ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 249 Dionia School ([-])

This era cannot be compared with later generations. The price of papyrus is still relatively expensive for common people. It is generally used for formal writing. Children often use sand to learn calligraphy, so Patroclus prepared a wooden frame filled with soil and coated it with wax. Writing on a writing tablet can be stored for a long time, is easy to carry, and is cheap, but Patokros’ parents are reluctant to spend the money.As for the folding wooden chair, it is a masterpiece of the newly built Christoya school supplies store. It is also cheap and has been welcomed by the public as soon as it was launched. It is much better than the simple wooden stool made by Patroclus' parents.

Therefore, when Patroclus received the gift from Aguilas, he jumped up to three feet with excitement.

"Village Chief, this... this..." Pariandolos, who had been harshly scolding his son just now, faced Aguilas, a former veteran who was now very prestigious, with an expression that was both grateful and a little flinching, and he didn't know what to say. good.

"What is this!" Aguilas stared? : "Little Cross saved several villages. This is the reward he deserves! I like this kid. He is courageous, smart, and does not panic when encountering difficulties. When he can read and count, he will be better than you in the future!"

After hearing Aguilas's evaluation of his son, his father was so excited that he even claimed it was true.

The mother covered her face and shed tears uncontrollably.She thought of the hard days she had lived with her husband with her children over the years. Her husband worked as a porter at the port terminal, and she accepted employment with her children, helping merchants look after stalls in the market. They were busy from morning to night every day. Not only did they have to I endured discrimination and difficulties from customers, as well as the scorching heat and cold. I fainted from heat stroke several times. I lost my salary and had to compensate for lost goods. I really don’t know how I survived those hard days... Fortunately, the city-state of Dionia After the alliance was established and the great consul Davos took charge, poor foreign wanderers like them had the opportunity to become city-state citizens, own land, houses, and live a stable and prosperous life...

Therefore, she hopes that her children will not follow her husband's old path, learn knowledge well, hold public office in the city-state in the future, and live a decent life.

After finishing breakfast and putting his school supplies into his brand new linen bag, Patroclus was led by his mother to the shrine at home.In the past, only simple statues of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, and Ares, the god of war, were enshrined here. One was to wish for a good harvest, and the other was to bless the husband who served as a legionnaire during the war to be safe and gain military exploits.It was not until the children were going to school that the statue of Apollo, the sun god, was added, because this god was also in charge of literature and art.

Following the lead of his mother, Patroclus prayed to Apollo.

The mother hands four drachmas to her son, which is the tuition for an academic year.After her repeated warnings, Patroclus finally set off.

At this time, the sky was bright and the crescent moon could still be vaguely seen in the horizon. Fortunately, it was summer, so he was wearing a linen short coat and his legs were bare, otherwise the dew on the weeds on the roadside would definitely wet his clothes.

The cool and fresh morning breeze mixed with the smell of earth and some herbs blew on Patroclus, making him feel relaxed and happy. He couldn't restrain his excitement. After roaring twice, he heard "Gudong" coming from the ditch on the dirt road. ! Gudong!” The sound was caused by the frightened little fish.Before, Patroclus would have taken off his leather sandals, jumped into the ditch, and made some noise, but today his mind had already gone to school.

He carried his schoolbag, wooden chair and wooden frame, humming an incomprehensible tune, and strode forward.

On the main road, the number of pedestrians increased significantly.Travelers in carriages, caravans loaded with goods, farmers carrying burdens... Of course, there were also many parents taking their children to register for school, and the bustling flow of people rushed to the city of Thurii, as well as the port and market.

In Davers' original idea, the Dionia School site should be built on the slopes west of Thurii City and on the north bank of the Delos River. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has large areas of wasteland, which is conducive to further expansion of the school. In the future, Dionia Academy will be built near the school and turned into the largest education base of the Dionia Alliance.

However, during discussions with Kunogorata and the others, Davers temporarily gave up the plan. After all, most of the students in the school were children. Building a school on the north bank of the Delos River was not only a long way away, but also a bit desolate. , the children would not only consume too much energy, but also not ensure safety, so the school was finally located in the delta area in the center of the confluence of the Krati River and the Koseni River, which is not only part of the large urban area of ​​​​Turii, but also happens to be Located at the midpoint of the Subali Plain, it will be more convenient for the children of Dionian citizens on both sides of the Craty River to get to school on time.

