Chapter 718
Potitus's words made Camillus ashamed.
At this moment, another respected senator, Ambrosius, raised his right fist and said loudly, "I choose Camillus to be the dictator!"
Pantius immediately said, "I also support Camillus to be the dictator!"
Paulus followed closely, "Camillus is my choice!"
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When the voices calling for Camillus continued to resound in the hall, Maruginense, who had always disagreed with Potitus, remained silent.
Under Quintus' envious gaze, Camillus clenched his fists …
In December of the 13th year of the Kingdom of Diónia (380 BC), the senators reached an agreement to elect a dictator to lead Rome in the war against the Kingdom of Diónia.
At the following meeting of the Council of Hundred held in Mars Square, Camillus, whom the senators favored, was once again elected as the dictator to deal with the war against Diónia.
In the following period of time, the battlefield in the north became quiet.
After the Volsci found out that the cities of Antium and Saturnicum were heavily garrisoned, considering their lack of troops, and with Amyntas' suggestion, they temporarily suspended the plan to recapture the cities occupied by the Roman army. Instead, they let their soldiers train with the First Legion of Diónia so that they could strengthen their cooperation in future battles. At the same time, they began to contact more ethnic forces that were dissatisfied with the Roman army, such as the Hernici, the Marsi, the Acquis, and even the Sabines … to fight against Rome.
… …
"Under the pressure of the 50,000 troops of Rome, the weak Volsci actually repelled the Roman army with the help of the Diónia!" The news quickly spread throughout central Italy, and it did make some forces think about it.
So Tapirus, who stayed in Selce, began to get busy.
At the same time, the news that the Roman army was defeated by the Diónia and the Volsci army also spread to the neighboring Samonese Mountains. After hearing the news, the high-ranking officials of Caroutini, who were dissatisfied with the delay of Diónia returning the captives and were about to send messengers to Turií to protest, immediately stopped and quietly observed the situation.
And this news was accompanied by the words of the Roman people to the Carthage messenger: "If the Carthage people do not send troops to attack Diónia, Rome will have to sign an armistice with Diónia!" When the news reached the ears of Carthage and the Iberian Peninsula, Margo immediately realized that he had to change his strategy and could not continue to be in a stalemate with Hanno on the issue of sending troops. Otherwise, once the Roman people and Diónia armistice, the Carthage people would attack Diónia independently, which would be very difficult. Even with his understanding of the conservative guys in the Senate, they were likely to give up the declaration of war against Diónia and re-sign a peace agreement with it.
Therefore, he immediately convened a meeting of the family members. After reaching an agreement, he quickly sent a messenger to the Senate of Carthage and asked Pretacuba to express at the meeting that the Iberian colony was willing to send 20,000 troops and obey the command of the commander appointed by the Senate.
Hanno, who had regained control, was satisfied with Margo's concession, but he also knew that the situation at this time no longer allowed him to delay, so the Senate quickly made a decision to "send troops to Sicily and attack the territory of Diónia."
The commander of the Carthage army appointed by the Senate was Monteadeno, a member of the Hanoverian party. Over the years, he had been implementing the political concept of "developing inland" advocated by Hanno. He had led the army to defeat the tribes of Numibia many times and made a great contribution to the conquest of the Numibian region by Carthage. Therefore, Hanno was more relieved to let this senator, who was also an outstanding veteran, serve as the commander of the expedition to Sicily.
As a result, the entire city of Carthage, its allies, and the Numibian region under its control began to recruit soldiers, assemble warships, and prepare supplies …
… …
At this time, the riots of Liguim, the free city of the Kingdom of Diónia, which had lasted for dozens of days, had subsided. The citizens of the city were holding an important citizen's assembly. The assembly had only one topic – to vote on whether to fully integrate Liguim into the Kingdom of Diónia.
The result was obvious. The vast number of people who were starving voted in favor, the merchants who wanted their family's trade to go a step further voted in favor, and the more politically ambitious citizens voted in favor … Despite strong opposition from some people, the citizen's assembly voted in favor of this important proposal related to the future development of Liguim.
When a messenger from Liguim brought this important news to Turií, the Devers were well prepared. He immediately wrote a passionate letter, praising the people of Liguim for making the best decision, and solemnly promised that after Liguim truly became a part of the Kingdom, it would continue to maintain prosperity in trade, and its people would receive more rights and better care …
At the same time, at his suggestion, the Senate quickly appointed Protesilaus as the governor of Liguim. He took the appointed judge of Liguim, tax officer, census officer … and other key officials of the city to the south in a fleet. The fleet was also carrying a lot of food from the granary.
When the fleet passed by the port of Rockley, the Seventh Legion, which had been notified long ago, sent a large group of soldiers to board the fleet.
