After settling the issue of the legion's military expenditures as scheduled, Apis embarked on another great project to gather the Roman gods???. ｒａｎｅｎａ`ｃｏｍ

In this barbaric and bloody age, the best way to rule is not law, nor legions and force, but religion. The gods look down on the lowly mortals in the sky, and the gods are watching you in everything you do, so deterrent that it is more than a hundred times stronger than the effect of the law. The god Jupiter is the most sacred and great judge......

"Agrippa, you can hate me, you can slander me, you can insult me behind my back, you can insult my treacherous cruelty. But please put aside many of your prejudices in the construction of the temple, and we are now in the service of the people of Rome, and the building of temples for the gods, which is a great undertaking, a glorious undertaking. It's worth the sweat. ”

Next to the Senate, Appis found a plot of land and demolished the simple apartments and houses in the vicinity and built them in another part of the city, where the local residents lived and subsidized them. This may be regarded as the earliest compensation for demolition. Apis then approached Agrippa and asked him to preside over the grand project.

"There are thousands of good engineers in Rome, so why bother to come to me? I'm just a defeated man, a prisoner of yours. Our philosophies are far from the same, it's just a temple for your Legion engineers to preside over the construction. ”

A scruffy and sloppy face, this is the image of Appis when he sees Agrippa again. His face has lost a lot of weight, but his eyes are still as sharp as a goshawk.

"It's not an ordinary temple, only you can do it. Agrippa, I know your feelings for Turinus, but that's all in the past, Rome has entered a new era, and personal grievances and emotions aside, it's worth it. ”

Appis said, half-crouching down and placing a simple drawing in front of Agrippa.

Young Agrippa looked indifferent at first, and then, his eyes kept rolling, staring at the drawing, and his whole person became different. It was no ordinary building, it was larger than any Roman temple of the same period, and in the original drawings of Apis, the Pantheon was one hundred and forty-three feet high, more than two hundred feet in length and width, and was to be surrounded by complete facilities, including gardens, fountains, and libraries. However, this is not the point, the point is that Apis drew a simple model of the temple above a large circular dome, and the dome was unsupported, the span was very large, and in the middle of the dome was a small diameter celestial hole, through which the sunlight would be sprinkled into the temple. Such a design could hardly have been imagined by contemporaries. Agrippa seemed to understand why Apis had to find himself and preside over the construction of the project. Because it was unprecedentedly difficult to construct, even the most majestic Colosseum could not match.

"Tell me, her name."

Agrippa sat up from the haystack, his eyes full of longing.

"Pantheon."

Appis read solemnly.

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A few days later, the prisoner of war Agrippa was released from the Roman dungeons, he was washed and replaced with a white toga, and like all the councillors under Apis, he stood in the most sacred civic square in ancient Rome, looking at the pile of debris and waste wood that was being cleared, where the Pantheon would be built, and it and the Senate stood on both sides of the civic square, on one side was the highest authority in Rome, and on the other side was the highest religious place, the meaning of Apis, the gods looked at us, the gods watched our every move, Including the Senate.

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"Anthony, my dear, this little creature is about to come into this world, and you haven't named him yet. Come on, tell me now, what name are you going to give him (her)? ”

Rome is undergoing a grand project, Apis not only did not be crushed by Antony's economic sanctions, but continued to win the hearts and minds of the people, which upset Antony, and it happened that at this time, Cleopatra was about to give birth again, her belly had risen to the point that it could not rise any longer, and the palace ladies all catered to the possibility of having twins left, but Antony always seemed to be indifferent to this matter, and his eyes were erviolated. There always seemed to be something he cared more about.

"What's the name? Oh, it would be nice to follow her mother, he or she has a good and intelligent mother, and whatever name he or she chooses is something to be proud of. ”

"Anthony, something hasn't been quite right with you lately, I've never seen you look so absent-minded. Tell me, what are you bothering about? Appis? ”

Seeing Antony's impatient look, Cleopatra couldn't bear it anymore, and she became serious. Staring at the strong man in front of him, he asked.

"Apis is not worth your trouble, we have a lot of wealth in his hands, no matter how clever he is, it is temporary, you can attack Rome with a large army at any time if you want, don't you? The great Roman conqueror, would have belonged to General Mark Antony, wouldn't it? ”

Seeing that Anthony was silent, Cleopatra continued to mutter.

"Do you think it's that easy? The Romans now regarded Apis as the true master of Rome. Damn, how much blood has I shed for Rome and how many barbarians and lands I have conquered for the Republic for twenty years, is it just for today's result? Also, please don't mention anything to me about the Roman conquistadors. Roman conquistadors? Who to conquer? Conquest of Rome? Have I become Egyptian? Become an alien race that conquered Rome? Cleopatra, put away your useless ambitions, the current situation is like Caesar and Pompey in the past, having money does not necessarily lead to victory. My partner. ”

Faced with Cleopatra's menopausal whims, Antony finally couldn't help but explode, his temper came up, and his former gentleness turned into reckless rudeness. Of course, he had heard enough of the queen's more than once instigation and encouragement.

"It is true that having money does not necessarily lead to victory in war, but without money and wealth, you are doomed to no victory! Antony, see the situation before you, see the path you have traveled, we have no choice but to use the rich wealth of Egypt and the abundant forces of the eastern nations to defeat your opponent, whether it is Octavian or now Aphes. You must recognize the status of our allies. ”

Cleopatra shouted.