Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 614

[Chapter 33: Turley’s Experience (3)]

One is located near the southern city of Turiy, called the Apollo Arena. The name was jointly decided by the merchants who donated money from the area south of Turiy.

In the finals, the city-state teams south of Turii, including Sicily, played group games in this arena.

To the north of the port of Turii, there is the Leicaon Arena, and the towns of the Mesapi and Puchetti regions once again hold group matches.

The Turii Arena in the east of the original Turii city and west of the Temple of Hera was renamed the Persephone Arena, and the Greek-dominated towns to the north of Turii, Turii, Amendolara, Heraklia, Elijah… etc. are here for the group stage.

There is also the Asinu-Amara Arena, because it is the place where the teams from the towns of Lucania and Bruti play their group matches, so when they were named, the two tribes were “who are the two gods? There was a dispute over the question of “the name of the first”, and finally King Davos decided: which family donated more money when building this arena, and which family’s gods ranked first.

As soon as the results were counted, the Lucanians won, and the name of the arena was established.

Samonay’s team members were a little excited when they saw the building.

Samonais like football, football or after the huge South-Italian war, more than 10,000 Samonais were captured. While they were working on roads and houses, they guarded their Dio. Nia soldiers also consciously taught them these two sports, and grouped them into confrontation and competition, which not only made them interested in Dionia’s culture, but also consumed their excess energy and reduced their resistance and hostility. .

After these Samonais were released back to their hometowns one after another, they began to spread these two sports in the Samonai Mountains, but so far, no formal arena has been established in the Samonai area, and they are all on a relatively flat surface. play on the grass.

The first time they saw the venue where they were about to play was so grand, these Samone players were inevitably a little excited, but the youth did not give them more time to stop and watch, but took them to another side road. Go to a wide field surrounded by wooden sticks and ropes, there are countless tents, there are also many shops and stalls, many strong men are active in it, or buy things, or practice the game of passing and catching, and some simply Use the open space for a small practice match, and in the lively atmosphere, there is a bit of tension before the battle. This is the camp where the Samonais will be stationed.

Due to the large number of travelers who came to Turui in September, and a participating team has as few as 50 people, as many as hundreds of people, and dozens of teams add up to several thousand people, the city of Turui cannot provide such services at all. There is a lot of accommodation. After referring to the practice of the Olympia Games, combined with the own characteristics of the Kingdom of Dionia, the Turii City Hall has set up camps near the four arenas, and will participate in the same group stage. They are concentrated together, and simple tents are used to solve the accommodation problem, which is easy to manage, and avoids the participating teams from being scattered everywhere. Just organizing them to the stadium will consume a lot of energy, and it is easy to disturb the order of the city.

The young man came to the entrance of the camp and

explained the situation to the guards. Gairney showed the letter from Kesima again, and the Samonais were allowed to enter.

Others in the camp saw the Samonites in uniformly short-sleeved red robes and knew that another team had arrived, and it was coming before the celebrations started (because Abenirum was far from Turii, Gellney and the others came all the way again, and actually became the last team to arrive in Turui), so they stepped forward curiously and asked.

When they learned that they were from the Samone region, they were all surprised, and some people whispered strangely: “Do

the Samone people play rugby?”

Great hatred, if it wasn’t for the new arrivals, I’m afraid they would have cursed out loudly. They secretly made up their minds: they must give other teams a taste on the court!

Before and after the youth ran, they arranged tents for them to live in. They also borrowed dozens of sets of rugby clothes, protective gear, and shoes for them, and took them to dinner in advance. He let them take a hot spring bath…

The conscientious young man only took one day to make these five big and three rough Samonais regard him as his own

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A few years ago, the kingdom of Dionia was almost assassinated by an assassin sent by Syracuse, which led to panic among the people participating in the celebration, trampling, and many injuries and deaths.

Since then, Dionia has gradually improved the procedures of the celebration to ensure the safety of the city and the people.

The inner city was heavily guarded on the day of the Hades celebration, September 9.

In addition to the important ministers, elders, and invited guests from allied states, the Dionia Kingdom will also invite public officials of the kingdom who have performed well on weekdays, legionnaires and officers who have performed bravely in war and made military achievements, As well as scholars and craftsmen who are innovative in academics and innovative in equipment… Nearly 10,000 people are allowed to bring their families into the Victory Square in the inner city, watch the celebrations, and then go to the main temple of Hades to worship, because They are all citizens, and most of them have received military training. In the event of an accident, the sound of the bugle can turn them into legionnaires and prevent the expansion of the situation.

