ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 134 Slave Storm
A few days later, Kunogolata, who was lying in bed and recuperating, heard something: some slaves in the Turiyi quarry rioted, knocked down the guards guarding them, and fled Turiyi. Some of the slaves actually fled to Amen. Dorara asked for protection, and the Thurii envoy arrived shortly afterwards, asking Amendolara to send the slaves back.

At this moment, in the Senate of Amendolara, the Thurii envoy and the fugitive slave representatives were glaring at each other.

Plessinas, the new general of Thurii. If Cunogorata were here, he would definitely recognize this man as one of the main instigators who incited the people of Thurii to expel him. At this moment, he faced Armendo The senators of Lara loudly criticized: "Amendolara is an ally of Turiyi. Is this how he treats the ally's envoy?! Let a low-status slave stand with Turiyi's noble general. It is a humiliation to Tuliyi! If Amendolara does not respond in kind to Tuliyi’s request, Tuliyi will reconsider the alliance with Amendolara!”

As soon as this statement came out, the elders sitting on the wooden chairs in the venue were in an uproar.

At this time, Ombudsman Antonios stood up and said: "Dear envoy of Thurii, we haven't started discussing Thurii's request yet. Unexpectedly, as soon as you came in, you took the initiative to walk to the center of the venue. I forgot to remind you. , your position is here." Antonios pointed to a position on the side of the front of the venue: "I think the noble envoy from Thurii should know the diplomatic etiquette of the city-state better than we do. The envoy of the state should keep quiet."

The elders burst into laughter.

Plessinas was not embarrassed at all. He pointed at the slave regardless and continued to speak loudly: "I have never heard of a slave being allowed to listen when major issues are discussed between city-states! Amendolara What a sacred place the city-state Senate is, how can it be desecrated by a lowly slave!"

"This is because as a representative of the slaves who escaped to Amendolara, the demands he made are related to Amendolara and Turiyi. I think it is necessary to let him speak out his demands again and let us noble people come. A fair discussion to determine whether his request is reasonable. So, respected Messenger Thurii, are you prepared to stand there and prevent our meeting from officially starting?!" Davos, who was sitting at the front and middle of the venue, was calm. There was a majesty in his tone, which made Plessinas sit down in his seat angrily.

"Slave, now you can state your request." The rotating chairman of the Senate, the city administrator, Cornelius, said loudly.

The slave saluted respectfully and said: "Dear lords, my name is Aristocrates. First of all, I want to explain that I was not born humble. My father is a nobleman in Cyrenaica, mainly engaged in Western business. Alfion Grass, with hundreds of slaves and a large farm. Eight years ago, my father took me by boat to Olympia to watch the sports games. During the voyage, I encountered pirates... My father... My father was killed... I was Sold to Thurii..."

Aristocrates took a deep breath, suppressed the sadness in his heart, and continued: "Despite the misfortune, I don't complain too much. Maybe this is a punishment from the gods. In Thurii, I conscientiously completed the tasks assigned by my master and never slacked off... Until two months ago, the city-state gathered us and took us to the mercenary camp. Your Excellency, you stood in front of us and called on us to fight for Thurii. ." Aristocrates bowed respectfully to Davos again: "You also said, 'As long as we win, we will be free!' For freedom, we who have never taken up weapons took up arms! For freedom Freedom, we who have never killed anyone fought against the ferocious Lucanians! It was these ferocious Lucanians who defeated Thurii, but freedom makes us fearless! We fought bravely and won the war At that time, only about 2000 of our more than 1000 slaves were left..."

Aristocrates sniffed slightly, making the new citizen elders feel in a daze, as if they were in that fierce battle with a near-death experience again.

"We waited for the exciting moment to come, but what we waited for was cold swords and guns! Turui was saved, and we were escorted back to the dark and damp mine to continue to carry heavy ore. We protested , but what ushered in was only severe beatings and fasting... Just when we were desperate, we heard the news that the mercenary slaves who fought with us at the beginning have now become free citizens, and may become city-state citizens in the future .Why are they both slaves and fighting desperately for Turui, but there will be two completely different results! So unwillingly, we attacked the guards of the mine and fled here, just to ask my lord, what did you do with Do the vows made in the name of God still count?!”

