Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

As for the west, it is the vast sea and several large islands, such as Sardinia, Corsica, Balearic Islands, etc., most of which are controlled by Carthage. Davis has no such guts and is facing Thira. When Kuza threatened, he went to offend another powerful force in the Western Mediterranean; as for the occupation of an enclave in the Gaul area, Davis never considered it, not to mention that the Dionysian navy was not very capable, and at the same time This long-distance cross-sea attack not only wastes national power, but also does not necessarily hold it.

Dionysia's expansion is really limited, how to break the game?Daphes is in deep thought...

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September is the favorite month of Dionysians, not only the season of harvest, but also the month of the birth of Dionysian protector Hades (that is, September 9). Not only will there be a lively celebration, And the All-Dionysian League Football Finals will also be held, this is a month of Dionysian revelry, especially in Turui.

Therefore, in many Greek city-states headed by Athens, September is called the month of Arafi Polion (that is, the month of the deer festival, which is used to worship the hunting goddess Artemis), while in Dionysia it is September Officially designated as Pluto Moon.In the same way, April is also designated as the month of marriage for the sacrifice of Hera. In many Greek city-states, the month of marriage is set for July...

It can be seen that Dionia has begun to gradually differ from the traditional Greek city-state in aspects of life, customs, culture, etc.

On this day, a young man came from the port of Turui. His name was McGallis. He was medium-sized and not very strong, but he was well-proportioned and healthy.

Obviously, this was the first time he came to Turri. Unexpectedly, there were so many ships in the port. It took a long time to get to the pier, and then he struggled to squeeze out the port.Outside the port, even the horse-drawn carriages and wagons were already called out. He had to walk for more than an hour to get out of the city of Turui, where there were already long queues.

McGallis was not in a hurry. He waited in line in order while listening to the people around him chatting happily, "This year's Hades celebration will be a large-scale performance in Victory Square, or guess which championship this year's rugby match will be. The city's team...", while walking forward along the flow of people, when he faced the City Guard's investigation, it was already noon.

Although he was hungry, he had to be patient and answer the questions of the city guard.

"Is it a citizen of Dionysia? If not, please go back. In these days, Gentiles and free people are not allowed to enter the city!"

"I am a citizen of Dionysia. My name is Megalis. I live in Crimea, number 1356..." Megalis said very fluently.

The city guard watched him and said, "Show me the identity card." According to Davos' proposal, Dionysia has produced a large slap bronze medal for each official citizen from the previous year (Turiyi has Copper mine, so it's more convenient), the citizen's name is engraved on the front, and the citizen's number of the city where he lives and the city is engraved on the back.This is just a simple identity verification, but in this era it is a great initiative, which facilitates the management of the movement of citizens in the territory of Dionysia, especially for public officials in the household registration department, which is a big boon.For example, a citizen who lives in Turriy has committed a law in the city of Asprostum. After the city records his violations, he transports the household registration office of the city of Turiyi by post. You must first find the citizen’s file before you can record the violations. This Turi has tens of thousands of citizens, and many citizens still have the same name. It is a very troublesome thing to find. Now that you have a city citizen number, It's easy to find.Moreover, although the production of the identity bronze medal is simple, each city number is unique. It is easy to check whether it is forged. Once someone forges it, according to the law of Dionysia, this is a felony. The average person dares to do it.

McGallis unhurriedly took out the bronze medal from his arms and handed it to the city guard.

The city guard took a closer look and threw the bronze medal back to him. There were many people entering and leaving Turiyi every day, and it was certainly impossible for the city guard to register.He pointed to the bulging package that McGallis was carrying and said, "What's inside?"

"It's all coins. You know, the football game will last for almost a month, and it will cost a lot," McGallis said.

"Open it." Cheng Wei looked serious.

McGallis opened helplessly.

"Wow, wow..." Cheng Wei reached in and fiddled with it twice, and it was indeed all coins. Then he nodded and said, "Go in."

McGallis took the package and just took two steps.

"Right." The City Guard shouted at the back, and McGallis' heart suddenly jumped.

"You'd better deposit all the money in the bank of Christoya, and withdraw it when you need it, it is safe."

Megalis let out a sigh of relief and thanked him.

Entering the city, according to the map I saw before, asking people all the way, I finally found this hotel not far from the Dionysian Arena.

