ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 404 The Current Situation of Pixis

"They have a long way to go, and of course they will arrive here too late." Felicius comforted him and said, "The Fifth Legion owes you the Fourth Legion a favor, and they will pay it back to you in the future."

Epithenis sneered: "Commander, do you think Dracos is a grateful person?"

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At the same time that the army of Syracuse landed in Lochry, the army led by Davos had already reached Picosis.Previously, he had sent a messenger to inform Antaoulis, the chief executive of Picosis, that the news of the arrival of the army must be sealed tightly. To this end, Antaoulis even sent the only five small warships in the port to temporarily intercept the merchant ships heading north, forcing them to It was temporarily docked at the port of Picosis, causing a lot of complaints.But when Davos arrived in Pycossis, he heard about this and praised Antaoris for his decisiveness and carefulness and his courage to take responsibility.

At this time, Antaoris was accompanying Archon Davos to inspect the city and port of Pikosis. Daves was quite satisfied with the order and construction of the entire city. He asked: "How many people are there in Pikosis now?" Onian citizen?”

"There are 4523 formal citizens, 3351 reserve citizens, and 5117 registered free citizens, a total of 12991 people. The entire population of Pycosis is about 53000 people..." Antaoris said in detail.

"Oh, the population of Pikosis is quite large!" Davos was a little surprised.

"Sir, Pikosis is originally a large city in the Lucania region no less than Grumentum and Potentia, not to mention it is a seaside city, and its attraction to Greek free people is far greater than that of Grumentum. Lucanian cities such as Mu and Niutum are much larger." Antaoris said proudly.

"So, there are many Greeks settling here?" Davos asked immediately.

"Yes. There are about 4230 Greek Dionia formal citizens, pre-citizens, and free citizens. This number is increasing every day, and most of them are Greeks from Tampalia."

"Just three years later, the Greeks in Pikosis are close to half of the population!" Davos was surprised again, and then asked worriedly: "They usually have many conflicts with the Lucanians. ?"

"There are some, but not too violent." Antaoris said with a more relaxed expression: "Because Picosis experienced many defeats before it was merged into our Dionia, the city of Picosis The young and middle-aged people of Lucania suffered heavy casualties. Not only did they free up a lot of land, but most of the remaining people also lost their fighting spirit. Moreover, their tribal settlements were mostly in the eastern mountains, mainly for herding. The Greeks here Both prefer flat land near the sea, so both sides can get along well. And... well, the living habits of the Greeks, mainly Campania, are somewhat similar to the Lucanians, and the two sides get along well. good……"

"It seems that you are enjoying life here! And you are doing a very good job as the chief executive, and you know the situation of the citizens of this city very clearly!..." Davos praised him repeatedly, and at the same time, he was also impressed by him before. What he said aroused interest, and he asked again: "Lord Antaoris, could you please tell me what other characteristics this Campanian has?"

"My lord, the Greeks in Campania are the least Greek-like people I have ever seen, except for us Dionians."

Antaoris' words caught Davos's attention: "Oh, what do you say?"

Antaoris thought for a while and said seriously: "I guess it may be because the Greeks in Campania have always been surrounded by foreign races (there are Volscians in the north of Campania and Lucani in the south). Asians, there are Samnites in the east, and Phoenicians in Sardinia, a large island very close to the west), so on the one hand, compared to the Greeks who like freedom in other places, the Campanians They are very united and like to work together as a team; on the other hand, some of their living habits are influenced by their neighbors. For example, they like to eat beef and mutton, and they also worship some non-Greek gods. For example, some Campanians also built saunas. The Monet worshiped the god Savoni (the Samnite god of war), believing that they could protect themselves from the harm of wild beasts... These characteristics of theirs are also evident in Picosis."

Davos smiled and said earnestly: "There are Greeks, Lucanians, Brutians in our alliance, and now there are Campanian Greeks, and there may be more in the future. Races have joined this alliance. Therefore, when dealing with conflicts between ethnic groups, we must first adhere to one principle - tolerance, tolerance of their religion and tolerance of their living habits; secondly, justice, no one or any race can Dionysians are all equal under the law and cannot be partial; the other thing is to guide them to like our way of life, entertainment, competitions, military training... the most important thing is religion, Hades is Dionysius The patron saint of Asia, don’t forget this! As time goes by, I believe that no matter who they were before, they will eventually become Dionians!”

