章 344: Sports Event

"You request my presence at the Olympic Games, and for that reason you have sent envoys. For myself, I would come for the spectacle of physical struggle, except that I would be abandoning the greater struggle for virtue."

-    Apollonius of Tyana, Epp. Apoll. 24

"Sports event?" Antonius asked back. "You mean some thing like the ball games our boys used to play by the ports?"

"Aye, admiral. A sports competition between various camps should be able to motivate their morales briefly… But, the most important thing is that we need to show some progress at the front line before winter ends, and it must be a victory, not a defeat."

"I know, I know." Antonius forced a smile and gently pushed Julian out of his tent. "I will figure out a way out of the current situation, don't worry my friend… Go get some sleep, look at those red eyes you have."