A group of Romans came to the Andaman Islands, certainly not for sightseeing and scenery.
Of course, they are still very leisurely and comfortable at this moment...
After all, sailing is not easy, and it is simply a crime to finally find an island to dock for repairs, replenish fresh water, and take a good rest.
but……
After all, they are not here to see the scenery.
In front of the bonfire, a tall man with a fleshy face and a sinister look looked at the bonfire in front of him in silence.
"How long until we arrive? Tiberius?"
"About fifteen miles!"
"What does 'approximately' mean? I need exact numbers!"
The tall man was wearing a luxurious military uniform and had an angry look on his face, while the man who answered had a look of fear upon hearing the words.
There is no doubt that the tall man is the leader of this group of people. Only as a leader... can his words be so feared. Then again, only a fierce man who can make people fear with his words alone is qualified.
He held the position of leader in the great legions of the Roman Empire.
However, this ship-based Roman team was obviously not a simple one-man leader. When he roared like this, another man frowned and whispered, "Aulus, now is not the time to blame your subordinates.
"
"this……"
When this person dissuaded him, the leader named Aulus frowned, "The enemy we face is... If we don't do things rigorously, we will die!"
"Even if you act rigorously, you may still die. And... you are not rigorous, you are just afraid, Aulus."
The man with the deep voice was thin, but his gaze as he looked sideways at Aulus was like some kind of sharp blade, without any trace of blood, crystal clear...but in between words, it was extremely sharp.
When this person said this, Aulus lowered his head again and sighed softly.
"You are right...Marcus, your noble family taught you the right things."
Aulus was originally a soldier of the Roman Praetorian Guard. He was originally just a pawn who could not get ahead. Like other pawns of the Praetorian Guard, for many years he could only rely on the personal connections in the Praetorian Guard to try to obtain his rights in the next coup.
My own fruit. However.
...In fact, the Rome of today is no longer the Rome of the past. Because the power of the aristocracy has become more and more expanded, more and more aristocrats are pampering themselves and enjoying themselves without engaging in production or fighting. This is the same as the political ecology of various countries in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
As more and more nobles appear, it becomes increasingly difficult for young people at the bottom to get ahead. Under such circumstances...
Of course, the Roman king would think of ways to reduce the size of the nobility and use the profits to create opportunities for young people. But...
On the one hand, ordinary Roman young people would not understand such a move, and on the other hand, the nobles were naturally resistant to it. The two parties hit it off immediately, so after a period of peak period, the Roman court fell into a series of coups.
At its most serious, there were even scandals such as "Auction of the Throne", which was no different from the Rebellion of the Eight Kings during the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
and……
Aulus himself, as well as his best friend Marcus, were both pawns in the Roman Guards. However... even though there was such a wonderful "wind outlet" to take advantage of, because Aulus himself was a big boss,
Although he participated in two coups, nothing was left behind. Instead, his old friends continued to wither and die.
But my friend Marcus is different!
Although the family Marcus came from was only a small aristocratic family, it was still a family that had the conditions to support him in reading and education. However... just as Aulus gradually began to feel that he was incompatible with other members of the Praetorian Guard, he no longer felt interested in participating.
Although he was interested in the coup, Marcus was out of tune with his fellow aristocrats early on.
Compared with other aristocratic children who went to the Colosseum of the empire to participate in social occasions and made friends in the best bathing places, Marcus always read books in the house all day long. These books are naturally works from the ancient Greek period, and are often
It is difficult to understand, but Marcus can actually read it...
As time went on, Marcus and Aulus met by chance and began to discuss many issues, such as the future fate of the Roman Republic... But at this time, little Hannibal suddenly returned.
What makes Aulus feel most incredible is that Marcus's face was full of disbelief after receiving the news - because according to Marcus's conjecture, the Roman Empire will soon move towards its final collapse and turn into ashes and be conquered by the Arabs.
Destroy, or...
The best-case scenario is probably secession and civil war, and then we can survive half-dead.
Under such a prospect, neither Aulus nor Marcus will ever succeed!
Although they had different origins, Aulus wanted to gain wealth and fame, while Marcus had long been tired of the decadent social ecology of the upper class of the Roman Republic, but...
What they think is the same is that both of them are very young, extremely eager to change their destiny, and once truly understood destiny... However, little Hannibal really went beyond the "fate" script and returned to Rome!
This little Hannibal claimed to be from the Hannibal family, the famous Roman general of the time. This... was not a secret among the upper-class nobles of Rome, but no one expected that Han was sent to Eastern Europe early because he had no power.
The Nibal family was able to come back now... and as soon as they came back, they immediately did everything Marcus and Aulus swore to do in the dark night:
Purge all the nobles who did not participate in the battle and make Rome great again!
So... although they were a little confused, as time went on, Marcus and Aulus originally planned a great cause to revive Rome. Although they didn't know whether they could do it, they were... confused now.
I also came to this place today.
However, although they were confused, they were confused about the strange luck of Rome itself. Regarding the external situation of the Roman Empire, both Aulus and Marcus were quite clear about this.
This Tang Empire is probably...
No, the Tang Empire was not only different from all the opponents of Rome in the past, but as a major foreign invasion, it was also more powerful than all the foreign aggression that Rome had encountered in the past.
It can even be said that the most important thing is that the Tang Empire was not only more powerful and dangerous than all the foreign enemies that Rome encountered in its history. It can also be said that the Tang Empire had more serious internal problems than Rome.
It goes without saying that since Rome's peak state during the empire turned into civil strife, the internal problems were serious. And the Tang Empire clearly felt that it was even more serious than that...
