A bittersweet victory
I freeman Ioannes Carnatius Ias Eras write this letter to you today, in the Summer of 206 BC, on the first day of July, Tusculum.
The civil strife is not over, but we have won a bittersweet victory in official totality. A bitterly defiant Senate, allowed to live, except for the outlaws who had armed against the Julii, agreed with the Julii, their consuls, their generals, their tribunes, but most importantly, the people. For a period of three generations, the Julii foresaked the pleasure of exorbitant indulgence, beyond reasonability in a free Democratic Republic, now once again known as Rome, where as in juxtaposition the Scipii and Brutii feasted at the trough of the lives of innocent slaves, freemen, women and children.
They raped, they tortured, they ravished, they indulged, they feasted, they perniciously defrauded the Peoples of Rome. The Julii, having been asked to kill one of the Republic’s leading generals, the father of the Julii family, but not formerly recognized as a patrician, nor an equestrian of much standing, Cnaeus Julii Victor, was adopted as a Plebian into the family as a function of civil servitude, military duty, honor and responsibility. As quick as the civil strife began, it ended de-facto.
Shamefully, in disgrace, after having won three generations of civil war in the Balkans and the Peloponnese Peninsula where the lavaciously greedy Brutii hoarded their plunder and work of slaves, the Julii had lost many family members trying to end the war in peace and for the people.
Cnaeus, after barely escaping death in the province of Carthage, cleverly constructed dastardly fortifications around the province and made his escape via sea, to Massillia, to further disable the Scipii, rendered useless as most of their forces were exploring for more treasure and slaves in the savannah of Africa.
Although Cnaeus, having died in battle of poor decision making on his part, the battle for Massilia was saved by his compatriot general, of whom I had forgotten his name. Cnaeus, although resting peacefully in Rome, awaiting further tribunal glorification under the Auspices of Ceres Ulterior, Mars Ulterior, Jupiter Ulterior, Neptune Ulterior, and all of the Gods of Rome, in glory, in Elysium.
Some say Cnaeus, suffering in his old age, bitter depression was under the use of many herbs and plants, perhaps causing his bodily control to be more loosened. He was probably plundered with drink as well, poor man. A hero of the Republic, Cnaeus, no more, and no less.
After the taking of Massilia, the Scipii quickly moved on Carthage, but not without stiff resistance from the defenders in a heroic defense, as previously mentioned. The Scipii are now moving their forces towards Carthage, and presumably, by boat, to Rome, the Peloponnese and the Balkans.
Although we have gained victory, the Brutii and Scipii are effectively outlaws, of no good meritage, no good skill, no good manpower, but of enough money to bribe, corrupt, plunder, extort and raid for only so long. Their forces remain scattered in the mountains of North Western Africa and the Deserts, and these soldiers are old men, from the early Republic.
Although experienced, many of them, their sons, are aged, and lacking supplies, commanders, generals, a coherent government, and are now seeing, with bad foresight, that money cannot always save lives.
The Julii conquered and conquered quickly, with dogs, mercenary levies, peasants, towns watchmen, hastati, and later, civilly, professionally, the Horses, Elephants, Pigs, Dogs, Arrows, Pilum, Boulders, Bolts, Boiling Oil, but most of the time, in the sixty four years of Rome’s expansionary conquests, not with men. Of but few men died, were taxed, enslaved, and most were free.
The Brutii have but few men they can levy quickly of professional stature. They have only but few settlements left. They will be dispatched, surely. The Scipii, can be outmaneuvered by storming Sicily and the rest of Africa by boat. This will surely be an easy fight for the Professional Dogs of War.
Hear ye, hear ye, with all ye for ears to hear me, the Senate, the Centuriae Assemblae, the People of Rome, the Consuls, the Suffect Consuls, the Freemen of the World abroad agree,
WE ARE THE TRUE ROMANS!
A victoria acerbumdulce
Liber I Ioannis Carnatius ias Eras litteris scribis tibi hodie,Estas CCVI BC in prima die Julii Tusculano.
