Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The city of Motia is small in size and can be used as the most important stronghold of Carthage in Sicily. It has a large population. In order to allow everyone to have a place to live, the residents of Motia have to repair their houses high, generally It is six or seven stories high, like a minaret.

When the soldiers of Syracuse entered the city, they suddenly found that the residents of Motia not only did not plan to surrender, but also tenaciously guarded every street and every house.When the soldiers wanted to break the barriers of the streets, the residents of Motia could throw stones, javelins, even boiling water and hot oil down the upper floors of the residence, which caused a lot of damage to the soldiers of Syracuse.

Dionysius had to suspend the offensive, recruited countless engineers, and spent time to build a siege tower at the same height as the Mortya house. It had six floors high, with wheels underneath, and a huge body... everything was ready. After that, the Syracuse attacked again.

Ten siege towers were pushed by a large amount of labor, from the east, west, south and north sides of the city along the widened wall gaps and roads, into the city of Motia, slowly approaching the houses, lowering the top to bridge On the roof of the house, the Syracuse soldiers passed the wooden ladder in the tower and reached the exit, attempting to penetrate the house through the bridge.The residents of Motia threw wood and asphalt at the siege tower and tried to stop the enemy from entering.

As a result, the most peculiar scene of the Mortya siege took place: both sides were fighting in mid-air, the limbs and blood kept falling from the air, and soldiers and residents were covered in fire, from the floor of a dozen meters high. Falling down, the screams kept on, the body was lying on the ground...

Due to the desperate fighting of the residents of Motia, Syracuse's attack has made very little progress, and the battle is stuck...

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The new King Agsilaus and the elders in Sparta are now unintentionally concerned about the war in Asia Minor because a conspiracy threatening their rule has been revealed.

Keenatown, a former Spartan citizen, was no longer entitled to the privileges of Spartan citizens due to his inability to pay the cost of public meals.At first he was out of hatred and wanted to avenge the Spartan nobility, but after long observation and constant contact with other ruled classes in the Spartan territory, he gradually realized that the Spartan system was right The terrible slaughter and oppression of the Black Heroes was unfair to the inferiors and Piriasi who also contributed sweat and blood to the city, so he decided to overthrow the Spartan nobility Rule.

During this period, with the frequent wars, Spartan citizens, Piriasis, and even black rogues were constantly recruited and battled. The domestic land was gradually barren due to lack of labor, but the tax burden of the city-state was increasing. , So that the dissatisfaction of people from all walks of life in Sparta has increased dramatically. Therefore, under the use of various opportunities for secret contact and propaganda in Kinatun, a large number of people in the Spartan territory were encouraged to join his organization. , Including even the frustrated among Spartan citizens.

Over time, the number of people in this rebel group has increased, and when they are ready to take certain actions, some participants whistle to the council of elders for fear.

The king, the elders and the inspectors were dismayed when they received the news.Because of the urgent situation, they hurriedly held an informal meeting and decided to send Keaden to lead some young people to the outskirts of the town to carry out the "clearing operation". The so-called "clearing operation" is that the Spartan government is worried about the overpopulation of the Black Laos , An open and legal official action that regularly threatens the Spartans’ rule and kills part of the Black Slayers every year, not only allows the Black Slayers to keep in mind the horrors of Spartans, but also trains the young Spartans Citizen's bloodthirsty desire.

Keenadon received the order without doubt, but was pleased, not because he was excited to have the right to kill any black rogue he met at will, but he felt that he had the right to go out and wander freely. Take the opportunity to contact the organization and start a riot.

But he thought too simple and lacked vigilance. Soon after he left the city, he was secretly arrested by the Spartan soldiers who had been ambushed early and returned to his cell.The Spartans who have been exploiting and oppressing the black heroes for many years are very experienced in torture and confession. After severe torture, the tortured Kinaton finally revealed some important leaders of this organization.

At the same time that the prosecutors were hunting down the rebels in the city, they also escorted the bruised Kinatun around the city and declared to the people watching: Kinatun was a despicable traitor. He deliberately incited the black soldiers and launched riots. Overthrow the Spartan rule, rob the Spartans of wealth, and become king himself.

