We return now to the fabled days of the Roman Republic ...

Dubbia the Incoherent, Consul of Rome, sent his legions east and claimed a great victory over the Saddamites. But that moment of triumph was followed by a year of struggle against vicious rebels who continued to attack the Roman occupiers. At home, critics charged that Dubbia's counselors lusted for empire and had trumped up excuses to justify the war.

And now, there was a rival -- Senator Kerriolanus -- ready to challenge Dubbia for the right to rule in Rome.

In that troubled hour, Dubbia sought solace in his religion. From one deity in particular he looked for aid and wisdom -- a former consul so beloved by the people that they made him a god: Gipperius ...