Showing posts with label Roman Character Bios. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roman Character Bios. Show all posts

Saturday, 20 March 2010

Quintus Pompeius Falco



Quintus began his career as a Quaestor in Rome but his talent for management and financial acumen was soon recognised and saw him reassigned to Spain where he would oversee the development of this new and prosperous land. Quintus spent much of the day studying his charts and writing letters to his superiors in Rome, detailing his progress. There was little time for fun and games.

Under his leadership Spain flourished. Towns sprung up across the country and new roads were built to connect them to the thriving coastal ports that fed the empire with food and tradable goods. Mines were constructed to extract valuable resources from the land and farms fed the burgeoning province. Not even the widest or fastest flowing river could stop his expansion, he simply bridged them and continued with his aggressive expansion. Of course, the locals didn't take too kindly to the loss of their land and rebelled, causing widespread damage to the new Roman infrastructure. This angered Quintus who had spent many months trying to Romanise these people and bring prosperity to the land. He raised an army and marched on the rebel camp, slaughtering all who defied Roman rule. You do not want to stand in the way of this man or you'll end up as part of his next project, probably as part of the mortar!

Wednesday, 21 October 2009

Lucius Aemilius Barbula


Lucius Aemilius Barbula is a man whose best years are behind him, and he knows it. A great general in his youth, Barbula was awarded a triumph for his crushing victory over the Numidians and was elected Consul shortly after. Despite his initial popularity, Barbula quickly fell out of favour with the Senate and was given the task of governing one of the more dangerous frontier provinces, but he's not complaining. Taking advantage of his province's distance from Rome, Barbula has been able to hold back some of the taxes he collects each month for himself without anyone noticing. He hopes to buy his way back through the Gates of Rome, overthrow the aristocratic Senate and declare himself a Dictator. He'll need to make his move soon, though, as time is against him...

Note: he looks a bit like TV Chef Rick Stein doesn't he?!

Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Gaius Sempronius



Born into a family with a strong tradition in the Senate and the governing of ancient Rome, Gaius naturally followed his father, Tiberius, into politics. His father was a very powerful man who commanded a lot of respect and as a result of his devotion to Rome and its citizens, had great influence in the Senate (or was it due to his vast wealth?). Impatient and frustrated at the speed at which his career progressed, Gaius took the post of Military Tribune at the age of 20 in the hope of quickly gaining fame and fortune. Failing winning a glorious victory in a distant land and returning to Rome a hero, Gaius could still progress on the cursus honorum (ladder of Senatorial offices in Roman politics) after completion of his post.