Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 299

[Chapter 97 Pride and Prejudice]

In the Pine Forest Arena, the audience was already full of people, and the excited people were eagerly looking forward to the start of the preliminaries.

Players from various city-states are entering the arena one after another, in exchange for cheers from the audience on the sidelines.

However, the start of the game was delayed because the referee was still arguing with some people at the entrance.

The spectators began to shout in dissatisfaction, and the Corinthian official responsible for maintaining the order of the game rushed to the entrance and asked the referee: “What happened? Why didn’t the game start immediately?!”

“Look, this person said he was the one The runners in the group races have already got their numbers. But he’s not a Greek!” The

Corinthian official looked in the direction of the referee’s fingers: the athlete had tan, shawl-long hair, deep concave eye sockets, a high nose bridge, a thick His lips, slender body, strong muscles, although his naked body is covered with olive oil, he can still see his fair skin… His appearance is obviously not an orthodox Greek.

The official was stunned: “How could the priests of the temple approve him to participate in the competition?!”

“I think it was the officials of his city-state who registered his name for him. The priests didn’t know that he was an alien.” The referee replied.

The official said angrily: “Which city-state is the player? Don’t you know the registration rules for the Isthmus Games?!”

“Dionia! We are from Dionia!” Adriankes squeezed over and defended loudly : “Although Lizaru is a Lucanian, he is a citizen of Dionia. According to the regulations of the Isthmus Games, as long as citizens of the Greek city-state can participate, we meet the requirements!”

Dionia?

!

The official felt that the name was a bit impressive, but he couldn’t remember where it was, and it was not a big or powerful country, so he taught a serious face: “Only Greeks can participate in the Games, which is a well-known thing, because there is no A Greek city-state will grant citizenship to an alien! Stop blocking here, delaying the game! Get out now, or I’ll send someone out!”

Adriankes was speechless.

He was born poor, grew up working as a mercenary, never participated in a Greek Games, and did not understand the rules.

This time, the Dionysian Senate decided to send a team to participate in the competition. It is hoped that the elders of the Senate should be the team leader to show the importance they attach to the Isthmus Games. The reason why Adriankes actively signed up is because he likes sports, and in addition to this On the one hand, he, a senator who only knows how to fight and does not know one big character, has too few places to show his talents in the Senate, so after serving as the head of the Dionysian delegation, he went to Crotone many times. Consult with experienced athletes, and specially lead the team to set off with the Crotone delegation to Corinth.

But now it seems that the Crotone people are obviously hiding their secrets, and their purpose is probably to watch the Dionysians make a fool of themselves.

When Adrianx was remorseful, Lizaru shouted: “Our alliance’s consul, Lord Davos, said,

‘No matter what race, as long as you are a citizen of the alliance, you should have the same rights!’ So In Dionia, whether Greeks, Lucanians, or Thracians can play rugby together!” The

Corinthian official was taken aback by his strange Greek pronunciation, and then laughed angrily, he said. He raised his head and said loudly to the auditorium above the arena: “Audience, is this alien right?!” The

audience had been waiting impatiently for a long time, and rushed to the lowest floor of the auditorium, shouting and scolding. : “What a ridiculous absurdity! Whoever can say these words can only be the leader of your barbarians!”

“Get out of the arena, barbarians! Go back to the city-state that gives you citizenship and allows you to compete! It must be a filthy and terrible place, I think!”

”

Go out, barbarians! Don’t defile the sacred place of our Greeks!”

. .

Striking.

Adriankes was pale.

Lizaru was furious. He was a man who liked to compete and never gave in to defeat.

Since he became a citizen of Dionia and heard about the four major games, he has been eager to compete with players from all over Greece, because he believes that no one can run faster than him in running!

When the news that Dionia was going to send players to participate in the Isthmus Games reached his ears, it was already a little late. He signed up in a hurry, and he finally got here, but he was not allowed to participate!

He looked at the bustling arena unwillingly, suddenly shouted, and rushed out.

“Hey, what are you doing?!” the referee exclaimed.

“Catch him! Catch him!!” the Corinthian officer yelled anxiously.

Lizaru vigorously spread his legs, waved his arms vigorously, roaring like a wolf, barefoot on the soft soil, as light as a free mountain wind whistling in the field, he flew with all his strength, The Corinthian officers and men who wanted to capture him were far behind.

