Praetrix

Julilla Sempronia Magna

julilla at villaivlilla.com

Julilla Sempronia Magna has been active in her province and the wider world of Nova Roma since becoming a civa NovaRomani in March of 2001.

She was appointed by former Propraetor Lucius Mauricius Procopius as webmistress for the provincial web site, then served NovaRoma as chief Rogator (vote counter) in 2002. She was appointed praetrix of Provincia America Boreoccidentalis by the Nova Roma senate in February of 2003 and served as accensa to senior consul Caeso Fabius Quintillianus. She was elected tribuna plebis for the year 2757 and continues to serve as scriba to Censor Gnaeus Equitius Marinus and Senior Consul Franciscus Apulus Caesar. She was adlected to the Senate in Januarius 2758.

Julilla's fascination with ancient history is of some duration: early in her schooling, she was fascinated by tales of Greek and Roman myths read aloud by the school librarian. While studying for her baccalaureate degree she lived abroad in Salzburg, Austria, and travelled throughout Europe, including the countries of Greece and Italy.

Julilla is seldom without a book at hand, and chose her praenomen back in the winter of 1995 shortly after reading Colleen McCullough's The First Man in Rome. She registered on a discussion board for the online game SPQR and has been lost to modern sensibilities ever since. She ascended to the pantheon of demigoddess-hood at the former online community, AncientSites, and its inheritor, AncientWorlds.

Julilla speaks French, German and Latin in addition to her native English, is a freelance writer and web designer, and lives in central Washington with her husband and youngest son. Both share her passion for history, albeit for different time periods, and are good-natured about dining on Roman cuisine.