Tapirus coughed twice and said, "I have heard that Rome is a powerful city-state with a long history and unique culture. Today I saw it with my own eyes. The City of Seven Hills is indeed as unique and magical as the rumors!"

After hearing Tapirus' praise, Minusius smiled sincerely: "No matter how magical we Rome is, we cannot compare to Dionia. I heard that you have only been in the founding of the country for more than ten years, and have defeated the surrounding enemies again and again, becoming the most powerful kingdom in southern Italy. This is really blessed by Mars!"

"Mars?"

"Oh, Mars is the god of war for us Romans!"

"No, we, Dionys, have today been blessed by the great Greek god Hades, because our king is his descendant!" Tapirus said with a pious look. His piety comes from the heart, because he was the freedom he obtained in front of the temple of Hades, in the hymn of Hades, and King Davers. Hades' blessing for slaves is well known in the Kingdom of Dionys. The people of Dionys, who were slaves and slaves, respected this Pioneer with all their heart.

Minusus smiled a little embarrassedly and pointed his finger in front: "The hill ahead is Mount Esqueri, and the Sabins, who were originally Roman citizens, lived on it..."

Minusius led them to Mount Esqueri, and they saw an arch across the road.

"This is—?!" The official from the Military Affairs Department pointed at it with some excitement.

"This is the Arc de Triomphe!" Minusius also introduced excitedly: "All generals who won the great war for Rome will hold a triumphal ceremony for him, allowing him to drive a four-horse chariot, lead his army into the city of Rome, go through the Arc de Triomphe, and go to the square to receive cheers from the Roman people and praise from the Senate. This is the greatest glory that every Roman citizen longs for!" Minusius looked up at the Arc de Triomphe with a look of longing.

The official of the military affairs department of the Dionia and the other entourages of the messenger regiment looked at each other, and there was indescribable surprise in their eyes: Dionia and Rome have many similarities in military systems. However, looking at this arch made of marble, it is mottled and worn very hard, with a history of at least several decades. Who learned who this time?

Minusius led the complicated-hearted group of Dionian messengers to the left, passed through the Arc de Triomphe, and not long after a square appeared in front of him.

Tapirus frowned again: This square looks quite large, but there are many residences all around the square, some even break into the square, so the square cannot show the magnificence of the square at all.

Since entering the Roman city, Tapirus has felt that the Romans have mixed public facilities with private residences everywhere, and they cannot be avoided in the square representing the heart of the city, which makes him feel a little difficult to accept.

Minusius obviously also saw the unpleasant expression on Tapirus's face. Out of the desire to be underestimated by the Dionians, he shouted: "This square is the old square, which has been around for about 150 years. It is usually mainly used for people's leisure and gathering. There is also a larger square in Rome, which can accommodate 100,000 people to recruit troops to recruit troops, and sometimes serve as a place for voting for the Citizens' Congress. It is called Mars Square!"

Plaza Mars?! Hearing this name, Tapirus remembered that the young man had said before, "Mars is the Roman god of war." This name is similar to Turiyi's Victory Square, which also shows the Romans' respect for military affairs.

Minusius took the lead and walked straight through the square. People greeted him from time to time on the way, and also cast curious eyes on Tapirus and his group.

The Roman Senate is just west of the square, and is a tall building similar to a temple.

Minusius asked them to wait a little under the steps in front of the Senate, and then quickly walked into the Senate.

In addition to not working because other meetings are being held or the celebrations of the gods, the Roman Senate usually holds meetings at sunrise every morning. As for when the end is over, it depends on how many affairs to be discussed, but generally it will not exceed the sunset. Now it is dusk, and the senators must have dispersed. However, since it is a war period, the Senate has a regulation: a military and political officer must be on duty until night to prevent emergency affairs from happening and to prepare in advance.

Minusius walked into the guard room next to the venue and found that the remaining military and political officer was the person he knew, so he shouted: "Paulus!"

