Although the background information did not mention any time information, when Zhang Heng heard the names of the five people, he knew where he had come this time.
ancient rome.
Or more precisely the age of the Roman Empire.
The origin of all glorious stories often comes from a legend, and ancient Rome is no surprise.
Numitor and Amulio are a pair of brothers, and their father is the king of the Latins. When the king died, he divided the inheritance into two and let his two sons choose. Numitor chose The throne, while Amulius chose the innumerable treasures that his ancestors brought back from Troy.
So one of the two brothers became a king, and the other became rich and powerful.
But Amulio, who has a lot of wealth, is obviously not willing to live under the rule of his elder brother, so he used his wealth to secretly buy the ministers and the army, successfully usurped the throne, and exiled his The elder brother, Numito, also killed Numito's son. However, because of his daughter's pleading, he finally let go of the net and did not kill the elder brother's daughter, Silvia, but let Silvia become Vi Sta virgin.
The Virgin of Vesta is a priest who serves the goddess Vesta, the sacred fire. Because of the priesthood, she must keep chaste and stay away from men. In this way, Sylvia will have no offspring, but no one thought that Mars, the god of war in the middle, would suddenly When he got involved, he fell in love with Sylvia, and failed to control his lower body, making Sylvia pregnant with twins.
Amulio was furious when he heard the news, but because he didn't dare to offend Mars, the god of war, he had no choice but to confine Silvia. After giving birth, he put the two babies in a basket and threw them into the river, hoping to make them They died naturally, but the river water finally brought the baskets to the shore, a she wolf came to nurse them, and a woodpecker also helped them forage, and finally kept them alive until a passing shepherd adopted them as adopted sons , and named them Mulus and Remos.
Like all other great legends, there is always a turning point before the hero becomes a hero, a force pushes him, draws the sword in the stone.
The same is true for Mulus. The two brothers soon grew up, and then an accident happened. Lemos was involved in a conflict between shepherds and was captured by the king. Knowing his life experience, he gathered many people who hated and dissatisfied with Amulio to launch an uprising, and finally killed Amulio and rescued his brother.
But when all the dust settled, the two of them did not inherit the throne, but chose to return the kingdom to the exiled grandfather Numitor, and then built a new city where the shepherd found the bamboo basket.
However, during the process of building the city, the two brothers had differences, which led to a great war. Mulus finally won the war and killed Lemos.
And this new city is also named after his fate.
This is the origin of the name Rome, the capital of ancient Rome.
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Of course, this story is very bloody and magical in later generations, but there are many similar stories in China, such as Liu Bang killing the white snake, such as Lao Tzu passing through Hangu Pass and Ziqi coming to the east, etc., and basically the earlier the time, the adulterated The more mythological elements there are.
In the words of the author of "History of Rome", "None of them are based on reliable historical materials, but I suggest that there is no need to affirm them or deny them."
In short, with the establishment of the city of Rome by Mulus, Rome entered the era of kingship, which was about 753 BC, and then Rome embarked on the road of expansion. In 509 BC, with the Etruria The last king of the dynasty, Tarquin Jr., was overthrown by the Senate, and Rome officially entered the republic era.
Of course, the process during this period was not all smooth sailing. Rome was also isolated by its nearby neighbors. However, after the three Macedonian Wars, Rome controlled the whole of Greece, and the subsequent Syrian War allowed it to control West Asia, and then Caesar appeared on the stage. After defeating his political enemies and two allies, he consolidated power and became the de facto emperor, but was assassinated and killed.
Immediately afterwards, his adopted son Octavian came on the stage. After killing his political enemies and two allies (yes, you read that right, the model is the same), the head of state politics was established, and Rome officially entered the age of empire.
And when the Roman Empire entered its heyday during the Antonian dynasty, five wise emperors ushered in a row, that is, the five people Zhang Heng heard about in the background introduction before. The period between Val and Antony's reign is also known as the Golden Age of Rome.
At this time, Rome had a strong army, stable politics, a vast territory, and unprecedented prosperity.
But when Aurelius was in power, Rome actually began to decline. Barbarian invasions, frequent border wars, and a plague that swept across the country, the population decreased due to dual factors, tax declines and military expenditures increased. financial crisis.
Fortunately, Rome still has the emperor Aurelius. This part-time philosopher emperor has been very diligent all his life. While dealing with the nobles of the Senate, he fought south and north. In this way, he still took the time to write such a philosophical masterpiece as "Meditations".
But with the death of Aurelius, the Roman Empire did turn from prosperity to decline, no longer the prosperity of the golden age, and his son Commodus was also the last emperor of the Antonine Dynasty. As for the East and West Rome after that, it is another story.
Zhang Heng roughly deduced the time of his location, which should be at the end of the second century AD.
Although Rome at this time has begun to flourish and decline, and the empire will fall into long-term civil strife after the death of Commodus, but for now, one-fifth of the world's population is still under the rule of the Roman Empire. With a territory spanning thousands of miles, it is a veritable empire.
In fact, Zhang Heng is quite interested in this trip to Rome. After all, ancient Roman civilization, as an important source of Western civilization, has various influences on future generations. Unfortunately, most future generations can only learn from film and television and literature. Learn about it in the works.
However, Zhang Heng had the opportunity to personally visit this ancient and huge empire through this instance. Of course, this main mission also reminded him from the side, telling him that this trip to Rome might not be too easy.
So far, he has received a total of two survival missions, one is a novice dungeon of survival on a deserted island, and the other is a dungeon of the Sufen war. That's fine, but it's also troublesome to say trouble, because it often means that just living is not easy.
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