Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 228

[Chapter 26]

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Metrofinis believes that: The Dionysian Senate deliberately delayed time and fooled itself, but in fact, it had already prepared for peace talks with Crotone, and spent all its hardships rushing to Turii… …Dionia, a newly established alliance, dared to fool and despise Lokri so much!

Therefore, he dragged his still ill body to the triumphal ceremony.

Because he was an emissary of Lochry, he was arranged by the Senate to live in a hotel not far from the Senate House. He already lived in the city and was a VIP, so he was naturally allowed to watch the triumphal ceremony.

Originally, he also wanted to meet the Dionysian Archon at the end to vent his dissatisfaction. At the same time, on behalf of Locri, he expressed an appropriate threat to Dionia, who had just formed an alliance with Crotone, and forced them to do so. Make some changes in Locle’s favor.

But after watching this grand and lively military victory ceremony he had never seen before, he was shocked by Dionysian’s large force, high morale and popular atmosphere, which made him realize that this It is an alliance that advocates heroes and is good at fighting, from the elders to the commoners. It cannot be ignored by others, and I am afraid that it will not easily compromise, so it has retreated…

Sending away the last team of free people, the people poured into the square. , Davos’s speech drew a successful conclusion to this triumph: “The people of the Dionysian Alliance, I thank you on behalf of the Senate!

When the powerful enemy invaded, you did not fear, did not retreat, Instead, work together and fight bravely! Soldiers fought bravely in the front, not afraid of sacrifice, and strived to be heroes; while you worked hard in the rear to transport supplies, avoid the surprise of the enemy fleet, endure the grief of losing loved ones, and support us The battle ahead!

Today we are victorious. This is the result of the joint efforts of all the citizens, reserve citizens, freedmen and their families of our Dionysian Alliance! We will use this victory to comfort the warriors who died on the battlefield, and hope that their heroic spirits All of you can successfully reach the Elysee Paradise in Hades! I, Archon Daves, will also use this victory to tell you that the days when the Dionysian Alliance was humiliated by others are over, and you will have a better future! The Dionysian League is 10,000!…”

“The Dionysian League is 10,000!!!”

“The Dionysian Senate is 10,000!!!”

“Davos Archon 10,000 wins!!!”

“Daves’ 10,000 wins!!!” At

that moment, there was cheers in the square, and the whole city of Turii became a sea of joy

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After the holy sacrificial day of the Spartan King Aquis, after a period of preparation, the Spartan Council of Elders finally decided to elect a new Spartan king

to prevent the throne from hanging for a long time .

, leading to domestic political unrest.

This, the 29 elders of the council hall in Sparta all entered the venue early, and two other king candidates were present as non-voting delegates. Agesilaus’ brother.

The rotating speaker Kleostida announced: “The holy king election meeting begins! The candidates will first state their reasons for being king.” The

young and vigorous Kleostida stood up first and shouted at his uncle. Said: “O Agsilaus, the ancient law clearly states, ‘The king’s son should first inherit the throne, not his brother. If the king happens to have no children, it is his brother’s turn to take the throne.’ If you don’t want to lose face, you should leave as soon as possible.”

Agesilaus did not face his nephew, but turned towards the crowd with a respectful attitude and a low tone, but affirmed: “Dear elders, the one who succeeds the throne will be the king. It should be me, Agesilaus, the only real brother of Archis!”

Leotides, jumping on his feet, roared and interrupted his uncle: “Agesilaus, don’t think you are a lame man, just You can play stupid! Listen, the sacred Spartan law has stipulated that I, as the only son of Akis, should be king, so don’t be fooled!”

Agesilaus turned his head and looked at The furious Leoticides showed a bit of contempt on his face: “Yes, the law stipulates that, but the premise is that you are indeed the son of Akis! But I have heard you call him father more than once. That person once said, ‘You are not his own son!'”

“You Hu!” When he grew up, similar rumors always spread to Leotizides’ ears, which became a nightmare that troubled him, and also became a retrograde scale when he grew up. At this time, his face was instantly swollen. Blushing, he jumped up from his seat, rushed over, grabbed Agesilaus, and shouted angrily: “Damn lame! Don’t think you are my uncle, I won’t beat you!”

