Chapter 271: Stolo's Entanglement
Megus, who was beside him, pushed him and whispered, "What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and help us translate!" What did he say?! ”
Davers heard the whispers around him, he didn't care, and continued: "Even after our army landed in Latium and captured Rome, the elderly Roman dictator was still fighting tenaciously, even ignoring the danger of his relatives, even though he was seriously ill and bedridden, he still fought with all his might to retake Rome, even to the last moment of his life, and he also wrote the surrender for the safety of the lives of Roman citizens, regardless of the damage to his reputation...... Camillus has always loved his mother country and dedicated himself to the people of his mother state, he is a hero of Rome! It should also be an example for our Dionian generals and officials to follow! May his soul return to the kingdom of God and be at peace! ”
Davers finished speaking with a solemn expression, raised his hands flat, palms to the sky, and once again bent down to salute.
Aulus didn't expect that a foreign king would have such a high opinion of Camillus, which made his face heat slightly, and he couldn't help but think of the fact that he had secretly conspired with Quintus to seize Camillus's command of the army, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed, and he translated what Davers said aloud.
After hearing this, Megus and the others all looked gloomy, and they knelt on the ground one after another, and the cry shook the sky for a while.
Davers turned around, gathered his solemn expression, and said to Tolmid, "Let's start executing according to the agreement." ”
Soon, a number of Dionian doctors, whose faces were covered with cloth and wore wrapping robes, entered the Roman ranks, and gave detailed examinations to the soldiers in turn, and all Roman soldiers and civilians who were in abnormal health were taken to live in the newly built camp by the heavily armed Dionian soldiers, and were not allowed to go out, and the Dellian doctors were responsible for special treatment and care.
Other Roman soldiers and civilians who had not yet noticed the problem were taken to live in another newly built camp, where they were also not allowed to go out, and the Dionian doctors were to check on them at any time, find any abnormalities, and immediately send them to the patient's camp to be treated by the doctors.
Because of the respect shown to Camillus by King Davers and others, the Romans had a lot less conflict over the entire process of inspection and escort. Of course, this also has to do with the fact that they are completely helpless after knowing that the plague is circulating in the city.
The doctors and soldiers were busy for most of the day, and finally the Romans were allowed to live in their own camps.
But their work was not over, and there were still many wounded Roman soldiers lying in the area of the city gates, who would be carried to another newly built camp, where they would be treated and patiently observed by the medical battalion.
When all this was done, some well-dressed Dionian soldiers entered the city, asphalted all over the city, and burned the entire town to the ground, which was the quickest way to eliminate the source of the plague.
Immediately after reaching an agreement with Aulus, Davos sent to inform the Wolsey people to the south, that the city of Satnikum would be burned.
When the people of Wolsey heard that there was a plague in the city of Satnikum, they suddenly changed color, and they were afraid that they would not be able to avoid it, and they would dare to oppose it.
At the same time that the entire city of Satnikum was on fire, the body of Camillus was cremated in front of the Roman generals such as Aulus and Mejus.
Aulus and the others were stunned, staring blankly at the blazing fire, as if Rome was slowly turning to ashes like the body of Camillus, and everyone shed tears for it.
And Davers watched these dejected Roman generals being escorted to the camp by soldiers, and couldn't help frowning and sighing: "This sudden plague will delay us a lot!" ”
Davers had not studied medicine in his previous life, and he did not know how long the incubation period of the epidemic was, so to be on the safe side, he had the troops in the camp stay there for 15 days, while supervising the Romans in the other camps to prevent them from escaping, and also to observe whether there were any sick people among the Dionian soldiers, so that they could be isolated and treated in time.
At this time, Tolmides persuaded with concern: "Your Majesty, it is enough for us to be here next, you should sit in Rome, stabilize the order of the entire occupied area, and at the same time plan a war against the Carthaginians!" ”
"Tolmide is right, Your Majesty, the last army of Rome has surrendered, only Villitre has nothing to worry about, the war in Latin is finally over, here we are, you should go back to Rome!" Oliver also hastened to persuade.
Davers waved his hand and said in a firm tone: "This matter has been discussed, don't persuade me anymore, I will stay with you and the soldiers and get through this difficult time together!" ”
After speaking, he looked at Klotocatax beside him and asked, "Klotto, what about you?" ”
Without hesitation, Klotocátácuckuses replied: "Father, you once said, 'The people have given great glory to the royal family, but at the same time it means that we have to bear great responsibility. 'I'm not going to be a deserter, I'm going to stay here!' ”
"Well said!" Davers smiled reassuringly.
