ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 614 Turui's Experience ([-])
One is located near the southern city of Turiyi and is called the Apollo Arena. The name was decided jointly by businessmen from the area south of Turiyi who donated money.During the finals, teams from city-states south of Thurii, including Sicily, played their group matches in this arena.

The Lecaion Arena was built north of the port of Turii, and the towns in the Messape and Pucetti regions once again held group matches.

The original Arena of Thurii to the east of the city and west of the Temple of Hera was renamed the Persephone Arena. The Greek-dominated towns north of Thurii, Amendolara, Heraclea, Elia...etc. will compete in the group stage here.

There is also the Asinu-Amala Arena. Because it is the place where the teams from Lucania and Bruti towns compete in the group matches, so when it was originally named, the two tribes had the idea of ​​"who are the two gods?" There was a dispute over the issue of "whose name comes first", and finally King Davos decided: Which clan donated more money when building this arena, and which clan's god's name came first.When the results were counted, the Lucanians were victorious, and the name of the arena was established.

Samonai's team members were a little excited when they saw this building.

The Samoni people became fond of rugby and football after the huge South Italian War. More than 1 Samoni were captured. While they were doing labor such as building roads and houses, they were guarding their Dio. The Nian soldiers also consciously taught them these two sports and organized them into confrontations and competitions, which not only made them interested in Dionian culture, but also consumed their excess energy and reduced their resistance and hostility. .

After these Samnites were released one after another and returned to their hometown, they began to spread these two sports in the Samnited Mountains. However, so far, the Samnited area has not established a formal arena. They all played on the flatter areas. The game is played on the grass.

Seeing for the first time the grand venue where they were about to compete, these Samonei players were inevitably a little excited, but the young man did not give them more time to stop and watch, but took them into another branch road to come. Go to a wide area surrounded by wooden sticks and ropes. There are countless tents, as well as many shops and stalls. Many strong men are active in it, buying things, practicing passing and catching games, and some simply Using the open space for a small practice match, the lively atmosphere also revealed a bit of tension before the battle. This is the camp where the Samoni people will be stationed.

Since there are too many travelers coming to Turiyi in September, and a participating team can have as few as 9 people or as many as hundreds of people, and dozens of teams add up to thousands of people, the urban area of ​​​​Turiyi simply cannot provide such services. With reference to the practice of the Olympia Games and the characteristics of the Kingdom of Dionia, the Thurii City Hall has set up camps near the four arenas to accommodate all teams participating in the same group stage. Gathering together, using simple tents solves the accommodation problem and is easy to manage. It avoids the participating teams from being scattered everywhere. Just organizing them to compete in the stadium will consume a lot of energy and easily disrupt the order of the city.

The young man came to the entrance of the bivouac and explained the situation to the guards. Guerni once again showed Xima's letter, and the Samnites were allowed to enter.

When other people in the camp saw the Samnites wearing all short-sleeved red robes, they knew that another team was staying, and that they arrived just before the celebration was about to begin (because Abenirum is far away from Thurii, Garni and the others came all the way and actually became the last team to arrive in Thurii), so they curiously stepped forward to ask.

They were all surprised when they learned that they were from the Samonite region, and some people whispered strangely: "Can the Samonite people play rugby?"

This made Tatoni, Maioni and others feel very angry when they heard this. If they hadn't considered that they were new here, they would probably have cursed out loud. They secretly made up their minds: they must give other teams a taste of their power on the court!
Before and after the youth ran, they arranged tents for them to live in, borrowed dozens of sets of rugby clothing, protective gear, and shoes for them, and took them to dinner in advance. Let them take a hot spring bath...

It took only one day for the conscientious young man to make these wealthy Samonites regard him as one of their own...

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Ten years ago, the Kingdom of Dionia was almost assassinated by assassins sent by Syracuse. As a result, the people participating in the celebration panicked, trampled, and many people were injured and killed.Since then, Dionia has gradually improved the celebration procedures to ensure the safety of the city and people.

On September 9, the day of Hades' celebration, the inner city was heavily guarded.In addition to important ministers, elders, and invited distinguished guests from allied countries attending the celebration ceremony, the Kingdom of Dionia will also invite public officials of the kingdom who have performed well on weekdays, legionnaires and team officers who have performed bravely and made military exploits in war, As well as scholars and craftsmen who are creative in academics and innovative in equipment... Nearly 9 people were allowed to bring their families into Victory Square in the inner city, watch the celebration, and then go to the main temple of Hades to worship, because They are all citizens, and most of them have received military training. Once an unexpected incident occurs, blowing the bugle can turn them into legionnaires to prevent the situation from expanding.

