Re: Popularity
Senate is happy when you do their missions and treat other factions as per their policy. Just try and maintain at least enough of a rep with them that they won't start punishing you. The people of Rome will only think good of you after you have conquered plenty of provinces. It doesn't really matter if they hate you though, in fact you won't want them to like you TOO much since that'll make the senate fear you.
RTW, 167 BC: Rome expels Greek philosophers after the Lex Fannia law is passed. This bans the effete and nasty Greek practice of 'philosophy' in favour of more manly, properly Roman pursuits that don't involve quite so much thinking.
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As a quick aside, the Pontifex Maximus is in charge of religious duties, not the treasury.
Ah...morality. The last bastion of a coward.
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I believe the Quaestor is responsible for the treasury right?
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Pontifex Maximus has jurisdiction over the Vestal Virgins though.
Joking aside, it is quite possible to maintain 10 popularity with both the people and the Senate. In a Scipii game, I maintained that for more than 20 turns and then unilaterally started a civil war.
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But what's the point? I mean, I ended up invading Rome without being terribly popular with the people or the senate, and it didn't seem to matter. Does it just affect how likely Rome is to rebel after you take it?
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It doesn't matter much. Senate offices confer nice bonuses.
It just adds to the roleplaying aspects of the game. I personally liked MTW's GA mode and Senate does that for the Roman factions. Can't say so for other factions though.
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Is it just me or is it sweet when you finally reach Rome and slaugter the iritating Senate? So satasfying to just shut thes annoying ******* up !
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..but were not the temples rather rich? I may be wrong, but I read something about Cæsar using his position as Pontifex Maximus to swell his rather depleted treasury. Don't quote me on that though.Originally Posted by Titus Livius
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Those are more like public donations to the temples. The Quaestor manages the official treasury of the government.
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