Maximus's family was on their way to Turiyi, and with the exception of Massimus himself, who had been sent by the slave camp several times to work as a servant in the city's private workshops, Forvia and her two children had never visited the largest city in the western Mediterranean, even though they had lived in a slave camp not far from the city of Turiyi for several years.

They were delighted by the road leading to the city at their feet, which was smooth and wide, with deep gutters on both sides and neatly arranged street trees farther away from the gutters, and a row of white stone monuments under the street trees.

The two children who came out of the cage were surprised by all this, screaming and shouting, chasing each other on the sidewalk, and when they were tired, they sat on the wooden benches by the side of the road to rest for a while, and then curiously played with the white stone tablet with the statue of the three-headed dog carved on the top.

At this time, Massimus rushed over and warned them to stay away from the stele, for it was the tombstone of the Turrij citizens of Dionia, and no one was to desecrate it. On his first visit to the city, Massimus had heard that the names of the Dionian soldiers who had died in battle would be enshrined in the temple for worship, and that their tombstones would be erected on both sides of the avenue in the hope that passers-by would learn about their heroic deeds, perceive the hard-won life of today, and deter outsiders with bad intentions......

It is said that this practice originated in Turii and has been copied by cities and towns in the kingdom today. Maximus once had to sigh: Dionya gave such a noble courtesy to the citizens who died in battle, how could he not let the living citizens sacrifice their lives to continue fighting, so Dionysa was able to destroy Rome, not because of luck!

When the children were excited to play, they were always easy to forget, and when they were tired of running and sitting on the stone monument, they were grabbed by the inspectors, who not only reprimanded them, but also fined them 10 opol, and had to check the identity of Masimus.

After learning that Maxim was an emancipated slave, the inspectors told him about some of the edicts to be observed in the city of Turiyi, warning him not to violate them.

The two children were apparently frightened and have been following their parents ever since.

As we get closer to the city of Turiyi, there are more and more pedestrians on the road, and the fields on both sides of the road are gradually replaced by more and more houses......

Standing in the bustling flow of people, not only his wife and children, but even Maxim himself became a little frightened, looking at the countless crowded heads in front of him, as well as the overlapping houses, and not even the shadow of the inner city wall, he couldn't help but wonder: what a huge city this is, can he really gain a foothold here?

Massimus, who had imagined countless times how he would live in the city of Turiyi, felt his own insignificance when he really stood in front of the great city, but the clung to his wife and children made him strong again, and like everyone else who entered the city, he moved forward with the hope of a better life.

Half an hour later, they stood in front of the statue of Hermes, and Massimus, wiping a handful of sweat, said, "Ahead is the outer town of Turiyi." ”

Forvia's eyes widened: "After walking for so long, you haven't entered the city of Turiyi?!" ”

Folvia grew up in the city of Rome, and felt that Rome, with a population of more than 100,000, was already a huge city, but it was nothing compared to the city in front of her. Although she was also born in a Roman aristocracy, she was also a traditional Roman woman, usually raising children, taking care of housework, and her husband was in charge of everything else...... Where are we going? ”

Massimus had asked the freedmen and the pre-citizens many times about this when he was in the slave camp, and he had already had a set of plans for the liberation, and compared with the fact that some of his compatriots still do not want to admit the reality, he already had a clear understanding through various channels: Dionya had already ruled most of the Italian peninsula, and if his family still wanted to survive in this familiar land, they could only live in the territory of the Dionian kingdom, and if they wanted to get a better life, of course, they had to become Dionian citizens as soon as possible.

So the first thing he had to do after becoming an emancipated slave was to apply and register at the registry office and become a citizen of Ionia.

So Massimus had the courage to ask a patrol team that was patrolling.

The patrol team members were more enthusiastic and told him the location of the nearest patrol station.

After entering the outer city, the first feeling for the Massims family was that they could walk more freely, pedestrians could walk on the main road in the middle, and as long as they did not deliberately block traffic, the patrol team would not trouble them.

This is because there are many shops on both sides of the road: furniture shops, ironware shops, cloth shops, pottery shops, cookware shops, medicine shops, butcher shops, fruit shops, vegetable shops, bakeries, etc...... There were also shops that Rome and even other city-states did not have.

