Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Well... the Tarantum people are not as obvious as what Hybarthus said, but they really don't like to communicate with the city-states on our side of Greater Greece. La The soldier who knew Tarantum well before - Sitarsis replied earnestly: It was only in the past few years that they proposed to build a South-Italian defensive alliance in Greater Greece because of the constant intrusion of the Mesapis. , Let’s fight against the indigenous barbarians together! Although city-states such as the previous Turii and Kroto have joined, but everyone is not actively…”

Why do these Tarantums look down on us! Hyperbarus exclaimed: Brothers, you don't know, the Tarantums say they are descendants of Sparta, that's all false! They Descendants of bastards, children of Spartan women and slaves!

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers were in an uproar. Most of them came from the poor and had no education. Of course, it was impossible for them to understand the history of Tarantum. They all asked in surprise: Hybarthus, what you said is true. Yes?! The Tarantums were Spartan women and slaves—

Of course it's true! As long as the soldiers who are citizens of the original Turii should know about this, it is said that it was hundreds of years ago, when Spartan men fought outside for a long time, women... hehe... uncomfortable, actually It's time to fight with the slaves! When the children were born and grown up, when the Spartan men came back, they knew about it, how could they bear this insult, and drove them out of the city-state, so Sparta People built Tarantum, not because they had too many people, not enough food, and were forced to colonize, but for the stability and reputation of the Spartan city-state, so it should not be the Tarantum people who looked down on us, but we should look down on us. They! It's just a group of bastards! A group of— Heitbarus was sneering triumphantly, when he suddenly heard the people around him shouting: Be careful! Get out of the way!

Before he could react, he received a heavy punch on the face, his eyes darkened, and he fell forward. Fortunately, he was supported by his comrades behind him.

Hey, why are you hitting someone! Surprised, the surrounding soldiers rushed forward to stop the angry soldier.

Shut up for me! Shut up! Say it again, and I'll beat you to death!... The soldier's eyes were flushed, and he roared at Heitbarus angrily.

Shut up, Prosous, you're crazy! Sitarsis, the squad leader, hurriedly stepped forward and scolded the wounded soldiers: Pick quarrels, stir up trouble, beat your comrades, and you will be punished by military law!

At this time, Hytbalus woke up, saw who was coming, and rushed forward in anger: How dare you hit me! Brothers, hit him! Hit this nasty stone! After speaking, he rushed In the past, he pushed aside Sitarsis and scuffled with Prosous, and several soldiers were actually inspired by him and joined the fight.

The ship was in a mess, and the noisy shouts naturally alarmed the squad leader Parmanus, who was on the same ship. When he arrived with someone, Prosous had already sent those soldiers, including Hytbalus. knocked to the ground.

Prosaus, do you want to be kicked out of Dionia?! Parmanius's shout made the still angry Prossus shocked, thinking of something, and immediately stopped kicking people , stood in place with hands tied.

Tie him to me! ordered Parmanus.

The soldiers stepped forward hesitantly, and Prosusus remained motionless as they pinned himself to the deck.

Sub-captain, he did it first, I didn't mess with him, he suddenly came up and punched me! Heitbarus pointed to the scar on his face and complained to Parmanus.

You don't talk yet. Parmanius ignored him, but asked the squad leader Sitarsis the reason, and his face darkened immediately.

Why beat up his comrades?! Parmanius asked.

Prosous was tied with his hands behind his back and forced to the ground, but it was Parmanus who interrogated him without saying a word.

Parmanius had a headache now.

Previously, the First and Second Corps had to expand their recruits because many soldiers moved to Crimea and Aspurustum, where the Fourth Corps would be established. Shortage.

As a foreigner registered and applying to become a reserve citizen, Prosus is said to be from Argos, so after entering the new barracks, his performance in training quickly amazed the instructors in the barracks: this The young man is not only physically strong, but also highly skilled. Whether it is shield, spear, saber, or javelin, he is good at everything, and he is also very skilled in marching in formation and listening to orders. Yes, easily get the first place in the big contest in the recruit camp.

The instructors were amazed at his military talent, and the team officers at all levels also heard about his deeds and rushed to ask him to join their team. Matonis is also one of them. It is said that he also left Davos's relationship and eventually brought him to his team, reminding Parmanius many times to focus on cultivating him.

However, Parmanius soon discovered that Prosusus had one major flaw - he was not gregarious. He was great in training, but during breaks he was quiet, rarely talked to his teammates, always sat alone and didn't know what to think. The teammates nicknamed him Stone, accusing him of being arrogant, that's why Heitbarus had so many helpers during the fight just now. It can be seen that the soldiers in the team didn't like him.

Very well, you don't say it now. When you get to the shore, the military judge will let you say it! Parmanius threw the sentence angrily and left, and he still had to think about how to mention this to Matonis. thing.

