At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Roman classics are of course also very precious.

As for the temples in Rome, they look similar to some sacrifices to land, animals, and heaven in Wei State, and they have that flavor.

However, there are many temples in Rome. Different temples enshrine different gods. Different gods also have different stories and different groups of believers.

Anyway, Zhang Liao and Simpi, who believed in heaven, earth and ancestors, were not interested in this, and politely refused to understand their gods, so the officials who tried to introduce them to the Roman gods felt very disappointed.

Then there is the large bath.

"Loumo people like bathing very much. Some people even bathe every day, otherwise they will feel uncomfortable. The money they spend on bathing places is unimaginable. They also build water pipes for this purpose, leading water from the outside and draining water. "

Wang Wei has been to the big bathhouse several times, so he has a certain understanding of it.

"However, most of these big baths are quite dirty and not clean. A lot of water can't be replaced in time. There are many people soaking together, and they don't know what's in them. What's even more strange is that women can go to the big baths, and they can even have sex with them. Men bathe together."

When Wang Wei said this, Zhang Liao and Xin Pi were frightened immediately.

"Bathing together in the public bath in broad daylight? The body will be seen clearly by others, right? They actually do such a thing?"

Simpi's eyes widened.

Wang Wei nodded.

"I've seen it with my own eyes. It's true. I'm also very shocked, but this is the truth. I can only say that the customs are different in different places, right? Back then the Huns still had the rule of inheriting their wives."

Simpi gasped suddenly, feeling very shocked.

"It's nothing more than a family, this stranger... is ridiculous, ridiculous, really ridiculous."

Zhang Liao was fine. Thinking of the rules of the Huns, Zhang Liao felt that each place has its own rules, and they should be respected. However, respect does not mean acceptance.

So both of them are unwilling to go to the big bath to watch.

However, the public baths used by these civilians themselves do not need them to visit.

If they want to take a bath, there are naturally cleaner, more convenient and high-end luxury baths for them to use.

Of course, if you want to pay attention to privacy, it is also very simple, just a private bath.

It's just that most people don't have this condition.

Among these public facilities, the one that shocked them the most was the Colosseum.

The colosseum, which covers a huge area and can accommodate 9 people to watch the game together, really shocked Zhang Liao and Xin Pi.

Emperor Caracalla led them to watch the games in person, increased the number of games in the Colosseum especially for the distinguished guests who came from afar, and showed the most distinctive games to the distinguished guests.

A large number of Roman nobles and citizens flocked in to join in the fun. There was a huge crowd of people, and the cheers were loud and loud, shaking the world. Those who didn't know thought they were fighting.

The envoys of the Wei Empire and the emperor watched the game together in the most comfortable and high-end place with the best view, and they could clearly see the gladiatorial battle in the arena.

The life-and-death struggle between human and human, and the desperate struggle between beast and beast are all wonderful and extraordinary.

What surprised Zhang Liao, Xinbi and the others was that the life and death of the losing side in a human-to-human struggle is sometimes handed over to all the people present for judgment, and the rules will let all the people present decide the life and death of this person together .

Anyway, all the losers that day were decided to die by everyone, and then they were killed crying.

In this regard, Emperor Caracalla said that the life and death of the defeated must be decided by everyone, and those who lost their honor often cannot get their lives.

Zhang Liao and Xin Pi looked at each other, feeling unimaginable.

But the most shocking thing is yet to come.

The most shocking thing is the fight between man and beast.

Armed men and ferocious beasts such as lions, tigers, and bears fought each other for life and death.

Either man kills the beast, or the beast kills man.

Generally speaking, it is rare for one person to challenge the beast alone. In order to enhance the viewing experience, several people usually challenge the beast together.

In addition to the slaves who were forced to fight, the people who participated in this kind of competition performance also included desperadoes who wanted to make a lot of money or become famous.

What Zhang Liao and Xin Pi saw was a match where five people teamed up to challenge the mighty tiger.

Before the game started, the audience in the arena roared wildly, as if they were afraid that their voices were not loud enough. The people around the emperor also shouted loudly, and even the emperor himself shouted excitedly a few times. Happy.

Then the fighters enter the arena. They usually have certain equipment and preparations, and have rich experience in fighting beasts. If several people join forces, it is not impossible to survive in the face of ferocious beasts.

