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Chapter 805 Roman Senators on Capitoline Hill
Of course, Varquez would not understand the preciousness of the position of administrative lieutenant, but the words "power is greater than that of the Roman alderman" made him unable to believe his ears. He who was a lowly slave two days ago became a lowly slave in the blink of an eye. He became a mid-level official who was envied by the common people of Rome. This big pie that suddenly fell from the sky made him a little dizzy and made him feel frightened: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I... I... have never held public office. I Worrying...worrying that I can't do it..."

Davos comforted him gently and said: "Don't worry, no one is born to do things. I will send someone to assist you, and of course you have to work hard yourself."

Valks nodded repeatedly.

"Are you literate?" Davos asked.

Valquez shook his head in shame.

"It doesn't matter." Daves encouraged him: "Many liberated slaves in Dionia had no chance to read and write, but they all seized the time and opportunity to study hard, not only proficient in writing, but also passed the assessment and became Officials of the kingdom, I think you can do it too! Once you have enough knowledge and know the laws of Dionia, you will be able to make more contributions to Dionia, and you can even be elected to join the Dionia Senate!”

Become a patriarch? !Valquez suddenly became short of breath, something he had never dreamed of before.So when he left, his feet felt as if he were stepping on clouds, and his whole person felt drifting.

Seeing Valkes in such a state, Henepolis couldn't help but worry and said: "Your Majesty, can he do it well?"

"I don't expect him to do a good job as a Roman administrative adjutant, but he will become a role model! His example will tell all Roman civilians that they cannot get the rights from the Roman Senate even if they sacrifice their lives, Dionia But you can give it to them, and that’s enough!”

Davos smiled slightly, and then said seriously: "Furthermore, Heni, don't underestimate these people from poor backgrounds. Once you open their shackles and give them opportunities, their determination to change their destiny will burst out as you can imagine. Incredible power!"

"I will pay attention to his performance and hope that he will not disappoint your Majesty's expectations of him!" Henipolis said seriously.

At this time, Davos rubbed his stomach: "It's time to have dinner, I'm a little hungry."

Henepolis went to ask his servants to prepare dinner.

When Davos sat at the dining table, he found that one person was missing: "Where is Clotto?"

"Oh, Your Majesty." Martius on the side quickly replied: "His Royal Highness went to the square and ate with the soldiers of the Second Legion. I asked the guards who fought with him to accompany him."

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

As soon as Davos took a bite of bread and drank a sip of wine mixed with water, the guard hurried in: "Your Majesty, the scouts came to report that there were less than 1 Roman troops heading toward Rome in the southeast of the city. There is an urgent march from the city."

After hearing the news, Davos looked calm and thought for a while, then he said: "Southeast... During the day, we just repelled the reinforcements from the Latin city-states. The army that appears now can only be commanded by the Roman dictator Camillus. Leading the vanguard of the army, it is hundreds of kilometers away from Herniki. It is not easy for this army to arrive in more than a day. Inform the commanders of each army to hold on to the city wall and wait for the enemy's morale to deplete. Eat it all, eat it again!”

After Davos gave the order, he took a big bite of the crispy bread.

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Cartoline Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome. The reason why it became a holy place for the Romans is because there are temples of Jupiter, the patron saint of Rome, and the temples of Juno, the queen of Rome, built on the top of the hill. And the temple of Janus, another god of war revered by the Romans. The temple of this god with two heads, front and back, has two front and back gates. The gates will always be open when there is war and will be closed during peacetime. , but since Numa, the second Roman king, the temple door has almost never been closed.

Capitoline Hill is the highest among the seven hills of Rome. Although it is only more than 50 meters high, its three sides are steep cliffs. The narrower side is slightly gentle, and there is a road up the mountain.Because the area on the top of the mountain was too narrow, no one chose it as a place to live when Rome was first built. Later, only a few people lived on it, and these few people included the Manlius clan.It was not until Marcus Manlius Capitolinus was executed for "attempting to dictatorship" that the Roman Senate promulgated a new resolution that "no one is allowed to live on the Capitoline Hill". The Manlius clan had to relocate.

More than ten years ago, when the Celts invaded, the Roman senators and some citizens retreated to the Capitoline Mountains. They held on for more than half a year, preventing the entire city of Rome from completely falling, and inspiring the Roman people who had fallen outside to rise up to fight. In the end, Cami Luce led an army to drive away the Celts, which made the Capitoline Hill even more sacred in the hearts of the Romans.

