"Good senators of Rome! Listen to Avlvs words and mark them well, for they bear the hallmark of wisdom. Folly it would be to let Italian soldiers outnumber our own Romans, for they would fight us if they thought they could win. By sending them to Greece, we would only bolster the enemy's numbers!
But as for war in Greece, it has long been my opinion that we should follow Pyrrhos and kick his Molossan ass as soon as we have the chance. When Cisalpine Gaul and Massalia are secured, the time for it will be ripe. We will be able to afford enough ships for the operation by then, and we will have Legios freed up from their current mission in the north. But this can and should be debated later; lets all focus on the task at hand for now."
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