by marq » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:31 pm
More specifically, did the three families of Julii, Brutii, and Scipii really have power as if they were independent nations under the guidance the S.Q.P.R.? Were they each at leisure to create their own laws and expand their borders at their own will? Could one family necessarily declare war on and annex another family and its land? And cosmetically, were all these factions really represented with different colors?