There are already many people in the lobby.

McGallis squeezed by the counter, and the waiter looked at him and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, the house here is full."

"I have a reservation." Megalis responded immediately.

The waiter was stunned and asked, "What room number? Who booked?"

"Room 17, Aurora's reservation." McGallis answered fluently.

The waiter immediately opened the register to see: "Yes, Room 17, was indeed booked for five days, so your name is McGallis?"

McGallis showed him the bronze medal.

After confirming, the waiter nodded and said, "Come with me." After that, he took McGallis upstairs.

"Lucky man," someone mumbled in the lobby.In fact, many of the people who came to the celebrations lived directly in the homes of Turiyi. Only some new citizens or reserve citizens had to live in hotels because they did not have friends and acquaintances in Turiy.

McGallis entered the room, and when the waiter left, he quickly bolted the door and carefully examined the interior.

Then he walked over to the bed, moved the bed a little harder, reached for the bottom of the bed against the wall, and quickly pulled out something tightly wrapped in linen.

He opened it carefully, and saw that there was a blue Yingying dagger...

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Over the next few days, Megalis walked through the streets and alleys of Turi, especially the Temple of Hades, and observed the terrain many times.Except for the right-wing Xiangturi people who carefully explored the celebration, other times they came alone, trying not to contact others.

It was just that he had a problem in Turriy and fell in love with the food in the restaurant Christoya.Despite many death tests on the battlefield, this time the task gave him considerable pressure.What is the best place to relieve stress in a city-state?Of course it is a restaurant (but in Dionysia it is an arena).

As a mercenary, Megalis, who has lived a simple life, was soon captured by the food of the Christosia restaurant, shabu beef, lamb tripe, fresh fish soup, honey sauce bread, fried cod... …Every food made him whisper, so he quickly learned some of the "bad habits" of the rich Dionysians-spending three meals a day in the restaurant.

But he forgot one thing, in order to be able to stay in the room in the city of Turui in time, he came eight days before the celebration on September 9th.The food in the Christos restaurant is not cheap, not to mention that during the celebration, the city is full of people, the prices of consumer goods are rising, and naturally the food is even more so.A few days later, McGallis found out that his "Hades silver coin" was used up, and had to use other city-state currency to pay the bill, but the restaurant waiter refused to accept it, saying: In addition to the silver coins issued by Dionia , Do not accept coins from other city-states.

McGallis was helpless, and at the same time, for convenience, he brought all the money in the package to the bank of Christoya.

Finally, it was his turn. The employee of the bank asked him from the counter across the window: "Are you saving or withdrawing money?"

"Exchange Dionysian silver coins." Megalis patted the burden on his shoulder.

The employee looked at it and handed out a papyrus: "Write the name of the currency you want to exchange, and the quantity..."

McGallis looked embarrassed: "I...I don't read."

The employee apparently often encounters this kind of situation, and he continued without changing his tone: "So... you tell me how much currency you want to exchange, and then cram the money to be exchanged, watching me confirm it for you, you Agree?"

McGallis hesitated, nodded his approval, and then told the employee what kind of currency he wanted to exchange, the number, etc.

The employee took notes while listening, and when he heard "Siracusa Four Drachma", the stylus twitched slightly, but Turiri would occasionally have Sicilian merchants to save money and exchange coins. Not uncommon.

He finished recording, and when McGallis stuffed his baggage in the window, he called in another employee to count and review.

When opening the burden to count the coins, the employees seem to be careless, but in fact carried out a very careful inspection. Among the burden of coins, the number of "Siracusa Four Drachma Silver Coins" accounted for the largest number, and some are still new. His heart jumped involuntarily...

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"Master Ansitanos, when you go to Laos this time, you must persuade this child! He has only been a consul for a few days, but his buttocks haven't heated the chair yet, so he needs to modify Laos's The law strictly governs illegal activities in Laos city..." Daveus said a little bit angrily: "This is declaring war against the nobles of Laos (in fact, the former small tribal leaders), and threatened To give civilians more rights. Hum! Who did he think he was, even his father dared not do this! What did he think of Laos? Dionysia, or Athens? No, he didn’t even know about Laos Sis is not a real Greek city, it's just changing the name of an old tribal alliance..."