Quintus Corvus Lutatius Flavius Petro accepted his nomination to become emperor but did not take to role with enthusiasm after winning the election. Petro had never known anything other than great wealth and was already one of the wealthiest men in the empire, owning many large inheritances. To be sure, becoming emperor would vastly increase his wealth and dignitas, high as they already were, but he was smart enough to know what responsbilities came with the titles and powers. His first reception by the Senate came without ceremony, after modestly professing that he did not care for such things. When he greeted legions in the new province of Taurica, he admitted to being ignorant in the ways of war and named Fabius Laevinus, the son of the late emperor, as Generalissimus (supreme commander
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| - Quintus Corvus Lutatius Flavius Petro accepted his nomination to become emperor but did not take to role with enthusiasm after winning the election. Petro had never known anything other than great wealth and was already one of the wealthiest men in the empire, owning many large inheritances. To be sure, becoming emperor would vastly increase his wealth and dignitas, high as they already were, but he was smart enough to know what responsbilities came with the titles and powers. His first reception by the Senate came without ceremony, after modestly professing that he did not care for such things. When he greeted legions in the new province of Taurica, he admitted to being ignorant in the ways of war and named Fabius Laevinus, the son of the late emperor, as Generalissimus (supreme commander
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| - Quintus Corvus Lutatius Flavius Petro accepted his nomination to become emperor but did not take to role with enthusiasm after winning the election. Petro had never known anything other than great wealth and was already one of the wealthiest men in the empire, owning many large inheritances. To be sure, becoming emperor would vastly increase his wealth and dignitas, high as they already were, but he was smart enough to know what responsbilities came with the titles and powers. His first reception by the Senate came without ceremony, after modestly professing that he did not care for such things. When he greeted legions in the new province of Taurica, he admitted to being ignorant in the ways of war and named Fabius Laevinus, the son of the late emperor, as Generalissimus (supreme commander of the military), in honor of his father and accomplishments. This office was to be held for life, allowing Petro to avoid troubling himself with military affairs. Laevinus would command the legati augusti that governed the imperial provinces and received from the emperor the authority to declare war against foreign powers. He was told that there were to be no limits to what he might do with Rome's military might except the law that made Rome what she was - meaning no entering Italy or harming Roman citizens. Nothing else within the purview of military affairs was to be denied the new Generalissimus (Petro forgot the full title of Dux Generalissimus (most general leader of the army) in his decree). The supreme commander would wield his authority to its fullest.
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