Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

After crossing the Saraceno River, Davers clearly felt that the terrain was elevated, the mountains and the coast were parallel to the north, but the distance between them was shortened a lot. The narrow space provided Davis’s safety on this trip. Increase, but he did not take it lightly, let Yasisters and Ledes serve as the scout on the left of the team, pay close attention to the situation in the mountains, prevent the enemy from detouring from the mountains, and copied their back.

On the way down, Davers did not see the coast with soft beaches, but rather steep rocks and rugged reefs. The seawater beat the coast rhythmically, and the sound was quite amazing.

It seems that Amendolara cannot have a port.Davers thought, a loss rose from the bottom of his heart.

At this moment, the guide shouted: "Look, that's Amendolara."

In the direction of his finger, a city in the distance disappeared.

Daveus rejuvenated, slammed his horse's belly, and rushed forward for a while, then the soldiers quickly caught up.

This time he saw clearly: Amendola is actually a mountain city, which is inconsistent with the Greek tradition!It is built on a mountain, which does not seem to be low, facing east, overlooking the Gulf of Taranto.The morning fog between the mountains and forests permeates around it, and it seems indistinct.

In order to see more clearly, Davis continued to move forward.

The guide followed closely, with fear, because it was less than one mile from the city of Amendolara, although the Lucanians had never been seen before, it does not mean that they came to the door of the family, and the Lucanians would not come out. 'welcome'!

At this time, another river blocked the way. The width of the river surface was less than ten meters. The clear river could see the bottom of the river, and there was no problem in walking.

"This is the Sisno River. There is a river called Burano not far north. Amendolara is between the two rivers. Come here, we can't cross the river anymore." the guide begged.

Davers couldn't help but sigh: The water resources of the Apennine Peninsula are too rich!No wonder the citizens of Greater Greece are more moist than the natives of Greece. The snow in the Apennine Mountains melted and eventually formed a river. The river washed the earth and rocks of the mountain to the lowlands. Can the land not be fertile year after year!Compared with the sand and gravel land in Greece, one is heaven and the other is earth!The plain area is too narrow.

During the war, the mountain city is generally easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it needs to solve two problems, food and water.Now that Amendola is surrounded by rivers, it is not a problem to think about the incoming water... Daveus is observing the city of Amendola not far away: the city does not seem to be large, at least a hundred meters above the ground, But the slope is gentle and there is a stone wall surrounding the city...

The guide saw that Daphes was not in the river, but did not go. He stood by the river and looked at Amendolara repeatedly. He was anxious in his heart and wanted to urge it again.

Daphes asked, "What is the relationship between Amendolara and Turi? A city built by immigrants from Turi?"

This guide is not an ordinary slave. As a domestic slave, he accompanied Burcos to learn and play with him from an early age. When he grew up, he followed Burcos to travel south and north, and went around to do business as an important assistant to Burcos. Well-informed, Burcos was able to send him as a guide, in fact, because of the guilt of violating his commitment, so he thought about Davos, a very deep historical question, and answered it with a little thought: "It is said that Amen The city of Dolara was built by the indigenous peoples long ago, but it was occupied by the Subaris. After Crotone destroyed the Subaris, he did not capture it... After the establishment of Turiri, it came and took the initiative Turiyi formed an alliance and also used Turiyi to resist the attack of Tarantum in the north..."

alliance?Looking at the small city of Amendola, and thinking about the size of the city of Turiyi, obviously the two are not the same size. It is difficult to achieve an equal dialogue. It is also a nominal alliance. It is actually a vassal. .However, as long as it is not the colonial city of Turiri.Davers secretly relieved.

He has been in this era for more than half a year. He deliberately learned a lot about the actual situation of the Greek city-states, completely reversing the concept of the city-states he considered in the past.After the Greeks established cities, they would expand as far as possible, build villages and towns, and put the surrounding land under control. When the land exceeds the direct control of the city because of the distance, they will build a colonial city or capture others In the first place, the city continues to maintain its momentum of expansion, and secondly, it can provide protection around the main city.

In the beginning, this kind of colonial city followed the orders of the mother state. After all, the citizens of the colonial city moved from the mother state, and even the governor may be appointed by the mother state.With the passage of time, the Greeks’ passion for independence and freedom came into play. In addition, the Greek city-state politics was a closed political management model. It naturally rejected unity, so they became independent. .However, due to the geographical proximity and the closeness of blood, as long as the mother state still maintains the strength advantage, and will not overly bully these neighbors, they will form a natural alliance with the mother state based on the mother state.However, if the colonial city is separated from the mother state by the ocean or is too far away, in the past few decades, because of the alienation of the relationship, it is very likely that it will become two different city states with the mother state, or even be enemies, such as Corinth and Ke. Kira.

Obviously, Amendolara was the colonial city of Subaris, and for Turiri it was only an affiliated confederate, so the land here does not belong to Turiri... Daveus thought to himself and asked again. Tao: "How did the Lukanians capture this city?"

"I don’t know very well about this. It seems that few citizens of Amendola escaped... At that time, Turiri was in the sorrow of the tragedy of the whole army and the killing of countless citizens, and he was too busy defending the Lukanians. Offensive, did not pay attention to the help of citizens of Amendola, and later did not know where they went?..." The guide said carelessly, but Daveus took it seriously.

At this time, Yasisters shouted: "Boss, someone came out of the city!"

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Weisba, the leader of the Lucanians in the city of Amendola, during this time he has been a little irritated, because the city of Grumentum sent messengers to ask him to lead the tribes, and the participation of the Lucanian tribal alliance is about to start 'S second attack on Turui.

The tribe to which Vespa belonged originally lived on the upper bank of the Agri River southeast of Grummentum, where there are many tribe settlements, and the Vespa tribe is the larger one, which has always relied on grazing and simple Farming has made a living, and for decades it has been peaceful with the surrounding tribes.But the year before last, since the marriage between Grummentum and Pecosis, the already powerful Grumtum became more powerful, and they no longer took into account the equally powerful city of Potentia in the northwest. Checks and balances, began to expand vigorously, attacking and collecting small settlements and cottages in the surrounding tribes. Under the pressure of the Grumentum army, the Vespa tribe was reluctant to be annexed by them and had to flee southeast to hide in Amen. In the forest at the border between Dorara and the mountainous area of ​​western Heraclea, due to hunger and disease, many people died, including two sons of Vespa.When Weisba could hardly hold on, he wanted to surrender Grummentum in order to survive, he heard a message.

Since the expansion of Grumentum, the population has increased significantly and the military has soared, but at the same time it brings a problem-food.Originally, the Lucanian mountainous areas did not produce enough food, and more grazing depended on grazing.The winter last year was much colder than in previous years, and a large number of animals froze to death, making food a major problem for Grummentum to maintain its hegemony in southern Lukalia.So, last winter, Grummentum united with Pecosis and led the army to join forces with tribal cities such as Niutum, Laos, who recognized their leadership, and prepared to attack Turiri.

Weisba used his brain. He wanted to use the muddy water to fish the fish while the two sides were fighting, so that the tribe could escape the danger of destruction.So he mobilized the entire tribe to build rafts, store food, and prepare to plunder.

It was at this time that he heard good news: Turriy had attacked Laos with 10,000 troops, and the whole army was wiped out.

Weisba was overjoyed, thinking that the opportunity had arrived, and immediately ordered the whole family to take a raft, go down the river, force the dangerous beach, and finally enter the territory of Amendolara.

Note: Grumentum

Picos Pyxous

Nerulum

Laos

Potentia