Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"It seems that Davos, blessed by the gods, has created another miracle!" Aceta sighed heartily. He had no jealousy in his eyes. He was more curious: "I want to know how Davos defeated Croto. Insider!"

Mariji told Amendolara after a brief battle, especially emphasizing that Amendora was a night raid, and Crotonians were too proud and unprepared. Not only did they not seriously build camps, they were drunk, etc. How surprised they are.

But the veterans of Tarantum were still shocked by Davers’ military talent. Obviously, the young governor’s last victory over the Lucania was not a fluke, nor did he mainly rely on Tarantum reinforcements.

The veterans of Tarantum became cautious about the messengers from Amendolara.

Yomakas, one of the consuls, said, "Amendolalars, since you have won, what are you doing in Tarantum? Is it to show off your record?"

"The Amendoralars always have respect for Tarantum who once saved us! I never dared to have this idea!" Mariji saluted respectfully, and then said: "I came here because I lost my hometown Turi The Iraqi and Amendolara formed an alliance, so they must revise the covenant with Tarantum."

"What did you say?!!!" The senator's courtyard was in an uproar: "The Turiris formed an alliance with you? What alliance?"

"Isn't it your Amendolara who seized Turri's land by force? Just like the mercenary leader who captured Amendolara!" said a veteran of the elder's courtyard.

"I protest this adult's statement!" Mariji exclaimed angrily: "You say this is not only an insult to our governor! It's an insult to Amendola! I can't believe this is from Amendola The mouth of La's closest ally!"

"Admiral Diomelas, you are not right! This is the day when Amendolara opened the civic conference, and I saw the scene where the people of Amendolara warmly invited mercenaries to become citizens of Amendolara. "Achita took the initiative to stand up and defend Amendolara.

Despite Achita’s endorsement of Amendolara, Diomeras refuted toughly: “If it was not forcing of Amendolara, why did the Turiris choose to coalition with the weak and poor Amendolara instead of With the wealthy and powerful Tarantum?"

"Diomilas was right. If it was not the threat of force from Amendolara, the Turiris would definitely choose Tarantum!" Many veterans immediately echoed.

The Tarantum feels so good about themselves!Maliji sneered in his heart and immediately wanted to refute. He was caught by Ansitanos. He stood up and said softly: "Dear veteran Tarantum, my name is Ansitanos, originally from Turri General, I have visited Turiri many times, and some of you should know me, like Lord Yomakas, Lord Disitimas..."

The elders who were named by him had nodded.

"As a Turi, I can swear to Apollo that Amendolara did not threaten Turi with force! On the contrary, when the city of Turi was captured by Crotone, the Turi even thought they were When God abandoned and gave up his struggle, only the weak Amendolara did not succumb to the powerful Crotone. Even if the strong enemy army pressed the border, he still adhered to the covenant against Turi! When the city of Turi was burned, the figure The Liyi lost their homes, the threat of injury and hunger, and the Amendolalars arrived in time to help us selflessly! Seeing the cruel Crotonians commit burning cities-this is in the history of the Greeks Unheard of crimes, robbing all the supplies that the Turuis depended on for survival, without any punishment, when they went away, there was no city-state in Great Greece who came out to do justice in time, and only the weak Amendolara dared to attack and fight the powerful gram Rotone-our enemies of Turui, also avenged the Turui people!

What other city-state can do all that Amendola did to Turi?!The Turiris regard the Amendolalars as their heroes, and regard the Amendolalars as their own loved ones. Therefore, they are willing to share a ruling officer with the Amendolalars and a senate To share the rights and obligations of citizens, just like the brothers in a family, regardless of you and us, this is a natural choice for our Turi people!..."

After listening to the affectionate words of Ansitanos, Tarantum Senate fell into silence, and some people even felt ashamed.

After a while, the consul Yomakas said in a cold voice: "Amendolara and Turiri have become alliances, and their strength has been greatly enhanced than before. The prestige of Amendolara can prevent other city states from daring to invade. , It doesn’t seem to make much sense to talk to Tarantum again."

