Rome - January 1, 477 AUC
First day in the term of Consul Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, who enters his office pretty relaxed and orders a cup of wine for second breakfast (he always drinks a cup of wine in the morning before he starts doing anything else despite the advice of his doctor, but somehow he is pretty huffy if he doesn`t). Suddenly Legate Quintus Aemilius Papus, commander of the 1st Legion enters the room.
Q: "Hail Consul."
G: "Hi there. What`s the issue?"
Q: "I just come to report, that Croton has been conquered and the Province of Ager Bruttius is now part of the Republic."
G: "Well...fine. Anything else?"
Q: "Have you got further orders?"
G: "Pfff. I`d say, business as usual."
Q: "You mean we will expand, conquer, pillage and plunder?"
G: "Exactly, except for the conquer-pillage-and-plunder-part."
Q: *confused* "But how shall we expand without it?"
G: "Well, we could spread our culture, our laws and our way of life to all the uncivilized tribes in the north, couldn`t we?"
Q: "Blech, how unamusing reasonable."
A messenger enters the room.
M: "Consul, a message from the Senate."
G: *reads aloud* "The Greeks in Magna Graecia are a pain in the arse. Let`s show them."
Q: "Yes! I`m off to my Legions and teach these guys a lesson."
G: "Nah, not necessary."
Q: "Ehm...what?"
G: "Quintus, don`t be so harsh. I mean, the Greeks are nice people. No need for violence here."
Q: "But...but...the Senate..."
G: "Probably they didn`t reflect about it enough. Guess what. I`ll send a messenger to Tarentum and ask them to take part in a new project of cultural exchange. Just imagine: Our kids will read all this great stuff from Homer, Hesiod and the other guys. What do you think about it?
Q: *barf*
G: *sighs* "I see, there is a long way to go."
(Will Gaius Fabricius Luscinus successfully start the "War on illiteracy"? Will the Greeks and Romans be best pals after the pretty recent slaying of thousands of Greeks in and around Croton? Will the Senate approve such an innovative strategy of de-escalation? Find out in the next chapter.)
(Hello folks. I finally bought EU:Rome. After a first game I decided to start an AAR. As you can see, I want to forge an Empire by all peaceful means necessary and as little war as possible. Quite unroman, but let`s see what will happen. I will write about it every now and then.)
First day in the term of Consul Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, who enters his office pretty relaxed and orders a cup of wine for second breakfast (he always drinks a cup of wine in the morning before he starts doing anything else despite the advice of his doctor, but somehow he is pretty huffy if he doesn`t). Suddenly Legate Quintus Aemilius Papus, commander of the 1st Legion enters the room.
Q: "Hail Consul."
G: "Hi there. What`s the issue?"
Q: "I just come to report, that Croton has been conquered and the Province of Ager Bruttius is now part of the Republic."
G: "Well...fine. Anything else?"
Q: "Have you got further orders?"
G: "Pfff. I`d say, business as usual."
Q: "You mean we will expand, conquer, pillage and plunder?"
G: "Exactly, except for the conquer-pillage-and-plunder-part."
Q: *confused* "But how shall we expand without it?"
G: "Well, we could spread our culture, our laws and our way of life to all the uncivilized tribes in the north, couldn`t we?"
Q: "Blech, how unamusing reasonable."
A messenger enters the room.
M: "Consul, a message from the Senate."
G: *reads aloud* "The Greeks in Magna Graecia are a pain in the arse. Let`s show them."
Q: "Yes! I`m off to my Legions and teach these guys a lesson."
G: "Nah, not necessary."
Q: "Ehm...what?"
G: "Quintus, don`t be so harsh. I mean, the Greeks are nice people. No need for violence here."
Q: "But...but...the Senate..."
G: "Probably they didn`t reflect about it enough. Guess what. I`ll send a messenger to Tarentum and ask them to take part in a new project of cultural exchange. Just imagine: Our kids will read all this great stuff from Homer, Hesiod and the other guys. What do you think about it?
Q: *barf*
G: *sighs* "I see, there is a long way to go."
(Will Gaius Fabricius Luscinus successfully start the "War on illiteracy"? Will the Greeks and Romans be best pals after the pretty recent slaying of thousands of Greeks in and around Croton? Will the Senate approve such an innovative strategy of de-escalation? Find out in the next chapter.)
(Hello folks. I finally bought EU:Rome. After a first game I decided to start an AAR. As you can see, I want to forge an Empire by all peaceful means necessary and as little war as possible. Quite unroman, but let`s see what will happen. I will write about it every now and then.)
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