Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 114: The Roman Senate in Crisis

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"For the safety of Rome, it is always right to be more cautious! Most of the citizens of Rome are sent to attack the Helniki. There are only 3,000 young and middle-aged citizen soldiers stationed in the city of Rome. It does seem a little empty!" Ambrosis took the conversation, raised his concerns, and proactively put forward: "I suggest immediately mobilizing citizens over the age of 50, and at the same time arming the civilians and free citizens in the Aventine block. (Referring to the famous slums of Rome at this time), guard the city together until Camillos returns with the army! When the meeting is over, I immediately go to the chief of the city guard, Cassius, and take the matter together. Finished."

Although many elders expressed doubts about Dionia’s immediate attack on Rome, they still agreed to this proposal for safety reasons, and some even suggested that they should immediately send people to contact the surrounding Latin allies. Let them send citizens to help guard the city of Rome.

But some people objected: Most of the citizens of the Latin Confederacy have followed Camilos to attack the Helnikians. Where there are extra soldiers to assist us, I am afraid they will wait for them to know the Dionians. The news of the invasion of Latham will turn to us for help instead.

The proposal finally disappeared.

At this moment, Abinius sighed: "According to the previous report, Camilos has led the army to storm the city of Ferentirum for some time. It is at the most important moment. If now Let him withdraw, I am afraid that all the previous efforts have been in vain."

Many people sighed after hearing that, seeing that the Helnikians were about to be wiped out, that piece of land would belong to Rome, but they would give it up when they were about to succeed, so they were so reluctant.

Aprieus, Camelius’s enemy, took the opportunity to stand up and complained: "You veterans and newcomers, Camelus, as a Roman dictator, leads an unprecedented 70,000 army and consumes every day. A huge amount of food, but has not yet captured the city of Ferentirum, completely wiped out the power of the Helnikians, and put Rome in such a dangerous situation. He must be responsible for this! We should not let him lead the way. The army withdrew, but urged him to capture the city of Ferentirum within two days, and then quickly return to Rome, so as not to waste the supplies we provided for the army. If Camillos can't do it After repelling the Dionians, we should consider whether to punish him."

Apuleus' words moved some elders.

This makes Portitus very angry, because if Apleyus’s proposal is approved, it means that his proposal to "let Camilos return as soon as possible" is likely to be shelved by the Senate, so he Angrily accused Apleyus loudly: "You are putting Rome in a dangerous situation!"

Despite Portitus’s high respect, Apleyus finally caught an opportunity to sue Camilos and went out. He retorted loudly: “According to the practice of Ambustus, we Tomorrow will be able to organize a defense force of nearly 10,000 people. With such a sufficient defense force, I have never heard of any force that can attack a city in one day, let alone hold hundreds of thousands. The Roman city of the people, we must have confidence and be able to hold on until Camillos returns with his army!

What's more, this is only your guess, my lord. The Dionians are more likely not to attack Rome right away. After all, this is a big risk, and for this small possibility, However, we have to discard the great opportunity that we finally won to eliminate the Helnikians and gain a new colony. I don't think this is a smart approach, and it will not do us Rome.

Because the Dionian army has invaded Latam, other races that hate Rome will inevitably jump out again to fight against us. We can only eliminate the Helniki first and severely weaken the power of the Wolsi. , We can concentrate all our efforts to deal with our arch enemy-Dionia! "

Apuleus's remarks made sense, and Portitus was speechless for a while.

At this time, Marugineensis, who was also sitting in an ivory chair in the front row of the venue, spoke: "Aprieus is right and urges Camilos to eliminate the Helnikians as soon as possible. It is good for us to fight against the Dionians!"

Previously, many elders were very excited about Apleyus's suggestion, and Marugineenxishi's support made them make up their minds even more. This is because Maru Jisiensis is also an old senior senator, his age is similar to Portitus, and he has served as consul several times (less than Portitus). It was only because when the Celtics broke the city of Rome, he did not stay behind and stayed on Capitoline Hill. Instead, he retreated early. This became a stain on his political career. Therefore, after the reconstruction of Rome, in the elders He appears to be relatively low-key, but this does not mean that his influence is small. After all, his full name is Publius Cornelius Marugineensis, and he is a Roman giant. The most important representative of the Cominellius clan in the Senate.

