The Curia

[everyone]

Asina glances around the senate chamber, attempting to predict the moves of other senators, whether they would stand and speak. After a few moments of glancing, Asina rises and speaks

Tribunus Qvintivs may be right about those barbarian celts, they may die as easily, but they fight with more zeal than our soldiers do;

but my reports from the spies near Bononia say that the combined strength of two legions would outnumber the enemy rather comfortably; and our soldiers are more well-trained than theirs; those celts being an undisciplined bunch, fighting with their chests bare and only a shield to protect themselves.

As the dictator has mentioned, we should capture the regions along our northern border and unify Italia, before concentrating somewhere else. It would prove to be a difficult task but our soldiers shall succeed, and after the campaign, we would have 2 legions of hardened veterans to face whatever other adversaries we might encounter.

He sat down, seemingly satisfied by what he said