Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 714

[Chapter 59 Disputes in the Roman Senate (2)]

? Apuleus’s stern rebuke to Camilleus, who had a great military exploits, caused an uproar among the elders.

Camelus was a gentle and kind-hearted person. He was criticized from time to time in the Senate, and he could take it calmly, but at this moment he was staring at Apuleus with a flash of anger in his eyes, because it was this man. Falsely accusing him of appropriating the spoils of war more than a decade ago led to his being tried and forced to leave Rome.

Apuleus did not evade the piercing gaze of Camelus.

Over the years, with the victory of Camillous one after another, his prestige has become higher and higher, which has also made his situation difficult. He often walks in the city, and from time to time, he can be heard pointing at him and scolding: “That is the false accusation card. Mulhouse, may Jupiter condemn him!”.

And under such circumstances, the reason why he can still sit firmly in the Senate is because some big men don’t want to see that Camillous is too prestige, and some senators are jealous of his achievements and need someone to oppose him.

Apuleus knew his worth, so he never concealed his hostility to Camelus.

“I’ve never heard such absurd words!” The military and political officer Pantius stood up and loudly defended his former commander: “How can you blame Camelus for the failure of that battle! Blame it if you want to. We didn’t inform Camillous in time of their news about the ‘Dionysian army has arrived’! No one would have thought that the Dionysian army had just arrived at Wolsey and began military operations Anyone

who has commanded a battle should know very well that Camelus did nothing wrong in his command in that battle, and that any Roman general in that situation would have chosen to save someone who was in danger Roman citizens and allied soldiers! The only shortcoming of Camillous is that he did not expect that the fighting strength of the Dionian army would be so strong! But before he had never fought against the Dionians, what elder could You know!”

“Hmph, so all of this can only be blamed on Dionia being too powerful?!” Apuleus mocked with disdain.

“There are rumors that the Kingdom of Dionia has the most powerful army in this land. Now it seems that this is not touted. The arrival of their army has caused us to suffer successive defeats. This must arouse our vigilance! We Now we should not investigate the question of who is right and who is wrong in this battle, but should discuss how to face the threat of Dionia next, which is the problem we urgently need to solve now!” said solemnly.

“Yeah, and Dionia also has a powerful fleet that is always threatening our allies and colonial cities by the sea.” The veteran elder Lucretius also supported Camillous, he said: ” Camillous has made a calm judgment, and you have chosen a timely retreat, which is absolutely correct! The safety of Rome and its allies is far more important than the acquisition of a few more pieces of Volscy land!”

Two important leaders in a row

The elders endorsed Camillous, and it was difficult for

others to criticize it. The failure of this battle, and even the failure of Quintus’ siege, was not mentioned.

“Ladies and gentlemen and newcomers.” Paulus, the rotating chairman of the meeting, the military and political officer, finally began to speak, leading the topic to the focus of this meeting: “The kingdom of Dionia in southern Italy has gone to war with our Rome, Judging from the current battle situation, Dionia has a strong army and a powerful fleet, which poses a great threat to our Rome! The previous battle only happened in the Volscy area, and the subsequent battle is very likely It will also expand to our allies and even Rome. What good advice do you have to avoid such a bad situation?”

“I have said before that we should not be tempted by the Carthaginians to rush with Theo. Nea has a bad relationship, this will be detrimental to the development of Rome, and now the facts have explained everything!” The high priest Fragus got up and proposed worriedly: “In order to prevent the Dionias from further aggression against us, we should immediately Stop the war with Wolsey, sign an armistice with Wolsey, return the occupied territories of Wolsey, and at the same time send someone to make peace with Dionia. With another drought in their country, after losing the reason to start a war, they must be happy to stop a war that means nothing to them!”

“The high priest is right!” Fragus’ proposal was approved by some senators, which is relatively rare for the Roman senators who have always been aggressive and less compromising. How stressful is Rome.

