“Rome would never have need of a dictator if she had such men in office, men so united in heart, as ready to obey as to command and contributing glory to the common stock rather than drawing from it in their personal interests” – Titus Livy The History of Rome, Books 6-10 Some made way, others, stood still. As if …

“Anger is a brief madness: govern your mind [temper], for unless it obeys, it commands” – Quintus Horatius Flaccus Odes of Horace It was a bright and sunny day, the warm rays of the sun piercing through the leaves of the stone pine. The birds chirp, singing a pleasant melody as the cool breeze of the wind flow through the …

“Adapt yourself to the life you have been given, and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.” – Marcus Aurelius Meditations In the afternoon of his inauguration day, Julius finds himself back at the familiar room he woke up to earlier. Understanding the context about who he was, Julius now recognizes this room to be his study. …

“Virtue clearly does want honor, nor is there any other reward for virtue. Yet it accepts that reward graciously, rather than making a strenuous demand for it.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero On the Republic-Book 3 The declaration that Julius made spread like wildfire through the masses. Many who heard the news immediately sang songs of praise for the new supposed …

“It is not these well-fed long haired men that I fear, but the pale and hungry looking.” – Gaius Julius Caesar Plutarch-Antony 11.3  Some time after the still shocking revelation of his current predicament, Julius managed gather himself together and prepare for the meeting with the senate. Fixing his hair and donning his toga, he exits his chambers to meet the …

 A cold breeze awakens a man sleeping on a desk filled with papers stacked high. “H-huh?! Where am I?” He mutters almost forgetting what he was doing at the time. “Oh yeah, I remember now. I have to go meet with the senate” Shambling off his desk, he grabs a hefty piece of cloth hanging on a wall and walks …

[Greek for encyclopedia, this chapter will serve as the general collection of the various terms that will be used throughout the novel] “Centurion” : A man responsible for the well being and training of the men in his century. Often considered the best fight in said century, the centurion is considered as the highest rank in the century. “Century” : …