None of the elders expressed objections, because they knew that this was for the children of the citizens of Dionia, which of course included their own children. Therefore, the construction efficiency was very high. In less than half a year, the walls and walls were built. It is impossible to make classrooms, school buildings, and playgrounds beautiful in such a short time, but the playground for children to play and train is large enough to accommodate all the parents and children who signed up today.

Thousands of people crowded into the playground. To avoid accidents, Ancitanos also invited patrols to maintain order.

Patroclus stood in the procession, looking around.He found that there were not many children like him who signed up alone, and there were also very few children as old as him, so he felt a little uncomfortable when many curious eyes were focused on him.

At this time, there was a commotion from the team behind them, and the noise became louder and louder. Everyone around them looked back, which made Patroclus very curious.

"It's Lord Davos's wife Christoya and his daughter!"

"Master Davos is very young, how could his daughter be so old?!"

"That is his adopted daughter. It is said that she is the daughter of Marcellis, the former consul of Amendolara..."

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Lord Davos's daughter? !Patroclus became even more curious as he listened to the discussions of the people around him. He crouched down and looked up through the gap between the people. What he saw was a tall adult woman with an elegant temperament and a beautiful appearance. Just like the beauty goddess Aphrodite imagined in his young mind, she has indescribable beauty.Next to her was a cute-looking girl. Although she was a little shy in the face of the crowd, she was also observing the surroundings quietly and curiously. When she noticed a pair of young eyes in the crowd, she did not He dodged and instead looked at each other with wide, shining eyes.

Patroclus shyly avoided it.

"Madam, please come to the front!" Not only out of respect for Davos, but also out of gratitude to Kristoya, because her bank has helped many families, so many people are willing to give up their s position.

Christoya expressed her gratitude and politely declined.As the wife of the most powerful person in the Dionysian Alliance, the smart Kristoya always demands herself as an ordinary citizen in public, and does not give any excuse to Davos's opponents, if it is not considered Today's registration is very important to Cynthia. She originally planned to ask Azuna to accompany her daughter. For this reason, she specially dressed in a simple outfit and accompanied her daughter to school as low-key as possible, but it still caused some confusion.

Order was finally restored and school registration continued.

It was Patroclus' turn. Under the watchful eyes of the staff, he named himself and his parents and handed over the certificate issued by Aguilas.

According to the enrollment regulations of Dionia School: only the children of official citizens of Dionia can enroll.On the one hand, it is to reduce the pressure on the school and control the number of students; more importantly, it is to let the foreigners and slaves working in Dionia know that only by becoming a formal citizen of Dionia can they enjoy these rights, which makes Dionia The status of formal Asian citizens is even more precious, prompting them to work harder to achieve this goal.

Patroclus' parents were only preparatory citizens, and he was not eligible to enter school.But Aguilas applied to the Senate on the grounds of his outstanding performance in the war. In view of the child's contribution in the war, the senators finally gave him the green light as a special case.So Patroclus is actually the only student in the school whose parents are not official citizens of Dionia.

He himself didn't know that he was special. After the staff found his name in the student roster and confirmed his identity, they looked at him with interest, took the tuition fee he paid, checked his name, and Encouragement: "You will study in Classroom No. [-] from now on. Go and study hard, little guy!"

Patroclus hurriedly got out of the crowd and came to the edge of the playground, where there were rows of buildings with large wooden signs with Greek letters written on them.

Patroclus was dumbfounded because he didn't know anything, so he had to ask someone else.

"Hello, where is classroom number one?"

At this time, a crisp voice came from behind: "Classroom No. [-] is right beside you, idiot!"

Patroclus hurriedly turned around and saw the daughter of Archon Davos, whom he had seen before, standing behind him, looking at him with big bright eyes, and a teasing smile on her round face.

"Cynthia, what you said is very rude. Please apologize to this brother." Christoya scolded her softly.

Cynthia usually listened to what Crystal said, but when she faced the boy who was only a few years older than herself, she couldn't say anything. Her little face suddenly turned red and she hurriedly turned her head away.

Christia had no choice but to apologize to Patroclus in person.

Facing the noble consul's wife at close range, the 13-year-old Patroclus was at a loss. He lowered his head shyly and said, "It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter..." and ran away in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)