"Will I ...... with my writings...... Bury ...... together"

On a bleak summer night, thunder sounded, and the aged Cicero finally closed his tired eyes on his bed. Appis, along with Levius, Maximus and others, witnessed the old man's last journey. Cicero died of illness at the age of eighty-six, which was considered an advanced age in this era. This is also a good result, in the original plane of Appis, Cicero was killed by Antony as early as middle age, and here, he can live to the age of eighty, which can be regarded as the end of his life.

"Bury Cicero thickly. All of Cicero's works, the Greek philosophical texts he translated, were copied and handed down. ”

Drop off Cicero on his last trip. Appis sadly confessed to those around him. This is the precious spiritual wealth of mankind, the knowledge and culture that the young people of Rome should learn. To know the influence of Cicero, so much so that later in the Renaissance in Europe, his writings played a great role.

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"Another old friend has died. I don't know why, Appis, I feel very sad. In the end, both our enemies and our comrades-in-arms died one by one. or death in war, or death from disease, or other causes. The struggle for power was so bloody and brutal that I even began to miss the old days, there was no bloody struggle, I was still a rich merchant who ran mines and trades, you were still a rich financier, we drank and had fun together, and enjoyed the peaceful days of Caesar's lifetime. Even if there is no war, we have enough wealth to enjoy comfortably for the rest of our lives. ”

On Capitol Hill, Livius and Apis stood at the top of the hill, overlooking the huge city of Rome, and spoke with emotion. In the distance, seven hills were shrouded in morning mist, silently watching the turbulence of the city at their feet, and the changes in the times. How many years have passed, the owners of the city of Rome have changed one after another, and how many stories of blood and tears have been staged here. Even Appis himself did not expect that he would come to this point, wars and conspiracies, how many people died, and how many people followed. Stepping into the torrent of the times, tirelessly fighting.

"I'm not. But you and I both know that there is no turning back on the path we have embarked on. How many people's sacrifices have brought us to where we are today. We have no right to give up. ”

Appis sighed. This is the seizure of power, and it is not all smooth sailing, and you never know what other tribulations await you. It's just that Cicero's departure made Appis feel a pang of sadness in his heart. It's as if someone has taken something out of their hearts.

"Alas...... Appis, you plan to attack Parthia at the right time. We have been preparing for this for more than a year, and now the military route from Asia Minor to Armenia is in all directions, and the route from Alexandria to Pergamon is flourishing. The morale of the legions is high, and they are all eager for this epic expedition. ”

Looking at the vast city of Rome, Livius turned the conversation to the expedition to Parthia again. There is no doubt that the whole Roman world was now looking forward to this event, and a great deal of social wealth was piled up on the expeditionary legions, who were well supplied and fed. If the deaths of Crassus the Younger and Cicero plunged the Romans into grief, the victory of the expedition to Parthia would undoubtedly erase the shadows in people's minds.

"I'm almost ready to go on the expedition, but I have one last thing to attend to before I can go on the expedition."

After a pause, Appis continued—

"Sulena. If we can remove this annoying obstacle before the war with Parthia, the Parthian army will be much easier to deal with. ”

"I'm afraid it's hard. Sulena had a high reputation within Parthia. His supporters almost worshipped him as a god. ”

Levius said with a frown.

"That's where we come in. Do you think that Sulena defeated the Roman army twice and suppressed the rebellion, and his prestige was so high, if you were the king of Parthia, how would you deal with it? ”

Appis asked rhetorically. In fact, in the course of history known to Apis, the Parthian general was executed by his king at an early age. It was because of the Battle of Kale that Sulena became famous and surpassed the king in fame. The Parthian king, in order to consolidate his position, executed Sulena. But I don't know why, in this world, Sulena has not been framed for a long time. This became the biggest obstacle for Apis to march into Parthia.

"You mean to make Orodus suspicious of his men?"

Levius reacted quickly.

"We don't need to create this kind of contradiction, I guess, now, there is a contradiction between them. There was already a contradiction, but this time Sulena led his army to suppress the rebellion in Parisia, which made Sulena's status among the people higher and higher, and King Orodes must have become more and more dissatisfied with his victorious general. Just imagine, the Roman legions, which even the king could not defeat, and the uprising that even the king could not suppress, were suppressed by Sulena, think about it, the worship of Sulena in Parthia may have been very fanatical. No monarch could tolerate such a thing. ”

Appis said calmly.

Then we can amplify this contradiction between them, just as we tear the original wound open a bigger hole. Let the blood flow out more painfully. ”

"Yes, I'm already doing that. Klein had arrived in Armenia ahead of schedule, and now our men may have sneaked to Ctesiphon to stir up the already filthy waters. So, once Orodes removed Sulena from his post and killed him, our legions could march straight into the Parthian hinterland. Also, my funds have already reached the Palician prince, and the rebels are regrouping. It is believed that three months later, in Parthia, there will be wolf smoke again, and the soldiers will be in chaos. At that time, there were strong enemies from outside, and there were rebels from within, and the Parthian kingdom would not be able to concentrate its attention on either side. Brother, the attrition of this war will be enormous, Rome has just ended the civil war and cannot withstand such attrition, so I must carefully think about everything before acting. The more prepared you are, the better your odds are. The expedition to Parthia, even the civilian population of Rome invested, and we cannot afford to lose a legion, because behind them are the eyes of countless people who are looking forward to it. ”

Standing at the top of the hill, Apis said with some apprehension.