I was a priest in the city-state era

In the history of another world, after Zidanta usurped the throne, both the Kizvatna and Yamhad regions separated from the Hittite Kingdom.

After Hantili usurped the throne, the areas of Kizuvatna and Yamhad remained within the territory of the Hittite Kingdom.

The usurpation of the throne by the two people will have two different results. It is obviously because Hantili strongly maintained the rule of the Hittite Kingdom in the Kizuvatna area and Yamhad area and suppressed the local rebel forces.

The history of another world has proven that Hantili would not let the Kizuvtna and Yamhad regions secede from the Hittite Kingdom.

Therefore, when the Athenian Empire invaded the Hittite Kingdom, Hantili's choice to go to war with the Athenian Empire became an inevitable result.

After the army controlled by Hantili began to mobilize, the military control of Hattusa City was lifted, which gave Mursili's children and relatives a chance to escape Hattusa City.

But Hantili didn't care.

After all, Hantili now controls the most powerful army in the Hittite Kingdom. Even if Mursili's children and relatives get the support of other city-state princes, it is impossible to defeat Hantili and regain the throne.

Yamhad region.

Emaar City.

Roy's army came here. This city, which had been conquered by the Hittite Kingdom not long ago, also chose to surrender to Roy.

As a reward for the voluntary surrender of the governor and nobles of Emar City, Roy will let them migrate to Babylon with their property outside the land.

After driving away the governor and nobles of Emal City, Roy ordered the destruction of the Haddad Temple in Emal City.

This move aroused strong dissatisfaction among the Amorites.

The Yamhad region was originally ruled by the Kingdom of Ebla, who worshiped the Earth Goddess.

The Amorite conquest of the Jamhad region not only caused the city of Ebla to lose its status as a capital, but also made Hadad [Zeus], ​​the Amorite god of storm and thunder, the king of gods in the Jamhad region. king.

After the Hittite Kingdom conquered the Yamhad region, in order to appease the Amorites, Hadad [Zeus] was allowed to join the ranks of the Hittite gods.

Teshub, the storm god in Hittite mythology, was Hadad [Zeus] in the Jamhad region—and also Marduk in the Babylonian region.

In another world's history, the Hittite king Tirepin was deified as a plant and harvest god.

Because the Hittite Kingdom worshiped the Sun Goddess as the Queen of the Gods, Tielieping was also called the son of the Sun Goddess.

The priests of Hadad [Zeus Teshub] fabricated myths and claimed that Tieliepin was the son of the god of storms and thunder and the goddess of the sun.

People who don't understand history will mistakenly think that the god of storms and thunder is the king of gods in the Hittite kingdom.

If you gain a deeper understanding of history and discover that the Amorites who worshiped Hadad [Zeus Teshub] were a group conquered by the Hittite Kingdom, you will understand that it is impossible for the conquered gods to become the king of the gods of the Hittite Kingdom.

Hadad Temple in the city of Emaar.

After the Haddad statue was knocked down by Roy's soldiers, the Amorites who were watching were all filled with grief and anger, while the Ebra people who worshiped the Earth Goddess were watching the show with gloating.

When a group of fanatical followers of Haddad [Zeus Teshub] wanted to rush over and help up the statue of Haddad, Roy ordered them all to be killed without hesitation.

Not only these people themselves, but also their immediate family members were arrested and executed in public.

In order to quickly solve the problem of Emal City, Roy decided to take advantage of the centuries-old ethnic conflict between the Ebra and the Amorites.

Gathering most of the residents of Emaar City outside the Haddad Temple, Roy stood on the head of the Haddad statue and began to speak.

"Amorites of Emal! Eblas! Hadad, as the patron saint of the Amorites, can neither prevent you from being conquered by the Hittites nor prevent you from being conquered by the Athenians. Facts have proved that Hadad is a Weak and incompetent gods, so the Athenian Empire wants to oust Hadad from the throne. From now on, Hadad and his brothers Yam, King of the Sea, and Mot, King of Hades, will no longer be the patron saints of Emal City in order to let Emal City gain gods. Only for your protection, I will enshrine Istanus, the goddess of the sun and earth, as the patron saint of the city of Emaar.”

Hearing Roy's words, all the Ebra people cheered happily.

All the Amorites looked dissatisfied.

Because the Amorites feel that the Ebra people are a group that was conquered and enslaved by the Amorites, and the city of Emal is the city of Emal belonging to the Amorites.

It would be an insult to the Amorites to have the goddess of the Eblas become the patron saint of the city of Emal.

Seeing the reactions of the Eblas and Amorites, Roy continued.

"From now on, the residents of Emar City, whether they are Eblas or Amorites, will worship the goddess Istanus. Those who continue to worship Hadad will become non-citizens of the Athenian Empire and will not be subject to the laws of the Athenian Empire. Even if someone captures someone who worships Hadad as a slave, they will not be punished by law."

Is faith more important or life more important——

This is a very real problem.

Roy believed that under his own policies, except for a few exceptions, few Amorites would choose to become non-citizens of the Athenian Empire in order to continue to worship Haddad [Zeus].

After leaving 500 Athenian soldiers to manage the city of Emaar, Loy led 4,000 troops to Aleppo.

Aleppo city.

The capital of the Kingdom of Jamhad was a city built around a hill.

The Acropolis of Aleppo and the temple of Hadad, the king of the gods of the Yamhad Kingdom, are built on the hill in the center of the city.

When Roy came to Aleppo with his army, the governor and nobles here already knew that Roy had destroyed the temple of Hadad in Emar.

The governor and nobles of Aleppo, who originally wanted to surrender, immediately decided to resist to the end.

Because Roy stepped on the statue of Hadad, the patron saint of the Amorites, which was enough to prove Roy's hostility towards the Amorites.

As long as Aleppo waited for the reinforcements from Hantiri, they could keep their status as governor and nobles.

As the largest city in the Yamhad region, Aleppo has a population of more than 50,000.

The governor and nobles of Aleppo were able to recruit 5,000 soldiers, which was why they were confident in resisting Roy.

Unfortunately, the soldiers who were temporarily recruited were just a group of farmers who put down their hoes and picked up weapons.

Roy led the Athenian soldiers to break through the city gate and rush into the city. The conscripted soldiers who were regarded as life-saving straws by the governor and nobles of Aleppo laid down their weapons and surrendered, without any awareness of sacrificing their lives for the governor and nobles.

As a negative example of resistance to Roy, the governor and nobles of Aleppo were all demoted to slaves by Roy along with their families, and their property was confiscated.

On the second day after occupying Aleppo, Roy led the Athenian soldiers to overthrow the statues of Hadad [Zeus Teshub], Yam [Poseidon], and Mote [Hades], and made the goddess Istanus the patron saint of Aleppo.

And summoned most of the residents of Aleppo and announced the same policy as that of Emar.

Those who continue to worship Hadad, Yam, and Mote will become non-citizens of the Athenian Empire.

Even if these non-citizens are captured as slaves or even killed, they will not be protected by the laws of the Athenian Empire.