Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Krotokatax thought for a while, and straightened his chest involuntarily, as if he was proud of his mission, but then he asked: But many cases are very complicated, how can we ensure that we are in the How to be as fair and just as possible in the final ruling?

Davos was satisfied with his son's diligence and inquiries, and quickly answered: Then you need to study more, think more, practice more, and listen more in peacetime, in order to become a wise and firm judge.

Crotokatax was moved and thoughtful.

Davos was very talkative at the moment, and then asked: It can be seen that you admire Lycias quite a bit.

Yes, father. Crotokatax said happily: Mr. Lycias has a wealth of knowledge and a wise mind, not only has deep attainments in rhetoric and debate, but also his teaching It’s also lively, interesting and engaging.”

Lysias is a well-known scholar in all of Greece and the pride of the kingdom of Dionia. Davos said calmly, and then changed the topic: What do you think of Kunogorata?

Lord Kunogolata is your father's best helper. Everyone said, 'The Senate cannot be without him.' His departure is a great loss to our kingdom! Crotokatax looked solemn. said.

Then if you stand in the perspective of governing the kingdom, do you prefer Kunogolata or Lycias?

Davos's question stumped Crotokatax again, he pondered for a moment, but still did not answer.

Son, you didn't answer this question according to your preferences, it shows that you have begun to realize it! Davos nodded reassuringly and said: Kunogolata does not have the profound knowledge of Lysias, nor does Lysias Fame in the whole of Greece, but he has been diligently governing Dionia for more than ten years and has made great contributions to the prosperity of the kingdom! There are many more ordinary public officials like Kunogolata in Dionia , they have contributed their own strength to the power of the kingdom in obscurity. It is because of them that today's Dioria Kingdom can create a platform for Lycias and other famous Greek scholars to display their talents, so that they can help the kingdom. Create a more splendid culture, attract backward barbarians, and make people's lives better!  …”

Krotokatax pondered for a while, looked at his father, and said seriously: I see, Lord Kunogorata and Teacher Lysias are equally important, but like Lord Kunogolata Citizens are the bedrock of the kingdom, without them the kingdom of Dionia would not exist!

Cornerstone! Davers praised: It's a very vivid metaphor, it seems that you already understand it. When attending a funeral, you must have such a mentality!

Speaking of debate,

This is good stuff. Davers exhorted again: You can exercise your thinking, understand the truth, and persuade the other party. But don't get too caught up in it and end up being a debater for debate's sake, a talker, but remember 'doing one thing is worth a thousand words'!

Yes, father. Crotokatax replied respectfully again.

You father and son are chatting, you are thirsty. Crystoia and Cynthia did not know when to wash a basket of grapes and apples and put them on the stone table: Come and eat some fruit!

Let's go, don't make your mother wait for a long time, or you will be scolded. Davers said jokingly.

Crotokatax laughed.

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At the end of the Corinthian War, Sparta tried its best to surrender to Persia and won the support of Persia. In the end, the war ended. Sparta signed the Great King's Contract with the Anti-Spartan Alliance to force its two most important enemies. ——Argos and Thebes each broke up their regional alliances, while allowing Athens to retain the right to rule over the islands in the northern Aegean Sea. Opposing it, Sparta became the hegemon of the Greek mainland again.

Of course, this approach of holding Persian's thigh and regaining the throne did not convince other city-states. The people of many city-states are circulating a saying: Persia is turning Sparta into Sparta of the Persians.

The Spartans, of course, heard the gossip, although Agesilaus forced a quibble, declaring: It is Sparta that is trying to make Persia a Spartan Persia.

However, Sparta's prestige among the native Greek city-states had declined markedly, even among the allied states.

To revive its image of supremacy, Sparta had to act, targeting the city-state of Mandinia in the Arcadia region of the central Peloponnese, accusing the erstwhile affiliation of non-compliance in every way. And allegiance to Sparta, so it was forced to tear down the walls and re-loyalty to Sparta.

After being sternly rejected by the Mandinians, the Spartan king Agasipolis led an army to invade Mandinia. After failing to storm the city, he ordered his soldiers to block a river upstream of the city of Mandinia, which eventually flooded Mandinia and completely destroyed the city.

