The Will of the Senate - Senate Deliberations III

[TinCow]

Make whatever excuses and legal justification you wish Aureolus. You and your backers are drawing us into a war that will exact a heavy toll on the Republic, both physically and financially. There is more to life than conquest, Aureolus, and there is more to being a Roman than finding victory in battle. The Gauls were driven to Rome out of greed and it is greed that propels us to Byzantium. In the end, our victories over the Gauls will be hollow if we become barbarians ourselves.