ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 193 Dionia Football Four-City Competition ([-])

Then the sound of the military drum disappeared, followed by the long and powerful sound of the horn.

The members of the blue team also started dancing enthusiastically in a loose formation. Their movements were weird and unrestrained. When they were excited, they even screamed "Ah! Ah!", which was full of primitive wildness and made people's blood rush... …

When the sound of the horn stopped and the members of the two teams lined up and saluted the surrounding audience in earnest, the cheers in the arena continued for a long time...

Theos was so completely attracted by this novel and unprecedented opening that he failed to hear Dickopolis's voice clearly.

"Theos, which team do you want to win?"

"Blue team!" Theos replied without thinking. The blue team's wild war dance caught his eye.

"You actually want the Lucanians to win!" Dickpolis was a little surprised.

"The blue team is Niutum's team?!" Theos suddenly realized, no wonder the dance moves are different.

"Didn't you read the competition information posted at the entrance of the arena?" Dickpolis emphasized: "I support Amendolara! Many of its citizens are from Crete, including a few of my friends (referring to They are soldiers of the [-]th Battalion of the First Legion)."

At this time, the players from both sides turned around and faced the VIP seats.Amid the commotion, Tios saw someone standing up from the VIP table.

"That's Davos, the only lifelong governor of the Dionia Alliance!" Dick Boris's tone was filled with awe and a little jealousy.

Theos is not the same. He has a strong urge to see this legendary God's favored one with his own eyes.

I saw Davos swinging his right hand down.

The rapid and sharp brass horn sounded continuously, and the game began.

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"Sir Davos, there are more people coming to watch the game this afternoon than in the morning. According to the report of the guard responsible for releasing people at the entrance, many of them are businessmen from foreign countries." Mariji said excitedly: "It seems that Sir, you The plan to use exciting competitive games to attract wealthy people from surrounding city-states to spend money in Turii is entirely possible!"

Melcis was equally excited: "I just went for a walk outside the arena, and the beer, syrup, and dried fruits were all almost sold out. We even sold a lot of sun hats and linen cushions!"

"The main thing is that the rugby match is so attractive!" As the administrator of Thurii, Kunogolata is also one of the people in charge of this match. He participated in everything from organization, publicity, and security to the instructions of Davers. Preparatory work in various aspects such as security and competition, etc., personally developed the planned rugby match into the current hot situation. He was also full of surprises: "Lord Davers, I think rugby matches can be held regularly in the future, and they can be charged. Like watching a play.”

"Does the money from ticket sales go to the treasury?" Melses asked urgently.

"Of course it will be returned to the national treasury, but it will be necessary to pay the players' salaries and pensions for injured players to encourage more people to actively participate in this sport. The rest of the money will be used to build more arenas in Amendola. In La, in Niutum... Kunogorata, Cornelus, Mariji, Alexis, Melsis, you five formed a rugby competition committee to discuss how to further promote rugby and attract more people. Many foreigners came to watch and discuss, formulate more detailed and complete plans, and speed up implementation. When this sport becomes popular in Magna Graecia in the future, we can also hold the Magna Graecia Rugby Games and invite the city-states of Magna Graecia to send teams to compete. !..."

Davos’s words inspired Kunogorata and the others: There are four games that have great influence in the Greek city-states in this era. The Olympian Games held by the city-state of Ellis in the Peloponnese is the oldest and most sacred. , mainly dedicated to Zeus. The Temple of Zeus in Olympia is a holy place for the Greeks (one of the seven ancient wonders); the Isthmian Games held in Corinth are mainly dedicated to Poseidon; the Boeotian region is famous for Delphi throughout Greece. The Pythian Games hosted by the temple celebrated the sun god Apollo; there were also the Nemean Games led by the Argives, who claimed to be descendants of the noblest kings in the ancient times, and also commemorated Zeus.In addition, the Panathenaic Festival held in Athens to commemorate Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom, is equally influential. It not only has sports competitions, but also music, poetry, drama and other competitions.Whenever these celebrations are held locally, celebrities from all over Greece gather there, and the eyes of all Greeks are focused there, winning great reputation for the host place.If the rugby game develops well, holding a large-scale Pan-Greek rugby game to commemorate Hades will not only expand the influence of the Dionysian League, but also allow Kunogorata and others to leave their names in history and win the favor of the gods. favor.

