Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Cipros gave a detailed and comprehensive comment on the Dionyan army at the Trina Council: "...I am impressed that the Dionyan civic soldiers have strong discipline and obedience to orders, It is different from other allied armies that I have seen, including ourselves. It is said that the Dionysian Union has specially formulated a military law to restrict the behavior of soldiers, and to military training, marching, camping, etc. There are strict regulations, and there are military judges in the army to supervise the implementation. The soldiers have to be punished for breaking the military law. There is no obvious resistance and resistance, but they are ashamed...

I learned from the Dionysian civic soldiers that they must train every five days during the farming slack, which is already a number of times that surprised our Trina people, and they seem to be very happy to train, without complaining because of training Desolate farmland... so they can use shield spears, bows and javelins in their hands, can maintain a complete formation in the march, not only earnestly build camps, but also have a clear division of labor and high efficiency, so they can be built in a short time A guarded camp that surprised me...

In addition, there is an obvious difference between the Dionysian army and other city-states, that is, their commanders, team officers at all levels, not temporarily designated after war mobilization, but have always held positions in the army, so they not only fight Experienced, and familiar with every soldier under his jurisdiction, so commanding soldiers when marching camps is very smooth, and with the tacit understanding, the responsibilities between the superiors and subordinates are clear, and there are few excuses and self-reliance when executing orders...

What surprised me even more was that these soldiers were not afraid of fighting, but were eager to fight.This reminds me of the Spartans in Greece.Although I haven't seen them fight, but defeating Crotone with less wins is enough to prove the combat effectiveness of the Dionysian army.In short, in my eyes, the Dionysian army is like a terrible war weapon that is well-made and works well!..."

After hearing the words from Cipros, the Trina Council made a decision: without affecting its own interests, try to give Dionia the greatest support in the South Italian League.

After a few days of negotiations, a peace agreement was finally reached: Lockley compensated Kaurnia, Trina, Siriting, Crotone and a certain amount of gold and silver, and the two sides achieved a truce...

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As peace was restored in Southern Italy, a war broke out in the Lukalia region of northwestern Dionia in early March.

The army of Potentia besieged and attacked Grummentum for more than ten days.Gnanet of Picos led the army and rushed to the rear of the Botentia army, while Cincinnati saw the reinforcements arrive at the city head and led the attack in time. Potentia was attacked by the front and back. Retreat fast.The Picosians and the Grumentum followed closely, and the Potentians lost their camp and fled in embarrassment.

Pecosis and Grummentum broke into the Potentia camp, seeing herds of cattle and sheep, piles of food, and many other tribal women captured by Potentia, A large number of slaves, where there is still a mind to pursue the enemy, the two sides began to snatch the camp property and women, and there was a conflict.

The Pixis believed that they had defeated the Potentia army, and these trophies belonged to them; while the Grumentum believed that most of these properties belonged to Gru that Potentia plundered outside the city. The income of the tribe of Mentum should be returned to Grummentum.

The initial quarrels and conflicts quickly turned into fighting, especially the Grumentum who were originally in the top rank in the League of Lucania. During this time, not only many leaders were killed, but they were ruled by the Pecosis. , And the Pecosis contempt and insult on them, let them feel lost and humiliated, plus the Pixis warriors who follow Cincinnati in the city of Grummentum, they The resentment that had accumulated in my heart broke out at last.The Grumentum people gathered together and attacked the Pixis in the camp wildly. Both sides started to fight, and the scene was completely out of control.

Cincinnati couldn't stop it at all, and finally decided to destroy these capricious Grummen Tulums together, the Boltentia leader Bollet led some of the reorganized soldiers to kill again, and was fighting in the camp. The Pecosis killed by the Lumentum were enemies on the back and face, and they were defeated in the end. The Cincinnati and his sons took the remnant soldiers. Even the city of Grumentum did not dare to go back. They fled directly into the mountains. Corsis.

Eventually, the Potentians occupied Grummentum.

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At the same time, after two months of siege and hard work, Tarantum finally captured the small city of Brindisi, east of Tarantum and bordering the Adriatic Sea, since Tarantum was built A breakthrough in the expansion of the territory.

The people will commend their praises to the generals Diomeras and Aceta.Akita was really not happy. This time, the attack on the Mesapi people was supported by the city-state. Although the initial plan discussed by the council was realized, the land of Tarantum and the Adriatic Sea was reached. Going on the road, and cutting off the link between the Mesapi and the north, they were blocked in the peninsula, but the price was also very high, and the casualties of the Tarantum civilian soldiers were as high as 4,000.

