ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 299 Pride and Prejudice (for subscription)
At the Pinewood Arena, the auditorium was already packed with people, and excited people were eagerly looking forward to the start of the preliminaries.Players from various city-states are entering the field one after another, and they are greeted by bursts of cheers from the audience on the sidelines.

However, the game was not announced for a long time because the referee was still arguing with some people at the entrance.The spectators began to roar with dissatisfaction, and the Corinthian official responsible for maintaining order in the field rushed to the entrance and asked the referee: "What happened? Why not start the game immediately?!"

"Look, this guy says he's a runner in this group of runners and has been given a number. But he's not a Greek!"

The Corinthian official looked in the direction of the referee's finger: This athlete had long brown shawl hair, deep sunken eye sockets, a tall nose bridge, thick lips, a slender figure, and strong muscles. Although his naked body was covered with olive oil , but you can still see his fair skin... The appearance is obviously not an orthodox Greek.

The official was stunned: "How could the priests of the temple approve his participation?!"

"I think it was the officials of his city-state who gave him his name. The priests didn't know he was a foreigner." the referee replied.

The official said angrily: "Which city-state player is it? Don't you know the registration rules for the Isthmian Games?!"

"Dionia! We are from Dionia!" Adriankes squeezed over and defended loudly: "Although Lizaru is a Lucanian, he is a citizen of Dionia. According to the Isthmian Games, According to the regulations, as long as they are citizens of Greek city-states, they can participate, and we meet the requirements!"

Dionia? !The official felt that the name was somewhat impressive, but he couldn't remember where it was. It was not a big or powerful country, so he lectured with a straight face: "Only Greeks can participate in the Games. This is a well-known thing, because no one can participate in the Games." A Greek city-state will grant citizenship to a foreigner! Stop blocking here and delaying the game! Leave quickly, or I will send people to drive you out!"

Adrianx was speechless.He was born poor and has been working as a mercenary since he grew up. He has never participated in a Greek game and does not understand the rules.This time the Dionysian Senate decided to send a team to participate in the competition. It is hoped that it would be better to have a senator from the Senate serve as the team leader to show the importance of the Isthmian Games. The reason why Adriancus actively signed up is because he likes sports, and in addition to this On the other hand, there were too few places for him, a senator who only knew how to fight and could not read a single word, to display his talents in the Senate. Therefore, after serving as the head of the Dionia delegation, he went to Crotone many times, He asked experienced athletes for advice and specially led the team to set off with the Crotone delegation to Corinth.But now it seems that the Crotones are obviously hiding their secrets, and their purpose is probably to see the Dionians make a fool of themselves.

When Adrianx was regretting it, Lizaru shouted loudly: "The governor of our alliance, Lord Davos, said, 'No matter what race, as long as they are citizens of the alliance, they should enjoy the same rights!' So In Dionia, Greeks, Lucanians, and Thracians can all participate in rugby matches together!”

The Corinthian official was stunned by his weird Greek pronunciation, and then laughed angrily. He raised his head and shouted to the auditorium above the arena: "Audiences, is this alien right?!"

The audience had long been impatient and rushed to the lowest level of the auditorium, shouting loudly: "What a ridiculous fallacy! The person who can say these words can only serve as the leader of your barbarians!"

"Get out of the arena, barbarian! Go back to the city-state that can give you citizenship and allow you to compete! I think it must be a dirty and terrible place!"

"Get out, barbarians! Don't desecrate this sacred place to us Greeks!"

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Ridicules and curses attacked Lizaru and Adrianx like swords.

Adrianx looked livid.

Lizaru was furious. He was a person who loved competition and never admitted defeat.Ever since he became a citizen of Dionia and heard about the four major sports games, he has been eager to compete with players from all over Greece, because he thinks that no one can run faster than him in the running event!When the news that Dionia was going to send players to participate in the Isthmian Games reached his ears, it was already a little late. He signed up in a hurry, and when he finally got here, he was not allowed to participate!
He looked at the bustling arena unwillingly, roared suddenly, and ran out.

"Hey, what are you doing?!" the referee exclaimed.

"Catch him quickly! Catch him quickly!!" Corinthian officials shouted anxiously.

Lizaru spread his legs forcefully, waved his arms vigorously, roared like a wild wolf, stepped on the soft soil with his bare feet, as light as the free mountain wind howling in the wilderness, he ran with all his strength, The Corinthian officials and men who wanted to capture him were far behind.

