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Heir of Aurelian

The year is 407 AD and Rome is at the precipice. In the West, a usurper by the name of Flavius Claudius Constantinus has declared himself emperor. By doing this, he and his traitor legions have fractured the Western Roman Empire into two. At the same time, the north bleeds! Countless germans swarm across the borders of the Empire and pillage its lands in their ruthless raids. Alaric, King of the Goths, rises to a position of prominence and threatens the ancient capital of the dying Empire with his barbarian hordes. As if things weren't bad enough, rumors from the east state that a mysterious power rises within the fogs of war, threatening to drown the Empire in a river of blood. As a response to these threats, the indolent emperor Honorius has given orders to his supreme commander Flavius Stilicho to reclaim the province of Gaul from the usurper. However, should he leave the heartland of the Empire undefended, undoubtedly Alaric would invade. Thus, under the threat of barbarians at the gates, Stilicho dispatches a young roman general by the name of Titus Claudius Marcellus to bring an end to the reign of the usurper. Will Rome fall to the tides of barbarians and traitors alike? Or can Marcellus restore a world collapsing around him? Find out in Heir of Aurelian!

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The Distillation Business

In the heart of the Western Roman Empire, Marcellus and Placidia were going over the nation's ledgers. Since he had first seized control of the Western Roman Empire, or at least the heartland of it. Marcellus had begun the establishment of a large distillery capable of producing copious quantities of alcohol for sale to the public. 

Normally this would be a lengthy process, but there were already vacant buildings set up that he could easily establish several large distilleries is. The process surprisingly went smoothly, and within a month he was making profits.

Unfortunately, it was not as much as he expected. The distilled spirits produced by Marcellus' production plants did not initially sell well. When compared to the taste of wine, many romans found the heavy drink to be unappealing and outright bitter. Only the heaviest of alcoholics enjoyed the beverage.