If someone else said this, Quintus, who always hated surrender and compromise the most, would have scolded him long ago, but Fragus’ full name is Fragus Julius, born in the Julius clan, It is said that this clan is descended from Mars, the god of war, and Venus, the god of love. Their direct ancestors are Urus, the first king of Albalonga (Albalonga was once the center of the entire Latin region, the founder of the Roman city The mother country of Romulus), after Albalonga was defeated by Rome, the Julius clan moved to Rome. Because of its noble blood and descendants of the gods, its clan often served as high priests and spoke for the gods.

Although the high priest has no real power, his status is honorable, and since Fragus has been in office, he has also been respected by the people. Quintus took into account his influence, and his tone was more gentle: “High priest, I think you should Haven’t forgotten a resolution just passed by the Senate a few days ago, ‘As colonial cities of Villitre, Antium, and Satnecum, part of their lands shall be allocated to the landless commoners.’ Now you shall let We will return the occupied land to Wolsey, do you think the civilians who are ready to go to these colonial cities will agree?! You must not want to see those civilians start another riot again!

Also, Wolsey has always been the mortal enemy of our Rome. This time we almost eliminated it. It finally got the help of Dionia. Will it only be satisfied with the armistice with our Rome?! It must hope to use the help of Dai The Onian army, take the opportunity to destroy our Rome, so that Volsci will no longer be threatened by us!”

“I agree with Quintus!” Panthius then loudly expressed his support: “Rome built a state on its own. Since then, there has never been a precedent for choosing to compromise and surrender when only facing the threat of the enemy, and we must not make an exception! Rome has encountered fewer forces than itself in the past, but we have It has grown stronger in constant battles! And today, as long as we Romans are united and dare to continue to fight against Dionysus, I believe that the final victory still belongs to us Rome!”

“Pantius is right, we Rome will never compromise and surrender!…” The younger elders responded loudly to Pantius’ words.

There were also some elders who did not speak out, but their eyes flashed with war intent.

Fragus’ face was a little ugly, he snorted and said: “We were bewitched by the Carthaginians, and we had a war with Dionia, but the Carthaginians promised us to fight Dai in Sicily. Aonia waged war, but did they do it?! Carthage also had a strong navy, but hid in their ports and did not attack the Dionysian fleet! Guys, we have to be careful not to let Rome become Carthage The sword in Taiji’s hand was full of gaps and even broken, but in the end, he got nothing!”

“Flagus is right!” Another veteran who should not be underestimated, Pubrius S. Cornelius Scipio reminded loudly: “We Romans do not refuse to fight, but we cannot be fools and be used by others. The Carthaginians want to use us against the Dionysians, but if They can’t do anything on their own, and we can’t be foolish enough to be completely instructed by them, so we must urge them to send troops immediately and tell them clearly, ‘Carthage will not only attack the Dionian territory in Sicily, but also To defeat their fleet and protect our Latin coasts, or we Rome will have to truce with the Dionysians!'” The

elders understood Scipio, and they all agreed, and A consensus was quickly reached: after the meeting, immediately let Paulus go to the Carthaginian messenger in the city, and use a threatening tone to urge Carthage to send troops as soon as possible!

At this time, Portitus, who was sitting on the ivory chair at the front of the venue, said unhurriedly, “Camillous, you are the greatest general of Rome, and at the same time, you have fought against the Dionysians many times this time. .According to your past habits, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com I believe you have seriously considered the question of how to fight against Dionia next, can you tell us about it?”

As soon as Portitus finished speaking, all the elders looked at Camillous and pricked up their ears at the same time.

Although some people are envious of Camillous’s reputation, no one can deny Camillous’s military talents. He not only won many battles and saved Rome several times, but also carried out military reforms under his auspices. Other generals in Rome commanded the army more conveniently and brought more victories. Therefore, Camelus was the biggest support of the Romans. When the crisis came, everyone would think of him involuntarily.

Camillous did not refuse. Out of concern for Rome, he had long wanted to discuss with the senior members of the Senate how to deal with the next crisis.

At this moment, he thought for a while, and then faced the elders, first thanked them for forgiving his defeat in the battle, and then said solemnly: “First of all, everyone must be deeply aware that Dionia is a The most powerful and dangerous enemy we have faced so far.()

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