Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Turii again! Selfish Turii! Damn Turii! May the goddess of doom curse them!" Cornelius said with his teeth gritted.

It can make a good person who has always been kind to others hate like this, and Daveus can guess the reason (Acta told him), but he asks with curiosity: "Master Cornelius, I remember Turri and Amendora is an ally, but you seem to hate Turiri very much."

"The Turiris threatened us to temporarily leave the city of Amendola to help them defend the city of Turriy, otherwise they would not provide any help once the Lucanians besieged Amendola. At that time, considering Lucania People are invading from the south, and the north is safe. We helplessly carry a lot of materials to open the city gate and prepare to move to Turi. As a result... The result was unprepared to be... was drifted down from the Sini River. The Lucanians took advantage of the fictitious attack... Over the past six months, we have suffered a lot... The temple was tarnished, women were insulted, children were starved to death, citizens were slaughtered..." Speaking of here, Cornelius Tears have burst into tears: "It all stems from the selfish decision of Turii, and their own city is still intact! Every one of us Amendolara hates Turii more than hates the Lucanias. !"

"Ah!..." Daphes sighed, not knowing what to say.

"I heard your soldiers say that it's your own decision to recapture Amendolara, not Turui's order?" Cornelius asked, wiping his tears.

"Yes."

"That's good, we don't have to owe Turui anymore! How much they used to hire you, we will pay you twice as long as you stay!" Cornelius said resolutely.

Daphes said helplessly: "Why is this necessary? Our mercenaries have 3,000 people. The money we consume each month is not a small amount. Amendola is not a wealthy city-state, and we accepted your employment. At the deadline, we will still leave. We are people with no family. We must go out to accept employment tasks and earn money to maintain our livelihood..." Daveus looked sentimental. His words reminded Cornelius instead: " No home..." He blurted out: "Then stay."

As soon as he spoke, he seemed to be encouraged, and said aloud: "Yes, stay here! Become a citizen of Amendolara!"

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Previously, the square of Amendolara was occupied by the Lukalia as a military camp, and it was also the only place where mercenaries encountered decent resistance in the city last night.This afternoon, the square has been cleaned up, and only the blood stains left on the marble floor reveal that there had been fighting here.

The surviving people of Amendolala, except for young children, the rest of the people, including women and minors, gathered in the square.

At this moment, standing on the wooden platform in the center of the square are five famous remnants of the city of Amendola, headed by Cornelius.Cornelius looked at almost all the people in Amendolara, the old, the young and the young, and most of the rest were women. Most of them are now physically weak, and they even need the help of mercenary soldiers and doctors. Sorrow from the heart: think about a year ago, there were 4,000 citizens of Amendala Laguang (the citizens of the Greek city-state can only be adult males), the total population of more than 10,000 people, but now only the old women and children The poor one thousand people, not to mention defending their homeland and protecting the country, are growing wheat and herding cattle and sheep. These daily tasks can not be successfully completed, which makes him strengthen his determination.

"Citizens, women, and children of Amendallara, I, Cornelius, a member of the Senate, recruited everyone to the square today because there is an important thing that we need to decide together! Two More than a hundred years ago, our predecessors left Subaris and came here to build a city. For two hundred years, there have been the nurturing of the Cissno and Burano rivers, the protection of the Amendolara mountain, we have a stable life and ample supplies .Even if the mother state Subaris was destroyed, our land has never been affected by the war. But...Since last year, our citizens followed Turui to attack the territory of the Lucania, we..." Korne Ruth choked a bit, and many of the audience burst into tears.

"My wife did not want to be insulted by the Lukalia, and committed suicide by hitting a column... One of my children also died of illness... You all have the same tragic experience as me... For two hundred years, Amendora Wa only encountered this war, and this time almost made Amendolara the same as our mother state Subaris. When we prayed for the salvation of Zeus in the temple day and night, Zeus responded to our call and sent To our savior, they are mercenaries from the Ionian region of Greece, our compatriots!" Cornelius pointed to the rear of the people, Daves took the team officer and some soldiers, and the witness Akita Wearing casual clothes, standing there, waiting quietly.

"They defeated the fierce Lucaria, rescued us from suffering, and took care of us enthusiastically! I honestly have seen many mercenaries before, but they are completely different, just like loved ones!... "Cornerus' words won the recognition of many people in the audience, especially those women who are full of emotions.

"But they are about to leave us and leave Great Greece!" His voice just fell, and many people began to panic.

"They're gone, what should we do? Who will guarantee the safety of Amendolara? Turiri?" Cornelius paused and scolded the audience.

"No! I would rather be perished by the Lukalia than to be deceived by the Turi!"

"The selfish Turiris are not allowed to enter the city of Amendola again!"

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In the anger of the people, Cornelius said loudly: "The painful lesson this time told us that our homeland can only rely on ourselves to guard! But Amendolara is very weak now, what should we do? Do?" Cornelius stared at the people below and said the question again, causing them to think deeply.

"The governors of Amendolara are dead. I, Cornelius, as a member of the Senate, are now proposing an important proposal to apply for a civic conference and vote to decide whether to pass. Because there are too few citizens now, The matter is also related to the interests of each of our Amendolalars, so I specifically asked all Amendolalars to participate in the voting." Cornelius' voice just fell, and he had not waited for the commotion to appear on stage. The four people spoke in support.

The majority of the women in the audience were excited for the first vote of their lives, and those who naturally opposed could not afford the waves,

"I heard people say that Cornelus of Amendolara is a good person, but he doesn't seem to have much opinion in politics. I didn't expect such an amazing move today!" Aceta was half surprised. Said Davis in disbelief.After all, it is unprecedented for a woman to vote for a city-state event in the Greek city-state, perhaps only in ancient times. Legend has it that Athena could become the patron saint of Athens, and women’s voting played a key role.

Daphes smiled and said nothing.Of course, it is his idea to let women participate in voting. Compared with men who value profits more, women are more emotional and eager for the protection of the strong. In the face of the mercenary soldiers who saved them and treated them kindly, their choice One can imagine.

"Since everyone agrees with this approach, then, my next proposal is -" Cornelius's eyes were swept to Daveus in the distance: "Accept our benefactor-save the whole of Amendolara Mercenary soldiers become citizens of Amendola, so we no longer have to worry about the security of the city-state!"

The people under the stage were in an uproar.After all, it is not an easy task for a free citizen to become a citizen of a Greek city-state, not to mention accepting more than 3,000 people as city-state citizens at a time, which is very rare (Greece is not Rome after all).

But after a commotion, when a woman first raised her right arm and shouted: "Agree!", the sound of "agree" rang everywhere in the venue.