Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 132

[Chapter 31 The Situation in Lucania]

The people watching on the side cheered and cheered, while the Lucanian slaves who participated in the digging of the canals and erecting the waterwheels were stunned and suspected that it was the work of ghosts and gods.

“Lord Davos, blessed by Zeus, this is really amazing! It’s great! With this…water…waterwheel, we Amendolara can add more than 300 acres of good land!” Cole Nerus was excited.

“It’s not just that the fields have been increased, but the people will have more convenient water in the future!” Scomblas also seemed very happy.

“Everyone, this is not the blessing of Zeus, I have to thank Lord Davos! The waterwheel is a blueprint designed and provided by Lord Davos himself. If it is really favored by gods, it must be Hades!” The rude words made Cornerus and the others slightly embarrassed.

Davos did not stop Marigi’s impoliteness, nor did he show humility. He needed to let these old citizens understand: Under his control, Amendolara will bid farewell to the past and shine brightly!

The cheers of the people were in stark contrast to the unease of several old citizens and senators.

At this moment, Asisters came to tell him: Izam is back!

Davos immediately handed over the next task of presiding over the celebration to Cornelus, who took over this glorious task with a complicated look.

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Davos hurried back to his house with Asisters.

Izam was dressed in dust, with a dirty black face, unkempt long hair and long beard, wearing a tattered Lucanias leather robe and bare feet, standing in front of Davos, making Davos almost unrecognizable. himself.

It turned out that Izam went back to the city and went straight to Davos without going home first.

As a superior, while praising Izam’s enthusiasm for work, Davos had to express his concern, so he let the female slave take Izam to take a bath, cut his hair, and trim his beard (the Greeks are different from the Romans). , they have beards), and set up a sumptuous lunch, inviting Izam to eat and talk.

Under the relaxed atmosphere that Davers deliberately created, and after drinking several glasses of wine, Izam gradually relaxed: “Lord Davers… er…” Izam burped and said, “I According to your order, disguise, climb the mountain road in the western mountainous area of the Sybari Plain, and first go to Laos, which is located at the mouth of the river that the locals call “La River”. The city is not big, but it is a stone city. And there is a port, so the defense is not very strict, I sneak in, work at the dock, and carry goods every day, so I know a few slaves at the dock, guess who they are?” Izam asked mysteriously.

“They should be Greeks.

” Davos was not surprised. The Lucanians had invaded the Turii area many times, and many Greeks had been kidnapped.

But then Izam’s answer really surprised him: “It is accurate to say that they are descendants of the Sybaris, and Laos was built by the Sybaris. Listening to these people, the Sybaris built Laos. It was to make it a transit port for Syria to trade with Napoli, Etruria, Massinia and other cities, so Laos was very prosperous at that time… But Syria After the city was destroyed, Laos had no backup, and was soon occupied by Neutum who went south.”

“Oh, that’s it…” Davos did feel a little surprised, and he asked: ” So, the old Sybaris became slaves? How many Greek slaves are there in Laos now?”

“I don’t know how many Greek slaves there were, but when the Lucanians attacked Laos, there were some Greek slaves. The people voluntarily surrendered and joined Lucania…Avinogis, a leader of Laos, was the descendant of these people, and the tribe he led was also the descendant of those Sybaris, and the Lucanians believed that They are not pure-blooded Lucarians, and they don’t trust them very much, often insulting and suppressing them. Although these Greek slaves also despised these people, thinking that it was their betrayal that led to the fall of Laos, but They didn’t hate Avinogis too much, and mostly thought he was a good guy because he helped them a lot…”

Izam took a few more sips of wine and said excitedly: “Now the city of Laos is not stable, because some Lucanian tribes led by the great leader of Laos, Tula, tried to prevent Avinogis. Share the spoils, so only his tribe stayed behind and did not participate in the invasion of Turii. I didn’t expect you to lead us to destroy almost all the Lucanians who invaded Turii! Haha… Tula, the great leader of Laos After only taking dozens of soldiers to flee back to the city, Avinogis became the most powerful leader in the city of Laos, and as a result, my lord, guess what happened?”

Izam seemed a little drunk as he spoke. He didn’t pay attention to the proportions, but Davos didn’t care. He moved in his heart and said, “The big leader of extortion wants to annex the tribe of Avinogis?”

