Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Isocratic couldn't help but glance at him more.

The rotating chairman Scombrus hit the table with a mallet, and today's meeting officially began.

Scombrus went on to announce aloud: "There is only one issue today. The angel of Athens came to Turriy, let us listen to their request."

Some veterans who did not receive the news in advance came to the spirit immediately: the great city-state all over the Mediterranean-Athens actually sent envoys to our Union of Dionysians!

Isocrates walked to the front desk in the curious eyes of everyone, stood calmly in front of the crowd, then saluted gracefully and steadily, stood up straight again, and raised his chest, he began his speech: "Dear veteran Dionysian, I am the messenger from Athens, Isocrates. This is the first time I set foot on the land of Turi, but it made me feel very kind! 50 years ago, Athens The great general Pericles reached out to the displaced Subaris and promised to rebuild a new city for them, and this city would inherit the ideals pursued by General Pericles throughout their lives-all Greeks could distinguish between regions, Regardless of race (the Greeks can actually be subdivided into many races,'Greeks' is just a large and broad term and concept), living together peacefully and friendly.

To this end, he not only mobilized Athens, but also called the whole of Greece, and the whole of Greece was acting to establish a beautiful pan-Greek city-state.Of course, we, the Athenians, contributed the most. Not only did we use the gold and silver in the Athens treasury to buy materials such as stone and grain for this new city, but General Pericles also invited the great Greek architect Hippodamus to preside over the new city. Construction plan, sent two excellent generals of Athens, Lucian and Xenocletus to be responsible for the management of the new city, and also invited my teacher, wise man Protegora to make laws for Turi, and also historians Herodotus and rhetorician Ticias settled here, planting the seeds of Greek culture and wisdom for immigrants...

With such a powerful help, Turui became the brightest pearl in Greater Greece as soon as it was built.But the Athenians returned to the Eastern Mediterranean without asking for anything in return, allowing Turiyi, a newly born baby to grow up independently and freely..." Isocratic aspired from childhood to become a public speaker, but he grew up with a hoarse voice, In Athens, where lectures are prevalent and demanding, this is almost a fatal flaw, so he rarely shows his talents in large formal occasions, and can only helplessly switch to teaching rhetoric and eloquence. Today is his rare public place Speak, so the emotions are heated.

The Dionysian did not pay much attention to the speech, but instead felt that his emotions blended into the hoarse voice and had a unique appeal.Especially the veterans like Lucania and Bruti didn’t know this history very well and listened with interest.

The well-knowed Kunogolata, Burcos, Daphes, etc. are very clear: Athens is not as noble as Isocrates said. Out of gratitude to Athens and immigrants, the majority of the Athenians For two reasons, Turiyi’s political situation in the first few decades has been dominated by descendants of Athens.However, Athens really did not force Turi to become a member of the Delos League or a sub-state of Athens, and never made any overly tough demands on Turiyi on the bright side. This is also true .

"Today when I set foot on this land where the Athenians had devoted all their energy, I was surprised to find that General Berkeley's ideals were fulfilled. It should be said that Turriy today has exceeded his expectations! Here... not only Immigrants from various Greek city-states lived peacefully together, and even other races were friendly with the Greeks." When Isocrates said here, his heart was slightly uncomfortable, but his voice was already full of emotions: " The magical city-state alliance of Dionysia presents a wonderful prospect of peace to the Mediterranean world of racial conflicts and wars! For this, I want to extend my lofty respect to you who lead the people, make hard efforts, and achieve this magnificent goal Respect!" As he said, he bent down and bowed respectfully and slowly.

The elders such as Cornelius, Scombras, Burcos, Wesbah, Hermon, Bacilipi, Sedorum were touched by his sincere words, even Kunogolata, The deep veterans of Mariji also moved.

Although Daphes knew from Anistanos that Isocrates was an "Athensian supremacist", this discourse was not his original intention, but to gain the favor of the elders to achieve a certain purpose.But out of politeness, he led the elders to stand up and applauded enthusiastically as a return.

