A-I

NEW ROMAN TIMES

October XIX, DCCXXXLIV ab urbe condita (XXXI AD) Volume I, Number I

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NEWS The Sejanus Riots Praetorian Guard gets New Commander PATRICIAN SOCIETY Latest Fashions Christ Arrives in Jerusalem SPORTS Lions rule the Circus Maximus Call for More Gladiators Workout ideas by Gaius Gluteus Maximus

ROME IN TURMOIL: SEJANUS EXECUTION SPARKS RIOTS

From: http://elektratig.blogspot.ca/2012/03/did-sejanus-poison-drusus-younger.html

Article by: Evanus Schrivus Pertinax and Louius Regulus Pulcher Early yesterday morning the Senate convened at the Temple of the Concord and sentenced Lucius Aelius Sejanus to death. He was led from his containment in the prison stalks and forcibly strangled until he drew his final breath. Following his execution his body was cast upon the Gemonian Stairs where his corpse was dismembered by a collection of angry mobs. The enraged crowd then turned to the streets hunting down and killing anyone who they could connect to the regime of Sejanus. Evidence suggests that Sejanus was conspiring in a plot to overthrow Emperor Tiberius Caesar by integrating himself within the Julian family line as an adopted son. With this family connection he hoped to achieve leadership over the Roman state. Following his execution, Tiberius Caesar has issued a damnatio memoriae to have Sejanus' likeness struck from public records. Upon issue all memorials dedicated to Sejanus are to be destroyed removing him from recorded history. ~ See Sejanus on A-II for more.

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PATRICIAN SOCIETY Jesus of Nazareth arrived in Jerusalem, Judea today. Hell be in town for one week only! Dont delay, hell be moving on soon! ~ See Christ on B-I for the story. SPORTS Our local Gladiator trainer Gaius Gluteus Maximus gives out some tips on how to get warrior fit! ~ See Workout on C-II for the story.