ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 368 The new commander of the Dionian Navy and the "Dionians"

Sekerian felt nervous and asked tentatively: "Sir, are we going to war?"

"War may not necessarily happen, but be prepared. I believe you have heard the public trial in Victory Square. Syracuse has ambitions for our Dionia." Davos is wary of Sekelian as an admiral of the war Satisfied, he stared at Sekerian solemnly: "If a war breaks out, what chances will our navy of Greater Greece have against the navy of Syracuse?"

Sekerian's face also became nervous and solemn, but he could still maintain a clear mind and said smoothly: "Due to the previous war with Locri, Crotone can now piece together up to 20 triremes. There are about ten warships in Silitium, about eight in Corunnia, and five in Trina... As for the city-states in the Dionian League, the Ligim Navy has the most triremes, probably There are 30 ships, and it would be good if Heraclea and Metapontum could make up five. Laos has not yet mastered the technology of making triremes, and Castellon and Aelia do not have three Galleys, only small and medium-sized galleys... Oh, and Tarentum, I almost forgot about it, it has about 25 triremes..."

Tarentum!This reminded Davos that the relationship between Dionia and it has been a stranger in the past two years, but in the face of a greater threat, Davos decided to improve the relationship with it next.

"If the naval power of all the city-states in Magna Graecia were concentrated, there would be about 130 triremes, plus small and medium-sized warships... maybe nearly 250. According to previous information, Syracuse has three triremes There are close to 400 galleys, and the total number of warships is probably more than 600. However, although the number difference is huge, it is not impossible for us to fight against Syracuse, but -" Sekerian said with a melancholy face: " The key is that these warships in the Magna Graecia city-states are too scattered and can easily be defeated by the enemy individually. Even if they can be gathered together, they will easily lead to fighting independently due to lack of training and unified command."

Davos pondered for a while and said: "If all these Great Greek warships have undergone unified training and have unified command, do you think this Great Greek combined fleet can have a chance to defeat the Syracuse Navy? ?”

A fleet that has just been established and has no experience in naval warfare actually wants to defeat the powerful Syracuse Navy?Seklian was not shocked by Davos' question. On the contrary, after serious thinking, he said decisively: "I think it is possible! First of all, the sailors of the Dionian Navy have very high morale, and you know it too, my lord. , now that the quotas for soldiers of the various infantry regiments in Dionia are full, many freedmen and some reserve citizens who have registered with the household registration department do not want to wait in the legion reserve before transferring to sailors. These young and middle-aged men are eager to be like legionnaires , to establish meritorious service as soon as possible, shorten their life span, become official citizens as soon as possible, and be allocated 'land', so they train hard and eagerly look forward to the outbreak of war. They are eager to fight and win more than anyone else."

Sekelian clenched his fists, as if to cheer himself up, and continued to say loudly: "Secondly, although the Syracuse navy is huge in number, they did not gather together, but were moored in Syracuse, Ague Rigento, Catanai... Oh, now there is another Messina, so Syracuse wants to gather all the warships together, it is also a very time-consuming thing. We can seize the opportunity, Quickly defeating one or two of its squadrons can change the naval strength of both sides..."

Davos stared at the young man.He is smart, capable, and energetic. He has the courage to fight in the face of powerful enemies and is enterprising. Judging from his previous systematic analysis, he has thought deeply about naval warfare and is not limited to one. In the position of commander of the squadron, he only trains soldiers, cruises, etc. This is a naval talent!
Davos finally made up his mind in his heart, and he said in a deep voice: "You said it very well! Our Dionysian infantry has always been weak against the strong, and that's why we have today's Dionysian Alliance. I hope the Navy We must also have this spirit of not being afraid of strong enemies!”

"Don't worry, sir, the Dionia navy will never be worse than the infantry in the future!" Sekerian immediately assured.

Davos looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Seglian, although you are young, you have always performed very well whether in training or managing the fleet, and your prestige among the sailors is also very high. In view of the current situation of Enani Luce has been imprisoned for breaking the law, and the entire Dionia Navy has no commander. It is impossible for this situation to continue like this..."

When Davos said this, Sekerian's heart beat violently.

