Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Helps stood on the side of the bed, shaking his head slightly towards Daveus.

Davers walked heavily to the bed, staring at the skinny old man.

Heraclid did not respond at all to Davis's arrival.

Daveus held his right hand, which was only covered with dust on the bone-covered hand. Daveus clung to it without any care, and the sincere and emotional voice said: "Heracled, thank you Contributions to Dionysia! Your name will be remembered forever by Dionysia's people!!!"

Daveus's words seemed to work, Heracled slowly closed his eyes, and the sound of breathing gradually disappeared...

Helps came over, put his head against his chest, listened carefully, and stretched his hand to feel the breath at the tip of his nose. Eventually he shook his head and said softly, "He went..."

Soon, the entire courtyard crowded with people was filled with a cry, and all architects, craftsmen, engravers, slaves, etc. fell into sorrow.

Daveus chanted painfully: "The Elysee Park is welcoming you, Hades will give you shelter, you will be a guest of Pluto, and build a splendid temple for his residence, whether in the world or in heaven. Are all praising the great name of Heraclied..."

Heraclied, who wept bitterly beside him, listened to Daveus's eulogy, wiped away her tears, and thanked the consul.

Daveus patted his shoulder kindly as a comfort, and said, "The Temple of Hades inauguration ceremony will be held the day after tomorrow. I need you to find the best carver immediately and make it in these two days. The bust of your father, he will be the first to enter the temple of sages for worship and admiration."

This is a glorious event!Herculed Jr. immediately stopped crying excitedly, thought about it, and turned to speak with another sorrowful man.

The man came to salute Daveus respectfully, and said excitedly: "Master Daveus, my teacher is so respected by you, this is his glory! It is also the glory of all our builders and craftsmen! I will look for it immediately The best engraver must complete the production of the teacher's avatar within two days!"

"Piacikos, I heard Heraclid mention you many times." Daveus nodded and encouraged him to say, "Heraclid is gone. As his best disciple, you must not only continue to pass on him The skills continue to develop, but also to study new construction techniques, to bring out more outstanding students! Amendolara, Nyutum, Grummentum, Crimea, Asprostu Mm... wait, there will be more cities waiting for you to re-plan them in the future, to build a city that is as tidy, practical and beautiful as Turi. I hope that when you get old in the future, you will be like your teacher, Enter the Hall of Sage!..."

The words of Davers made Piasikos so excited.

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On the way back to the city, Daveus called Pleacinas and listened to his sacrificial procedures and arrangements for the inauguration of the Temple of Hades.

In the end, Plesinas said: "Now all the celebrations, including your sacred flame, have gone through many exercises to ensure that no big mistakes will occur. Only one problem needs to be solved urgently, and we still lack a management god. The priest of the temple."

According to the traditions of the aristocratic era, the governor at that time had the right to worship, so he served as the high priest.Nowadays, with the power and prestige of Daveus, not to mention that he is Hades's "beloved", it has always been reasonable to serve as the high priest, but the priests who usually preside over the temple daily, let the senate Embarrassed.

As one of the 12 main gods of Greece, Hades was also worshipped by people, but because of his death and dark nature, almost no city-state built a special temple for him. Therefore, he did not have a public priest and had a veteran Turi The proposal to invite the believers of Eleusis Smith who once prevailed in Athens was opposed by everyone.Because Eleusis Smith praised Pluto’s wife Persephone and Demeter, the goddess of fertility, not Hades, but it was inappropriate to have other gods’ priests transferred. No less.Of course, this is also related to Davis's unspoken attitude.

At this point, Davers seemed to be unaware that he was the culprit causing this problem. Instead of responding directly to Placinas' words, he looked at the senator in the senate with great interest. When he first met 'S enemies have turned into political helpers who work in harmony with him. The loyalty and unique talents shown by Plessinas make him appreciate it: "Plesinas, preside over the work of building the Temple of Hades, you complete Very good, what are you going to do next?"

Plesinas felt excited for a while, thinking that this was Davos' reward for merit, and immediately said, "I want to run for the Supreme Inspector next year!"

