Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The bell stopped, and Plesinas took the saints out of the crowd, stood on both sides of the temple entrance, and began to sing in unison.

This time, it was no longer just pure singing, but also lyrics: "

God Hades is just and strict,

Your light shines on the earth,

Our hearts are full of enthusiasm,

Come to your temple,

Your light shines on us,

..."

"Is this...Is this a new Hades carol?!" The people were full of surprises, different melodies, but so beautiful and magnificent.As the singing continued, they were completely moved by the holiness and ideals shown by the song.

Countless people kneeled down on the ground piously, chanting Hades carols in their mouths, and tears in their eyes...

When the song ended, some people could not leave for a long time, until the people around cheered: "Daveus!!!!!!" They did not know when to wear the white robe, Daionia the Archon, Union High Priest The first batch of white towels and the torch in his hand appeared on a round altar in front of the temple, while Plessinas was beside him, carrying a large, smooth concave surface with another male priest Bronze mirror.

The people opened their eyes curiously, because there were rumors before that the elders of the senate had a heated discussion about the "Holy Flame of the Temple of Hades".Because the torch is not only the spiritual part of the people of the Greek city-states, but also represents the inheritance of civilization, especially these Greek city-states in the Western Mediterranean, they are all colonial cities. The torch of the Acropolis is not just to find a fire source to ignite it. It was the colonial city builders who took the ignition kind from the temple of the mother state and kept it until the temple was built in the new city, and then the kindling fire was ignited by the kindling and burned from generation to generation to show the nostalgia of the homeland and inherit the fire!

Therefore, the veteran born in Turriy, led by Polyx, proposed to reintroduce Tinder from Athens, which was strongly opposed by Antonios, Amintas and others on the grounds that the old Turrii no longer exists, new Turui is not a sub-state of Athens!

As for Cornelius's proposal to "ignite fire from the Temple of Zeus in Amendolara", the Turiyi veterans believed that the small city of Amendolara was not sufficient to represent the entire Dionysian Union.

The dispute between the parties was fierce, and finally Davies said: "Since Dionysia is a new city-state alliance and there is no mother state, the Temple of Hades is almost the only city-state guardian temple in the Mediterranean. Then I think, there is Hades gave us the torch on the day of the temple celebration to show his favor for Dionia!"

These words spread throughout the city that day, and soon spread throughout the entire league.Now the ordinary people, the elders of the senate, and the VIPs who have just received the news are curiously and excitedly watching the unlit torch in the hands of the high priest, waiting for the miracle to happen, or looking forward to the biggest joke in Great Greece. .

Daveus faced the entrance of the temple, kneeling halfway on the altar with a solemn expression, holding the torch in his hand.

Placinas and the priest stepped back a few steps, struggling to raise the bronze mirror, slowly turning, adjusting the angle, focusing the hot sun on a cluster of papyrus paper sticking out from the top of the torch...

The well-known Hades carol was sung from the mouths of the saints again, spreading to the sky...

The sun at noon roasted everyone, the sweaty people didn't realize it, and their attention was always projected on the motionless Davis...

Time passed in one minute and one second.

The bronze mirror is dazzling, and the torch remains the same...

"Say what Hades will give the torch, I think he is arrogant and arrogant, do you really think you can do anything!" Pollux sneered sneer, the reason why Daveus said in the meeting place spread so widely , So quickly, he made a lot of effort out of it. He hopes to see Davis ugly at this moment, which will greatly hurt the prestige of this young consul!

Burkes touched him with his hand and kindly reminded him to keep quiet.

Polyx returned a glance.Burkes was a good friend of his once, and now he is one of the strong supporters of Davis in the veteran's house. If it was not for some reason, Polyx did not want to go with him again.

Suddenly, he saw that there was smoke rising from the top of the torch. He thought he was wrong and blinked hard.

The sounds of exclamation from now on came from all directions.

Soon, the green smoke turned into a small cluster of beating red and yellow flames, quickly igniting the sackcloth soaked in olive oil.

Flames, burning!

"Oh, Hades!!!" The people who witnessed this miracle cheered like a landslide and tsunami, and the whole hill seemed to be shaking.

Even the VIPs looked at each other in disbelief: Is Dionysia really favored by Hades?!

Daves really got Hades' favor?!The veterans looked at Davos ahead with awe, and Polyx's body shivered slightly. He seemed to see Hades' majestic eyes staring at him coldly in the high torch held by Daphes.

Daveus relieved himself secretly. Although he had practiced several times before, and even chose the sunny day, and used the square performance to extend the ignition ceremony to noon, he still felt a little uneasy in his heart. After all, this was in front of tens of thousands of people. In case it is messed up, his deliberate plans and the reputation of the beloved will be ruined!Fortunately, Hades blessed him, he succeeded!

