Simulating the Universe, Starting with Speedrunning Greece

Gaius Marius was born in 157 BC.

It is clear from the fact that you can't even see the name of his family's family that he is so grassroots that you don't even know what his family's family is. Apart from living long enough, he has almost no advantages in life compared to other people.

In this way, the poor and uneducated grassroots want to stand out.

If you want to cross the class boundary, the only way out is to join the army.

At first, Marius served as a soldier under Scipio the Younger.

Who was Scipio the Younger? Apart from his glorious military achievements, as the Roman commander in the Third Punic War, he once said something that left an important influence on the history of Western Europe.

He is the Roman version of Fan Zhongyan, who thought, "Before you worry about the world, and after you enjoy the world, you will enjoy yourself."

The first man who knew how to think and worry about the future when Guo Heng Yi Qiang was young.

After the great Carthage was destroyed in the First World War,

He once lamented: "Carthage once enjoyed all the glory and wealth, but now we have to witness its demise. I feel not the joy of a victor, but sadness. I wonder if Rome will also face such a moment."

And Scipio the Younger's worries were not unfounded.

In fact, during that period, Rome was showing signs of chaos due to various policies.

Not only was it because of the corruption of officials and nobles and the omnipotence of the Senate, but there was also the problem of constant external military conflicts and wars on multiple fronts.

If Roma can keep winning, perhaps the impact will not be seen for the time being.

But no one can win all the time, especially after the previous Roman commander retires, who can take over his position? !

When someone asked Scipio the Younger,

The answer given by Scipio the Younger was - Marius! This man can do it!

Marius' military talent was recognized by Scipio the Younger very early on, who could be regarded as Marius's mentor in life.

But even with the recognition of Scipio the Younger, Marius's path to promotion was still not smooth because he was born into a poor family.

He became a tribune at the age of 38.

He was elected as a lawyer at the age of 42, and then served as the Governor of Spain for a year, but he was always tepid and failed to achieve any results.

All his talents were in military affairs. He was born for war. It was destined that he would return to the battlefield one day and regain his true glory.

When Marius was nearly 50 years old,

The old king of Rome's ally did something extremely foolish.

He divided his land, Numidia, equally among his three children.

But since ancient times, there have been several scenes of dynasties fighting for hegemony and princes' rebellion in almost every era.

The royal families of many kingdoms have never stopped fighting for the throne.

The three children started fighting.

Among them, Jugurtha, the old king’s adopted son, lived up to his title of adopted son. He was fierce and aggressive when it came to beating up his other brothers! !

Jugurtha, who had served under Scipio the Younger, like Marius,

Compared with the other two children, his military strength was much stronger, and he beat the two brothers to tears.

When the Roman Senate learned of this, they went to mediate the war.

But Jugurtha pretended to obey but secretly disobeyed the order. He continued to fight and kill, which completely angered the Senate.

They sent Metellus, the consul at that time, to attack Jugurtha, and Marius followed him as an assistant officer and once again went to the battlefield.

Soon the war stabilized and they suppressed Jugurtha, but Marius and his immediate superior Metellus had disagreements on subsequent military opinions.

Metellus looked down on Marius's birth. The obvious discrimination and humiliation made Marius resign in anger.

Then began an extremely glorious life.

He was so tough that he simply resigned, then ran for consul himself and recruited troops to fight Jugurtha.

Sometimes people don’t realize how good they are unless they push themselves.

When Marius returned to Rome, he ran for consul with only two core ideas.

One - I can fight,

Two - I can lead you to victory!

In fact, it is an idea. In a nutshell, it can be summed up in one sentence - 'Follow me and I will take you flying'!

He promised the public that Jugurtha would be captured alive and brought back to Rome.

During this period in Rome, due to policy issues, the gap between the rich and the poor became increasingly larger. The country also suffered repeated defeats in wars and many setbacks, and the morale of the army was very low.

Not only did they fight in Africa, they also waged war on multiple fronts simultaneously, fighting the Thracians in the east and the Germans in the north.

What’s even worse is that, not only are they bad at playing, but due to the frequent defeats, everyone in Rome, from the Senate and the nobility to the common people, now has a headache whenever the issue of war is mentioned.

Regardless of whether Marius is suspected of bragging.

When Marius heard that someone was so courageous and confident to stand up and resolve the African battlefield, he was immediately approved unanimously and became consul.

After becoming consul, Marius' life and military success became smoother and smoother. After winning several battles in succession,

He completely expanded his reputation and secured his position as consul.

It also laid the foundation for most of the reforms he implemented later.

Among them was the issue that Ye was most concerned about, which was to grant Roman citizenship to all citizens of the allied states.

In that period, obtaining Roman citizenship was not as strict as it is now. As long as you were willing to pay, you still had a chance to ride on the coattails of Italy and other allied countries.

But here comes the problem——!

During this period, Marius did not become consul at the age of 50 due to various reasons.

Ye was not sure whether there was no election or the election failed.

But Marius did not shine in military affairs and become a Roman giant, let alone the subsequent reforms.