The fleet finally arrived at the port of Liguim. Alcibidus and Fedun led a large number of people to welcome them.
Protesilaus read out the appointment that the King of the Devers had given him. None of the people present objected loudly. Instead, they were happy to see the large amount of food that the soldiers had escorted to the shore.
At the same time, Protesilaus announced another appointment. This was signed by the King of the Devers and the Senate. They elected Alcibidus and Fedun as the senators of the Kingdom of Diónia.
The people of Liguim cheered.
However, these two new senators could not leave for Turií immediately. They had to stay for the time being to assist Protesilaus in taking over the affairs of the entire city.
With the full assistance of the two of them, a thousand soldiers of the Seventh Legion maintaining order, and the political skills that Protesilaus had honed over the past ten years of administrative experience, the entire process of taking over Liguim was relatively smooth.
Ten days later, Alcibidus and Fedun received an invitation from the Senate to go to Turií to participate in this year's National Assembly of Diónia.
At this time, the remains of the wounded and dead soldiers of the First Legion had already been sent back to Turií.
At this time, the Assembly of Diónia's National Assembly and the Assembly of the Protectors were about to begin. At the same time, the Kingdom's annual football final was also about to be held. On the first of January in the 14th year of the Kingdom of Diónia (379 BC), according to the traditional customs that had been formed since the establishment of the Kingdom, on the first day of the new year, the king, the senators, the representatives of the local councils, and the representatives of the Protectors gathered in front of the Temple of Hades on the Sacred Hill.
The King of the Devers, who was the high priest, loudly read the obituary for the souls of the heroes.
Accompanied by the solemn music, the royal guards walked with steady steps and carried the stone tablets engraved with the names of the soldiers who died in Wolsey and Campania into the Hall of Heroes. From now on, they would receive the blessings of the King of Hades and the reverence of the people. At the same time, their souls would also protect the land that they had protected with their lives.
Because of this, the relatives of the deceased who came to pay their respects did not cry even though they were grieving. On the contrary, their eyes were filled with pride and anticipation.
On the second day, the same group of representatives of the Parliament and the Protectors sat in the VIP seats in the main arena of Diónia. They watched the lively opening ceremony of the Kingdom's football final and the first match that followed.
For the members of the Parliament who came to Turín for the first time from the Downey region, they were shocked by the cheers of more than 50,000 spectators. The exciting match also attracted their attention …
On the third day, the Assembly of the Parliament was held.
It was held in the Great Hall of the Senate. The hall that could accommodate more than a thousand people was finally able to fully function and was filled to the brim. In order to ensure that the members of the Parliament could hear the speech clearly, more than a dozen people were arranged around the podium in the center of the hall.
Of course, according to the usual practice, not long after the Assembly began, all the members of the Parliament applauded and welcomed Lijim's entry into the Kingdom.
Next, the attention of the participants was focused on two topics — the drought and the war. So when the Minister of Agriculture, Burcos, finished talking about the disaster relief in the Kingdom last year and some new measures to be taken in agriculture this year, the members of the Parliament spoke enthusiastically.
Among them, there was a Mesapi member from Udi who spoke on behalf of many people. This old man had also experienced the great drought in Southern Italy more than 20 years ago. Unlike the Greeks, the Mesapis did not have a prosperous sea trade, could they buy food everywhere, and could even colonize other places, so he saw many Mesapis starve to death in front of him. So far, he had not heard of any Mesapis starving to death in this drought that was no less severe than the one that happened more than 20 years ago. So far, he had not heard of any Mesapis starving to death. Therefore, he was so excited that he loudly praised the Kingdom's disaster relief, which resonated with many people.
Of course, there were also people who expressed concern. "Although the drought has ended, the domestic food supply is getting more and more tight. Now that the war has broken out, can the domestic food supply last until this year's autumn harvest?"
Note: The Assembly of Hundreds was one of the three major Citizen Assemblies in Rome. At this stage, it was the highest level of the Citizen Assembly. The Assembly of Hundreds, formed according to property and class, could only have one opinion, and according to the status of the Assembly of Hundreds, they would vote in descending order. When the proposal received more than half of the support, the voting would immediately end. Often, the Assembly of Hundreds at the back would not have the opportunity to vote, and most of them were composed of commoners.
The other two were the Kurian Assembly and the Tribus Assembly. The Kurian Assembly was a assembly that only the clans of Rome could participate in, and the commoners were completely excluded. It had great power during the reign of the King, but at this stage, its power was greatly reduced, but it still handled some matters related to the nobles. At this stage, the Tribus Assembly was only an assembly held by the commoners of Rome according to the Tribus they belonged to, and the proposals produced were only valid for the commoners. After a hundred years, it would become the main legislative body of Rome.
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