Publius Lucretia Favonius
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Biography
Publius, much like his namesake suggests, is a man dedicated to serving the public. A shrewd intellectual, he is dedicated to ensuring the republic, above all else, survives and prospers. Born into the Favonius branch of House Lucretia, much of Publius’ childhood revolved around seaborne mercantile trade. He would accompany his family on their voyages, seeing many great cities, including Alexandria, Athens, Antioch, and Rhodes. While these voyages centered on trade, he picked up on the intellectual tradition in each. The great philosophies of Athens, the development of the sciences in Alexandria - all served to build up Publius’ intellectual foundation. On the sailing between cities, he would take his time to read the tomes they purchased from the cities - a pastime he carried into his adulthood.
As an adult, he began taking on more responsibilities in the family: managing seaborne trade, balancing the budgets of the various convoys under the family’s control. While most of his family focused on bartering spices and other such luxury goods, Publius sought another commodity: precious metals. He used the wealth from the convoys he controlled to diversify by acquiring mining outposts and colonies, from which he would use his merchant convoys to ship goods to larger markets. Iron, especially, proved to be a lucrative investment as the Roman army would need ever-increasing amounts to arm their legions for further conquests. But aside from iron, commodities such as gold, diamonds, rubies, and other precious materials proved lucrative in Rome. This would bring Publius’ family in competition with the main branch of Gens Lucretia, which was long entrenched in the capital.
By this time, Publius had reached middle age and had a great deal of experience under his belt. His Favonius upbringing ingrained in him the importance of pragmatic stability. The heir of Gens Lucretia was unwed, and Publius had a good number of sons to spare. Long had the two branches separated since the founder of the Favonius branch, Antonius, married a plebian. Now, the opportunity for reconciliation was at its highest. Both branches had something to offer the other: Tricipinus dominated land-based trade, whereas Favonius dominated the sea-based trade. To avoid conflict with each other and to preserve the main line of the Tricipinus branch, Publius wed one of his sons in a matrilineal marriage to Aemilia Lucretia Tricipinus. The wedding was fruitful, but sadly did not last, as Publius’ son died in a great catastrophe that took a great deal of his family as well. Publius was struck by grief, but maintained his composure for the sake of his grandchildren.
Publius sold his estate and moved in with Aemilia, to help her out while she focused on her growing political career. Publius continued his own enterprise, but slowly sold off his convoys to his siblings and other members of the Favonius branch to concentrate his holdings in the mining sector. Eventually, his amassed wealth and managerial experience led to him embracing a political career of his own; he would lobby for more plebian rights and control like the founder Antonius did. Eventually, he would seek public service in the Roman Administration - utilizing his experience to benefit the greater republic as a whole and chart a stable course.
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Personality
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Story
Pre-FOTR
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The Fall of the Republic
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Timeskip
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Notable Relationships
Aemilia Lucretia Tricipinus
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Octavia Lucretia Verus Helvia
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Sinis Lucretia Tricipinus
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Cinna Lucretia Cento
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Niveus Lucretia Argentarius
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Jestius Cento
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Romilius Verus Kaine
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