Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Of course, the most lively place is near the center of the Eastern District. The former Dionysian Arena and now the main Hades Arena are used as the venue for the opening ceremony of the Kingdom of Dionysia Football Finals every year. Here comes from various districts of the inner city.

The officials on the lead took Galni to speed up, and finally squeezed into the south entrance of the arena. This place is already very lively. Not only are there long queues at the entrance, but this famous food street is also facing people. As woven.People not only buy food and snacks from various stalls in order to meet the needs of the appetite when watching the game, they also dig into the shops, purchase snare drums and piccolo, and the statues of players they like to cheer.

Every stall owner and businessman bargained with customers because of their nonstop voice, so that their voices were hoarse, but they couldn't stop rejoicing in their hearts. They wished that such a competition would be held from the beginning of the year to the end of the year so that they could earn a pot every day. Full.

A large bronze statue was erected between the entrance of the arena and the food street: Hades, the patron saint of Dionysia, stretched out with his left hand and his right hand back, holding a football in his hand, making a throwing position, and his left foot spanned In the previous step, the right foot was lifted slightly, and the center of gravity fell between the two feet.His black hair shawl and serious look, his robe tied around his waist, blocking the mystery between his legs, and the texture of his clothes is clear, which does not affect the swell of the muscles. The strong muscles of the whole body are relaxed and varied, showing a kind of change. Sporty feeling at the start...

Hades in the temple is solemn, and although this statue outside the arena is more than three meters high, and the thick foundation stone is five meters, it is also majestic, but it shows a gesture of being close to the people, making the people yearn for it. Increased public love for rugby and made it one of the places where believers usually worship.

On the side of the entrance, there is a row of wooden houses, each of which has an image of the goddess Tino drawn on the roof. There are also many people gathered here, and the voice is full of enthusiasm.

"I voted for ten drachmas and bought Turui to beat Copsa!"

"I said brother, you see that the Turuli team is too strong, and of course it will beat Kopsa. This odds are too low. It is not worth your ten Drachma to earn up to two Opole, it is not as good In the second opening game, Udie vs Ugentum, the odds for both sides are relatively high. You are betting correctly and earning a lot."

"I don't care about winning. I am Turi. I support Turri's team to win regardless of victory or defeat!"

"Hey, hello! I don't know much about the level of rugby in the cities of Mesapi. Could you tell me which team is stronger in Ujentum and Udie?"

"You can ask the right person. I know the Mesapi region very well! I tell you that Udie was the center of the Mesapi city-state alliance. Now it is also a big city in that region with a large population. And you Milon You know, the former General Crotone and now the veteran of the Senate. He won many Greek Games championships when he was young. He previously served as the chief executive of Udie for four years, except for suppressing Udie’s riots. In addition, it also promotes rugby and football, so Udie’s rugby was developed relatively early in the Mesapi region.

Uchentoum is just a small town by the sea. Because it is closer to Turri, it is also early to develop rugby, but as far as I know, the teams of the two cities have played four times, and Udie won all..."

"Then I will vote for five drachmas to beat Udie to beat Ugentum!"

...

These noisy voices rushed to Gailny, who was passing through the area. He only felt the eardrums swell and rubbed his ears. He knew in his heart: This is a kind of Dionysian purchase from the Kingdom. "Tino's favor" paper ticket, once the buyer accurately guessed the game, he will get some money rewards, and once guessed wrong, the bet money will be floated.This form is actually similar to the game of craps played by the Samonais after the banquet (in fact, the Greek city-states are also popular).

What made Gellny lamented was that when he first went to the Turui Arena to watch the game, this kind of game was just beginning to be implemented. At that time, there was only one wooden house, and there were few buyers. And a few years later, look at this There are so many people, I'm afraid this kind of game has already become popular in Dionysian cities.

Despite the long queues at the entrance of the arena, Galney did not stop for a moment. The public officer who led him took him to another entrance, and through the guard's interrogation, he directly entered the VIP channel.The seats in the arena are partitioned, and after entering the VIP channel on the south side, it is not far from the arena’s podium.

He was arranged to sit down in an area not far from the podium, where some spectators were already sitting.

