ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 248 Dionia School ([-])

Mattiklis is completely obsessed with mathematics and ignores worldly things.Mentotic Els is different. He does not object to spending time dealing with various matters, and mathematics has given him a careful mind, allowing him to manage the institute, arrange personnel, and formulate plans with ease, so Diver Sri Lanka will let him serve as the director of the institute.In this regard, Matiklis applauded with both hands.

"I will consider this matter." Mentotic Els replied cautiously.

"I understand the principle of this ballista!" At this time, Mattiklis came to Davos excitedly, pointed to the blueprint, and said excitedly: "Look here! Look here! This ballista is the most important thing. The most important thing is these two things, one is the string made of strong livestock tendon, and the other is the pulley that can save effort to pull the string. In addition, you can see that the longer the chute, the farther the shooting range will be, because the string It will be pulled apart as far as possible, and the force it will give the stone will be greater... I think the Syracuse people are very stupid. They only use one pulley, which is too simple and it will be very laborious to use. In fact, doing A set of pulleys, fixed at the end of the chute, will easily pull the strings to the end of the chute. Give me the best carpenter and materials, and I'll soon be able to make better ballistas than they are !”

Matikoris's confident look satisfied Davos. He smiled and said: "I just told Mentotic Els that I will let the equipment engineers from the Legion Engineering Battalion go to the Institute of Mathematics to serve as your Assistant, and Dionia has the best cattle in the entire Western Mediterranean - Lucanian cattle, which can supply you with a large amount of high-quality beef tendon at any time."

"Great!" Mattikoris said, and walked out with the blueprint.

"Maticoris, I have an idea." Davos hurriedly stopped him: "If the ballista can accurately know where the stone will fall before it shoots the stone, it will be better for the operator to hit the target accurately." It’s very helpful.”

"This..." Regarding the suggestion made by Davos, Matikris and Mentotic Els did not feel that it was an extra burden. Instead, they fell into thinking.

"I have another idea." Davos said seriously: "I think that no matter how much force we use and what angle we throw the object, the trajectory of the object in the air should be like this -" Dai Vos said Firth stretched out his finger and drew different arcs in the air.

Matiklis and Mentotic Els stared at Davos's moving fingers thoughtfully.

"If there is no wind and the ground is at the same level, taking the highest point of the trajectory of the thrown object in the air as the center, the trajectories on both sides should be able to overlap when folded..." Davers said in a gentle tone.

But the two people felt as if they had been shocked by electricity, and their expressions suddenly became extremely excited.

"Executive... Lord Archon, this is... this... is this another revelation given to you by Hades?!" Mento Chike Els asked stammering.Similar situations have occurred several times before. When talking to them, Davers would occasionally put forward some novel ideas, which were later verified to be correct. Each time, they were asked to focus on the research of mathematical theories. Achieving a breakthrough also greatly expanded their knowledge.

"You can think so." Davos smiled mysteriously.

"Come! Come! Draw the trajectory for me now and take a closer look!" Matiklis excitedly took Davos's hand and walked out without saying anything else.

Davos understood what he meant. The floor of the living room was paved with marble. Of course, he could only paint on the mud floor in the courtyard, so he followed him out of the living room without thinking.

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"Mother, come and see! What are your father doing in the garden? He trampled all your flowers!" Cynthia pointed at the three Davers in the courtyard by the window of the bedroom on the second floor and shouted loudly.

"Shh!" Christia made a silencing gesture and whispered, "Don't wake up your brother!"

She came to the window, looked down, frowned slightly, then turned back and said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's your father and a few uncles discussing mathematical problems." Although Christia loves flowers, She is a sensible woman and would never embarrass her husband in public.

"What is mathematics?" Adoris next to him asked curiously.

"That is a very interesting knowledge, and your sister will learn it soon." Crystal said softly with a smile.

"Can I go to school too?" Adoris asked longingly.

"Of course." Christoya stroked his head gently: "But you are still young, so you have to wait for another year."

"I don't want it! I have to go to school with my sister now!" Adoris said dissatisfied.

