ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 115 Syracuse's Invitation

After the mass wedding, Davos did not go home immediately. He and the senators met with the envoys of Metapontum and Heraclea in the Senate.

One is Tarantum's ally, the other is Tarantum's affiliated city-state, and Amendolara has also become Tarantum's ally, so the talks are friendly and smooth.Davos proposed that Amendolara would like to live in friendship and help each other with Metapontum and Heraclea, and the envoys from the two cities readily accepted it.The three parties also held discussions on strengthening exchanges and enhancing trade...

After being busy until the afternoon, Davos finally returned home. Unexpectedly, there was already a guest waiting.

The sharp-eyed middle-aged envoy presented generous gifts, and then politely introduced himself: "Hello, respected Consul Davos! I am from Syracuse, and I am the son of the Almighty General Dionysius. Messenger Herolis."

When "Syracuse" and "Dionysius" heard these two words, Davos was shocked.

In his previous life, when he mentioned the historical tyrant Dionysius of Syracuse, all he could think of was the story of the Sword of Damocles. This story told Davos what it was like to be a tyrant in a Greek city-state. A very dangerous thing. Apart from that, he had no deep impression on Dionysius or even Syracuse, just like other ordinary people.Everyone's attention is focused on Athens, Sparta and Rome. What we know a little more is that the Athenian expeditionary army was completely destroyed in Syracuse during the Peloponnesian War, and the philosopher Plato was defeated in Syracuse. The great mathematician Archimedes died in Syracuse...that's all.

However, when Davos came to this era, especially after coming to Great Greece, he often talked to Burkes, Cornelus and others about the customs of Great Greece after work, so he knew Syracuse It is not an ordinary big country.If it is said that the city-states of mainland Greece, with Athens and Sparta as the leaders, successfully resisted the invasion of the Persian army, then the city-states of Great Greece and Sicily can be said to have defeated the Carthaginian army in the south under the leadership of Syracuse (coincidentally). The day of victory was the same time as the naval battle of Salamis in the east), and at the same time, it went north to help the Greek city-states on the Apennine Peninsula repel the attack of the indigenous people. Therefore, Syracuse was the Greek city-state in the western Mediterranean a few decades ago The overlord in China, when its regime was a tyranny.But this time Syracuse once again implemented the tyrant system, and the person in power was the so-called almighty general Dionysius.

After Davos briefly learned about Dionysius' experience in usurping power from others, he could see that this man was not only good at using power and tactics, but also acted ruthlessly. His military and political abilities were not weak, and he also had good luck (Carthage took advantage of it) Syracuse was in civil strife, attacking Syracuse and its allies, and had even begun to attack the city of Syracuse. As a result, a plague broke out, and was repelled by Dionysius), and he knew that "power comes from the barrel of a gun." The truth is that he vigorously cultivated and hired private armies to consolidate his power...Davos had already labeled the tyrant of Syracuse as "dangerous" in his heart, although he did not know the subsequent development of this man in the history of his previous life. But in his previous life, he read a book, and a sentence in it left a deep impression on him, "From the moment they are born, a re-emerging country consciously or unconsciously wants to firmly hold on to the power and land it once obtained when the previous country was strong." Catch it in your hand. 'Syracuse used to be the overlord of the city-states of Sicily and Magna Graecia!What about Syracuse now?You must know that people with low ambitions will not dare to become tyrants...

Davos was thinking a lot, but he was smiling: "Oh, I really didn't expect that distinguished guests from Syracuse would come to our small mountain town! Please take a seat!"

After Herolis sat down, Davos asked: "Excuse me, Lord Herolis, why did Syracuse send you here?"

"When I received the order and set out to Thurii, I didn't know that you had become the consul of Amendolara. The original order no longer applies, but I think it should be stated first." Herolis said. Clearing his throat, he said: "When the story of Lord Davos and your army annihilating the Lucaria coalition in Thurii with a small victory spread to Sicily, the Greek people in Sicily were very happy. They all said This is a glorious victory for Magna Graecia over the natives in these years! After Lord Dionysius learned about it, he immediately decided to hire you with a generous salary to go to Sicily to fight together against the great enemy of the Greek city-states and the lackeys of the Persians— —Carthage.”

Davos felt slightly relaxed and asked pretending to be curious: "A generous salary?! How generous is it?"

"A soldier has four Dalic gold coins a month, and you—twenty Dalic gold coins a month." After Herolis finished speaking, he stared at Davos.

Davos showed a surprised expression: "Four Dalic gold coins, more than double the salary that Turui hired us! Is Syracuse so rich?!"

