ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 222 A strange covenant
Theaprotus stood with his mouth wide open.

Davos rubbed his chin with only a slight beard and fell into deep thought: becoming an alliance is indeed a wonderful move!In order for the people of Crotone to agree to cede Asprostum and the land on the north bank of the Neto River, the biggest obstacle is Crotone's security issue, and becoming an alliance eliminates this obstacle.Because everyone in Magna Graecia now knows that the governor of Dionia has always been known for keeping his promises, and Crotone, who was weak after the war, can take shelter under the protection of Dionia.So, does Dionia need this alliance?Of course!With so much new land acquired, just immigration, administration, and the formation of new defense forces... will take a relatively long time.The greatest fear was that the immigrants would clash with the Crotones near the border, or even spark another war.With this alliance, the Dionians can slowly annex, assimilate and stabilize this land with confidence, so the alliance is the best choice for both parties!

Davos looked at Lysias carefully with a complicated expression, thinking: His city-state has been bullied, and in the face of a hated enemy, he can actually come up with a clever proposal to form an alliance with the enemy. He does not have strong determination to stay calm. And rationality is difficult to achieve!

When Lysias saw that Davos was silent and kept looking at him, he felt a little panicked, so he urged: "Does Lord Davos agree to this proposal?"

Davos came back to his senses and kept his face calm: "What kind of alliance method is it?"

"The Dionia Alliance and Crotone formed a separate offensive and defensive alliance!" Lysias said in a deep voice.

After Davos pondered for a moment, he understood that Lysias was being clever. He did not want the forces of Dionia to enter the Crotone Alliance and influence Crotone such as Siliting, Trina, and Corunnia. allies within.Davos didn't care about this. He firmly believed that as long as the strength was strong enough, there would naturally be city-states coming to embrace him.

"The Dionysian Alliance can only become a defensive alliance with Crotone!" Daves responded calmly. It is no problem for the Dionysian Alliance to protect Crotone, but it can help Crotone expand, such as: in the future When Crotone attacks Locle, Dionia must lead the army to participate in accordance with the covenant... Of course Davos will not do such a stupid thing, but Lysias, who is in a weak position, can only agree...

Negotiations continued into the afternoon, and a preliminary draft was reached: first, the Dionysian Alliance formed a defensive alliance with Crotone (putting this article first, first of all, to appease the people of Crotone; second, Dionia will unconditionally release all the captured soldiers of the Crotone Alliance today and let them return to Crotone; third, Crotone will divide the city of Asprostum and half of the plains north of the Neto River. The land (mainly the land near Crimesa) will be transferred to the Dionian Alliance; fourth, Crotone will pay a one-time payment of 500 talents to help the Dionians successfully immigrate to Aspen. Prustum...

The validity period of the alliance treaty was finally set at five years.Davos initially requested that the covenant be for two years, but Lysias strongly requested that it be increased to five years. Compared with the situation when the agreement was negotiated half a year ago, it was completely opposite, which showed that the strength of the two parties had changed.

Crimea is not mentioned in the treaty.Davos believed that Crimesa was a neutral city-state and did not belong to the Crotone League. Crotone had no right to discuss it.Lysias, on the other hand, considered minimizing the stimulation of the treaty to the people of Crotone. He even turned the compensation into aid. Of course, if he could not mention Crimesa, it would be best not to mention it.In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the city of Asprostum and half of the land north of the Neto River belong to Dionia. Crimesa is already surrounded by Dionia. It can still Are there any other good choices?
Lysias and Thesprotus returned to Crimesa.Milon immediately asked Lysias about the status of the negotiations. Lysias was afraid of causing more trouble and said that the negotiations had just begun. Some of the conditions proposed by the Dionysians needed to be discussed in the council before they could be decided, and then he hurriedly Got on the ship and left Crimesa.

Milon felt uneasy in his heart: with the loss of the city of Asprostum, Locri's declaration of war, Crotone has not many choices now, it depends on how harsh the conditions of Dionia are.

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Even more uneasy were the people of Crimesa. Although they were trapped in the city, what happened in the outside world came through the port and could not escape their eyes and ears.Lysias appeared in the city many times. What was he doing there?They also know in their hearts that small city-states are struggling to survive between big states, and they are quite sensitive to the situation.

