FROM THE LEGIO XIII GEMINA and AMAZON AUX

END OF THE YEAR REPORT

by Centurio Princeps Achilles Claudius ( Achille Back )

The end of the tenth month of the year has been filled with festivities. Our legionaries have been sent back home to their families to enjoy the peaceful time and pray for the gods.

The year was ROMA EXERCITUS MMDCCLXII a.U.c 2762 ad Urbe condita ( from the founding of the City = 2009 A.D.)

The past year has been very important for the ROMA SPQR Armed Forces (XIII Legio Gemina, Cohors Equitata, Classis Nautica, Cohors Praetoria):


TIRONES - Recruits

End of the year bureaucracy showed that recruitment slowed a bit (compared to 2008), though some veterans from the provinces have returned to the Legio and have become active again.

Thanks go out to Centurio Amazona Nina Tiberia (Tonina Rodenberger) who takes excellent care of all the recruits.


COHORS EQUITATA

First of all, the cavalry Legio Romana Cohors Equitata was brought into the XIII legion structure as auxiliary unit. This fusion now affords better control of the recruits and the trainings, and also allows our exercitus to have trainings with horses. Congratulations and thanks to Petrus Cornelius Silvanus (peter Woody), Optio of the XIII Legio promoted to Decurio of the Cohors Equitata, who gives so much to our army.


CLASSIS NAUTICA

The Classis Nautica (Navy) is still under reform. The past year has been very challenging for the navy which has been busy extending the ROMAn possesion of the Mare Nostrum in the new ROMA Maritima sim with the building of the new Portus Ostiae. The capture the flag game on the little islands in the sea is still to be perfected and the new triremae will soon be ready to set sail and conquer foreign lands. Let's pray Neptunus for the next year to be the good one for our Classis and that they'll again soon be ruling the seas of the world !


COHORS PRAETORIA

The praetorian imperial guard was happy to welcome home the Praefectus Praetorio Quinuts Ostorius Scapula (Franck Gazov) from his travels in the province of Gallia Belgica. Achilles Claudius Baculum (Achille Back) stepped down from his temporary position of co-praefectus, returned to his Tribunus rank and was happy to give back to the praefectus his powers.

Meanwhile, the Cohors Praetoria, always busy patrolling the ROMA sims, is proud to announce that during the past year the streets of ROMA ( SPQR sim ) and the subura have been quiet and peaceful. Troublemakers ( griefers ) were quickly reported by the praetorians and ejected by the Praefectus Urbis Torin Golding .


EXERCITUS

New weapons and combat system: the biggest change last year was the creation of the first fully Legion owned combat system LCS (Legion Combat System). Low lag and fully modifiable, it gave us the possibilty to create more realistic weapons and animations. The LCS is still in beta form and some changes will be applied soon.

The heavy Lorica Segmentata (high prim count) has been replaced in the common equipment by the more versatile Lorica Hamata. In the coming year the soldiers will have the chance to personalize their look and equipment, thanks to several realistic weapons and accessories which they will be able to buy at low cost from the legion armory.

Special thanks to Praefectus Legionis Vectus Margulis and Primus Pilus Publius Tiberius (Brodbiz Bagration) for their support in the new equipment.


DONA MILITARIA - Military awards

The military awards have been reformed according to the RAS system:


CORONAE (crowns)~~~

Corona Civica: ~ Achille Back (for the cavalry reform)
Corona Navalis: ~ Peter Woody (for winning the Battle of Zama event coming by sea)
Corona Muralis: ~ Brodbiz Bagration (for the conference in Roma centro sim)
Tonina Rodenberger (for the efforts in organizing the Battle of Zama event)
Alekso Minotaur (retired)


PHALERAE (medals)~~~

Legionary of the Month (LOTR) medals went to:

Peter Woody
Toe Fermi
Megara Shieldmaiden
Gianni Lupindo
Montgomery Shelman
Revo Morales


ROMA MILES EXTRAORDINARIUS medals went to:

Brodbiz Bagration
Melanippe Karas
Peter Woody
Megara Shieldmaiden
Jo Soler
Alekso Minotaur (retired)

Congratulations to all of these fine soldiers for jobs well done !

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SUBURA IN THE NEWS

by Petrus Silvanus

Undoubtedly, the party for the promotion of Revus Cornelius Patavius took place amongst one of the most elegant and important events in Subura. His paterfamilias, Petrus C. Silvanus, had intended to host a "simple" ceremony in the Basilica Cornelia, dedicated to their ancestor Sulla.

There he revealed the relic of the "corona graminea" won by Sulla during the siege of Nola (89 BC). (The "corona graminea," otherwise known as the "grass crown," was given to a general who saved his entire army from a besieging enemy and is the most glorious military honor bestowed by the legion.) Such relics are commonly carried in a procession during the funeral of a member of the family, but this time he wanted to use it as a presage of glory for his cousin.

Starting from the basilica, the informal but spectacular walk of the officers of the XIII legio in full dress, together with the other guests, led to the domus of Revus Cornelius, where a sumptuous banquet was prepared and musicians played the most modern dances.

Rumour has it that the matronas had bribed the servants of Patavius in order obtain the secret recipes of Domina Tiberia, who's epicurian was employed to prepare the courses.

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FROM THE LEGIO XIII GEMINA and AMAZON AUX

by Pilus Prior Spaciva Ivanova

The long awaited shipment of new weapons and shields has finally arrived from Iberia ! Their well-known manufacture of high-grade iron, that is considered steel by most experts, gives us weapons which are renowned for their strength, power, and durability. Without a doubt Iberian swords are among the finest in the world.

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