Servius listened to the Carthaginian speak. The mad was Educated which was a rare among those people. But that did not mean he was not foolish. The man had come at the wrong time and no noble senator would give him what he demanded. Servius felt like insulting the man but held his tongue. He knew better. He stood up to speak.
" Carthaginian you have no right to speak to this noble body. Your foul gods and your false ways ruin our polish floors of this very Curia. But since you are hear and that takes courage. I would just say that no noble senator would support your motion at all. Your people have killed thousands of Romans. Your gods are false as they teach you to sacrifice children ! . But mostly.. You wish to take back a city that we earned though war. Why because you claim you have men that could defeat Roman Armies. Ha !. The gods will favor us in any battle against you. Your gods are false and they will not protect you from Roman Arms. "
Servius looked at the other senators " Remember this Noble senators. Carthaginians have no honor and no respect for us. They will teach the people of Sicly false beliefs and false gods will have their temples in the city if we allow them to take it over. They want to limit our army because they fear us. They fear what we might do to them. That is the only reason they come here. Because they are afraid of us. I agree with the Consul on this matter. They are allowed to trade us limited goods. But that is it. "