Despite the opposition of the elders such as Portitus and Ambrosius, the Senate finally approved the proposal of Apleyus: urging Camilos to capture the city of Ferentirum within three days. , And then quickly led the army back to rescue Rome.

Portitus looked at Apleyus, who was full of complacency, and hated him. He knew that Apleyus seemed to be thinking about Rome, but he was actually taking revenge. Because regardless of whether Camelus takes the city of Ferentirum within the specified time, he will not have any fruit, because even if he completes the task and Rome is attacked, the people will resent him as a dictator and cannot Protect Rome. After the war, he is likely to be accused in the Citizens' Assembly. And if he ignores the order of the Senate and returns to the rescue in time, he will offend the senators who desire Rome to expand and win more benefits.

Damn Aprilius! Portitus said loudly: "Since we have made a decision, we should immediately send a messenger to inform Camilos, and let him know the news of the attack by the Dionian army so that he can step up the fight. Prepare to capture the city of Ferentirum as soon as possible."

Portitus said that, but he didn't think so in his heart. With his knowledge of Camillos, Camillos, who was worried that Rome would be attacked, would probably refuse to attack Ferentirum. , And immediately led his army back. After all, Camillos is a dictator. During his tenure, his power is supreme, and he can negate the resolutions of the Senate and act completely according to his own ideas. In fact, Camelus could have chosen a senator in the Senate as his agent during the expedition, and had the right to decide all affairs in the city. Unfortunately, Camelus, who was humble and did not like to take power, gave up this. One right has led to today's dilemma.

However, Apleyus was clearly aware of Portitus’ intentions, and he responded directly: “Let’s not forget that Cameulus is a dictator. During his tenure, the proposals we passed can only be It’s a suggestion to him. If he doesn’t want to follow it, we can’t do anything about him... So I suggest that the Senate appoint a special messenger to rush to the barracks in Ferentirum and tell Camilos that we passed. It is proposed to wait until the siege is over before telling him about the Dionian invasion. For this reason, we should block the gates of Rome and prohibit anyone from going out..."

"You are crazy! You are despising the laws of Rome! You are provoking the dictator of Rome! Cough...cough..." Portitus coughed with anger, his body on the crutches was a little bit Unsteady standing.

The elder next to him hurriedly supported him.

Marugineensis seemed to persuade him with concern: "My old friend Portitus, don’t get too excited. Apleyus did this to allow Camilos to concentrate on the task. Not to be distracted. He is also thinking about the overall situation of Rome, at the risk of being punished by Camillos."

"Yes, yes! I think Apleyus’ proposal makes sense!..." With Marugineensis’s endorsement, many elders successively expressed their support for Apleyus. The reason why they dare to be so bold is self-evident: Although Camillos was wise and courageous towards the enemy military, he was gentle and kind to the Roman people and even the senator. During his three times as dictator, most of the time They all conquered foreign wars, and left the right to stabilize the country to the Senate. They did not overpower and punish any senator, even Apleyus, who slandered his reputation and caused him to leave Rome. The guilty man was also safe and sound, staying in the Senate, that’s why these elders were safe and secure.

Seeing that even veteran veterans like Lucritius expressed support for the new proposal of Apleyus, Portitus calmed down, sat back in his seat, closed his eyes, and simply did not see. , Upset.

Sure enough, the last messenger chosen by the elders was the chief of the city guard Milusius. You must know that his full name is Milusius Cornelius Scipio, and the old veteran Maru. Genesis belongs to the same clan, so we know who he will listen to.

Pottitus only snorted when he heard the result.

After this election was over, the venue fell into a short silence. Ambustus took the opportunity to request a war mobilization in Rome, and obtained consent, while Apuleus also went out of the venue to inform the city guard Chief Milusius implemented the resolutions of the Senate.

The other elders continued to sit in the venue, and even began to contact the domestic slaves and bring them dinner. Obviously, they were going to continue the discussion until the night. After all, did the Dionians land? Is there a battle with the army led by Paulus? Do you really want to capture Ostia? ...These need to be confirmed, so they are waiting for more news to be sent back from the West Coast.