Izam slammed the wooden chair and said, “Sir, you are so sweet. It’s amazing, you can guess it right!” He grabbed a piece of bread, tore a large piece, and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it loudly.

Asisters raised his eyebrows and was about to reprimand, but Davos waved his hand to stop him.

“I heard from the slaves at the dock that once Tula invited Avinogis to a dinner, I don’t know what happened, and when he came back, it was seen that several of his guards were injured. From that day on, Avinoghis Guice hid at home and never went to the city to discuss matters. I turned around his house, surrounded by soldiers with weapons patrolling. I heard that the reason why Avinogis did not raise troops to resist was because Observe the situation in Niutum.”

“Niutum?” Davos listened carefully.

“Yes, my lord.” Izam scratched his head embarrassedly and said: “I was planning to go north and go deep into the hinterland of Lucalia to explore, but Niutum controlled the northward passage in the upper reaches of the Ra River. Now it is heavily guarded and strangers can’t pass through. Laos was originally under the orders of Niutum, but this time the soldiers who went to Niutum died in battle. I heard that the chief of Niutum, Udre, died. In our hands, our strength has suffered a great loss.” Speaking of which, Izam was a little complacent: “Several leaders in Niutum City are busy fighting for the position of the big leader, and I heard that they almost fought.”

Izam said He subconsciously picked up the wine glass, but found that the wine in the glass was empty. Davos stood up and filled him.

Izam sat still and only said thanks, Davos didn’t care, he sat down and continued to listen to him and said: “Sir, I remember that after we annihilated the main force of the Lucania coalition, we rushed to their camp, Didn’t you see that the camp was burnt to ashes, and there were still many bodies. At that time, everyone guessed that it was caused by the infighting of the

Lucanians, and I now know who did it.” “Who?” Davos leaned forward Dress up and express concern.

“The Vig!”

“Vig?”

“My lord, the city of Vig is to the south of Laos, not too far from Laos. It is a city of the Brutians. But because the Lucanians used to be It was forced to join the Lucaria tribal alliance, but because it is a foreigner, it may be often oppressed, so…”

“Well, the Brutus…” Davers rubbed his chin, and he was equally concerned about this He knew less about the indigenous race of Turui’s neighbors, only that it was a little threat to Turui due to geographical reasons, but it was a big problem for several Greek city-states to the south.

“After I heard that the Vigos fled back, they announced their separation from the Lucalia Tribal Alliance, built a city wall, sent a lot of soldiers to patrol the border, and blocked the passage to the south of Laos.” Speaking of this, Izam said again He raised his head and took a few sips of wine.

“You only know how to drink and talk so much, is there any news about Grummentum?” Asisters said impatiently.

“Izam went to the unfamiliar Lucania to explore alone. He suffered a lot and brought back valuable information. Drinking some alcohol is nothing, but he can’t just drink, eat more fruit, it is good for the body.” Davos said with concern.

“Yes.” Izam responded gratefully, immediately put down the wine glass, coughed a few times, and said seriously: “Although I didn’t go to Grummentum City to scout, I still got more accurate information about him. .”

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“Picosis is another port city in the Lucania region, and it is the strongest country in the Lucania Alliance after Grummentum. I heard that it is also a stone city.” Izam did not Grummentum was brought up first, but the topic was brought to Picocis.

Stone Town!

Davos’s heart moved when he heard the words.

According to what he has learned over the past six months, the Greeks like to use stone to build cities, while the mountain tribes use wood to build cities. With the precedent of Laos, and it is a seaport city, he can’t help but suspect that this Picocis is also Lucali. The Asians took it from the Greeks.

“Picoses and Laos had sea trade, so some news came to Laos from the merchants and sailors of Picosses. It is said that most of the warriors of Grummentum died in our hands, Although its leader, Akpiru, escaped, he remained in a coma. After the news spread, many tribes that were forcibly annexed by Grummentum began to break away from Grummentum’s control. But Mu was powerless to stop it, because the chiefs in the city were busy fighting for the position of the great chief. Originally, Akpiru’s tribe was still the strongest among the tribes in the city, but his son Lusau encountered a A strong opponent, Gnanett, son of Cincinnager, the great leader of Picossis—” Having said this, Izam picked up a dried fig and stuffed it into his mouth.