Then the tiger entered the arena. After entering the arena, the tiger roared again and again, and walked in a circle facing the group of brave fighters gathered together, as if judging the strength of the opponent.

"The beast is hungry and in a state of hunger, and its will to fight is very strong. If it cannot defeat and kill this tiger, the gladiator will most likely be eaten on the spot."

The translator relayed the words of Emperor Caracalla, letting Zhang Liao and Simpi know the main points of the game.

Zhang Liao and Simpi were very surprised—so many people watched the gladiator being eaten together?

What is the way?

Before they could figure it out, the match began. The tiger roared again and again, attacking and biting the gladiators.

The gladiators cooperate with each other, you are in charge of attracting, and I am in charge of sneak attack, continuously bloodletting the tigers that are trying to attack, gradually consuming the tiger's physical strength, and intending to win the final victory.

Of course, you can't gain an advantage in a frontal fight, but if you cooperate with each other to fight a protracted battle and keep bleeding the beast, you may be able to win.

The fierce tiger fought five times, it seemed to be at a disadvantage, and there were many wounds on its body, but soon the tiger came back, no longer caring about others, staring at a person, rushing fiercely, biting desperately, and finally succeeded Killed one person.

Others can't do it no matter how they lure or attack.

After tasting the blood, the tiger became even crazier and more aggressive, while the gladiators began to appear flustered, and there were problems with their coordination.

The tiger kept attacking, biting, and intercepting with its claws. There were more and more wounds on its body, and it became more and more fierce, and its bite became more and more fierce.

The gladiators kept slashing at the tiger with their knives, and they themselves were bruised and bleeding.

The people in the stands applauded loudly when they saw the tiger was hacked and bled.

Seeing that the beast fighters' heads were bleeding and their skins were torn apart, they also roared loudly.

No matter who is deflated, it seems to be a matter of celebration for them. They seem to treat tigers and gladiators equally. No matter which side is, it is their spiritual consumption.

As long as there's blood and sacrifice and death, it's going to get their adrenaline pumping, drive them crazy, make them scream.

The emperor and the people around him also became excited, watching the gladiators being killed one by one until they were completely defeated.

Four slaves were killed, and the last desperado who took the initiative to challenge was also killed.

While the tiger was feasting, the whole scene reached its peak, and everyone entered the peak of happiness.

Chapter 1387. One thousand 290 seven Guo Peng needs Rome, just like Rome needs him

For this fanaticism, Zhang Liao and Simpi expressed their incomprehension.

Similarly, Wang Wei also found it difficult to accept.

They don't understand why this group of people are so excited and happy when they see the scene of the beast eating people.

They roared crazily, their faces turned red, as if their throats were broken because of shouting, and the veins on their faces were bulging, making people worry that they would die in the next second.

Emperor Caracalla, who had calmed down, laughed and told them why he was so happy.

Because of the death of the tiger, the Colosseum will give a large reward to those victors, but the death of a person does not need to reward the tiger.

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The emperor smiled very happily, as if he had won a crucial battle.

Then naturally there are professionals who bring down the tiger, which is at the end of the battle with scars after winning, and put it back in the cage, waiting for the next battle.

The tiger who completed the pentakill had many wounds and bled a lot, and needed medical treatment to prevent this rare tiger from dying of wound infection.

They also look forward to its next wonderful performance.

As for the corpses of those people who were eaten by tigers, they would naturally be dealt with by special personnel. It was worthless and meaningless to pull them out to a place like a mass grave and throw them away.

Slaves die when they die, and outlaws don't know if they have family, but it doesn't matter if they do, no one cares.

Seeing the back, Simpi couldn't bear to look directly.

He is a traditional scholar who has been educated in poetry and etiquette since he was a child. He is full of repulsion to this scene full of primitive laws of natural selection and does not want to look directly at it.

Zhang Liao is used to life and death, fighting for the rest of his life, so he feels okay about it, but he feels that this kind of behavior is not worth advocating.

Humans and beasts fight each other, and regard life and death as nothing. Is this really good?

But since this is an existence that the Roman Empire is proud of, they also have to give courtesy praise in front of the emperor to make Emperor Caracalla happy.

After all, it is their territory.

And their feelings about Rome don't stop there.

