ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 843 Stolo’s chagrin
Davos expressed his gratitude to the legion commanders on stage one by one. When it was the turn of the Fourth Legion Commander Olivers, he lowered his head to look at the silver scepter that was different in shape and length from before, and joked: "Your Majesty , Since the drought, our treasury has been strained, and I am worried that there will be no rewards to receive at the triumph."

Davos replied seriously: "Rome has enough gold and silver, and also has very good craftsmen. Of course, you care so much about the treasury, you can donate it to the Ministry of Finance!"

"The Finance Department doesn't like this small piece of silver." Olivers said with a smile, but held the scepter tightly in his hand.

Sextus followed the legion commanders and stood on the platform, listening to the thunderous cheers of the soldiers and people in the audience, feeling both excited and nervous.

Davos came to him and said seriously with a smile on his face: "Sextus, thank you for your contribution to the Kingdom of Dionia! I am very happy that the Kingdom can have such an excellent citizen as you So happy!"

Davos said, handing him the silver paper scepter.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sextus expressed his gratitude excitedly, then carefully took the scepter, looked at it again and again, and couldn't put it down.

"I hope that one day the triumphal ceremony will be held for you!" Davos encouraged again.

Davos' words and this situation made Sextus feel passionate. He imitated other legion commanders, put his feet together, held the scepter in his right hand, and slammed it forcefully on his left chest, performing a standard wearing Onian military salute.

"Your Majesty!" The last general to take the stage gave Davos a military salute first.

When Davos saw him, there was a hint of apology on his face: "Izam, I should have given you this scepter a long time ago!"

Yizam was also blunt: "As long as your majesty can often think of our mountain reconnaissance brigade in the future, forget about our mountain brigade before."

Davos laughed and handed him the scepter.

Izam waved his scepter in the direction where the soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Group were standing below the stage. When he saw the soldiers cheering, he said to Daves: "This honor belongs to our entire Mountain Reconnaissance Group soldiers. . However, I think Printols is more suitable to sit in the carriage than me."

Davos said calmly: "I remember Printors' achievements, so don't worry about him anymore."

After the generals and soldiers on the platform accepted the cheers in the square, Davos walked to the front of the stage. Half of the 20 messengers behind him were Latins who were proficient in Greek.

Davos shouted loudly: "Whether it is the soldiers of the Dionian Legion or the new Roman soldiers who joined the Dionysian Army, it is precisely because of your heroic battles and victory after victory that we are here today. A triumphal ceremony! The kingdom thanks you, heroic citizens of Dionia!"

"Wan Sheng!!! Wan Victory!!! Wan Victory!!! Wan Victory!!!..." Continuous cheers erupted from the square.

"We traveled a long distance and came to Latium for a bloody battle, mainly to make this place like other areas of Dionia, where every citizen can own land, every citizen has equal rights, and every citizen Every citizen can lead a good life with their families! In order to achieve this goal, you have made a lot of sacrifices, and this war is far from over, and more sacrifices will be made in the future, Dioni Citizens of Asia, will you be afraid?! Will you back down?!”

"No!!! No!!! No!!!..."

Davos nodded, and he shouted emotionally: "As long as we work together and are not afraid of challenges, any enemy will be crushed by us, and Rome will surely become a peaceful and prosperous place like Southern Italy! By then, Your achievements will be engraved on stone tablets and written into history books for the people to admire! And you will also receive the most generous rewards from the kingdom!"

Having said this, Davos couldn't help shouting: "Wan Sheng, warriors of Dionia!"

The extremely excited soldiers immediately responded with continuous cheers, including many Roman civilian soldiers: "The Kingdom of Dionia is victorious!!!..."

"His Majesty King Davos wins!!!..."

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The cheers echoed throughout the city of Rome, eclipsing countless noble family members and making Stolo, who was standing in front of the window and looking at the square with a cane, look solemn.

At this time, his wife Konya came over and hugged him tightly.

Feeling her body trembling slightly, Stolo knew that his wife was afraid: these days, she had been worried that like other Roman noble men, she would be taken on board by Dionysian soldiers and escorted to a strange place. Leaving her alone in this hostile city...

