Chapter 3138 “Extracurricular Tutoring”

Adam Smith mentioned in The Wealth of Nations: Although the new colonies are barren and sparsely populated, due to the compromises made by the indigenous people to the colonists, the new colonies often become richer and stronger than other human societies.

Pomona tried to investigate the reason why Spartacus did not cross the Alps and enter Gaul. Her curiosity drove her to see what would have happened if he had made the same choice as Hannibal. Although she did not have a time turner, It is impossible to ask the person face to face.

The Celts in Gaul were called "men in trousers", to distinguish them from "Italians in toga". When Rome was still in the age of kingship, the Gauls once invaded Rome and robbed a large number of people. of gold and burned Rome.

There was a proposal to take this opportunity to move the capital, but it was ultimately rejected. When Rome expanded into Italy, sometimes the Italian Communes cooperated with the Gauls to attack the Romans and seek independence.

But at the same time, the Italians were also antagonistic to the Gauls. The Gaul region was dominated by nomadic warfare, and cavalry was their typical military force. When Hannibal crossed the Alps and the army was depleted, he took a fancy to their horse-based combat. ability to incorporate them.

With the expansion of Roman colonies, a large number of farmers were born in Gaul through land distribution. However, unfortunately, the number of farmers dropped sharply during the Hannibal War. Cato and his colleagues who had the same political views pointed out that through Hannibal After the war, Italy was devastated, and the number of farms and the total number of free people dropped sharply. On the other hand, it was pointed out that the nobility occupied large amounts of land in places such as Gaul in the Alps.

But Pomona felt that this was not the reason why Spartacus decided to turn around.

 Then she found Professor Binns.

After the death of Marius, the Sullas became the main political force in the republic. A general named Sertorius came to Spain, where he united the Marius and the locals to fight against the Sullas. At that time, Pompey was A Sulla general.

As a result, Spain's annual tribute to Rome was gone. Not only that, Rome also had to invest huge expenses to pay for the war in Spain. Since the period of the Roman Republic, conscription among non-Romans in the provinces has been a long-term military policy of the Romans. This not only provided the sources of troops needed by the Romans, but also served as a way to realize the Romanization of provincial residents and barbarians. In an important way, many auxiliary soldiers adopted the Roman funeral custom of leaving an epitaph on the tombstone to record his name, age, and when he died.

At that time, Gaul had to provide infantry and cavalry for Pompey's army. Not only that, but also responsible for winter camps. In 74 BC, the harvest in Gaul failed, which increased the burden on the Gauls.

In Caesar's Gallic Wars, the Gallic states were divided into two camps, headed by the Eduwei and the Averni respectively. The two sides had been fighting for hegemony for many years. The Aeduvians remained friendly with Rome and dominated Gaul during that time. It was not until around 70 BC that the Averni and Sequani invited Germanic mercenaries to help them gain profits, but what they did not expect was that Yes, these Germans didn't want to leave after they came. They kept encroaching on the richest land in Gaul, forcing the Gauls to surrender and pay tribute. There were more and more Germans in Gaul, and the Gauls soon discovered that, It won't take a few years for the Germans to occupy all the territories in Gaul.

In other words, if Spartacus really entered Gaul in 72 BC, then he would have to face not only the inability to replenish the number of troops, but also the fact that the Roman power in Gaul was not as weak as he thought. When Pompey ended the Spanish War, he had to face the same problem as in Italy, except that he had to face not the returning Roman legions, but the Roman auxiliaries composed of Gallic cavalry.

And Spartacus's army was not necessarily popular. The Germans who had been driven away by Marius also coveted the land of Gaul. However, they later found that the Romans were "vulnerable" and wanted to go to the richer Rome. and the Apennines.

Fourteen years after the Spartacus Rebellion, Caesar became governor of Gaul. At this time, the hired Germans had become a big problem. The Gauls claimed that if Caesar did not do something, other Germanic peoples would cross the Rhine and move in. Gaul, when the time comes, the Gauls will unfortunately look for a place to live elsewhere, but Rome will have to face the threat of the Germans again.

The king of this Germanic people who was introduced to Gaul as mercenaries was named Ariapestas. During Caesar's tenure as consul, the Roman Senate awarded him the titles of "King" and "Friend". His camp was in In a swamp.

　　When the Gauls were exhausted from the long-term war, Ariapestas hid in the camp. It was not until the Gauls dispersed that he suddenly attacked them.

He had already taken over a third of the fertile land of the Sequani who employed them, and now wanted a third more. When Caesar responded to the request of the Gauls and intervened in the matter, Ariapestas was deeply puzzled. He asked the envoy sent by Caesar, "What happened to the part of the Gallic territory that I conquered by force?" Is it worth the trouble of Caesar and Rome?”

"professor!"

Pomona raised her head and saw a young man running towards her from the depths of the Forbidden Forest.

