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Early the next morning, Capus and his party set out for Rome again.

This time’s destination is the Colosseum, the highest temple of Roman gladiators!

After arriving in Rome, Kirk and the others learned that this Jupiter Festival was equivalent to the Roman Spring Festival, and of course the grandest celebration would be held. The most indispensable part of the Roman celebrations was the grand and bloody gladiatorial battle.

This Jupiter Festival is solely funded by Pompey, the Chief of the Senate, and has officially begun. Dozens of gladiator teams from dozens of provinces have gathered together, with the ultimate goal of challenging the legendary demigod gladiator [Shadow of Death]

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The Colosseum at this time does not refer to the famous Amphitheater Flavium built 180 years later, but its predecessor, the Colosseum. More than a hundred years ago, it was built by a wealthy man

The Roman slave owners initiated the construction, and after more than a hundred years of construction, it finally took shape.

From the appearance, it is a perfect circle; when viewed from a bird's eye view, it is oval. It covers an area of ​​about 20,000 square meters, with a maximum diameter of 188 meters, a small diameter of 156 meters, a circumference of 527 meters, and a wall height of 57 meters.

, this huge building can accommodate nearly 90,000 spectators.

There are 3 tiers of seating; lower, middle and upper tiers, with a standing-room-only stand on the top tier, which was reserved for the lowest members of society: women, slaves and the poor. But even on the other tiers, seating was arranged according to social order.

Arranged by status and professional status: members of the royal family and the virgins who guard the sacred fire have special boxes. The senators in white red-edged robes sit in the "choir" on the same floor; then there are the warriors and civilians. Different

There are also special seats for professional people, such as soldiers, writers, scholars and teachers, as well as foreign eminent monks, etc.

Spectators filed into the Colosseum from the 80 arch entrances on the first floor, and there were 160 exits located at all levels of seating on each floor, called spits, through which spectators could pour in and out, causing chaos.

And out-of-control crowds can be quickly evacuated.

When Kirk walked into the huge Colosseum, he couldn't help but feel excited.

The stone walls of the Colosseum are all stained with stains, mixed with the bloodstains and erosion of rain over the years, making them look bloody and thick. During these bloody 100 years, there were countless strong, sturdy, and fearless warriors.

Warriors died here in battle, killed in the mouths of wild beasts or in the hands of powerful enemies.

Brunwald emerged. According to her own explanation, only Kirk could see her, and the plot characters and contractors could not perceive her existence in any way. Therefore, she came out whenever she wanted.

"The Horcruxes have a great response here. It seems that there are many heroic souls who died here. Unfortunately, they have been gone for too long, and they can no longer collect the requiem stones. All they can hear is their unwilling whimpering and screaming."

Brunwald pondered.

At this time, the stands were filled with people of all kinds. I can’t help but complain here. In fact, later generations said that a certain Beijing was the center of the universe, and the household registration was expensive. In fact, compared with the household registration in Rome, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou were all inferior. Roman citizens were

The happiest group of hooligans in the world, with money, leisure, power and fun.

Of course, if you have money, the Roman Senate and later Roman emperors must please the Roman residents, otherwise they will use the Roman democratic tradition to drive away the rulers and establish a new king! At that time, the Roman king just wanted to be a bully, but he was given up by the city of Rome.

After being exiled, Rome entered the republican system. In later generations, who would dare to mess with them? At the end of Rome, there were 300,000 idlers. Marx called them "the earliest lumpen proletariat".

Youxian has already introduced you. There are more than 300 days of vacation in the last year. If you play for a year, the country will still owe you a lot of holidays. You will have very little time to work.

The right to vote is a great right of Roman citizenship. The right to vote and be elected can determine the fate of the republic’s members, senate, dictator, consul, and tribune, and even affect the affiliation of the emperor! The dynasties of the Roman Empire were generally very

Short-lived, rarely lasting more than three generations from father to son. Many emperors were born in the military and were elected emperors, such as the "Five Wise Emperors", Hadrian, Trajan, etc. Here, the residents of the capital had a strong relationship with the emperor.

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For fun, you can not only watch bloody gladiatorial battles, but also take a bath, massage, and use a sauna. Someone asked what is the point? The key is, the key is, this is a mixed bath for men and women. In the murals unearthed in Pompeii, it is absolutely recorded

Accompanied by a group of maids, the young lady entered the public bath in front of a strange man, elegantly and naked. There was no shyness or uneasiness on their faces, but with the help of the maids, they carefully

Wipe every part of the body. The YD custom of an island country once again seems so insignificant. Dear readers, have you already had a strong urge to immediately travel to Rome and reincarnate as a citizen?

Just because you have money, leisure, power, and fun, Roman citizenship is valuable! During the Roman Republic, the city of Rome and other allied cities fought three civil rights wars over a household registration issue!

