![]() ![]() 2014, Northwestern University):īuilt sometime around 155 BCE by the orator and jurist Lucius Cingulatus Cotta (popularly known as Cotta the Elder), the Villa of the Cingulii was originally meant to be a summer home for the twice-Consul and his large family. Well, there's actually a very good reason for that:Ī Short History Of The Decline of the Cingulii, by Georges McCaulay ( pub. Our best hope is that Scaevola can intercede with Sulla on our behalf, possibly explaining to him with the help of other optimates who were in Rome at the time of Pompey's coup plan just how bad an idea it was. So if Sulla never comes back, Pompey's in trouble.īy contrast, if Sulla does come back then WE are in trouble, because Pompey will do everything in his power to ingratiate himself with Sulla and convince him to have us proscribed. The only person who's likely to thank Pompey for trying to stage that coup (the one we informed on to the other optimate leaders) is Sulla, who was conveniently out of town when it happened and who would have been handed Rome on a silver platter if Pompey had succeeded. Moreover, he may have a bad reputation even among the optimates, because his attempted coup could have backfired disastrously and gotten them all killed. If Sulla isn't around, and the Marians aren't utterly routed and destroyed as they were OTL after Marius the Elder's death, Pompey doesn't have a firm foundation to anchor his military power to. Historically, Pompey was able to leverage his control of those three legions into a good relationship with Sulla, which in turn meant that he was in a good position to gain glory and wealth by chasing down the Marian holdouts. There's nothing actually stopping, say, Sertorius from picking up the Marian legions and whatever else he can gather up and just chasing Pompey all over Italy until his strength and influence gets ground down to a nubbin. If Marius kills Sulla, then dies himself, his legions are still fine. He'd command the loyalty of those three legions, but as noted, they're eating a hole in his pocket if he doesn't take them on campaign and get some loot with them. ![]() Pompey would be one of several major power-brokers in Rome. Brittania, after a recent collectivist uprising, is struggling with it's exterior politics, not knowing if they should have revenge from the Gallians and Germans from the Great Roman War, or to help plant the dagger in the abdomen of the dying eagle.Click to shrink.Dunno. The Old Prussians, at the end of a long period of struggle, are trying to claim back it's ancient Kingdom. In the middle of the conflict, multiple smaller countries are trying to gain more power. The threats are coming straight out of the heart of the Empire, with even the most high ranking officials plotting. ![]() In the mean while, tensions are growing in the Qing Empire. With it's numerous puppets, the UST is trying to claim as much land as possible, taking advantage of the situation in neighboring countries. The Tsar Pact, led by the powerful United Slavic Tsardom, seeking to gain as much territory as possible, all while weakening Rome. Inviting minor nations from across the world who are afraid of the United Slavic Tsardom and Rome, the European Coalition is in a race against time. Due to their democratic regime, the neighboring nations have a hard time gaining military power to guarantee a victory against Rome. The European Coalition, led by Germany and Gallia, afraid of a potential Roman invasion, are banding together, along with the Rhineland. The Eagle still have a small chance to rise from the darkness. With separatism not only from it's European regions, but also it's oversea colonies, Rome is in a awful situation. With a weak and corrupt senate in power, Rome will either change leadership, or die off and become nothing more than history. In Europe, three great powers are plotting one against another :įoedus Roma, led by the slowly falling and decadent Rome. ![]()
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