Rome Must Perish

Such a decision-making method is quite simple, but at least it’s better than the old Spartan Citizen’s Assembly (where the decision of a proposal depended on the loudness of the citizens’ shouts). Moreover, more than half of the soldiers raised their hands, eliminating the need for a detailed count. After all, the testimonies of the two wounded soldiers had made them realize the importance of these women in the rebel army.

"More than half of the brothers think they should be punished. According to the proposal of the Supply Team Captain, Maximus, they are to be flogged in public!" Spartacus declared with a stern expression.

Initially, when Maximus proposed forming a medical team, Spartacus didn’t find it novel, as the Roman Army also had similar medical teams. However, he didn’t expect Maximus to have women care for the wounded, and judging from the earlier defense, the results were indeed remarkable. Therefore, he, who wasn’t too concerned about the harassment of women in the rebel army, paid close attention. The verdict brought him relief, and he instinctively glanced towards Maximus on the sidelines: this young man, once considered a traitor, constantly surprised him!

The decision reached by the Soldier Conference brought cheers of joy from the women in the supply team, as they knew everything would be different from then on!

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At the initiative of the Governor, the Roman Senate convened a meeting. Over five hundred elders sat in their designated places, with this year’s two governors standing in the center of the hall, and behind them seated 7 legal officers (originally 8, but Grabo was absent).

Governor Marcus Trementius Varo Lucullus was the younger brother of Lucius Licinius Lucullus, a top military figure under Dictator Sulla. Last year, Licinius Lucullus’s term as Governor ended, and he departed for Little Asia to assume office as Provincial Governor. However, even in his absence from Rome, Varo Lucullus was still elected as this year’s Governor, highlighting the influence of Licinius Lucullus within the Sulla Faction.

Though Varo Lucullus rose to power relying on his brother, he himself had been campaigning in Little Asia for many years and achieved considerable military merits; his abilities were not weak, making many elders quite agreeable to his election.

With a robust physique, he scanned the hall and spoke in a deep voice: "I have just received a war report stating that the army led by Grabo suffered a disastrous defeat at Vesuvius. He was killed, and the soldiers suffered over half the casualties, failing in the encirclement of those gladiators. Therefore, I propose to once again form an army to quickly exterminate that group of rebellious slaves!"