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Oppius dressed hi trees and constructing the walls of the army&039;s camp Caesar had defeated the enemy, but due to the absence of cavalry he could not rout theions would need to fortify theainst a counter-attack The newly promoted officer had ordered Fabius to wash his best tunic - and he per that it was the first order he had ever given to someone as a centurion Oppius had also shaved and polished every piece of metal he had on display He was perhapsCaesar for dinner than had been before any battle

"I knew his father Joseph," Caesar remarked to his manservant, a wizened Jeho had been part of the Julii household since before his birth Although Joseph spent most of his time in Rome, Caesar would occasionally have the cynical and dry-witted servant attend hi that he orth two cohorts"

Joseph, as just finishing up froht to hies of two cohorts

"Sulla once said about Caesar that he sawthat similarly there is many a Gneaus Oppius within his son I could use ayou with military matters my old friend Tell me, what do you think of Britain?"

"I&039;m not sure I&039;m the best person to ask All I&039;ve seen of it so far is a beach full of corpses and a forest at night I&039;h I confess that I prefer Ro it rains less From what I&039;m told, everywhere rains less than here I also h I&039;m sure that I&039;ll be cured of any fondness I&039;ain"

Caesar smiled He always enjoyed his conversations with his e Joseph had used humour to temper his master&039;s seriousness, or he would becorew too flippant

"I was confident that you&039;d son Joseph But we are close to the edge of thea new chapter in the history of Ro his hair and how his tunic hung in the large silver mirror his manservant placed before him

"Just make sure that your obituary&039;s not a footnote in that history," the Jew replied, unable to hide the worry and affection he carried for his reatness since an early age

"Would you miss me then Joseph, as htly by the sage old man&039;s rare show of eestion o by No, I&039; too old to break in a newhimself a flicker of a smile as he packed away his jars of aroht say I give you too nore such people sir Clemency is a fine virtue, especially when displayed towards someone who holds a razor to your throat each day"

"You are as wise as your people&039;s Solomon Joseph"

"But not as rich, unfortunately"

"You wouldn&039;t kno to spend such wealth if you had it"

"No, but ain a flicker of a sood-natured face of his old servant Partly, he was pleased to have cheered hisJoseph had witnessed Caesar anxiously reading and replying to correspondence Caesar had looked like he was about to fall off the edge of the map