Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1186

[Chapter 135 Debate at the Athenian Citizens Assembly (2)]

“Although I haven’t been there, I have seriously understood and studied the affairs of the Kingdom of Dionia, and what I said is the truth!” Callistratus said firmly.

“Dionia is different from your Athens. The territory is too vast. To govern such a big country, of course, strict order must be established to ensure that any decisions and decrees are fully implemented.” Karias said solemnly: “Yes Thanks to the efforts of Dionysian officials, all citizens of Dionia have enough land and live a relatively prosperous life. They not only have enough bread for three meals a day, but also often eat meat, Go to the pub to drink, go to the bath to soak in the hot spring, go to the arena to watch the ball game, go to the theater to watch the play, go to the zoo to see the wild beasts… The citizens of Dionia live a colorful life, and they are also very hospitable. I hope the people of Athens can wear them. The visit to the Holy Kingdom of Onia will definitely be warmly received by them, which will help our two countries to remove misunderstandings and enhance friendship.”

His words caused a burst of whispered discussions among the citizens of Athens.

At this time, a person stood up in the front row of the venue and shouted loudly: “Dionysian citizens can own enough land, isn’t it because you annexed the city-states of Great Greece and plundered their wealth. Is that right! Citizens of Dionia, while enjoying themselves happily, have thought of the great Greek people who have lost their homes and are suffering from hunger and cold!”

Callistratus remembered that the speaker was a student of Isocrates, and couldn’t help but click nodded.

Callias asked in surprise: “How did you come to this conclusion?”

“It’s a fact, don’t deny it!”

Callias laughed: “I once thought that the Athenians were the wisest among the Greek city-states. , and the most probing spirit, but now I find that I was wrong, because some people really just make up rumors to deceive everyone based on their likes and dislikes! If you really want to know the facts, you should go to the Western Mediterranean, Go to Crotone, Locri, Naples, Syracuse, Tarantum, etc. Take a walk and take a look, and you will find that most of the people in these towns are still the people of the original city-state , but they are much better off than they were before they joined the kingdom of Dionia, and their lives are more prosperous—”

Callistratus interjected again: “But you also said just now that Crotone, Tarantum, Lokri… these once were the sub-states of our Greek city-states have lost their independence and Freedom, annexed by Dionia, became an ordinary town under your kingdom, and even Turii, which we Athenian citizens are very familiar with, has become the center of the kingdom of Dionia!”

Callistratus said in When mentioning Turii, he deliberately emphasized his tone, causing a commotion in the venue. Then he looked at Karias and asked questioningly: “Now Dionysian’s army has set foot on the land of Peloponnesian. Don’t you hold the goal of repeating the stories of the great Greek city-states such as Turii and Crotone, and making the whole of Greece eventually become the territory of your Kingdom of Dionia?!”

His words aroused more discussion in the meeting hall. There was

a big commotion,

and even some Athenian citizens yelled at them.

Karias twitched his face and did not immediately defend himself, but stood there without changing his face, until the Athenian citizens consciously returned to quietness, he sneered and said: “Kalistra Lord Tus, I heard that you are a respected orator, but should your speeches respect facts and not make up!

If you know the situation in Great Greece, you should know that the Holy Kingdom of Dionia has Before its establishment, the city-states of Greater Greece were constantly at war, which is not inferior to today’s mainland Greece. Even the Turii you mentioned was not occupied by Dionysus, but another one you mentioned. The great Greek city-state of Crotone was burnt down, and Dionysius just rebuilt the city on the ruins of Turii.

Dionia never took the initiative to invade any great Greek city-state, but continued to suffer from these The provocation and attack of the city-state, such as Crotone attacked Dionia twice… The tyrant Dionysius led the Syracuse coalition to cross the sea to expedition the southern Italian city-state dominated by Dionia … Tarantum tore up the covenant at a critical time when Dionia was defending the Syracuse coalition and attacked Dionia’s rear… and after the alien city-state of Carthage declared war on Dionia, the Rakuza actually colluded with them…

Dionia defeated these powerful enemies through hard battles again and again, and these great Greek city-states joined the Kingdom of Dionia. Because they don’t want to face war every day and are always afraid, they need a strong support that can shelter them from the wind and rain.

