Gemina ad Ostia<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/131/190/42">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/131/190/42</a><br />Vi siete mai chiesti quali sono le origini del calcio, lo sport più amato in Italia? Ebbene, allora siete le persone giuste per divertirvi a giocare all'antenato del calcio: l'harpastum, conosciuto anche come harpustum. Nell'Impero romano l'harpastum era un gioco in cui era previsto l'uso di una palla. Sappiamo poco sulle esatte regole del gioco, ma sembra che assomigliasse notevolmente ai nostri American Football e Rugby. Allora, di quale squadra farete parte? La vostra squadra vincerà o perderà?<br /><br /><br />1.45 pm SLT - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Surprise game</span><br />@ Campus Martius - Transtiberim<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/174/110/21">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/174/110/21</a><br />Are you curious? Well, that's a surprise! Then you have to wait and come to see :)<br /><br />- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gioco a sorpresa</span><br />@ Campo marzio - Trastevere<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/174/110/21">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/174/110/21</a><br />Siete curiosi? Ma è una sorpresa! Perciò dovete pazientare e venire a vedere :)<br /><br /><br />2.30 pm SLT - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Grand feast for 150th anniversary of Italy's Unification</span><br />@ Dominus' Petrus Cornelius Sulla Silvanus (Peter Woody) house.<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/138/128/5">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/138/128/5</a><br />Wish Italian people happy 150th birthday! Come, bring your friends if you want: all people from any countries are welcome. You will enjoy the cool breeze of our Tiberim river from the peristylium of Dominus Cornelius' domus, and you will taste our wonderful Italian food and wine while chatting or dancing. We will look forward to you!<br /><br />23.30 ora italiana - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Festa conclusiva per il 150° anniversario dell'Unità d'Italia</span><br />@ Casa del Dominus Petrus Cornelius Sulla Silvanus (Peter Woody)<br />Slurl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/138/128/5">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/138/128/5</a><br />Festeggiate con noi il 150° compleanno degli Italiani. Venite, anche con i vostri amici se volete: tutti voi, di qualunque nazionalità siate, siete i benvenuti. Cosa c'è di meglio che godersi la fresca brezza del nostro fiume Tevere direttamente dal peristlio della casa di Dominus Cornelius? Potrete gustare il nostro fantastico cibo italiano e il nostro vino mentre chiacchierate o danzate. Vi aspettiamo!Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-23282035336114198792011-03-01T13:44:00.000-08:002011-03-01T13:46:57.411-08:00New ROMA Legion videoThe ROMA Legion has a great new info video on YouTube, made by Primus Pilus Brodbiz Bagration. Watch it here!<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2pRuRaPaOAU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe>Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-75753994703679292102011-03-01T13:40:00.000-08:002011-03-01T13:43:33.874-08:00Our LEGIO XIII GEMINA linked to the originalPrimus Pilus Brodbiz Bagration informs us that our legion group has been given a link on the wikipedia page for the real Legio XIII Gemina. Learn about the historical legion at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legio_XIII_Gemina">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legio_XIII_Gemina</a>Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-51898688190930990212011-01-23T15:30:00.001-08:002011-01-23T15:31:50.418-08:00Channel 4- Rome Wasn't Built in a DayIf you are in the UK, or can use a UK proxy, here is a great show where they try to build a Roman villa using only period tools. Many thanks to Silverbow Janus who sent along the link!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.channel4.com/programmes/rome-wasnt-built-in-a-day/4od#3154408">http://www.channel4.com/programmes/rome-wasnt-built-in-a-day/4od#3154408</a>Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-59307178221714032962011-01-14T02:36:00.000-08:002011-01-21T15:37:06.985-08:00Paganalia '11 Schedule<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Saturday January 15th:</span><br /><br />10am - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roman Paganalia Ritual</span><br />In celebration of Paganalia, the Roman festival of sowing, we will be performing a ritual to honour Ceres (the goddess of agriculture) and Tellus (Mother Earth), followed by a picnic social. Come join us in celebrating the beginning of the Paganalia!