In addition, the Turiyi City Hall has built Hades temples and altars in the three outer city areas outside the southern city of Turii, in the delta area, near the port, and in the east, north and west outside the inner city of Turii over the years. There are also grand square performances, chanting by saints, and experienced priests in the arena and theater... People living nearby can enjoy and participate without having to travel far.

On this day, the powerful and heavy bells of the Temple of Hades rang in every corner of Thurii, and the light and distant singing resounded throughout the Subali Plain. The people of the Kingdom of Dionia were celebrating Hades. held and cheered.

The joy brought by the celebration was even higher on the second day, because the Dionia Kingdom Rugby Finals began.

Gairni was invited again. Early in the morning, he was led by the public officials of Turiyi and passed through the crowded Turiyixi city gate. He passed through block after block, and the blocks in the western part of the inner city were basically covered by square footage. Spacious, gorgeous-looking mansions, most of them are the residences of the kingdom's elders and important ministers.

Walking into an avenue between two hills, the noisy crowd became much quieter as they passed by, because on the hillside on the left is the kingdom's sacred main temple of Hades, while on the hillside on the right is It is the residence of the great King Davos.

Garni glanced at the hill on the right, then moved his gaze down the hill.He knew that the entire hill was guarded by the king's guards and that no one could enter the hill without invitation.There is a magnificent building at the foot of the mountain, square in shape, supported by dozens of huge pillars on the outside. It looks solemn and solemn, resembling a temple, but it is the palace of Dionia.The main purpose of Galni's visit to Thurii this time was to be invited to the palace again and be received by King Davos.

Following the flow of people further forward, you can see the main meeting hall of the Senate.

After entering the wide Victory Square, the distance between pedestrians was naturally widened, and Garni suddenly felt much more relaxed.Having been here a few years ago, he knew that the most important building here, apart from the towering stone pillars in the center of the square and the goddess of victory at the top, was the Wangtuli fountain and pool on the west side of the square and in front of the Grand Assembly Hall.

At that time, Guerni once heard the official who accompanied him excitedly say that Hades had "resurrected" the fountain. Therefore, the senators and the people responded to Hades's prophecy and elected Davos as the king of Dionia. And King Davos lived up to expectations and defeated the powerful Syracuse, which made Dionia achieve its glory today...

This miracle that was widely praised by everyone made Gernit pay special attention to the Tuli Fountain. However, at that time, only an ordinary stone wall was built around the fountain to surround it. There was nothing special about it, but he still loved it. Be in awe.

The young man who came to greet them this time once said: A few years ago, the Senate specially invited a famous Greek sculptor to redesign and build the Tuli Fountain. It is very different from the past. It has become Dionis It is one of the sacred places for many young people in Asia who are determined to learn sculpture to observe and learn.

Gairni really wanted to take a look again, but he hadn't made time in the past two days.

Victory Square is surrounded by tall buildings: library, city hall, court, military ministry...

After passing through Victory Square, Garni set foot on the main road of the inner city. This road is very wide, enough to accommodate ten carriages passing side by side, and the road surface is also extremely smooth. During the triumphal ceremony, this was the passage through which the returning soldiers paraded after victory. .

After walking several blocks and passing through the first Arc de Triomphe, we entered the east side of the inner city.

There are also residences in the east district, but compared to the luxurious houses in the west district and the high-end residences in the middle, the houses here are simpler.When the new city of Turiyi was first built, there were not many citizens in the city and there was enough open space. The western district was initially used to house some newly registered freedmen and public servants in order to provide sufficient labor for the new city. .

But now the East End has become the most dynamic area in the inner city, with river ports, markets, theaters, gyms, and bathhouses (with the popularity of hot spring baths, bathing habits are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Dionians are no longer satisfied with just one day) Unable to take a bath in large hot spring baths, they began to build bathhouses, hotels, restaurants in various cities...

And with the completion of the Thurii Stone Bridge across the Craty River, connecting the main city and the southern city (the official name of the stone bridge - Heraclid Bridge, in recognition of the achievements of the construction minister and senator Heraclid the Younger) , the northern section of the bridge is on the river bank in the east district of the inner city, making the traffic on both sides of the river in the Turiyi area more frequent, and the east district becoming more prosperous and lively.

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