ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 374 The Secret Hidden in the Legend
"The following information will be interesting." Davos showed a sarcastic smile: "Decades ago, Dorius of the Spartan royal family (remember him, the famous King Koler of Sparta) The elder brother of Omenes, after he failed to compete with his younger brother for the throne, Cleomenes expelled him from Sparta on the grounds that he sent him to colonize the Western Mediterranean) and brought his tribe to Sicily, claiming that he was On the grounds that he was a direct descendant of Hercules, he asked the Eryxians to return their land, but the Eryxans refused. So he led his troops to drive away the indigenous people and established a colonial city near Eryxus. However, the Eryxans refused to comply. At that time, Elyx had begun to become the religious center of the Carthaginians in Sicily. Of course, the Carthaginians would not let foreigners occupy their core area, so they led a large army to counterattack and were met by Dorius and his tribe. Most of them died in battle.”

"This comes from Herodotus' "History" and should be a fact." Ansitanos is quite familiar with these historical events that took place in the Western Mediterranean.

"If you look at this one again, it's the unlucky Spartan prince Dorius. Before going to Sicily, he probably tried to go west from Cyrenaica to the Libyan coast within Carthage's sphere of influence. The reason for establishing a colonial city is that Hercules killed the giant Antaeus in Africa, but was expelled by the Carthaginians... There are some things like this in this book. Lord Ansitanos , as a historian, if you put aside your identity as a Greek and analyze this material from a neutral standpoint, you may be able to discover the problem." Davos reminded softly.

"Put aside your identity as a Greek and stand on a neutral stance..." Ansitanos muttered in a low voice, seeming to have some realization.He took the information and started reading again. Gradually, his eyes lit up: "I understand! I understand! These Hercules' activities in the Western Mediterranean provide us Greeks with the opportunity to expand colonies in the Western Mediterranean." Proof of rationalization!..."

Davos smiled: "It should be said that in the distant era, Hercules was the first hero among us Greeks to explore the Western Mediterranean. And taking into account all the stories about him, let's take a look at his journey in the Western Mediterranean , many routes are repetitive, even unreasonable, and unnecessary. It can be seen that some stories actually happened (Davos certainly cannot deny the existence of Hercules, because that would be tantamount to denying his identity as a favored one by God) , and some may be fabricated by later Greeks, which can provide moral support for them to invade other people's land and establish colonial cities..." Daves pointed to the information and said: "So the previous Kumai people even The pigskin of the huge wild boar killed by Hercules went all the way to Italy from the Peloponnese, and was solemnly stored in the Temple of Apollo in Cumae to prove to the natives that Cumae The legitimacy of the land occupied by humans... There are actually several versions of the location of the battle between Hercules and the giants. One of the locations occurred in Magna Graecia, and the Hercules visited the Carthaginians many times. There are legends left in the lands under their control. I can only say that the Greeks, who were eager to find a new home in the Western Mediterranean, were so courageous that they dared to take advantage of the Carthaginians..."

At this moment, Ancitalos was immersed in joy: "Sir, thank you for your enlightenment! I finally realized what Thucydides said, 'Stand on a neutral position and write the true story with an impartial attitude. That amazing feeling of history!”

"You should be able to do better than him! Once you get rid of the barriers between countries and races and look at history from a higher position, I believe you will write a great work!"

Davos' encouragement made Ansitaros a little embarrassed: "Sir, I feel that there is still a gap between myself and Thucydides."

Davos did not continue to discuss this issue with him, but talked about another issue: "Before you came, Kunogorata came. He told me that the envoy from Athens came and visited him. …”

"The envoy from Athens came to Thurii?" Ansitanos was a little surprised, and then he thought of something and asked: "Are they here to find allies for this anti-Spartan alliance?"

"It should be." Davos said: "Kunogolata also mentioned that there is a person you are familiar with in the Athens mission."

"Who?" Ansitanos' heart moved.

"Lysias." Davos looked at him and said slowly: "Kunogolata told me that he is a very talented person, but because he is not an Athenian citizen, he does not live very well in Athens. , I hope I can try my best to save him, what do you think?"

"Stay! Of course we must keep him!" Ansitanos said excitedly: "I had frequent contacts with him when I was young. I know that he is extremely talented in prose rhetoric and speech! His article reads It sounds natural but not boring. Although it is simple but not lacking in interest, it is very easy to arouse the resonance of the people. I still have three articles he wrote when he was young. I often take them out to try to figure out the writing skills and rhetorical techniques in them... If he can stay, I suggest that he serve as dean of the Faculty of Arts, which is the best place for him to display his talents.”

