Chapter 187: Roman Triumph (1)
With the experience of Kesreira's past, the two envoys dared to be perfunctory, and the two sides quickly discussed the matter.
During this period, at the urging of Davers, the messenger rode frequently between Rome and Volch and Tarchuna, and the two sides soon drew up a preliminary draft of an alliance, the main contents of which were:
First, the kingdom of Dioonia formed a military alliance with Tarzuna and Volch;
Second, Tarquna and Volch must respond to Dionia's request to provide troops against Dionia's enemies, and Dionya must also secure Tarquna and Volch's territories;
Thirdly, Volch and Tarquna recognize Dionia's legitimate occupation of Kesreira;
Fourthly, Dionya must assist Tarjuna and Volch in retaking Sulwaterm and Xhosa, and return their territories to their belonging allies, but the Roman population in the city belonged to Dionia, and the allied soldiers were not allowed to plunder;
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Before the alliance was formally signed, the two Etruscan city-states, forced by Davers, sent emissaries to the Roman camp the next day, and this was the result of this easy victory.
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On this day, the sun was shining and the sky was cloudless.
After the war, the killings, the chaos, and the weeping, the people of Rome had a rare joy on their faces, and they dressed up, brought their wives and daughters, and gathered on both sides of the road from the arena to the square, waiting for the triumphal begin.
Among them was McCarius, who had fled the barracks with a number of Uighur soldiers three days earlier, as soon as he learned of the fall of the Uighurs.
As the Roman army was busy blocking the departure of the Etruscans and other colonial cities on the north bank of the Tiber, most of them escaped, and many of them, like Mycélius, fled directly to the city of Rome and surrendered to the Dionians.
After confirming their identity, the Dionian officials would ship the surrendered Roman nobles south with their families, where they would be scattered among the towns of the kingdom by the Turi'i registry, while the surrendered commoners would be asked whether they would live in Rome or be resettled. In fact, they would all take the initiative to guide the commoners to choose Rome, because after the Roman nobility was cleaned up, the entire city of Rome was more than half empty.
For Macelius, who had grown up in Rome, he was of course willing to return to Rome, because there were not only better residences, but also more fertile land (the Roman Senate gave Rome all the flat land along the river that originally belonged to Victoria, and only the hills and mountains were allocated to Roman citizens who migrated to Victoria).
The officials of Dionya not only helped him find his wife and children, but also told him that His Majesty King Davos had made a special law for the Romans who had applied to become citizens of Dionia, that 'when the harvest is in the fall, they may first harvest the crops that were their own, and then plough the new land.' ’
Davers's thoughtful move really reassured all the Roman civilians who had taken refuge in Dionia.
While Mycélius was busy moving, news spread throughout the city of Rome: the Dioonians were preparing to hold a triumphal ceremony tomorrow in the city of Rome!
After all, the triumph ceremony is one of the most sacred ceremonies of Roman citizens, it is a ceremony for the Romans to show off their military exploits and glory after defeating the enemy, so Mycélius and these Roman civilians are eager to know: Do the Dioonians know how to hold a triumph? What attitude will the Dionians have towards the Romans in the triumphal ceremony? (Because in the triumphal ceremonies of Rome in the past, captured enemies were always escorted to the procession......
Therefore, many Roman people gathered on the side of the road with a lot of questions, waiting for the ceremony to begin.
"Woo! ......" was followed by the sound of drums, and a stirring melody mixed with a bit of joy came from the south side of the city of Rome.
The people on the side of the road listened to it, and they couldn't help but shake their heads along with this strange and beautiful melody, and some people called the music good, and asked the people around them for their names, but no one knew.
After a while, the people in the south of the city were the first to stir up, shouting: "Here we are! They're coming!! ……”
The people on the side of the road began to rush forward, but were stopped by the Dionian soldiers standing on the side of the road, holding hands in guard.
McAelius picked up his five-year-old child and looked south on tiptoe, only to see a golden flag in the middle of the south road being held high in the air and marching towards them......
When he got closer, McCarius could see a silver double-strand fork with a golden crown, surrounded by gems and entangled in black hair, and a majestic statue of a Greek god on top of the flag.
