ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 124 The Architect Hercule Clyde
When Asistes found Izam, he and his wife were covered in dust.Of course Izam knew Asistes and knew that he was some sort of secretary to the "Magical Archon" Davos, because he often came to the team to convey Davos's orders, and many people were familiar with him, so Asistes When Sisters stood on the field ridge and shouted, Izam immediately dropped his farm tools and ran over.

Asistes looked at this maverick Dukeian and couldn't help but laugh: "Izam, why are you working so hard on the farm, and why are you dragging your wife with you?!"

"The first military training of the city-state will be held in two days. I heard that the training is very strict, and after the training, the consul will teach everyone to play an interesting game! I have to finish the farm work quickly, so I can do my best Commit to training,” Izam said, wiping sweat away from his sweat-soaked shorts.

Asistes said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Not bad, you are already doing farm work very decently. You are more like a Greek than us Greeks!"

Izam chuckled and took Asistes' words as a compliment: "It's easy to work, but it's more troublesome to get water. I have to waste one of my slaves to fetch water!" he complained.

"I heard that Master Davos asked Alexis to summon the carpenters to discuss building a 'waterwheel'. After it is built, it can be placed by the river, so that the water from the Sinni River can flow directly to higher-lying areas like yours. In the fields," Asistes whispered, slightly showboating.

"Oh, there is such a magical thing! What does that 'waterwheel' look like?!" Izam asked curiously.

"I heard from Lord Davos that it is roughly like a wheel. You can ask Lord Davos about the specific shape." Asistes shrugged, saying that he was not very clear either.

"How dare I ask the Archon!" Izam said in awe. When he first served as a mercenary guide, he often saw Davos. At that time, he was very impressed with this man who could become the leader of the mercenary army at such a young age. He was rather curious, but as the mercenaries led by Davos won victory after victory, the weight in his heart became heavier and heavier. In addition, there was always a rumor in the army that "he was a favored one by God". There are even rumors that "Davos is the bloodline left by Hades in the world."This made Izam, a Dukyan who was more ignorant and worshiped the gods, look at the young leader with awe.When he was in Byzantium, when Davos called for mercenaries to follow him to Magna Graecia, even though he was thousands of miles away from his hometown, Izam still followed him without hesitation, because he firmly believed that following the "Son of God" would never suffer. .

"Now you have a chance, Lord Davos wants to see you." Asistes smiled.

"Really?!" Izam asked in surprise.

"Of course it's true! How dare I use Lord Davos's name to joke with you!" As soon as Asistes finished speaking, Izam cheered without wiping his face or patting the dust. Kaniya shouted to his wife a few times, and then ran wildly in the direction of Amendolara City.

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"Yizam, we meet again! I heard that the Senate also assigned you a house and fields, and you also married a wife. How are you doing? Are you still used to it? Have you ever cried because you miss your hometown?..."

As soon as they met, Davos greeted Izam with concern, which made him feel relaxed. He excitedly told Davos what he had experienced during this time. Davos listened carefully, and finally said: "You see, Greeks, Dukians, and Lucanians can live together very well, like one big family, right?!"

"Yes, Lord Archon!" Izam said bravely: "As far as I know, many teammates who married Lucanian women said they found a good wife, even though they are not very good at it. They speak Greek, and they don’t know how to weave, make bread, or direct slaves to work... But they are studying hard and can actively help their husbands with heavy work. Moreover, they express their feelings very enthusiastically, and they dare to follow them at night. My husband boldly tries all kinds of things..."

Even though Izam said something vulgar, Davos laughed loudly: "Yes, we Greek women are too traditional and conservative. The two sides should learn from each other and communicate with each other!"

Seeing how easy-going Davos was, Yizam became bolder and said, "It's just...it's just that these Lucanian women miss their relatives very much and hope that their relatives can regain their freedom as soon as possible!"

Davos's happy expression remained unchanged. In fact, he was very happy to see such a situation: "Don't worry, the city-state has not abused their relatives, and they have taken good care of them. As long as they can abide by the agreement, when we stipulate They will be free, and as long as they behave well, this period will be shortened. You can go back and tell your wife to tell other Lucanian women that the city-state will arrange for them and their Relatives meet!”

"I will, Lord Archon." Izam nodded.

