Senators, senators..

I second the motions:

Motion 6.7 : We will ally ourselves with the Illyrians at any cost, also offering to declare war on their enemy the kingdom of Macedon.

Motion 6.8: This house instructs the First Consul, after raiding Bourges, to return all Roman troops back to the Republic. The raided Gallic settlements of Gergovia and Comata are to be left as buffers between us and Iberia and Germany. This motion invalidates motions 6.1, 6.3 and 6.4.


And withdraw my support of Motion 6.1, 6.3.

First, I wish you all to reason, and look at the table to plan what's next, rather than what's before. The news approached me that a Roman woman was tortured in Sparta, and then killed by a greek merchant, that for his deeds, hadn't got cursed, but praised. And so, I stare at you, wondering what will you disregard next! Now, we start with a humilation of the Republic under the hands of a filthy merchant, and the next thing we know, a city is down to those rivals and we shake no arms for it. Wake up, Senators! One last cry came out of that woman's mouth, with woe titled all over it, "Death for the glory of the Republic..", yes. A woman gave away her soul for her belief in the Republic, and what do we do?

Vibius Pleminius walks a few steps back and forth.

WHAT DO WE DO? We stand here, cry at each other, cursing and challenging, giving no care or importance to a Roman woman that believed in us. It fails me how such great, courageous and brave men would, let me get it right, 'disregard this deed, and put the level of mind over that of heart'. I urge you my Senators, to make me fulfil the price of that woman's soul, with blood from every greek warrior I stumble upon.

Iberia and Carthage are of now no threat to us, for they both are fighting each other, and to attack one of them is to strengthen the other. The Germans to the north should fall for the prey before their eyes. The last 2 Gallic cities should remain a bait for the Germans, may a war start between them and the Iberians.

And at the ease end of all this, I need to remind you all that, to take the death of a Roman woman - who praised her death to the Republic - lightly, is to betray the essence of our principles. Principle we use to work our life through that hard path to glory, to the glory of the Republic.