Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Tapirus coughed twice and said, "I have long heard that Rome is a powerful city-state with a long history and unique culture. Today, I saw with my own eyes that the city of the Seven Hills is as unique and magical as it is rumored!"

After hearing Tapirus' praise, Minusius smiled heartily: "We are no less magical than Dionysia in Rome. I heard that you have only been in the country for more than ten years, and you have beaten the enemies around you again and again. , To become the most powerful kingdom in southern Italy, this is really blessed by Mars!"

"Mars?"

"Oh, Mars is our Roman god of war!"

"No, we Dionysia can have today, is blessed by the great Greek god-Hades, Hades, because our king is his descendant!" Tapirus said piously.His piety came from the heart, because he was in front of the Temple of Hades, in the carols of Hades, declared freedom by King Daphes.Hades's blessing of slaves is well known in the Kingdom of Dionysian, and the Dionysian people of slaves and slaves respect the Pluto with all his heart.

Minusius smiled a little embarrassedly and pointed to the front with his head: "The hill in front is Mount Esquili. The earliest Sabines who became Roman citizens lived on it..."

Minusius introduced them and led them to the mountain of Esquili, they saw an arch across the road.

"This is—?!" The officer from the military department pointed at it with some excitement.

"This is the Arc de Triomphe!" Minusius also introduced with some excitement: "Every general who won a major war for Rome, Rome will hold a triumph for him, let him drive a four-horse chariot, lead the army, enter In the city of Rome, through the Arc de Triomphe, go to the square and receive the cheers of the Roman people and the praise of the Senate. This is the greatest glory that every Roman citizen desires!" Minusius looked up at the Arc de Triomphe with a look of admiration.

And the officer of the Dionysian Military Department and other envoys of the messenger looked at each other, and there was inexplicable surprise in their eyes: Dionysian and Roman have many similarities in military systems, and look at this with marble The masonry arches are mottled and old, and they are quite worn. They have a history of at least a few decades. Who is learning this time?

Minusius led the complex Dionysian envoy to the left, passed the Arc de Triomphe, and after a short walk, a square appeared in front.

Tapirus frowned again: this square looks not small, but there are many houses around the square, and some even burst into the square, so it can't show the style of the square at all.

Since he entered the Roman city, Tapirus has felt that the Romans have mixed public facilities with private residences everywhere, and he cannot avoid it in the square that represents the heart of the city, making him feel a little unacceptable.

Obviously, Minusius also saw the unpleasant look on Tapirus’s face. Out of the mentality of not wanting to be underestimated by the Dionysians, he said aloud: “This square is an old square, which has been around 150 years ago It’s a year, and it’s usually used for people’s leisure and gatherings. Rome also has a larger square. On the west side of this square, it can accommodate 100,000 people. It is used to recruit troops and is sometimes used as a voting venue for the civic assembly. It’s called Mars Square!"

Mars Square?!Hearing this name, Tapirus remembered that the young man had said before, "Mars is the god of war of the Romans." This name is similar to Turri's Victory Square, which also shows that the Romans are right Military admiration.

Minusius took the lead straight across the square, and people greeted him from time to time, and at the same time cast a curious glance at Tapirus and his party.

The Roman Senate is just to the west of the square, a tall building similar to a temple.

Minusius asked them to wait a little under the steps in front of the senate, and then quickly walked into the senate.

The Roman Senate will not work because other conferences are being held or the celebration of the gods. Generally speaking, the conference will be held every morning and sunrise. As for when it ends, it depends on the number of matters to be discussed, but Generally, it does not exceed sunset, and now it is dusk time, and the veterans must have dispersed.However, since it is the time of war, the Senate has a rule: a military and political officer must be on duty at night to prevent emergency affairs from happening, so that he can prepare in advance.

Minusius walked into the duty room next to the venue and found that the military and political officers left behind were the people he knew well, so he shouted: "Paulus!"

Paulus Valerius Bottus is letting the slave light the candle, turning his head to hear the sound, and asked in amazement: "Minusius, why are you here? What happened?"

Minusius, the chief of the City Guard, came to the Senate at this time, certainly not to chat with him.