This time the Dionians attacked Rome in a large scale. Originally, the Romans were quite confident that they could hold on until Camillus led his army back. However, as the battle reports came one after another, the Dionians launched a ferocious and strange attack on the city. The method made the defenders feel more strenuous, and the senators felt that the situation was not good. These Roman aristocrats who had survived for hundreds of years had their own experience in seeking good luck and avoiding disaster. They quietly began to make preparations for their tribesmen, relatives and friends in private. So when the Senate made a decision to retreat to the Capitoline Mountains, they quickly fled to the mountains with their families and supplies.

The Capitoline Hill, which was originally bustling except for festivals and ceremonies, suddenly became crowded and noisy. After the high priest Ulysses prayed devoutly to Jupiter and Juno for forgiveness, the people were allowed to enter the temple for refuge. .As a result, the temple courtyard was filled with frightened people, and even the main hall, which was usually off-limits to people, became a temporary residence and meeting place for the senators.

Ambustus and Scipio walked into the palace quickly, and the senators who were discussing intensely immediately focused their attention on them.

Potitus asked: "Have you counted the number of people who went up the mountain?"

"A total of 5642 people," Ambustus replied.

"This is several times more than the number of people on the mountain that time!" the old senator Lucritius sighed.

Everyone knew what he was talking about that time, and many people suddenly looked sad.

Someone quickly asked: "Is there enough food?"

"Give us food for about a month." Ambustus said: "I have sent patrols to collect all the food and sent special personnel to guard it."

The so-called collection is actually to force the people who go up the mountain to hand over the food in their hands, and then distribute it equally every day.But none of the elders had objections when they heard this. It had only been ten years since the Celtic invasion. Some of the elders had personally participated in the battle to defend the Capitoline, and they were already familiar with it.

"How many soldiers are there who are capable of fighting?" asked Marugineensis.

"There are only 650 people. I have drawn them out and formed six squadrons." Scipio replied gloomily.

"Only 650 people!" someone exclaimed, and then realized that his voice was too loud and disturbed the gods in the temple, so he quickly shut his mouth.

"Including the patrol, there are more than 800 people. The number of soldiers on Capitoline Mountain has doubled from last time. We can definitely hold on until Camillus leads his army back and drive the enemy away. You don't have to worry at all. !" Potitus comforted everyone.

"Scipio, after discussion just now, we decided to put you in charge of the defense of the Capitoline Mountains." Maru Geneensis said
"Me?" Scipio was a little surprised. You must know that when he fled up the mountain, he was criticized by some senators. They believed that it was his greed for life and fear of death that caused the city of Rome to be captured so quickly.

"Ten years ago, you tenaciously resisted the Celts on this mountain and held on for more than half a year with other warriors. You are already very experienced in this. You fought hard against the Dionians for so long before. They already know that besides you, who else can take on this important responsibility!"

Having said this, Marugine Ensis glanced at everyone, emphasized his tone, and said: "The responsibility for the fall of Rome has nothing to do with you. After the battle began, you transferred the command to us... Ah! None of us have any To think that the Dionians’ siege capabilities would be so strong!”

"It's mainly because there are no young and middle-aged citizens in Rome!" Plenius said loudly, obviously wanting to put the responsibility for the fall of the city on Camillus.

This time no one spoke up to defend Camillus, even Potitus chose to remain silent.The fall of the city of Rome made the senators more or less dissatisfied with Camillus: If the dictator had not proposed to 'concentrate all efforts and conquer Hernicia first', how could Rome have suffered such a catastrophe? !
But the senators obviously forgot that Camillus's proposal had received their strong support, and they had also thought about getting many benefits from this military operation.

At a time when the city-state was in danger, Scipio did not refuse and accepted the appointment. However, he had just had a head-on battle with the Dionian army and expressed his concerns about the next battle situation: "Dear elders and newcomers, Since I went up the mountain, I have been carefully observing the performance of the Dionian army in the city of Rome. They did not kill the Roman people who stayed at the foot of the mountain at will, humiliate... the women of Rome, nor did they rob property, burn buildings, or even because of property Conflicts and fights with women.

What are they doing? !They drove the Roman people in the square home, and were actually cleaning the streets, setting up tents in the square, and patrolling the city walls... The behavior of the Dionian army in Rome was completely different from that of the Celts ten years ago. !You have great hopes for Camillus, who is about to return with his army, but I hope you will also be prepared for the worst... Camillus may not be able to recapture the city of Rome in a short time! "

(End of this chapter)