Out of the large crowd of senatorial aristocrats, a young, tall man in his early thirties rises from his bench and announces his beliefs on the current matters and motions.
"Being the Consul of our grand Republic, Tiberius Octavius Ulpianus should have imperium and auctoritas over Illyria and Dalmatia's legions. Labienus Minor's term as Pro-Praetor is over; he should return to Rome and govern the Republic and its' empire here, in the Curia, with the rest of us. That is why I voted to grant imperium over the Illyrian legions to Consul Ulpianus, their rightful commander."
Senator Barbvla takes a few seconds to clear his throat and consume a bit of water, and then proceeds.
"With both Consuls being sent away to foreign lands, the legions of citizens and allies that are owed to Propraetor Habitus will have to be raised by the Praetor Urbanis."
Feeling as if he is being given looks and glares from the majority of the Senate, Barbvla wonders if his previous statement was inaccurate, or if he is just being paranoid. He chooses the former.
"Unless I am mistaken, and the new legions that were requested have been raised already. If that is the case, then by all means, the requested legions should be sent immediately, without the need of voting on the matter. However, I believe that we should vote on re-taking Lambaesis. While it is true that the town rebelled from the might of our Proconsuls and their legions, we must consider the consequences of capturing the town. Lambaesis serves as a buffer to any Numidian raiders. Were we to re-capture the city and pacify the region, we would constantly lose good Roman legionaries and their auxiliary counterparts to the bloodthirsty men of the desert. It is even possible that entire legions would be destroyed at the hands of these barbarians, and we cannot afford that.
Yet, if we were to keep our legions where they are, and let the rebels in Lambaesis think they've won their independance, they would be the ones dieing in Numidian raids. Carthage, Thapsus, and our many colonies in the region would not be troubled by Numidian invasions, as Lambaesis stands in the way of many paths and trails that lead to our core cities in Africa."
Realizing many of the men in this chamber have been corrupted by land, coins, and greed, Barbvla decides to point out one last thing.
"In fact, think of how much money we would save. We will not have to pay to replace the men who die there, since there will not be any men who die there. Equipment, weaponry, and monthly pay costs a lot, so think of how impressive our treasury will be once the rate of death in Africa has lowered. Besides, Lambaesis and the desert outside of it won't bring us any real profits, just endless fields of sand and hostile desert tribes.
What do the rest of you think?"
Re: Curia Ivlia, Consulate of Lepidus/Ulpianus
Originally Posted by Rebel Jeb
