The afternoon passed in a steady rhythm of duty.
Orders dispatched.
Reports reviewed.
Verying treaties signed.
Even as his armies churned across foreign soil, Julius remained in the Eternal City, his hand steady upon the beating heart of the empire.
He was not idle.
No, a true emperor was never idle.
His day was spent methodically, balancing the needs of his people and his military machine alike.
In the grand Council Hall, he oversaw the appointments of interim governors for the newly integrated southern territories — Argos, Macedonia, Arcadia — ensuring their transition into full Romanus administration would proceed without turmoil.
In the Treasury Chambers, he met briefly with Miri, authorizing the expansion of the wartime logistics budget: more grain transports, more smithies, more coin to flow where it was needed most.
Even in war, the roads had to be kept clear, the aqueducts flowing, the bakeries full.
