There was wistfulness in his voice as he said it; he didn't often speak of who and what he'd been in Rome, and less about what he'd tried to do with who he was. It could have been easy, for him and Tiberius. If they'd kept their legislative proposals safe and uncontroversial, neither of them would have met the difficulties they had. Tiberius might still be alive, and Gaius would not have been under pain of death if he ever returned to Rome.
"I thought it would be worth it, but I believe much of what I did will be undone."
He was sure of it. It had been Opimius' aim as consul to revoke his legislation and reassert the Senate's grip on that he had managed to slightly loosen. That had been the start of the violence that had killed Antyllus and led to the standoff on the Aventine that had been his last day in Rome.
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There was wistfulness in his voice as he said it; he didn't often speak of who and what he'd been in Rome, and less about what he'd tried to do with who he was. It could have been easy, for him and Tiberius. If they'd kept their legislative proposals safe and uncontroversial, neither of them would have met the difficulties they had. Tiberius might still be alive, and Gaius would not have been under pain of death if he ever returned to Rome.
"I thought it would be worth it, but I believe much of what I did will be undone."
He was sure of it. It had been Opimius' aim as consul to revoke his legislation and reassert the Senate's grip on that he had managed to slightly loosen. That had been the start of the violence that had killed Antyllus and led to the standoff on the Aventine that had been his last day in Rome.