Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 11: The City of Seven Hills-Rome! (Three)

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Tapirus coughed slightly and said: "I have long heard that Rome is a powerful city-state with a long history and unique culture. I saw it with my own eyes today that the city of the seven hills is as unique and magical as the rumors! "

After listening to Tapirus’s praise, Minusius smiled sincerely: “Our Rome is no more magical than Dionia. I heard that you have only been able to defeat the nation for more than ten years. The surrounding enemies have become the most powerful kingdom in southern Italy. This is really the blessing of Mars!"

"Mars?"

"Oh, Mars is the God of War of our Romans!"

"No, we Dionia can have today, but we are blessed by the great Greek god, Hades, the Hades, because our king is his descendant!" Tapirus looked religious Said. His piety is from the heart, because he was in front of the Temple of Hades, in the hymns of Hades, declared by King Davos and gained freedom. Hades's protection of slaves is well known in the Kingdom of Dionia, and the people of Dionia, who came from slaves and slaves, respect the Pluto wholeheartedly.

Minusius smiled awkwardly and pointed his finger forward: "The hill in front is Mount Esquili, where the Sabines who became Roman citizens first lived on it..."

As Minusius introduced and led them to the front of Mount Esquiri, they saw an arch spanning both sides of the road.

"This is--?!" The officer from the Military Affairs Department pointed at it with excitement.

"This is the Arc de Triomphe!" Minusius also introduced with some excitement: "Any general who won a major war victory for Rome, Rome will hold a triumphal ceremony for him, let him drive a four-horse chariot and lead The army, enter the city of Rome, go through the triumphal arch, go to the square, accept 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 longing.

The official of the Dionian Military Affairs Department and other entourages of the envoy looked at each other, and there was an indescribable surprise in his eyes: Dionian and Rome have many similarities in military systems, but look at this The arches made of marble are mottled and worn out. They have a history of at least several decades. Who has learned from whom this time?

Minusius led the Dionian envoys with a complicated mood to the left and passed through the Arc de Triomphe. After a short walk, a square appeared in front of him.

Tapirus frowned again: This square seems to be not small, but there are many houses crowded around the square, and some even penetrate into the square, so it doesn't show the style of the square at all.

Since Tapiros stepped into the city of Rome, he felt that the Romans mixed public facilities with private houses everywhere, and it was unavoidable in the square representing the heart of the city, which made him feel a little unacceptable.

Minusius obviously also saw the unhappy look on Tapirus’ face. Out of the mentality of not wanting to be underestimated by the Dionians, he said loudly: "This square is an old square. It has been around for 150 years, and it is usually used for people’s leisure and gatherings. Rome also has a larger square, on the west side of this square, which can accommodate 100,000 people, used to recruit troops, and sometimes used as a vote for the citizens’ assembly. Place, it’s called Mars Square!"

Mars Square? ! Hearing this name, Tapirus remembered that the young man had said before, "Mars is the Romans’ **** of war." This name is similar to the Victory Square in Turíy. It can also be seen that the Romans are right Respected by the military.

Minusius took the lead and went straight across the square. People greeted him from time to time on the way, and at the same time cast curious glances at Tapirus and his party.

The Roman Senate is on the west side of the square. It is a tall building similar to a temple.

Minusius asked them to wait for a while under the steps in front of the Senate, and then walked into the Senate.

In addition to being unable to work because other meetings are being held or the celebrations of the gods, the Roman Senate will generally hold meetings at sunrise every morning. As for the end, it depends on the number of matters to be discussed. , But it usually does not exceed sunset, and it is already twilight, and the elders must have dispersed. However, since it is a time of war, the Senate has a rule: There must be a military and political officer on duty at night to prevent emergencies from happening, so as to make preparations in advance.

Minusius walked into the guard room next to the venue and found that the military and political officer left behind was someone he knew well, so he shouted: "Paulus!"