"I called you here today to ask if you are willing to complete a task?" Davos finally got to the point. He looked at Izam and said in a deep voice: "We need to understand the situation in Lucania. And now we have no idea what happened there. I need someone to infiltrate there and find out the information, and Asistes recommended you to me."

"I am willing to go!" Izam replied without hesitation.

Davos didn't expect him to agree so quickly, and reminded him again: "This is a very dangerous task, and it may even be life-threatening. Are you no longer considering it?"

"I'm sure!" Although Yizam longed for the prosperity of the outside world, the strict regulations in the army always made him feel a little uncomfortable. He liked the feeling of running freely in the mountains and forests, and the excitement of approaching prey quietly, and Now there is a good opportunity in front of him: "However, Mr. Consul, please give me some time to prepare."

"Don't worry, you can prepare carefully. As long as you successfully come back from Lucania, I will set up a mountain reconnaissance team, with you as the captain. In addition, after you leave, I will also let Crystal Pay attention to the situation at home and solve the difficulties at home at any time!”

Davos's promise and care made Izam both grateful and excited. He said loudly: "Lord Archon, don't worry! I will successfully find out the news about Lucania and come back smoothly! The captain of the investigation team Please save your seat for me!"

"Okay!" Davos likes confident subordinates. Setting up a reconnaissance team has been his consideration these days. After all, the Apennine Peninsula is mostly mountainous, which puts the reconnaissance cavalry under many restrictions. A team that can easily cross mountains and lurk for observation The reconnaissance team will provide greater help to the Amendolara army.

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Bagule is leading his tribe to build warehouses and hotels for Amendolara. They are divided into several groups: one group is responsible for cutting down trees, one group is responsible for polishing stones, and the other group is responsible for tamping the foundation.

There are more than a dozen craftsmen in the city-state, some are instructing Lucarian slaves to lay the foundation, and some are doing measurements.

Alexis and Heraclyde were on the construction site monitoring the progress of the project while looking at the blueprints.

Heraclide was an apprentice of Hippodamus, the famous engineering master in Greece. When he was young, he participated in the design and construction of the city of Thurii with his teacher. His biggest regret was that he could not stay in Thurii at that time. He would be Thurii's original citizen.But he followed his teacher back to Athens again. Later, Pericles's political opponents accused Pericles' mistress Aspasia of taking bribes during the construction of the Parthenon. Hippodamus was inexplicably involved, and his teacher was Imprisoned and expelled from Athens, he returned to his hometown frustrated.As a result, the Peloponnesian War broke out, his hometown fell into war, and his life became difficult...

Twenty years later, he took his wife and children, fled his hometown that had been occupied by Sparta, and came to the relatively war-torn Greek mainland, to the relatively peaceful Magna Graecia, where he once contributed to Thurii.But at this time, Thurii was no longer the same Thurii who needed a large number of immigrants and talents when the city was first built. The city hall refused to accept him as a citizen of the city-state. The already penniless Heraclide had to come down from the port. That’s more than 20 years.For more than 20 years, he and his children made a living by building houses and repairing city walls for others. Gradually he gained some fame and saved some money. However, he was still a free citizen living in a crowded and humid house. In the shack, there is no land and no status.At this time, he was already old, and his wife had died of illness a few years ago. He no longer had great demands on life. His only regret was that his son, Hercule, was still young and had completely inherited his skills. There should have been a brighter future...

When he was worrying about his child's future day and night, one day, a stranger walked into the simple wooden house he shared with others, because he still clearly remembered the conversation at that time in the past few days.

"Who is Hercule?"

"It's me, who are you?"

"I heard that you were once an apprentice of Hippodamus and also built the city of Thurii?"

"Yes, that's the truth, I never lie."

"Then you are willing to accept Amendolara's employment to supervise the construction of some projects. The salary is fifty drachma silver coins a month."

"What project is it?"

"I don't know much about this. When you go, Alexis, the construction supervisor of Amendolara, will tell you. At the same time, he also asked me to tell you, 'If you do well and you are really talented in construction, He will recommend you to Lord Consul Davos to become a citizen of Amendolara'."

Immediately, he heard the envious sounds of people behind him.

Note: Hippodamus, a Miletus, a friend of Pericles, the most famous architectural planning master in ancient Greece, and the Athens business center-Piraeus port is his handwriting.

(End of this chapter)