"Soldiers, I am touched by your loyalty, but the fact before you is that Egypt has been occupied by me, and the whole of Alexandria and Memphis is mine. You could not break through, and you did not have food reserves, yes, you followed Anthony for many years and did not want to betray him, but now the fact is that Anthony was defeated, and he fled to Asia Minor, to Pergamon. Now, there are two options before you: either accept my advice and put down what you are doing, and I will give you a consolation money to return to Rome to live with your wife and children. Or, you continue to be here, resist me. In that case, I will have my soldiers kill you, and perhaps reduce you to slavery. It is impossible to expect Anthony to return to Alexandria to save you. At one time, the defenders of Sicily had hoped the same, but in the end, the city of Liliba was breached by me, and until the time of the break, the defenders could not wait for reinforcements from Antony. That's the reality, soldiers. ”

When news of Appis's alliance with Queen Cleopatra reached the camp of Alexander's legions, many of Antony's veterans were furious and offered to avenge Cleopatra. Unbeknownst to them, however, Apis had already set his sights on them, and that the Gallic Legion and two other Italian legions had previously landed in Alexandria, and that Antony's two legions would be completely annihilated as soon as they showed signs of rebellion. Now, Maxim led the legions to besiege these Antony's men, and what awaited them was just a word. Whether to choose to return to his native Rome, or to choose to resist here to the death.

As a result, many surrendered and expressed their willingness to return to Rome. Only a few chose to take up arms to resist, and of course, for those who resisted, Apis punished him severely, and there was no mercy......

A team of 8,000 people, a total of more than 7,000 people chose to return to Rome, and there were less than 1,000 troops, on this military route, fighting with the Gallic legion led by Maximus, the end was of course tragic, and the corpses of these soldiers under Antony were lying on the Roman military road from Alexandria to Memphis......

The affairs of Egypt were largely settled as winter approached, and Apis hurried back to Rome, where many things were going in a bad direction......

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"My dear, don't listen to the rumors of the outside world, I, Appis, only love you one woman in my life, Cleopatra is just my ally, I am not Antony, nor Caesar, don't worry!"

"Backyard fire" ...... Tertilla's misunderstanding and the unrest in Rome discouraged Apis from wanting to stay in Egypt. You can't put the cart before the horse, Rome is your home base, and Appis knows this. However, after more than a month of sea travel, when he finally arrived in Rome, he was greeted by the resentful eyes of Tertila. Obviously, the news of his affair in Egypt to Rome was a different story.

"But the rumors are not so, and it is said that you are in collusion with Cleopatra, and even want to bear children with her, Apis, I warn you, that I am a member of the Brutus family, and even if I marry you, I will take into account the name and glory of my ancestors. If you, like Caesar and Antony, marry a foreign witch, then I will always despise and spurn you. ”

Tertila said with a cross-faced, menacing tone. Obviously, Apis's adventures in Egypt had made her unbearable, even though it was normal for Romans to have lovers outside, but what Tertila could not tolerate was that Apis had followed in the footsteps of Antony and Caesar and found Cleopatra. You must know that the two Roman generals were finally destroyed at the hands of this Egyptian.

"Regardless of the rumors, my darling, you will always be my darling. Tertira, you must know that without you, I would not be where I am today, and I will not forget what you have done for me. ”

Appis swore by it. This kind of brain-dead drama that blinded the dog's eyes actually happened to him, and Appis laughed at himself helplessly.

"Alas, it's not that I don't believe you, the viper of the Nile is not in vain, when I was young, I saw my mother mad about it, Caesar was infatuated with Cleopatra, and my mother could not bear such humiliation, so she instructed my brother to assassinate Caesar. Only you know, Apris, my husband, you must understand what Cleopatra means to me, she is my eternal enemy, you fool around with other women, I will not say anything about you, but you must not be with Cleopatra. ”

Tertila unleashed the resentment that had been hidden in his heart for years, and Appis finally realized it. According to later generations, Cleopatra was the junior who ruined the family, and his wife Tertila was the victim.

"My dear, I assure you that this alliance is only temporary, and that Egypt will eventually be a stepping stone for me to conquer the East."

Stroking Tertilla's face, Apis swore an oath.

"Well, well, I believe you, Appis."

"One more thing, Appis, you know, since Tretus, Tiberius, and our daughter Nevia, the relationship between the three children has gotten better day by day, they play together, they study together, they have adventures together. The other day, Lilia came to our house out of the blue, hoping to get Tiberius and Nevia engaged. ”

Cleopatra put aside, and Tertila brought up Lilia's marriage. In ancient Rome, it was not uncommon for doll relatives to marry, and for the sake of profit, very young children were engaged, and there was no chance of free choice when they grew up. This was the life of the ancient Roman aristocracy. It's just that the Gaius family has also declined since Octavian's death, and Apis guesses that Lilia brought her son to propose marriage at this time, in order to protect herself and the child. After all, Apis has now seized Rome, and it is not impossible to see that Octavian's heirs will be displeased one day, and kill him quickly.

Of course, such a harmony is too superficial......

"Hehe, you know what Lilia thinks."

Appis asked with a smile.

"Yes, are you going to reject her? Or do you have other plans for our daughter's marriage? ”

Without talking about Cleopatra, Tertilla's tone became soft again.

"I don't have any plans for the time being, even though our daughter is a good political tool, but I don't want her youth to be ruined in this dirty deal. Therefore, I will do my best to maintain the rule of the empire without sacrificing my children. Alas, I just hope that Nevia will not be used to get involved in the troubled waters of politics in the future. ”

Apis sighed. The current situation reminded Apis of the story of himself and Octavia, full of realistic sadness. Now, as a father, the last thing I want to see is for my daughter to repeat the tragic path she took back then.

"Tell Lilia that Nevia is still young, not yet old enough to talk about marriage, and in a few years, let's talk about it when the children are all grown up."

Appis sighed.