The sun completely sank under the Seven Hills, and the last white afterglow in the sky also dissipated.
Under the leadership of Caligula, the soldiers who crossed the front line and came to the city of Rome plundered the civilians in the city wantonly.
There was a huge gap in the ten-meter-high city wall built by Servius, the sixth king of the legendary monarchy.
Rubble was strewn around the walls of Servius.
The last commander who went directly into the heart of Rome was the legendary Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca during the Second Punic War.
This Carthaginian from Tunisia in North Africa did not fight the Romans in the Mediterranean. Instead, he led his army from Spain, miraculously crossed the Pyrenees and Alps, and unexpectedly appeared in front of the Romans. rear.
Only half of the 60,000 troops he led when he set out crossed the Alps, and only one of the 38 war elephants was lost.
With his outstanding military talent, Hannibal was invincible on the Apennine Peninsula and once pushed the Roman Republic to the brink of collapse.
This directly led to many Roman allied city-states defecting to Carthage, and the Gauls and Germans in the north also began to help Hannibal.
In the following years, Hannibal never tasted defeat. On the contrary, Rome was retreating steadily.
However, Hannibal's proud cavalry was no longer effective when he crossed the Apennine Mountains and faced the towering walls of the Roman city.
It was this Servian Wall that saved the heart of the Roman Republic from Hannibal.
Hannibal, who had no choice but to resort to the next best thing, bypassed the Roman city and went south, liberating Capua, the second largest city on the Apennine Peninsula, and Syracuse on the island of Sicily, which was included in the Roman sphere of influence after the First Punic War. Koya took the opportunity to turn his back on Rome.
In just a few years, under Hannibal, Rome went from being the dominant power on the Italian peninsula to a small country that could barely retain its central hinterland.
Now facing the attack of the "United Empire", the situation is only worse than that of the Second Punic War.
The front line Boudicca set up in front of the Alps could only rely on natural dangers to withstand a large number of enemy troops.
Augustus and the Senate in Rome could only receive information from the Italian Peninsula.
Outside the Italian peninsula and even the provinces of Sicily are all inaccessible.
After a month of war, all the remaining Roman legions have been committed to the front line.
The last remaining fighting force in Rome was Augustus's Guards and the domestic slaves of the noble senators.
Sextus looked up at the Palatine Hill where there was a loud noise.
In the past, the Royal Palace, which could be clearly seen even in the city of Rome, now disappeared without a trace.
What kind of monster can do this?
Sextus looked at the Servius Wall, which had a huge gap broken not far away.
He was nearby at the time and witnessed the city walls being breached with ease even by Hannibal's war elephants.
And Sextus knew the monster who breached the wall.
That was Caligula, the madman who should have rotted his body long ago, Caligula.
It turns out that what they said was true, the dead heads of state were all resurrected.
"Sir Senator! Where should we go now!"
The slaves beside Sextus wielded swords and cut down the rebels who broke into the courtyard.
As he asked, he handed Sextus a round shield, took off the helmet from the stone of the dead soldier, and put it on his head.
He had been a soldier in the Roman legions stationed in the province of Britain.
After putting down Boudica's rebellion, he was sentenced to slavery due to bankruptcy and became the private property of Sextus.
However, Sextus did not treat the veteran like a real slave, so the relationship between him and the veteran was relatively harmonious.
After witnessing Caligula smashing open the city wall with brute force, Sextus ran back to his mansion in panic.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped through the door, the enemy troops had already entered.
The white-haired Sextus gasped in shock while thinking about the current situation.
The walls of Rome were breached and the palace on the Palatine Hill was razed to the ground.
The resurrected Caligula is probably there.
The fate of the Guards and Nero can be imagined.
Sextus had no intention of absolute resistance in the face of the "United Empire", but now that even Rome has been captured, Augustus' rule should come to an end.
"Let's go... let's go to the Senate! Go now! Call all the slaves, let's go to the Senate now!"
Sextus ordered his slaves.
He wants to call an emergency meeting.
Sextus was not the only one who went to the Senate at the same time. The other senators also rushed to the Senate surrounded by house slaves.
Legend has it that the Senate was established by Romulus, the god who founded the city of Rome, and was originally composed of the heads of a hundred families.
The elders at that time were called Patres.
In the era of royal government, the king and the elders governed together, and many major events required the approval of the elders.
According to legend, the seventh king of Rome was exiled because he carried out executions without the consent of his elders.
After the king was exiled, the fathers took over the political affairs of Rome and entered the era of the Roman Republic.
After that, Lucius Junius Brutus increased the number of people who decided on government affairs to 300. The original 100 people were still called fathers, while the new 200 people were called "fathers". New (Conscripti)".
The title for them has gradually changed from "Patres et Conscripti" to "Patres Conscripti".
The Senate was officially formed.
Later, Julius Caesar placed many nobles with military exploits or his cronies in the Senate, increasing the number of the Senate to 600.
By the time of Octavian Augustus, the republican system was changed to a principalist system, and the number of the Senate was also set at 600.
Although the Senate lost its former leadership after entering the imperial era, it still played a huge role in the politics of the pre-Roman period and also had legislative power.
The powers of Nero's "First Citizen" and "Augustus" were vested in the Senate.
It was not until after Diocletian that the title of "Emperor" was officially determined, and Rome officially changed from a head of state to an absolute monarchy, and the Senate gradually became a formal institution.
At least for now, the senators represented by Sextus must step forward after Rome was attacked————
Hold a meeting in the Senate to discuss it.
Ten minutes passed, and the senators rushed to the Senate House one after another.
Under the resistance of the slaves, the rebel army was unable to break through the Senate for a while.
They are more willing to rob the mansions of some civilians and wealthy businessmen than the Senate which only has a bunch of old men.
In the eyes of soldiers, the only value of a senator may be the gold ring on their hand.
There was a lot of noise in the Senate.
Faced with the sudden change, they were all in a mess.
"Where is Nero?! Where is Nero!"
"Why were they able to invade Rome!"
"Quiet! Nero is on the mountain, probably gone to hell with her guards now."
Sextus sat in the front row of the Senate seat and spoke quietly.
Many elders standing around also fell silent after hearing this.
"Then what should we do now? Wait for the rebels outside to disperse on their own? Not a single legion can be mobilized from the front line!"
"They are not rebels."
Sextus spoke calmly.
"They were just soldiers loyal to the previous Augustus, and we should do the same."
"But Nero is————!"
"Nero is dead! Even if she was not dead, she should have paid the price for today's situation. Now I propose to impeach Nero as the first citizen and Augustus."
Sextus rose from his seat.
"Who disagrees?"
Everyone in the Senate rushed behind Sextus.
.....
There seemed to be no objection.
Sextus nodded.
"I don't agree——————"
Slightly harsh objections sounded, echoing in the vaulted hall of the Senate.
Sextus looked towards the direction from which the sound came.
A figure walked out of the darkness behind the doorway.
It was Animusfia.
