Popular Post Unknown Identity Posted November 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2022 “The fleet sails with the tide sire” the Captain said to Tiberius. “Good, my father will be pleased; send word to the rest of the Roman fleet that my father wishes to make landfall in Carthage before dawn” The Caesar of Rome directly stated to the seasoned ship captain. “It appears we have arrived exactly as the Emperor has foreseen” Valentinian said to Tiberius. Valentinian was the Roman Senate’s most experienced Senator and diplomat. His counsel is always seen as wise and temperate and his responses timed and always well thought out. “Val what do you think our chances are of taking Carthage?” Tiberius said to Valentinian as he looks out ahead towards the shores of North Africa. The grey haired Senator ran his hand through his grey beard and said “They say the deposed Etruscan Emperor Justinian is here, and is still claiming he is a Emperor of all Romans. They say he is guarded by a small detachment of Numidian cavalry because no true Roman will serve under his banner. Him taking refuge in Carthage and begging the TKR Council to help him invade Italy while bribing them with the gold stolen from the Roman treasury he looted on his way to escape the Imperial Palace after the Roman Senate Declared him a Public Enemy of the Senate and the People of Rome after the Roman population began rioting and demanding his removal at the news of the arrival of the Legio I Germanica, Legio IX Hispana, and the Legio XIV Gemina 50 miles north of Rome.” The old man’s eyes began to close as he remembered this event almost 1 year past. “The Praetorian Guard attempted to find and eliminate the truly Carthaginian inspired traitor but he escaped to Carthage before the arrival of the acclaimed Emperor Germanicus” Valentinian looked at Tiberius and speaking confidently with a grin. “The Republic yet still lives and Rome will never suffer a King again. Our chances of victory will be in the hands of Jupiter and Mars, all the rest of us can do is honor the gods, love our women, and fight with all our might and Rome will be rid of this menace and hedonistic tyrant Justinian Roberts” Tiberius placed his hand on the shoulder of the wise old Senator and with a smirk said “We shall soon see the will of the Gods and our place within them” Valentinian bowed his head and Tiberius turned and left the bridge of the ship and walked down the stairs towards the Imperial cabin. Spotting the Praetorian Guard outside the entrance the soldiers stood firmly at attention as the son of the Emperor walked pass them with swagger in his step as the door was opened. The Emperor was standing around a table filled with maps surrounded by Generals and military officers, Senators discussing strategy and assessing the logistical situation. The Emperor was a towering man of 6 foot 2, he stood wearing a standard officers breastplate with the same decorations as that of a Roman General from his prior service before ascending to the purple. His hair was black with grey tips, a man of 52 years but still in as much physical condition as any Legionnaire. Wearing a purple cloak on his left shoulder and wearing the golden laurel leaf befitting Augustus himself. Standing next to him was the Governor of Germania Superior Quintus Cicero who was a seasoned soldier with a brilliant tactical mind, A young Syrian Military Tribune named Boom Fragor whose Cohort was assigned to be the first to land at the beaches. To the Emperors immediate right was the quiet and always watchful Praetorian Guard Legatus Augusti ‘Bloxeus Severus’ responsible for the Imperial family’s personal security. Tiberius approached the table and the Emperor looked up from the maps and spoke before the Generals had finished speaking. “How many leagues out are we?” Tiberius answering his father immediately “The winds are strong father, the shipmaster predicts we will reach the shoreline before dawn” Tiberius answered. Germanicus smiled and looked down at the maps on the table. “Good, it seems the Carthaginian navy is asleep” Turning to the Generals to his back and smiling “Have I told you all about the Senator testifying before the Censor?” The Emperor jokingly said. “Not recently Caesar no” Marcus Agrippa one of the generals replied first in a playfully mocking tone. The Emperor pleased with the speed of the fleets progress checked the clock and realizing everything was ready. “Ah good, we have the time then; a Senator accused of adultery is about to testify before the morality Censors, whether he has a wife. The censor asks: Do you have, in all your honesty, a wife? The man answered in reply I surely do, but not in all my honesty.” The entire room erupts in laughter and the Emperor turns to face the front of the table and pulls out the parchment of papers and reads to himself. “The TKR Council of Carthage have been incessantly posturing and refusing the extradition of the traitorous tyrant Justinian the Etruscan, Deposed Emperor of Rome, who was found guilty in the eyes of Gods and men in absentia by a Roman Court, and for seeking the forced illegal selling of Rome’s territory and people against the will of the Roman Empire; The Senate and People of Rome formally Declare a State of War exists between TKR, Carthage, Name withheld, Black Knights, and Purple Flower Garden and the Senate and People of Rome.” Signed, Imperator Augustus Caesar of Rome: Germanicus Julius Caesar Imperator Caesar of Rome: Tiberius Filius Germanicus Caesar Legatus Diplomaticus: Valentinian tldr: Roman Empire declares war on The Knights Radiants, Carthago, Name Withheld, Black Knights. 16 Quote Furthermore, I am of the opinion that Carthage should be destroyed. -Cato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Aurion Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 IMG_9701.MP4 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNukey Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Make sure to give mr roberts a big kiss He’ll apreciate it 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurdanak Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 I am mildly disappointed by the lack of "Carthago delenda est" but have fun nevertheless! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spukey Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 dayyja vu lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natonito Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 I'm guessing Elephants dying is a thing now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Julius Caesar Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 (edited) Jupiter preserve me, the damned timeline is more twisted here than the Gordian Knot! Valentinian? Cicero? Justinian? Marcus Agrippa? Tiberius? Germanicus? All on the same boat, to go to fight a war with Carthage? I haven't been this confused since I went drinking with Bacchus a few campaigns back, lad! Edited November 12, 2022 by Gaius Julius Caesar 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Annayah Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Inb4 Justinian, Roberts, Marika changes his name again. (While also acknowledging how often I change my own name.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etat Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 1 minute ago, Autumn Annayah said: Inb4 Justinian, Roberts, Marika changes his name again. (While also acknowledging how often I change my own name.) What they're all the same person?? 4 Quote Celer Et Audax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linksith Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Lost the war already, don't have the right Roman general on the ship to break into Carthage... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Aurion Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Cope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Aurion Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 11 hours ago, linksith said: Lost the war already, don't have the right Roman general on the ship to break into Carthage... Cope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxicPepper Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Rome > Carthage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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