<br />Location: Transtiberim Occidentalis, ROMA Transtiberim sim<br />SLUrl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/50/108/32">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/50/108/32</a><br /><br />12pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Paganism and Early Christianity in the Ancient World</span> - A Lecture with Linus Lacombe<br />Join us for a lecture on Paganism and its relationship with Christianity in late antiquity. In the physical world, Linus has a bachelor's degree in Religious Studies and Antiquities, a master's degree in Religious Studies, and has done doctoral work in Religious Studies, specializing in ancient Mediterranean religion, mostly early Christianity and Second Temple Judaism.<br />Location: Basilica of Maxentius, ROMA sim<br />SLUrl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/44/138/45">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/44/138/45</a><br /><br />2pm -<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Modern Pagan Ritual</span><br />As ROMA's Paganalia is a celebration of all cultural pagan rites and ceremonies, this year we will be showing you how Modern Neo-Pagans worship. Our ceremony will be a Wiccan-style Full Moon esbat, displaying a typical modern pagan rite and customs. We will have dancing in the circle after the rites!<br />Location: Campus Martius, ROMA Transtiberim sim<br />SLUrl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/181/111/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/181/111/22</a><br /><br />********************************************<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Sunday January 16th:</span><br /><br />10am - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Egyptian Horus Ritual</span><br />A re-created Egyptian Ritual to honour Horus and Osiris in honour of the ROMA Paganalia using texts from the Temple of Dendera and known elements of Egyptian worship. Please join us for this exhibit of what worship in ancient Kemet (Egypt) may have been like!<br />Location: Campus Martius, ROMA Transtiberim sim<br />SLUrl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/181/111/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/181/111/22</a><br /><br />12pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Freemasonry Lecture with Tedwood Portsmouth</span><br />Our very own Tedwood Portsmouth will be lecturing on the nature, rituals, and symbols of Freemasonry and how some of it relates to pagan symbolism and worship in general. If you were ever curious about Freemasonry, now's your chance to learn what it's about with a member of the Order!<br />Location: Basilica of Maxentius, ROMA sim<br />SLUrl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/44/138/45">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/44/138/45</a><br /><br />4pm - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Paganalia Grand Feast</span><br />The conclusion of ROMA's Paganalia Festival - join us for an evening of feasting and dancing, as well as our Paganalia Trivia Contest! There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Live music will be provided by Maximillion Kleene - so come dance the night away to good tunes and great company!<br />Location: Lake Trasimenus, ROMA Transtiberim sim<br />SLUrl: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/134/121/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/134/121/22</a>Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-75559460115612207032010-12-18T00:36:00.000-08:002010-12-18T00:38:01.650-08:00Saturnalia Schedule<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Friday 17 Dec:</span><br /><br />12pm (Noon)- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ave Weekend Party</span><br />Start ROMA Saturnalia at the Pompeii Tavern for our "Ave Weekend" party. Dancing and merrymaking!<br /> Location: Pompeii Tavern, ROMA sim<br /> Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/174/28/27<br /><br />1pm <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturnalia Latin Lessons</span><br />After the "Ave Weekend", we will hold a holiday themed Latin class in the ROMA Basilica. Bring your brain and learn a host of holiday sayings, as well as other Latin information. All levels welcome!