ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 239 The Wrath of Leotizides

"Regarding matters such as supervising the implementation of the peace treaty, ceding land, and resettlement of immigrants in the city-state of Ellis, matters such as the death of Agis have been temporarily put on hold. I recommended to the council that you should be responsible. I wonder if you are willing to go?" Agassi Rouse said seriously.

"I do!" Phoebus blurted out. During this time, he had nothing else to do except military training and attending the king's funeral. Watching others being dispatched overseas one by one to perform important tasks, he felt inevitably disappointed.Now, Agesilaus placed such a fat job in front of him, how could he not be moved and grateful!

"Thank you very much, King Agesilaus, for your trust in me! You becoming our king is a gift from Zeus to Sparta!!"

Agesilaus smiled when he heard the flattery of Phoebus, a talented young man in Sparta.

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After Agesilaus and Phoebias left, there were only a dozen people in the dining hall. A young man with a linen cloth on his head appeared sneakily from behind the pillars and looked at Agesilaus. His back is full of hatred.

He hurriedly went to receive his share of the public meal, and the chef who distributed the food actually said jokingly: "Leoticides, why are you dressed like this, like a woman?"

A Piliasian dared to laugh at him. In the past, Leotizides would have beaten him angrily, or even cut off his hands and feet. However, the son of the former king did not argue at this time. With his thoughts in mind, he found a corner, sat down, chewed bread, and for some reason tears welled up in his eyes: his failure in running for the throne made him a joke in Sparta, but his uncle who usurped the throne would Half of the family property left by his father was given to those tribesmen who lived in difficulty, thus gaining the support of the royal family. While those people praised Agesilaus for his benevolence, some people proposed to expel him and his mother from Sparta. , the reason is, 'He and his mother are not Spartans, but they have become a shame to Sparta'.Although the Council of Elders refuted this absurd proposal, the Spartans looked at Leotizides with increasing contempt.

"What mistake did I make?! The goddess of fate wants to punish me like this?! In order to prove myself, I participated in the 'Agog' (a cruel military training that Spartan boys undergo from childhood) that the royal prince did not have to participate in since he was a child. , and I always performed well in every training, I was always at the front of every battle, my debates always left my peers speechless, and my articles were better than theirs, but why? !Why?! They can't see this, but they always use these rumors to humiliate me and my mother!! Damn Agesilaus! Damn the Council of Elders! Damn...Ages, if you hadn't been right If the mother is not good, how could... there are so many rumors!..." In the end, Leotizides began to complain about his dead father: "I can no longer endure such humiliation! I want to take it with me Mother, leave this disgusting place! I want to leave Sparta!!..."

Leotizides finally made up his mind, and his steps became vigorous again. When he was about to reach his destination, he saw many people surrounding his door. They all shook their heads and sighed, with solemn expressions, a sense of uneasiness. The feeling arises from my heart.

"Leotizides!" When a tribesman with whom he usually had a good relationship saw him, he said sadly: "Your mother... committed suicide..."

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Theopantos' troops plundered the territory of Silitium, and the defenders of Silitium were forced out of the city to meet the enemy, while the Locris retreated early.

By the next day, the Locris showed up again.

When the Xiliting garrison pursued them to the coast like yesterday, they found nearly two thousand Locri soldiers waiting in full formation.

The Siliting garrison, which had been chasing all the way and was no longer in formation, quickly retreated. Under the pursuit of the Locri cavalry, the Siliting people suffered hundreds of casualties and hid in the city. They could not leave and sent people to Corunnia. The Crotone army asked for help.

The Crotones, as the leader of the alliance, had to send 3000 people to aid Siliting, but the Locris retreated from the sea again.

Just as the Crotone reinforcements were hesitating whether to stay in Siliting or return to Corunnia, 3000 Locri, Medmar, and Hibernian troops marched along the west coast, crossed the Lala River, and entered Territory of Trina.

The Trina people, who had learned their lesson from Siliting, did not dare to rush out rashly, but asked Crotone for help.

Shortly after the Crotone reinforcements left Silitium and entered Trina, the Locris landed on the coast of Silitium.

The Crotone army was mobilized back and forth, but they couldn't touch a single hair of the Locri people. They were suffocating and had nowhere to vent their anger.

Xiliting and Trina were equally miserable. The newly planted farmland was destroyed, and the war weariness of the people began to rise.