He tried his best to restrain Angry, her teeth clucked: “Listen, my mother knows the truth better than my father! To this day, she has always been ‘I am the son of the king! I am the son of Akis!’…”

” Quiet! Quiet! The council hall is a sacred place, no fighting is allowed, or you will be expelled!” Speaker Kleostida warned.

Agesilaus pushed his nephew’s hand away, his expression more calm, he said solemnly: “Respected elders, you may still remember the earthquake in Sparta that year, when Akis left his wife and led the guards. It took nearly a year to go to disaster relief. Poseidon’s wrath filled the Spartans with awe, and at the same time, this slanderer also gave the most powerful testimony that Leotides was not the son of Archis! Because Time! Leotides was born ten months after Akis left his wife!”

As soon as he said these words, the elders were thoughtful, and some people’s expressions became solemn.

“You idiot!” Leotizides was furious again, and when he was stopped by the prepared guards, he could only keep roaring.

“Okay, this is the end of the candidates’ presentations.” Speaker Kleostida hurriedly said, “Do you have anything to say about the elders?”

Diopetis stood up and said, “Everyone, it’s as you said. I know, before this meeting, I had been authorized by Paulsonius to go to Delphi on behalf of the council of elders, and asked Apollo for the oracle, who warned us, ‘The Spartans must beware of the king Become lame!’. So I think Apollo has given us a warning that if Agesilaus becomes king, it will definitely bring danger to Sparta!” After he finished, he passed the parchment scroll in his hand to everyone. , some elders nodded while watching.

Diopetis glanced smugly at Lysander, who was sitting in front of him, and then made a soothing gesture to Leotides.

Agesilaus tried his best to remain calm, but his hands were clenched behind him, because he saw the elders glance at his feet from time to time, and he subconsciously retracted his left foot.

At this time, Lysander stood up, his influence was great, and he suddenly focused everyone’s attention: “As we all know, the oracle of Delphi Apollo has always been esoteric. If you only understand it literally, it is often difficult to understand. It is a wrong conclusion!” Lysander looked around the crowd and said loudly: “Back then, King Lydia received the oracle that ‘a great kingdom will perish’, thinking that Persia would be defeated, but instead his kingdom perished; Athens; Before the Persian invasion, if people really built a wooden wall according to the literal meaning, it would be impossible to defeat Persia in a naval battle… So we should understand this oracle more deeply! If we choose The king is not the blood of the real Aquis, so the two-king system that we are proud of and the sacred blood descendants inherited from Hercules have no legs!!”

Lysander’s words should be thought-provoking, plus His influence has caused the elders to whisper and discuss non-stop.

Leotizides glared at Lysander, but did not dare to scold him as he did to Agesilaus before.

Although his power was deliberately weakened by the Council of Elders a few years after the end of the Peloponnesian War, he was still a hero to the Spartan people, and his appeal was amazing. How could an heir to the throne be insulted.

Another Spartan king, Pausanias, had no obvious preference for the two heirs to the throne of Aquis, but he was very hostile and wary of Lysander, who once wanted to shake the “two-king regime”, so all Lysander supported , he often objected.

But at the meeting to elect a new king, according to tradition, the other king can attend, but he does not have the right to propose and vote, because the reason why Sparta is a double king is to achieve mutual checks and balances, so the king must avoid suspicion. Pausanias could only signal to one of his trusted elders, Heripidas.

The elder had to stand up in a hurry and stammered: “Sparta is now the overlord of Greece, but if… the king of Sparta is a… um… disabled person, it will only cause other city-states to disagree. Sparta secretly ridiculed, thus reducing their reverence for Sparta, not to mention that we Sparta have never had an unhealthy king! Never!”

As soon as he finished, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com Lysander immediately answered: “Yes, Agsilaus is a lame man. But he fought bravely and was upright, and has always been respected by our elders and the people. He is a traditional and pure Spartan warrior, and he has not humiliated the reputation of the royal family! But please take a closer look at Leotidides, who do you think he looks like?

” More inherited his mother, but under the guidance of Lysander’s words and the influence of rumors, the more the elders looked at him, the more he felt like the handsome and romantic Athenian – Alcibiades.

Seeing the stunned expressions on the other’s faces, Diobetis became a little anxious, and hurriedly said: “The rumors about the birth of Leotides are just rumors spread by some people to achieve their own goals, and there is no conclusive evidence. Evidence! And…and in history, our honest Spartans have never had the first heir to the throne inexplicably fall because of false rumors!”

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