But what they don't know is that the main purpose of this edict was to hasten the assimilation of some Dionian citizens, such as the Romans and the few Phoenician nobles who joined Dionia, and to give the Dionians a sense of pride in being "unique in themselves" (in the countries and races of the Mediterranean, the people who gradually owned surnames were basically taken by name). surnames are in the end), which is more conducive to accelerating the formation of a new Ionian race.

After the enactment of the Surname Law, the citizens of Dionya were largely enforced by decree, and there was no major unrest in the territory. For slaves, the decree did not mention, after all, many slaves did not even have names, only nicknames, but many slave owners for convenience, or gave slaves official names, some kingdom slaves in order to gain freedom in the future, better development in the kingdom, also gave themselves official names, and registered in the slave camp administration.

Under such a general trend, Gaius would undoubtedly appear very different if he persisted, and would attract special attention from the patrol.

"Someone is looking for you outside the camp, hurry up." The soldier at the door softened.

"Thank you...... Thank you, sir! Gaius quickly dressed, rolled over and fell to the ground, nodded his head and thanked the soldiers, and then ran quickly to the camp gate.

The originally quiet dormitory suddenly became lively: "It's strange that someone came to Gaius in the evening. ”

"What's so strange about this, now we all work in the quarries during the day, and we can only find people in the camp in the evening."

"Gaius is so lucky, there are always people coming to him, it seems that he has many relatives outside!"

"What's so strange about this, because he used to be a Roman nobleman, don't you Phoenicians have many relatives in the kingdom, like us Lusitanians...... Hey, our relatives don't even know if we're alive or dead......"

There was a sudden silence in the dormitory.

After a while, someone comforted him: "In a few years, when you are free, you can go back to Iberia and bring your family to live with Dionia." ”

"Humph! When I am free, I will not stay here, and I will surely return to Iberia, which I am familiar with, far from this odious kingdom of Dionia, and perhaps one day with Dionia...... Hum! ”

"What can you do when you go back to that poor mountainous region of Iberia! I am often hungry, and there is no way to treat my illness, and there are often bloody battles between tribes, and I don't know when I will lose my life in battle...... In fact, it is much better to live in this slave camp than in the tribes of Iberia! After I am freed, I will never return to Iberia, and life in Turiyi will be better than in a slave camp! ”

"How dare you betray the tribe! Look I don't kill you now! ”

"Alright, stop making a fuss! Do you want to bring in all the patrols? ”

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The slave camp resembled a small enclosed Dionian town, with reteens, shops, hospitals, and even arenas...... All the towns and cities are basically complete, and when they are free, slaves can move freely in the camp as long as they do not violate the rules, but they are not allowed to leave the camp. However, in order to reduce the slaves' sense of resistance and make them feel more at ease to obtain a free status through labor, the administration allowed outsiders to visit the slaves in the camp.

Especially after the Western Mediterranean War, the number of outsiders visiting the camps increased dramatically, due to the large number of new Roman and Phoenician citizens and the large number of Roman and Phoenician slaves.

Gaius walked into the reception room next to the gate of the camp, and when he saw the familiar figure sitting there, he couldn't help but shout: "Lentulus. Manlilius. ”

The man, who looked younger than Gaius, turned to glare at him and warned in a deep voice, "Gaius, don't shout! ”

Gaius, who had been holding his breath before, ignored Lentulus' warning at all, and instead said sarcastically: "Isn't this your name?!" Or have you forgotten who you really are, forgotten the glory of your family, and are willing to do as the Dionians demanded, by taking a new name that is not Roman at all?! ”

In fact, Lentulus could have retorted: "Since you, Gaius, have not forgotten the honor of your family, do you dare to openly declare that your name is Gaius. Fibius. Rabiot! ”

But he didn't, because his father was Publius. Manlilius was not only the first Roman nobleman to defect to the Kingdom of Dionia, but also the first Roman official of the kingdom to publicly change his surname after the promulgation of the "Surname Law". You have no idea what a huge risk the real defenders of Rome are taking! One day, you will know if I have forgotten the glory of Rome and my family! ”

Speaking of this, Lentulus held his head high, and a kind of resoluteness and pride appeared on his face, which made Gaius, who was familiar with him, stunned, and subconsciously asked softly: "Lentulus, what do you mean by this?" What are you going to do?! ”

Lentulus ignored his questioning, picked up a thick package, put it on the table, and said in a cold voice: "Your sister has sent a package from Rome to our house, and asked us to send it to you, I see that you are very happy every time you receive a package, and you have not cut off contact with them because your brother-in-law Stolo is a Dionian official and has also changed his surname. ”

"Who said I don't scold them, but things should be collected." Gaius cheekily, smiled, dragged the package over, and opened it immediately.

