Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

But what they didn’t know was that the main purpose of Daphs’ enactment of this decree was to speed up the assimilation of some Dionysian citizens, such as the Romans and a small number of Phoenician nobles who joined Dionysian. Niahs have a sense of pride in being "individually unique" (in Mediterranean countries and races, people who gradually have a surname basically take the first name. The last name is later), which is more conducive to accelerating the formation of a new Dionysian race.

After the surname law was promulgated, the citizens of Dionysia were basically implemented in accordance with the law, and there was no major turmoil in the territory.Regarding slaves, the decree did not mention it. After all, many slaves do not have the same name, only a nickname, but many slave owners have given the slaves an official name for convenience. Some kingdom slaves are better for freedom in the future. Developed in the kingdom, he also gave himself an official name and registered at the slave camp management office.

Under such a general trend, if Gaius insists on not changing, it will undoubtedly appear very different, and will cause special patrols.

"Someone is looking for you outside the camp, hurry up and go." The soldiers at the door calmed down.

"Thank you... Thank you, Master!" Gaius quickly dressed, turned over, nodded and thanked the soldiers, then ran quickly to the camp gate.

The originally quiet dormitory suddenly became lively: "It's too strange that someone came to Gaius in the evening."

"What's so strange, now that we work in quarries during the day, we can only find people in the camp in the evening."

"Gaius is so lucky that someone always comes to him, it seems he has many relatives outside!"

"What's so strange, because he used to be a Roman nobleman, and you Phoenicians don't have many relatives in the kingdom, like us Lusitans... hey, our family members are even born to us I don’t even know..."

The dorm suddenly fell silent.

After a while, someone said comfortingly: "In a few years, when you are free, you can go back to Iberia and bring your family to live with Dionysia."

"Huh! I won't stay here until I am free. I will definitely return to Iberia, which I am familiar with, far away from this abominable Dionysian kingdom, maybe one day, I will Dionia...Hum!"

"What can I do when I go back to the poor mountainous area of ​​Iberia! I am always hungry, and I can't treat it when I'm sick. There is bloody fighting between the tribes. I don't know when I will lose my life in the battle... Actually it's this slave Life in the camp is also much stronger than life in the Iberian tribe! After I am free, I will never return to Iberia, and life in Turiri will definitely be better than in the slave camp!"

"How dare you betray the tribe! See me not killing you now!"

"Okay, stop it! Do you want to attract all the patrols!"

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The slave camp is like a closed Dionysian town, with canteens, shops, hospitals, and even an arena... All the town facilities should be basically available. When idle, slaves are free in the camp as long as they do not violate the regulations. Action, but cannot leave the camp.However, for the sake of reducing the resistance of the slaves and making them feel more at ease to obtain a free identity through labor, the management office allows outsiders to visit the slaves in the camp.

Especially after the Western Mediterranean War, the number of outsiders visiting the camp increased sharply, because there were a large number of new citizens of Rome and Phoenicia and a large number of Roman and Phoenician slaves.

Gaius walked into the reception room next to the camp gate and saw the familiar figure sitting there, couldn't help but shouted: "Lentulus Manlius."

The man who looked younger than Gaius turned to stare at him, and Shen Sheng warned: "Gaius, don't shout!"

Gaius, who had been suffocating before, ignored the warning of Lenturus and said sarcastically: "Isn't this your name?! Or you have forgotten your true identity and forgotten your family Glory, but willing to re-acquire a name that is not at all Roman in accordance with the requirements of the Dionysians!"

In fact, Lenturus can refute: "Since you did not forget the honor of the family, then you dare to publicly declare your name as Gaius Fabius Rabbi!"

But he did not, because his father was Publius Manlius, not only the first Roman aristocrat who had surrendered to the Kingdom of Dionia, but also the Kingdom of Rome who first changed his surname publicly after the promulgation of the Surname Act Officials, many former Roman aristocrats and now citizens of the Kingdom hate it in private, even calling it "the culprit that led to the demise of Rome." These rumors clearly affected Lenturus, and he was red. Face, excitedly blurted out: "Gaius, you just dare to move your lips, you don’t know what a huge risk the people who are defending Rome are taking! One day, you will know if I have forgotten Rome. And the glory of the family!"