There was no trace of complacency on Isocrates' face. He calmly waited for the applause to weaken, and then said: "Because Athens and Turui have this unique friendship, so when difficulties arise, both parties will stretch out Reach out and help each other as much as possible!... Shortly after Turiy was built, it was Athens who helped Turiy resolve the Crotone threat and signed a peace agreement on behalf of Turiy and Crotone; With the assistance of Athens, Turiri defeated Tarantum in the Serris Plains and reached a settlement with Tarantum.

When the war broke out between Athens and Sparta, and sent a large army to conquer Syracuse. When passing through the great Greek city-states, only Turiyi provided sincere help, and also sent troops to help the war!

Decades passed by, and Athens and Turri were both abducted a few years ago.During the Peloponnesian War, the Attica area of ​​Athens was completely ruined, and it has not yet been fully restored.The city of Athens was occupied by the Spartans, who supported a group of tyrants who hated democracy and advocated dictatorship. These people ignored the law, wantonly harmed citizens, robbed property, and the Athenians who loved freedom fled and suffered from their homes. ...

Turriy was also subjected to tyranny by the power. The Crotones used tricks to cause Turriy to be captured. At that time, the city of Turii, which was cast with sweat by the people of Athens and Turiyi, was completely burned, and countless people were in the fire. Killed...

When this amazing news reached Athens, the whole city fell into silence, and many people who had good memories and feelings about Turiyi shed tears, including my deputy Lucias..." Socrates was full of affection and sad expression, and many of the elders were touched and became solemn.

"Fortunately, both the Athenians and the Dionysians bravely stood up from the huge blow. We wiped away our tears, buried our loved ones, and rebuilt our homes with diligent hands...

The past is gone, but it must not be forgotten.Today’s Greek world is still not peaceful, power is rampant, bullying is weak, Sparta in the east, Syracuse in the west, all are coveting their compatriots around Greece with greedy and cruel eyes, just like the hungry wolf is coveting the fat The flock of sheep, the weak lambs must unite to deter the powerful evil wolf and avoid repeating the same ruin!

This is the main reason why I came here.We, Athens, reached out from the east and wanted to re-hold the hands of our former brother Turi in the west, to link Greece and Great Greece as a bridge, not only to strengthen trade exchanges, but also strengthen cultural exchanges, so that the people of the two places Our lives have more benefits, and we must achieve military alliances and cooperate with each other, so as to closely guard the precious freedoms and rights that we once robbed and now cherish!"

After the speech of Isolacrates, there was silence in the conference hall.

Daveus had to admire the euphemism that the Athens-based speaker would say about the alliance, which was extremely inflammatory.For this reason, he also played emotional cards, even ignoring the fact that Turri had expelled the descendants of Athens, not to mention the fact that Athens formed the League of Delos, and also the fact of suppressing allies that opposed it, placing Athens and Turi in both. The position of the victim attempted to resonate with the elders.

However, Isocrates forgot one thing. This is Dionia. The place where he speaks is not the Civic Assembly. Any decisions and affairs of Dionysia are not decided by the Civic Assembly, but by Yidai. The veterans of the veterinary institute headed by Firth decided that these veterans are either veterans who have been in the political arena for many years, or capable people who can handle complex affairs, or leaders who have been in charge of the lives of thousands of people. Belonging to the elite in the Dionysian League, they certainly will not make decisions based on impulse like ordinary citizens do.Perhaps they can be touched for a while, but when making decisions about the future of the alliance, they must consider the issue more from the perspective of interests.

When Isocrates was invited to the meeting, several former Bruty leaders, including Petaru and Bergam, first stood up to express their support: forming an alliance with Athens and fighting against Sparta and Syracuse.In fact, this was not their original intention, but Polixis and others were sentenced before, and they were scolded as "treasoners" by all Dionysians. Although the elders such as Petalu did not involve these things and were safe, they always felt uneasy and used this opportunity to express their innocence and determination.

The other veterans basically opposed it: Allied with Athens, against Sparta and Syracuse.Although they had already felt Dionysius’ ambitions during the trial of Polyx, but the difference in the strength of Dionia and Syracuse was that they were unwilling to actively provoke this Western Mediterranean Greek overlord .Moreover, Syracuse has signed a friendly agreement with Dionia.

Even though Davers is more wary of Syracuse, he doesn't think it is a good time to fight against Syracuse.