Antaoris listened carefully, then nodded with conviction and said: "Lord Davos, you are absolutely right!"

"I'm just talking. In fact, you have already done this in managing this city, right!" Davos smiled self-deprecatingly: "If you want to speed up the integration of these races, it is best to find a relationship between them. They have something in common. During this time, I discussed with Ansitanos and discovered a secret——"

Davos looked at Antaoris and saw that he was listening attentively. He said with emphasis: "Heracles, the Hercules, is very famous among all races in Italy. Some tribes even claim to be his descendants. Descendants...I am going to propose to the Senate, 'Build a temple of Heracles in Thurii and start his celebrations, so that people of all races in Dionysia can celebrate this god'... ...Sigh, it was only temporarily suspended due to the outbreak of the war. I think Picosis can try to do it first, what do you think?"

"My lord, this is a good idea!" Antaoris praised sincerely: "In fact, there are already several altars of Hercules in Pyxis, Lucanians and Campani There are demi-humans on both sides. I will try my best to build a great temple to Hercules and make Picosis the center of worship for Hercules in this region!"

"Are you planning to steal Thurii's limelight? I'm afraid Kunogolata will fight you tooth and nail." Davos said jokingly, and the two laughed.

The two chatted and laughed happily on the way back to the city hall. In this harmonious atmosphere, no one mentioned Eurippus and Pleiades. In fact, there was no need to mention them, because they were already in the past.

Back at the city hall, Antonios, commander of the first army, and Amyntas, commander of the second army, were already waiting there.

"Sir, the camp has been built and the soldiers have begun to rest." Seeing Davos coming in, Antonios immediately stepped forward to report: "In addition, the messenger from the Third Army has sent news that the Third Army has arrived. On the way to Corsis, we will probably arrive by dusk."

"You guys are telling me that this Alexis was so scared that he withdrew from Potentia before he had a head-on battle with the Samnites. This is too embarrassing for our Dionian Army!" Amyntas Someone on the side sneered dissatisfiedly.

"If the Third Army really wants to go head-to-head with the Samonian army, I'm afraid now I will have to lead your first and second armies of less than 2 people to face the Samonian army of more than 4 people. How can we fight this battle?! Alexis sacrificed his own reputation for the sake of winning the entire war. This prudent approach is undoubtedly very correct! It should be worth learning from you, especially you Amyntas! "Davos said seriously.The encounter of the Third Army in Potentia happened a few days ago, and Davos had already learned the detailed story from Antaoris.

Amyntas grumbled a few words unconvinced and did not dare to speak loudly.

"Sir, this Samnite seems to be quite fierce. He first set up an ambush, and then took the initiative to send a large army to attack frontally, without giving the third legion a chance to breathe." Antonios interjected: "If he knew that we were preparing to attack Poseidon, Nia, will the Samnites send an army to kill again?!"

"It's good if the Samonites dare to come, I'm afraid they won't come!" Davers began to carefully analyze the plan he had been considering for the past few days to the three people in the living room: "According to the information, Samonei The Nai people used to fight the Lucanians in the past, and they always won more than they lost, and the Campanians have been attacked by them for many years. Presumably the Samonians have always been very proud of their fighting ability. In addition to this It was the first time that the Samnites dispatched so many fighters, and I'm afraid it fueled their arrogance even more, and the Syracuse people contributed to this—" he said, and glanced at Antaoris.

Antaoris nodded and said: "In the past few days, the warships patrolling our port have reported many times that they found a large number of cargo ships from Syracuse heading north and entering the port of Poseidonia." I think they are very likely. It's here to bring food to the Samnites."

"Damn the people of Syracuse!" Amyntas cursed angrily and shouted: "Sir, we should take advantage of the fact that the Samnites don't know we have arrived, quickly capture Poseidonia, and cut off the Samnites. Food supply for the Monet!”

"This is a way." Davos continued without nodding: "But Antaoris told me that the Samnites have their own port town in the south of Campania - Irna. , otherwise they would not have dared to dispatch an army of more than 4 people before taking Poseidonia. Taking only Poseidonia would only give the Syracuseans some more food transporters. It’s just a trouble, but it will prolong the time it takes for us to repel them. What’s more, Dionysius of Syracuse has already been preparing to invade Magna Graecia, so we cannot engage in a protracted war of attrition with the Samnites!”

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