"It is the honor of Syracuse to be able to invite the heroes of the expedition to Persia and the famous generals who annihilated the Lucanian coalition to help out. No matter how much money is spent, it is worth it!" Herolis said extremely seriously.

Now I have become a famous general!Davos rubbed his newly stubbled chin, feeling quite proud of himself. He had a great impression of the envoy opposite him, but he said with regret: "It's a pity that we are no longer mercenaries, but Amendola." Citizens of Lax.”

"Yes, I didn't expect that you and your army would immediately recapture Amendolara without any rest after annihilating the Lucanian coalition. This is another glorious victory!" Herolis praised sincerely and wanted to Knowing that it was indeed more difficult to siege a city than a field battle at that time, he certainly would not have known that Davos and the mercenaries had caught the Lucanians off guard through a night attack.Therefore, he said sincerely: "Amendolara is lucky to invite you to become citizens! However, this order I accepted has to be abandoned. Now I want to represent Dionysius, the almighty general of Syracuse. Lord Si made a new request."

Davos made a "please speak" gesture.

"I would like to invite you to lead the Amendolara army and Syracuse to repel the invasion of Carthage and restore peace to the Greek city-states of Sicily! Of course, Syracuse will pay you and your army equally generous rewards .At the same time, I know that Amendolara has just experienced war, and Syracuse is willing to provide you with urgently needed supplies for free to help Amendolara recover as soon as possible!" Philistos said seriously,
Davos was noncommittal and asked: "I heard that Syracuse and Carthage signed an armistice agreement the year before last. Did Carthage tear up the agreement and start another war?"

Herolis was a little embarrassed, but soon he made a sad and generous statement: "The reason why Carthage chose to cease fighting was because his army suffered from the plague at that time, which was a punishment from Apollo! But Carthage Kyrgyzstan still occupied many Greek city-states in Sicily, from Selinus in the westernmost section, to Agrigento, a large state in the middle of the south coast, to Gela and Kamanlina near Syracuse. Tens of thousands of Greek people lived a life of death under the enslavement of the Carthaginians. Moreover, Carthage's huge army was stationed in Kamanlina, threatening Syracuse at all times. Whether it was for tin For the safety of Lacuza, or to rescue the people of the Greek city-states such as Gela and Agrigento, Syracuse must deal a heavy blow to Carthage to dispel the influence of the city-state established by the Phoenicians on the Greek city-state of Sicily. Coveting to restore the former power territory of Sicily!"

Davos thought for a long time (in fact, he had already made a decision.), then shook his head and said: "I really want to help the people of Sicily, but I am now the consul of Amendolara, and I must serve the people of Amendolara." The people are responsible. You see, I am busy all day long and have no time to rest, let alone travel. And the citizens of Amendolara are busy reorganizing their families and restoring agriculture and order in the city-state. There is still safety, and it is impossible to follow me to Sicily, so thank you and the Almighty General Dionysius for the invitation, and all I can say is sorry!"

Herolis originally only held on to a glimmer of hope. After receiving this answer, he was not too disappointed. He just sighed and said, "That's such a shame! I hope I can have the opportunity to cooperate with the Archon again in the future."

Davos said politely: "Convey my apology and thanks to Almighty General Dionysius for me!"

Then, Davos sent Herolis out.

When he was approaching the gate, Herolis stopped, turned around and said, "Lord Davos, please allow me to ask a personal question."

"You said."

"As far as I know, when you retaken Amendolara, almost all the citizens of Amendolara were killed or injured. You could have naturally let your men occupy Amendolara... What made you choose to let Amendolara be occupied?" The people of Lagos hold a citizen assembly to vote to decide whether you will stay or not?" Herolis asked earnestly
Davos faced Herolis' probing gaze and secretly wondered: Could it be that the envoy was dissatisfied with Dionysius's use of mercenaries to usurp the Syracuse regime and achieve high-pressure rule?

The two looked at each other for a while, and then Davos said: "We mercenaries are tired of war and death. We just want to live a peaceful and peaceful life, not to plunder wealth and gain power. If you don't want Amendolara to Repeatedly falling into riots, every one of us soldiers who want to become citizens of the city-state should follow the laws of Amendolara and follow the legal procedures of the city-state to become citizens of the city-state. Then the original citizens will not complain against us, and we I will also gain peace of mind, and the entire city-state can maintain stability..."

Herolis was silent for a while, and looked at Davos with more respect: "It is my honor to know you!"

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