<br /> Location: Basilica Maxentius, ROMA sim<br /> Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/41/131/45<br /> (Sponsored by the Scholastica Antiqua group)<br /><br /><br />***************************************************<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Saturday 18th Dec. :</span><br /><br />10am- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturnalia Ritual & Tavern Celebration</span><br />Today's Saturnalia events begin with ritual to honour Saturn and Sol Invictus, followed by a party in the Tavern with dancing, music, and general merry-making. Saturnalia in ancient Rome was one of the most popular festivals of the year. It was marked by a license for mischief and high spirits (within limits) and reversal of social roles, in which slaves and masters switched places. So put on your pileus (freedmans cap), your most colourful clothes, and come party like a Patrician (Even if you're not)! Io Saturnalia!<br /> Location: ROMA Plaza, ROMA sim<br /> Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/183/41/26<br /><br />12pm (Noon)- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturnalia Snowman Building Contest</span><br />Do you like playing in the snow? Do you like building snowmen? Then we have a contest for you! In order of the winter season, we are having a snowman building contest - limited only by your imagination! Some come build us a snowman, a snow angel, even a snow dog if you want! Winners will be chosen by a 3 judge panel, and will be rated in 3 categories: Creativity, Style, and Seasonality (how well your creation fits into the seasonal theme). Builders will have 1 hour to complete their creations, and prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.<br /> Location: Subura Park, ROMA Subura sim<br /> Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/149/128/24<br /><br />1:30pm <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subura Domus Deco Walking Tour & Feast</span><br />A walking tour through Subura to see all the decorated homes - come join in walking in a winter wonderland! The residents os Subura have decorated their homes for the season. After the walking tour, we will have a festive feast with dancing, drinks, good music, and much to explore!<br /> Location: Begin in Julian Plaza, ROMA Subura sim<br /> Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Subura/21/46/24<br /><br /><br />***************************************************<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Sunday 19th Dec. :</span><br /><br />11am- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturnalia Ice Skating Party </span><br />Lake Trasimenus has frozen over and that can mean only one thing - skating time has returned to ROMA! We will skate, enjoy hot chocolate (or maybe something a little stronger!), and toss snowballs at each other! We have a Skoopf skate vendor as well as free skates availible. Just us for all the frosty frozen fun!<br /> Location: Frozen Lake Trasimene, ROMA Transtiberim sim<br /> Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/135/121/22<br /><br />12pm (Noon)- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturnalia Sleigh Races</span><br />We will race sleighs through the ROMA Transtiberim sim. Anyone can take part. These sleighs take damage if you bump into walls or obstacles, so just getting to the end of the course will be a challenge! Cash prize to the person with the best time around the whole sim (without wrecking).<br /> Location: Begin at, and spectator viewing at Campfire Hill, ROMA tTranstiberim sim<br /> Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/110/77/39<br /><br />1pm- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturnalia Legion Gladius Deathmatch</span><br />Want to try your hand with the famous Roman weapon? Come take part in the Legion Gladius Deathmatch. Everyone is invited to enter the cage and take a swing! Cash prize for the winners and bragging rights to the losers! Full instructions here: <br /> Location: Legion Fort, ROMA Transtiberim sim<br /> Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/138/184/42<br /> (Sponsired by the ROMA Legio XIII Gemina group)<br /><br />4pm- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturnalia Grand Feast</span><br />Io Saturnalia! Or Merry Xmas! Or Happy Hanukkah! Or whatever the season's holiday means for you! Our festival culminates in the Saturnalia Grand Feast. It's also our last chance to get together before the holidays - so come wish your fellow ROMAns Happy Holidays! The Grand Feast will include a Trivia Contest and Saturnalia Gift Exchange.<br /> Location: Field of Mars, ROMA Transtiberim sim<br /> Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/181/106/22Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-38544810073967313022010-12-03T16:22:00.001-08:002010-12-03T16:43:22.778-08:00ROMA Participating in Project Skylight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYFJz4k9qeqRQD-JcFXbF5aQnD4Rz3rG2CgfKSmt5HkbcHNwzVJMxhqcgT6ynARWDE0YIyCYygur9__jdOGuyOlwk30e7glu2JfUBlTHyzsTM1cv6GhvkVf8cK_6Zn_W7ZSC-3EEJigDA/s1600/browserROMA2.