Seeing that several of them were in a daze and breathing rapidly, Daves vaguely guessed what they were thinking, and he also had thoughts in his mind: in the past history, the Romans' gladiator competitions were famous in the Mediterranean, and his Dionysian alliance did not need to be so bloody. , cruel, inhumane and barbaric projects can still entertain the public and inspire the citizens' martial spirit, and they can do better!In addition to football, basketball can also be held in the future...Basketball seems not to be possible. The requirements for the ball are too high. Can it be achieved with current technology? ... Maybe football can be done. Let's go back and let the leather worker Tolikas try to make it...

"Score! Scored a touchdown! Well done to Tagetinos!" Armintas and Matonis, who were watching the game intently, shouted excitedly and clinked glasses to each other in celebration.

"Go and buy me another can of beer," Amyntas said to the slave attendant.

"Master, the beer outside has been sold out, there is no more."

"No more?!" Amintas turned around immediately, and shouted dissatisfiedly: "Master Davos, your beer is delicious, but the production is too small!"

Davos smiled bitterly. It seemed that the beer workshop should be expanded again. Thinking of this, he thought of another thing.

"Everyone!" He shouted loudly: "You should all know that my wife recently bought the land in the hot spring swamp north of Turiyi."

Burkos was the first to nod. As the agricultural officer, he handled the land sale procedures himself. At that time, he also advised Kristoya: Mosquitoes breed in that place, and apart from a few hot springs, it is impossible to cultivate land. Can't build houses, don't waste money buying them.

"I plan to build a large hot spring bath there to attract merchants from Magna Graecia and the people of Dionia to come for bathing and leisure, because it involves the draining and filling of swamps, the storage of hot springs, and the diversion of the Tino River. , and the construction of the bathhouse... requires a lot of capital investment. Is there anyone willing to cooperate with me to invest in this hot spring bathhouse?" Davos sincerely extended an invitation to the elders.

Take a bath? !The Greeks of this era did not have the good habit of taking baths like the ancient Romans in their previous life. They lived a simple life and did not like bathing very much. If the body was really dirty, they would apply olive oil all over the body, scrape it clean with a special tool, and then rinse it. Just rinse with water.Therefore, many elders are hesitant about this new thing.

Mariji, who had enjoyed the luxurious life in Persia, shouted first: "Me! I want to invest!" Mariji often discussed the trade development of the alliance with Davos. Of course, he knew the young consul's talent in business. If nothing else, The business of Christia's banks, restaurants, and breweries is so prosperous, and Davers has played an important role in it.

"Me! And me!" Merses is also someone who understands Davos's business talents.

"I'm also here to invest some money." Cunogorata and Cornelus said one after another. As the two administrators who often discussed the management of the city-state with Davos, they certainly knew something about Davos' abilities.

"We will join too." The former mercenary leaders such as Hilos, Matonis, Amyntas, Antonios, and Alexis even trusted him blindly.

Except for several Thurii elders such as Burks and Ansitanos who were willing to invest a small amount of money to express their support, other Turii elders such as Polyxes and Anilus made it clear that they were not optimistic about this hot spring bath.

The Amendolara elders such as Scombras and Stromboli, who originally did not believe that hot spring baths could make money, instead supported Diver, who was regarded by them as an Amendolara because of the disapproval of the Turiyi people. Sri Lanka.

Weisba didn't understand this at all, but he understood that he was absolutely weak in the Senate and could only follow Daves closely.

Originally, it was only for commercial purposes that Davos raised funds from the elders and tied their interests together to promote the harmony of the Senate. It turned out to be a display of the attitude of the elders towards him.

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Theos stared at the court intently. The game was indeed very exciting, beyond his imagination.

He originally wondered whether this ball game was similar to a Spartan stone ball throwing game, but now it seems that it is completely incomparable.

Dickpolis supports the Amendolara team, but for some reason he hopes from the bottom of his heart that the Niutum team can win. However, the score is now 3:0 and Niutum is behind.

Theos was a little anxious and secretly cheered for Niutum.

Now it is the Niutum blue team's turn to attack. The Amendolara red team obviously cooperates tacitly and knows how to use tactics. They cut off the blue team's ball-carrying player's passing line and forced him to the sideline. The two A member of the red team rushed forward.The player holding the ball on the blue team had no space to dodge, so he had to fight hard to pass the ball from his hip to the back before being knocked down. The quarterback of the blue team had quick hands and quick eyes, and quickly stepped forward to receive the ball. Two more players on the red team immediately caught the ball. He forms a double team...

Just as Tios yelled "Oops!", the quarterback of the blue team took a stride, used his strong body to knock away the red team players who were rushing forward, and threw the football with all his might.

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