Guerrierièpiù forted ifes adellacittà (warriors are the strongest defense of the city)

- Arcaios (ancient Greek poet of the Quartet)

With two or three hours to go before the enthronement ceremony in the evening, Oscar, who was bored in the bedroom alone, decided to take a good look at his family's imposing-looking villa. As soon as Oscar stepped out of the bedroom, he saw a huge mosaic floor pattern, and the whole hall felt like a small indoor square, and it was also a luxuriously decorated indoor square; There are a total of 24 white Roman columns on the left and right, which decorate the entire living room as if it were a temple.

Walking out of the living room, there is a fountain square full of guards, surrounded by busy servants and solemn guards, which makes people feel wonderful; Coupled with the angle of the terrain and looking at the people below, Oscar inevitably has a feeling of being on top. Maybe that's what power tastes like.

The idea of being ready to take a look at your family's villa is gone, the villa is too big, so let's find someone familiar to talk to yourself. Thinking of this, Oscar casually summoned a servant and said to him, "You go and call the chief butler, I have something to do with him." The servants were immediately commanded to depart.

It took about ten minutes for the old butler Carabes, led by the servant, to come over, and Oscar was obviously displeased to see that the old butler had come over so long, so he said in a loud voice: "Carabess, where have you been?" Why did it take so long to come? ”

Sensing the displeasure of His Excellency the new family leader, Karabes immediately bowed down and explained, "My Excellency, I was preparing for the enthronement ceremony in the family temple just now, and I have rushed over as fast as I can when I heard your summons!" Your bedroom is in a residential area, too far from the family temple. ”

Seeing the sweaty old butler respectfully explain to himself, Oscar didn't say anything more, but said in a flat tone: "Okay, I misunderstood you; Now, tell me about this villa, I want to get to know this villa well. “

Karabes looked at Oscar in surprise and asked, "Haven't you been living here for 20 years?" What else do you need to know? Oscar chuckled inwardly, almost revealing his stuff. So, he hurriedly added: "I just want to feel the glory of the family before the enthronement ceremony, so let you tell me about the family villa." What, what's the problem? "Of course not, my lord! It is my pleasure to serve you. Karabes said with a look of sincerity. Then he proudly began to introduce to Oscar: "The name of the family's Roman villa is Casa Star, which occupies more than 3,500 square meters, and the floor of more than 40 places in the villa is mosaic with various patterns. The level and quality of this inlay process is very high; Even in the entire city of Rome, it is ranked in the top three.

Our family villa is a building with courtyard art features. The garden that descends from the symmetrical steps down the hillside, with its flowers and rushing streams, makes this villa spectacular and chic. The pond is long and narrow, and the cliff edge is full of cypresses, which invites people to think infinitely. The architecture of the villa is roughly divided into 4 parts: the main entrance and the hot spring bath; colonnaded inner courtyard; private residential areas and grand halls; An oval patio and a distinctive chaise longue on three sides of the dining table.

Outside the villa there are two aqueducts, which guarantee drinking water on the one hand, and water for the large baths and fountains on the other. The villa was built to resemble a small town, with private houses of various sizes and rooms for overnight stays, as well as churches, shrines, large communal baths, racecourses and gladiatorial arenas.

In short, the villa of the great Augustan family is the largest and most exquisite villa in the entire city of Rome! Even the villas of the four major families cannot be compared to us. Moreover, we also have a small barracks in the villa, which can station an army of a whole thousand people! Not only that, but our villa is not enclosed by a beautiful fence, but a stone wall made of blue stones, like a small city! This is unique in the whole city of Rome! “

Oscar has been quietly listening to the description of the old butler of Carabes, but in fact, there are already turbulent waves in his heart! He really didn't expect that this villa would be so big, that it could even garrison troops, and even be surrounded by city walls, it was simply those royal palaces in ancient China! No, no, no, it's much more powerful than the Chinese Palace, which is not surrounded by walls! So, he asked, "And how many servants and troops are there in the villa now?" “