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYFJz4k9qeqRQD-JcFXbF5aQnD4Rz3rG2CgfKSmt5HkbcHNwzVJMxhqcgT6ynARWDE0YIyCYygur9__jdOGuyOlwk30e7glu2JfUBlTHyzsTM1cv6GhvkVf8cK_6Zn_W7ZSC-3EEJigDA/s320/browserROMA2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546619634569510626" border="0" /></a>In case you haven't heard, Linden Lab is testing a browser based SL client (meaning they hope to offer the option to log into SL using a website instead of a downloaded software based client). They have been testing this during most of the month of November and it seems to be quite successful.<br /><br />In the test, people could log into SL via a web page and interact with the world. They could also IM and chat, although inventory-based actions were not supported. A small collection of pre-chosen sims were available for teleport and exploration under three categories: Destinations, Music, and Socializing.<br /><br />In late October, ROMA was contacted about being one of the few sims chosen for the "Destinations" category. LL felt ROMA represented an attractive and welcoming stop for Skylight testers, often comprising of people who had never experienced SL before. Throughout November, ROMA has hosted many Skylight testers, all of who had a numerical first name and the surname "Guest".<br /><br />ROMA has felt very privileged to partake in what looks to be a large step forward in the technology of SL and which will hopefully increase the player base.<br /><br />The test is still ongoing. If you would like to check it out go to <a href="http://interest.secondlife.com/beta">this web page</a>. Allow the video to play and the system will check your internet connection to see if it is healthy enough to proceed. If it is, you will be given the option to input your email. Make sure your Flash software is the latest version and you'll be able to access SL in a browser for up to an hour. Under the destinations tab, you will find the teleport to ROMA. Come check out how it looks in a browser!<br /><br />(After the test, you'll be emailed a questionnaire for comments by LL. Some nice words about ROMA would be very welcome!)Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-78288944685739201612010-12-03T00:13:00.000-08:002010-12-03T00:22:42.799-08:00Winter Returns!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yypZhKRD2pyqWDTRo9hyphenhyphenTi3CCdOP7sDz82WErDWMy6lFylITmbN7ea5FiVthvBWtoV4D8tJ8Shmb-fsiguCOVYPnWf4K_WvKDhTctTjqWh-rIZFUPEtboJXQ-6xw-JMvFmMvrVTbP210/s1600/roma+in+winter_001.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yypZhKRD2pyqWDTRo9hyphenhyphenTi3CCdOP7sDz82WErDWMy6lFylITmbN7ea5FiVthvBWtoV4D8tJ8Shmb-fsiguCOVYPnWf4K_WvKDhTctTjqWh-rIZFUPEtboJXQ-6xw-JMvFmMvrVTbP210/s320/roma+in+winter_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546366356166407138" border="0" /></a>Winter has returned to ROMA! A heavy snowstorm has passed through and turned the estate white.<br /><br />The emperor has determined that this is the perfect time to put up the winter holiday decorations. Come explore it!<br /><br />(Tip: use the Windlight presets to set your browser to the Sky>Foggy setting for the best views of the winter wonderland). <br /><br />Ice skating available on Lake Trasimene and you can sit in the Plaza and listen to holiday carols played on holiday bells. Stay tuned for the Saturnalia schedule coming soon!Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206497110659668907.post-32179015994485533822010-12-02T17:49:00.000-08:002010-12-02T17:57:42.940-08:00ROMA Links<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVYu8E0CQAuYk-JXbnx0UG_NFbtbG125Rd4_FpCfQOri-trMgrgzKiNXmmw8jkocUXJdMCTdRM4ffG-Oaq9PKoejvXaImC6H-B0IW1vmaI9CuwEBfLuCo4YOSK_WEsE4EQnVVAu8VgVnV/s1600/romanlinks.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVYu8E0CQAuYk-JXbnx0UG_NFbtbG125Rd4_FpCfQOri-trMgrgzKiNXmmw8jkocUXJdMCTdRM4ffG-Oaq9PKoejvXaImC6H-B0IW1vmaI9CuwEBfLuCo4YOSK_WEsE4EQnVVAu8VgVnV/s200/romanlinks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546269014110619954" border="0" /></a><br />Ever misplace the url for one of the websites for ROMA? Bookmark <a href="http://romacitizens.com/links.html">http://romacitizens.com/links.html</a> and you'll be able to find all of the sites associated with the ROMA Estate.<br /><br />And also remember that if you use an RSS reader for your news, you can also subscribe to this blog and be kept up to date with each new post.Torin Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530584209340019479noreply@blogger.com0