ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1076: What happened in the outer city of Turiyi
The Maximus family is on their way to Turui, except that Maximus himself has been sent by the slave camp several times to help in private workshops in the city. There has been a slave camp not far from the city of Thurii for several years, and I have never visited this largest city in the Western Mediterranean.

Just the avenue leading to the city at their feet made them happy. It was flat and wide. There were deep drainage ditches on both sides of the road and neatly arranged street trees farther away from the drainage ditch, as well as under the street trees. Row of white stone monuments.

The two children who walked out of the cage felt novel about everything. They shouted and chased each other on the sidewalk. When they were tired, they sat on the wooden bench by the roadside to rest for a while, and then curiously played with the three figures engraved on the top. White stone tablet with head dog statue.

At this time, Maximus would rush over and warn them to stay away from the stone monument, because it was the tombstone of the war dead of Thurii citizens of Dionia, and no one was allowed to desecrate it.Maximus heard someone say when he entered the city for the first time: the names of the soldiers who died in Dionia will be enshrined in the temple for people to worship and pay homage to, and their tombstones are erected on both sides of the avenue. Based on the wishes of their families and citizens, we hope that passers-by can learn about their heroic deeds and appreciate the hard-won life today, while also deterring outsiders with evil intentions...

This practice is said to have originated in Thurii and has now been copied by towns across the kingdom.Maximus once had to sigh: Dionia gave such noble courtesy to the citizens who died in battle, how could it not let the living citizens risk their lives and continue fighting, so Dionia was able to destroy Rome, not because It comes from luck!
Children tend to forget when they are excited and playing. After the two of them were tired from running, they were sitting on the stone monument casually. They were caught by the patrol team. Not only did they reprimand them, but they were also fined 10 Obols. And also to check Maximus' identity.

After learning that Maxim was a liberated slave, the inspector specifically told him some laws that should be obeyed in Thurii City and warned him not to violate them.

The two children were obviously frightened and followed their parents closely from then on.

The distance from Turui City is getting closer and closer, and there are more and more pedestrians on the road. The fields on both sides of the road are gradually replaced by more and more houses...

Standing in the bustling flow of people, not only his wife and children, but even Maxim himself became a little panicked, looking at the countless moving heads and piles of houses in front of him, he couldn't even see the shadow of the inner city wall , you can't help but have doubts: What a huge city this is, can you really gain a foothold here?

Maximus, who had imagined how he would live in Thurii City countless times, actually stood in front of this giant city. He deeply felt his own insignificance, but being close to his wife and children made him think again. Be strong and move forward with the flow of people like other people entering the city with the hope for a better life.

Half an hour later, they stood in front of the statue of Hermes. Maximus wiped his sweat and said, "The outer city of Thurii is ahead."

Fulvia's eyes widened: "After walking for so long, you still haven't entered the city of Turiyi?!"

Fulvia grew up in Rome. She felt that Rome, with a population of more than 10, was already a huge city, but it was nothing compared to the city in front of her.Although she was born into a Roman aristocracy, she was also a traditional Roman woman. She usually raised children and took care of the housework, and her husband took care of everything else. At this time, she was even more out of ideas and asked in a panic: "Maximus..." …where are we going?"

Maximus asked freedmen and preparatory citizens many times about this issue when he was in the slave camp. He already had a set of plans after gaining freedom. Compared with some compatriots who are still unwilling to admit the reality, he passed various The channel has a clear understanding: Dionia has ruled most of the Italian peninsula. If his family still wants to survive on this familiar land, they can only live in the territory of the Kingdom of Dionia, and if they want to To get a better life, of course you must become a citizen of Dionia as soon as possible.

So the first thing he had to do after becoming a liberated slave was to apply and register at the household registration office, willing to become a citizen of Dionia.

So Maximus boldly asked a patrol team on patrol.

The patrol team member told him the location of the nearest patrol post rather enthusiastically.

After entering the outer city, the first feeling given to the Maximus family is that they can walk more freely. Pedestrians can walk on the main road in the middle. As long as they do not deliberately block traffic, the patrol team will not cause trouble for them.

This is because there are many shops on both sides of the road: furniture shops, ironware shops, cloth shops, pottery shops, cooking utensils shops, medicine shops, butcher shops, fruit stalls, vegetable stalls, bakeries... and some Rome and even other city-states did not do it at all. Some shops.