The anxious shouts of the Corinthian officials also reminded the athletes who were still waiting on the starting line, and they began to chase the unruly alien.

Not only was Lizaru not afraid, but he was even more excited.

The spectators off the field were amazed to see: Facing the chasing and blocking of the players, the alien was as agile as a civet cat, and his pace was as fast as a cheetah, flashing them one by one… The

race turned into chasing and catching, and most of the spectators Not only did not complain, but felt stimulated.

Some of them actually stood up to cheer for the “lone hero” on the field.

As one of the best running backs in the game of Dionysian football, Lizaru used his skills and dodged skillfully while maintaining his forward speed. One lap…two laps…three laps…

the cheers from the field became more and more It was bigger and bigger, until the Corinthian officials called in more people, blocking the space in the arena, and didn’t hold him.

The panting Collins officer didn’t say a word, and came up and punched Lizaru.

Lizaru struggled to break free, but there were too many people pressing on him, so he could only glared at the Corinthian officials.

“Stop it! Stop it!…” Adrianx hurried over and grabbed the Corinthian official’s raised fist again: “Let go of our civet cats, or I will protest to the Corinthian Parliament!”

“Protest?! The Corinthian officer looked at him and sneered: “Arrest him too! Destroying the sacred Isthmus Games is a big crime! Lock it up first, and let your weird city-state alliance pay compensation, and then bring people back!”

A group of people escorted Lizaru and Adriankes to the sidelines.

At this time, Lizaru struggled and roared loudly: “I, Lizaru , a citizen

of

Dionia, is the champion of the Isthmus Games!”

, the game started again, but the audience on the sidelines were still talking about the farce just now.

“That man really ran very fast just now, but unfortunately he was a barbarian, otherwise he would have won the championship!”

“Which race is he? He actually said that he was a citizen of a Greek city-state, which city-state actually gave citizenship to a barbarian? ”

He seems to be talking about Dionia, is Dionia a Greek city-state? Why haven’t I heard of it.”

…

The audience for the Isthmus Games came from all over the world, of course there were Greeks from the Western Mediterranean, and the number There are not many, and they naturally become the answerers of these questions.

“Dionia is a city-state alliance that was established only last year. It is located in the north-central part of Greater Greece, and the central city is Turii. The alien just now should be a Lucanian, and the Dionias occupied a lot of them. The land of the Lucanians, and they also wantonly grant citizenship to the Lucanians living in the territory.”

“That is to say, this Dionysian alliance does not only grant citizenship to one barbarian, but many?!”

“Yes, not only Lucanians, they also gave Thracians, Egyptians… As long as they are willing to become Dionysian citizens, after their assessment, if they meet the conditions, they can become official Dionysians in a few years. Citizens of Onia, and also get ‘land’!”

“Oh, wise Athena, am I dizzy and misunderstood?! Barbarians can not only become citizens, but also get ‘land’! This is…this is…is Dionia really a Greek city-state union?!”

“Iavones, you Peloponnesians, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com to the West Indifference to what happens in the Mediterranean. As soon as you get to the Gulf of Taranto by boat, the word that rings in your ear the most is – Dionia, where not only do thousands of free people flock to Dionia, I want to be a citizen of that alliance, and the councils of all the great Greek city-states are paying attention to Dionia’s movements…”

“The freedmen want to become citizens and get ‘land’, which I can understand. The high-level Greek city-states are all—”

“Because Dionia is already the most powerful city-state alliance in southern Italy!”

“What?! Are you kidding me?! I remember that the strong state of Greater Greece is not Crotone. And Tarantum?!”

“Oh, not long ago, Crotone lost to Dionia twice in the battle, and it has long lost its former glory. And Tarantum… when I came to Corinth , I heard that it was forced to invite Dionia to help them drive away the barbarians that invaded the territory. Dionia has promised to send reinforcements… You don’t know how big Dionia’s territory is! It is now under the jurisdiction of Turi I, Amendolara, Crimea, and a large area of Lucania, with Laos and Castellon as subordinates, are allied with Tarantum. Reina, Celestine, and Corenia also formed a South Italian alliance with Dionia… Tell me if it is the most powerful force in Greater Greece!”