The chief general of Crimea, Antaoris, once took the initiative to find Lucias once.Lysias ignored him and did not have an in-depth conversation about the fate of Crimesa, and Myron has been avoiding him intentionally or unintentionally recently... These all made Antaolis have a premonition that this time the peace talks will be beneficial. Crimea is very unfavorable. Crimea fully supports Crotone, but in the end it may be abandoned by Crotone!When Antaoris thought of this, his heart ached.

Therefore, after secretly discussing with Euricpus, Pleades and others, he decided not to sit still and wait for death, but to take the initiative to contact Dionia to find a way out for Crimisa.

Although the defense of the entire city was handed over to the Crotones, the Crimesa people were the local snakes here after all. The people they sent secretly left the city late at night, crossed the blockade, and came to the camp of Deolia. After he stated his intention, the guards brought him to Davos.

"Crimesa wants to surrender?" Davos said with a teasing smile: "Your entire city is controlled by the Crotone people. What benefits can you bring to me by surrendering?"

The visitor was at a loss for words. Seeing Davos's indifferent expression, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "We Crimesa people still have more than 300 citizens who can fight. When you attack the city, we are willing to start from Attack the Crotones from the rear, assist you in capturing the city of Crimesa, and then——"

"Then, when the war is over, the Crimesa people will continue to remain neutral!" Davos looked at him and said playfully.

"No! No!..." The person shook his head hurriedly.By that time, Crimissa had already offended Crotone, so how could he remain neutral again: "Crimissa is willing...willing to join the Diolian Alliance!"

"It's too late!" Davos said seriously: "We don't need you to take any risky actions, and we don't need Krimisa to join the Dionia Alliance. For Krimisa, there is only one way. Walk!"

Davers emphasized his tone and said categorically: "Become part of the Dionia Alliance! The Crimesa people become citizens of the Dionia Alliance! Then the land and property of the Crimesa people will be protected. The generals and parliamentarians of Mia will also be voted by the Deolia Senate, and some will become members of the Senate!..."

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When Lycias and Hisprotes read the draft covenant at the Crotone Council, they thought it would arouse the indignation and controversy among the people, but in fact there were not many opposition voices.Because just before Lysias came back, Dioli's army reappeared in the core area of ​​Crotone, showing off its power and destroying a village outside the city. The members of the council witnessed this Everything, in response to the people's request, thousands of people were hastily put together to go out of the city to stop them. However, they were easily defeated and fled back to the city in embarrassment.Fortunately, the Dionian soldiers did not take advantage of the victory to attack the city, but took the initiative to retreat.

The frustration of the people in Crotone can be imagined. In addition, literally speaking, this is not an armistice agreement for the defeated, but an alliance agreement for mutual help. Although it was "transferred" Part of the land, but they can successfully welcome back the captured Crotone citizens, and can also form an alliance with Dionia, most Crotone people feel lucky.Davos, the archon of Dionia who defeated Crotone twice with less and defeated more, has made them deeply feared. Some people even truly believe that "Davos is a descendant of God and is favored by Hades." Everyone was relieved to no longer be an enemy of Dionia, who owned Davos, but to become an ally.Some people even asked: Now that the alliance agreement has been signed, can Dionia be invited to send troops to go south with the Crotone army to repel Locri...

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At the end of January 398 BC, Daionian consul Davos and Crotone general Lysias formally signed an alliance agreement after sacrificing a lamb to the god Apollo outside the city of Crimesa. The Crotone War draws to an end.

After the news of the end of the war spread, many Crotone soldiers in the city of Crimesa actually cheered. During this period of fighting against Dionia, they had always been undefeated in Magna Greece. , this contrasting blow greatly reduced their morale, and one can imagine how depressed they felt. Now they can finally remove the big stone weighing on their hearts.

"Look, this is the voice of the citizens! They are tired of fighting Dionia!" Lysias sighed at this situation, also in response to Milon's previous compromise with him in the meeting. Lots of complaints.

Milon passed through the window and looked at the soldiers on the street with a sense of loss, throwing away their shields and spears with relief, and running to the restaurant to drink wine, as if they had won a battle, and he was speechless for a long time.

At this time, the guard came in: "General, Antaolis asked us when to leave?"

"Damn Antaonis, don't think that because Crotone has lost, they Crimemisans can disrespect Crotone!" Milon suddenly cursed, venting all the anger in his heart: "Go and tell They, please don’t offend me, otherwise I can turn this city of Crimesa into ruins with just one order!”

(End of this chapter)