Guerney's seat is closer to the arena, and he can turn his head to the left to see the large area behind the podium covered with white cloth and blocking the sun. Once he came to know that it was Daioni The place where the kings and queens of Asia and the elders of the senate watched the game, but at this time it was still empty like the stadium in front.

As Gellny looked around, someone curiously asked, "Where are you from?"

This is a greek old man with several scars on his dark, rough face, and a greasy look with a fierce appearance. He looks more like a farmer, but wears expensive purple burton.

Guerny didn't answer directly, and asked slightly alertly: "Where are you from?"

"I'm from Tindaris, and his name is Seacrops." The man answered frankly.

Guerny knows that the people who can be invited to sit in this area are very unusual. Even if the people in front of him are ordinary, it is a pity that apart from knowing the surrounding areas of Samonay, Guerney knows very little about other areas. He didn't hide it, and regardless of whether it would embarrass the other party, he asked directly, "Where is that... where is Tindaris?"

Sikropus was amazed, but Galney’s blunt Greek language and appearances that were different from the Greeks made him express his understanding, so he said seriously: "We Tindaris is a Greek city-state on Sicily. , Next to Messina, very close to the territory of the Kingdom of Dionia. Our Tindaris and Dionysia have friendly relations and are invited by Dionysia every year to participate in this magnificent and lively celebration!" Krops said proudly, with a look of honor and pride.

But in fact, when Syracuse was defeated, Dionysius was killed, Messina was captured, and the city-states on the eastern coast of Sicily changed regimes... When a series of great changes reached Tindaris, this The small city-state supported by Dionysius was frightened. They hurriedly led by the consul to form a huge messenger group. With a huge amount of gold and silver, they quickly rushed to Turui, panicked. To King Dave’s surrender and alliance.Unexpectedly, King Daphes not only did not speak badly, but also expressed extreme sympathy for the tragic situation of the Mesenians in Sparta, but also promised in public: Dionys will not violate Tindaris.

The Tindaris were immediately overjoyed, because the big Greeks knew that the king of Dionysia was very promising.Although Tindaris eventually failed to form an alliance with Dionia, the two sides soon signed a friendly agreement.Although the Tindaris later learned of the agreement between Dionia and Carthage regarding the division of power in Sicily, they still expressed deep gratitude and respect for Dionia.What's more, Dionyssia will send friendly invitations to Tindaris every year for important celebrations, so how can Tindaris, a city-state citizen who has not built a city for a long time, and is inconspicuous on Sicily, not treat Dionysian as a south The overlord of Italy is extremely fond of.

"However, we have been invited by Tindaris, and other Greek city-states in Sicily have also received invitations, Syracuse, Gera, Kamalina, Agrigento, Economs, and even The Sikel towns were also invited, and most of them sent messengers to this grand event—" Sicrops paused when he said this because he remembered the island of Sicily Syracuse, the largest city-state and a supporter of Tindaris when he built the city, did not send people to this year’s Hades celebration (neither in the past few years), so that several affiliated small states around the city-state No one was sent to Turri. This regretful thought only flashed in his mind, and he was quickly left behind. Now Dionysia is Tindaris’s biggest dependant, Syracuse. Zha has become a thing of the past.

Sicrops extended his right finger and pointed around: "All the guests sitting here are guests from Sicily. Only you look a little...um...unfamiliar, so I will ask curiously."

Sikropus said polite words, such as Guerney with loose hair, bare-chested legs, and no shoes, anyone who reads it knows that he is a "barbarian", even here is a Sicilian native Sikel Its dress is similar to that of the Greeks, so the others around him are very curious, but they didn't come to ask.Only like the Tindaris, who were previously oppressed by the Spartans and weak in elementary schools, will they try to be as good as possible for any forces.

Sicily!Mentioning this place name, Guerny had an impression. After all, the Samonet people are in today’s situation, and they were all given by Syracuse. Syracuse was the overlord of Sicily, but now listen to the other party. It was only after Garni knew that the hundreds of people around him were from Sicily’s city-states, only to realize that Dionysia not only occupied the huge land of southern Italy, but also on the rumored rich Sicily With great strength, compared with Dionia, Abenerum's strength is really too insignificant!

Note: Tino is the goddess of luck in ancient Greece.