ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 263 Temple Slave Release Ceremony and Dionia Football Game
Sipulos continued: "Now the two towns of Niutum and Grumentum that once belonged to the Lucanians are now part of the Dionian Alliance, and many Lucanians have become Dionian. Citizens of Nia. So how can the Lucanians of other tribes really hate Dionia! On the contrary, with the help of your Elijah, Dionia can take advantage of the power of the Lucaria tribe When it is weak, occupying the entire Lucania region will further strengthen Dioria's power, so how can Dioria not form an alliance with Elia!"

Kanios fell silent, thinking about every word Sipulos said, and said for a long time: "Dionia has become stronger. Aren't other city-states belonging to the South Italian Alliance afraid?"

Sipros had not yet completely come out of his excitement. He drank heavily and said without hesitation: "No matter what other city-states think, I think the strength of Dionia is a good thing for Elijah. We have already Tired of the frequent wars between city-states and the invasion of the Brutians, the stronger Dionia is, the more peace it can bring to this land. After all, judging from Dionia's past practices, when dealing with its allies, It has always been friendly, unless you take the initiative to invade it. It is far less cruel than Syracuse in the south!"

Kanios understood what Sipulos meant by "cruelty". After Dionysius captured the Greek city-states in Sicily, he sometimes massacred the local residents and turned all the remaining captives into slaves. This is true in No one had ever done this in the history of the Western Mediterranean, and it greatly shocked the Greeks in Sicily and Magna Graecia, so Canios could hear about it even as far away as Aelia.He looked at Sipulos across the table, and thought rather maliciously: Is Dionysius's cruelty one of the main reasons why these South Italian city-states are willing to form an alliance with Dionia?

He asked curiously: "The political system of Dionia is so special. I think the South Italian city-states including Trina should have noticed it. Is there any city-state that has tried to implement these policies of Dionia?" Expansion of helpful bills?”

Sipulos was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "During today's celebration, I briefly discussed this topic with several members of the Crotone Council that I knew. This is basically impossible. If you think about it, first of all, the entire city-state Will citizens agree?"

Once Caños was reminded, he suddenly realized: How could the conservative and xenophobic citizens of the Greek city-state allow outsiders to share the wealth and rights of the city-state!And the citizens' assembly, the highest authority in the city-state, is composed of most of the citizens of the city-state. It is impossible for them to pass these bills that are not beneficial to them!

"Why can Dionia be implemented?" Kanios asked his own question.

"This..." Sipulos patted the table lightly and said thoughtfully: "I can't explain the detailed reasons, but the huge power and prestige possessed by the Dionian Archon Davos is undoubtedly the most important. reason."

Kanios also agreed with this point, but it was impossible for a consul like Davos to appear in Aelia.

"But..." Sipulos looked at Kanios and said hesitantly: "There are still some problems in emerging city-state alliances like Dionia..."

"What's the problem?" Kanios asked urgently.

Sipulos glanced back. Unexpectedly, the waiter of the restaurant was already standing behind him. He shook his head and stopped talking.

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The next morning, the inauguration ceremony of the Temple of Hades continued.

This time, it was presided over by the high priest Davos in front of the temple, and in the name of Hades, the king of Hades, freedom was granted to the slaves in the alliance.

Since this was the first time it was held, there were not many freed slaves, mainly the public slaves of the Alliance who had performed outstandingly in the past year, and most of the private slaves came from the Davos family.

With the expansion of the territory of the Dionia Alliance, the banks and restaurants run by Kristoya are also expanding rapidly. At the same time, she is constantly exploring new business channels, such as Kristoya’s shop, which mainly sells newly built She bought school supplies for Dionia School, as well as rugby and football equipment, etc. For this reason, she purchased a large number of slaves to ensure sufficient labor and at the same time give freedom to slaves with outstanding performance.On the one hand, he wants to use them as an example to give other slaves hope and encourage them to work harder; on the other hand, Davos sets an example as a consul and guides the people to treat their own slaves well in order to relax the entire Dionia Alliance. The conflict between slaves and their masters and society as a whole.

Among the slaves Davos freed was Kristoya's personal maid, Azuna. Azuna had already told Kristoya that even if she was freed, she would still be willing to work as a hired servant. Continue to serve Kristoya. Of course, Kristoya is very welcome.In fact, apart from the change in status, Azuna's lifestyle is not much different from before, including receiving salary, because Christoya had paid her a close relationship with the slave girl a long time ago.