Aristocrates' affectionate narration moved the elders present, and the venue was silent for a while.Only Plessinas shouted: "He is lying! They are not the slaves who participated in the battle at all!!"

Antonios immediately stood up and said: "As for whether they are slaves who participated in the battle, we have a way to confirm this issue. Because the free people of the city-state once fought with them, spent a night and a day together, and were relatively familiar with them. I I have sent them to the prison for identification, and I beg that representatives of the freedmen may be admitted to the Senate to testify.”

"agree!"

"agree!!"

The senators all agreed, and Plessinus's objections were completely drowned out.

Taking advantage of this free time, Davos looked with interest at Aristocrates, who had a thick beard, a few scars on his face, dark skin, and a stooped figure, but still vaguely revealed his youthful appearance, and asked : "What you asked me just now, I will answer you later. I want to ask you now. Judging from what you just said, you are obviously well-educated. Why did you become a slave to mining?" Like Aristocrates. The prices of well-educated slaves are generally very high, and they will never be too wasteful to do dirty and hard work that only ordinary slaves can do.

Aristocrates smiled bitterly: "I was originally bought by a wealthy businessman in Thurii and helped him manage his vineyard and winery. I did a good job and won his trust. He also said that he would give me freedom... ...It's a pity that he died of illness... His wife soon got married again, and my new master gave me to the city-state of Thurii for free. At that time, the city-state was short of mining slaves, so he took me there... …”

There must be some complicated inside story here, but seeing that Aristocrates looked calm and had obviously looked away, Davos said appreciatively: "I think the gods are not punishing you, but training you! "

When Aristocrates heard this, he suddenly became excited. He obviously heard something from the words here.

At this time, representatives of the free people entered the venue. After swearing in front of the gods, they told the answer: These escaped slaves did participate in the battle!

Plesinas refused. He stood up and retorted: "It is common for city-states to let slaves participate in battles! For example, Sparta often let helots fight with them, and they won countless victories. Could it be that Sparta Did Da let the helots be free? Obviously not! With the many years of friendship between Tuliyi and Amendolara and the busy trade during this period, I think it is impossible for Consul Davos to do that. Promise, this slave is obviously lying! Returning lost property to its owner is a Greek virtue! I once again ask the Amendolara Senate to return these slaves who belong to Thurii property to Thurii!"

Aristocrates' expression changed slightly and he looked at Davos.

Davos looked at Plesinas, who looked arrogant and tough, and sneered in his heart: This Turiyi man was secretly threatening him and Amendolara just now!

He stood up and said to Aristocrates seriously: "I can answer you what you just asked me. I am Davos. The lifelong consul of Amendolara, the promises I made are like the burning hell. Like a fire that will never be extinguished! Yes, I promised to give you freedom after the battle is won! Because you are Thurii slaves, I asked Burkos to be a witness and asked him to write my promise on paper , rushed back to Thurii City to ask the generals to sign. Before the battle started, when Burcos came to persuade us to return, I once again reiterated my original promise to you to Burcos, but I did not expect that until today You are still in shackles!"

Davos looked sad and said loudly: "You saved Turiyi, Turiyi owes you! You helped the mercenaries, and Amendolara also owes you! I ask the envoy of Turiyi, please give them freedom. !”

As soon as Davos finished speaking, the senators shouted in unison: "Give them freedom! Since you swore an oath to God, you should give freedom to these poor and respectable slaves, Thurii people!"

Plessinas looked flustered, and he lied: "Turiyi has never seen an agreement giving them freedom! Neither have I! Lord Davos, you must have remembered it wrong! Yes, I must have remembered it wrong!”

Note: Silphion grass is said to be a type of cypress herb. It was abundant in the city-state of Cyrenaica in ancient times. It was used as a valuable feed to promote livestock fertility and as a condiment for food. Most importantly, it is said that it can improve male libido. As a result, it was very popular in various ancient Mediterranean countries and became a pillar industry in Cyrenaica, earning a lot of money, so the coins minted by Cyrenaica were even printed with its image.It is a pity that too many males needed it in the Mediterranean, and eventually it became extinct, and the true sylphion grass is no longer found.

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