ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 351 Turui Hot Spring Bath
Stasypus asked the shopkeeper: "How much does it cost to buy a set of these surgical instruments?"

"A set?!" The shopkeeper curled his lips: "You are a doctor from a foreign country and you don't understand that doctors who perform surgery on Dionysia will use different tools due to different types of surgeries. Moreover, Dionisia From time to time, new surgical tool design drawings are sent to the Medical College of Asia, and now with the combination of these surgical instruments in the store, at least five or six different types of surgeries can be performed."

"Even if you can buy it -" the shop owner looked at the three of them and rolled his eyes: "You can't afford it."

"We can't afford it?! Tell me, how much do these cost?" At this time, Nick Stratus also came over and said unconvinced.

The shopkeeper glanced at him, pointed at the shop, and said, "The few things you just picked up are probably worth 30 mina."

"30 minas?! Those few little things are worth 30 minas?! You are robbing!" Lycasus shouted in surprise.

"If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense!" The shop owner spat, frothing at the mouth and argued: "Do you know how difficult it is to make those things? How demanding are they? Let me tell you, make them. That kind of knife takes enough time for us to make 30 copper shields, and it has to be made by the best caster to make a surgical tool that meets the requirements of those doctors. People say well, 'In Of course, the tools used to operate on the human body must be very precise, otherwise it will not save lives, but kill people!’ So do you think the price is not high? Moreover, these tools cannot be made by any iron workshop. Only our Tios Weapon Workshop has this ability in Turui!"

The words left the three of them speechless.

"Also, what I just mentioned was the previous price. Their current price is 40 minas."

"why?"

"Because for some time to come, our workshop will not produce these surgical instruments."

"Why is this again?"

"Because our workshop has received a big task from the Dionia Road and Transport Department. They want to build a stone bridge. They need to put a huge iron fence into the river and drain the river water so that they can use boulders and stone slurry inside (actually ' Davos Cement') to cast the bridge piers, so our workshop has to gather all the casters and collect all the high-quality iron ore to make these big guys..."

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While the three of Nick Stratus were happily visiting the port market, Effialte and his wife went north in a carriage to the hot spring swamp of the Delos River, a tributary of the Kosene River.

Davos became famous in this battle and annihilated the Lucanian tribal coalition, thus laying the foundation for the establishment of the Dionian Alliance.The large river beach that was covered with corpses at that time now has a white memorial column 20 meters high and 2 meters in diameter. It is engraved with scenes from that war. At the top is a bronze statue of Davos holding a shield and a spear.

This victory column in the Battle of the Great River was originally called the "Miracle Pillar" by the people, which means that the Archon of Dionysia defeated more with less, created a miracle in the impossible, and achieved an amazing victory. .Later, students from schools in various cities in the alliance were often brought here by their teachers to let them feel the hardships of the establishment of Dionia and the greatness of Davos. They were also nicknamed "Children's Pillars" by the citizens. The place where they received their education has its deep meaning. Since this battle, the Dionia Alliance has begun to grow healthily like a child born on the ground... Of course, this is a story later.

There is a large circular tomb not far from the memorial column. The tombstone is engraved with "The Tomb of the Warriors who Died in the Battle of the Great River Beach". Below it is an inscription by Davers: "The war is a thing of the past, and the blood is blended." One body.”

There are bronze statues of two men standing in front of the tomb. You can tell from the costumes that one is a Lucanian and the other is a Greek. They are smiling and holding their strong arms together. The Greek man’s left hand is pointing to the east. 20 Tuliyi inside and outside makes an inviting gesture, the meaning of which is self-evident.

There were no bones in the tomb. Back then, the Turii people cremated the bones of thousands of Lucanian warriors. It is said that they burned them for three days and three nights. Then they poured the ashes into the river and fed them Fish and shrimp.Later, the Dionysian Alliance was established. For political purposes, this tomb was built at the strong suggestion of Daves. People come here every year to pay homage, mostly Lucanians.

Of course, this is not the main reason why this once desolate area has become lively now, but on the other side of the Delos River pointed by the spear of the statue of Davos, the hot spring swamp that was once full of deserted beaches and ponds and infested with snakes and insects has now been It was replaced by a huge building.Dozens of aqueducts built with 'Davos cement' introduce the hot spring water emerging from the cracks in the rocks into the building. Finally, there is a large water channel that introduces the hot spring water flowing into the building into the river. It is the Turii Thermal Baths, which is famous throughout Greater Greece.

