Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

In the pine arena, the audience is already crowded, and the excited people are eagerly looking forward to the start of the preliminary race.Players from various city-states are entering the field one after another, in exchange for a burst of cheers from the audience on the sidelines.

However, the game was delayed and the start was not announced because the referee was still arguing with some people at the entrance.The spectators began to clamor with dissatisfaction, and the Corinthian officials responsible for maintaining the order of the court hurried to the entrance and asked the referee: "What happened? Why not start the game immediately?!"

"Look, this person said he was the player in this group of races, and he already got the number. But he is not a Greek!"

Collins officials looked in the direction of the referee's finger: this athlete has long tan shawl hair, deep eye sockets, high nose bridge, thick lips, slender figure, strong muscles, although his naked body is covered with olive oil , But he can still see his fair skin... The appearance is obviously not an orthodox Greek.

The official was stunned: "How could the priests of the temple approve of his participation?!"

"I think it was the officials of his city-state who signed him up. The priests did not know that he was an alien." The referee replied.

The official said angrily: "Which city-state player? Don't you know the registration rules of the Isthmus Games?!"

"Dionia! We are from Dionia!" Adrians squeezed over and defended loudly: "Although Lizaru is a Lucania, he is a citizen of Dionia, according to the Isthmus Games Regulations, as long as citizens of the Greek city-state can participate, we meet the requirements!"

Dionia?!The official felt that the name was a bit impressive, but he couldn’t remember where it was, nor was it a big state or a strong state, so he learned with a straight face: "Only Greeks can participate in the games. This is a well-known thing, because there is no A Greek city-state will grant aliens citizenship! Don’t stop here, delay the game! Leave now, or I’ll send someone to drive you out!”

Adrians was speechless.He was born poor and has been a mercenary since he grew up. He has never participated in a Greek Games and does not understand the rules.This time, Dionia Seniors decided to send a team to participate, hoping that it would be best to have the seniors serve as the team leader to show the importance of the Isthmus. The reason why Adrians actively signed up is because he likes sports, and in addition to this On the other hand, he, a veteran who can only fight and doesn’t know a lot of characters, has too few places to play his talents in the veterinary. I consulted experienced athletes and led the team to start with the Crotone delegation to come to Corinth.But now it seems that Crotonians are clearly hiding, and their purpose is probably to see the Dionysians ugly.

When Adrians repented, Lizaru shouted loudly: "Master Union Davis, our Union's governor, said,'No matter what race, as long as you are a citizen of the Union, you should have the same rights!' So In Dionia, Greeks, Lucans, and Thraces can participate in rugby games together!"

The Corinthian officer was stunned by his quirky Greek pronunciation, and then smiled angrily. He raised his head and said loudly to the auditorium above the arena: "Audience, is this alien right?"

The audience had long waited impatiently, and rushed to the lowest floor of the auditorium, shouting and shouting: "What a ridiculous fallacy! Those who can say these words can only serve as your barbarian leader!"

"Get out of the arena, barbarians! Go back to the city-state that can give you citizenship and let you compete! I think it must be a dirty and terrible place!"

"Go out, barbarians! Don't tarnish the sacred place of our Greeks!"

...

Laughing and cursing attacked Lizaru and Adrianx as densely as a sword.

Adrians looked ashen.

Lizaru was furious, he was a man who liked sports and never lost.Ever since he became a citizen of Dionysia and heard of the four major sports games, he is eager to compete with players from all over Greece, because he thinks that no one can run faster than him in running.When the news of Dionia's sending players to participate in the Isthmus Games reached his ears, it was already a little late. He was in a hurry to sign up, and finally came here, and he was not allowed to participate!

He reluctantly looked at the bustling stadium, yelled suddenly, and ran out.

"Hey, what are you doing?" the referee exclaimed.

"Hurry up! Hurry up!" Corinthian officials yelled anxiously.

Lizzaru walked his legs vigorously, waving his arms violently, screaming like wild wolves, walking barefoot on the soft muddy land, briskly like a free mountain breeze roaring in the wilderness, he flew with all his strength, will The Corinthian officials and his men who wanted to catch him were left behind.