Hearing this, Davos praised Ansitanos in his heart. He did not feel jealous or slanderous about Lysias's talent, but praised him unreservedly and from the bottom of his heart, and even took the initiative to give in to him. , this kind of humble and true scholar status made Davos awe-inspiring, and he was also ashamed of his vague temptation just now. He coughed twice and said: "...Uh...this mission to retain Lysias I'll leave it to you. I can make a promise here. As long as he is willing to stay, I will immediately propose to the Senate that he want to come to Dionia as a citizen, get land, and become Dionia College. Dean of the Faculty of Arts.”

"I will do my best to keep him here!" Ansitanos promised without hesitation.

"If the Dionysian Alliance wants to become the center of the Western Mediterranean, it will not be enough to have strong force. It also needs a brilliant culture to make those races that have just escaped from ignorance admire them and make other city-states worship them!" Daves Set the tone for this retention.

"My lord, you are right! Only a city-state with a splendid civilization can survive the years without being forgotten!" Ancitanos, who is familiar with history, praised sincerely.

"Also, the name of the messenger from Athens this time is Isocrates. Are you familiar with it?" Davos asked again.

"Isocrates?! He is a student of the Athenian wise man Protagoras." Ansitanos exclaimed: "Of course I know him. He is a rhetorical genius no less than Lysias, and he not only He has deep attainments in rhetoric and speech, and is also very experienced in teaching students. Many young people from city-states have come to Athens to learn from him. What is going on today?! Two scholars of Greek literature and language came at the same time Thurii!" Ansitanos looked excited.

"Can we give him to-" Davos asked hurriedly.

"That's impossible!" Ansitanos shook his head and said: "Isocrates is an Athenian citizen. It is said that he often preached to young people in his speeches that Greeks, especially Athenians, are superior to other races. , so it is almost impossible for him to stay in our alliance where various races are integrated..."

Davos sighed regretfully. Although he didn't have a detailed understanding of Greek history in his previous life, he was familiar with the names of two ancient Athens orators, Lysias and Isocrates. Who told him to read it? This is the University of Political Science and Law. When I was taking the course "History of Western Law", when it came to ancient times, the names of these two people could not be avoided.

It’s okay to get one of the two.He thought hopefully.

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The next day, Isocrates, who had already learned the general attitude of the Dionysian Senate from Lysias, still held great enthusiasm, made careful preparations, and came to the Dionysian Senate - this In a magnificent venue that can accommodate thousands of people.

But there were less than a hundred elders sitting here leisurely, so it seemed very empty.

If he had seen this situation before seriously understanding the Dionysian Alliance, Isocrates would probably laugh at the Dionysians' waste and blind vanity.

But I stayed in the city of Turii for more than a day, watched ball games, tasted Turii food, worshiped at the Temple of Hades, and visited Theo with Lysias under the leadership of Ansitanos. Dionia Academy, and even pretended to be ordinary people, mixed into the tavern, and chatted with the Dionia people... He already had some understanding of the Dionia Alliance, and he knew the composition of the Senate members, so when he saw When the number of elders and elders in the venue was so small, he did not feel funny, but felt a chill in his heart, because he seemed to understand Dionia's ambition.

He quickly suppressed this annoying thought in his heart so that he could focus all his energy on the next speech.

At this moment, he felt someone looking at him with penetrating power. Following his gaze, he saw a young man sitting in the front row seat facing the center, turning to look at him and giving him a gentle smile. .

Isocrates also smiled in return, and he understood in his heart: This young man is the founder of the Dionysian Alliance-Consul Davos. There are too many rumors about him in the streets of Thurii, what about Hades? Descendants, famous generals who have never been defeated, doctors who can bring the dead back to life, extremely smart wise men, great inventors... When you really see him, except for the citizen whose magnanimity far exceeds his age, he is no different from ordinary people. In both cases, it is difficult to imagine that this magnificent assembly hall was proposed and planned to be built by him.

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　　The early conflicts about Hercules, Dorius, Sicily, and Sparta come from several different sources, and the places and names in them are very inconsistent due to different translations. When I put them all together , and suddenly there was a pleasant feeling of seeing through time and space: It turns out that history is like this!

　　I wish my brothers and sisters a happy New Year tomorrow!
　　At the same time, I have good news for everyone. I have taken a long vacation and can go home to visit my old parents!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)