For example, the underwear shop (belonging to the Kristonia Chamber of Commerce) is guarded at the door, and only women are allowed to enter, and most of the people who enter and exit are gorgeously dressed.

School Supplies Shop - A shop specializing in selling student utensils, Maximus also took a closer look, a dazzling array of various school supplies are not only very finely made, but also the price is quite cheap, if it is not for the fact that the place of residence has not yet been decided, he also wants to pay for some for the children.

Most of the goods in the sports equipment shop are rugby football supplies.

The two children looked curiously at the statues of the stars made of various materials on the shelves.

The guy at the shop took the opportunity to pitch to Massimus: "If you want to buy it, I recommend you buy this, this is the statue of Prince Briantes, the third son of our great king, he is only 16 years old, he has already made three appearances in our rugby game in Turiyi, and has scored a touchdown, but it is very popular with children!" ”

The King's Son also plays rugby! …… Massimus, as curious as he was, had no urge to buy.

The medical tool shop sells more professional things, such as doctors' surgical instruments, instruments for treating fractures, and tools for treating trauma...... "No wonder the doctors in the slave camp clinics once proudly proclaimed, 'Dionysian medicine is the best in the whole Mediterranean!'" ’”

Bathware shops, various types of wooden bathtubs, stone bathtubs, bath herbs, spices, scrapers, razors, bath towels, lubricating oil, algae mud masks, etc...... There is a wide variety of everything, which shows the love of the Dionians for bathing.

There are also flower shops, and some of the flowers and plants that can be found everywhere like weeds in the mountains of the Roman region are actually put in clay pots and placed on the sales shelves, although the prices are very cheap, but it is not uncommon for people to come to buy them, which surprises Folvia.

The Turriyi people's habit of planting flowers and plants originated in the inner city. When the city was rebuilt, in order to make the whole city beautiful and pleasing to the eye, Davers once advocated that every family should plant flowers and plants in their own courtyards, and also asked Phelps to lead the doctors to publicize to the outside world, saying that "planting flowers and plants can make the air fresh and good for health." ”

After the expansion of the urban area, the concept of planting flowers and plants has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but many people in the outer city do not have a large house like the people in the inner city, and even some people even live in a small house, but they will plant flowers and plants in special clay pots and put them on the balcony or indoors, to please themselves and others. Later, many people were too busy to go out into the field to pick flowers and plants, so flower shops came into being.

Although Massimus had been to the city of Turriy several times, but each time he had hurried around under the watchful eye of his employer, and had no time to wander slowly, and today he had just been freed, and although he still had something to worry about, he was still attracted by the rows of shops that lined the streets.

As soon as he turned around and found that his wife and children were not around, he was immediately startled and hurriedly searched, and soon saw two children jumping around on a row of small stone piers in the middle of the road ahead, and his wife was trying to persuade them to come back.

Massimus rushed over to stop the two naughty children from playing.

"Dad, these little stone mounds are fun!" The 5-year-old son was pulled by Massimus and excitedly wanted to jump up again.

"Dad, why did the Ionians put so many stone piers on the road, isn't it easy to trip people?" The 7-year-old eldest son asked curiously.

Massimus looked at the small square stone piers arranged from one side of the road to the other, they were firmly welded to the road surface by cement, and the stone piers were half a meter apart, and he couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and he patiently explained to the children: "This is called the speed limit stone. You see, because there are a lot of shops on the side of the road, and there are a lot of people buying things, so some people have to walk to this avenue. However, you see that there are quite a few wagons and pack beasts on this avenue, and if they go too fast, they can easily knock people down, right? ”

The two children nodded.

"So how do you keep them from hitting people?" Maximus asked seductively.

"Don't let the carriage into town." The 5-year-old son replied.

"Those terrible uncles (referring to the patrols) didn't allow the carriage to pick up speed." This is the answer of the eldest son.

Massimus touched the heads of the two children and said seriously: "If you don't let the carriage into the city, then there are so many things in these shops, and you have to rely on people to move in from the outside, won't it be very tiring!" Those terrible uncles can indeed make the carriage slow down, but there are so many carriages from morning to night, they have to keep an eye on it, will it be tiring? But this thing can make the coachman and the groom consciously slow down, because only if the wheels are exactly aligned between the stone piers can the carriage pass smoothly, otherwise it may be broken......"