Before we continue to argue, let me point out some matters of fact, surely these cannot be disputed and therefore we can refer to them as a base of evidence.

1. Pyyrhus has a large army to the south. One legion alone will not be able to defeat him. Thus, the obvious conclusion is we need both of our current legions to move south and fight him. I disagree with the proposition that we forget our good Roman virtues and allow this Greek monster to impose his will on fellow Italians. We must seek battle with Pyyrhus now, before it is to late and he has more of a foothold then he already does.

2. Rome, our mother city, lies in the norhern part of our realm. While this is no immediate concern, it should not be ignored either. We should raise a Third Legion to take Arretrium, thus creacing a northern outpost, more taxes to contribute to our coffers, and a buffer zone between us and the unpredictable Gauls. Brother Tiberius, what is the difference if we have our legion sit here in Rome or move north to gain new lands. Either way it protects Rome, but sitting idly is illogical and unneccessary. Going north will help fund more armies, and more buildings for the honorary People of Rome and her Allies.

3. Though the Gods have gifted us with fine land and a fine river to do trade on, we should also remeber that there are other nations out there. They obviously have materials and goods we ourselves do not have, and we would be wise to exploit this. Let us get trade a agreements with Gaul, Carthage, and perhaps Illyria.

These three steps I feel are neccessary in order to place Rome up with the Gods, as protectors and trading partners with our neighbors.

ab cedo ab area
I yield the floor