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January 2019 Update Regional Forums | Discord Server [region]The Empire of Mare Nostrum[/region] Emperor: Rex Ciphra Praetorian Prefect: Khosrow Legatus Prefect: Thomas Insaniac Legatus: Khosrow Vicarius: Barzai ux Loddhan Tribunal Prefect: Sarah Tribune of Naturalization: Bdurham07 Tribune of Culture: AngryScientist77 Tribune of Communications: Drinarius People’s Tribune: Lord Eros Anphedite Senatorial Prefect: Lord Eros Anphedite Delegate: Shapirius Hail Emperor Ciphra! The humble crown of our New Emperor Senatorial Prefect and an original founder of the Empire, Rex Ciphra, has ascended to the highest office in the Empire. On January the 20th, in full attendance by the Triumvirate, the Praetorian Prefect, the Revelators of the Most High, the citizenry of the Empire, and the general public, Rex Ciphra was crowned as Rex Ciphra Pertinax, Augustus of Mare Nostrum. The occasion was marked with speeches from government figures, kind remarks from citizens and diplomatic friends, and with general revelry. Rex is one of the original founders of Mare Nostrum. In his time here, he has served as Senatorial Prefect, a Revelator of the Most High Gods, and as an active soldier in the Marian Legions, along with immense contributions to our community socially. His ascension to the Imperial Office follows the departure of Paulus Gaius. Rex Ciphra will serve as the third Emperor of Mare Nostrum. His position as Senatorial Prefect is succeeded by Lord Eros Anphedite. Legatus Developments Sigil of the First Class Urban Cohort January was a rather busy month for the Marian Legions. The highlight of the month was our participation in the successful campaign in Politics Amino. In an operation headed by the Osiran Sekhmet Legion, the Marian Legion were a part of the update and occupying force. In recognition of the campaign, the Legion has released the Politics Amino Campaign Ribbon to all troops who participated. January also saw the Marian Legions participate as a piling force in St Abbadon, and in the attempted occupation of Grand Central. During this time period, the Marian Legions also participated in regular tag raiding and training operations. In other parts of the Legatus, January saw the launch of the Urban Cohort program. The Urban Cohort is a domestic World Assembly Development Initiative seeking to recognize and reward those members of the region who have successfully joined the World Assembly and have endorsed the regional delegate. The Urban Cohort is divided into classes, recognizing those who have just joined the World Assembly and further recognizing those who have endorsed the regional delegate. The program is expected to continue in the following months, in order to continually reward and build the regional World Assembly base. Happenings.... Lord Eros Anphedite has been appointed to serve as People’s Tribune The Marian Roleplay Community has seen a particularly active month, especially in the Orphans of Rome RP. January elections concluded with the re-election of Sarah as Tribunal Prefect The Regional Discord server achieved 21,977 posts in the month of January!

December 2018 Update Regional Forums | Discord Server [region]The Empire of Mare Nostrum[/region] Emperor: Paulus Augustus Praetorian Prefect: Khosrow Legatus Prefect: Thomas Insaniac Legatus: Khosrow Vicarius: Barzai ux Loddhan Tribunal Prefect: Sarah Tribune of Naturalization: Germanicus Tribune of Culture: AngryScientist77 Tribune of Communications: Drinarius People’s Tribune: Cinna Senatorial Prefect: Rex Ciphra Delegate: Shapirius Cultural Endeavours Dean Telcontar prepares his lecture notes Culture took center stage in the Empire during the month of December. In our Theater District, our province based roleplay was launched at the beginning of the month. Soon after Orphans of Rome, a character based roleplay following the struggles and tribulations of poor orphans in Imperial Rome, was also launched. In the Temple District the worship of the Most High Gods, the regional religion of Mare Nostrum, was reinvigorated as more scripture has been revealed. The University has also had a busy month. Crushita Telcontar has been appointed as Dean of the University and the month has seen the introduction of new lectures and continuation of older ones. Crushita himself teaches a course on the History of Islam. In other parts of the region, the Tribunate of Culture has also launched a Poetry Contest and other regularly scheduled events such as: weekly games, voice-chats, and discussions, continue as planned. The Census Proof that I’m surrounded by noobs Have you ever wondered just who you are playing NationStates with? We sure did and we set out to find out. At the end of November and beginning of December, the government of Mare Nostrum conducted a voluntary census of our regional population. Mainly consisting of simple demographic information such as age or country of residence. The results of the survey revealed a great deal about who we are as a community. While some information was almost a given, such as the majority of our members being male or from America. We also found interesting and unexpected results, which revealed diversity in our community that we were not aware of. Apparently we are incredibly political diverse and ethnically diverse. Political Shuffling Fancy stickers make everything better Not a month goes by in Mare Nostrum without elections occurring. December was no exception. At the start of the month we had our regularly scheduled Senatorial Elections. Ten individuals stood for the Senate, but only seven could be elected per the Imperial Electoral Regulations. The Optimates dominated the election, garnering five seats for their party, the other two seats being split between an Independent and a member of the Populares. With their commanding majority, the Optimates re-elected Rex Ciphra to serve as Senatorial Prefect once more. During the month, our World Assembly Delegate resigned from her position and a snap election had to be held. Two candidates stood and in the end Shapirius was decisively elected. We will end December and begin January with elections for the Tribunal Prefect, where the Optimates will seek to defend their position. Happenings.... The Empire celebrated Christmas by having a festival with our friends in Osiris We are proud to have been named as Best New Region at the 2018 Gameplay Awards Praetorian Prefect Khosrow has been inducted into the Order of the Crow, for his service to the region domestically. This is the first award ever given by the Imperial Government. The Regional Discord server achieved 19,266 posts in the month of December!