Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 805

[Chapter 151 The Roman Elders on Capitoline Hill]

Of course Valques didn’t understand the preciousness of the position of the administrative adjutant, but just relying on the words “power is greater than the Roman mayor” made him unable to believe his ears, and he became a lowly slave two days ago in a blink of an eye. He was a middle-level official who was envied by the Roman commoners, and the big pie that suddenly fell from the sky made him a little dizzy, and made him panic: “Your Majesty, I…I…I have never held public office, I Worrying…worrying that I can’t do it…”

Davos comforted him gently: “You don’t have to worry, no one is born to do things, I will send someone to assist you, of course you have to work hard yourself.”

Valks Nodding again and again.

“Are you literate?” Davers asked.

Valkes shook his head in shame.

“It doesn’t matter.” Davers encouraged him: “There were a lot of slaves in Dionia who didn’t have the opportunity to read and write, but they all seized the time and opportunity to study hard. Official of the kingdom, I think you can do it too! When you have enough knowledge and understand the laws of Dionia, you can make more contributions to Dionia, and you can even be elected to enter. The Senate of

Dionia!”

Become a senator?

!

Valks breathed suddenly, something he never dared to dream of before.

Therefore, when he left, his feet seemed to be stepping on the clouds, and the whole person was erratic.

Seeing Valks in such a state, Henipolis said worriedly: “Your Majesty, can he do a good job?”

“I don’t expect him to be able to do a good job as a Roman administrative adjutant, but he will be a role model! His example will tell all Roman civilians that they can’t get the rights from the Roman Senate even if they sacrifice their lives, but Dionysus can give them, that’s enough!”

Davos smiled slightly, and then said sternly. : “And, Heni, don’t underestimate these poor people. Once you open the shackles and give them a chance, their determination to change their fate will burst out with power you can’t imagine!”

“I will pay attention to his performance, and I hope he will not disappoint your Majesty’s expectations for him!” Henipolis said seriously.

At this time, Davos rubbed his stomach: “It’s time for dinner, I’m a little hungry.”

Henipolis hurriedly asked the servants to prepare dinner.

When Davos sat down at the dining table, he found that there was one person missing: “Where’s Cloto

?”

“Oh, Your Majesty.” Martius, who was beside him, replied hurriedly: “His Royal Highness goes to the square with the soldiers of the Second Legion. We ate

together, and I asked the guards who fought with him to accompany him.”

Davos was stunned for a moment, then smiled gratified: “It seems that this child has begun to adapt to the battlefield.”

Davers just bitten After a mouthful of bread and a sip of wine mixed with water, the guards hurried in: “Your Majesty, the scout is here to report that a Roman army of less than 10,000 people is rushing towards Rome.”

Hearing this news, Davos looked calm, thought for a moment, and said: “Southeast… During the day we just repulsed the reinforcements of the Latin city-states, and the army that appears now can only be the Roman dictator Camillous. We are the vanguard of the army. The distance from Helniki to here is hundreds of kilometers. It is not easy for this army to arrive in more than a day. Inform the commanders of the army, stick to the city wall, and wait for the enemy’s morale to deplete. Eat it again!”

Davos gave the order and took a big bite of the crunchy bread.

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Cartorin Hill, one of the seven hills of the city of Rome, the reason why it will become a holy place for the Romans is that on the top of the mountain is the protector of the city of Rome, Jupiter There is also the temple of Juno, the goddess, and the temple of Janus, another god of war revered by the Romans. The gates are always open in time of day and closed in peacetime, but since the second Roman king, Numa, the gates of the temple have hardly been closed.

Capitoline Hill is the highest among the seven hills in Rome. Although it is only more than 50 meters high, its three sides are steep cliffs, and the narrower side is slightly flat, with a road up the mountain.

Due to its small area on the top of the mountain, no one chose it as a place to live when Rome was built, and only a few people lived on it later, including the Manlius clan.

It was not until Marcus Manlius Capitolinus was executed on the charge of “attempting to dictatorship” that the Roman Senate issued a new resolution “forbidding anyone to live on Capitoline Hill” for the purpose of The Manlius clan had to be relocated.

The Celts invaded more than ten years ago, and the Roman elders took some citizens to retreat to the Capitoline Mountain and held it for more than half a year, so that the entire city of Rome was not completely occupied, and also inspired the Roman people who fell outside to fight. In the end, Cammy Luce led an army to drive out the Celts, which made Capitoline even more sacred in the hearts of the Romans.

