Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 329 Great Sage Teacher
When Orville learned the news and returned to Alexandria, Domitia had already moved into the Governor's Palace. When Orville entered the room, Cleopatra was hosting a banquet to entertain Domitia.

After all, according to the rules, this is a member of the royal family. According to tradition, whenever a distinguished guest arrives at a place, the local celebrities and dignitaries should fulfill their duties and entertain the visiting distinguished guest well. The royal family is obviously the highest-level distinguished guest and should be entertained by the king. Cleopatra was almost flawless in these matters.

When entering the banquet hall, it was obvious that the atmosphere was awkward and stiff. Domitia had a cold face, and only smiled reluctantly when she saw Orville coming in: "Long time no see, it seems that you are living well here."

There was always a sense of fake smile, Orville felt that this was a mockery of himself, but he couldn't pretend to explain the interests involved, so he could only smile bitterly and nod slightly.

Cleopatra spoke up to help Orwell out: "Alexandria may not be as magnificent as Rome, but it is also one of the most magnificent cities. Your Highness has been well taken care of here, so he is naturally living a good life.

He often mentioned you to me, saying that you are a mature and knowledgeable young man. Did you come to Egypt to study?"

Domitia answered reluctantly, "I guess so. On the one hand, I came to visit my brother, and on the other hand, I came to study. I found that the current situation in Athens is not really suitable for me to study there."

Speaking of this, Domitia still had some lingering fears - she was escorted by the navy when she came, but even so they were followed by pirate ships for a while, and the pirates even planned to rob them. Fortunately, they met a cruising navy and avoided a naval battle. This was a very exciting experience for her who had never experienced war personally.

Orville and Cleopatra frowned as they listened. They had not expected Greece to be in such a mess. They looked at each other and saw the same meaning in each other's eyes.

Orville spoke up again: "Our navy is now taking shape. The situation in Greece is so chaotic. I will write to my father and the Senate and ask them to agree that I send a fleet to the Aegean Sea to suppress the pirates. This should not be a difficult task."

Orville was planning to use pirates to train his troops, and the Senate would certainly not refuse. After all, Greece was their private property, and the frequent appearance of pirates had a great impact on trade. No one wanted to see their assets shrink for no reason. Now that they had Orville's free navy to use, they were so happy that they couldn't wait to get it for free.

Domitia didn't think too much about it. She was very happy to hear that Orville was going to fight the pirates: "That's the best! Order should prevail over chaos and plunder. If the people there can't maintain order, it would be a good thing for your people to go over and help."

Invisibly, her impression of Cleopatra also improved a little bit. After all, Orwell's navy was still the Egyptian fleet, funded by the Egyptian treasury, and the action also required the approval of the Egyptian queen. Since Cleopatra acquiesced to Orwell's order, it meant that at least she and Domitia had some consensus. After the episode, the few people continued to eat. Cleopatra had done her homework in advance and found out about Domitia's eating habits from Orwell. Now it was completely the right medicine for the disease, so Domitia ate very smoothly anyway. Domitia was treated by the king of Egypt, so she naturally couldn't be too harsh, and she communicated with Cleopatra indifferently.

Orville saw all this, but he was not very worried about Domitia, because he knew that if Cleopatra was given some time, she would be able to easily deal with Domitia, and by then it would be good enough if Domitia did not betray him.

The two had a lot of overlapping interests and hobbies, and both were rare female intellectuals in ancient times. In addition, Cleopatra was now a queen with a good reputation in her administration. Seriously speaking, if it weren't for Orwell's own incident, it would not be impossible for Domitia to regard her as an idol.
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The result was similar to what Orville had expected. A few days later, Domitia was dealt with by the shrewd Cleopatra. Although she still felt unhappy about Cleopatra stealing her brother-in-law, she still treated her as a friend reluctantly.

As the sponsor of the great library, Cleopatra was naturally able to command all the scholars. She arranged a luxurious lineup of teachers for Domitia: the main teachers in mathematics, geometry, and geography were Ptolemy, the main teacher in Greek was a great scholar who had taken refuge from Athens. Considering the gender issue, Hypatia also taught Domitia, while Latin, rhetoric, and debate were taught by a scholar brought by Domitia herself.

His name was Marcus Fabius Quintilian, a teacher from the Spanish provinces in his forties who had become very famous in Rome in recent years for the quality of his teaching.

The best talents would naturally be provided directly to the royal family. Vespa found a way to persuade him to serve as Domitia's private tutor for a period of time. It seemed that this process was quite difficult, because Vespa specially left a note for Orville to tell him about these things.

Quintilian came to Egypt for further studies, so he should be given enough time to study and any requests should be met as much as possible. If he wanted to communicate with Orville, he should try not to refuse him, etc. In short, he should be told to be more respectful.

The person who deserved Vespa's reminder must be a man of some ability. Orville also had an impression of this person - the best educator in the Roman Empire, without a doubt, and was considered the greatest educator in Europe until modern times.

He wrote a book systematically discussing how students should be educated, and his results were still being studied until the Renaissance. He also advocated teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and was the earliest advocate of the class division system. His teaching level was also outstanding. The powerful people in Rome liked to send their children to him for further study, such as Tacitus, the later emperor Hadrian, the future favorite of Trajan, Pliny's nephew Pliny the Younger, etc. These people are considered to be famous figures in history.

It can be said that this is the founder of Western pedagogy and has influenced the modern education system. Orville still respected such a person very much. He also recognized that education is a sacred and noble cause, so he did not hesitate to follow Vespa's request and provided Quintilian with the best treatment.

(End of this chapter)