ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 147 Reunion
"It seems that Davos, who was blessed by the gods, has created another miracle!" Archita sighed sincerely. There was no jealousy in his eyes, but more curiosity: "I want to know how Davos defeated Croato My wife’s!”

Mariji briefly told them the battle of Amendolara, emphasizing that Amendolara was a night attack, and that the Crotones were too proud and unprepared. Not only did they not build the camp seriously, but they were also drunk and other reasons to mitigate the problem. How surprised they were.

But the elders of Tarentum were still shocked by Davos's military talent. Obviously, the young consul's last victory over the Lucanians was not a fluke, nor did he mainly rely on Tarantum reinforcements.

The senators of Tarentum became wary of the envoys from Amendolara.

Eumacus, one of the consuls, said: "People of Amendolara, since you have won the victory, why are you coming to Tarantum? Are you here to show off your achievements?"

"The people of Amendolara have always respected Tarantum who once saved us! They have never dared to think so!" Mariji saluted respectfully, and then said: "I came here because of Tuli who lost his homeland. The Yiren formed an alliance with Amendolara, so it is necessary to revise the alliance with Tarantum."

"What did you say?!" There was an uproar in the Senate: "Turiyi and you have formed an alliance? What alliance?"

"Could it be that you, Amendolara, used force to seize the land of Turiyi? Just like the mercenary leader seized Amendolara!" A senator from the Senate said loudly.

"I protest what this gentleman said!" Mariji shouted angrily: "What you said is not only an insult to our consul! It is also an insult to Amendolara! It is hard for me to believe that this is coming from Amendola From the mouth of La’s closest ally!”

"Lord Diomelas, you are not right! On the day Amendolara held a citizens' meeting, I was there and saw with my own eyes the people of Amendolara enthusiastically inviting the mercenaries to become citizens of Amendolara. !" Archita took the initiative to stand up and defend Amendolara.

Although Archita endorsed Amendolara, Diomelas still retorted forcefully: "If it weren't for Amendolara's compulsion, why would the Turii people choose to ally with the weak and poor Amendolara instead of With the rich and powerful Tarentum?”

"Diomelas is right. If it weren't for Amendolara's threat of force, the Turii people would definitely choose Tarantum!" Many senators immediately agreed.

The people of Tarantum feel so good about themselves!Mariji sneered in his heart and immediately wanted to refute, but was stopped by Ansitanos. He stood up and said gently: "Dear elders of Tarantum, my name is Ansitanos. I was originally from Thurii. General, I have visited Thurii many times. Some of you should know me, like Lord Umacus and Lord Desitimas..."

The elders who were named by him had no choice but to nod.

"As a Turii, I can swear to Apollo that Amendolara did not threaten Turii with force! On the contrary, when the city of Turii was captured by Crotone, the Turii people even thought that they were being conquered by Crotone. When God abandoned and gave up the fight, only the weak Amendolara did not succumb to the powerful Crotone. Even if the powerful enemy army pressed the border, it still adhered to the covenant with Thurii! When the city of Turii was burned, Tulii The people of Lii lost their homes and were threatened by injury, illness and starvation, but the Amendolara people arrived in time and selflessly helped us! Seeing the brutal Crotones commit the crime of burning the city - this kind of thing is unprecedented in the history of the Greeks He committed an unheard-of crime and robbed all the supplies that the Turii people depended on for their survival. When they left without any punishment, no city-state in Greater Greece came out in time to uphold justice. Only the weak Amendolara dared to attack and fight against the powerful Kremlin. Rotone, our enemy of Thurii, has also avenged the Thurii people!
Which other city-state could do what Amendolara did to Thurii? !The Turii people regard the Amendolara people as heroes who saved them, and they regard the Amendolara people as their own relatives. Therefore, they are willing to share a consul and a senate with the Amendolara people from the bottom of their hearts. , sharing the rights and obligations of citizens, just like brothers in a family, regardless of you and me, this is completely a natural choice for us Turiyi people! ..."

After listening to Ansitanos's affectionate words, the Tarentum Senate fell into silence, and some even felt ashamed.

After a while, Consul Umarcas said in a cold voice: "Amendolara and Thurii have become an alliance, and their strength is much stronger than before. Amendolara's reputation alone can make other city-states dare not invade. , it seems that there is no point in talking about alliance with Tarantum."

