ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1231 Rebellion in Asia Minor
But the Temple of Zeus in Olympia is one of the oldest and most magnificent temples in the Mediterranean. The Olympia Games are the oldest Greek games. Since its creation, the Greek world has its own chronology (based on the number of Olympia Games) , this Games is also the Games with the largest number of participants and the widest range of city-states participating in it. Olympia and Delphi have always been Greek cultural symbols that connect the Greek city-states all over the Mediterranean.

It stands to reason that Clotokatax would use the same method as Delphi to appease Olympia, but Olympia worships the god king Zeus, while the Dionians firmly believe that Hades is the king of the gods. , there is a fundamental opposition between the two, which determines that this will never be a peaceful visit.

You must know that Davos once personally sent instructions on how to deal with Olympia. Crotocatacus found it unacceptable after reading it. Patroclus once expressed his willingness to carry out the plan on his behalf. After two days of painful thinking, Prince Dionia finally decided to go in person, because he kept in mind the words written in his father's letter: "... As a king, you should not only enjoy flowers and wine, but also bear the infamy and reputation when necessary. Disapproval, the road to prosperity through the kingdom is never smooth sailing, iron and blood are indispensable!..."

Olympia is located in the south of the Elis region, at the confluence of the Alphios and Kladeos rivers. In its holy place, in addition to the temple of Zeus, the temple of Hera, the priest's house and a gathering place for representatives and winners of each city-state, Olympia Qing's meeting hall, and the rest are venues for competitions. There are no villages where civilians live. Sycamore trees, olive trees, willow trees, and pine trees grow lushly in the open space between the buildings, making it full of mountain atmosphere.When there are no major sacrificial activities, Olympia seems a little sparsely populated, giving people a sense of isolation.

The army that followed Crotocataxus to Olympia was more than double that at Delphi, and more than half of them were former Helots who came from Messenia and Lagnia. They conquered Olympia. Surrounded, murderous.

Clotokatax forcibly summoned the priests of Zeus, put on a fierce look, and threatened them: other city-states have confessed that the war between them and Dionia was caused by the priests of Olympia Deliberately instigated, Dionia came to hold the Olympian priests accountable for the war, unless they were willing to promise that from now on they would no longer declare Zeus as the god king, and were willing to accept the sacred kingdom of Dionia in name. Under the supervision of the Temple of Dis, they will be exempted from their guilt and can continue to serve Zeus as noble priests and continue to host the Olympian Games. Otherwise, they will be charged with war criminals, stripped of their status as priests, and expelled from Olympia. , no city-state in the New Hellenic Alliance is allowed to take them in (Davos originally asked Crotokatax to execute the Olympian priests who refused to cooperate to achieve the effect of killing them, but the kind-hearted Crotokatax will It was changed to expulsion).

Zeus is the king of the gods, but the priests of Zeus in Olympia are not only not strong, but also often suffer.Ellis and Pisa often fought wars in order to gain control of Olympia, and from time to time they asked Olympian priests to express their opinions. They were like grassroots, supporting whichever side was stronger, and immediately changed their tune once the situation changed.

The same is true when hosting the Olympia Games.In the past, when there was a conflict between Ellis and Sparta, Ellis used his status as the owner of Olympia to expel the Spartan athletes and not allow them to compete. The priests did not dare to object; soon after, Sparta led the army Rushing to Olympia, they expelled the Eleans, and then announced that "all competition results before the games are held again are invalid." The priests also only praised it... Such ridiculous things have happened many times in the past.

It was precisely because of understanding these situations that Clotokatax dared to accept this task, because he felt that the Olympian priests who had been compromising for a long time in such an environment should not have many strong bones.

His judgment was not wrong. Except for a few young priests who were expelled because of their firm opposition, the other priests chose to surrender.

Since then, Delphi and Olympia, the two major holy places in mainland Greece, have been dominated by the Holy Kingdom of Dionia like other city-states in mainland Greece.

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On this day, after Timothy led his fleet to patrol the near east coast and returned to Tire, he found the messenger of the King of Persia waiting at the dock as soon as he got off the ship.

"Your Majesty wants to summon me?"

"Yes, the king has important matters to discuss with you!" the messenger said solemnly.

"Excuse me, what is the important matter?" Timothy couldn't help asking again.

"Don't ask any more questions. Come with us and go see the king!" the messenger urged impatiently.

