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    (THIS...IS...SICILY! )

    This is where all the Senators appointed or elected to serve in Sicily will discuss everything that goes on in the island.

    Marcus Valerius, along with his legati, walk into the palace that was lived in by the once great Kings of Syracuse. There is extravagant pottery, furniture, carpet, and even beautifully built walls. A desk has been set up for the Proconsul while he works in the capitol. He sits in it, and addresses his legati and tribunes.

    "Men, this is the city from where I will govern all of Sicily. I have arranged for offices to be set up all over the palace, and you will each have a place to work from. Auxiliaries have been raised to man the walls and police the city while our Centurions train our legionaries in the Campus that is being built a few miles northwest. Once Quaestor Falco arrives, we can get begin Romanizing and pacifying Sicily."

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    A boy comes running from the docks. "Master, master, the quaestor has just arrived. He asked me to give you this note."

    Salve Marcus, how are you! I shall be a little late as I have brought a few cases of your favorite wine and am now arranging an oxcart to move them. If you have an important message you can send this boy back with another note. Just remember to give him the as I promised him.

    Yours, M. Lucretius Falco
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    Marcus reads the note to himself, and his face lights up after reading the whole message.

    "Here, boy, allow me to pay you for your services."

    Marcus hands the boy a few gold coins with the phrase "SPQR" printed on them, and the boy looks at the coins as if they were the most beautiful things he had ever seen.

    "Send this message to Quaestor Falco:"

    The Proconsul begins writing a short letter, and he hands it to the boy.

    Friend Falco! You have finally arrived! And with wine, too! Once you arrive at the palace, we can relax for the rest of the night and have dinner before we have to start our duties.
    Marcus takes note of the young boy's small stomach, and he feels bad for him. This boy must be one of the rural poor. In fact, his family's farm might've been taken from him when Roman troops seized control of the region.

    "Once you give this letter back to the Quaestor, boy, go get your family and come back to the palace. I want you and your family to have dinner with me and my officers."
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    Upon seeing the riches and exotic foods in the palace, Falco is highly impressed

    By Jove, if the rest of this island is as rich as this palace, the republic could make a lot of money here! But this is no time to linger, I suggest tomorrow we start a tour of all the major towns on this island, to see what the situation is of all the buildings, populace and taxes.
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    OOC: Here's a save file for you to use and debate upon, I haven't yet made any changes so you' re up to date.
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    "That's a good plan. I wonder how the Sicilians are responding to Roan occupation. These Greeks and Carthaginians probably won't give a damn as long as they are still making a profit.

    Hopefully my brother, Gaius, will get a motion passed so that we can settle retired veterans on the island along with some Equites and other merchants. Large amounts of land has been confiscated from the locals and it should be given to our veterans. This way, Sicily will be pacified very quickly and we will rake in the profits in a couple months.

    Oh, I almost forgot, you know that boy you sent to give me your message? I felt bad for the lad; he looked very hungry and poor, so I invited him and his family over to eat dinner with us. His father (if he even has one) might be a good client, and he'll help teach us the locals' languages and customs. You don't mind, do you?"

    ooc: Thanks, Fabius. I guess I'll post a report of Sicily sooner or later.
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    Default Re: Sicilia, Proconsulship of Marcvs Valerivs Corvinvs

    Congratulations on your Pro consulship! Sicily will now be freed from Carthaginian tyranny!

    -Senator Lucius Julius Scipio


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    Of course not, we'll need a local ally. But we should also make sure that Roman culture (religion for example, but also government institutions) replaces the greek and carthaginian ones and the locals should learn Latin as a first step.
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    I'll change the title, but you can do it yourself by double clicking next to the link on the forum page.

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    Default Re: Sicilia, Proconsulate of Marcvs Valerivs Corvinvs

    ooc: Sorry about that.

    In character:

    "Of course, of course. In the near future, I'm hoping we can-

    Just then, a shout is heard from the hallway. The Proconsul and a few of his lictors go to investigate.

    "Get out of here, street urchins! This is not a local postribulum, this is the office of the Proconsul of Sicily!" shouted Titus, the lictor who was stationed outside of the Proconsul's office.

    "Titus, calm yourself. I have invited these good people to my office to have dinner with me and my officers," explained Marcus.

    "Thank you, good sir!" said the young boy's father,"I am Neokles, father of Aristotelis."

    "Ah, so that's his name. Please excuse me, I simply addressed him by gender and age," replied Marcus, "But please, come in and meet my officers before we dine. This is Marcus Lucretius Falco, a friend of mine."
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    A young senator comes out of the ranks and sayes:
    "congrats on your new appointment, I would like to help in any way possible"

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    "Hello, young nobleman. I can tell that you're a Senator from your robes, but what is your name?"

    Before the young man can answer, Proconsul Corvinus asks him an additional question.

    "And what are your skills? I must know what you excel at, because I wouldn't want to appoint an ungodly rich Equestrian as a Legatus when I could use such a wealthy man as a tax collector or a praefectus."
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    I would love to be a legate, i led a maniple for a while and after serving in the military in sicily i feel like im ready to take more military responsibility

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    "Hmm, well, I can start you out as a client, and you'll be in my personal staff and my bodyguard on the field. We can talk about this later, though, please come and dine with everyone else."



    There's a beautiful sunset on the Syracusan harbor, and while dining, Marcus Valerius smiles at the thought of being a Proconsul and holding so much power of this small section of land.

    ooc: Should we continue dining/casually talking, or should we end the day and actually get something done?
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    ooc: This thread should probably be used for official business only, but then again it is your province...

    EDIT

    I do expect some more breathtaking-type pictures of Sicily, Max
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    Servius Labienus reporting for duty.
    I was under the impression General Decimus was to return?
    I bring the figures from Lilybaeum sir.




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    "Hm, indeed, the second suffered more than I thought. Marcus, these men have been promised to return home soon, should we arrange something of the sort?" turning to Servius "What is the situation in Syracuse?"
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    I can not give you that information.
    I have been stationed in Lilybaeum for the last six months and only arrived this morning.


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    A young man, near his twenty fives enters the Royal Palace, the Head Quarters of Proconsul Corvinus in Sicily:

    "I am Marcus Iunius Brutus Caepionis, my liege. Reporting for duty! What will you have of me?"
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    Marcus Iunius Brutus Caepionis, are you the son of the consul?
    This here is Marcus Lucretius, our quaestor.
    I have heard his name somewhere in my fathers letters.


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