Ginaton had no chance at all. As soon as he opened his mouth, the Spartan warrior beat his body with a leather whip and slammed his mouth with an iron stick.Ginaton was bathed in blood, and in the eyes of the people's anger and contempt, he staggered and did not go through the whole process, then twitched and died.

The Spartan government successfully wiped out Keaden physically, corrupted his reputation, and made the Spartan people who do not know the truth hate these rebels.But there were too many people involved in the conspiracy, and the incident was far from over. The two kings, elders, and inspectors have been busy stabilizing the situation in the country for the ensuing time.

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The football game of Dionysia lasted for more than ten days. The splendid game and fierce confrontation not only drove the people of Dionysia and their ally VIPs crazy, but even the foreign merchants who came to Turiy trade Be attracted.In the semifinals, not only were there full seats in the arena, but countless people outside the arena shouted to watch.

Chief Executive Kunogolata urgently increased the number of patrols to strengthen the maintenance of the court order and avoid accidents.

The final is still between the two strong teams Turri and Amendolara.

From the whistle to the end, the audience stood and cheered for the two teams...

In the end, Amendolara won and revenge last year.

When the frustrated spectators were about to retire, the host of the tournament announced loudly: "A football exhibition will be held next to thank the people for their full support!"

Football, as the name implies, is a kick, but how do you kick a ball to play a game?Many spectators who have not yet seen the sport sat back to watch with doubt and curiosity.

The staff in the arena moved to the goal and relined it with lime powder.

As the audience whispered with friends who knew the situation, the players on both sides played, and the referee stood in the center of the court holding a truly round ball.

A whistle sounded and the game started.

The audience was surprised to find that the ball can jump on the ground, and the players use their feet and various parts of the body to touch the ball, but they can't use their hands, just the opposite of rugby.

The audience widened their eyes in surprise when they saw the players control the ball with their feet, made all kinds of wonderful moves, and dangled the ball over the scrambled opponents; when they saw the player running like the wind and vigorously scored , The audience could not help cheering in unison.

When the audience really began to immerse themselves in the game, some people have realized that Dionia has invented a ball game that is no less than rugby. It will definitely popular the Dionysian League and Great Greece!

At the end of the game, the host announced: "On the day of next year's establishment of state, a football game will be held in Dionia to celebrate!"

The audience left the arena with unsatisfactory intentions.For a while, the topic of their chats will be debated around the rugby match and the football match held next year.While the businessmen are thinking about the business opportunities brought about by this grand tournament, while bringing these novel topics to other ports and cities, the reputation of the Dionysian tournament is slowly expanding its influence in Greater Greece ...

Just at the end of the rugby match, the veterans in the Great Hall of the Elders looked dignified. They were just discussing whether to launch a war against Bruty. Who knew that Tarantum had sent a messenger...

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Before, Tarantum gathered heavy soldiers to capture the Mesapi people to attack Tarantum, a specially built stronghold town of Manduria, and then spent a few months and paid a huge price to obtain the Mesapi people. The port city of Brindisi suddenly doubled Tarantum’s territory.

In addition to rejoicing, the Tarantum people did not dare to carelessly, although the Mesapi people have been hit hard, but they will never give up. The battle with the Mesapi people for hundreds of years has made the Tarantum people deep. Understanding the habits of this race, Tarantum sent additional soldiers to the newly occupied city, while stepping up repairs to the city defenses.

A few months later, the Apulia region (the Italian "heel" region) has been calm.

According to estimates of the existing strength of the Mesapi people and the geographic location and importance of Brindisi and Manduria, the Tarantum senate has considered them in detail in advance, so they let the young Architects lead Many soldiers guarded Brindisi, which is farther and more important from Tarantum, while Manduria, only 40 miles from Tarantum, deployed too many manpower because Tarantum and Brin Disi’s troops can come over at any time, and the strength of the Mesapi can’t focus on attacking two towns at the same time.

On the morning of the fifth day after the start of the Hades celebration, Archita, who was inspecting the construction process at the Port of Brindisi, received a messenger from the Tarantum House.

"Mandulia was attacked by the Mesapi people?! How many people?!" Aceta was a little surprised.

"According to the report of the reconnaissance, there are many enemies, not less than 10,000 people, and their attack is very fierce! The Senate has sent 2,000 people to Manduria to temporarily contain the enemy's offensive in Manduria..."