Augustus Road

The elements of agriculture are the elements of the universe, water, soil, air and sunlight

——Varro, "On Agriculture"

"Oh, this is the ship when the city of Cizcus was trapped. The triumphant general Luculas used a cart to pull this ship from the seaside to Lake Dasilitis, carrying a centurion of soldiers from the legion. Entering the besieged city, it was these soldiers who finally saved the huge city." Calabis's explanation was very skillful, and then he saw Kelly running away and came to the racing track and found him, "Okay, triumphant. The ceremony is about to begin, and the master has said that you will be appointed as the usher, and your salary will be different from others, five hundred drachmas!"

After Calabis heard this, he patted Paluma on the head and told him to either continue playing at the racecourse or go home to help his adoptive mother Potty with some housework, and then followed Kelly away.

They arrived at the starting point of the triumphal ceremony, the Matius Campus on the outskirts of the city. Six hundred soldiers were lined up neatly in bright uniforms. Luculas, wearing a white robe with purple edges, sat in a gorgeous carriage. On the car, his face was painted with ocher-red dye. Next to the car was a procession composed of citizens, officials, foreign spectators and high-ranking prisoners. Calabis stood at the front of the queue, holding the scepter of Luculas, and was responsible for arranging the entire triumphal ceremony. They set off from the Grand Campus. The first twelve cavalrymen in full gear, including His face was wrapped in armor made of fine steel, he held a spear decorated with tassels, and he sat astride a saddle inlaid with gold, which excited the children on both sides of the avenue and arcade. Behind the cavalry were forty slaves carrying huge portraits depicting scenes from various battles of Lucullus in the East. Calabis was also in the procession here.

Behind them were ten captured Pontic chariots, with bright scythes on their axles, making a rumbling sound, causing the cheering citizens to cover their mouths in astonishment - they wanted to know what was going on in the battlefield. What a scene it would be like to be cut by a sickle on a moving chariot.

Behind them were sixty captured senior officials or nobles of Pontus and Armenia. They all expressed their surrender to Rome in advance, so they did not have to be executed on the spot when they passed the ridge of Mount Vilia. They all have kind and humble smiles, facing the Roman citizens who came to watch them - once the triumphal ceremony is over, they will settle in the city of Rome and live a life with basically no worries about food and clothing, and their descendants will automatically become Roman citizens. citizen.

The marching team behind made the citizens of Rome even more amazed - a series of vehicles pulling various huge bronze bows, which Luculas captured in a naval battle. It is said that there are a hundred As many as ten.

Behind them are thirty-six slaves and fifty-eight mules and horses, carrying pottery urns filled with gold and silver coins, a total of 1.7 million, as well as a large number of shields and armors, which means Luculas His foreign wars were not as criticized by his political opponents, but brought huge wealth to the Senate and people of Rome.

Finally, a vehicle came carrying a huge stone tablet. The inscription on the stone tablet read: "Lucius Licinius Luculas once funded Pompeii's Three Hundred and Fifty Towers during the war against pirates." The gold and silver military pay of Lunt has not been repaid so far, and I would like to erect a monument to commemorate this." This was discussed by Luculas and Caesar in advance, and there was this way to satirize Pompey, the jealous and incompetent general. of.

Finally, Luculas, who was sitting on a golden carriage, majestically entered the people's sight. At this time, the triumphal procession had passed through the valley at the junction of the Palatine Mountain and the Kalyan Mountain. The people who came to cheer The crowds were getting denser and denser. Luculas waved to everyone, but there was a stir in the team of 600 soldiers - the soldiers sang a song to the citizens: "Tuna is a generous commander, we After seven years of fighting with him, he graciously gave us nine chickpeas as a reward!”

Hearing the soldiers' mocking songs, the citizens burst out laughing. Luculas hurriedly called Calabis: "Tell those soldiers that the reward will be increased to 900 drachmas, and ask them to change their current situation." lyrics......"

Afterwards, the team passed through the Capitol Mountain in great strength. At the Temple of War on the mountain, the soldiers presented various captured weapons and armors to the statues of the gods. Then the team walked around the holy world under the Palatine Mountain. After a full circle, he finally arrived at the Grand Forum of Rome. Luculas got off the carriage and walked along the "Holy Path" of the square under the scattered mint petals. The final destination was the highest authority in the Roman divine world. The Temple of Jupiter......

Until night, the citizens of Rome still lingered in the gladiatorial games and banquets held for them by Luculas. However, Calabis was very tired after working as an usher for a day. He sat in the newly built Apollo in the main square. On the steps in front of the small temple, this small temple was built at the expense of Curas in front of the triumphal ceremony to express the blessing of his god who was also the patron saint of Rome (one of the patron saints of Rome) on his victory - in fact, it was originally a large temple. There was already an old small temple dedicated to Apollo in the square, so Luculas asked craftsmen to use this small temple as a base to expand it, making the whole building look like a "Russian matryoshka doll".

Just when the Roman citizens were still immersed in the joy of triumph, and were still gathering in groups in the main square to talk about the Pontic chariot or the bronze bow of the ship, Calabis saw the face of a man holding a torch. The pale middle-aged man, surrounded by a group of young people, stood in the center of the square and shouted to the surrounding citizens: "Citizens, I am a councilor and your friend, Catiline! Today's triumphal ceremony How spectacular it is, but don’t you know how much benefits Lucula’s war brought to Rome? What is on display today is just the tip of the iceberg. Beautiful female slaves, strong male slaves, countless gold and silver treasures, think about it. And the subsidy you received today is only two hundred sesterces per person." Then he pointed to the person sitting. cried Calabis on the steps, "And that freeman can take five hundred drachmas, which is equivalent to two thousand sesterces!"

Karabis thought that he could also be shot? It seems that Catiline has been secretly following him for a long time. Sure enough, under his instigation, many citizens began to angrily make noises. Catiline continued: "So, what benefits does this war bring to us? Could it be that We, the citizens, were not fully supporting the victory of this war, but now we have been deceived by those idle nobles. They defrauded us of the blood and loyalty we paid for the Republic, and took the bulk of the war profits, but only gave us Are you willing to give us some scraps? Let me tell you, Rome's enemies are not in the East, nor in North Africa, nor in Gaul, but in the Senate, those fat-headed guys sitting on armchairs!"

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