"There is an important thing." Minusius was not nonsense, and said directly: "A messenger group from the Kingdom of Dionysia came to Rome and said there was an important thing to discuss with the Senate."

"Dionia?!" Paulus is not a civilian military officer. He knows a lot about Dionia. He immediately said with dignity: "The Greek kingdom in southern Italy sent envoys to Rome at this time. For what?"

At the same time, Minusius no longer smiled as before, and said with a serious expression: "I tried to ask about their intentions on the road, but every time I was avoided by the messenger with words, it can be seen that they are not coming together. We have established friendly relations!"

Paulus was deep in thought. After a while, he raised his eyebrows and said uncertainly: "A few days ago, the Carthaginians reminded us,'Suspected that there is a Walsey messenger to Turui.' Will not Will they... come for Walsey?"

Minusius was startled: "Dionia wants to protect Walsey?!"

"We can't make a hasty judgment. Minusius, you take them to live first. I now want to inform Pantius and other veterans to urgently discuss the countermeasures. Dionysia is not weaker than Ga In Taiji's country, we must take it seriously!" Paulus said in a deep voice.

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Tapirus and his party were arranged to live in a public hotel under the jurisdiction of the Senate, which is near the old square and not far from the Senate.

The members of the messenger group originally wanted to take a careful stroll in Rome after dinner, but Minusius warned them before leaving: it is best not to go out at night!Because during the war, a curfew was imposed in the city at night to prevent chaos, and if caught by the Roman patrol, it would be bad to cause misunderstandings.

Tapirus felt the young man's sudden alert to them.

After dinner, Tapirus and some entourage went to the roof of the hotel.

The night has come to the city, but the hustle and bustle has not dissipated, the laughter of the Roman people, the cry of children, the fight between men, the piper of the patrol, the roar of the domestic dog... even if it is here In the center of the city of Rome, these sounds still come from all directions...

This is really a messy but vibrant city.Tapirus thought silently in his heart.

"I'm afraid there is Capitoli Hill." Officials from the military department looked at the direction of the west of the senate and whispered.

Under the cover of the night, I could only vaguely see the outline of a hill in the distance.

Although Minusius did not talk about the hill, Tapirus knew that the mountain was important to Rome because it was regarded by the Roman people as a boarding place for the gods and the god Jupiter The temples and other temples of the gods are mostly on that mountain, where the Acropolis is located, so the Roman talents will still adhere to the Capitoli after the Celts occupied the Roman city, and actually stayed there for a few months until The victory comes, and it can also be seen that the mountain is precipitous. This is probably the place where the Ministry of Military Affairs is most concerned.Is it possible for Dionia to go to war with Rome?

Tapirus glanced at the entourage, and then turned his attention to the senate in the night: no matter what, he had to complete his mission first.

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The next morning, Tapirus was invited to the Roman Senate.

This is a circular meeting place. The dark red wooden chairs are like the seats of the arena. From front to back, they are closely arranged in rows and rows, all seated in white robe veterans. There are nearly 300 densely packed, This also includes two military and political officials (in recent years, due to the increasingly intensified conflict between the Roman nobles and the civilians, in order to protest the nobility’s monopoly of power, the civilians refused to elect the consul in the civic assembly, but the surrounding Rome The military situation is also quite bad. In order to ensure the security of Rome and the smooth implementation of the internal affairs, the nobles and civilians negotiated and had to agree to elect six military escort officers, referred to as military and political officers, three from the nobility and three from the civilians. ), four other military and political officials also led their troops to fight abroad.

Half of these Roman veterans were white-haired old men, and most of them were patriarchs from the major Roman clans.Of course, the other part is also the elders of the nobility. They have held senior positions in Rome before. Because of their merits or political achievements, after recommendation and selection, they finally entered the senate, and entered the senate, which made it easier for them to serve as city-states. Senior official duties.

However, none of the Roman veterans were under 30 years old, nor did they have a civilian background. They were either of outstanding ability, of high esteem, of being very wealthy, or very powerful. Now they are all watching with prudence. The man in the center of the venue: Tapirus, the messenger of the Kingdom of Dionysia.