Maliji put on a sincere face and said: "Before I came, Lord Davos had repeatedly told me, 'Talentum reached out to Amendolara in the most difficult time, and it was Amendolara's Great benefactor! Amendolara will change in the future, but his gratitude to Tarantum will never change. I hope to be a long-term alliance with Tarantum and be friendly forever. I will have the opportunity to repay this kindness in the future !'"

The Senate of Tarentum fell silent again.

Another consul, Dixitimas, stood up and said: "Now please leave the two envoys from Amendolara and Thurii temporarily, and we will discuss the alliance."

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"Everyone, it is said that Daves, the consul of Amendolara, is a very young man. Young people are often energetic and full of ambition. He was a mercenary leader more than half a year ago, and now he is the lifelong leader of the two cities. Consul, such a fast rate of promotion and expansion is very similar to the man in Syracuse, Sicily! So I don't trust him very much!" Diomelas expressed his worries: "I'm afraid that today Tarantum has formed an alliance with them, and one day they will turn against us, Tarantum!"

The words of Diomelas caused the senators to laugh: "Diomelas, you are too cowardly! There are only three or four thousand citizens of Amendolara and the remaining few of Thurii. Thousands of people, probably less than [-] people in total, would Tarantum be afraid?! Are you really a Tarantum?!"

"Whether Amendolara and Turui can survive Tarantum's wrath is a question. Do they still have time to consider other things?!"

Amidst the ridicule of the senators, Diomelas sneered: "Everyone, when Thurii was first established, our ancestors in the Senate of Tarentum also laughed at you like you do today. What was the result? What? We were defeated twice by the Turiyi people! But it seems that we have not learned our lesson after suffering losses!"

After hearing what Diomiras said, some of the senators looked thoughtful, while others looked worried and cursed: "The original Thurii had the strong support of Athens, otherwise the final winner would be us! Now! Amendolara and Thurii are far from being compared with the former Thurii. Diomelas, if Tarantum has to worry about this, then why are we still here? Why not Immigrate as soon as possible!”

"I am reminding everyone that Tarantum needs to be wary of Amendolara! Amendolara has such a consul with terrible military talents, and now it has merged with Thurii. It is very likely that it will develop in the future. It will become a powerful state in northern Magna Greece and cause trouble for us, Tarantum. In order to prevent such a situation from happening, we do not need to support it, but we must deliberately restrict its development!" Diomiras patiently persuaded road.

Archita immediately stood up and said loudly: "Since Lord Diomelas is afraid of Amendolara, it is even more important to form an alliance with them, because Davos has always kept his promises, whether he was hired by Tuliyi before, Thurii was defeated miserably and faced the danger of being surrounded by the Lucanian army, but he still led the mercenaries to stay and turned defeat into victory; even when the Crotone army was forced to the city, he still did not give up his alliance with Thurii. This all shows that Once the new alliance with Amendolara is formed, Davos, as the lifelong governor, will not only not harm Tarantum, but one day when Tarantum encounters difficulties, they will lend a helping hand!"

At this time, Desitimas said in a deep voice: "Achita is right. Elders, please don't forget what is the biggest threat to our Tarantum? It's not Amendolara or Thurii, but The Messapians who surrounded Tarentum! The Messapians were already very difficult to deal with. The damn Athenians taught them heavy infantry tactics and armor making. Now they are becoming more difficult to deal with every year. Look at them. How many of our people are killed and how much farmland is destroyed every year! Our roots and temples are here, not in Amendolara, not in Thurii! You must know that Tarantum has only one city, but the Messapians occupy Amendolara. In most areas of Puglia, if they are allowed to develop like this, I am afraid that in the future the Tarentum people will lose all the land outside the city and be trapped in the city. This is why we have advocated the establishment of Magna Graecia defense in recent years. The real reason for the alliance! Amendolara and Turui have become an alliance, which is a good thing! When we encounter difficulties in the future, they can give us more help! So, why not form an alliance with them?! "

There was a long silence among the elders, and most of them looked heavy.

Therefore, the proposal of "Tarantum forming an alliance with Amendolara-Thurii League" was finally adopted.When the two parties signed the covenant, although Tarantum promoted this new alliance to an ally with relatively equal strength, he still proposed that Tarantum should be the leader in future joint military operations.

Mariji and Ancitanos raised no objections, and the alliance was made.

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