Chapter 2037: Rome Split
Not only did Alexander fail to destroy Britain, but he deliberately spared Britain. His purpose was naturally to support the bandits in self-respect. After all, if the bandits were all wiped out by him, why would he be needed as a general?
In addition, Britain and Rome already have a deep hatred. When he rebels against the Roman Empire in the future, Britain can become one of his allies.
Under Alexander's careful calculation, by virtue of his military merits, he not only became the commander-in-chief of a party, but also gradually assumed the position of governor of a province and became a feudal official.
What Alexander didn't expect was that the Roman emperor would appoint him as governor of Macedonian military affairs. This not only allowed Alexander to return to his hometown after many years of separation, but also made his future rebellious actions more comfortable.
Not long after returning to Macedonia, Alexander began to take back the military and political power, but found that Macedonia had been ruled by Rome for a long time, and the backbone of the people had been bent, and they had long been accustomed to Roman rule.
It was not an easy task to arouse the hatred of the Macedonian people and gain independence from Rome.
It only took Alexander two years to go from obscurity to governor of a province, but it took three years to twist Macedonia into a single rope.
Three years later, Macedonia was still a Roman province on the surface, but in fact it belonged to Alexander alone. The citizens did not know who the Roman emperor was, but they knew Alexander.
Soon after, the Roman Emperor Commodus was accidentally strangled to death by a wrestler, and the two new emperors who succeeded him, Pertinax and Julianus, died of assassinations in the same year. Since then, the Roman Empire has been in complete civil strife. break out.
After the civil strife broke out, the huge Roman Empire fell apart in a short period of time, and the governors of each province became independent one after another, fighting among themselves.
The civil strife in Rome was naturally a golden opportunity for Alexander, so under the banner of countering the rebellion, he annexed surrounding forces to expand his own power, making the last province of Macedonia become the largest province in Rome.
The civil strife in Rome lasted for three years, and just when Alexander was about to launch a rebellion and establish an independent country, what he did not expect was that Severus received the support of most of the provincial governors and was elected as the new Roman emperor. The civil strife in Rome ended in a short period of time.
Severus moved so quickly that before Alexander could react, he had already received the support of many provinces, and the civil strife in Rome was over.
Although the governors of various Roman provinces still had their own secrets, on the surface they were in harmony, and at least they temporarily agreed with Severus' rule.
Severus had demonstrated outstanding political skills before he came to power, and after becoming emperor, he had already assumed great righteousness. I am afraid that it would only take a few years to resolve the internal conflicts and rejuvenate the decayed country of Rome. This is also The last thing Alexander wanted to see.
After weighing the pros and cons for a long time, Alexander decided to launch an army to make Macedonia independent from Rome. Of course, he knew that doing so would be tantamount to becoming an enemy of the entire Roman Empire, but this was the only way to stimulate internal conflicts within Rome.
The internal contradictions in Rome did not disappear, but Severus's methods were very clever and suppressed these contradictions temporarily.
It is now difficult to intensify the contradictions in Rome from within, so Alexander can only use his efforts from the outside to intensify the contradictions within the Roman Empire. 520
After learning about Alexander's rebellion, Severus was shocked. He couldn't believe that the 'loyal' Alexander would rebel. This also shows that Alexander's 'loyal and brave' character has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Not long after the Roman Empire was reunified, the largest province in the country declared independence. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Severus, but he quickly cheered up and sent troops to attack Alexander. The Macedonian War of Independence began. This started.
Although Severus unified Rome, the number of troops directly under him was not large, not even comparable to that of Macedonia, so he could only recruit troops from various provinces to form a coalition to attack Alexander.
Among the 52 provinces of the Roman Empire, only 22 sent troops. These were all forces supporting Severus, while the remaining thirty provinces did not participate.
Although most of the provinces did not participate, these 22 provinces were enough. Including Severus' direct troops, a total of 600,000 troops were dispatched to attack Macedonia.
The 600,000-strong army already accounted for half of the entire Roman Empire's military strength. At that time, the total military strength of Macedonia was only 200,000. This shows how fearful Severus was towards Alexander.
The Macedonian War of Independence lasted for two years. In the end, Alexander was superior and defeated the 600,000 invading Roman army. He won the war and made Macedonia officially independent from Rome. Alexander's The reputation also resounded throughout Europe again.
After this great defeat, Severus had consumed most of his power and was no longer able to suppress the governors of the provinces. Rome was about to be divided again.
“Your Majesty the Emperor, ten provinces including Egypt, Britain, Belgian Gaul, Lyon Gaul, Narbonne Gaul, Lower Germania, Lower Germania... All have declared independence. Severus, Pannonia, Rhaedia and other provinces are preparing for independence."
After hearing this, the Roman Emperor Severus overturned the table in anger and cursed: "These damn parasites, the great Roman Empire will never let these traitors go."
The Macedonian War of Independence was of great significance not only to Macedonia, but also to the Roman Empire. It marked that Rome was once again divided and entering a period of multi-national melee.
"Your Majesty, those ambitious people are nothing to worry about. The real big problem is Alexander's Macedonia. Macedonia must be eliminated as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Severus smiled bitterly and said: "Macedonia has grown bigger, and Rome does not have the power to destroy Macedonia. Besides, even if it can send troops, who can defeat Alexander?"
Alexander was so powerful that no one in Europe could match him except Arthur.
Now Rome had just suffered a major defeat and had not yet recovered its strength. If Alexander did not come to fight Rome, it would be time for Severus to burn incense. How could he dare to take the initiative to provoke Alexander.
"Your Majesty, Alexander is not that terrible. Caesar, the governor of Italy, and Alexander are called the twin stars of the empire. His military capabilities are not weaker than Alexander's.
Octavian, the governor of Sicily, Antony, the governor of Pontus, and Trajan, the governor of Sardinia... They are also capable people and loyal to Rome and his majesty.
If His Majesty can reuse him, even if he cannot defeat Alexander, he can still check and balance Macedonia's continued expansion of strength. "
After hearing this, Severus certainly knew that these people were capable and loyal to the Roman Empire, but he didn't know whether they were loyal to him or not. He didn't want an Alexander to appear among these people.
