Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Oh, slow down, I remember you just said that Dionysia was created a year ago and became the overlord of Great Greece in less than two years?! This is simply...Yes..."

"You want to say "miracle", right. I heard that Dionysia’s governor was Hades’s lord of the gods, very young, but the battle he commanded has never failed, Lucanians. , Crotonians, Lockreys...have lost to his men successively, maybe there are really signs!"

"As you say, Dionysia is so powerful in Great Greece, it is better for Corinth not to have a bad relationship with it because of this little thing in the arena..."

"That's your Corinthian business, Iavones."

"Okay, Hipacus, talk about you, Lijim, but you are in the land of Great Greece, why haven't you allied with the powerful Dionysia?"

"We Lijim have no intention to fight for the great Greek hegemony, just want to live a good life."

"Everyone thinks this way. But Hipacus, the deity is moody, maybe one day he will let Lijim get involved in the conflicts of the big Greek city-states. Instead of passive, it is better to actively look for powerful ally……"

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Since this farce, everyone has been talking about the alien and the strange city-state alliance Dionysia. The name Dionysia began to be known by more Greeks on the Greek mainland.

At this time, in the auditorium of this arena, many people are inquiring about the origin of Dionia.

There were two young people in the audience. They were from Thebes. After listening to the dialogue between Hipakus and Iavones, one of the young people said excitedly: "Donia, this is really a strange city-state Alliance! What do you think, Ipamunda?"

Another young man sighed: "The ability to dominate the Great Greece in such a short period of time is not only the ability of the governor, the regime of the Dionysian Union must have its own unique place!"

"You are the same as I thought, I decided!" the young man said aloud: "Next year, when my school is over, I will go to Dionysia to see, you go with me."

Ipamunda shook his head: "I'm sorry, Pelopidas! You also know that my teacher Lucis promoted the teachings of the Pythagorean school in Corinth in recent years, so I don't have to run to Tarantum , You can learn from him nearby and help him deal with some affairs at the same time, so I can't go so far to avoid delaying time."

The young man named Pelopidas, holding Ipamironda’s arm: "Isn’t that man saying just now, the central city of Dionia is in Turri, it’s in the Gulf of Taranto Opposite, it can be reached in less than two or three days by boat from Corinth Bay, not far away. Besides, you are my best friend, how can you have the heart to let me go out alone."

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Collins imprisoned Adrianx and Lizaru, and the rest of the Dionysian athletes' delegation still had their minds to compete, and hurriedly sent someone back to Turui to report.

The Senate held a meeting to discuss the matter. A few veterans headed by Pollux believed that Lizaru’s reckless behavior corrupted Dionysia’s image, and Adrianx, as the head of the delegation, did not manage the team well. So that Dionysia became the laughing stock of all Greece, they should all be punished by the alliance!

Daveus resolutely opposed it. He believed that the behavior of Adrians and Lizaru was not wrong, but the conservative Corinthians. Their narrow national concept excluded the Dionysians composed of multiple ethnic groups. !Since the self-proclaimed orthodox natives of Greece refused to participate in the Dionysian citizens of the Lucanian, Thracian and other races, there is no need for the Dionysians to participate in the four major competitions!Dionia has the ability and strength to organize its own sports games!...

Daveus's speech was supported by most veterans, especially those of Wesbah, Hermon, Butler, Marigi, Epidnis and others responded positively.

However, there is no more way for Collins to release Lizaru and Adrians. After all, Collins is a veteran Greek power, and will not take the newly rising Dionysian Union into his eyes. The current power of Dionysia cannot affect Corinth, so the only way is to send an envoy to apologize to Corinth and donate a certain amount of gold and silver to the Temple of Poseidon in Corinth, so that the members of the delegation can return safely.

Except for Melissi’s opposition, everyone agreed.For Davos, the most important thing for Dionysia now is to concentrate his efforts on dealing with Bruti, and can't get rid of it, so although the resolution of the Senate was unwilling, he could only endure this time temporarily .

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During the autumn harvest, citizens are busy harvesting.

