Kristaps
02-07-2003, 18:45
Just wondered if they are going to model this... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Quote[/b] ]Corruption was another mark of the Republic's growing degeneracy. Theoretically any citizen could now hold public office, but because the government did not pay salaries to its officials, only the wealthy could afford to serve. Every step on the way up Rome's political ladder saw cutthroat competition, and enormous sums spent on bribes and entertainment like gladiatorial games and chariot races. Once in power, a politician could, and often did, line his pockets. The provincial governors, who were allowed to do whatever they pleased so long as they kept the peace and sent taxes to Rome, were especially notorious for graft. Romans caustically said that the typical governor made enough money in his first year to pay for the expenses that got him the appointment; during his second year he made enough to bribe the jury that would eventually try him when Rome found out about his crimes; during his third year he made enough to keep himself in luxury for the rest of his life.
Quote[/b] ]Corruption was another mark of the Republic's growing degeneracy. Theoretically any citizen could now hold public office, but because the government did not pay salaries to its officials, only the wealthy could afford to serve. Every step on the way up Rome's political ladder saw cutthroat competition, and enormous sums spent on bribes and entertainment like gladiatorial games and chariot races. Once in power, a politician could, and often did, line his pockets. The provincial governors, who were allowed to do whatever they pleased so long as they kept the peace and sent taxes to Rome, were especially notorious for graft. Romans caustically said that the typical governor made enough money in his first year to pay for the expenses that got him the appointment; during his second year he made enough to bribe the jury that would eventually try him when Rome found out about his crimes; during his third year he made enough to keep himself in luxury for the rest of his life.