ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1201 Bad news

A glimmer of hope ignited in everyone's dim eyes.

However, Agesilaus sighed secretly in his heart: Even if they finally recaptured Sparta, would those Piliasians and Helots who had already tasted the sweetness be willing to accept their rule again?
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In the evening, Davos dragged his tired body back to his mansion.

Dinner was the most lively time for the Davos family, but today Davos didn't talk much. Even though Eunice took the initiative to raise topics with her father several times, his answers seemed perfunctory.

After the meal, Davos called Crystal and Agnes to the master bedroom on the second floor.

"Your Majesty, has something happened to Cloteau?!" It's rare for Crystal to see Davos with such an ugly expression, and in addition, these days she has been worried about Clotoka's expedition. kes, so I felt intense uneasiness in my heart.

Davos sighed: "It's not Clotho, it's Adoris... He has already gone to Elysee..."

The first sentence made Crystal breathe a sigh of relief, but the latter sentence made her worried again: "Adoris?! How could it be?! He has always been so reassuring, and he is so strong, and he has become a Captain...how-"

Davos sighed again and said in a heavy tone: "Cloto led the army in a decisive battle with the main Spartan army. The Spartans attacked fiercely, and the brigade led by Adoris was the focus of the attack. He ended up with multiple battle wounds..."

Kristoya was stunned for a moment, and suddenly cursed: "What is Clotto doing! As an army commander, why doesn't he take more care of his brother! Has he forgotten Adoris over the years? How do you care and take care of him!——"

"Sister!" After all, Agnes came in late and had a cold personality. She didn't have a deep affection for Adoris, so she could still remain calm after hearing the news. She sat down next to Christoya and said, "Sister!" Holding her slightly trembling hand, he comforted softly: "Clato and Adoris have a deep friendship. It is impossible not to take care of his brother. I'm afraid this is an... accident, right?"

Davos nodded and said in a low voice: "The King of Sparta, Agesilaus, is a cunning opponent. He formulated an insidious battle plan, which once caused the First Army to fall into chaos, and almost caused our army to be defeated. The entire battle was defeated, but thanks to Clotho's proper handling, he finally won the battle... The entire brigade led by Adoris was almost wiped out, which is the biggest loss of this battle!"

"But... how should I face Cynthia, Aidui and the children!" Christoya shed tears and sobbed: "Since Adoris left on his own, I haven't cared much about him. I'm not a good mother..."

Davos tapped his wife's shoulder, and said emotionally: "No, you have always been a good mother to Adoris, raising him carefully... On the contrary, I have never accepted him sincerely. For the sake of my own child, I was too harsh on him, and now that I think about it... I really regret it!"

Kristoya looked at her husband with tearful eyes. While wiping her tears, she comforted: "Your Majesty, you don't have to blame yourself. It's our women's job to teach our children. You are so busy with work..."

Krystoya's words could not alleviate the guilt in Davos's heart. He shook his head, stood up and said, "Agnes, you stay here and stay with Krystoya while I go out for a walk." Walk."

"It's so late, where are you going?" Agnes asked with concern.

"Stand on the cliff and look at the Craty River."

Davers was literally standing on a hill, overlooking the Kraty River in the evening.He still remembered that when he first moved to this hill more than ten years ago, it was dark all around at night, and the whirlpool of the river reflected the moonlight, making it look particularly deep. Coupled with the rumbling sound of waves coming from the downstream, it always gave people a sense of darkness. Feeling of palpitations.

However, now, not only the lights on both sides of the Craty River are twinkling like the stars in the sky, but the lights in the river are also connected into a patch, swaying on the river surface. It is the ships entering the river port under the guidance of the lighthouse, as well as some Dionis Asian businessmen specially built a restaurant on the river with a customized cruise ship... The bustle and bustle have replaced the desolation and silence of the past. This is the result of Davers' efforts over the past few decades, and it is also the change he has made to the world.

Thinking of this, a surge of pride rose from the bottom of my heart, dispelling Daves' original guilt.

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The news of "The Dionysian army conquered Sparta" quickly spread throughout Greece, shocking many city-states, and at the same time prompting some city-states to speed up the pace of joint resistance.

Because the Corinthians were active participants in the war between Dionia and Sparta, they were even attacked by the Dionian fleet against merchant ships in the port. Therefore, the angered Corinthians were the first to join the anti-Dionia alliance. One of the city-states, now it is very likely to become the next target of attack by the Dionian army.