Timotheus looked at the arrogant messenger and the group of Persian royal guards behind him who were wearing gorgeous armor and holding their heads high. He couldn't help but cursed in his heart: The pure Persian nobles all looked like this and regarded the Greeks as human beings. Barbarians.

Timothy had lived in Persia for many years and was accustomed to this. Although he had some doubts in his heart, he still followed the envoy to the residence of the King of Persia without hesitation.

The place where the king of Persia resides is in Damascus, east of Phoenicia, but it is not in a certain town, but in a camp. It is just that the scene of thousands of troops gathering here and the lively and noisy scene no longer exists, because several The 1 main Persian troops are far away from this place, and have been fighting in Egypt for nearly two months. Only the Persian king and his royal family, entourage, and ministers continue to stay here, although there are [-] elite undead troops guarding here But compared with this huge camp, it still seems too rare.

At a glance, there were empty camps everywhere, and Timothy couldn't help but have an idea: If the Egyptians sent a surprise force, bypassed the main Persian force, and raided here, they could be burned to ashes with a fire.

Timothy quickly suppressed this strange thought, because they had approached the center of the camp, guarded by strong, well-equipped undead soldiers, who always looked at everyone who tried to enter the camp with suspicion. Even though there were envoys to lead the way, Timothy still went through several strict inspections before being allowed to enter the residence of the King of Persia.

The Persian king's tent stood like a house in the center of the camp. Its appearance was magnificently decorated, and the Persian king's flag, the golden eagle, stood high in front.

The King of Persia often entertained guests in his big tent, and Timothy once attended. The sumptuous food, graceful dancing girls, and beautiful music... were evocative.But at that time, Timothy was still a little uneasy. He felt that the Persian king was a little too optimistic about this war. It seemed that he could conquer Egypt quickly by conquering Egypt himself.

Timothy's premonition was correct. The battle lasted for nearly two months. The huge army had been blocked on the east bank of the Nile, and the navy's warships had not yet found a chance to break through the fortresses and water gates at the mouths of the Nile's tributaries and enter the Nile. The heart of the delta.

At this moment, he heard the roar coming from the big tent, and suddenly felt uneasy: Could it be that the King of Persia called him here this time because he had not achieved any big results in the two months since he had been the fleet commander, and wanted to deal with it? He reprimanded? !
The more Timothy thought about it, the more guilty he felt. He even felt that the palace guards outside the tent looked at him a little strangely.

"Your Majesty, bring Navy Commander Timothy here!"

"Tie this Greek who tried to rebel to me!" Artaxerxes roared, and the guards who had been prepared immediately pushed Timotheus to the ground, tied him into a rice dumpling, and dragged him to Artaxerxes. In front of Taxerxes.

Attempted rebellion? ! ...Timotheus became a prisoner with a confused look on his face, and could only cry out in panic that he was wronged.

"Unjustly accused?!" Artaxerxes roared angrily: "Aliobazenis rebelled. He had already planned it, so he asked you to bring such a small army here to deceive me! I am really blind, You actually appointed you as the commander-in-chief of the Persian fleet! As a result, you deliberately delayed the war and wasted two months of my time, but gave the traitor enough time to prepare! Damn Greek barbarians, I'm sorry I trusted you so much!..."

Artaxerxes became more and more angry, stepped forward and kicked Timothy to the ground: "Drag me out and cut him!"

The guard stepped forward, grabbed Timothy's hair, and dragged him out.

Timothy endured the pain and cried out sadly: "Ariobazenis harmed me!..."

Knowing that there was no chance of survival, he simply yelled: "Artaxerxes, you are a fatuous and incompetent king. No wonder your brother wants to usurp the throne and your ministers want to rebel. As long as you reign for one day, Persia will be destroyed." There will never be peace!..."

"Kill him! Kill him!..." Artaxerxes was furious.

After a while, the head of Timotheus was presented. Artaxerxes was still angry and said in a hateful voice: "Cut off his hands again, and send them to Ariobazenis along with his head." Send it!"

This was done because Artaxerxes remembered that he had disposed of the body of his younger brother Cyrus the Younger in this way, and was so angry that his mother, who loved Cyrus the Younger, fell seriously ill.

He even believed that the rebellion in Asia Minor was caused by his younger brother, because his father appointed Cyrus the Younger as the military governor of western Persia. As a result, Cyrus, who was good at winning people's hearts, not only used the financial resources of Asia Minor to hire a group of Greeks to serve as He fought and won the support of almost all governors and nobles in Asia Minor, so he had the confidence to compete with him for the throne.

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