In addition, the Turii City Hall has built Hades temples and altars in these years outside the southern city of Turien, the delta area, near the port, the east, north and west outside the inner city of Turien, and the three outer cities. There are also grand plaza performances, chants of saints, and experienced priests presided over in the arena and theater. People living nearby can enjoy and participate without having to travel far.

On this day, the majestic and heavy bells of the Temple of Hades rang in all corners of the territory of Turii, and the light and distant chants resounded throughout the plain of Sybari. The people of the Kingdom of Dionia were celebrating Hades. held and cheered.

The joy of the celebration was even higher the next day, as the Kingdom of Dionysus Rugby Finals began.

Once again, Gellney was invited, and led by the officials of Turii early in the morning, passed the crowded Turii gate, and passed through block after block. The blocks in the west of the inner city were basically the same area. The vast and gorgeous mansions are mostly the residences of the elders and important officials of the kingdom.

Walking into an avenue between the two hills, the crowd of people became much quieter when they passed by, because on the left hillside is the sacred main temple of Hades in the kingdom, while on the right hillside is the main temple of Hades. It was the residence of the great King Davos.

Gellney glanced at the hill on the right, and then moved his gaze down the hill.

He knew that the whole hill was guarded by the king’s bodyguard, and it was impossible for anyone to enter the hill without being invited.

At the foot of the mountain, there is a magnificent building with a square shape and dozens of huge pillars supporting it. It looks solemn and looks like a temple, but it is the palace of Dionia.

The main purpose of Gellney’s visit to Turii this time was to be invited to this palace again and to be received by King Davos.

Follow the flow of people and go further, and you can see the Grand Council Chamber of the Senate.

After entering the wide Victory Square, the distance between pedestrians was naturally widened, and Gellney felt a lot more relaxed.

Having visited it once a few years ago, he knew that the most important building here, apart from the towering stone pillar in the center of the square and the Goddess of Victory at the top, was the Wangturi fountain pool on the west side of the square and in front of the Grand Council Hall.

At that time, Gellney had heard excitedly from the officials who accompanied him: Hades “resurrected” the fountain, so the elders of the Senate and the people responded to Hades’ prophecy and elected Davos as the king of Dionia. And King Davos lived up to expectations and defeated the mighty Syracuse, which made Dionia today’s glory…

This well-received miracle made Gellnett pay close attention to the Turi Fountain, but that There was only an ordinary stone wall built around the fountain at the time, and there was nothing special about it, but he was still in awe.

This time, the young man who came to greet them once said: A few years ago, the Senate specially invited a famous Greek sculptor to redesign and build the Turi Fountain. It is one of the holy places for many young people who aspire to study sculpture to observe and study in Ya Kingdom.

Gellney was eager to take another look, but he hadn’t found time for the past two days.

Victory Square is surrounded by tall buildings: the library, the city hall, the court, the Ministry of Military Affairs…

Crossing the Victory Square, UU reading www.

sonicmtl.com Gellney set foot on the main road of the inner city. This road is very wide, enough for ten carriages to pass side by side, and the road is also very smooth. During the triumphal ceremony, this is the passage for the returning soldiers to parade.

After walking a few blocks, through the first Arc de Triomphe, you enter the eastern part of the inner city.

There are also residences in the eastern district, but compared to the luxurious residences in the western district and the high-end residences in the central district, the houses here are a little more primitive.

When the new city of Turiyi was just built, there were not many citizens in the city, and there was enough open space. At first, the west area was for some newly registered free people and public servants to live in, so as to provide sufficient labor for this new city. .

But now the East End has become the most dynamic area in the inner city, with river port terminals, markets, theaters, gyms, and baths (with the popularity of hot spring baths, the habit of bathing has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the Dionians are no longer satisfied with only one day They began to build baths in various cities, hotels, restaurants…

and with the completion of the Turiy Stone Bridge that spanned the Krati River and connected the main city and the southern city ( The official name of the stone bridge – Heraclid Bridge, in recognition of the achievements of the minister of construction and the elder Heraclid), its northern section of the bridge is on the east bank of the inner city, making the two sides of the river in the Turii area more frequent. , the Eastern District has also become more prosperous and lively.