Roma Level 4

Basilica of Jupiter

The basilica properly honours Jupiter and makes clear the virtue of Roman good order.

The temple to Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter the Best and Greatest, was central to public religion in the city of Rome. Sacrifices were made there on many state occasions, and magistrates drew at least part of their authority from Jupiter. The god was an embodiment of much that was Roman, but he also was worshipped during the time of the Roman kings. This made Romans a little uneasy about his power during the Republican period, for they always had a suspicion of anything connected with kingship, even in something as Roman as their chief god. However, no Roman who wanted high office risked alienating or insulting Jupiter, at least in public. In a patriarchal society like Rome, where the power of the state was modelled on the power of a man as the head of household, it did not do at all to go against, or doubt portents from, the head of the divine household. If Jupiter threw a thunderbolt, all wise men paid attention!

Effects

+8 Latin cultural influence (this_region)
+4 security against all agent actions (attribute bonus) (this_province)
+6 public order per turn (this_province)
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+4 public order (this_province)
+1% 1st and 2nd Class (this_building)
-10% provincial income (building upkeep) (regions_in_this_province)
Requires the Livestock resource (this_building)

Provides Garrison Army

No Garrison Units

Recruitable Units

No Recruitable Units

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