Daveus was not idle, he quietly went to Asprostum and tried a few times to the river valley leading to Ambania, then went to the north bank of the upper Krati River to observe the river situation and the river on the other side. Niah’s location and environment also went to Laos to survey the mountain roads leading to the Vigo city area, accompanied by Herculides Jr., Mentor Tickels, Mercis and others.Wherever they go, they have to calculate the flow velocity and depth of the river, consider the problems of building roads, building bridges, and food transportation.

After returning, Davers also repeatedly discussed the offensive plan with the military seniors such as Felix, Calpus, and Drakos.

At the end of September, the autumn harvest was not completely over, and Trina heard the news: some Bruti people broke into Trina territory and were captured!

In fact, the real situation is: after Antaoris dispatched Cosenza, the Bruti Tribal Alliance accelerated the strike and annexation of the tribes that refused to be included, forcing some Bruti people who did not want to join the Alliance to escape Mountains.

Daveus took advantage of the problem to let Aristilas send his agents to spread rumors in cities such as Turiri, Amendolara, Crimea, etc.: The Bruti people are unifying the tribes, and so on to establish a strong tribal alliance. Later, an attack will be launched on Dionia, and now it is only a tentative attack by the Bruti...

At the same time, they also reminded the public: don't forget the bloody debts committed by the Brutus in the previous plunder of the great Greek city-state!

The cities of Dionysia were soon overshadowed by the tense atmosphere, and the citizens were even more furious. They strongly demanded: to wage war against the Bruti people, to recover blood debts and eliminate hidden dangers!

At the beginning of October, the autumn harvest ended, and in Dionysia there was a voice of fighting, and the time to use force against Bruti was ripe.

After several rounds of discussion, the Senate announced to the citizens that the Brutiids ignored Dionysia’s peace proposals and warnings and wantonly destroyed Dionyan’s ally, the Silu tribe. Based on the covenant and morality, Dionysia opposed The Bruty declare war!

As a result, the Bruty War officially began!

In the square of the city of Asprostoum, soldiers from the Fourth Army of Crimea and Asprostoum are gathering...

In Turri Victory Square, soldiers from the First and Second Legions of Turri and Amendolara are gathering...

In the square of Nyutum, some soldiers of the Third Army are gathering...

Because Grummentum is extremely important in order to stabilize the situation in the Lucania region, the citizens of the Third Army in the city cannot be moved lightly.

Just as the preparations before the war were proceeding in an orderly manner, Daphes once again met with the leader of the survivors of the Xilu tribe, Hegsitus, in the mansion.

"Dionysia has declared war on the Brutus, and I believe that it will not take long for you to hear the news of victory. The Brutus, despite our warnings, still wantonly slaughter our fellow Greeks and they will be punished!" Davos solemnly promised.

With tears in his eyes, Hegsitus said gratefully: "Master Daveus, thank you! Thank you very much for your selfless help to this weak tribe! You deserved to be the lord of Hades! Great Greece The guardian of fairness and justice! All of our surviving Silu people will pray to Hades at all times and wish you health and peace! I also wish the citizens of Dionysia a successful return! At the same time, I have a small request, I would like to ask you for your consent."

"Oh, what requirements?"

"My people and I hope to join your army, fight side by side with you, and seek revenge from the Brutus!" Hegsitus said excitedly.

"I can understand your feelings, but the Dionysian army has undergone arduous training and has strict disciplinary restrictions, violations of military regulations, and serious beheading! Your participation may not only increase our strength, On the contrary, it will affect our fighting, because once you violate the military law, do you say I am punished or not punished? So I can't agree with your request." Daveus politely but firmly refused.

Hegsitus was disappointed, he said unwillingly: "Then...then we can...be a guide!"

"The guide only needs two or three people." Daveus was disappointed to see him and felt the time was ripe, so he said: "But there is something you can do, do it well, you can give the Bruti Horde Alliance the largest Fight!"

"What's the matter?" Hegsitus asked urgently.

"Last time, I heard you said that there are some tribes in the Bruti area who are not willing to merge, but because of the strength of the Bruti tribe alliance, they have to succumb... I hope you can sneak back to Bruti and wait for Dioni News of the Asian army’s invasion of the Bruti Mountains, you can persuade these tribes to rebel against this alliance. By that time, it will be easy to defeat the Bruti Tribal Alliance!" Dafus said here with a little apology Looked at him: "However, for you, you just have to escape from Bruty and go back again. The danger is greater--"