Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"But Hades wasn’t just arbitrarily grabbing. Palsefone possessed the earth power of his mother Demeter and could help Hades to control the underground properties. And Palsefone was beautiful and kind, able to appease the uneasy in hell. Soul... The facts also prove that Hades and his wife Palsefoni have always loved and loved each other, far superior to Zeus and Hera, Poseidon and his queen. They ruled hell with justice and strictness, and promoted good and punished evil. Because people in the world fear the punishment after death, and don’t indulge too much in front of us, our city-state society becomes stable! Therefore, Hades is the god who helps us the most!" Said.

Caldias's words completely reversed Lucasus's understanding of the gods, but he wanted to refute them, but he felt that Caldias's words were somewhat reasonable, and after a while he murmured: "You are the priest of Hades ?"

"I hope I am, but unfortunately I am not!" Caldias said regretfully.

"I'm a businessman. I was seriously ill when I went to Turiyi to do business a year ago, and it was almost unconscious. My despicable slave also stole my purse. I thought I would be like this in a foreign country. Quietly went to hell..." Caldias was immersed in the memories of the past: "...but when I woke up, I found myself on the warm bed in the partial hall of the Temple of Hades, dressed in white The lady in the robe served me to eat, take medicine, and the kind priest came to visit and comfort me from time to time, and I quickly recovered. Not only did the priest of Hades not ask for money from me, but instead he gave me the travel expenses... great Hades saved my life!" Kardias choked, and his eyes were a little wet: "Later I learned that the Temple of Hades is not just for me, but for every Greek in distress. , They are all the same kindness! Can you tell me which other god’s temple can treat the people as well as the temple of Hades?!"

"...No." After hearing Kardias' words, Lucasus couldn't help but yearn for the Temple of Hades in Turri.

"So this time I decided to go to Turri and serve Hades!" Caldias said with a determined look: "In the future, I will go back to Silitium and build a temple for Hades!"

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At dusk, Nick Stratus and his party arrived on the southern bank of the Umbria River and entered the city of Crimea through the wooden bridge over the river.

"I have asked about the hotels here, and they are all full. How are you doing there?" Nick Stratus looked upset at Stacipus when he walked in, but he didn't know what to do, but he hugged Asked with a slight fluke.

Stacips shook his head: "The hotel in the North City is the same, there are no empty rooms. I heard that it is because Dionysia's marriage festival is coming, and many engaged men and women in the city of Asprostoum are going to Turi The Temple of Hera participated in the marriage celebration, so the hotel rooms were fully booked by them..."

It was getting dark, and the two were in a hurry, but they were helpless.

Is it going to sleep on the streets tonight?!Nick Stratus thought of this, and unconsciously clasped his thin body.

"I have a way." At this time, a voice sounded from behind him, and Nick Stratus saw that the person speaking was the Cyrillic he didn't like, and he couldn't hold back and asked, "What way?" "

"You come with me." Caldias smiled mysteriously and took them to a place.

"This is a temple?" Nick Stratus looked at the building in doubt, its shape was somewhat similar to that of the temple that Nick Stratus had seen, and there were no walls.

"This is the Temple of Hades." Stacipus stayed in Turui after all.

"What are we doing here?" Nick Stratus suddenly felt nervous. The eerie, Pluto is the master of the night.

"Accommodation." Caldias finished and walked straight in.

Lucasus followed with excitement and curiosity.

After the priests of the temple understood the situation, they gladly agreed to let them rest in the temple, but the empty room in the partial hall was already full, and the priest took them to the main hall.

Nick Stratus, they are still a little scared: Had Hades disturbed Hades?

The priest smiled and said, "Hadis is kind and willing to help people in need, as long as he does not pollute the environment in the temple."

In fact, some people were already resting on the ground, and Nick Stratus let them down. The priest even asked the believers to provide them with blankets and hot water, so that like Nick Stratus had never been with The Greeks who had contact with the Temple of Hades also even claimed to praise "Hades".

This night, they slept soundly.Of course, the hall where they sleep is drawn on one side of the Elysee Park, and no one dares to sleep on the other side of the hell.

Early the next morning, after thanking the priests, a group of people left the Temple of Hades.