The anxious Corinthians carried out urgent military mobilization and asked for help from friendly countries.

Argos has been hesitant during this war. In addition to not wanting to help its mortal enemy Sparta, another important reason is that the Dionian envoy Carias once proposed to the Argos Council, "As long as they support the Dionian Onia, after the war, Dionia will take their Tetia that was captured by Sparta a hundred years ago (not Tegea in the Arcadia region, but located in the northeastern corner of Sparta's territory, A small city adjacent to the territory of Argos) was returned to Argos.”

The Argives were tempted, but soon swayed under the persuasion of the eloquent Athenian envoy.Later, as a close neighbor of Sparta, the Argives discovered that after the Dionians occupied Sparta, they completely abolished Sparta's original political system and turned both the Pileas and the Helots into Becoming a new citizen of Sparta... Everything in Sparta has changed except the land.

This frightened Argos, who was also an oligarchy, and they finally decided to join the anti-Dionian alliance, strengthening the defense of the border while reinforcing the friendly ally Corinth.

The Athenians had already been conducting military mobilization. After learning that the Dionian army had completely occupied Sparta, the Athens Council felt even more urgent and repeatedly urged its overseas allies and sub-states to send reinforcements and supplies to Athens as soon as possible because Generals such as Callistratus knew that with the fall of Sparta and the strong performance of Dionia, if Athens did not step forward and raise its arms, many city-states that were not determined would probably be destroyed. Fall to Dioria.

Therefore, Athens quickly formed an army of 1 people, led by Iftrax, and went all the way to support Corinth with great fanfare.

After Thebes and its allies learned that Dionia had captured Sparta, they strengthened their determination to remain neutral.To the west, the city-states of Phocis and Locris were influenced by the Delphi priests and actively responded to Athens' call. They sent a total of 6000 soldiers to join the Athenian army.

Sparta was completely defeated, and Pisa no longer had strong support. Even without the previous commitment, it was inevitable that it would eventually attach itself to Ellis in the same area. Ellis, who had previously shown hostility to Dionia, began to hesitate. Undecided, because after Messenia and Sparta were occupied by Dionia and the Arcadian Alliance became an alliance of Dionia, Ellis, located in the northwest corner of the Peloponnese Peninsula It has been completely surrounded by Dionia and its allies, so when other city-states that joined the anti-Dionia alliance took active actions, it somewhat died down.

After the Dionian army gave Tegea to Mantinia, other city-states in the Arcadian Alliance hoped that Mantinia would return Tegea territory and joined them in persuading the Dionian army. Spare the captive people of Tegea and allow them to return home.

How could the Mantinians be willing to spit out the fat that had been swallowed in their mouths? Lycomedes, who initially expressed his opposition, finally changed his course and defended the interests of Mantinia in the face of surging public opinion.

The two sides argued endlessly, and some city-states even threatened to "leave from the alliance." At this moment, the news came that "the Dionysian army occupied the entire territory of Sparta" and the quarrels in the Arcadian Alliance quickly stopped. , and quickly reached an agreement: send an envoy to Sparta to congratulate the ally Dionia and understand its handling of Sparta.

In Thessaly in northern Greece, Jason declared in Pharsalus: As a member of the Greek city-state, the Thessalians will never sit back and watch foreigners invade Greek land and bully their Greek compatriots!He, Tagus of Thessaly, will lead all Thessalian warriors to drive away the invaders and help the compatriots in the south regain their homes! "

After he issued the military mobilization, the city-states in Thessaly and the races in the surrounding mountainous areas sent troops one after another and gathered in Pharsalus...

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Within the territory of Persia, the entire western Asia Minor (now the Anatolia region of Turkey) was divided into many regions. Phrygia was one of them. It rose to a kingdom hundreds of years ago. It was once in Asia Minor. Its influence and territory were enough to rival the Hittite Empire.Even though it has now become part of the Persian territory, it still retains its unique culture and some special rights.

Today's Phrygia is completely located in the center of western Asia Minor and is not at all close to the sea. However, when Pharnabazus was the governor of Phrygia, with his prestige, he once leased the seaside town of Ass in the Pisidia region to the south. Aspendos (Aspendos), as the port of Virginia, also has a military port there, and now Timothy serves as the commander of the fleet in this military port.

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