Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 106

[Chapter 5 The 1st Senate Meeting (5)]

Hearing these words, the new citizens stopped complaining, their eyes were bright, and they all said: They will definitely take the lead in abiding by the new military law!

Sesta and Adriankes had heard before that the Davos mercenaries had a military law with many items. The reason why the soldiers were strong in execution was closely related to the strict requirements of this military law.

At that time, they were still very curious: a small mercenary actually developed a unique military law for himself, and now they finally have the opportunity to experience it for themselves!

For the old citizens of Cornerus, the ferocity of the mercenaries was only seen once in front of the temple, and the annihilation of the Lucanian tribal coalition and the breaking of the city of Amendolara were only heard.

Amendolara fought with Turii many times before. Of course, there are some customary military rules in the city-state to ensure the smooth progress of military operations, but it is the first time I have heard of a comprehensive military law.

So, Cornerus reminded: “I hope that military training will not affect the daily work of citizens.”

“I believe that Felixius will coordinate the relationship between the two.” Davers told Felixius Full of trust.

Then, he smiled and said to the squad leaders: “The military officer Felixius definitely needs some subordinates such as training instructors. You can discuss with him.” As soon as he finished speaking

, dozens of people rushed over to fight Recommend yourself and let Felixius get tired of it.

Although these team officers are not good at literacy and arithmetic, it is their profession to be able to fight in the army. As new citizens of Amendolara, they also have a strong desire to show their abilities to the people.

“It seems that they are eager to contribute to the city-state too!” Davos said with emotion.

Cornelus nodded on the surface, but he thought in his heart: These new citizens who are used to fighting on the battlefield are really restless, I hope they can abide by the laws of the city-state!

“These are the main public offices of the city-state for the time being.” Davos’ words made Cornerus heave a sigh of relief. Every new position proposed by the new consul was an impact on the traditions of Amendolara, which made Corneros feel relieved. Ernerus was tangled up in his heart.

“Now there is a very important matter that needs to be solved by all the elders of our Senate and the team officers.” Davers’ solemn expression made Cornerus nervous again.

“That’s the issue of resettlement and land distribution for our new citizens.” As soon as these words came out, the team officers immediately stopped pestering Felixius, and everyone stared at Davos in front of them.

“In order to maintain the harmony and stability of the city-state, and not to disturb the people who have just been liberated from the Lucanians, tonight and even tomorrow night, our worthy new citizens are still willing to set up tents and live in the square. Go on, but this is not a long-term solution, nor is it reasonable! After all, the new citizens fought bloody battles to protect this land, and many of their comrades died in the battle, only in exchange for the peace of Amendolara today Speaking of this, Davos was a little emotional: “We must let them settle down as soon as possible and assign them the land they deserve in order to repay their efforts and the rights they deserve as citizens! Otherwise, it will be difficult to delay. Guaranteed no problem!”

Davos’s words made the new citizens present look excited, while the old citizens looked solemn.

“How many widows are there now among the people of Amendolara who have lost their husbands?” Davos asked Cornerus.

“I’m afraid it’s more than a thousand. The exact number will only be known after statistics.” Cornerus said, looking at Raphias.

The newly appointed household registration officer Raphias immediately said: “When the meeting is over, I will go to count immediately.”

“Then tomorrow morning, please call them all to the square. Team officers, you will also gather the unmarried soldiers to the square. In

the square, the two sides meet each other, neither the elders’ arrangement nor the force of force is allowed. The man and the

woman are willing to marry according to their own ability and charm. In addition, the unmarried girls in Amendolara city, I suggest that I also go to the square to participate in this time. meet.” After Davers finished speaking, the old citizens of Cornerus were okay. On the way here, Davers confided this idea to them and finally persuaded them.

The new citizens exploded.

You must know that in addition to a very small number of mercenaries who were married, there were also a small number of people who robbed local women in Persia and forced them to be their wives. The rest of the more than 2,000 people were still single.

Under the leadership of Davos, not only have these mercenaries become citizens of the city-state, but now they have to solve their single problem, which is a great thing!

Because these women with city-state status are not free people, nor are they bought concubines, if they marry them, they will also get the land and wealth left by their ex-husbands at the same time.

“That’s great! There is hope for my brothers now!”

