ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1141 Leoticides
In the early days of the kingdom, the senators went to the Senate and various departments to attend meetings and handle political affairs every day, often with only one or two slaves. Later, several pedestrians harassed the senators, forcing the senators to bring guards with them every day to avoid There was an accident.

Because according to the law, slaves were not allowed to carry weapons, and freedmen who carried weapons on the streets in Thurii would also be subject to strict inspections and interrogations by the supervisory team. Only citizens were relatively tolerant, thus giving birth to a special society in Thurii. Industry - Elder Guards (In fact, some wealthy businessmen and officials later hired guards).

If you want to establish an escort company, you must not only obtain a business license from the Commercial Office, but also must be approved by the Turui Supervision Office, and it must also be supervised by the Turui Military Camp, because most of the guards are Legionnaires or reserve soldiers must coordinate with the military training of the barracks, so they are often funded by the retired officers of the legion, and by the way, it also solves the livelihood problems of some injured retired soldiers, so it is also subject to military affairs. ministry support.

When Leoticides passed through the east gate of the inner city, the city guards respectfully saluted this famous military commander of the kingdom.

Leoticides's mansion is located next to a lively street. It is not small in area. It is a typical "sun"-shaped double-storey residence most commonly built by wealthy people in Dionysia. On the street side of the mansion Several shops have also been opened and rented out to traders.

Standing at the main entrance was a male servant holding a big yellow dog, staring eagerly at the door, which made passers-by afraid to stay for a long time.But when Leoticides arrived at the door, the big, ferocious-looking dog waggled its tail and pounced on him excitedly, licking and nuzzling him.

Leotychides patted it hard on the head, and the big dog immediately fell silent.Then, Leoticides strode into the mansion.

This mansion looks decent on the outside, but it looks simple on the inside. There are no mosaic floors in the surrounding corridors, no pool and statues in the center of the front courtyard, no garden in the backyard, and no pavilion in the middle for chatting and drinking. The front and back yards are completely connected, forming a large mud playground in the middle.

On one side of the playground, his 7-year-old son is practicing horseback riding, and on the other side his 17-year-old son is practicing fighting skills with the servants with a shield and sword (Leotichides originally had three children, the second daughter Died a few years after birth).

His wife sat on the corridor next to the playground and watched, with two dogs crawling at her feet. The originally sleepy dogs suddenly stood up and ran towards the door like they were having fun.

Hearing their excited cries, the wife realized that her husband had returned home. She immediately went to greet him: "Why are you back so late today?"

"The Ministry of Military Affairs has important matters to discuss." Leoticides said, tearing off the senator Bolton he was wearing, and shouted to the playground: "Tirtotis, I will accompany you to practice!"

"Okay!" The eldest son Tertotis stopped the attack and replied loudly: "Father, I will not give up easily this time!"

Leotychides strode into the playground, took the wooden shield and wooden sword from the slave, got into a stance, and said in a deep voice: "Come on."

Watching the father and son fighting on the field, Retina showed a confused look. Living with Leoticides for so many years, she could feel that her husband was a little excited. This was so rare that she couldn't help but feel a little confused: what happened? What happened?

At this time, the youngest son Pagandas got off his horse, quickly ran to the sidelines, picked up a can of water, and drank it in big gulps.

Rui Fenna hurriedly said: "Pagondas, don't drink too much, it's bad for your health! I soaked a big watermelon in the well, and cut it up to quench your thirst."

The house of Leoticides is very simply decorated, not like a senator's mansion. The only extravagance is that at the beginning of building the house, Refena spent a lot of money to hire someone to dig a private well in the house. The bottom of the well is relatively small. The well water is deep and bone-chillingly cold. It is usually used to keep vegetables and fruits fresh.

"Oh." Pagandas put down the water jug ​​obediently and sat on the ground, watching his father and brother fighting. Rafena pulled him up and kicked him hard on the butt: "Look at you. My whole body is covered in sweat, so hurry up and take a shower first!”

After driving her little son away, Ravenna shouted to the two slave girls who were following her: "It will get dark soon. Don't just stay here. Go to the kitchen to urge them to prepare dinner as soon as possible." good!"

Twenty years have passed, even though Leoticides has reached the top of the kingdom and has a distinguished status, Ruifena, who was born in Bruti, still has the same fierce temper as before.

At the dinner table, when Rafena asked again, "What good thing happened today?", Leoticides finally put down the beef bone he was chewing and said seriously: "Your Majesty has decided to support Thebes. Men, send troops to the Peloponnese to attack Sparta, and let me - be the commander of this expeditionary force."