Prosous was tied to the mast. He didn't care about the strange eyes of the soldiers around him, and he didn't care about the military punishment, but his eyes were still red. He lowered his head and tried his best not to let the tears fall, because at this moment , he thought of his mother.

Prosus is not his real name, his name is Leoticides, the son of the former Spartan king Aquis, his mother finally chose to commit suicide because of rumors, and he finally made up his mind to leave Sparta.

While looking for shelter, he found that there were not many places for him to choose. The eastern Mediterranean is now Sparta's world, and Persia, which is at war with Sparta, may be a good place to go, but although Leotizides wanted to take revenge on Sparta, he did not want to ruin the reputation of himself and his father, and make the people think that the original It was right to choose his uncle Agesilaus for the throne. The Western Mediterranean is an area that Sparta cannot reach, and there are many Greek city-states, but he also hopes that one day in the future, he will be able to cause trouble for Sparta who humiliated him and caused his mother to die, so there are only a few city-states to choose from.

Syracuse is one, but it is allied with Sparta. Carthage was one, but unfortunately it was alien, could not speak, and Leotides knew nothing about it. In the end, he chose Dionia because of Dionia's rudeness to Sparta when Phoebedas complained to the council of elders about his rudeness to Sparta, but he was there, The few city-state alliances that dared to despise Sparta were very curious. Before that, the Overseer Kerisopes had recommended to the Council of Elders what he called a Gentile with extraordinary military talents, and this person was now the consul of Dionia, Leotice Des clearly remembered that his uncle had also expressed concern about this man.

When he looked for an opportunity to escape from Sparta and came to Greater Greece, he discovered that Dionia's influence was very great in Greater Greece. It was almost the most powerful city-state alliance in southern Italy, and it was not far from its establishment. two years.

Surprised by the rapid rise of Dionia, Leotidius stayed in the port of Turii to observe, and learned about the past deeds of Dionia, the unique city-state management system and urban customs, especially the After seeing a triumphal ceremony, he had a vague hunch that one day the city-state alliance could realize his wish. He felt he had come to the right place, so he decided to remain anonymous and stay in Dionia.

He took part of the gold and silver that his father Akis secretly stored in Crete to maintain his living needs, and applied to the Union to become a citizen of Dionia. Thanks to the cruel Spartan Agoge training he received since he was a child, he stood out in Dionia's recruit training, and even before he became a reserve citizen, he obtained the status of a full-fledged citizen of the legion.

But engrossed in the grief of his mother's death and with an unforgettable hatred of the Spartans, he couldn't fit into the new group. But the word illegitimate child is simply taboo for him, no wonder he goes crazy when he hears it.

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Tarantum's bay is similar in shape to a gourd. The two naturally formed arc-shaped bays are stacked together, which not only expands the capacity of the port, but also makes it safer. The Tarantum people strengthened the opening of the Gourd Bay and the narrowing of the waist, and built two water gates, which further strengthened the defense of the port.

At this moment, the first water gate opened wide, and countless troop transport ships streamed in. Under the guidance and supervision of dozens of patrol boats in Tarantum, they gradually sailed to the northwest corner of the bay. The coastline of the entire bay is quite long, and Tarantum City is at the southeast corner of the bay, which cannot contain all the land defenses of the bay. Therefore, Tarantum arranged the station of the Dionysian reinforcements at the northwest corner of the bay. It is the weakest place in Tarantum City's control of the bay, and it is also out of the intention of wanting the Dionysians to help defend the bay.

Davos's boat passed the first water gate. It turned out that the sea with strong wind and waves was not very turbulent here. He couldn't help but sigh: You must know that although the breakwater was built in the port of Turii, it was excavated and excavated inward. Widening, the port is still a bit crowded. In case of storms, damage to ships is unavoidable. Unlike the bay here, there is no need to consider these problems at all. It is a natural and excellent port. I don’t know another famous port in the great Greek city-state— — What is the port of Crotone like?

Note: I have a little time today to talk about Archita in history. The information I have collected is more about his achievements in mathematics, and only a few in other areas. He is called the Pericles of Greater Greece, and he has been the ruler of Tarantum in his middle years. Tarantum has remained prosperous and strong in Apulia for more than ten years after the The record of the occupation of Lantum, which means that the prosperity of Tarantum was still defensive. He also invited Plato to be a guest at Tarantum when he was rejected by Dionysius II. Plato thought that Archita was the expected Philosopher King in what he described as the Utopia, because Pythagoras The Sri Lanka school not only inherits mathematics, but also has its own philosophical ideas. Archita was eventually killed in a shipwreck, and the body is said to have been recovered centuries later.

At the beginning of the book, there was no plan to write his death at this time, but the butterfly effect of the protagonist caused the Tarantum, who had always defended Messapi, to attack him, and finally the character wrote, not. I got this far under my control. It's better to die in battle than to sleep at the bottom of the ocean, and his mathematical achievements are only accomplished by others, I hope Dionysian Academy.