The bill proposed by the Allies to grant citizenship to the Allies during the Allied War in order to appease the Allies also became a complete illusion.

How big is the impact of this slight deviation on the current course of history? !

But this seems to be a good thing for Ye. It seems that he can also take advantage of the alliance war?

Chapter 47: The Continuation of Troy, the Descendants of Hector's Brothers

Apart from anything else, the Social War was not only the period when Marius reached the peak of his life.

Such as Caesar's uncle - this time it's his real uncle.

Many outstanding generals, such as Lucius Caesar, made their fortunes in this war.

A little butterfly effect affected more than just Marius.

Julius Caesar was nine years old at that time.

Marius became Caesar's uncle because of his marriage to the family of Julius.

With the support of the Julius family, although the windmill of history blew a little off, Marius finally began to achieve some political success and became the representative of the Roman plebeian party.

Sulla, who was supposed to be a general under Marius in history but later broke away from Marius to work on his own, also built up his own power in advance... and became the leader of the aristocratic faction.

In the end, history finally returned to normal - the two became political enemies.

If we follow the original history——

Marius would make wrong choices due to his indecisiveness and unclear stance, which would eventually lead to him losing the support of both the civilians and the army, and he would also not be supported by the aristocracy.

Then in the future, when Sulla becomes strong and leads his troops to counterattack Rome, he will become the biggest winner.

In this time and space, because Marius' early development was not very good, he was completely suppressed by Sulla for a period of time, and the Julius family, which was the power behind Marius, almost carried out a major purge.

It was at that time that Haruman Julius temporarily sought refuge in other countries in order to avoid the overly powerful forces of Sulla.

This is quite similar to the experience of Caesar in history, who also fled to avoid Sulla's purge.

But Harriman was not as lucky as Caesar.

A few years after Caesar fled, Sulla suddenly died and returned home safely.

However, when Haruman was on the run, due to various accidents and disguises, his identity as a noble could not be verified, and he did not bring any bodyguards, so he was directly abducted by slave traders and sold to slave owners.

After living in darkness for several years, Haruman now just wants to go home.

It doesn't matter even if Sulla is politically purged.

Moreover, as Julius is from the Family of God, even Sulla may not really dare to take action against him.

The Julius family may not have had any high-ranking officials in Rome in the past two years, but it has a strong foundation and a profound background.

And it was also from Haruman's narration that Ye suddenly learned a piece of information that he had never known before he traveled through time.

Julius, that is, the family of Caesar,

Tracing back to the origin, it actually comes from the Trojan War.

According to legend, the ancestors of the Romans were the Trojans who fled after the city of Troy was destroyed by the Greeks.

Among them was a hero named Aeneas, who was brave and good at fighting. He was the son of Venus (Aphrodite), the goddess of love and beauty.

After Troy was defeated, the hero Aeneas fled Troy with his wife and children.

After several days of drifting on the sea, they finally reached shore and settled down at the mouth of the Tvere River.

The Tvere River is a natural passageway and a necessary resting place for sailors.

At the same time, its dangerous terrain serves as a natural barrier against invasions by foreign tribes from the north.

This unique geographical condition enabled Rome to prosper in business and rise rapidly in the future.

The founder of Alba Dragon City, the predecessor of Rome, was Julius, the son of the hero Aeneas.

That’s right! Julius’ family has the blood of God and the blood of the oldest Roman rulers.

As for the real founder of Rome, the story of the more widely known god-ancestor Romulus, actually takes place during this time.

The city of Alba Longa was passed down from generation to generation by the descendants of Julius.

When the throne was passed to Numitor, his younger brother Amulius was dissatisfied with his brother's acquisition of the throne. Jealousy and malice led him to usurp the throne by despicable means.

After that, he killed Numitor's son and ordered his niece Silvia to be forced to become a priestess.

And imprisoned him in a high tower.

According to the regulations at the time, priestesses had to remain chaste forever and could not marry because they were people serving the gods.

At this point in the story, Ye was very clear about the follow-up.

Since you said you are a priestess serving the gods, okay~!

If mortals cannot break her chastity, then surely the gods can.

Didn't it happen that the God of War came down to earth, had sex with Sylvia, and gave birth to twins?

The twins were the future ancestor of gods Romulus and his brother Remus.

So, if the myth is true, Julius is indeed from the family of God with the blood of God.

The setting of having the blood of gods flowing in his body might not be surprising in an era like Greece where demigods were everywhere.

Whose ancestors don’t have some divine blood? Especially many of their ancestors are descendants of Zeus, the king of gods. In terms of divine blood, is there anyone stronger than the king of gods?

But this is the Roman period.

The story about heroes and gods has basically come to an end here.

Rarely do we hear rumors about God.

As one of the few families on earth that still has descendants of gods, it goes without saying that their status and bloodline are noble.

Just like the future British royal family and the emperor of a country with a good life, even if they no longer hold the power of the country in the future, their symbolic significance as a country has determined...

No matter how the rulers change, such families will rarely encounter a real crisis of destruction.

Once someone wants to take action, all nobles and commoners will not allow it.

'A heroic bloodline that dates back to the Trojan War?'