The atrocities heard by the Hittites really shocked many city-states in mainland Greece, and the terrifying and bloody memories of the Spartans in the past came to mind again, especially in the Peloponnesian peninsula. The city-states no longer actively provoke Sparta authoritative behavior.

But only being the overlord of Peloponnesus cannot satisfy the desires of the Spartans. There has always been a huge shadow in the hearts of the Spartan kings and elders, that is the kingdom of Dionia. Although Dionia and Sparta are now an alliance, both sides are very clear that this alliance is not out of long-term friendship but short-term interests, and the kingdom of Dionia is still growing, which urges The Spartans had to unify more of the power of the Greek mainland in order to compete with this powerful kingdom rising in the western Mediterranean, so they set their sights on the north of the Peloponnese.

And just at this time, a messenger group came from the Spartan territory. This messenger group came from the wild mountains in the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea.

Macedonia is a weak and backward country far from the core area of ​​Greek culture, located on the northern border of mainland Greece. Both ordinary Greeks and well-known scholars despised them because they thought it was a country of barbarians. But the Macedonians were so ruthless in Greece that not only did their kings always claim to be the descendants of the Argos royal family (in the archaic era, many Greek city-states united and chose the Argos as their leader, because Argos Since the return of the descendants of Hercules, almost all the important Greek kings came from Argos, such as the Mycenaean king Agamemnon, which is why the Argos often claim that they are more than The reason for the nobleness of the Badas), the Macedonian people also often regarded the Greeks who settled in the Macedonian territory as honorable guests.

But the respect of the Macedonians for Greece is not valued by the Greek states, because although it has a large territory and a large population, it is surrounded by Illyrians, Dadarians and Thracians. , There are still wandering Celts living in the northernmost part. These races are not only fierce, but also numerous in number. The Macedonians are exhausted by the long-term invasion and harassment, and their country has been in war for a long time. develop.

In the ninth year of the Dionysian kingdom (384 BC), the Macedonian royal family colluded with the Illyrians and launched a larger-scale invasion, driving the Macedonian King Amyntas out of Macedonia. Before fleeing Macedonia, the king had signed an agreement with Macedonia's southeastern neighbor, the Kalkidic League, in order to keep Macedonia's towns from being plundered and to gain the support of the Greeks. The towns were handed over to the Calgidic Alliance in escrow.

The Calgidic League was originally an alliance composed of some Greek city-states on the Calgidic Peninsula. The alliance stipulated that members were completely equal, traded with each other, helped each other, and jointly defended against foreign enemies. However, with the addition of some Macedonian towns, the power of the Calgidic Alliance has been strengthened, and it has benefited a lot from the powerful state in the center of the Calgidic Peninsula, Olympus.

The Olympians began to look forward to a larger alliance covering the entire Kalkidic peninsula and its surrounding areas, which of course had to be dominated by Olympus.

And a year later (that is, ten years of the kingdom of Dionia), the Macedonian king Amyntas regained the throne with the help of Thessaly and the Calgidics. After Amyntas had secured the throne, he wanted to take back the land he had previously given, but this was rejected by the city-states of the Chalcedic League headed by Olympus.

At this time, the Thessaly also helped Amintas to appeal to the Targidics. Although the two countries of Thessaly and Macedonia have border clashes from time to time, the Thessaly people know very well: once their neighbor Macedonia is too weakened to defend against the fierce Illyrians, the Thessaly and Karl The Giddick alliance is not good.

The Thessaly persuasion caused some city-states in the Calcidic League to begin to waver, especially two of them, Arcantus and Apollonia. Dominate the entire Calgidic alliance, so secretly sent someone to suggest to Amyntas: ask Sparta to intervene.

So, the Macedonian messenger came to Sparta.

In this regard, the Spartan Council of Elders held a meeting to discuss it.

The Macedonian messengers persuaded the Spartans with little or no effort. Because the painful lessons of the Corinthian War made Sparta oppose any form of Greek city-state alliances and alliances, and they even wrote this opinion into the Great King's Peace Treaty, and forced Argos and Thebes to break up the alliance, but now they have Come out a Calgidic confederation.