Councilor Cicero Cassianus

Cicero is member of the Plebeian Council with plebeian blood and holds a single minor estate. Born with little to his name, Cicero grew up on the southwestern tip of the Italian peninsula in Rhegium, and was a superior trader by the end of the First Punic War. Cicero Cassianus became a crucial trading partner with Tutio Ovidius and eventually led the Rhegium branch of their trading market. While living in Rhegium, Cicero Cassianus grew to befriend a Carthaginian trader named Zaracas. They had frequent contact when the Roman Republic would send resources to Carthage during the Mercenary War. Even after the annexation of Sardinia by Rome, the two were rumored to continue to contact one another via 20 trade. When Cicero Cassianus moved to Rome to support the expansion of Rhegium’s ports, he was elected to join the Plebeian Council with support of Tutio Ovidius. Rumors spread that he continued to keep contact with Zaracas but nothing was official.

* requested to assign 5 to be his personal body guards and train 5 in covert operations and obey any orders given by him. these men are ready to serve him.

* has poison weapons

* asked about bostar

* wants to develop support from the people & display negative effects of having dictator,& threaten uprising against gov't w/ venom if dictator is in place

-we have civil unrest among the people

* Men flourishing despite war
 * hire men to secure points that have been made part of his trading empire

* have men defend against carthaginians

-this is military action must be requested under dictator

* secretly provide venom to plebians to defend themselves in combat