Nova Roma (English: New Rome) is an international[1][2] Roman reconstructionist, cultural revivalist, and educational nonprofit organization formed in 1998, later incorporated in Maine.

Because it has a structure based on the ancient Roman Republic,[13] with a senate, magistrates, laws enacted by vote of the comitia,[14] its own coinage,[15][16] and its self-identity as a "sovereign nation", some outside observers[4][16][17][18] classify it as a micronation.

[21] Both the domestic traditions and the so-called sacra publica are reconstructed by Nova Roma as authentically as possible,[22][9] including the restoration[23] of the ancient priestly collegia, like the offices of pontifex and flamen,[24] and the honoring of the full cycle of Roman holidays throughout the year.

They can include a wide range of various programs from humorous online games up to serious art-competitions like the Certamen Petronianum,[40][41] a literary contest of historical novel writing first held in 2005, where the jury was composed of notables including Colleen McCullough, author of many Roman-themed best-selling novels, and T. P. Wiseman, university professor of Roman history and former vice-president of the British Academy, or the second edition of the same competition, where the jury was Jo Walton, World Fantasy Award-winning novelist and poet.

[46] This enables better local recognition and management, as well as provides the means for legal and insurance coverage, such as that offered by the Australasian Living History Federation (ALHF).