Chapter 2 Cyrene Highlands (Part 2)
When Lepidus led the horse and the honor guard to the Great Temple, the holy place of the Hasidic sect, David Ankit's eldest son, the twelve-year-old Matthias, silently carried a box and followed the Roman conqueror general, "Take this child to Rome. Even my husband before, his understanding of the world was only through the scriptures written in Greek and Hebrew. I hope this child can really take a boat to the center of the world and really see it."
In fact, this great temple was just completed not long ago, but the walls were left with scars from crossbows and bows. Even though Lepidus ordered the rectification of military discipline many times and even left the 13th Legion directly under him in Yazda, he still failed to completely stop the victor's mania and plundering frenzy. This great temple must have been looted. Fortunately, it was saved for the commander-in-chief and was not completely destroyed. A group of elders stood on the steps in shock, waiting for the arrival of the conqueror.
Lepidus didn't say much, but asked the soldiers to push open the door of the temple. A few wisps of smoke seeped out. The main priests of Hashidi were all dead around the altar. The chief high priest Jacob had a livid face, and the corners of his mouth were full of filth and blood. He shrank his body and grabbed the table in front of the altar, which was full of scratches. It seemed that he suffered great pain before his death.
"He cut off the tail of the golden vine and swallowed it." An elder who could speak Latin and followed Lepidus looked at Jacob's body and explained hurriedly.
"Don't demolish the temple, but the elders should take out all the wealth hidden in the temple and distribute it, half to the residents of Cyrenaica and half to reward the legion soldiers. In this way, the army will accept the order to station outside the city in a short time." This was Lepidus's request. The elders naturally felt that there was nothing wrong with such conditions. He hastily agreed, "In addition, this temple will not be exclusive to the Hassidim in the future. Your Council of Elders also has the obligation to organize lecturers and priests to influence the people, and not let the people accept these radical and dangerous ideas. The Jewish quarter in Cyrenaica will be abolished, and all the household registrations will be dispersed, and they will live together with other residents."
After saying that. Lepidus quietly hung his crown on the altar, then turned around and stood at the door of the temple in the wind and rain, looking at the streets full of soldiers swaying, and sighed in his heart, "It all depends on the city of Rome!"
At this time, the tribunes Ebro, Triari, etc., made a generous speech at the people's meeting, "The rebellion in the Kingdom of Cyrene has been suppressed, as for Judea. King Herod the Great also asked the Governor of Syria, Byblos, to send one or two legions to help quell the rebellion. In short, everyone, there is no doubt about the direction of the situation now. People of Rome. You should What I am concerned about is how the Republic will treat this territory in the coming years - because the alliance between King Herod the Great and the Republic has sacred legal and diplomatic significance, and it is impossible to cede territory from Judea. However, Cyrene is different, because the city-states that could maintain its vassal status have disappeared after the Hashidi uprising. I suggest that its "maritime ally" status be revoked and that it be directly placed under the authority of the "Eunonia Colonization Committee", and that before the new consul is appointed, one thousand to three thousand Roman citizens be immigrated there, or, as I said more precisely, To be more direct, this is the extension of Julius Caesar's land law. Eunomia and Cyrene are the extensions of Campania and Etruria. We can propose a motion to allow citizens who did not benefit from the last land law or who are slightly less qualified to go to Cyrene to establish a colonial city. "
In fact, Ebro's statement is to suggest that the Republic directly annex Cyrene, similar to Cyprus, and turn it into a Roman colony. Under the operation of the Eunomia Colonial Committee, mobilize a group of citizens who are either very rich or very poor. (Only these two types of people are interested in building colonies), or veterans who have retired and have not been properly resettled, are sent to Cyrene to establish a Latinized colony first. This type of political system is a relatively marginal one in the republican system, but it is at least higher than Adiana's Eubetnia. Going to the colony is equivalent to automatically giving up citizenship (because no one will wait for you to travel all the way back to Rome to vote during the election), but you can get a considerable resettlement fee and it is easy to get a position in the colonial government, army and Curia Senate. Once they can be re-elected to certain prominent public offices stably, these people, or their descendants, can return to Rome in the future, win citizenship, and participate in the power struggle in Roman politics again.
After the situation stabilizes, perhaps one year, ten years, or even longer, the city of Rome will appoint the chief executive, the provincial governor, to come.
Then, Triari formally wrote the conditions of the Cyrene colony on the Acuta, so that everyone could see it more clearly. "Those who are willing to go there will be allocated 300 euphorias of land per person according to the registered population. If there are more than three children in the family, 100 euphorias of land will be given priority, and 5,000 sesquiterres will be provided for resettlement expenses. Anyone who can prove that his assets are 200,000 sesquiterres will be given priority to enter the Curia of Cyrene and hold government office." This time, the people of Rome were boiling again. This was no longer the era when the Gracchi brothers were persecuted. Since following Caesar and Pompey to fight against the fathers selected by the Senate, the people obviously had a good feeling of getting braver. They quickly passed this resolution at the Tebris Assembly and submitted it to the Centuriate Assembly, awarding Basatus (although he was just an empty title) and the 13th Legion a small triumphal honor to affirm the great significance of this Cyrene expedition to the people.
On the streets of the Bull Market, a capable man tore off the Acuta posted on the column of a certain assembly hall, wrapped the medicine in his hand, and then hurriedly walked towards the suburbs outside the city wall. In the past ten years, the area has expanded and built rapidly, and most of the villas of the rich and powerful are located there. Around dusk, he came to the most luxurious Prima. However, according to the latest analysis of the Romans, this mansion is only luxurious, but the politicians inside are "dead". After disappearing from the political arena for ten years, everyone will regard you as a loser. In the current reputation, "Tuna" Luculas is obviously inferior to his ex-brother Claudius.
The Romans only recognize the actual power. No matter how noble your family is, if no one has held an important position for three generations, they will laugh at you as a "newcomer rookie" and even deprive you of your noble status through the Senate Supervisor, and downgrade you to a knight or a commoner. As for what means you use to gain a future, I'm sorry, the Romans never care.
Lukulas, who was once a powerful figure in Eastern Asia, is now just a "rookie" leaning against the fireplace, wasting his fighting spirit. (To be continued...)