Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The other great power of Great Greece, Li Jim, is far from Italy’s “toes” and remains neutral to the disputes in Greater Greece, and is more concerned about shipping trade than hegemony; Lockley now has hatred with Dionia, but it is with Dior There is also a South Italian alliance between Niah, and it is enough for a Crotone to bear it. Dionysia can’t eat it with a little reinforcement; as for the backside of Syracuse, he has a short time Nei is still entangled with Carthage and has no spare time to pay attention to this land in the north of Sicily.Therefore, Davers wants to turn southern Italy into the most stable base camp of the Dionysian Union. The only thing to consider is the Bruti.

To say that the area where the Bruti people live is high, the land is not fertile, and it is not close to the sea, it is not coveted, but because of its existence, the territory of Dionysia Tum all the way to Grummen Tum, its shape changed into an elongated "S".Especially in the east, Asprostum, Crimea, Confederate Castellon, Turiri, Amendolara, cities line up along the coast, forming narrow corridors.This is common for Greeks who love the sea, but for Davos, who has been influenced by more than 2,000 years of history, he is deeply disturbed: this territory is too flat, without depth, and the coastline is too long. The powerful foreign enemy invasion can easily become the target of the enemy’s attack anywhere, and the Diorian army marched in the narrow and long territory to rescue, and extended the army’s supply line, and became another extremely vulnerable target. In the war with Crotone, its shortcomings have been initially shown.Therefore, at the same time as the formation of the Dionysian Navy, Davos set his sights on the Bruti Mountains.

Although the transportation between the Bruti Mountains and the Dionysian Territory is not very convenient, if it is owned, Dionyssia’s territory in southern Italy will be united.The valley trail to the north of Asprostum, the northern trail to the south of Turij, and the mountain trail to the south of the Krati River can all be converted into passages between Dionia and Bruti, not to mention, Grummentum The soldiers of Nyutum can directly cross the west coast of the Broty Mountains to reach Trina more quickly.Besides, the Bruti people are weak and not united, and they are more easily conquered.

Davers was originally planning to wait for the three new territories of Asprostum, Crimea, and Grumentum, who had joined the alliance, to stabilize before launching a plan against the Bruti.Some time ago, Davers also asked Ezam to send people to Bruti to check the news, but I did not expect the Bruti to be on guard. The mountain investigation team of Izam was basically not able to speak Bruti, not only did not Obtained the news, but lost several staff.Daphes had to suspend reconnaissance, but unexpectedly, Trina messenger Ciplos brought him amazing news.

"The area of ​​Bruti is different from Lucania. It is surrounded by Greek city-states," Cipros said seriously. "Therefore, some Greeks or slaves fled every year for a series of reasons such as crime and persecution of political enemies. Bruti, and gradually formed a unique tribe there... Many years ago, we Trina had close contact with this tribe, we secretly sold them some of the goods they badly needed, and they passed on to us Some news in the mountains. With this tribe, Trina has repeatedly prevented the invasion of the Bruti people in advance.

And this time...they repeatedly contacted us anxiously for several days, because the union of the tribes of Bruti threatened their survival, so this news should not have to doubt its truth!"Cyprus emphasized again.

Davers was quite surprised: "What is the name of this tribe?"

"Siro, meaning'Helen'."

Daveus nodded, without asking Cypros, he could also guess that such a tribe of Greeks can survive in that mountainous area, and it must have used the disputes among the tribes, and may even serve as mercenaries. Or the role of black market trade, after the integration of the Bruti people now, this tribe of foreign people will lose the soil for survival.

There is also a question in Davers’s heart: “Why don’t the Brutes form an alliance like Lucaria, but instead concentrate the power? Wouldn’t the other tribes object?”

After hearing this, Cipros smiled bitterly, looked at Daphes, and said, "I don't know the specific reason...maybe...it is stealing from its neighbors, maybe. At least So far, the Bruty area has not heard of any major turbulence."

Daveus heard the teasing in Cipros's words, and he was shocked: the organization of the previous Lucaria tribal alliance was loose, each tribe has its own interests, and it is impossible to truly concentrate the power. The danger to Dionysia is much smaller.But if, like Dionysia, the power can be highly concentrated, then it is worth vigilant to Dionysia!