The anxious shouts of Corinthian officials also reminded the athletes who were waiting on the starting line that they began chasing this alien who did not follow the rules.

Rizaru not only did not fear, but was more excited.

The audience on the field were surprised to see: in the face of the players' chasing and blocking, the alien was agile like a raccoon cat, and his pace was like a cheetah, flashing them one by one...

The race became a chase and a catch. Most of the audience not only did not complain, but felt excited.Some of them actually stood up and cheered for the "solitary heroes" on the field.

As one of the best running backs in the Dionysian football game, Lizzaru used his skills and dodges skillfully while maintaining the speed of progress.

The cheers on the field grew louder and louder, until the Corinthian officials called for more people and blocked the space on the field before he hugged him.

The breathless Collins official said nothing, and came up and punched Lizaru.

Lizzaru struggled to break free, but there were so many people pressing on him that he could only glared at Corinthian officials.

"Stop it! Stop it soon!..." Adrians hurried over and grabbed the fist raised by the Corinthian officials again: "Quickly release our civet cat citizens, otherwise I will protest to the Corinthian Parliament!"

"Protest?!" Corinthian officials glanced at him with a sneer: "Catch him too! It's a big crime to destroy the sacred isthmus games! Shut it up first and let your quirky city-state alliance make compensation, then come and get People!"

A group of people escorted Lizaru and Adrianx away.

At this time, Lizaru struggled and shouted loudly: "I, Lizaro, a citizen of Dionysia, is the champion of the Isthmus Games!!!"

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The arena returned to order, and the game started again, but the audience on the sidelines still talked about the farce just now.

"That man did run very fast just now, but unfortunately he is a barbarian, otherwise he may really win the championship!"

"Which race is he? He actually said he was a citizen of a Greek city-state, which city-state gave citizenship to a barbarian?!"

"He seems to be talking about Dionysia. Is Dionysia a Greek city-state? Why haven't I heard of it?"

...

The audience of the Isthmus Games came from all directions. Of course, there were Greeks from the Western Mediterranean, and there were still a lot of them. They naturally became the answerers of these questions.

"Dionysia is a city-state alliance that was established only last year. It is in the north-central part of Greater Greece, and the central city is Turiri. The alien should have been Lucanian just now, and the Dionysian occupied a lot The land of the Lukanians, and the citizens of the Lukanians who live in the territory are also granted a lot of citizenship."

"That is to say, this Dionysian alliance does not only grant citizenship to one barbarian, but many?"

"Yes, not only the Lucanians, they also give the Thrace and the Egyptians... as long as they are willing to become Dionysian citizens, after their assessment, they meet the conditions, and they will become official Dai after a few years. Citizens of Onia, but also get a'share'!"

"Oh, wise Athena, am I dizzy and misunderstood?! The barbarian can not only become a citizen, but also get a'place'! This is simply... this is simply...Dionia is really A Greek city-state alliance?!"

"Iavones, you Peloponnese, indifferent to what happened in the Western Mediterranean. As long as you reach the Gulf of Taranto by boat, the word that sounds the most in your ear is-Dioni Asia, where not only tens of thousands of freemen flocked to Dionia, wanting to become citizens of that alliance, but the councils of the major Greek city-states are paying attention to Dionysia’s development..."

"Free people want to become citizens and get a'place', which I can understand. But why do even the high-levels of the major Greek city-states--"

"Because Dionia is already the most powerful city-state alliance in Southern Italy!"

"What?! Are you kidding me?! I remember that the great powers of Greece are not Crotone and Tarantum?!"

"Oh, not long ago Crotone lost to Dionia in the battle twice, and there is no longer the previous scenery. And Tarantum... When I came to Corinth, I heard that it was forced to invite Dior Niah helped them drive away the barbarians who invaded the territory. Dionia has promised to send reinforcements...you don’t know how big Dionysia’s territory is! It now governs Turiri, Amendolara, Kerry A large territory of Misa and Lucania, with Laos and Castello as affiliates, it is an alliance with Tarantum. In addition, Crotone, Trina, Silitineen, Koleni Ya also formed a South Italian alliance with Dionysia...you talk about whether it is the most powerful force in Great Greece!"