The Curia

[/Bean\]

Balbatus smiles slightly, but not cruely. True wisdom only came with age and experience, he knew, and he was satisfied that the discussion had blown into a fit of rage due to a lack of knowledge, that was so common with the youth of today.

(OOC: Balbatus is reasonably old anyway, so he would refer to this Cicero as young whatever.

[everyone]

After a long while of silence, Spurius Claudius Cicero decides to speak on the same matter as previously again.

"Senatores, I have received word that there is another group of bandits looting areas around Umbria; and I think many would think that we should probably send men from the consular legion south to deal with them. however may I be so bold as to suggest that what if we are to recruit some of our allies and peoples recently subjugated, to dispatch those rebels? It could also be seen as a political move; other nations would know that the Italian allies and subject peoples still support our Republic, making us lesser of a target for other nations to invade. what are your opinions?"
(OOC: I suddenly got that idea when I noticed we could recruit Samnite spearmen in Capua)

[/Bean\]

Recruiting those who rebel against us? It is a dangerous idea. If it is truely your wish, then I strongly suggest we do not use them for garrison duty.

[everyone]

well if they were recruited, they would not be likely to rebel against us anyway; and yes, I don't think they should be used for garrison duty; it's rather risky considering that they are better armed than our usual garrison forces.

[The Celtic Viking]

A messenger comes into the Curia.

"Senators, I have a message from Legatvs Regvlvs."

To the Senate and People of Rome,

I have assaulted Segestica and although we lost many men, we fought bravely and proudly as true Roman soldiers, giving more than we took. Thanks to the valour of Legio I Apvlia the city is now ours, and the region is secured. I have thus completed my objective in this campaign, and I will stay in Segestica until a garrisoned has been summoned forth or a congressional session is called, whichever comes first.

While I've been away though I've had people taking notes of all happenings in the Curia and that way keeping myself updated, and though I through this letter can only express my opinion on the matter and not enjoy any debate, I feel it is in my obligation as a Roman senator to let it be known. To be specific, it is about those rebels in Italia.

My stance is quite simple: they must be taken care of as soon as possible. Letting a rebellion go on unchecked and unchallenged would be dangerous indeed, because it would send a message to our enemies that we are weak, and ripe for plunder. However, it is also foolish to leave the northern gates unguarded, so to speak, so sending our whole northern forces south just to deal with this is a pointless risk. I am unfortunately not updated on our fiscal status right now, but if we have the money for it, I say we should levy a force to deal with them. So far I agree with young Cicero's proposal. However, I am a bit worried about the idea of recruiting our allies to do it. They're not reliable people, and how can we trust they won't just desert and join the rebels immediately, adding to the trouble?

That is why I say we levy Roman troops instead. Them we could trust.

Legatvs Pvblivs Atilivs Regvlvs
Commander of Legio I Apvlia

The messenger salutes.