Chapter 63: Submission of Africae

The next day, Marcellus worked on the designs of his new vision, alongside a large distillery to be established in the city of Rome. Ravenna was a temporary capital as far as Marcellus was concerned. It only existed in such a prestigious position because times were desperate. When the past glory of the Roman Empire was restored, naturally its capital would be moved back to Rome.

It was imperative that he begin the process of adding new sources of revenue to his Empire. After all, the treasury was looking very thing these days, even after stealing the wealth of the senators who had opposed him. Inflation was on the rise, and the only real way to combat this was via a stronger currency. However, he lacked the gold and silver required to do such a thing.