"So, I decided to propose to the Senate that you take over as the commander-in-chief of the navy. I believe this appointment may be issued tomorrow."

When the huge happiness fell just as he had hoped, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say. He just kept expressing his gratitude: "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! Thank you -"

"Don't thank me first, you have to understand that this appointment is not an honor, but a heavy responsibility! If one day, there is a war between Dionia and Syracuse, the long coastline of Dionia will be destroyed. Will be under the attack of Syracuse's powerful navy, the fleet you lead must do everything possible to protect the alliance's land from being invaded by the enemy, and the citizens' property will not be damaged, so you have a great responsibility!" Davers He said with a serious expression.

Under the gaze of Davos, Sekerian's expression gradually became resolute: "I understand, sir!" He gave another military salute with great strength.

The next day, the Senate voted to approve the appointment of Sekerian as the commander of the navy, and also passed two bills: First, the warships of the Dionian alliance city-states were incorporated into the Dionian navy sequence, One is training and the other is cruising; the second is to increase the number of triremes built from five ships per year to ten ships per year.

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The famous playwright Aristophanes' new play "The Dionysian" is being performed at the Dionysus Theater in Athens. The play tells the story of a foreign citizen of Dionysia who participated in the Olympian Games.In the play, Aristophanes used exaggerated and joking expressions to portray an image of a foreign citizen of Dionia who was extremely ignorant of traditional Greek culture, stupid and ridiculous.Since its release, it has been highly praised by the citizens of Athens, and theaters in Athens are often full.

For example: There is a performance in the center of the theater, and the referee announces the entry of the athletes. This strangely dressed alien refuses to be naked. The referee asks him why, and his answer is: "There are many snakes and insects in our mountains, so we must wear clothes." , otherwise it will be bitten off accidentally——"

"Hahaha..." The whole audience burst into laughter.

"I just love this part, it's so ridiculous!" One audience member held his stomach and laughed until tears came out.

"The next part is even more ridiculous, I watched it several times!" another viewer said excitedly.

Just hearing a whistle on the field, the actor who played the alien citizen of Dionia was trying his best to run. However, the referee stopped the game and asked him why he ran into the circle of the track. He was very innocent. Said: "People in our tribe always take shortcuts when tracking prey. Only in this way can we catch the prey."

After the referee told him the rules of the game, he complained: "How stupid these rules are! No wonder I didn't see you wearing animal skins and feathers, because you can't catch prey."

……

The audience laughed almost from beginning to end.

In the end, the alien won the race, and the priest of the temple gave him a laurel crown, but he threw the laurel crown on the ground and said angrily: "Our consul lied to me, these branches are worthless, he is I said there will be rewards for winning the championship!”

So he turned to the priest and asked for the golden scepter in his hand.

The greed of the aliens and the wrath of the priests became the finale of the play.

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The audience stood up, clapped and cheered in one direction.

An old man with a gray beard stood up and waved to everyone to express his gratitude. He was Aristophanes, the respected playwright of Athens.Despite his age, as usual, he will sit in the audience when a new work starts, observe the audience's reaction, and think about where his work needs improvement.

"The Dionian" is a work he created after hearing about the farce that happened at the Isthmian Games a few years ago (that is, Lizaru causing a scene), which inspired him to think deeply and create it.Most Athenians just viewed it as a funny comedy, and only a few people understood the profound meaning contained in the play.

In Dionia in Magna Graecia, Syracuse in Sicily, Naples in Campania, Thessaly in northern Greece, Macedonia and other city-states, more and more city-states began to accept foreigners into Greek society and began to treat Greece's own traditional culture has had an impact, which is exactly what Aristophanes, who has been committed to defending Greek traditional values, worries about.He used this ridiculous alien in the play to warn the Athenians and even the entire Greek world to be vigilant, but he was not sure how effective it would be.

With the support of the slave, he walked out of the theater and went down the mountain road. The crowded people offered to make way for the respected old man.

At this moment, bursts of cheers came from the front.

"What happened?!" The audience patted each other on the shoulders and asked curiously.

"We won! We won! The fleet led by Konon defeated the Spartan navy at Knidos. Athens won!!" The people rushed to tell each other, and some even cried with joy.

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