ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 58 Oracle
Davos’s leader’s tent could not accommodate more than 40 people, so he asked the guard captain Martius to lead [-] members (the number of guards also expanded) and surrounded an open space in front of the tent to prevent strangers from entering. People came in to spy and lit torches all around...

Davos's eyes swept over everyone's face:

Captain of the [-]st Heavy Infantry Company - the steady and dignified Capps

Captain of the [-]nd Heavy Infantry Company—Antonios, who is good at recognizing people and catching fighters.
Captain of the [-]rd Heavy Infantry Company - Brave Amyntas
Captain of the Fourth Heavy Infantry Company—Alexis, who is good at thinking and planning

Captain of the [-]th Heavy Infantry Company—His loyal confidant
Captain of the [-]st Light Shield Company - Epithenes with strong tactical ability
Captain of the [-]nd Light Shield Company——Zipit, who worshiped Davos because of his piety to God.
As well as the baggage officer Melses, the medical officer Helps, the herald Asistes, and the cavalry captain Ledes (although he had few horses left, Davos still retained this organization and soldiers, after all They already have a lot of experience in cavalry combat).There are also 28 team captains, all of whom are team officers with rich combat experience and talents.In addition, there were [-] veterans who had fought for more than a year.This is his entire team based on this world!
Tonight, he had to convince them to continue to follow him to fight in a foreign land thousands of miles away after a year of long battles. He was not very confident about this.Thinking of this, he coughed lightly and said: "Brothers, the farce you performed in Byzantium today was well done! Cleander immediately expressed sympathy for our situation and was willing to provide us with some food. This is all thanks to you!"

Everyone laughed.

Olivers even said loudly: "Chief, this is not a farce, but a comedy. You didn't see the way those Byzantines fainted with fear!"

Everyone laughed again, but Matonis had something in his heart and could only lower his head and snicker.

"Yes, comedy." Davos sighed softly and said, "But how long can this kind of comedy last? We are trapped here, unable to go anywhere, and we dare not go. According to reliable information, Spar Da is already preparing to go to war with Persia. The Spartan general Tibulon has arrived in Ephesus to recruit soldiers. How could he let us go, veterans with rich experience in fighting against Persia? It won’t be long before we may fight again. In the land of Persia!”

"Is this true? I'm tired of fighting the Persians and I don't want to go back!"

"How could this happen?! I'm already planning to buy a piece of land in Crete and find a wife..."

……

Everyone immediately became commotion, and they started talking very uneasily...

Davos did not answer them, but broke out another shocking news: "Moreover, the kind-hearted Cleander is about to step down, and his replacement is Aristarchus of Sparta!"

Someone said "ah".

Davos glanced in that direction and said coldly: "Some of you know him, some don't. Let me tell you, this Spartan was very famous in the previous war with Athens! It was not because of his bravery in battle, But -" Davos looked solemn and said with emphasis every word: "He sold the defeated Greeks into slavery twice!!"

These words were like pouring a can of cold water into a boiling pot of oil, causing everyone to explode.

"Is he trying to sell us?!"

"If he dares to do this, I will fight him!"

"We are free people, not enemies of Sparta! They have no reason to do this, and it is against Greek tradition!"

"Sparta was always domineering, and now it is the overlord of Greece. It doesn't have the final say on what to do!"

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Davos looked at the panicked people, and his voice was full of emotion. He said: "We are free Greeks, and we live hard to survive. However, in the eyes of the Spartans and the citizens of those city-states, we They are landless pariahs, thieves and robbers who threaten the stability of the city-state! Therefore, Anaxes can deceive us at will (referring to the fact that the Spartan naval commander deceived them into going to Byzantium and said that he would give them a salary, but the contract was broken upon arrival)! Cleander can also deceive us at will, trick us out of the city, close the city gates, deny food, and face a large number of Thracians! Sparta is so powerful , Do we dare to resist?! Either we will be sold into slavery, without enough food and clothing, until one day we die of exhaustion in farms and mines, and then be thrown into the wilderness; or we can follow Sparta to fight and be bruised and bruised every day until He died in an unknown wilderness; of course, he might be lucky enough to return home safely, but so what?! As a landless free citizen, he was a foreigner in any city-state and could not enjoy anything. The rights of the city-state will still be scorned until they die in obscurity..."

Everyone listened quietly, so quiet that one could hear someone sobbing...

At this time, Davos was also full of tears: "Is this the result we want after fighting bloody battles in Persia for a year and struggling to return home? Isn't it true that we are not given the right to a stable and happy life? What?! Is there no place in this world for us poor free people to live peacefully!!!"

Davos's heartfelt roar and questioning woke up every team officer present. They clenched their fists, gritted their teeth, and their eyes were angry and painful...

Hilos stood up, stretched out his hands tremblingly, and said: "Leader Davos! Our commander! The favored one of Hades! Please tell us, what should we do?! What should we do to get out of our predicament? !!”

"Yes, Chief Davos, we need your oracle!!" Hilos's words reminded many people, and Capps and Antonios excitedly pleaded with Davos.

When everyone's eyes were focused on Davos's face, his expression became extremely solemn: "Last night... a person entered my dream. The golden light radiating from his body made it difficult for me to see his appearance clearly... ...He pulled me up from the bed, passed through the window, and flew into the air... I looked down in fear, and the Mediterranean Sea appeared clearly in front of my eyes like a painting... The Peloponnese Peninsula was like a handful The hammer penetrates deep into the sea, and to the west, Italy, next to it, is like a leather boot...Further to the west, I also see the Pillars of Hercules, like a door that separates the Mediterranean from the ocean...Egypt's The Mediterranean coast stretches like a long green carpet all the way to Africa..."

Davos's dreamlike narration attracted everyone. They compared their geographical knowledge and found that the Mediterranean looked like this, which made them convinced of Davos's words.

"At this time, the person emitting golden light said a word to me?"

"What did he say?" everyone asked.

"He said, 'Davos, the mission of you and your soldiers is in the west of the Mediterranean!' After saying that, he pushed me down from the air, and then I woke up with a fright." Davos said with lingering fear, Still in a trance.

"West of the Mediterranean, where is that?"

"In Sicily?"

"It could be Italy."

"Iberia is also possible."

"Why not Nubia."

"Who is that golden man, Hades?"

"How could Hades have golden light? It should be Athena!"

.........

While everyone was speculating, Davos sighed secretly. Since he became the leader, he has deliberately avoided his status as a "god's favored one" and instead used his own abilities to win the trust of his subordinates.But this time the stakes were so high that he had to resort to the Greek gods again. He deliberately made the oracle vague.

Because oracles are inherently ambiguous.For example: There used to be a kingdom of Lydia in Asia Minor. It wanted to go to war with Persia. It went to Delphi and spent a lot of money to seek the Oracle of Apollo. The oracle said: A big country will be destroyed.The Lydians happily went back to fight, and the result was the destruction of the Lydian kingdom.The explanation of the priest Apollo was: In Asia Minor, the Kingdom of Lydia was also a big country.

Note: Thurii

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