The anxious shouts of the Corinthian officials also reminded the athletes who were still waiting on the starting line, and they began to chase the unruly alien.

Not only was Lizaru not afraid, but he was even more excited.

The audience on the field were surprised to see: Facing the pursuit and interception of the players, the alien moved as quickly as a civet cat and walked as fast as a cheetah, dodging them one by one...

The race turned into a chase and capture, and instead of complaining, most of the audience felt excited.Some of them actually stood up and cheered for the "lone hero" on the field.

As one of the best running backs in the Dionysian rugby game, Lizaru uses skills and skillful dodging while maintaining the forward speed, one lap...two laps...three laps...

The cheers from the audience grew louder and louder, until Corinthian officials called more people to block the space in the arena and hug him.

The panting Officer Collins came up and punched Lizaru without saying a word.

Lizaru struggled to break away, but there were too many people pressing on him, so he could only glare at the Corinthian officials.

"Stop! Stop it!..." Adriancus hurried over and grabbed the Corinthian official's fist that was raised again: "Hurry and let go of our civet citizens, otherwise I will protest to the Corinthian Parliament!"

"Protest?!" The Corinthian official looked at him and sneered: "Arrest him too! Destroying the sacred Isthmian Games is a major crime! Lock him up first and let your weird city-state alliance pay compensation, and then come and collect the money. People!"

A group of people escorted Lizaru and Adriankos out of the field.

At this time, Lizaru struggled and roared loudly: "I, Lizaru, a citizen of Dionia, am the champion of the Isthmian Games!!!"

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Order was restored in the arena and the game started again, but the spectators on the sidelines were still talking endlessly about the farce.

"The man just now did run very fast, but it's a pity that he was a barbarian, otherwise he might have won the championship!"

"What race is he from? He actually said that he was a citizen of a Greek city-state. Which city-state actually gave citizenship to a barbarian?!"

"He seems to be talking about Dionia. Is Dionia a Greek city-state? Why haven't I heard of it?"

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The spectators of the Isthmian Games came from all over, and of course there were Greeks from the Western Mediterranean, and there were many of them, so they naturally became the answerers to these questions.

"Dionysia is a city-state alliance that was only established last year. It is in the north-central part of Magna Greece, and its central city is Thurii. The foreigner just now should be Lucanians, and Dionysia has occupied many The land of the Lucanians, and they generously grant citizenship rights to the Lucanians living in the territory.”

"In other words, this Dionysian alliance does not only grant citizenship rights to one barbarian, but many?!"

"Yes, not only the Lucanians, but also the Thracians and Egyptians... As long as you are willing to become a citizen of Dionia, after passing their assessment and meeting the conditions, you can become an official Dionia in a few years. Citizens of Onia, and can also get 'allotment'!"

"Oh, wise Athena, am I dizzy, did I hear it wrong?! Not only can barbarians become citizens, but they can also get 'land'! This is simply... This is simply... Dionia is really A federation of Greek city-states?!”

"Iavonius, you Peloponnesians are indifferent to what is happening in the Western Mediterranean. As long as you arrive at the Gulf of Taranto by boat, the word that rings most often in your ears is - Dioni Asia, not only are tens of thousands of free people flocking to Dionia, wanting to become citizens of that alliance, but the councils of various Magna Greek city-states are paying attention to the movements of Dionia..."

"I can understand that free people want to become citizens and obtain 'land'. But why do even the top leaders of various Magna Greek city-states--"

"Because Dionia is already the most powerful city-state alliance in South Italy!"

"What?! Are you kidding me?! I remember the powerful states of Magna Graecia weren't Crotone and Tarentum?!"

"Haha, Crotone was defeated by Dionia twice in battles not long ago, and it has long lost its former glory. And Tarantum... When I came to Corinth, I heard that it was forced to invite Dionia Dionia helped them drive away the barbarians who invaded the territory, and Dionia has promised to send reinforcements... You don't know how big Dionia's territory is! It now governs Thurii, Amendolara, Cree Misa and the large territory of Lucania, as well as Laos and Castellon as tributaries, are allied with Tarentum. In addition, Crotone, Trina, Silitium, and Corunni Yaya also formed the South Italy Alliance with Dionia... Can you tell me whether it is the most powerful force in Greater Greece!"

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