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This as again and again, then over again, the Roman Legions in the past had
fell floundering before the slave army either being routed out or else dying upon
their enemies swords.
Perhaps even worse and against all Roman pride these Legions of the Imperial
Eagle being put to a pathetic scrambling flight.
Forts, garrisons, villages and towns, yes now even great cities were being
ravaged burned plundered and laid siege to.
Both the senate, even the very Emperor himself were apparently at some odds
as just what to do about this whole messy very costly affair.
Many times of late, slick tongued envoys, high ranking diplomats and even
nobles of the highest calibre had been dispatched from the much troubled
Emperor Septimius Severus, to try and talk some sort of truce with their ever
growing enemy.
Of course here were a collection of smooth talkers, deceivers, accomplished
liars and tricksters all sent to reason with the generals of the slave army.
Doubtless of course these fools who lead these peasants were uneducated
brainless things, no more than brutish oafs who could easily be cajoled then easily
tricked away from their pathway.
Aye, oh aye these so called leaders of men were after all only low bred things,
desperate fools, who could and would be bribed with a full pardon and a few
false promises.
Yes, yes indeed the promise of a heavy purse of gold or an expensive villa set
out in a nice place in the country would surely sway their madness, or would it?
Sadly though, well for Rome this was not at all going to be the case, no as
bribery would not be Rome’s salvation in this instance.
This as to their undying credit the slave army stubbornly rejected the Roman
financial enticements and bravely stood its ground, and fought on, fought on and
won as it so happened.
So obviously under these most dire of circumstances then another strategy must
be sought to put down this reckless rebellion.
Anyway, against such stoic resilient opposition with some slim hope in their
sad sinking hearts, the senate backed, even encouraged by the Emperor himself
sought a desperate deliverance from their plight.
This as now more than ever the senate and above all else Rome itself required
the help of the great slayer.
Indeed, yes Rome most desperately needed the return of the great commander
Barak to put all that was so badly wrong to some sort of rights.
With luck, hopefully where the Roman Generals had failed, aye and failed
miserably at that, well the senate down to a man were more than confident the

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