Paulus Valerius Potitus was asking the slave to light the candle. He turned his head and looked at it when he heard the sound, and asked in surprise: "Minusus, why are you here? What happened?"

As the chief of the city guard, Minusius came to the Senate at this time, definitely not to chat with him.

"There is an important thing." Minusius said directly: "A group of messengers from the Kingdom of Dionys came to Rome and said that there was an important thing to negotiate with the Senate."

"Dionia?!" Paulus was not a civilian military officer. He knew a lot about Dionya and immediately said with a serious expression: "Why did this Greek Kingdom in southern Italy send envoys to Rome at this time?"

Minusius no longer looked as smiling as before, and said with a serious expression: "I tried to ask about their purpose on the road, but every time the messenger avoided it with words, it shows that they were definitely not here to establish a friendly relationship with us!"

Paulus fell into deep thought. After a while, he raised his eyebrows and said uncertainly: "A few days ago, the Carthaginians reminded us that 'There was suspected of a Wolsey messenger who went to Turiyi.' Could they... come for Wolsey?"

Minusius was shocked: "Dionia wants to protect Volsey?!"

"We cannot make a judgment rashly. Minusius, you take them to stay first. I will inform Pantius now and there are other veterans to discuss countermeasures urgently. After all, Dionia is a country that is not inferior to Carthage, and we must treat it with caution!" Paulus said in a deep voice.

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Tapirus and his group were arranged to stay in a public hotel under the jurisdiction of the Senate, which was near the old square and not far from the Senate.

The members of the messenger group originally thought to take a walk in the city of Rome after dinner, but before leaving, Minusius warned them: It is best not to go out at night! Because during the war, curfews should be imposed in the city at night to prevent chaos. If they are caught by the Roman patrol, it will be bad if they cause misunderstandings.

Tapirus felt the sudden alertness of the young man towards them.

After dinner, Tapirus and some entourage boarded the hotel roof.

The night has fallen to the city, but the noise has not dissipated. The laughter of the Roman people, the cry of children, the fighting between men, the flute of patrol teams, the roar of domestic dogs... Even though this is the center of the city of Rome, these sounds still gather from all directions...

This is really a messy but vibrant city. Tapirus thought silently in his heart.

"I'm afraid it's Mount Capitolly there." An official from the Military Affairs Department looked to the west of the Senate and said softly.

Under the cover of the night, you can only vaguely see the outline of a hill in the distance.

Although Minusius had never talked about this hill, Tapirus knew that the mountain was important to Rome because it was regarded by the Roman people as a boarding place for the gods. Most of the Temple of Jupiter and other temples of the gods respected by the Romans were on that mountain, where the Roman Acropolis was located. Therefore, the Romans still held Mount Capitolli after the Celtics occupied the Roman city, and even held on for several months until the victory came. It was also obvious that the mountain was steep. This is probably the place where the Ministry of Military Affairs was most concerned. Could Dionia go to war with Rome?

Tapirus looked at the entourage, then turned his eyes to the Senate in the night: No matter what, he must complete his mission first.

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The next morning, Tapirus was invited to the Roman Senate.

This is a circular venue. The dark red wooden chairs are like seats in the arena. From front to back, they are closely arranged, with Roman senators in white robes, and there are nearly 300 densely packed, including two military officials (in recent years, as the conflict between the Roman nobles and civilians has become increasingly intensified, in order to protest the aristocracy's monopoly on power, the civilians refused to elect consuls at the citizen assembly, but the military situation around Rome is quite bad. In order to ensure the security of Rome and the smooth implementation of internal affairs, the nobles and civilians negotiated and had to agree to elect six military civilian officials every year, referred to as military officials, three from nobles and three from civilians), and four other military officials also led their troops to fight outside.

Half of these Roman senators were white-haired old men, most of them were patriarchs from major Roman clans. Of course, the other part was also aristocratic senators. They had previously held senior positions in Rome. Because of their achievements or political achievements, they finally entered the Senate and entered the Senate, making it easier for them to hold senior officials in the city-state.
Chapter completed!