"Father, you want to lead troops to conquer Sparta?!" the younger son exclaimed, and the eldest son Tertotis also looked surprised.

In the past, Leoticides didn't have much time to go home, and every time he returned home to stay with the children, he either trained them or told them some stories after training, and most of the content of these stories was They are all about Spartan legends and heroes, hoping that the children will gradually develop a feeling of admiration for Sparta, but in fact the effect is not very obvious. The children are more eager to defeat Sparta, a treacherous enemy. Villains, after all they spend more time in school.

Although Ruifena is careless, she is actually very shrewd. At the beginning of her marriage, she was completely unfamiliar with things in Greece, but after so many years, she has gained some understanding. Her husband is an Argos and should hate Sparta. , but this was not the case in normal conversations, which inevitably made her confused, but Leoticides did not say anything, and she never took the initiative to ask, but now she couldn't help but ask: "You didn't accept this Appointment?"

"Of course I accepted it." Leoticides looked at his wife and seemed to understand what she was thinking. He rarely said more: "I am happy to teach the Spartans a lesson!"

This was the true thought in his heart. When he escaped from Sparta, he had sworn a poisonous oath: one day, he would lead the army to fight back to Sparta and kill all the Spartans who had humiliated him and forced his mother to commit suicide. Kill them all!
In the palace meeting hall, the reason why he behaved abnormally was because he did not expect that a good opportunity to fulfill his vow would suddenly come to him, and he was trying his best to suppress the excitement in his heart.

"Tirtotis." Leoticides continued: "This time you go on an expedition with me."

"Great!" Tertotis almost jumped up with excitement.

At this time, Ruifena reminded him protectively: "Teltotis is not yet 18 years old and cannot perform military service!"

"He is with me and serves as my handyman. He does not have to go into battle to kill the enemy." After saying this, Leoticides buried his head in his meal, which made the family members feel uneasy.

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Although Davos held many meetings to analyze and judge the possible changes in the situation in Greece after the Battle of Leuctra, the development of things still exceeded their expectations.

First of all, the armistice agreement signed between Thebes and Sparta was so fast that Dionia was caught off guard, but this did not affect their preparations, and the expedition was still proceeding in an orderly manner.

Secondly, Jason's series of performances after the battle aroused Davos' vigilance, and he specifically ordered Aristiras to strengthen surveillance in Thessaly.

Then, Davos and the others originally thought that the failure of the Battle of Leuctra would cause Sparta to desperately seek revenge in order to regain its prestige. However, they did not expect that Sparta quickly signed the armistice agreement and did not really do anything in the subsequent time. The reason for any hostile actions against Thebes is that the impact of this battle on Central Greece and the entire Peloponnese Peninsula was beyond the expectation of the top leaders of Dionysia.

After all, Davos and the others did not live in mainland Greece, and they had almost never suffered a defeat in the wars they experienced. They could not understand the feelings of the Greek people towards Sparta. Dating back to after the Messenian War and before the Greco-Persian War, Sparta The Spartans dominated the entire Greece. Their long-term strength gave the Greek people an inherent concept: Unless the enemy has a huge advantage in strength, the Spartan hoplites are simply invincible in a battle. This is Unbreakable principles.

But in this huge battle for the Greeks, the Thebans actually defeated Sparta with a small number and a large number, and their king even died in the battle. You must know that since Leonidas was at the gate of Greece Since the sacrifice of Thermopylae, no Spartan king has died in battle. Therefore, when the detailed process of the battle spread throughout Greece, many city-state people suddenly realized: It turns out that the Spartans are not so terrible. The Thebes If people can do it, maybe we can do it too.

As a result, many city-states were incited.After signing the Treaty of Callias two months ago, according to the contract, Sparta should have withdrawn its military commanders stationed in various city-states. The Spartans have been delaying in not fulfilling the treaty. Now these city-states are boldly sending these Spartans to the city-states. The military commander sent by Bada drove him out.

What's even worse for Sparta is that, as an oligarchic city-state, it has always promoted and supported the oligarchic system in the city-states and alliance states it controls, and these oligarchs who have gained power will have a negative impact on the democrats in the city. People were persecuted and the ordinary people in the country were exploited (on the one hand, it was also to meet Sparta's military needs).Now inspired by the victory of the Thebans, exiled democrats in various city-states returned to their home states one after another, inciting the already dissatisfied people and setting off a wave of riots.

(End of this chapter)