Roman Slave Owner

Damascus, an extremely ancient city, one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world, is located in an oasis in the desert near Mount Lebanon.

Known as "the garden on earth" and "heaven on earth", it is an extremely important node on the Silk Road. A large number of commodities from China are continuously exported to Rome through this place. Li Wei finally led his army here.

Antiochus accepted the reality of the end of the Seleucid dynasty in Syria, and instead of resisting Rome, he chose to obey.

During Li Wei's expedition to Armenia, he and many subjugated kings sneaked into his own land and called on the people there to resist Armenia, otherwise Li Wei's expedition would not be so smooth.

It's time to reward meritorious deeds recently, and Li Wei is going to confer kings one by one.

A large number of kings flocked to Damascus anxiously, waiting for Li Wei's verdict.

They have paid a lot, and now it is finally time for the results.

"General, this is a gift from Azina, the king of the Teidemur Kingdom. In addition, there are three hundred beauties from various ethnic groups. He hopes to meet you and express his respect to you."

said Lucias.

The Kingdom of Tadmur is a kingdom composed of Arabs in Syria. There are a large number of Arabs distributed throughout Syria and the Arabian Peninsula. They are a branch of the Semites just like the Jews.

The Arabian Peninsula is the birthplace of the Semites. Since the Arabian Peninsula has a large number of deserts, the Semites will migrate out whenever the population increases. The Babylonians and Assyrians who created brilliant civilizations are actually a branch of the Semites.

The Arabs are the last Semites left in the Arabian Peninsula, and they are the real natives there.

Their men are responsible for fighting, hunting and grazing, never farming, and some tribes live by robbery.

Therefore, the tribe is extremely patriarchal, and giving birth to a baby girl is regarded as an ominous symbol, and it is often the case that the baby girl is buried alive.

Li Wei looked at the whole box of jewelry and precious gifts in front of him, his face didn't change much.

During this time, those kings sent all kinds of items like crazy, for fear that Li Wei did not canonize them.

At this time, a gift caught his attention, which is... silk?

Li Wei stepped forward, gently stroking the silky silk, his face became milder.

This is the taste of home.

Lucias looked at Li Wei in surprise, no matter how expensive the jewelry or even the crown, he didn't take a second look, but he liked this kind of fabric so much.

"How did they perform in this battle?"

Levi asked.

"Their king, Azina, led the people to support Antioch all the time, and made great contributions to Antioch's restoration."

said Lucias.

Li Wei frowned and did not speak. Whether it was the Republic or the Empire, the Arabs have always been an unstable factor.

In the era of the Republic, they supported the King of Kings, sent a guide to lead Crassus into a desperate situation, and now they are attacking Syria.

During the imperial era, they repeatedly rebelled against the Roman Empire.

To be honest, he didn't like Arabs very much.

"The gift is accepted and recorded in the army account book, and the beauties are distributed to the meritorious soldiers. Arrange for me to meet with him tomorrow morning. I bought this thing with my money and made some clothes for me."

Li Wei pointed to the silk and said.

There is no reason not to accept a gift delivered to the door, as long as it is confiscated.

"OK."

said Lucias.

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Just as Li Wei was busy canonizing the king and preparing to attack the Arabian Peninsula, the arrival of two envoys broke the peace here.

They were Aristobulus of Palestine and his brother Sicanus.

At this time, Palestine was a country ruled by the Jewish Maccabees family, and it was a country with a very strong religious atmosphere.

Not long after they got rid of the rule of the Seleucid dynasty in Syria, they also received help from the Romans during the period,

So much respect for Rome.

"Dear General Li Wei, I am the eldest son of the Maccabees family, and the throne of Palestine is obviously mine, as is the case in our east."

Sicanus said that he was extremely fat, weighing at least two hundred kilograms, and his eyes seemed to be narrowed when he spoke.

"No, you admitted it on the Temple Mount. I am the king of Palestine. You can't just keep your word."

Aristobulus said.

"I was forced by your knife on the neck, it doesn't count."

Sicanus retorted bluntly.

Li Wei looked at the two people in front of him. In fact, to put it bluntly, it was a story of two kings fighting for the throne.

After the death of their mother, Queen Salome, the two brothers began fighting for the throne.

First, the younger brother defeated the older brother, so the older brother had to admit that the younger brother was the king of Palestine.

But the elder brother was not reconciled. After he fled to an Arab country, he borrowed troops from the Arabs and fought back, and then defeated his younger brother.

Jewish political struggles are often involved in religious struggles. At this time, Jews have two very important religious sects, namely Pharisees and Sadducees.

The Pharisees are fanatical Judaizers who strictly believe in the provisions of the Old Testament. They believe that every word and letter in it has a profound meaning.

There are incredible decrees and incomprehensible taboos in their lives. They think that only they can go to heaven, and everyone else is destined to go to hell.

See the times of Moses as true splendor, and hate all things foreign.

Hating all innovation, all reformers will be declared enemies of the state by them.

But they accepted some things of Eastern religions and philosophies, such as angels, demons, elves, and immortal souls. The Pharisees were supporters of the elder brother Sicanus.

The main members of the Sadducees are members of the royal family, wealthy people and some priests. They are relatively less fanatical and live a rich life. They are supporters of the younger brother Aristobulus.

Sometimes the Pharisees and Sadducees would kill each other. The Pharisees once tried to execute the religious leaders of the Sadducees, just like a certain religion in later generations often kills each other internally. This is heredity.

Li Wei didn't interrupt, but let them both argue.

He didn't like Judaism very much, except that it was not very expansive and it was extremely hostile to heathens.

Moreover, there have been various jokes about the friendship between Jews and Chinese circulating on the Internet in later generations. Li Wei was very moved when he read it when he was young, but when he grew up, he realized that all of them were made up.

The real Jews are not friendly to China, they have committed great crimes against China.

After the Opium War, they were the main force in dumping opium to China, and their wealth carried great sin.

During World War II, they even colluded with the Japanese to carry out the puffer fish project, trying to establish a country in China.

The media in the entire world is basically controlled by the Jews, and these media are the backbone of discrediting China.