DominusNovus

Well, someone living in a colony can't always go back to rome to vote.

Ah.

Hello everyone. I'm a big Roman History buff, as well as an alternate history buff, and I use this site often for research. At the moment, I'm pondering on how to go about improving the Republic, to make it more stable, equitable, etc. and I was curious as to what you guys thought. Just some ideas I've been brainstorming: 1) Give the various assemblies the power to propose and deliberate legislation. 2) Seperate the civil and military governments more. Don't give the command of legions to governors. 3) Maybe make the checks and balances of the republic more clear cut and simple. I think that maybe one of the reason they were so often ignored has to do with their intricacies. 4) This is the big stretch. Creation of a new assembly, the Colonial Assembly, which represents the various Roman colonies. 5) Tied into #4, gradually give provinces more rights. For now, lets call them Agri Coloniae, or Colonial Territories, awarding them the rights of Roman colonies, but on a regional basis, rather than a city basis. 6) Not really to help the republic, but the state in general, if the garrisoned defence forces are allowed to settle down and marry. I'd suggest seperating them from true legions, so as to keep the legions mobile and untied to the locals. Alright, thats all I've got for the moment. Thoughts?