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Rome was already a great city in 1000 BC. With the Temple and Granary completed, with a large territory to settle, Rome's prospects were bright. Mirabile
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ROME -- Sir Edward Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |
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1000 BC Caesar arranged his Latin towns so that others will have to cross Roman territory to settle the Italian lands to the south of Rome. Rome was a bit behind in settlements, but with Rome's Granary completed, this would change quickly. Meanwhile, Roman Workers build Roads, while Roman soldiers protect the borderlands. Iron has been discovered just south of the capital. Tempora quid
faciunt.
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1000 BC Our Citizens are happy, contented and productive. Most of our treasury is being set aside for purchases of Technology from our neighbors. We have 258g so far, and saving 18g per turn. Once we have discovered Currency, we will sell the technology for a big profit. Salus populi suprema lex
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days and three, Clau-Clau-Clau shall given be A gift that all desire but he. To a fawning fellowship He shall stammer, cluck and trip, Dribbling always with his lip. But when he's dumb and no more here, Nineteen hundred years or near, Clau-Clau-Claudius shall speak clear. |
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1000 BC When this story is written in the Annals of Civilization, they will speak not only of Rome's military victories, but of their cultural legacy. Sic erat in
fatis.
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1000 BC
In proportion to her former greatness, the fall of Rome was the more
awful and deplorable.
