Roman Empire

Roman Empire "Imperium Romanorum"
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Motto: 'Senatus Populusque Romanus' "The Senate and People of Rome"
Anthem: "Roma Invicta" ("Rome Invincible")
Capital and largest city	Nova Roma
Official languages	Latin, Achaean
Religion	Imperial Cult, Imperial Christianity
Demonym(s)	Roman
Government	Absolute Imperial State
• Imperator	Gaius Octavius Gemellus Caesar
Legislature	Roman Senate
Area
• Total	7,412,020 km2 (2,861,800 sq mi)
Gini (2019)	78.2a very high
HDI (2019)	0.62a medium
Currency	Roman Denarius (₽): 1 NS$ = . (RDR)
Calling code	+43
ISO 3166 code	IMR
Internet TLD	.im
Data from Slavacian Institute of Statistics

Rome' officially Imperium Romanum (Roman Empire) is an absolute imperialist state that primarily straddles the continents of Strei-Ar and Archon, though maintains extensive colonies and client states throughout the world. The Imperium consists of many regions and provinces which are populated by numerous and divergent peoples, which while ruled by the Roman, Latin-speaking elite, are all united in the Pax Romana. The Imperium is officially governed by an oligarchic, quasi-democratic Senate that sits in the Imperial Capital of Nova Roma. In reality, however, almost all political authority is invested in the hands of the Imperator. Originally a purely military title, the office has been passed through the Octavii gens for nearly two millennia with every Imperator claiming a blood connection to the Divine Augustus. On assuming the throne the new Imperator traditionally takes a variety of 'Imperial' names to cement their authority, the most common of these being 'Caesar'; as a result the name has become more of a title than a designation with the Imperator often being primarily referred to as Caesar for the sake of simplicity. Interestingly, this has resulted in the name forming the entomological origins of the word 'Emperor' in the Slavic, Natufian, Achaean, Oceani and Skjoldurian languages.

Politics and Government

Structure

The Roman government is divided into two, theoretically separate, branches: The Imperial branch and the Senatorial branch. The Imperial branch is represented by Caesar himself, though consists of the Imperial Secretariat (a gargantuan bureaucratic machine, primarily staffed by slaves and ex-slaves, trained from young ages to function as administrators) which in turn is headed by the various Imperial Secretaries, directly appointed by Caesar.

It is the Imperial Branch that is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Imperium, the appointment of Governors to the Imperial Provinces, as well as directing the Imperial Military, which swears personal loyalty to Caesar. The Imperial Branch also oversees the Iudiciarii, the Roman judiciary and, whilst the judicial ranks are often drawn from the Senatorial class, Caesar maintains overall control and the Right of Appeal to Caesar is held to be the most sacrosanct of all Roman legal rites.

The Senatorial Branch is composed of the Imperial Senate, which acts as the legislative body of the Imperium. The Senate itself is composed of 885 members at present who meet the hefty financial and landholding requirements for admittance, though this number has been known to fluctuate as members are assigned to and struck from the Senatorial roll which is maintained by Caesar, and is headed by two Consuls. The Roman Consuls are technically the heads of the Roman Government, and were once chosen by election, however the Divine Augustus Caesar essentially relegated the position to a ceremonial Imperial appointment. It is worth noting, however, that Proconsular rank (former Consuls) is generally held to be a requirement for a governorship- however this is not a legal necessity.

The Senate is theoretically responsible for the Imperial Treasury- though, the Secretariat is said to do most of the actual work- as well as passing legislation into law, though any Senatorial legislature requires Imperial consent to pass into law. The Senate also appoints governors to the provinces under its purview, which tend to be smaller, demilitarized and usually in the heartlands.

The main role of the Senatorial class is to provide an officer class for the Legions, as well as diplomatic envoys for the Imperial Diplomatic Service.

Foreign Relations

The Imperium has grown in recent years to become one of the most diplomatically relevant nations in Origin, with a healthy number of both allies and client states across the world. Not only is Rome a founding member of The Confederacy, but maintains the world's oldest defensive pact with the Empire of Asgareth as well as holding the Kingdom of Harren, the Kingdom of Cambrius, the Kingdom of Heartfilia, the Natufian Nation and the Oceani Empire as client states.

Rome, however, has severed diplomatic ties with most of the Rusinian nations and their allies including but not limited to Valyrien, Myraxia and Iryllia.