"How did you come?"

Random said cheerfully.

 “I came to see you, how are you doing?” Pomona asked casually.

"I'm fine." Random said to her seriously, "Thank you for giving me the opportunity."

“Including last Christmas, you haven’t been home for almost a year.” Pomona asked, “Don’t you want to go home?”

Random looked at her face carefully.

 This is the difference between him and Tom Riddle. If it were Tom, he would not show it so obviously.

 But who would have thought that a teenage child would have such serious thoughts.

“Please answer me honestly, I won’t change your answer,” Pomona said.

 “You swear,” Random said.

It sounded childish, but Pomona swore solemnly.

“I swear, no matter what you say next, I will not...”

"Don't speak too soon." A voice said in the distance, "Listen to what he said first."

Pomona turned around and saw Severus.

 He walked up to Random with dignity, looking tall and strong.

 “I want to, but my dad supports me,” Random said seriously.

"Let me see your results." Head of Slytherin said with a smile and took out his wand.

 “Don’t you think the big one is bullying the small one? Severus.” Pomona asked.

 “I’ll be merciful,” he said triumphantly, circling Random.

Random glanced at Pomona.

"He's not going to kill you," Pomona said, and stepped aside.

Random also took out his wand, then took a deep breath and looked at Snape intently.

 “What did the centaurs teach you?” asked Snape.

 “They taught…”

Before Random could finish speaking, Snape suddenly shot a curse at him, and Random immediately jumped away to avoid it.

“Not bad,” Snape said easily. “Only a little slower than me.”

“That’s not what the centaurs said.” Random looked at him with resentful eyes. "What did they say?" Snape asked, seemingly interested.

 “Ask them yourself.” Random said, “Are you only capable of sneak attacks?”

 “I’m looking at your reaction.” Snape said firmly.

Random stopped answering. He looked at Snape intently.

 “You are so boring, boy,” Snape said expressionlessly.

"I thought you left school for the summer vacation, Professor." Random said expressionlessly.

"I'm a wizard, and there are many ways to travel." Snape said easily, "It doesn't have to be Muggle transportation."

Random looked at him in confusion.

 “Like an airplane,” Snape added.

 Pomona rolled her eyes.

Random saw this expression, and he looked at the two of them in confusion.

 “Can you go now, or do you want to get hurt?” said Snape.

“You feel like getting injured is a threat?” Random said. “I get injured every day in practice.”

Pomona now feels that Random was sorted into Hufflepuff for a reason.

 Snape was smiling, looking malicious.

"If he is seriously injured, you have to brew a potion to heal him." Pomona said. "Mrs. Pomfrey is not at school."

 “I can look after myself, Headmaster,” Random said, staring at Snape.

"Then you think you can beat me?" Snape asked with a smile.

 “No, but I will….”

 An invisible sharp blade suddenly grazed Random's cheek, causing him to bleed a little.

 "Don't worry, it's not dark magic." Snape "comforted" Random.

 “I’m not worried, Professor.” Random said, then he clenched his hands into fists, and there was a wave of magic power, and the bleeding wound stopped.

 “Is this what you can do?” Snape asked.

 “This is what you can do?” Random asked.

 “Let’s do it!” the centaur said from behind the bushes. “Let’s talk about it after we finish talking!”

 Snape waved his wand, and a dozen small snakes emerged from the fallen leaves.

Random’s face changed drastically.

 “How do you know he’s afraid of snakes?” Pomona asked.

But no one paid attention to her. Snape directed the venomous snakes to attack Random like a snake charmer, and Random evaded the snakes that would jump up and bite like poisonous arrows.

It would be great if Random could fly. The poisonous snake's attack range would not be able to reach him.

 But even though he was embarrassed, it was still clear that his reaction speed was very fast. He persisted for about ten minutes and was covered in sweat. He might have been able to persist longer, but he was facing the thing he was most afraid of.

 At this time, Snape asked the vipers to stop their attack.

There was not a drop of sweat on his body. It was amazing that he could do this in the summer. His whole person pretended to exude silent majesty.

“You still have a long life, so don’t worry about it.” He said calmly, “The summer vacation is not over yet, how about going to have some fun?”

 “That’s right, how can a child not miss the summer vacation?” Pomona supported from the side.

Random looked at her hesitantly.

 “I’ll treat you to Sicilian ice cream,” she said generously.

 Snape let out a scoff.

 “Do you have a question?” Pomona asked provocatively.

 “Do you think you can buy a child today with an ice cream?” Snape asked.

 “I agree! Professor.” Random said immediately.

Pomona smiled happily and narrowed her eyes.

 This is her good student.

 Then she looked at Snape, and the smile on her face disappeared in an instant.

 And this one is an example of a "bad student". How could he duel like this?

 (End of this chapter)