"It's useless to look at it in a hurry, it's just some food and clothing, nothing valuable, and the guards have already picked it up when they enter here." Lentulus remained cold.

Gaius had a satisfied look on his face: "Great! It's all Roman specialties that I love to eat! It's been a long time since I've eaten them, and I almost forgot what they tasted like! ”

When Lentulus heard this, he lost his mind.

At this time, he heard Gaius say: "Lentulus, our two families are relatives, we have been playing together since childhood, and I remember that my father often praised you in front of me, saying, 'Don't look at your age than me, but you have been very assertive since childhood, and when you grow up, you will definitely have a better future than me, and maybe you will become a hero of the city of Rome.' I have always kept this in my heart, and I have humiliated you with my words, on the one hand, not to hide what your father has done, and on the other hand, because I am afraid that you have truly surrendered to Dionys, and have failed the expectations of my father and me for you...... Anyway, I hope you can forgive me! ”

Lentulus listened to Gaius's flattering words, and was scratching the itch in his heart, and the dissatisfaction in his heart quickly dissolved, and he pretended to be angry and said: "My father is my father, I am me, and I will always be a true Roman!" ”

"That's it! Is that! We are a great race raised by she-wolves, and we will never give in! Especially you Lentulus, I am sure that you will become a great Roman hero! After Gaius finished speaking sincerely, seeing that Lentulus's face quickly swept away with an angry look and showed self-satisfaction, he quickly leaned forward and asked in a low voice, "What did you just say...... What is it? ”

Young Lentulus, who had been taken guard by Gaius's words, glanced around: there was no one else in the reception room except the two of them.

So, he also approached Gaius and whispered a little ostentatiously: "As before, you must keep it a secret!" I'll tell you......"

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Gaius saw off Lentulus, came out of the reception room and was happily examined by the guards, and then walked briskly back to the camp.

He did not go straight back to the dormitory, because the food in the package would be quickly robbed if the slaves found it, so he went to the villa (the nickname given to the place where slaves with families lived) and knocked on the door of the Massimus house.

"It's so late, you can't rest well, recover your strength, and walk around! Don't forget to go mining tomorrow! Massimus opened the door, saw that it was him, and criticized unceremoniously.

Gaius ignored him, craned his neck to look in, and said, "What about my sister-in-law and the children?" ”

"It's Gaius here, come in and sit!" A figure stood in the corner by the faint candlelight, and then two more short figures burst out, shouting affectionately, "Uncle Gaius! ”

"Good boy!" With a kind smile on his face, Gaius crouched down and took a few things out of the package: "Look, what has Uncle brought you?" ”

"Ah, what a big loaf of bread!"

"And the fish!"

"Remember, it's Roman wheat bread and Tiber cured fish, and this one, Sabine's cheese, take it and eat it."

"Uncle Gaius is so nice!"

"Thank you, Uncle Gaius!"

"Your cousin Konya has brought you something again, she's so nice to you!" When Massimus saw the package and the food, he immediately guessed that the matter was very inseparable, and that in the past, the great clans of Rome often intermarried with each other, and they were all familiar with each other.

"My sister is really good to me, but that Stolo actually became an official of Dionia, and my uncle was really blind at the beginning, and actually married my sister to this commoner!" Gaius said hatefully: "However, I think he will soon be no longer a judge!" ”

"Is something wrong?" Massimus immediately asked alarmedly.

Gaius didn't answer directly, but said, "Big brother, do you still have wine here?" Tonight, let's have a small banquet with the salted fish and bread of this hometown, and we will be happy! ”