Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Seckley tightened his mind and tried to ask: "Sir, are we going to war?"

"War does not necessarily happen, but it is well prepared. The public trial in Victory Square believes that you have listened to it. Syracuse has ambitions for us Dionysia." Daveus was wary of Seclian as a navy general for war Satisfied and sexy, he looked at Seklian with a solemn look: "If a war breaks out, how much can our entire Greek navy win against the Siracusa navy?"

Seckrian's face also became tense and dignified, but he could still keep a clear head and said fluently: "Krotone has now been able to piece together up to 20 three-tier paddles due to the previous war with Lockley There can be about ten warships in the Silitine, about eight in Cologne, and five in Trina... As for these city-states in the Dionysian League, the Liege Navy has the most three-layer paddle warships, probably There are 30 ships, and it is good for Heraclia and Metapontom to make five ships together. Laos has not yet mastered the technology of building a three-tier paddle warship. Castellon and Elia have no three-tier Paddle warships, only small and medium warships...oh, and Tarantum, I almost forgot it, it has about 25 three-tier paddle warships..."

Tarantum!This reminded Davos that the relationship between Dionysia and it in the past two years has been a stranger, but in the face of greater threats, Davos decided to improve relations with it next.

"If you concentrate the naval forces of all the city-states in Greater Greece, there are about 130 three-tier paddle warships, plus small and medium-sized warships... probably nearly 250. According to previous information, Syracuse now has three layers The paddle warships are close to 400, and the total number of warships is probably more than 600. However, despite the huge number of differences, we are not impossible to fight against Syracuse, just--"Secrian said sadly now:" The key point is that these warships in the big Greek city-state are too scattered and easily broken by the enemy. Even if they can be gathered together, they will easily lead to separate battles due to lack of training and unified command."

Daveus pondered for a while and said, "If all these big Greek warships have undergone unified training and have unified command, do you think this big Greek joint fleet can have a chance to defeat the Siracusa navy? ?"

A fleet that has just been established and has no experience of naval warfare actually wants to defeat the powerful Syracuse navy?Seckrian was not shocked by Davos's problem. Instead, after careful consideration, he said decisively: "I think it is possible! First, the sailors of the Dionysian Navy are very high-fierce, you also know Now that the number of soldiers in various infantry regiments in Dionysia is full, many freemen and some reserve citizens who are registered in the household registration department do not want to wait in the regiment reserve team before they are transferred to sailors. These young men are eager to be like legionnaires. To establish merits and shorten their lifespan as soon as possible, to become full citizens as soon as possible, and to share their'shares', so they are training hard and eagerly looking forward to the outbreak of war. They are more eager to fight and win than anyone else."

Seclian clenched his fists, seeming to cheer himself up, and continued to say aloud: "Secondly, although the large number of Syracuse navies did not converge, they were anchored in Syracuse and Ag Rigento, Katana...Oh, now there is another Messina, so Syracuse wants to bring all the warships together, which is also a very time-consuming thing. We can seize the opportunity, Breaking down one or two of its fleets quickly can change the naval strength of both sides..."

Davos stared at the young man.He is mental, capable, and energetic. He is brave and aggressive in the face of strong enemies. From his previous methodical analysis, he has thought deeply about naval warfare, not confined to one. The position of the sub-fleet commander is just training soldiers, cruising, etc. This is a naval talent!

Daphes finally made up his mind in his heart, he said in a deep voice: "You are very good! Our Dionysian infantry has always been weak against the strong, only to have the Dionysian Alliance today. I hope the Navy We must also have this spirit of not being afraid of strong enemies!"

"Master, rest assured, the Dionysian Navy will never be worse than the infantry in the future!" Seckrian immediately assured.

Daveus looked at him and said with a deep voice: "Seglian, although you are young, you have always performed very well in training and managing the fleet, and you have a high prestige in the sailors. Given that now En'ani Luce has been imprisoned for breaking the law, and the entire Dionysian Navy has no commander-in-chief. Such a situation cannot be allowed to continue like this..."

Speaking of Dapheus's words, Seckrian's heart jumped violently.