Since Nick Stratus's back pain was still not good, Stacipus suggested to ride in a carriage, so the group came to the carriage.

Unexpectedly, the business here is also very hot, there is no empty car, until four people got off a carriage from Asprostum, they were able to pay for the car.

There was a pair of young men and women in the car. The woman held the man's arm intimately, and he did not let go when he saw the stranger.

The conservative Nick Stratus was greatly stimulated and insulted: the Dionysians were savage and unfamiliar with traditional Greek etiquette.

Caldias often walked in Dionysian territory, and was accustomed to the scene of Dionysian women throwing their heads in public, and instead actively talked to them.It was only after we exchanged greetings that the man was called Effie Alter, and he became a full-time citizen of Dionysia last year and lived in Asprostum; while the woman was a native Asprostum who was originally wearing When Onia and Crotone signed a peace agreement, her family was one of the few people who chose to stay, and it seems that they are still living quite well.

This made the Crotones in the car a little uncomfortable.

The carriage was just a short walk away, and then it stopped, and there was a lot of noise outside the car.

Stacips lifted the tarpaulin in front of the carriage and asked the driver what happened.

"In front of the square, the damn rich and nobles gathered some people to make trouble there, and blocked all the roads!" The driver said angrily: "We can only detour!"

When Stacips sat down and said the situation, Nick Stratus was interested: "Why are the Crimeans making trouble?"

"I know a little bit." Caldias thought for a while and said: "Since last fall, a small number of people in Crimea have started protesting outside the city hall near the square, demanding that the civic conference be reconvened and granted to citizens. Our right to participate in politics... Unexpectedly, this year, there will be so many people who actually protest outside the square!"

"Citizens of Dionysia should have done this already! Which of the city-states in Greece does not hold civic conferences, with the exception of Dionysia!" Nick Stratus said in relief.

Lucasus' ghost-god interjected: "Neither Syracuse."

"Shut up!" Nick Stratus stared at him fiercely, and then expressed his opinion aloud: "A city-state has no civic assembly and the people have no right to participate in politics, that is dictatorship! The dictatorship cannot last for long, citizens Of course, we must rise up to resist, or even overthrow..."

Stacips pulled him by hand and stopped him from continuing to talk. After all, they just came to the forum to exchange medical skills and should not talk indiscriminately. They were involved in the internal disputes of Dionia.

Effie Alter had already suffocated his face and retorted loudly: "Only stupid Crimea talents can do such stupid things! No one in Asprostrom, no one in Amendolara, Turi There is no trouble in Iraq, and no one in Grummentum! It is precisely because of the rule of Lord Daphes that we can become citizens from the refugees, have land, and have peace! Hades’ priest said nothing Wrong, we need to know how to be grateful! The same is true for you Crotone. I heard that the war in Greece has been going on for a year, and the people’s lives are very difficult, and the reason why our great Greece can enjoy such a long peace is because of what It’s not because of our great commander, Davis, the goddess of Hades!!"

Effie Alter said something heartily and passionately. Although Nick Stratus talked harshly, he was only a doctor, not a speaker, and he was not good at arguing with others. He was red-faced and angry. Instead, he counseled and murmured: "...another Dionysius..."

At this point, the atmosphere in the carriage became silent.

The carriage went around the square, went out from the south gate, and drove up the avenue again.

Nick Stratus The public carriage they ride is a double-drawn horse-drawn four-wheeled carriage, which can seat up to six people, and the cabin is covered with a skinned hood. There are also small windows on the left and right sides, so the light sufficient.The wooden seat is covered with softer cloth and fur, which can slightly alleviate the vibrations that are constantly transmitted when the wheels rub against the ground. Even though the road built by Dionysian is far better than other Greek cities, the bumps of the carriage It is still difficult to avoid.The most disturbing passenger should be noise. The wooden wheels are tightly fastened with iron rings on the outside to prevent them from rupturing for a long time. When the wheels turn, the iron rings contact the stones on the road, and the noise is quite loud.

Of course, in the eyes of engineers who make horse-drawn carriages, this is because Davos' requirements on carriages are too high, and they are even picky.For the public, the appearance and popularity of public carriages have greatly facilitated their travel.