This is the flag of the Kingdom of Dionia?! Mycélius looked up at him, knowing that after returning from Helnickia with the Roman army, he went straight to attack Ostia, and surrendered before he could see what the banner of Dionysa looked like.
This time, he looked very carefully, because he knew that in the future he would fight under the command of this flag.
The Roman people on both sides of the road were curiously looking at the soldier holding the flag high, although he was not very tall and burly, but he was athletic, muscular, with several scars on his face, and his appearance was quite fierce.
Of course, the Roman people did not know that the soldiers who could hold high the military flag at the triumphal ceremony of Dionya were the most heroic and outstanding soldiers in the war, which was the highest honor for a Dionian citizen and the focus of attention of the Dionian people, after all, only one person held the military flag high, and several generals rode in chariots.
None of the onlookers of the Roman populace cheered or threw flowers at the soldiers holding the flag high, which may have made Therentus feel a little regretful, but he was still full of pride, because he was the first soldier of the mountain reconnaissance brigade to raise the flag at the triumphal ceremony since the establishment of Dionia, first ventured into the sewers of Rome at night and made the first achievement, and then was the first to climb the city wall during the night attack on the city of Caisrera, and cut down five or six Kesreira soldiers who discovered the situation and rushed to intercept it, buying time for the whole operation. Therefore, when it came to the election of the triumphant flag bearer, he was elected without dispute.
He was followed by ten soldiers, who held high ten flags, and were forced to line up in two columns because there were too many flags and the width of the road was not enough. These flags belonged to the 1st Legion, the 2nd Legion, the 3rd Legion, the 4th Legion, the 5th Legion, the 6th Legion, the 1st Cavalry Regiment, and the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
Now holding the flag of this mountain reconnaissance brigade is a company commander Krigoras, although he did not perform very well in this battle as an officer, but he has performed well in all battles in the past ten years.
There is also a flag that is......
When the Roman people on the side of the road saw this flag and the soldiers holding it, some couldn't help but exclaim: "It's Valerius!" It turned out to be Valerius! ”
But more of the Roman populace looked at the only red banner with the same complicated expression as Mychalius.
The soldier who carried the banner, Valerius, who was still dressed as a Roman heavy infantry, was a member of the newly formed Roman Reserve Brigade and became the representative of the Roman Reserve Brigade for his heroic performance in the raid on Victoria three days earlier, although his performance was far from that of the other legionary standard-bearers, but what Davos needed was the political significance he represented.
But apparently the Roman commoner had not yet adapted to the atmosphere, and was somewhat shrunken, not even nodding to the people who knew him, and not holding his head high and proud like the other standard-bearers.
Behind the flagbearers, Mycalius appeared in front of them four Ionian priests dressed in white robes, carrying a wooden statue of a god, and walking solemnly in the procession.
Many Roman people whispered: Who is this Greek god?
Those who knew the situation told them that it was Hades, the protector of the kingdom of Dionia.
Hearing this, the people on the side of the road were quieter, because they realized that after joining the Kingdom of Dionia, they would inevitably have to deal with this powerful Greek god.
And after the Dionian priest walked by, another statue of the god appeared in front of the eyes of Mycalius and the others.
"It's Goddess Diana!!" Someone shouted excitedly.
The Theonians placed the statue of Diana, who was widely worshipped by the Roman populace, behind their patron deity, which showed the importance they attached to the gods revered by the Roman populace, so that McCherius was relieved, and they even saw that the chief priest of the temple of Diana was among the priests who carried the statue.
The priest looked solemn, but his heart was indeed very happy, because Caldias, the priest in charge of the temple of Hades, had already had a secret conversation with him: after Rome was annexed to the kingdom of Dionia, the temple of Hades would focus on supporting the temple of Diana as one of the main temples of worship for the Romans who were already citizens of Dionia, and the temple of Diana would also become a place of free worship for Ionian citizens of other races.
Caldias' promise excited the priest of the Temple of Diana, who had been very popular with the Latin populace in the past, but was not very much appreciated by the Senate and could not enter the Capitoline Hill to enjoy the sacrifices of the entire city-state during important ceremonies. And Dionya obviously did not look at Jupiter and Juno, who were somewhat similar to the Greek gods, but focused on supporting Diana, and today letting them walk in a grand triumphal procession is the beginning, which makes the main priest full of expectations for the future.