Not only his wife thought so, but even Stolo himself once thought that he would be captured by Dionian soldiers and sent elsewhere.Because after the temple assassination, some people who resisted Dionia were arrested one after another. As one of the planners, he thought he would suffer the same fate, although the number of patrols by those soldiers in his neighborhood increased. , but no one broke into his house.

While Stolo became cautious and stopped interacting with others, he also kept thinking: Why is this happening?

Of course he wouldn't know that Daves had considerable interest and respect for him because he was a well-known historical figure.

He believed that the Dionians must have known about his special origin and were waiting for him to surrender voluntarily like other Roman civilians.

But he will not give in, because his father-in-law is still holding on to the Capitoline Hill, and his father is fighting outside Rome. If he surrenders, where will his relatives be?
"Stolo, there have been rumors in the city these days that our army has been...defeated. Is this true?!" Konya asked with a trembling voice.

Stolo came back to his senses and immediately comforted her and said: "That was an army of 7 people, much more than the Dionysian army, and it was led by the dictator Camillus himself. Even if there were only one or two This failure will not have much impact on the entire army! This is just a rumor, trying to shake our confidence and make us surrender..."

"But..." Konya was still worried: "The rumors that Weiai and Keslera City were occupied should be true. I have seen many Weiai people passing by the door in the past two days."

"Even if Weiai and Keslera are really occupied by the Dionians, there is nothing to worry about." Stolo continued to comfort his wife: "The Celts occupied more towns back then, and it won't be the same in the end. Have we been repulsed by us! As long as our army is still there and Lord Camillus is still there, we will definitely be able to...finally drive away the Dionians!"

Having said that, Stolo quickly changed the topic: "What's for lunch today? I'm a little hungry."

"Since the barn and cellar at home were looted by the damn Dionians, what else is there to eat! Every day, a little flour and a few dry fruits are distributed according to the number of people..." Ke Nia spoke loudly, her resentment towards the Dionians overwhelming.

"By the way, early this morning, those Dionians sent a few river fish over, and finally got some meat. But the smell of the river fish is too strong, and it's inedible if it's not cooked well. I have to go to the kitchen to give instructions. Servant..." Konya finished speaking and hurriedly walked out of the room.

The heaviness returned to Stolo's face again, and he stared out the window.

The triumphal ceremony was over, and the Roman people who had dispersed from the square were returning to their new homes in droves. Mount Sirio was the area where the largest number of Roman civilians were resettled. The people were discussing the triumphal ceremony they had just watched with loud voices. , even Stolo, who lives on the mountainside, can hear it clearly.Whether debating the differences between the two triumphs, lamenting that Sextus and Valerius became one of the protagonists of the triumph, or talking about the speech of the King of Dionia in the triumph...Stolo has learned from these The same emotion was heard in the words - excitement.

Compared with the occupation of Rome and the defeat of the army, this is what worries him the most - Roman civilians are identifying with the Kingdom of Dionia.

"Turn Rome into a fair, wealthy, and peaceful city?!..." Stolo whispered this sentence: This is his ambition as an adult, but he knows how difficult it is to achieve this goal. However, now the enemies of Rome are using these to win the recognition of Roman civilians, which is something that the barbaric Celts would never have imagined!Seniors who are above us, do you know that what you have been trying to prevent is now becoming a sharp weapon to stab your chest!
Stolo looked at the outline of the Capitoline Mountains in the far distance to the southeast, and punched the window sill in frustration.

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At this time, the Roman senators, like Stolo, looked at the Roman Forum from the Capitoline Hill. Since Capitoline Hill was the highest in the city and not too far from the Roman Forum, they could see it more clearly, even You can also vaguely see the priests, statues, bands, generals in carriages, and soldiers marching in the parade...

Although they could not hear the sound, the Roman senators who knew more about the Kingdom of Dionia knew what the Dionia were doing: they actually held a triumphal ceremony in the city of Rome!

What made them even more angry was that they saw a general wearing Roman armor and many Roman soldiers among the soldiers participating in the triumphal ceremony. I heard shouts mixed with Latin, so before the triumphal ceremony in the square was over, many senators had silently left the top of the cliff.

The only thing the senators were thankful for was that a few days ago, they had sent soldiers to block off the area where the Roman Forum could best be seen, prohibiting any public from entering.

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