"Rome, great country, the strong woman fucks you not the foreign invaders, but your sons. They fuck you endlessly and forcefully punish you cruelly because you have fallen." - The prophecy of the witch Sibil

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Publici later evolved into the current "public" meaning. In ancient Roman times, it referred to people engaged in public affairs of the Republic. These were not officials, because the orthodox officials of Rome were all "unpaid" "horores", that is, "honours for serving the country", and could not ask for compensation, and of course they could find compensation from bribery. Publici had salary, which also destined that their status was not high in the minds of the Roman people. They were generally held by state slaves and free people, and their occupations were engaged in such drinking tank guards, prisoners, executioners or temple handymen, or as secretary and clerks of senior officials, etc.

After boarding the "Apollo", Lukulas held the ship's side and looked at the coast of Asia Minor affectionately. The continuous cliffs, forests, and towns were supposed to be his place of honor, but now they can only leave it and hand it over to Gneus Pompeii. Although the king of Pagama praised his respect and protection for the Greek world during his conquest at the banquet, Lukulas understood that his career as a Roman politician was completely over with this departure.

The rest of the followers were crawling up the gangway with their luggage and pots, one after another, and Karabis asked Porti and Paruma to go up first, and then he stood on the dock and saw Hebrida, Arminius and others. They seemed to be wandering around and wanted to see them off.

"Hey, Karabis, don't forget that you've been in the Third United, although we didn't get along very well," Aminius shouted.

Karabis nodded to everyone, and then climbed up the gangway. "My wife and daughter are in the fifth single room on the third floor of the third apartment in the back alley of the Flower Temple. If your life in Rome is still acceptable in the future, please take care of me - Brother owes you a favor, the Romans never like to owe favors." Hebrida said to Karabis's back.

Karabis did not look back or answer, and he jumped onto the deck. The "Apollo" was a three-story paddling sailing yacht. The lowest level was the oarsmen, the middle was the storage room, the deck was where ordinary people stayed. There were two rows of opposite sheds on top, and the seats were below. Karabis felt a shadow spreading across his body. He looked up and saw that the sails were rising. The clouds rushed by in the sky. With a burst of intense drumming, the oarsmen shouted horns. Karabis felt that the deck under his feet had moved a few times, and the entire "Apollo" slowly sailed away from Asia Minor, with the head of a beautiful mare.

"All roads lead to Rome..." Karabis looked at the seabirds lingering over the drifting pier, then walked to the shed and sat down, sitting between Porti and Parumma. Then he saw Timothu, who was alone in a corner. Even if he shaved all his hair and beard, he could not find a buyer in the third party in Bitinia. In this area of ​​Greek medicine, no one recognized this guy who only knew Scythian medicine. Finally, after the three parties collectively discussed, he still sold him to Lukuras for a hundred Seth (not as good as Karabis's price to buy Parumma), because he was missing a follower who served herbs since Demetlius left.

The black Eukseok water driven by the long paddle of the "Apollo" flowed gently toward the farther place. On a palace towering on the cliffs of the distant Zhongop Bay, the terrace surrounded by green evergreen potted plants. Adiana was sitting in a ring chair. Several hair-combed maids were surrounding her, carefully combed her chestnut hair, knotted one by one, and then combed her back along her ivory ears. A maid saw Adiana staring in the mirror, with nothing on her thin neck, and asked in surprise: "My daughter, maybe a precious pendant jewelry can be worthy of your neck."

"No, I don't need any jewelry for the time being." As he said that, Adiana touched her neck in disbelief, then reacted, and after a while, he turned his face and whispered to an older maid: "What's the result of your observations during this period."

"Yes, the Emperor's imperial physician had a definite news that the Emperor would not die, but he would not have any more children. The Roman centurion injured him very seriously."

"That means, Stratonice is just waiting for my father to go to the next day and then get rid of it. She is no longer afraid. But my brother Marca, who secretly wrote me some time ago to court me, and my father hopes to marry me to Charnus, King of Codini." Adiana gently raised her cheek with her hand and said to herself.

A younger maid suggested: "Maybe it would be better to marry Governor Marca. Now I heard that Codini is being besieged by the King of Kings, and I cannot protect myself. As long as you marry Marca, Bosphorus will be one with Ben."

Hearing this, Adiana stood up quietly, and all the maids dispersed respectfully. The princess dressed in a cloak and walked to the railings of the terrace. The rough sea breeze pounced on her face: She loved this palace and this empire. Bendu's army only recovered Sinop a month ago. Now her father's army has reached more than 100,000 again, but the enemy Rome is also in front of the formation. I heard that Pompei, the new governor stationed in Silesia, is the most outstanding commander of the enemy. Now there are eight legions under his command, which is a more terrifying opponent than Lukulas.

"Gugugugugu." A sea gugugu stood on the terrace with its wings, with black eyes like beans staring at Adiana for a while, then flapping its wings and flying away, and soon turned into a point among the heavy sea clouds. Adiana suddenly felt a burst of loneliness and coldness, and couldn't help but wrap her clothes tightly...

After the long voyage, Calabis also arrived at the largest port on the east side of the Italian island with the flowing clouds above. Brindisi Lukulas took all his entourage and got off the "Apollo". The way of traveling became land. He followed the Abian Avenue and prepared to cross the Captiny Pass. He first went to Lukulas to stop at a manor in the Bay of Naples in Campenia. Lukulas wanted to meet some of the prominent Rome here and explore the accusations he was about to face in Rome. What was the inside story?
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