Greeks don't like bathing, but the Dionians have developed the hygienic habit of bathing in recent years under the long-term teachings of doctors headed by Helps in the hospital, and they also know that bathing in hot spring water is more beneficial to the body.So, on the day the large bathhouse opened, almost all the men in Turii came to the hot spring swamp, wanting to try it out.

As a result, the bathhouse was overcrowded.Later, the public bathhouse revised its rules for this purpose, setting time periods and limiting the number of people admitted.

After taking a bath in the hot springs and enjoying various novel services, the men of Turii reluctantly returned to the city and began to spread the word about how wonderful it is to take a bath in the large baths. They even praised: This is the performance of the Archon in human affairs. An Elysée paradise built in the world!

And not long after, the public also learned that women were allowed to enter this bathhouse.

Since then, the people of Turui have been going to the big bath every day, and regard it as an indispensable enjoyment in life, and the people of other Dionia cities also come to enjoy it from time to time.

At the same time, the Turiyi people regard the "Hot Spring Bath" as one of the three major entertainment options for entertaining guests from far away (the other two are tasting Turiyi cuisine and going to the arena to watch ball games). From then on, the "Turiyi Hot Spring" The reputation of "Big Bathhouse" spread far and wide.

On some special days in Dionia, the hot spring bath will be free to the public, making the already cheap (only one Opole) bath more popular with the public.For example, these days, due to the arrival of Marriage Day, the large bathhouse is free for all couples who come to take a bath.This is also the reason why Ephialt came here with his wife.

There were quite a few couples coming to the large bath today, and everyone consciously formed a long queue, moving little by little toward the entrance of the bath.

At this time, there was a commotion from behind the team, and Afa turned his head to see what was going on.

"What happened?" the wife asked curiously.

"Nothing, it seems that two senators from the Senate are also here." Ephialt said nonchalantly.There are nearly a hundred senators in the Senate. Except for the Tulii people, they can all be recognized. The citizens of Dionia in other cities only know the chief senator Daves, the senators who have served as the chief administrator of the city, and those who hold important positions in the legion. Elder.This is not surprising. Whether it is training or combat, citizens who serve naturally have deep memories of those officers.

After finally crossing the wooden bridge over the Delos River and standing at the entrance, the administrator glanced at Ephialt and his wife and asked, "Are you husband and wife?"

The two nodded.

"Citizen of Dionia?"

Ephialt nodded again and said: "We are still the couple participating in the Marriage Festival this year. Are there any private rooms in the small bath?" As he said, he stretched out his left hand, and his wife stretched out her right hand, with an iron ring on her ring finger. A ring with the peacock, the emblem of Hera, engraved on it.Because of Davos's suggestion, the Hera Temple in charge of Agnes not only hosted the celebration, but also awarded rings blessed by the goddess Hera to the newlyweds who participated in the celebration (of course, a small processing fee was charged). Encourage and monitor their marital stability.

"Congratulations!" After the administrator confirmed, he turned around and looked at the wooden wall with many long nails, only one of which had a key hanging on it.He took it off and put it in Effiart's hands: "Hera bless you, there is one last one, the wooden sign has the room number written on it, after entering the room, lock the door, no one will disturb you, until noon When the time comes, return the key."

"Okay, thank you!" Effialte led his wife into the middle aisle, and the left and right aisles lead to the men's and women's baths respectively.

As time went by, the long queue at the entrance was almost at its end.

The bathhouse manager was stunned when he saw the two people in front of him, and immediately put on a smile: "Lord Polluxes, Lord Anilus!"

"Is there a private room?" Polluxes asked bluntly.

The administrator pointed to the wooden wall with only iron nails left behind him, and said apologetically: "Because of the wedding day, the rooms are all full."

Polyxis curled his lips in dissatisfaction, regardless of the fact that the administrator was an employee of Davos, and said with a hint of irony: "Look at our consul, he really knows how to take care of the people of Dionia!"

Anilus did not answer, and asked the slave behind him to take out four opoles and pay for himself, Polyxes, and two slaves.

After they entered, the administrator excused himself to urinate, walked into the back room, and quickly found the director of the large bathhouse: "Polyxis and Enanilus come to take a bath together!"

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After walking along the passage on the left for a short distance, a vast area appeared in front of me. There was a large pool in the middle, and there were several small pools next to it, all of which were steaming and filled with mist.

Many men were soaking in the pool, enjoying the moisture of the hot spring water; some were lying on the wooden benches by the pool, receiving baths from their own slaves or massages from specially trained slaves in the bathhouse; and a few were leaning against the wall. They were chatting with each other on the long wooden bench... They all had one thing in common - they were naked.

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