Daveus sat back in his chair again, looked at Ciplos, and said straightforwardly: "Trina sends you to tell me this news. Any suggestions?"

Cipros had taught Daveus's speaking style the last time, so he no longer circled, said frankly: "The Trina Council hopes that Dionia will take the lead and lead the South Italian League against Bruti The people carried out active offensives, and before the tribe alliance of the Brutiians became a real threat, they were wiped out, and the people of the big Greek city-state were at peace!"

"Southern Italian Alliance..." Daveus whispered softly, touching his chin and pondering for a while, before saying: "Waging war is a big thing, especially against the big forces like the entire Bruti! Let alone Dai It’s not long before Onia just ended the war, so I’m afraid it will take a while for the Senate to decide on this issue..."

Ciplos nodded in understanding.

"In this case, Cypros, you will live in Turri for a while and feel the life of the Dionysians. At the same time, it is convenient for us to discuss the issue of attacking Bruti with you at any time."

Daveus sent an invitation and Cipros immediately agreed. He smiled and said: "Turii is a completely different city from other Greek city-states! I love its architecture, cleanliness, and more importantly, there are Good food nowhere else!"

Daveus laughed, until he sent away Cypros, he did not ask what Cypros said in the restaurant of Cristoa,'What are the flaws of Dionysia's political system?'Because he doesn't want to let others know that Davies is everywhere in Turriy, because no one likes to be monitored at any time.

In fact, this kind of practice is not the first of this era.As early as 70 years ago, Hielon, the successor of Syracuse lord Glenn, had implemented a "special agent system", which caused great resentment among the people.Of course, Davos, who cares about fame, does not foolishly expose these dark sides. In fact, he does not need to ask. He is very aware of the biggest problem of Dionysia's current political system.

After the Dionysian Senate intentionally did not hold a civic conference, ordinary citizens had no chance to participate in politics.If in Persia, this is not a problem at all.But this is in Greece, the enthusiasm of Greek citizens to participate in politics is well-known among Mediterranean countries and city-states, even the most conservative oligarchic Sparta still allows its citizens to express their opinions on the laws and proposals enacted, of course not The way to vote is to use the strength of the voice to support "yes or not".The reason why Dionysia’s political situation is still stable is because the Greek cities in the Dionysian Union experienced a sharp decline in population after the damage of the war, and the remaining people are still busy repairing their homes and fear of war. To make them long for strong protection, the army under Commander Davos can give them a great sense of security; and the majority of the original free people have always been marginalized people in various city-states, they are busy with livelihoods, and have no rights Participate in the affairs of various city-states, so they neither develop the habit of participating in politics, nor have a high enthusiasm for politics; let alone those citizens of Lucaria, it turns out that in the tribe, the elders and leaders are in charge Now, in the alliance, there is a senate that decides everything, and they are not uncomfortable.

Davers knew that this stable situation would not last forever. When the alliance is stronger and the people are richer, they may have higher demands.But Davers is not worried about this, he already has corresponding measures to deal with it.Now, let the Dionysian people continue to be familiar with the existing system until they are used to it...

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At the end of July, Dionysius led the army of Syracuse to launch a full-scale attack on Carthage's core town in Sicily, Motia.

The causeway they built from the coast has been connected to the small island of Motia in the bay, and the siege equipment can be directly transported to the bottom of the city, so the fierce siege battle began: the Motiya people burned with bows, javelins and throws The asphalt used to kill the Syracuse soldiers; the Syracuse people used dozens of ballistas to bombard the walls of Motia, forcing the defenders to stand on the walls...

After several days of fierce fighting, the siege hammer used by the Syracuse broke a large gap in the wall of Motiya. The army of Syracuse rushed in and the wall of Motiya fell behind.

Dionysius was very excited. He thought that the victory had come, and that the bloody battle had just begun.

Since the previous Carthage reinforcements were defeated by ballistas in the bay, the Motiya residents have witnessed all this and have realized that they will fight alone.The Motites knew that the decades of conflict and war between Carthage and the Greeks in Sicily had accumulated countless hatreds, and there was no way out of surrender, so they decided to fight desperately.