Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

With Casslera's lessons learned, how dare the two envoys dare to perfunctory, the two sides quickly discussed the matter.

During this period, under the urging of Davos, the messengers rode fast horses to and fro between Rome, Walch and Tarcuna. The two sides soon drew up a preliminary draft of the alliance.

First, the Kingdom of Dionia formed a military alliance with Tarcuna and Walch;

Second, Tarcuna and Walch must respond to Dionia's request to provide troops against Dionia's enemies, and Dionia must also protect Tarcuna and Walch's territories. ;

Third, Walch and Tarcuna recognize Dionia's legal occupation of Casreira;

Fourth, Dionysius must assist Tarcuna and Walch to recapture Survotem and Xhosa, and return their territories to the original allies, but the Roman people in the city belong to Dionia, the allies. Soldiers shall not plunder;

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The alliance agreement had not yet been officially signed, and the two Etruscan city-states, under the urging of Davos, sent envoys to the Roman camp the next day, and this was the easy victory.

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On this day, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was cloudless.

After the war, killing, chaos, and crying, the people of Rome had a rare joy on their faces. They dressed up, brought their wives and daughters, and gathered on both sides of the road from the arena to the square, waiting for the triumphal victory. start.

Among these people was McKellius, who immediately fled the barracks with a number of Victorian soldiers three days ago when he learned of the fall of Victorian Love.

Because the Roman army was busy blocking the departure of the Etruscans and other colonial cities on the north bank of the Tiber River, most of them escaped smoothly. The Dionians surrender.

After Dionysian officials confirmed their identities, for the surrendered Roman nobles, they would be carried to the south by boats with their families, and the Turii household registration department would disperse them in various towns in the kingdom. civilians, you have to ask them whether they choose to live in Rome or Victoria, and then settle according to their choice. In fact, they all took the initiative to guide the commoners to choose Rome, because after cleaning up the Roman nobles, more than half of the entire Roman city was vacated.

For McKellius, who had grown up in Rome, of course he was willing to return to Rome, because there are not only better housing, but also more fertile land (the Roman Senate, in order to limit Wei Ai,

The flat land along the river that originally belonged to Weiai was assigned to Rome, and only the hills and mountains were left for the Roman citizens who migrated to Weiai to distribute).

The officials of Dionia not only helped him find his wife and children, but also told him: His Majesty King Davos, specially issued a law for the Romans who applied to become citizens of Dionia, 'Wait until the autumn When harvesting, they can first harvest the crops that belonged to their own land before ploughing the new land. ’

Davos's thoughtful measures really reassured all Roman civilians who took refuge in Dionia.

Just as McKellius was busy moving, a piece of news spread all over the city of Rome: The Dionians were preparing to hold a triumphal ceremony in Rome tomorrow!

Immediately, there was a stir among the Roman people. After all, the triumphal ceremony was one of the most sacred ceremonies for Roman citizens. It was a ceremony for the Romans to show off their military exploits and glory after defeating the enemy. Therefore, Mckelius and the Roman civilians eagerly wanted to know: Did the Dionians know how to perform a triumphal ceremony? What attitude would the Dionysians have towards the Romans in the Triumph? (Because in the triumphs of Rome in the past, the captured enemy was always escorted to the procession)...

Therefore, many Roman people gathered on the side of the road with a lot of doubts and complex expressions, waiting for the start of the ceremony.

Woo!... The bugle sounded long, followed by the drums playing in unison. The excitement mixed with a little joyful melody came from the south of the city of Rome.

The people on the roadside listened and couldn't help shaking their heads along with this unfamiliar and beautiful melody. Some people even called the music good and asked the people around them for their names, but no one knew.

After a while, the people in the south of the city were the first to riot, shouting loudly: Come! They are here!!...

People on the side of the road began to swarm forward, but they were stopped by the Dionian soldiers who stood on the side of the road ahead and held their hands to warn.

Mckelius picked up the five-year-old child, tiptoed to the south, and saw a golden flag in the middle of the road to the south was held high in the air, heading towards them...

When he got closer, McKellius could see clearly that the high flying black flag was painted with a silver double fork on top of a golden crown, surrounded by gems, and entwined by black hair. The top of the flag was a majestic figure. Lingling's statue of a Greek god.