"Brother, stop making trouble! Listen to mother, or I won't let father tell you a story at night!" After saying this, Adoris became quiet even though he pouted.

"Mom, is it really good for me to go to school and study with other boys?" Cynthia said hesitantly to Crystal.Cynthia was seven years old at this time. According to Greek tradition, girls at the age of 16 can get married. She already knew a lot of things. Her biological mother taught her by example how to be a good woman in a Greek family since she was a child.In her mind, her mother had never left the house, but now she had to study with many boys in public day after day, year after year, which made her feel a little uneasy.

Kristoya pulled Cynthia in front of her, and while combing her slightly messy long hair, she said softly: "My child, do you know how lucky you are! Except for Dionia, in other Greek city-states There are girls like you who have been trapped in their homes for most of their lives, busy raising children and managing housework. They don’t know what the outside world is like. They have never watched sports games, never appreciated dramas, or even Have you never seen the sea, do you hope that your future life will be like them?!"

Cynthia looked fearful and shook her head vigorously.

Kristoya continued with emotion: "Your father is a great man! He worked hard to convince the Senate to let you girls have the same opportunities to study as boys. By then, it will not only be you who go to school, but also Girls from other citizen families. Cynthia, you will not be alone in school. You must study hard and prove that we women are no worse than men. Don’t let your father’s efforts go in vain!”

Cynthia nodded in understanding.

In fact, although the social customs of the newly rising Dionysian Union are different from other Greek city-states, and they are relatively open in treating women, when Davos put forward the suggestion of "letting girls go to school with boys" in the Senate, , but still encountered opposition from many elders.

Davos was able to convince them, and one of the passages resonated with everyone: "... Let the girls of Dionian citizens also enter school, let them learn more knowledge and skills, and learn how to get along with boys. Getting along with each other and knowledge will make them more cultivated, more temperamental, and more intelligent. After they grow up and get married, they will have more common topics and hobbies with their husbands, which will reduce the possibility of their husbands going out to find brothels for fun. , ensuring the stability of the family; allowing them to manage family affairs more wisely and not being deceived by cunning slaves; allowing them to better raise their children, so that future citizens of Dionia can be able to grow up in early childhood. Developing good habits is vital to their lives!..."

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Since there were no electric lights in this era, when it got dark, most people went to bed except for a few wealthy people who used candles to light up and continued their work.Because they go to bed early, they wake up early in the morning. People often start to get up and move around after the rooster crows.But for the diligent Dionians, most of them get up earlier, often before dawn and when the stars are still twinkling in the night, they get up and start preparing for work after sunrise.Only children don't like to get up early and have to be urged by their parents to start washing.

However, today the 13-year-old Patroclus got up very early. After hurriedly washing up, he helped his mother bake bread. This made his mother very happy: the son who had always been naughty had experienced the invasion of Crotone. After that, I really grew up.

At the dinner table, my mother asked again with concern: "Klos, you really don't want me to send you to...school?"

Patroclus shook his head like a rattle: "No! When those bad guys from Crotone came, I was sending letters to several nearby villages to call the police all by myself! Even Uncle Aguilas praised me as a warrior. I'm already this old, and the school is in the city, and I still need you to send it, how embarrassing it would be!"

"But -" As soon as the slightly worried mother spoke, she was interrupted by Patroclus' father Pariandorus: "Let him go alone!"

Pariandorus looked at Patroclus with a serious expression: "When you get to school, you must listen to the teacher and do whatever you are told. If you don't perform well, I will beat you!" The illiterate father certainly hopes that his son can write and count. , has a better future, but he is so vulgar that he cannot say better words of encouragement and can only scare the children with his usual tone. Patroclus, who often talks back, answered obediently today: "I know, Dad!"

When Pariandorus was surprised, there was a knock on the door: "Who is it?"

"it's me."

"It's Uncle Aguilas!" Patroclus cheered and immediately rushed to open the door.

"Little Cross should go to school today." As soon as Aguilas walked in, he smiled and touched his head and said: "I brought you a schoolbag, a stylus, and a few wax-coated books. A writing board and a small folding wooden chair can be used for school."

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