Issued by Dictator Flavius Vedius Germanicus 7/6/99
As we honor the Goddess Concordia this day, I cannot help but be swept up in the
radiance of Her presence. Her spirit must truly move among us, among all the Citizens of
Nova Roma, if we are to overcome those troubles which have recently befallen our fair
Republic. And it is in the spirit of Concordia that I wish to speak on the subject of the
former Consul, Cincinnatus.
While I stand by my opinion of Cincinnatus as a politician, I am not deaf to the cries of
his supporters and friends, many of whom have contacted me on his behalf. In the spirit of
compromise and cooperation embodied by the great Goddess Concordia, I hereby decree that
Cincinnatus may indeed once again be enlisted as a Citizen of our fair Republic, and I
shall personally reinstall him in his sacred office of Flamen Martiales, on the sole
proviso that he neither seek nor serve in political office, including the Senate, until
2,754 AUC (March of 2001), roughly a year and a half from now.
It is my sincere hope that he shall accept my offer in the spirit of concord
and compromise in which it is made, and offer him my word that no ill-will shall be
shown by myself to him; let there be a clean slate between us.