Although Karabes had always felt a little strange about today's leader, he still conscientiously replied: "Army? Your Excellency, the city of Rome is not allowed to have an army; That barracks was only built for the family guards, after all, there were a thousand family guards in the family villa! With the exception of the 200-man garrison every day, the rest of the guards were stationed in the barracks. Today, the family has 100 maids and 200 servants, as well as 500 slaves. “

After feeling Karabes's doubts, Oscar said to him decisively: "You better go and continue to prepare for the enthronement ceremony, I'll be alone for a while." After saying that, Oscar ignored Carabis and left here and walked towards the barracks first.

Oscar relied on the memories he had received before, and easily came to the location of the barracks. When he was more than 100 meters away from the barracks, he heard the sound of drills coming from the barracks; When I got closer, I saw that there was really a drill inside. All the guards were dressed in standard Roman heavy infantry armor, with shields in one hand and wooden swords in the other, and fought in groups of five; The whole barracks was in a fierce and high-spirited atmosphere. Oscar, who has longed for the life of Jin Ge Iron Horse since he was a child, is full of enthusiasm, and he can't wait to devote himself to practicing with them.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps behind me. Oscar looked back and saw a general in black armor coming up to him. After the black-armored general walked up to Oscar, he knelt down on one knee and said to Oscar, "Thales, the leader of the family guard, greets the new family leader. “

Oscar hurriedly helped Thales up and said, "Brother Thales, we grew up together, and you are four years older than me and have taken care of me since I was a child; Your father died in battle with my father in Carthage. We are brothers! When Thales heard Oscar mention his father's death in battle, his eyes turned red all of a sudden, and he choked up and said, "Oscar, after tonight, you will be the new head of the family; Our father died in battle with Carthage three months ago, and you must lead us to Carthage to destroy Hannibal's army and avenge our father! “

Maybe it was the residual emotions of the former Oscar in his body, seeing Thales's appearance, Oscar also instantly felt a wave of hatred for Carthage and Hannibal. So, he made a firm promise: "Don't worry, after tonight, I will return to the Senate to restore the strength of the wolf army, and then take you to Carthage to avenge our father!" After saying that, he patted Thales on the shoulder with his hand, and said again: "All right, manly man; Don't cry all the time, how's the Guards training? Take me to the barracks to have a good look. ”

Hearing Oscar say this, Thales also restrained his emotions and took Oscar into the military camp where he was practicing. Ignoring the guards who were training, Thales led Oscar directly to the reviewing stand in the center of the barracks. Looking at the scarring guards below from above, Oscar noticed that the east and south sides were trained by uniformly dressed black heavy infantry guards, while to the west and north were groups of slaves in simple leather armor training. So, he turned his inquiring gaze to Thales next to him.

Sensing Oscar's puzzled gaze, Thales pointed to the slaves to the north and said, "They are not just slaves, but alien troops who have sworn allegiance to their families; Among them were the Gauls, Carthaginians, Numidians, and so on. Now, they have become the actual private army of the family. After several years of training, their combat effectiveness was definitely no less than that of ordinary Roman legions. As for our guards, their combat effectiveness is only stronger than that of the Wolf Legion! ”

Look at the confident Thales, and then look at the hot training scene below; Oscar suddenly had the feeling of wanting to laugh out loud. It's one surprise after another, this Augustan family is really not to be underestimated; It is worthy of the name of Augustus! And this Casa Star villa, which is a villa? Hahahaha, this is a city within a city!

If you build two more blacksmith shops and store a little more food and grass, this is a military fortress! Oscar, who was in a good mood, waved goodbye to Thales directly: "I still have to prepare for the enthronement ceremony in the evening, you are here to lead them to practice, I am looking forward to your performance in the future!" After saying that, he left the inexplicable Thales, and left with a smile.