The cause of the war was nothing more than Rome's pretentiousness and regional discrimination. According to the strength of the region, the order of conquest and the time of surrender, it was divided into three, six or nine grades, which is very similar to the four colors of Mongolia.

The other alliance cities are dissatisfied. We are all Romans, and we have shed blood and sweat together in the war. Why do you have the right to vote and the right to be elected? We only have the right to vote, and some only have half the right to vote (2 votes are worth 1 vote), and some even

We don’t even have the right to vote! Doesn’t this discriminate against us? We also want to watch ladies take a bath! So these people started violent petitions and started a civil rights war.

Every war was a battle involving at least dozens of Roman legions. Both sides had the same equipment and tactics. Many soldiers were originally from the same legion. It was not worth fighting for their residence registration. Later, Rome was destroyed by violence from surrounding allied cities.

After petitioning became unbearable, the scope of citizenship rights was gradually relaxed.

After the Colosseum, which can accommodate 90,000 spectators, was packed, a middle-aged man in white robes walked out. As the most popular gladiator host in the entire Roman Republic, he also did his part to host this grand Jupiter Festival.

"Your Excellency, Crassus, the Consul! Pompey, Chief of the Senate! Your Excellencies, Senators! Your Excellency, Tribune of Thoros! Your Excellency, Citizens of the City of Rome!

It is my great honor to introduce to you the forty teams participating in this Jupiter Festival!

They have filed in from all directions!

Just as the greatness of Rome has no boundaries! We gladiators come from all over the Mediterranean civilized world! From all provinces! Including our evil barbarian neighbors! Even hell demons and inferior evil gods! They came here and used their courage and fearlessness to complete the task

An impossible and epic mission - defeat the master of the Colosseum [Shadow of Death]!"

The whole place was filled with people, full of passion and screams.

"We are here to celebrate the festival of the great priest Jupiter! Pray that he will destroy the enemies of Rome with lightning, punish the sinners of Rome with curses, and protect the triumph of our army with majesty! Let us praise Jupiter!"

People, regardless of gender, age or status, stood up one after another and sang "Praise to Jupiter":

"Above the seven hills,

latin plains,

by the Tiber River,

Wild wolves feed,

The twins are strong,

Romulus,

Build a great city,

Enemies surround you!"

At this time, the deep music style changed and became high-pitched and vigorous:

"Wash away the shame of the Gauls! (Note 1)

Cut down the giant elephant of Carthage! (Note 2)

Conquered the Spartan warriors!

Seize the glory of the pyramid!

The Egyptians sent food!

Syracuse presented jewels!

Sicily contributed battleships!

Thrace paid tribute to the warriors!

The Gauls became slaves!

Spaniards became groomsmen!

Phoenicians became sailors!

The Mediterranean became a lake!

All glory to Jupiter!

May your lightning and majesty be yours!

Envelop great Rome forever!"

Along with the singing, it was like the grand opening of the Champions League final, and the atmosphere in the entire arena reached its peak of enthusiasm!

"Now, let's invite the Sicilian gladiators to perform for us! Welcome them!" the commentator shouted at the top of his lungs.

The first team of gladiators entered the arena. In this large arena with 90,000 people, according to the convention of Jupiter's Day, ordinary gladiators are usually served as appetizers before the real finale, such as [Shadow of Death]

This kind of emperor and superstar will not appear on the stage right away.

Although they were ordinary gladiators, Kirk looked at the gladiators in Sicily. Each of them was strong and strong, and the gladiators who were qualified to perform in the highest arena in Rome could not be unknown.

Sure enough, in the performance with blood splattered and limbs flying everywhere, the gladiators, in order to become famous and survive, even though they belonged to the same team, they mercilessly killed their teammates on the yellow sand one by one.

Then, after a hasty sweep of the battlefield, there was a team of slave gladiators contributed by the Spanish governor.

Teams came on stage one after another. The Romans' enthusiasm for gladiatorial games, just like the Jiuding Kingdom's tireless pursuit of delicious food, which "food is the most important thing for the people", has reached an obsessive level. They racked their brains, spent a lot of money, regardless of the cost, and used all kinds of tricks.

Rare birds and animals from all over the world, ferocious weirdos, strong slaves, and evil demons all appeared here and fought fiercely, causing the Roman citizens to scream with joy and roar wildly!

This is the crazy entertainment of all the people in Rome!

This is the belief of the Romans without regrets!

Explanation 1: Refers to the Gauls' invasion of the Apennine Peninsula. Rome, which had just established itself, suffered a disastrous defeat. 50,000 Roman soldiers surrendered in shame. The Gauls used captured weapons to build the Gate of Shame, allowing the Roman soldiers to pass through. The city of Rome was almost destroyed.

Later, the two consuls who surrendered with their troops were torn alive by the Romans. Now that they had fully conquered Gaul, the powerful enemy in the north, Rome was able to wash away the bloodshed and humiliation.

Explanation 2: Refers to the three Punic Wars that destroyed Carthage.