For example, the underwear shop (affiliated to the Christoya Chamber of Commerce) has guards guarding the door, and only women are allowed to enter, and most of the people who come in and out are women in gorgeous clothes.

The school supplies shop - a store that specializes in selling student supplies. Maximus also took a closer look. The dazzling array of various study supplies are not only very finely made, but also relatively cheap. If not for the place of residence, they are still relatively cheap. Although he hasn't decided yet, he also wants to spend money to buy some for his children.

A sports equipment store, most of the products inside are rugby and football supplies.

The two children looked curiously at the football star statues made of various materials placed on the shelves.

The shop clerk took the opportunity to sell Maximus: "If you want to buy it, I recommend you buy this. This is the statue of Prince Briantes, the third son of our great king. Even though he is only 3 He has already played three times in our Thurii rugby games and scored a touchdown, but he is very popular with the children!"

The King's son also plays rugby! … Although Maximus was curious, he had no urge to buy.

The medical tool shop sells more professional things, such as doctors’ surgical instruments, instruments for treating fractures, instruments for treating trauma, etc. It is so complete that Maximus had to sigh: “No wonder it’s so popular in the slave camp clinic. The doctor once proudly declared, 'Dionysia's medical skills are the best in the entire Mediterranean!'"

Bathware shop, various styles of wooden bathtubs, stone bathtubs, bath herbs, spices, body shavers, razors, bath towels, lubricants, algae mud masks, etc... There is a dazzling array of everything, which is enough to see Dionia People’s love for bathing.

There is actually a flower shop here. Some of the flowers and plants that can be seen everywhere like weeds in the mountains of the Roman area are actually packed in clay pots and placed on the sales shelves. Although the prices are very cheap, there are not many people who come to buy them. , which surprised Fulvia.

The Turiyi people's habit of planting flowers and plants originated from the inner city.When the city of Thurii was rebuilt, in order to make the entire city beautiful and pleasing to the eye, Davers advocated that every household plant flowers and plants in their courtyards, and also asked Helps to lead doctors to publicize, saying, "Planting flowers and plants can make people happy." The air is fresh and good for your health.”

After the urban area expanded outwards, the concept of planting flowers and plants has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. However, many people in the outer city do not have as large houses as those in the inner city. Some people even live in very small houses, but they will plant flowers and plants in Put it in a special earthen jar on the balcony or indoors to please yourself and others.Later, many people were too busy to go to the wild to collect flowers and plants, so flower shops came into being.

Although Maximus has been to Thurii City several times, he hastily walked under the guard of his employer every time. How could he have time to wander slowly? He was just freed today. Attracted by the rows of shops on both sides of the street.

When he turned around, he found that his wife and children were not with him. He was immediately startled and searched hurriedly. Soon he saw two children jumping up and down on a row of small stone piers in the middle of the road ahead. His wife was trying hard to persuade them. return.

Maximus rushed over and stopped the two naughty children from playing.

"Dad, these little stone mounds are so fun!" The 5-year-old son was pulled by Maximus and excitedly wanted to jump up again.

"Dad, why do the Dionians place so many stone pillars on the road? Isn't it easy to trip people?" the 7-year-old eldest son asked curiously.

Maximus looked at these small square stone piers arranged from one side of the road to the other. They were firmly welded to the road with cement. The stone piers were half a meter apart. He couldn't help feeling a little emotional. He patiently gave The children explained: "This is called a speed limit stone. You see, because there are many shops on the roadside and many people are buying things, some people have to walk to this avenue. However, you see, there are also There are many carriages and beasts of burden. If they run too fast, they can easily knock down people, right?"

The two children nodded.

"Then how can we prevent them from hitting people?" Maximus asked in a persuasive way.

"The carriage is not allowed to enter the city." replied the 5-year-old son.

"Those terrible uncles (referring to the patrol) did not allow the carriage to speed up." This was the answer of the eldest son.

Maximus touched the heads of the two children and said seriously: "If the carriages are not allowed to enter the city, then so many things in these shops will have to be brought in from outside. Wouldn't it be very tiring! Those terrible things My uncle can indeed make the carriage move slowly, but there are so many carriages from morning to night, and they have to keep an eye on them. Isn’t it tiring? But this thing can make the coachman and grooms consciously slow down, because only when the wheels are just right Aiming between the stone piers, the carriage can pass smoothly, otherwise it may be damaged..."

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