"So, I decided to propose to the Senate to let you take over as navy commander. I believe this appointment may be made tomorrow."

When the huge happiness fell down as Sectrian had hoped, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say, but just kept expressing his thanks: "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! Thank you—"

"Don’t thank me first, you have to understand that this appointment is not a glory, but a heavy responsibility! If there is a day when Dionia and Syracuse are at war, the long coastline of Dionia will be Under the attack of the powerful navy in Syracuse, the fleet you lead must do everything possible to protect the Alliance’s land from encroachment by the enemy, and the citizens’ property will not be lost, so your responsibility is great!” Daveus Said with a serious expression.

Seckrian's expression gradually grew firm under the watchfulness of Daveus: "I understand, my lord!" He gave another military salute extremely powerfully.

The next day, the Senate voted to pass Seclian’s appointment as naval commander, and also passed two bills: First, the warships of the Dionysian city-states were incorporated into the Dionysian naval sequence, One training and one cruise; the second is to increase the number of three-layer paddle warships from five to ten per year.

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At the Dionysian Theatre in Athens, a new play by the famous playwright Aristophane "Dionysians" is being staged, which tells the story of a Dionysian alien citizen participating in the Olympia Games.In the play, Aristophanes portrayed an image of a stupid Dionyan citizen who was extremely ignorant of the traditional Greek culture and ridiculous.Since its release, it has been highly regarded by the citizens of Athens, and various theaters in Athens are often full.

For example, the referee announces the athlete's admission at the center of the theater, but the strangely dressed alien refuses to be naked. The referee asked him why, and his answer was: "We have many snakes and bugs in the mountains, so we must wear good clothes. , Otherwise it will be bitten off accidentally—"

"Hahaha..." The audience burst into laughter.

"I like this segment, it's ridiculous!" An audience member covered his stomach with tears of laughter.

"The following paragraph is even more ridiculous, I have read it several times!" Another audience member said excitedly.

Just listening to a whistle on the field, the player of the Dionysian alien citizen is desperate to make a running action, but the referee terminated the game and asked why he ran into the circle of the runway. He was innocent Said: "People in our tribe have been tracing their prey and have always taken short cuts so that they can catch their prey."

After the referee told him the rules of the game, he also complained: "How stupid these rules are! No wonder I didn't see you wearing animal skins and feathers because you can't catch prey."

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The audience laughed almost from beginning to end.

In the end, the interracial man won the race championship, the temple priest put him a laurel wreath, but he threw the laurel wreath on the ground, said angrily: "Our consul lied to me, these branches are worthless, he is I said that there will be rewards for winning!"

So he turned to the priest for the golden scepter in his hand.

The alien's greed and the priest's anger became the end of the show.

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The audience stood up and applauded in one direction.

An elderly man with a white beard stood up and waved his thanks to everyone. He was the most respected playwright in Athens-Aristophane.Despite his age, he still sits on the scene as usual when he starts his new work, observing the reactions of the audience and thinking about what needs to be improved in his work.

"Dionysians" is a piece of work that he created after he heard about the farce that happened at the Isthmus game a few years ago (that is, the event in the Lizaru turmoil).Most Athenians only view it as a funny comedy, and only a few people can understand the deep meaning contained in the play.

More and more city-states such as Dionysia in Greater Greece, Syracuse in Sicily, Napoli in Campania, Thessaly in Northern Greece, and Macedonia began to accept aliens into Greek society. Greece’s own traditional culture has had an impact, and this is precisely what Aristophanes, who has always been committed to defending the traditional values ​​of Greece, are concerned about.He used this ridiculous alien in the play to warn the Athenians, and even the entire Greek world, to be vigilant, but he could not determine how much he could do.

With the help of the slave, he walked out of the theater and descended along the mountain road. The crowd of people took the initiative to make way for the respectable old man.

At this moment, there was a burst of cheers ahead.

"What happened?!" The audience patted one shoulder on the other and asked forward curiously.

"Win! We won! The fleet led by Konon defeated the Spartan navy in Knidos, Athens won!" The people rushed and told, some even wept with joy.