Quod non est in discordiam egere, sed ut victoriam vicisse a acerbumdulce officialis sui summa. Amaritudinem animi ferox consulto liceret habitare, nisi qui armati latrones lulii consensit lulii et consularibus ducibus tribunis et praesertim populum. Nam per tres generationes lulii foresaked voluptatem immanium scelerum venia ulla reasonability libero Respublica autem iterum ut Roma in vicinitate et Scipii Brutiisque aelestibus canalibus animarum innocentium mancipia liberis parvulis.
Uxorem autem distenti sunt non rapuerit, indulgebant epulati sunt populi Romani perniciosius defraudavit. Iulii rogatus occidere reipublicae principes duces pater Julii familiam non prius agnovit patricium et equestri longe stans C. Iulii Victoris adoptatus a plebeio in familia munus a servitute civili, militare officium, decus et munus. Ut velox sicut discordiam egere coeperunt, finita est, de facto.
Turpiter deformatum post partum tres generationes bellum civile Balcaniae et Peloponnesum peninsulam ubi lavaciously turpe Bruttiis magnarumque praedam opus servorum lulii crebros amitteret domesticorum conatur bellum pace atque populo.
Gnaeus post paululum effugiunt mortem provinciae Carthaginensis lepide interpretatus ignauissimo munimenta provincia fugit via maris Massillia ad ulteriorem disable Scipii, inutile plurimum copiis exploranda magis pecuniam et mancipia savannah sunt ex Africa.
Gnaeus cum defuncto facto proelio ipsius iudicio pauperes, Massiliam proelio fudisse imperatorem Scipionem protexit quos oblitus nominis. Gnaeus quidem placida quiete Romae Cereris opperiretur auspiciis adhuc glorificare tribunali Ulterior Martem Ulterior Jovem Ulterior Neptunus Ulterior et Deorum Romanum gloriae Elysium.
Alii dicunt industria, patiens in sua senectute, cavus amarum est sub plantis et herbis uti multa fortasse quae causat corporalem magis esse ad imperium laxis. Qui rapuere sub potum esse probabiliter etiam miser. A heros de Republica agitur, Cn nec magis et minus.
Massilienses post captionem et velox Scipii Carthagini sed non heroico Defensores ex edito, tum praedicta. Qui Carthaginiensibus legionibus Scipii movendi sunt et videlicet in navi Romam ponnesum Balcaniae.
Licet adepti victoriam in Bruttiis et efficaciter Scipii exleges Meritage nihil boni nec bonam nec bona pubes sed pretium pecunia corrupti praedam uerius EXTEREBRO et tamdiu tantum. De Western North Africa manere copias suas dispersum in montibus, et Merita, hi milites autem senes locuti sunt, e primo Reipublicae.
Quamquam expertum plerique filii sunt senes caret copiarum duces ducum publica cohaeret et modo videntes male provida vitae nisi non pecuniae.
Iulii victa victa subito cum canibus mercenarius cohortes sparsi urbium custodes hastatos postea civiliter munere, equi et elephantes Porci canes sagittas Pilum scopuli, valvis oleum, maxime tempus anno sexagesimo expansionary Romani victoria non hominibus. Et pauci mortui sunt profiterentur servitute ac liberum.
Dilectus habere possunt paucis Bruttiis senos cito amet. Sedes habent pauci relicti. Et non esse missum, morte morietur. Scipii enim potest ceterisque Siciliae Africae expugnando adeptus eat. Quod profecto facile sit pugna de bello ad eum canes Lorem.
Audite, audite quam ad vos cum omnibus aures audiendi orate pro me senatum et Centuriae Assemblae, populumque Collatinum, urbem, cui nave egredienti consules et consules Suffect: multae optimatium Iudaeorum foris in mundo conveniunt,
CONIUNCTI SUMUS ANTIQUI ROMANORUM QUI EST VERUS!