Status Updates From The Storm Before the Storm:...

Holy fuck it’s hard to keep track of all the loopius-Pookius-Mooqius names. I thus far also wish that the book organized itself more clearly. Is this purely chronological, or is there a more intentional method to the events he focuses on? If there is, the theme has illuded me to this point.

Oh my god he lost TWO armies to defection? Two? Whole? Armies? At different battles? Lmao.

"I will not knowingly kill anyone" is an INSANE way to phrase a promise of non aggression. It's crazy that people went "eh good enough"

Oh my god Grandpa Marius just retire!!!!

The Cimbris: we just want a peaceful land to settle in. We're actually not interested in Rome.
The Romans: so what we're hearing is that u want to invade us.

Roman legions playing a game of cat and mouse with an Algerian king in the Atlas mountains and the desert is straight out of Astérix, love it, 10/10.

I find the little foreshadowings so cute. "Hmmm this decision to have a professional army loyal to its general and not the Senate and people of Rome SURE will have consequences in the future wink wink"

Ah I see that bribing senators so you can continue to massacre people is a time-honored tradition.