Is this the flag of the Kingdom of Dionia? ! McKellius looked up at him, knowing that after he returned from Herniki with the Roman army, he went straight to attack Ostia. He surrendered without seeing what Dionia's flag was like. .

This time, he looked very carefully, because he knew that he would fight under the command of this flag in the future.

The Roman people on both sides of the road were curiously looking at the soldier holding the flag high. Although he was not very tall and burly, he had a strong physique, strong muscles, and several scars on his face, and his appearance was rather vicious.

Of course, the Roman people did not know that the soldiers who were able to hold high the flag at the triumphal ceremony of Dionia were the most heroic and outstanding soldiers in the war. For a citizen of Dionia, this is the highest honor. It is also the focus of the attention of the people of Dionia. After all, there is only one person holding the military flag high, and several generals and officials are riding the chariot.

Not a single spectator of Romans cheered or threw flowers at the soldiers holding the flag, which may have made Terentus a little regretful, but he was still full of pride, because he was the first since the founding of Dionia. The Soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade, who held the flag high in the triumphal ceremony, first ventured into the sewers of Rome city at night and made their first contribution, and when they attacked the city of Casrera at night, they were the first to climb the city wall and cut down five or six people in a row. , The Cassrera soldiers who came to intercept, bought time for the whole operation, so when the triumphant flag bearer was elected, he was elected without controversy.

Immediately behind him were ten soldiers, holding ten flags, forced to line up in two rows because there were too many flags and the road was not wide enough. These flags belonged to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 1st Cavalry Corps, and 2nd Cavalry Corps respectively. This special unit with only 1,000 people played an extremely important role in this war. Of course, the casualties were not small. Of course, Davos will give it a strong commendation to make up for the military honor in these years. neglect.

Now holding the flag of this mountain reconnaissance brigade is a company captain, Krigoras. Although his performance as a team officer in this battle is not very significant, he has fought in the past ten years. , have a good performance.

Another flag is...

When the Roman people on the roadside saw the flag and the soldiers holding the flag, some couldn't help exclaiming: It's Varelius! It's actually Varelius!

But more Roman people looked at the only red flag with a complex expression like McKellius.

The soldier Varelius, who held the flag high, was also wearing the garb of the Roman heavy infantry. , of course his performance was far from the other legionnaires, but what Davos needed was the political significance he represented.

But obviously this Roman commoner has not yet adapted to such an atmosphere. He was a little shy, and he didn't even nod to the people who knew him. He was not like other flag bearers with their heads held high and proud.

After the flag-bearer, what appeared in front of McKellius and the others were four Dionysian priests in white robes, carrying a wooden statue of a god, and walking in the procession with a solemn expression.

Many Roman people asked in a low voice: Who is this Greek god?

Those who knew the situation told them that it was Hades, the protector of the kingdom of Dionia, Hades.

Hearing this, the voices of the people on the roadside were actually quieter, because they realized that after joining the kingdom of Dionia, they would inevitably have to deal with this powerful Greek god.

After the priest Dionia passed by, another god statue appeared in front of McKellius and other people.

It's Goddess Diana!! Someone shouted excitedly.

The Dionians ranked the goddess Diana, who was widely worshipped by the Roman commoners, behind their patron goddess, which showed that they attached great importance to the gods revered by the Roman commoners, so Mckelius and the others were relieved, they Even the chief priest of the Temple of Diana was seen among the priests carrying the statue.

The priest looked solemn, but he was really happy, because Cardias, the chief priest of the Temple of Hades, had had a secret conversation with him before: After Rome was incorporated into the Kingdom of Dionia, the Temple of Hades will focus on Support the Temple of Diana as one of the main temples for the Romans who are already Dionian citizens, and the Temple of Diana will also be a place for Diana citizens of other races to worship freely.

The promise of Cardias made the priest of the Temple of Diana excited. It must be known that although the Temple of Diana in Rome was popular with the Latin civilians, it was not paid much attention by the Senate, and it was impossible to enter the Capitol. Linshan, enjoy the sacrifices of the entire city-state during important celebrations. And Dionia obviously did not look at Jupiter and Juno, who were somewhat similar to the Greek gods, but focused on supporting Diana. Letting them walk in the grand triumphal procession today is a start, which makes the priest feel confident about the future. full of expectations.