Why don't you love me anymore, Senate?

[Axeknight]

Playing Julii, long campaign, normal battles/hard campaign, And I have 15-16 cities. Before I was the darling of the Senate. I had 7/10 on the Senate approval, 5/6 Senate offices, 4/10 with the plebs. But over about 10 turns, the Senate started to dislike me. I've suceeded all but about 3 Senate missions (out of about 30), I'm about level with Brutii in the cities stakes, and Scipii are miles behind (heh, everybody hates them). But now I have the office of Quaestor only, and 1/10 Senate approval. Bwuh? Like I say, I'm about level with Brutii, but they have 6/10 Senate approval.

Is it anything to do with the fact my plebometer rating has gone from 4/10 to 6/10? Or that my faction leader (Manius the Defender ) has been producing naff heirs recently (not to mention my daughters' annoying habit of falling in love with 2-command, 2-influence, 0-management blokes who may have Been in the wars, but are still Useless assessors)?