Society of Nova Roma

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There are various groups, categories and levels in Nova Roman society depending on what point of view is used for describing the structure.

Gentes, branches, families
Families are the centerpiece of Nova Roma. Each citizen belongs to a family, and families that share the same nomen-cognomen combination belong to a domus (branch). All domús that share the same nomen, belong to the same gens. All citizens are encoured to join Nova Roma with their entire family and a live a Roman life of modern Romanitas.
Patricians and plebeians
Nova Roman citizens are either patricians or plebeians. Based on the family's time of establishment in Nova Roma, this division serves mostly ceremonial and religious purposes. Patricians aren't considered "superior", only primordial and more suited to religious service, while plebeians have certain political rights and privileges that patricians don't.
Equestrians
The ordo equester (the equestrian order) is Nova Roma's entrepreneurial order. The knights provide items consistant wit Nova Roma's mission and contribute to the treasury. Learn more...
Nobiles and "new men"
A nobilis is a member of a Nova Roman family, indicated by a nomen-cognomen combination that revives an ancient Roman family where their ancestors held curule magistracies. A homo novus is a citizen who is first in his family to hold a curule magistracy.
Assidui and capite censi

An assiduus is a taxpayer citizen of Nova Roma, member of the Nova Roman social elite, a privilage open to all citizens who are dedicated enough to pay the small amount of "tax" (membership fee) of Nova Roma. Assiduus citizens are distributed into the 31 rural tribes (against the 4 urban tribes of the capite censi) and into the 50 centuries of the 5 classes (against the 1 single century of the capite censi). These instructions ensure that assidui have an overwhelming voting power in all comitia, but specially in the comitia centuriata.

Capite census (or alternatively called proletarius) citizens represent the lowest, "outclassed" mass of a Roman society, which in Nova Roma consists of people who are not dedicated enough to contribute financially to the cause of Nova Roma by paying a small amount of membership fee.
Social classes
There are 5 classes in Nova Roma into which all centuries are distributed with the citizens placed therein based on century points and taxpayment. The 1st class is the highest, containing the top citizens. The higher the class, the more centuries it contains, consequently, the more voting weight it has. Learn more...
Tribes
Tribes are voting blocks of the comitia populi tributa and comitia plebis tributa. Every citizen of Nova Roma is placed into a tribe, determined by taxpayment. The number of tribes is 35. Out of these 35 centuries, 31, called "rural tribes" are reserved for assiduus citizens, the elite of the citizenry, and 4, called the "urban tribes" are reserved for the capite censi, the masses of inactive citizens. Learn more...
Centuries
Centuries are voting blocks of the comitia centuriata. Every citizen of Nova Roma is placed into a century determined by two factors: taxpayment and century points. The current number of centuries is 51. Out of these 51 centuries, 50 is reserved for assiduus citizens, the elite of the citizenry, and 1 is reserved for the capite censi, the masses of inactive citizens. Learn more...
Century points
Century points are service points or merit points given for serving the res publica of Nova Roma in elected or appointed offices and for length of citizenship. The role of these points is to determine the social status of each citizen in the Nova Roman society. In ancient Rome, this role was assigned to money and wealth as Rome was a plutocracy, and social status was determined by wealth. In Nova Roma, social status is determined by public service and activity, by contribution to the society. This makes Nova Roma a "meritocracy". Learn more...
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