Seeing Cato, the older generation of Rome's aristocrats, who were in agony over their own corruption, were greatly encouraged, believing him to be the hope of the republic. After his term as Financial Officer, they enthusiastically welcomed him into the Senate.
Caesar was neat and fashionable, leading the trend; Cato was unkempt and slovenly. Caesar loved luxurious competitions and performances, spending lavishly, whereas Cato was very frugal, extremely harsh on himself... Both of them established unique images and won widespread recognition and fame among the people of Rome.
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Less than a year after the peace treaty between the Nix Tribe and the Pannonians, envoys from three major Pannonian tribes once again sought an audience with Maximus, proposing a new request: they hoped to form an alliance with the Nix Tribe to jointly resist the Boyi people.