Speaking of which, Lenturus held his head, a determination and pride appeared on his face, letting Gaius, who was familiar with him, stunned for a moment, and asked subconsciously, "Lentulus, what are you talking about?" Meaning? What are you going to do?"

Lenturus ignored his question, picked up a thick package and placed it on the table, said in a cold voice: "Your sister sent the package from Rome to our house again and asked us to give you the package Sent, I think you are very happy every time you receive the package, and you did not cut off contact with them because your brother-in-law, Stolo, was a Dionysia official and also changed his last name."

"Who said I wouldn't scold them, but things should still be collected." Gaius was cheeky, hehe smiled, dragged the package over and opened it immediately.

"It's useless to look anxiously, but it's just some food and clothing, and there is nothing valuable. The guards have already picked it up when I entered here." Lenturus remained cold.

Gaius showed a satisfied look on his face: "It's great! It's all Roman specialties I like to eat! It's been a long time since I've eaten it, and I almost forgot what they taste like!"

When Lenturus heard this, he was a little lost.

At this time, he heard Gaius say: "Lentulus, our two are relatives, have been playing together since childhood, and remember that my father often praised you in front of me, saying,'Don't look at you younger than me, but I have been very assertive since I was young, and I will definitely be more promising than me when I grow up, and I might become a hero in the city of Rome.'I have always kept this in my heart. I just used words to humiliate you. What I did, on the other hand, was also afraid that you would truly surrender to Dionia and live up to the expectations of my father and me... In short, I hope you can forgive me!"

After listening to the flattery of Gaius, Lenturus was scratching the itch in his heart. The dissatisfaction in the heart quickly melted, and he pretended to say: "My father is my father, I am me, I will always Are all real Romans!"

"That's it! That's it! We, the great race raised by the she-wolf, will never succumb! Especially you Lenturus, I firmly believe that you will become a great Roman hero!" Gaius sincerely sincere After he finished speaking, seeing Lentulus' face quickly swept away his angry expression and showed complacency, he quickly hurryed and moved forward, and asked in a small voice: "What's the big thing you just said... what is it?" "

The young Lenturus was already guarded by Gaius' words, and he glanced around: there was no one else in the reception room except the two of them.

So he also approached Gaius and said in a slightly whispered voice: "As before, you must keep it secret! I tell you..."

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Gaius sent farewell to Lentulus, and when he came out of the reception room, he was happily accepted by the guards to check again, and then walked briskly to the camp.

He did not go directly back to the dormitory, because once the food in the package was discovered by the slaves, it might be robbed soon, so he went to the villa area (the single slaves' nickname for the place where the slaves with families lived) and knocked Opened the door of the Maximus house.

"It's so late, you don't have a good rest, restore your strength, and walk around everywhere! Don't forget to go to mining tomorrow!" Massim opened the door, and when he saw him, he criticized unkindly.

Gaius ignored him, glanced inward, and said, "What about sister-in-law and children?"

"It's Gaius, come in and sit down!" A figure stood up in the corner with weak candlelight, and then two small figures came out, shouting affectionately: "Uncle Gaius!" "

"Good boy!" Gaius smiled kindly on his face. He crouched down and took a few things out of the package: "Look, what did your uncle bring you?"

"Yeah, so big bread!"

"And fish!"

"Remember, this is the wheat bread and the Tiberian salted fish in Rome, and this-Sabine's cheese, take it and eat it."

"Uncle Gaius is so good!"

"Thank you Uncle Gaius!"

"Your cousin Konya has brought you something again. She is really good to you!" Seeing the package and the food, Massim immediately guessed things in the same way. The clans often intermarry and are familiar with each other.

"My sister is really good to me, but that Stolo was actually an official of Dionysia. My uncle was blind, and he married my sister to this civilian!" Gaius hated. Said: "However, I think he will not be a judge soon!"

"Is something wrong?" Massimus asked immediately.

Gaius did not answer directly, but said: "Brother, do you still have wine here? Tonight we will have a small banquet with salted fish and bread from this hometown, happy and happy!"