Davers nodded.Because he was walking, there was only one escort behind him. After seeing him, the people of Turiyi saluted him respectfully. Of course, he nodded to the people from time to time, and took the opportunity to say: "The one who just saluted The woman is a Lucaria, she should believe in Asinu, and this one is a Thrace, their most devoted gods should be Dionysus and Ares, and that one ...You see, the citizens of Dionysia come from all over the Mediterranean, and they believe in hundreds of gods. Later, as Dionysia’s territory continues to expand, the race to become Dionysia will also increase. The number of deities in the Union of Niya will also increase. Although Dionysia’s strong military power protects the safety of citizens’ lives, advanced and elegant culture will increase the sense of belonging of citizens, but here—” Daveus pointed at himself Head, said solemnly: "But it is chaotic! Once Dionysia encounters a major disaster, it is difficult for the people to be united and work together. In this way, all our efforts will be In vain!"

Since ancient times, the Greeks have always believed in many gods, so they rarely care about the beliefs of other races. Plesinas didn’t expect Daveus to talk about this religious problem so seriously, thinking about him. What is the intention of saying this?

"Have you heard of Jews?" Daphes asked suddenly.

"It seems... as if someone said, yes... it's a race that is good at doing business in Persia..." Plesinas recalled hard.At this time, the Jews were not like the Jews under the peaceful rule of the Roman Empire hundreds of years later. They were free to do business everywhere and settled everywhere, thus frequently clashing with the Greeks.Because the Western Mediterranean at this time was controlled by two peoples who were good at doing business-the Greeks and the Carthages, the Jews had no place in the Western Mediterranean at all, so they were less known.

"The Jews not only do business, they are still monotheistic and only believe in the only god."

"The only god?!" Plycines couldn't believe his ears. Among the many kingdoms, city-states, and races in the Mediterranean, there was actually a race that only believed in one god.

"Yes, the Jews only believed in one god!" Daphes gave him an affirmative answer and said seriously: "The Jews were a weak race. They lived in Egypt at the earliest and were enslaved by Egyptian pharaohs. The life was difficult until The Jewish hero Moses appeared and led the Jews out of Egypt through hardships. After decades of wandering and bloody killing, they finally captured the land of Canaan and established their own country. But the good times are not long, the two rivers The Assyrians of the basin destroyed the Jewish kingdom and escorted all Jews to Babylon as slaves. It was not until the Persian king Cyrus destroyed Assyria that the Jews were released.

They returned to their homeland and rebuilt their country and religion.During the centuries of turbulence in Asia, many other races that had lived alongside the Jews and lived together have perished, and the Jews have survived hardships and survived because of what?"Daveus paused a moment, giving Pleacinus a time to think, and then said in a deep voice: "Because they have a firm belief, worship the only god, let them always remain united, in the face of other more brilliant ethnic civilizations When I did not lose myself, forget the roots of my race!"

Plessinas pondered what Daveus said. He heard what Daveus wanted to say, and hesitantly said, "Adult, there are many gods in the Greeks, and the people in Dionysian believe. There are more gods, this is a tradition that has always been handed down and rooted in our blood! If... if they are forced to believe in a god, I am afraid... there will be big trouble!"

Seeing the worried expression of Placinas, Daveus laughed: "Of course I would not make such a stupid proposal, but we can take the initiative to guide the people and more to believe in Hades, so that from Dionysians from all places and races can be as close to each other as possible in spirit, are you right?"

"Adult, even if we built the Temple of Hades, the habits of the Greeks will not be easily changed. When we go out to sea, we pray to Poseidon first, and when we do business, we ask Hermes, and the farmer sings the song of Demeter... Greece People are very realistic, and pray for gods whenever they need it. It is impossible to pray to Hades only!" Plesinus shook his head.

"People can pray to the gods, but I hope that Hadi is a place where their souls can be calm! That's why I want to build a Hall of Heroes, Ancestral Hall, Wicked Prison inside Hades Temple, so Hadi The Temple of Sis became a sacred place for the Dionysian Union to promote good and punish evil, and became a sacred place for the public to commemorate and commemorate the heroes of the Union! But this is not enough--" Davers raised his head and looked at the direction of the temple in front.