“Matonis, don’t be too happy. If your subordinates are like you, it’s still a bit difficult to find a wife! If you want a woman See, it’s not just about being strong!”

“Isn’t it good to be strong? At least you can give them stronger protection and do more farm work. I think these are what they need most now! And Olivers, If you dare to go to the square tomorrow, you are not afraid that the Persian girl will ignore you.”

“Heronimus, you wood, you have to talk to women this time. This is not only related to your happiness, but also to Give your men a good head!”

“Geogris, why don’t you speak. Don’t be nervous, when you’re in the square tomorrow, you can do whatever you want. Aphrodite always Arrange a woman for you!”

“Captain Hiros, don’t just care about me, settle your marriage first!”

Davos

smiled and watched his subordinates talk to each other excitedly.

The old citizens of Cornerus were a little helpless: the women who were originally citizens of the Greek city-state were very traditional. They seldom made public appearances and could not meet with strangers alone. Marriages were appointed by their parents.

A husband is either a citizen of the city-state or a citizen of a neighboring city-state. After marriage, he is under the control of his husband. Her responsibility is to have children and take care of housework.

If the husband dies early, it is okay to have a child, and the property belongs to the child’s name, she can manage it on her behalf, raise the child to grow up, and be under the control of the child in the future.

Without children, then the husband’s family has reason to sweep him out of the house and ask her to remarry…

Amendolara originally had about 4,000 citizens of the city-state, but now it has less than 500 people. It lacks enough strength to defend the city-state, and lacks enough labor to support so many women, children and elderly people.

The reason why Cornelus and the others voluntarily agreed to accept mercenaries as citizens of the city-state was mainly for this reason, and of course there were also factors of repayment.

Similarly, it was out of frustration for women to break with the Greek city-state tradition and publicly show their faces for such a large-scale meeting between men and women.

After all, it is the best way to quickly settle down this group of soldiers full of evil spirits, quickly integrate into Amendolara, and become real citizens of Amendolara.

“At the same time, I also want to remind you. When you marry the selected woman, you should treat her former children as your own and raise them well; the elderly in her family should also be treated as your own. Old man, take good care; and…well…the humiliation they received among the Lucanians, I hope you don’t blame her, because it’s not their fault! It’s the men of Amendolara who haven’t done enough It’s our duty to protect them! We are real Greek warriors, what we have to do is to take good care of them and never let them be humiliated like this again! Then prepare carefully until one day we will enter Lucaria and let the natives also Taste the power of the Amendolara men!” Davos said solemnly.

“That’s right, Chief!”

“Kill the Lucarians!”

“Don’t worry, we’ll take care of women, old people, and children!” The new citizens

roared

and made promises.

But the old citizens felt that every word Davers said was like a whip, which made their cheeks hurt.

“After tomorrow’s meeting is over, after each pair of men and women is determined, I suggest picking a good day and holding a grand mass wedding. All the men and women who have confirmed their relationship include those who robbed in Persia before, of course. Including my wedding too!” The

venue immediately became lively again.

“Leader Davos, you have finally decided to marry Cristoia!”

“It’s really enviable, what a good woman Christoya is!”

…

Davers ignored the cacophony of these people and asked Cornerus: “Do we have a priest of Hera?”

“No , Amendolara is dedicated to Zeus. The closest to us, the famous temple of Hera is at Metapontum.”

“Send someone to Metapontum, and invite the priests of Hera to preside over this for us. A grand wedding and blessings to the newlyweds!

Although Hera is the protector of marriage, the traditional marriage ceremony of the Greek city-state does not require Hera priests to be present, so Cornelus

looked puzzled. Davos looked at him , said: “Because this wedding means the new life of Amendolara, I hope God Hera can bless these new people who represent the future of Amendolara!

And I remember that the consuls had the power to supervise ceremonies and make festivals.

”

Cornerus wanted to say: that was the power of the consuls at the end of the era of kingship. In the present democratic age, the right to supervise rituals and set festivals has long been vested in the Senate.

But before Davos had obtained He was numb after having violated a lot of the rights stipulated by the original Amendolara consul. Under the sharp gaze of Davos, he nodded helplessly and said, “Yes.

“This nod means that Davos, the life-long consul, has also taken the most sacred religious supervision over Amendolara from the Senate.