Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Although there was no participation by Daphus and Achita, Turri's victory celebration was still held. The people of the city temporarily suppressed their grief and celebrated this hard-won victory.

In particular, the banquet held by the generals continued into the middle of the night. Ancitanos, who did not know how many jugs of wine, slept until three days in the morning. When he was out of the city, it was almost noon, and he came to the empty camp of Davers. He was dumbfounded.Fortunately, they saw Tarantum reinforcements who were still stationed at the mercenary camp, only to realize that all mercenaries went to Amendolara.

The mercenaries won the city of Amendora!This shocking news shocked Ansitanos and Burcos again.

The group immediately accelerated to the north, eager to see Davers, and halfway, Ansitanos suddenly stopped the team: "We will go back immediately."

"Why is this, General?" Burkos asked puzzled.

Ansitanos, who calmed down, sighed: "The mercenaries captured Amendolara so anxiously last night, and today even their slaves and armies moved into the city of Amendola, what does this mean? problem?"

Burcos ah, shouting in surprise: "Could... Do they want to occupy Amendolara?!"

Ansitanos nodded, and said sadly: "More importantly-Archita also went to Amendolara, so what's the problem?"

After being reminded by Ancitas, Burcos immediately woke up and shouted in surprise again: "Does Tarantum support mercenaries to occupy Amendolara?!"

"Maybe it's just Achita's personal wishes..." Ansitanos was both comforting Burkos and comforting himself, and he smiled bitterly: "If Tarantum really supports mercenaries, can we Turiy refuse? Tarantum and the mercenaries are the heroes who saved Turiri..." Ancitas sighed again, with a worried expression: "Ah... but from now on, Tarantum's forces can be crossed Herculia, approach the Subari Plain!"

"Then... what shall we do now?" Burkes asked anxiously.

"Of course it is to go back to discuss good countermeasures, and then come again..." Ansitanos said with a mouthful, from his helpless look, he obviously did not think that Turri had any good way to capture Amendolara by mercenaries.

On the way back to the city, he kept mumbling to himself: "Ah... after only half a year, Turriy has become like this...or the teacher is right,'War is the fastest way to change the rise and fall of a city-state Way', and what Turri is lacking now is military talent like Davos and Aceta!..."

Hearing this, Burkes remembered that he hadn’t had time to invite Davies to join Turii. Now it seems that even if he speaks out, Davos will not agree.He remembered again that his own confidant slave Moras led Daveus to explore Amendolara. I am afraid that at that time, Daveus had the idea of ​​this mountain city!Before the situation was clear, he actually started planning for Amendolara, and finally realized it. Is this luck?Do not!The victory of these two battles was obtained by him leading the mercenaries, and it was finally achieved by his step-by-step efforts!

Although the mercenary’s occupation of Amendolara violated Turri’s interests, in Burcos’s heart it was unclear whether it was more resentment or more awe...

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Daphs is accompanying Aceta to visit Amendolara.

Aceta listened to Daveus about the process of capturing Mountain City last night, while on the spot checking the mercenary's attack route and eagerly trying to use the rope hook.

After entering the city gate, Archita saw the most blood besides this road, these three-step one-post, five-step one-post mercenary soldiers, their faces filled with the same excitement and pride as Daveus, He hesitated again and again, but decided to make a suggestion to Davers: "Daveus...I think if you mercenaries want to successfully enter Amendola, it is best to get the consent of Amendola citizens."

"Okay! Okay!" Daveus responded.

Seeing his perfunctory, Archita thought about it, or prepared to persuade: "If a city-state wants to have a good order, it must not only have strict laws, but also must abide by it for a long time, the law will be Form a good tradition of the city-state, become a natural cornerstone of the city-state order, bring stability to the people, and bring development to the city-state. If you destroy it from the beginning..." Aceta stopped, pointing to the slope of the hillside. The strangely shaped pine tree said meaningfully: "It's like this tree, which has been crooked at the beginning. Later, even if it is desperately growing, it will not become a towering tree."

Of course, Daphes understood the metaphor in Archita’s words, which led him to ponder: The Chinese historical tradition emphasizes the result. No matter what means is used to succeed, then everything done before will be forgiven and eventually recognized. Therefore, there will be sayings such as "the successor is the king and the loser", "the matter is urgent" and so on.However, Davos, who graduated from the University of Political Science and Law in the past, knew that in the Roman Republic, known as the "son of law", the inheritance of hundreds of years made its laws and traditions restrict the excessive behavior of those who were in power, even if it was even unrest. As for the country’s turmoil, for example: Caesar, who crossed the Rubicon, did not allow the army to enter the city of Rome, because this is a tradition; Anthony, who loves Cleopatra, did not agree to her request and incorporated the Jewish kingdom into Egypt because It is the responsibility of every Roman citizen to do not damage the interests of Rome. This is a tradition; Octavian, who holds the power, did not suddenly turn the Roman Republic into an empire because the Senate and the Civic Assembly are deeply entrenched in the center of Rome’s rights. He can only slowly change Rome’s power institutions for decades, like a little bit every day... but when the guard’s chief was out of conscience, he assassinated the aggressive Roman emperor Card that he had been guarding since childhood. Rigula, as a result, has established a bad tradition of frequent assassination of the Roman Emperor by the Guard...

If Daphes is just a leader who only cares about his immediate interests and is happy for a while, but his ambition is not limited to a small Amendola, Achita’s advice is like a sudden blow to him: the mercenaries did The reason is not only to consider the feelings of the people of Amendola, but also to benefit the future rule; also to consider the mercenaries as an outsider rooted in Greater Greece, the surrounding city-states feel about it, and the behavior of overwhelming is obviously It is unwelcome and extremely vulnerable to isolation.

Davos decided to change his approach to quick success and quick profit. At the same time, this deep thinking also changed his later behavior and began to think from a real Greek perspective.

"Aqita, thank you for reminding!" Out of gratitude to Akita, Daphes decided to put one of his ideas into action immediately: "I heard that the Pythagorean school is in a bad situation in Great Greece. "

Aceta heard that, his face was slightly dark, and his expression was complex: "Yes. People in many Greek city-states do not agree with the ideas of our school, and they use various means to suppress the members of the school, so that most of the disciples have to leave Great Greece. Going to settle in Flios, Greece, only Tarantum is now tolerant of the school."

"I agree with your school's concept of "everything counts". I think that if you use "number" to manage the city-state, it will be more elaborate and more efficient. And your school encourages the people to self-control, abstinence, purity, and obedience. , I also very much agree. At the same time, you dare to break the world and involve women in learning, which is a pioneering act!" Davers said heartily: "If mercenaries become the master of Amendolara, I will definitely invite Members of the Pythagorean School come here to train students, establish colleges, and be funded by city-states."

The reason why Aqita so confessed the current situation of the Pythagorean School is that the Pythagorean School is well known in Great Greece, and before that Davis also expressed a good opinion of the school, but did not expect Davos has reached such a level of favor with the school that he could not believe for a while: "Are you saying it true?"

"Shall I swear to the gods?"

"On behalf of the school, I thank you for your support! I will tell the school members of your proposal as soon as possible!" Archita said excitedly.