Paulus Valerius Bottitus was letting the slave light the candle, and turned around after hearing the sound, and asked in surprise: "Minusius, why are you here? What happened? Matter?"

As the chief of the city guard, Minusius came to the Senate at this time, certainly not to chat with him.

"There is an important thing." Minusius said without talking nonsense, "A envoy from the Kingdom of Dionian came to Rome and said that there was an important matter to discuss with the Senate."

"Dionia?!" Paulus is not a civilian military or political officer. He knows a lot about the affairs of Dionia, and immediately said with a solemn expression: "This Greek kingdom in southern Italy is sending an envoy to this time. Why did Rome come for?"

At this time, Minusius no longer smiled before, and said with a serious expression: "I tried to ask them on the road, but every time I was avoided by the messenger, it can be seen that they are absolutely extinct. Not here to establish friendly relations with us!"

Paulus fell into deep thought. After a while, he raised his eyebrows and said uncertainly: "A few days ago, the Carthaginians reminded us,'Suspected Wolsey's messenger went to Turei. "Could they... come for Wolsey?"

Minusius was surprised: "Dionia wants to protect Wolsey?!"

"We can’t make judgments rashly. Minusius, you take them to stay first. I’m going to inform Pantius and the other elders to discuss the countermeasures urgently. After all, Dionia is not We must treat countries weaker than Carthage carefully!" Paulus said in a deep voice.

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

The members of the messenger group originally wanted to stroll around Rome carefully after having 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. It would be no good if it was caught by the Roman patrol and caused misunderstandings.

Tapilus felt the young man's sudden alert against them.

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

Night has fallen on the city, but the hustle and bustle has not dissipated. The laughter of the Romans, the crying of children, the fighting among men, the flute of the patrol, the roar of domestic dogs... Even though this is the center of the city of Rome, these voices still converge from all directions...

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

"It might be Capitoline Mountain there." An official from the Military Affairs Department looked towards the west of the Senate and said softly.

Under the cover of night, one can only vaguely see the outline of a hill in the distance.

Although Minusius didn’t talk about this hill, Tapirus knew the importance of this hill to Rome, because it was regarded by the Romans as the lodging place of the gods, and it was revered by the Romans. The Temple of Pitt and other temples are mostly on that mountain, where the Roman Acropolis is located, so the Romans would still hold on to Capitoline Hill after the Celts occupied the Roman city, and actually held a few In September, until the victory came, we can also see the steepness of this mountain. This is probably what the Ministry of Military Affairs is most concerned about. Is it possible for Dionia to go to war with Rome?

Tapilus looked at the entourage, then turned his gaze to the Senate in the night: Anyway, he must complete his mission first.

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

This is a circular venue. The dark red wooden chairs are like seats in the arena. From front to back, they are closely arranged in rows. They are all seated by Roman veterans wearing white robes. 300, including two military and political officers (in recent years, due to the increasingly intensified conflict between the Roman nobles and the civilians, in order to protest the aristocracy’s monopoly of power, the civilians refused to elect the consul at the citizens’ assembly. The military situation around Rome is also quite bad. In order to ensure the safety of Rome and the smooth implementation of internal affairs, the nobles and civilians have negotiated and had to agree to elect six military civic guards, referred to as military and political officers, three from the nobles and three 1 were from civilians), and four other military and political officers led the army to fight outside.

Half of these Roman elders were gray-haired old people, most of them came from the patriarchs of Roman clans. Of course, the other part is also aristocratic veterans. They previously held senior positions in Rome. After being recommended and selected, they eventually entered the Senate, and entered the Senate, making it easier for them to serve as city-states. Senior official positions.

However, among all the Roman elders, none were younger than 30 years old, and none of them were civilians. They were either highly capable, or respected, or very wealthy, or extremely powerful. Now they are all cautious Gaze at the person in the center of the venue: Tapirus, the messenger of the Kingdom of Dionian.