At this time, the Crotones finally figured out: the more than 20 warships that suddenly appeared during the naval battle were not secretly built by Lockry this year, but were aided by the people of Syracuse.

This news made the Crotone envoy panic...

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During this time, Daves, who returned to Thurii, besides handling alliance affairs, stayed at home with his wife, took care of the newborn children, and educated his adopted sons and daughters. He lived a very fulfilling and happy life.Even if Crotone's envoys came to Thurii and asked Dionia for help, it did not cause him any anxiety, because Hilos and Asistes quickly retreated from the invasion of Crotone territory. Lokli people.

For this reason, the senators of the Senate also praised Davos for choosing the right administrator of Asprostum.

In his letter to Hilos and Asistes, Davos praised them for taking the right measures decisively in such a complicated situation, and encouraged them to act boldly when the situation was critical, and not to be too embarrassed. Take into account your own feelings and wait for the order of the Senate, and delay the opportunity.

The outstanding performance of Hilos also made Davos completely relieved and devoted more energy to the resettlement work of Asprostum and Krimisa.

But at this moment, he received the news from Aristiras that "the envoys of Crotone, the envoys of Silitium, the envoys of Trina, and the envoys of Coronia were heading north together", and contacted Aristiras in the past few days. Tiras reported to him the battle situation between Crotone and Locle, and the purpose of these city-state envoys coming to Thurii was obvious.

Davos's first thought: This is a rare and good opportunity to expand Dionia's strength and influence. In comparison, fighting Lockley is not unacceptable.

But then, he began to hesitate again: thanks to Aristiras from Catanai's "special attention" to Syracuse, he also knew the truth about the failure of the Battle of Crotone, Syracuse Syracuse is Locle's true ally, and he also sent reinforcements in this war. If Davos wants to fight Locle, he will inevitably offend Syracuse. Is it worth it?

Davos had to think carefully about this.

In his previous life, he didn't know much about the history of Syracuse. He only knew that Archimedes and Syracuse were one of the culprits that triggered the First Carthaginian War, and the Romans easily crushed Syracuse. Za, it seems that Syracuse's strength is not worth mentioning, but you must know that it was the Romans who used the power of the entire Italy to attack Syracuse, which was in decline.

When Davos traveled to this era of the Mediterranean world, it was in Magna Graecia that he felt the awe of the Greek city-states in Italy for the big Sicilian state of Syracuse.Syracuse defeated Carthage a few decades ago and dominated Sicily and Magna Graecia. Now it seems to be regaining its former glory and has a tendency to unify the Greek city-states in Sicily.Although Sicily is just an island, it has fertile land and is a famous wheat producing area in the Western Mediterranean (mainly due to volcanic ash). The Greeks colonized a large number of people here and developed Sicily very early. In addition, Sicily is located near the center of the Mediterranean. , has become an important hub of business circulation between the East and the Mediterranean, so Sicily's commerce and agriculture are relatively developed.Just looking at the fact that Syracuse only occupied southeastern Sicily and was able to organize such a large army, we can imagine its huge war potential. How can this be compared with Dionia, which is still in its infancy.

However, Davos is not a frog in the well, and he is too ignorant to see the potential dangers. On the contrary, countless examples in the history of his previous life, as well as those political, economic, geotopographic theories, etc., tell him that no matter how Dionia avoids it, , once Syracuse really defeats Carthage and unifies the Greek city-states of Sicily, the rapid rise of Dionia beside it will inevitably attract its attention, become an obstacle to its expansion, and even be the next blow. The goal is to take advantage of Syracuse being mired in the war with Carthage and seize the time to strengthen yourself so that you can have the strength to fight Syracuse in the future.

So after careful thinking, Davos finally made a decision and convinced the Senate.

Sisprotus was the envoy of Crotone. Because he accompanied Lysias to successfully reach a truce with Dionia and sign an alliance treaty, he then "persuaded" Asprostum alone. The Dionysian garrison sent troops to help Crotone and forced back the Locris, so almost everyone in the Crotone Council (except Lysias) unanimously elected him to send troops to Dionia. Being valued so highly by the Crotone councilors, and the envoys from the other three city-states who were traveling with him also looked up to him along the way, Sisprotus was inevitably a little carried away.

Entering the city of Thurii, the envoys felt that this newly built city was not as prosperous and vast as Crotone, but it was also no longer crowded and noisy.

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