Daveus stood up slowly, held the torch high, and walked for a week, enjoying the cheers of the people solemnly like the waves in the storm, pushing him to the top again and again...

Then he was accompanied by the priests, stepped into the temple, and ignited the dark black bronze braziers in front of the statue of Hades one by one. From then on, the torch of the Hades temple will be endless day and night to protect the prosperity of Dionysia.

When Daveus walked out of the temple, the loud trumpet sounded, accompanied by a low drumbeat, led by three captains of Capps, Drax, and Hironims, plus eight captains, all in uniform, Carrying three stone tablets respectively, they came to the temple under the escort of 40 team leaders.

When the majority of the people looked at the three stone tablets with one person in doubt, the words of the high priest, with the help of the speaker, were sent to the ears of the people: "The establishment and development of the Dionysian city-state alliance, It is inseparable from the protection of Hades! It is also inseparable from the efforts made by the citizens! Today we enjoy peace and prosperity, please don’t forget the warriors who gave their lives to defend Dionysia! Their names are all Engraved on these three stone tablets, Hades praised their loyalty and bravery to the Alliance, allowed their souls to enter the temple, turned into heroes, continued to defend Dionia, and accepted the descendants and descendants of the Dionysians Admiration and worship!" After that, Daphes knelt in solemn expression in front of the stele.

Immediately afterwards, the captain of the legion, the captain of the brigade, the captain of the team, and all the soldiers present were kneeling on the ground facing the stele with a solemn expression.

In the eyes of the people, the inscribed stone tablet is no longer a cold stone, but a lively figure with famous names and surnames...

"Woo woo..." In addition to the distinguished guests, the mountains of the Dionysian people are all kneeling down, and in this solemn atmosphere, there are even irresistible crying. The crying people are the dependants of the soldiers who died. .

"Warriors don't die, heroes live forever!"

"Warriors don't die, heroes live forever!!!"

...

Daveus led the people to bow to the stele.

At the moment, the grass and trees are affectionate, and the world and the world are in sorrow. The wind gusted in time, and even the sun was blocked by the clouds. It made the people believe that their cry was answered.

For a time, the people's prayers were endless...

The bugle played with the drum of war, and the officers and team officers took a neat pace. With the attention of thousands of eyes, they carried the stele into the temple.

"The respect of the Dionysians to the soldiers can be to such a degree!" Lucias had heard that Dionysian held a triumphant ceremony for the army returning from victory. At this moment, they also saw them send the stone tablets of the dead to the battle. Entering the temple can't help but be moved.

"With such a sacred move, how can the citizens of Dionia not be willing to fight desperately!" The naval commander of Crotone, Askarmas, was not mocking and looked serious.

He and Lucia looked at each other, and they had the same question in mind: In the future, if there is a war with Dionia, will Crotone be able to defeat such a high morale Dionysian?

The VIPs from the Confederation of Southern Italians felt more or less this way, and for Kanyos of Elia, Dionia's power was what he was happy to see.

After the drum horn disappeared, the harp sounded again...

Amidst the melodious sound of the piano, Herculides Jr. and Piasix walked up to the temple carrying a half-length stone statue.

"People of Dionysia, please tell me, who designed the new city of Turui? Who led us to build it?" Daveus asked aloud.

"...Herculed." The answer was intermittent.

"Who designed and built the Temple of Hades?" Daveus asked again.

"Herculed!" The answer was much more tidy this time.

"Whether building a new city or a temple, who always comes the earliest and leaves at the latest every day and is seriously ill, still has to put all his energy on the architecture he loves this city and finally dedicate his life? "Daveus asked again loudly: "Who is he?!"

"Herculed!!!" The neat and powerful answer echoed among the hills.

"Given Heraclid's contribution to Dionysia, this master architect, his statue will be stationed in the Temple of the Sage, won Hades' favor, and continue to use his talents to add to the Elysee Park! At the same time, in the years to come, as long as there are people of Dionysia who have made great contributions to the prosperity and development of Dionysia, then their statues will also be stationed in the temple, admired by future generations, and the soul and the alliance "Save!" Because of the miracle of the torch, Davos is like Hades possessed at this moment, and his words are more inspiring to the people.

Note: As for the plot of holding a concave copper mirror to focus sunlight on whether it can ignite papyrus, I was still a little uncertain when I first started writing.Later, when I remembered the Roman siege of Syracuse a hundred years later, Archimedes designed a lot of equipment to help defend the city. One of them was to let the soldiers stand at the head of the city, holding hundreds of concave copper mirrors to focus on the sun. The sails of the Roman ships moored in the bay were lit.The sails can be ignited, and papyrus should be easier and too close.