Next, we have seen that the Greek mainland has been in constant war for more than 10 years, but during this period, the territory of Greater Greece has always been peaceful and peaceful, and the people are living affluent lives.

Facts have proved that the choice made by the great Greek people was not wrong!

”

Karias said these last words with sonorous force, and the venue suddenly became more silent.

“Uh–” Callistratus interrupted again.

Callias learned this time, and quickly continued. : “Of course Greater Greece is Greater Greece, and mainland Greece is mainland Greece, the situation is completely different.

Dionia sent troops to the Peloponnese for no other purpose than two purposes.

The first is what I said just now, in order to fulfill the covenant, help Thebes, and defeat Sparta, which is constantly making wars in the Greek mainland; the second is to help the Mesenians.

I remember that you Athens have graciously helped the Messenians who were enslaved by the Spartans many times, and our king also made a promise to the Messenians who were exiled to Tyndares, so Take this opportunity to restore freedom and independence to the Messenians, who are also Greeks.

I can swear to the gods that when Sparta is defeated, the Dionian army will quickly withdraw to the kingdom and will never occupy a single cent of the land in mainland Greece!

”

Karias raised his hands, palms to the sky, and finished speaking with a solemn expression.

Many Athenian citizens were moved.

Suddenly a voice sounded: “The Dionysian messenger is swearing to the gods and can tell us who it is.” A god?

Karias saw an old man standing up in front of the venue. He had white hair, but his face was a little gloomy because he was too dark.

He hesitated for a moment, then said calmly: “God Hades!”

“I heard that Dionia regarded Hades as the protector of your kingdom. Is Hades you believe in, Hades, one of the twelve Greek gods?” the man continued to ask.

“Of course.” Karias said cautiously: “It’s just that Dionia’s understanding of Hades is a little different from that of the native Greeks.”

The man did not ask what the difference was, but said with a serious expression: “We Greeks believe that Hades is in charge of death and cannot be approached. Ordinary people don’t even dare to call him by his first name, and use ‘that male god’ instead of Achilles

. There is no temple in Hades on the Greek mainland, The only temple that has no statues, no engraved names, but is closely related to Hades is Eleusis in our Attica region of Greece, where there is a bottomless cave, which is recognized by the Greeks as the entrance to hell. , for this we Greeks have established a secret ceremony to worship Hades, and almost all the famous people in mainland Greece have participated in this ceremony–”

“Eleucism, I know.”

“No, You don’t know! You Dionians don’t know!” The man roared: “Eleusis originated in Athens and was acquiesced by Hades, so it was widely revered and revered by the Greek people, and it was the whole The most orthodox sacrifice to Hades in the Greek world!

But you Dionysians are building idols and temples of Hades. Lies to deceive the people—”

“Shut up!” Callias roared, furious, glaring at the man: “The fact that our great King Davos is descended from Hades is all Dionysus. The consensus of the people of the Kingdom of Asia! In just 30 years, he went from a mercenary to the king of the most powerful country in the Western Mediterranean, turning Dionia from a small alliance into a powerful city-state covering the entire Western Mediterranean civilization. The kingdom was inspired and blessed by Hades. At several critical times, Hades even performed miracles to help the kingdom overcome difficulties. These were witnessed by thousands of people in the kingdom. www.sonicmtl.com Therefore, the citizens of the Dionysian Holy Kingdom will be willing to take Hades as the protector of the kingdom and become a devout believer of Hades!

Hades is a benevolent god. He doesn’t care about the different ways of worshiping him based on the different views of the Greek people in different regions. If the devout faith of Dionysian is so devout, then the millions of devout followers of Hades in Dionia will not be afraid of hardship, life and death, and will surely make the blasphemer pay a heavy price!

”

Under the dignified force of Karias, the man was a little timid, and he stepped back subconsciously, forgetting that he was sitting on the stone stairs behind him. If it wasn’t for the help of someone next to him, he would have almost fallen.

This man is Eleusis .

The torch bearer of the secret proposal and the messenger of Dionia have a similar name-Kalias. The “Kalias Peace Treaty” signed in Sparta was named after him, which shows that he was in Greece. What

a homeland’s reputation.

But now his poor performance makes Callistratus frown: Hades, what a subject to attack, too bad Callias screwed it up When the peace treaty was signed in Sparta, his performance was not good either. If you knew, you should not have expected anything from him.

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