In addition to these public facilities where the polarization between civilization and barbarism is very serious, there are many other things, such as food, wine, and beauties.

During the fierce disputes between Emperor Caracalla and local forces in the province, Zhang Liao and Simpi enjoyed the aristocratic life of the Roman Empire very comfortably.

In addition to the unpleasant taste, the freshness brought by the exotic style is also very good.

The diplomatic interpreters they brought seized the time and opportunity to read Roman classics, understand the history and past of Rome, and inquire about various Roman traditional customs and customs.

At the same time, they also wandered in the streets and alleys of Rome, using the Latin and Greek they learned to communicate directly with the residents of Rome.

Communicating with them can learn something that cannot be understood in Roman classics.

These interpreters from relatively humble backgrounds understand all aspects of a country very well.

You can't fully understand this country just by talking with a group of dignitaries from the upper class. The best way to understand this country is to communicate with ordinary people at the bottom.

It is not difficult to let the dignitaries live a luxurious life, on the contrary it is very simple, but to let thousands of ordinary people live a slightly better life and not go hungry, that is the most difficult thing in the world.

They themselves are the beneficiaries of this kind of thing, so they will naturally pay more attention to those ordinary people who walk around in the streets and alleys to make a living.

Listen to them talk about their lives, their work from sunrise to sunset, their daily meals and entertainment and leisure activities other than work, their emotions and so on.

The citizens on the streets of Rome have a good impression of these well-dressed Wei people who speak their language but have a strange accent. They feel that they are very polite and friendly, and they can feel the atmosphere of cultural people in every gesture.

For the inquiries of these interpreters, they answered every question, so the interpreters could easily understand the real city of Rome and the real Rome.

Including what the people living at the bottom eat, what they wear, what they use, and what they live in.

There are also their occupations, income, and their almost unanimous dislike and jealousy of the Imperial Guard, as well as their dissatisfaction with the current emperor.

From their descriptions, the interpreters can get a lot of precious information, which will become very important first-hand information for the Wei Empire to understand and study the Roman Empire.

Before the emperor finally entangled with the local forces, the translation team of the Wei Empire had obtained a lot of interesting, true and valuable materials, and had a deep understanding of the customs and customs of Rome.

During this period of time, Zhang Liao, Xinpi and others not only visited and enjoyed the superstructure of the city of Rome, but also paid attention to communicating with the dignitaries in the city of Rome.

These dignitaries were very interested in the Wei Empire, and more than one person expressed the wish to visit the Wei Empire, and they all liked to drink. After drinking too much, they couldn't help talking about some interesting things like political jokes about the empire.

Of course, what the lower classes know is different from what the upper classes know.

Through these high-ranking dignitaries, Zhang Liao and Simpi could even hear some details about Emperor Caracalla's murder of his younger brother, including learning about the succession of the Roman throne and some rules of co-emperors.

This is really interesting, because Rome actually existed in a period where several emperors ruled the country together.

Although the co-governance of the two emperors failed this time, it is not without success.

As the saying goes, there are no two days and no two masters, and the essence of power will not change. If such a period really existed, it can only show that the imperial power of Rome in that period could not be regarded as imperial power at all.

Or the emperor can also separate one, two, three, four, whoever is the biggest has the final say.

Simpi, a mature politician, thinks so.

Moreover, these upper-level dignitaries seemed to have no respect for Emperor Caracalla at all, and had a bad impression of him, and there was a faint feeling of [see when he will finish] in his words.

This is not a monarch or minister, it is clearly an enemy.

Because of these exchanges, although they have not been here for a long time, their understanding of Rome is really not superficial.

When the emperor and the local forces negotiated everything and reached a result, Zhang Liao, Simpi and the translators had already understood almost everything that could be learned in Rome.

The customs and customs of the city of Rome, as well as some unofficial essays on the Roman Empire, are very interesting.

This is undoubtedly an eye-opening experience for the people of the Celestial Kingdom who have always only thought about their own country and their own lives. There is such a powerful, vast territory and strange customs in a place thousands of miles away.

This country is not weak at all, and the strength and prosperity of this country can be felt from many levels.

After the Wei Empire ruled the world and fought against invincible opponents on all sides, many Wei people returned to the mentality of Laozi in the later period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Of course it is.