The fierceness of the Mesapi people is famous in southern Italy.In the era of the Greek colonization hundreds of years ago, southern Italy established many Greek city-states, but on this "heeled" peninsula, there was always only Tarantum.While other colonial city-states are fighting and assimilating nearby natives and expanding their territories, the uniquely positioned Tarantum are lamenting their misfortunes. The neighbor Mesapi of the east is not only fierce, but also large in number. Moreover, the Mesapi people are not completely barbarous indigenous people. According to their own claims, they are Illyrians from northern Greece near the Adriatic Sea. They have a cultural tradition similar to the Greeks (the Greeks never recognized them , Still seeing them as barbarians), making Tarantum unable to advance inland for centuries.Especially a few decades ago, Tarantum supported the mother Sparta in the Peloponnesian War, which caused hostility in Athens, so Athens supported the Mesapi to fight against Tarantum. The Sapi attack on Tarantum began to increase, causing the people to suffer.

If this time was not stimulated by the rapid rise of Dionia, the Tarantum House may not be able to attack the Mesapi, but Achita knew that although the city-state won temporarily, the Mesapi would never give up. , I am afraid that the war with them will continue for a long time.

The wailing of wounded soldiers outside the city is intertwined with the smug roar of the crow that pecks at the corpse, making people tremble...

Aceta stood on the low walls of Brindisi, staring blankly at the western sky, which was stained with the scarlet blood of the setting sun, and was filled with concerns about the future...

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In April, the army of Syracuse continued to march westward, and the city states of Eriks and Halusie surrendered, and the only Serinsta, who remained loyal to Carthage, was under siege.

In the middle of the day, Dionysius's army reached the westernmost point of Sicily, facing the island city in the bay, and at the same time it was Carthage's important base in Sicily-Motia.

Motia destroyed the causeway connecting to the land and was ready to defend by sea.

Dionysius directed the army to rebuild the causeway.At the same time, he led soldiers to confiscate the nearby area.However, Celinsta repelled Syracuse's attack, forcing Syracuse to continue to besiege it.

In May, the causeway was completed, and Dionysius led the army back, preparing to attack Motia.

At this time, Carthage was also preparing to send troops to rescue this precarious sea city.They first adopted the strategy of siege Wei to save Zhao, sent warships to Syracuse, broke into the big port, destroyed the port ships, and tried to attract Dionysius to return, but Dionysius was unmoved.

Carthage General Shimirko had to lead the army to rescue Motia directly. A large number of Carthage warships bypassed the cape of Palermo and stormed into the bay, trying to destroy the Syracuse warships that were staying on the beach.

Dionysius had been waiting for a long time, he placed dozens of new weapons-ballistas on the beach of this circular peninsula, and with a command, a round stone with a large bowl mouth flew out and smashed To the Carthage ship in the bay...

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Daveus looked closely at the silver-white coin in his hand: it had a four-gram weight and was very close to a standard round shape. On one side was the head of Hades with long hair, and the letters "Dionysian Union" were engraved on the other side. On one side is a leafy aspen tree (holy tree of Pluto), with the letters "The third year of the 95th Olympia Games" engraved on it.The image position on both sides is in the center, the portrayal is fine, the unevenness is obvious, and the letters are clear.

Daveus tossed the coin, caught it again, and drew it in his hands, asking, "How much silver?"

Trito de Moss stepped forward and said: "As you proposed, and passed the Senate's "Coin Making Act", we made a drachma silver coin with a purity of more than 95%, which is the same as that of Athens." The owls are of "equivalent purity (that is, the famous Laureon silver coins all over Greece), but just--" Trito de Moss said with anxiety: "We don't have the big silver mine in Athens, and the revenue of the national treasury is mainly from trade and tax revenue. Issuing such high-purity silver coins will result in considerable losses."

Daveus nodded and explained patiently: "We will indeed suffer some losses, but I have explained it clearly at the meeting of the Senate, and now Dionysia’s monthly treasury income is close to 50 Trent, according to Mariji’s analysis will increase this number as we become more closely connected with other alliances in the Southern Italian Alliance... Therefore, we can bear this loss. Moreover, we have a market management office in every city and every market. , You can more accurately measure the purity of silver coins traded in various cities, and the exchange of banks, plus the additional processing fees, can partially compensate for the loss caused by the coinage of the alliance..."