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"Today's work is over, let's all hurry home." Stolo stood beside the Ionian engineer and translated his words into Latin.
The Romans, who were demolishing the dilapidated houses on both sides of the street, immediately put down their tools and let out cheers.
Again, the engineer cautiously and loudly told them, "Be sure to arrive early tomorrow."
The Romans shouted a promise and scattered.
Stolo did not leave immediately, he quietly watched as the Ionian citizens, who had only arrived in Rome and were doing the same work as the Romans, had carefully put away all the building tools, and after their leader had asked the engineer about the construction schedule for tomorrow, everyone discussed together, determined the time of tomorrow's meeting, and clarified the tasks that everyone was responsible for, and then left together.
As he was leaving, the Dionian citizens shouted to him in a friendly manner: "Stoplo, let's go, let's go play rugby together!" ”
Stolo smiled and refused.
As these young Dionian citizens moved to Rome, they also brought rugby to Rome, and Stolo saw the rugby matches played by these Dionian citizens with their own eyes, and the rules were intriguing and the confrontation was fierce, which he even thought was much more interesting than the bloody gladiator matches held in Rome.
"Why don't you go along?" A voice came from behind him.
Stolo turned around and saw that it was Mai Inas, the new prefect of Demo in the city of Laventine, and the person in charge of the reconstruction of the slum this time, so he said lightly: "It's getting late, I have to rush back for dinner." ”
"It's still early autumn, and it's still a few hours before it gets dark." Maiinas unceremoniously exposed his perfunctory: "I see you, the knot in your heart has not yet been untied, and you have not taken the initiative to adapt to this new Rome." ”
Stolo opened his mouth, but eventually remained silent.
Since Stolo and Sextus were both prominent figures among the Roman commoners, they had many contacts and were good friends, so Sextus's father, Mainas, said to him in a serious tone in the tone of an elder: "You are different from Sextus, you have a deep connection with the original Roman nobles, your father is said to still be stubbornly resisting in the city of Satnikum, and your father-in-law is still holding on to the Capitoline Mountain, and even refuses your persuasion, you are really embarrassed to be caught in the middle...... But you have to make up your mind as soon as possible!
Judging by the current situation, both your father and your father-in-law's resistance to Dionya will fail! The future Rome will only be the Rome of the Kingdom of Dionia, and we must all work hard to adapt to this new change, and the new change means new opportunities! Like me...... For example, like Sextus...... It will be easier to obtain the office of the kingdom that I have never thought of before.
I can sense that the Dioonians value you more and you should be able to get a good position as a new starting point in this kingdom and win more power for yourself and for us Roman civilians in the future! But you have to hurry, opportunities won't be there forever! See the young men from Dionia? ”
Maiinas stretched out his finger and pointed to the Ionian citizens who were departing in groups, and said with a sigh: "You must have felt that these new Dioonians are well-educated, not only physically strong, but also intelligent and intelligent, and can better obey orders, know how to work together, and the work they are responsible for is always done quickly and well...... It's terrible! As far as I know, their parents were like us in the Greek city-states, poor, ignorant, and illiterate.
No wonder Dioonia was able to conquer Rome so easily! The only place where we have the advantage now is that we are Romans, who know the Roman people better than they do, and who know the surrounding Latium region better...... But once they've lived here for a long time and become familiar with everything here, it's ......."
Maiinas didn't say anything, seeing that Stolo's face changed slightly, he knew that he had listened, so he patted him lightly on the shoulder and said solemnly: "Think about it, for yourself and for us Romans, don't miss the opportunity!" ”
His words continued to echo in Stolo's mind after Maiinas was gone, and he was lost in thought as he walked slowly down the streets of Laventin.
In the past, Stolo would not have dared to be so distracted, the roads in the city of Rome were very bad, especially in the Laventine area, the ground was uneven, the garbage was everywhere, the sewage flowed sideways, and he had to walk extremely carefully, but after the Dionians occupied the city of Rome, the new Roman administrator Arcistes ignored the fact that the war was still going on, and soon began to exercise his rights and promulgated many measures, one of which was to renovate the Roman city, and first started with the Raventing area, which had the worst environmental sanitation.
With the Dionian soldiers stationed in the city as the main force, supplemented by Roman civilians, he began a continuous campaign of urban reconstruction, and later joined the Dionian citizens who had moved to Rome, and today, a month later, it can be said that the reconstruction of the roads in the entire Laventine area has been almost completed.
The Mediterranean hegemon of ancient Greece
The Mediterranean hegemon of ancient Greece