Mariji put on a sincere face and said: "Before I came, Lord Davers told me again and again,'Tarantum extended his helping hand when Amendolara was the most difficult. It was Amendolara's Great benefactor! There will be any changes in Amendolara in the future, but my gratitude to Tarantum will never change. I hope to be a long-term ally with Tarantum and always be friendly. I will have the opportunity to return this kindness in the future !'"

Elder Tarantum became quiet again.

Another Architect Di Sitimas stood up and said: "Now ask the two messengers from Amendolara and Turi to leave temporarily, we will discuss the issue of alliance,"

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"Everyone, it is said that Archangel Daveus of Amendola is a very young person. The young people are often energetic and ambitious. He was a mercenary leader more than half a year ago, and now he is the life of two cities. The consul, such a rapid rate of promotion and expansion is very similar to that of Siracusa in Sicily! So I don’t trust him very much!” Diomelas expressed his concern: “I’m afraid of today Tarantum formed an alliance with them, and one day they would turn their spearheads back and deal with us Tarantum!"

The words of Diomeras caused the elders to laugh with laughter: "Diomilas, you are too timid! Just the three or four thousand citizens of Amendolara, and the few remaining Turui Thousands of people, I am afraid that there will be less than 10,000 people. Will Tarantum be afraid?!!! Are you really Tarantum?!"

"Can Amendolara and Turiri survive Tarantum's anger? It's a question, they still have time to think about other things?!"

In the mockery of the elders, Diomelas sneered: "You, when Turri was first established, our predecessors in Tarantum's elder's courtyard were also mocking like you today. What happened? What about being defeated by the Turiris twice in a row! But it seems that we who have suffered a loss have not learned a lesson!"

The veterans listened to the words of Diomelas, some thoughtfully, and some looked sternly, cursing: "The original Turui was strongly supported by Athens, otherwise the ultimate winner will be us! Amendolara and Turiri are far from comparable to the former Turiri, Diomeras, if Tarantum has to worry about this, then what are we doing here, why not Immigrate early!"

"I want to remind everyone that Tarantum needs to be vigilant to Amendolara! Amendolara has such a terrible military officer, and now he has merged Turriy, and it will develop in the future, it is likely Becoming a powerful state in northern Greece will cause trouble for Tarantum. In order to prevent such a situation, we don’t need to support it, but we must intentionally restrict its development!" Diomelas persuaded patiently Road.

Archita immediately stood up and said aloud: "Since Lord Diomeras is afraid of Amendolara, then he should be more of an alliance with them, because Daveus has always kept his promise, whether he was hired by Turri, Turri was defeated and faced with the danger of being surrounded by the Lucanian army, he still led the mercenaries to stay and defeated the victory; still the Crotone army forced to the city and still did not give up the covenant with Turri. This all shows Once allied with Amendolara’s new coalition, Davers, the lifelong governor, will not only endanger Tarantum, but also one day when Tarantum encounters difficulties, they will lend a helping hand!"

At this moment, Di Sitimas said in a deep voice: "Achita is right, don't forget our veterans, what is the biggest threat to our Tarantum? It's not Amendolara or Turri, but The Mesapi who surrounded Tarantum! The Mesapi were hard to deal with. The damn Athenians taught them heavy infantry tactics and armor manufacturing. Now they are more difficult to deal with each year. Look at them. How many people have been killed and how many farm fields have been destroyed every year! Our roots and temples are here, not in Amendolara, not in Turri! To know that there is only one city in Tarantum, but the Mesapi people occupy Azerbaijan In most parts of Puglia, if they are allowed to continue to develop like this, I am afraid that in the future, the Tarantum will lose all the land outside the city and be trapped in the city. This is what we have advocated for the establishment of the Great Greek Defense in recent years. The real reason for the alliance! It is a good thing that Amendolara and Turi became an alliance! When we encounter difficulties in the future, they can give us more help! So, why not form an alliance with them?! "

The veterans have been silent for a long time, most of them look heavy.

Therefore, in the end, the proposal of "Talantum and Amendolara-Turiyi Alliance forming an alliance" was approved.When the two sides concluded the covenant, although Tarantum promoted the new alliance to a relatively equal ally, it still proposed that Tarantum will take the lead in future joint military operations.

Mariji and Ansitano did not object, so the covenant was reached.