Household slaves spend a long time with their masters day and night, and the two often develop a relationship similar to that of family members. Therefore, it is not uncommon for slaves to be freed before their masters die or to continue to serve their masters after they are freed.It's just that for the liberated slaves in Dionia, they have one more thing that they must do as soon as possible, and that is to immediately apply for preliminary citizenship to the alliance household registration official.

After the emancipation ceremony, the joyful celebration begins.

The drama paid for by the alliance and free for the public to watch will be performed non-stop for three consecutive days at the newly built theater in Thurii. If it were in Athens, there would be countless people lining up to grab the number and rush in to enjoy it.But in Dionia, especially in Thurii, the public is more interested in the Dionia rugby match. Last year, only four cities participated: Amendolara, Thurii, Niutum, and Laos. The rugby match has attracted the attention of countless people. This year, Crimea, Castellon, Asproustrum, and even Grumentum, which has just been merged into the league, have also formed a team. Participated (which consisted mainly of soldiers from the Third Legion who had moved to Grumentum).The expansion of the participating teams has made the competition more intense, and the opening ceremony has become more formal.

VIPs from the city-states of the Dionia League and the South Italian League received invitations. After the entire arena was packed, a loud copper horn sounded throughout the stadium, and players from each city lined up to enter the stadium and circle the stadium.

The people cheered enthusiastically, especially when they saw players from their own city.

When Amiklis saw the players from Castellon passing through the main stand, he applauded vigorously and loudly said to the people around him: "Look, those are our players from Castellon! The one walking in the front is Go Erchis, look how strong they are like a herd of Lucanian bulls!"

The people around gave out good-natured laughter.

Antaoris, Euricpus, and Pleades, the three senators of Crimea who had just entered the Senate, did not understand why the chief general of Castellon was so excited. Kunogorata Smiling, he explained to them in a low voice: "We also invited Castellon during the rugby match last year. As a result, Laos participated, but Castellon did not, so many people joked, ' The people of Castellon are naturally timid and timid, and they dare not participate in this kind of fierce men's game.' It seems that these words really stimulated them. This year, they specially formed a team to prove themselves. Even their general Gorkis They all went off on their own."

For the three people who have never watched the game, they still cannot understand the enthusiasm and madness shown by the people of Dionia, but the fanatical atmosphere around them also made them infected. Like other city-state VIPs, they cheered for the scene. The players marching down the line applauded.

Then, they saw the team representing Crimea, because the wooden sign held high by the leader had "Crimesa" engraved in dazzling red letters. Most of the team of more than 50 people were unfamiliar faces.

Antaoris knows: In the past few months, citizens and preliminary citizens of Dionia have been moving to Crimesa due to land distribution. Therefore, even if they joined the Dionia Alliance for a short time, this group The team's skills may not be too bad either.

Antaoulis also saw several familiar faces in the team. Like other team members, their faces were full of excitement. While chatting cordially with their teammates, they kept waving to the audience outside the field. These few used to be It has only been a few months since the citizens of Crimesa became citizens of Dionia, but they have already naturally integrated into this team.

Antaoris felt mixed for a moment.

"Lord Antaoris, I am looking forward to seeing the performance of the Krimisa players." Kunogorata's meaningful words brought Antaoulis back to his senses.

"Don't worry, they will definitely perform better than Castellon." Antaoris said pretending to be relaxed, and several people laughed.

The eight teams ended up standing in the middle of the field.

At this time, Davos stood up from the spectator seat, and the originally boiling arena gradually became quiet.

The distinguished guests of the South Italian Alliance were shocked and envious: Davos's huge prestige among the people of Dionia can be seen!
Davos's voice rang in the arena: "Hundreds of years ago, the great god Zeus created the Olympian Games. Since then, fierce competitions have replaced bloody fights. There have been fewer wars and more peace between Greek city-states! And in one day Years ago, the great Hades brought us rugby. Since then, rugby has flourished in the Dionian League. People have gained health, happiness, learned unity, and won friendship in this fierce sport. !Today, the best players from the Dionia League and the league gathered here. In order to thank Hades for the gift, they will have the most exciting and fierce rugby competition to compete for the only championship! Fight, players! Ha! Dis will bless you!”

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