This time, the Dionysians attacked Rome aggressively. Originally, the Romans were quite confident that they could hold on until Camillous led his army back. The method made the defenders feel very difficult, and the elders felt that the situation was not good. These Roman nobles who have survived for a hundred years have their own experience in seeking good luck and avoiding evil in the world. So when the Senate made a decision to retreat to Capitoline Mountain, they moved quickly and fled to the mountain with their families and supplies.

The Capitoline Mountain, which was originally lively except for festivals and ceremonies, suddenly became crowded and noisy. After the high priest Ulysses prayed devoutly to Jupiter and Juno and asked for forgiveness, the people were allowed to enter the temple for refuge. .

As a result, the temple courtyard was crowded with terrified people, and even the main hall, which was usually forbidden to enter, became a temporary residence and meeting place for the elders.

Ambustus and Scipio hurried into the hall, and the elders who were negotiating nervously immediately set their sights on them.

Portitus asked: “Have you counted the number of people who went up the mountain?”

“A total of 5,642 people.” Ambestus replied.

“This is several times more than the number of people on the mountain that time!” The old man Lucretius sighed.

Everyone knew what he said that time, and many people suddenly looked sad.

Someone hurriedly asked: “Is there enough food?”

“Give us food for about a month.” Ambestus said: “I have sent a patrol team to collect all the food, and sent a special person to guard it.” The

so-called collection is actually forcibly giving The people who went up the mountain handed over the food in their hands, and then distributed it evenly every day.

But the elders have no objection after hearing this. It has only been ten years since the Celts invaded. Some of the elders have personally participated in the battle to defend the Capitoline. They are already familiar with it.

“How many soldiers are there capable of fighting?” asked Marugineensis.

“There are only 650 people, and I have already selected them to form six squadrons.” The Great Scipio replied gloomily.

“Only 650 people!” Someone exclaimed, and then realized that his voice was too loud, disturbing the gods in the temple, and quickly closed his mouth.

“In addition to the patrol, there are more than 800 people, and the number of soldiers on Capitoline Mountain has doubled from the last time. We can fully hold on until Camelus leads the army to return and drive the enemy away. You don’t have to worry at all. !” Portitus reassured everyone.

“Scipio, after a discussion just now, we decided to let you be in charge of the defense of Capitoline Mountain.” Marugineensis said,

“Me?” Scipio the Great was a little surprised, knowing that he was still attacked when he fled up the mountain. Some elders accused him that it was his greed for life and fear of death that caused the city of Rome to be broken so quickly.

“Ten years ago, you fought stubbornly against the Celts on this mountain, and stood firm with other warriors for more than half a year, and you are very experienced in this. You have fought hard against the Dionysians for so long before, right? They already understand that, besides you, who else can take on this important responsibility!”

Having said that, Marugineensis glanced at the crowd, increased his tone, and said: “The responsibility for the fall of Rome has nothing to do with you. After the battle started, you handed over the command to us… Ei! None of us have I thought that the Dionysians would have such a strong siege ability!”

“It’s mainly because the young and middle-aged citizens in the city of Rome are not there!” on Mulhouse.

This time, no one spoke out to defend Camillous, and even Portitus chose to remain silent.

The fall of the city of Rome made the elders more or less dissatisfied with Camillous: if the dictator had not proposed to ‘concentrate all efforts and conquer Herniki first’, how could Rome have suffered such a catastrophe?

!

But the elders apparently forgot that Camelus’ proposal had received their strong support, and they had thought of getting many benefits from this military operation.

At the moment when the city-state was in danger, Scipio the Great did not refuse and accepted the appointment, but he had just fought the Dionysian army head-on and expressed his concern about the next battle: “Fathers and newcomers, Since I went up the mountain, I have been paying attention to the performance of the Dionysian army in the city of Rome. They did not arbitrarily kill the Roman people who remained at the foot of the mountain, humiliate… The women of Rome did not snatch property, burn buildings, or even because of property. Conflicts and fights with women.

What are they doing?! They are driving the Roman people in the square home, cleaning the streets, setting up tents in the square, patrolling the walls… Dionian army in Rome The performance in the city is completely different from the Celtics 10 years ago! You have high hopes for the coming back of Camillous with a large army, but I hope you also prepare for the worst… Camelot It may not be possible to retake the city of Rome in a short period of time!”