Seasons changed, and winter was soon arriving. Unlike prior years, which were filled with war and famine. For the first time in a long time, Rome seemed to have a massive food surplus. So much so that it was highly likely that most families would be well fed throughout the winter.
During the past few months, Marcellus had been hard at work incorporating the Eastern half of the Roman Empire into his dominion. Though there was initially some resistance on behalf of the eastern patricians. The aristocrats of Constantinople soon realized that it was better to live the life of luxury which Marcellus provided, then it was to bite the hand that fed them.
