Nova Roma is an international cultural organization that aims to establish the Roman nation reborn and assembled in a symbolic, spiritually sovereign republic with the purpose to revive the institutions, customs, culture and religion of the ancient Roman people, to reconstruct and model an ideal Roman state in form of an international res publica, a commonwealth of citizen community, and to become the new Roman people of our age. Nova Roma is the oldest existing Roman restorationist-revivalist community. Cassius Iulianus and Fl. Vedius Germanicus in 1998, and it is celebrating its quarter century anniversary, the Sacred 25th Year this year. The activities of Nova Roma as an organization are focused on the following objectives:
- the study, practice and promotion of the Roman religion and the cultus deorum,
- the practice and promotion of Roman reenactment,
- the supporting of the worldwide reenactor communities,
- the promotion of Roman culture and knowledge in general,
- the supporting and practice of living Latin language and the promotion of Latin,
- academic work and all forms of study on Romanitas,
- supporting and providing an international network for other groups who share the same mission of promoting Roman history, culture, arts, language, literature, virtues and religion,
- reconstructing the civic life of the Roman republic and its institutions for a modern audience,
- building a living Roman community of friendship and brotherhood where members support and respect each other,
- serving as the international home of the Roman nation reborn. One of the long term goals of Nova Roma is to build a Roman city, a historical reconstruction, which can serve both as a Roman reenactment center and tourist attraction for full Roman immersion, and as a world capital of Nova Romans, with the possibility for those interested even to live there a fully Roman way of life (with reasonable and expectable modern concessions). An integral part of the activities of Nova Roma is the Cultus Deorum, the ancient faith of the people of Rome. Both the domestic rites (sacra privata) and the state rites (sacra publica) are vital to the Cultus Deorum, and both are represented in the practices of Nova Roma. Our long-term goal is the restoration of the ancient Collegia sacra and the honoring of the full cycle of Roman holidays throughout the year. For now, we must make do with a schedule that is practical and the training of individuals who wish to take up the sacred offices. Also important for Nova Roma is the New Romanitas, a general revival of all other aspects of Roman culture, from cookery to literature, philosophy, ancient Roman law and the arts. A core aspect of the Roman culture which Nova Roma endeavors to revive is what are known as the Roman virtues. These virtues are what gave a small city on the banks of the Tiber the moral and practical strength to govern much of the world, and are most sorely lacking in our society today. Another aspect of the Roman culture in Nova Roma is the promotion of the Latin language, the only language in which those virtues and that culture ever found their most authentic and universal expression. By promoting Roman culture, we are in effect promoting nothing less than the revitalization of Western society. By practicing Roman crafts and arts, we more fully understand our own Western roots. Nova Roma is more than a historical recreation society, although we are that. We are more than a Roman religious organization, although we are that, too. We are more than a classical studies group, but that falls within our purview as well. We are a symbolically and spiritually sovereign New Roman Nation; an attempt to re-create the best of classical Rome (with a few compromises to modern times), and we invite you to join us by applying for Nova Roman citizenship today.
