Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

After others tried to go to Tarantum, the people of Odrum felt the third benefit of joining Dionysia.

However, the benefits of Dionysia for Odrum are continuous, Nico Marcus announced: to build roads for Odrum, connecting Udie.

Road construction, this is what the Odrum people have always dreamed of, but can it succeed?!

Just when the Ordrums were dubious, Dionysian road officials had begun to poke the road outside the city of Odrum, with Kingdom princes and war captives.

Just when the people of Odrum were pleasantly surprised to see the flat road extending along the rugged terrain to the west, Niko Marcus announced again: to expand the port and use Odrum’s unique geographical advantages to prosper Maritime trade in Odrum.

This time, the Odrum did not stand and watch the excitement, but actively joined the team building the port.

The centuries-old silent city of Odrum has undergone tremendous changes in just two or three years. The Odrums are no longer scorned by other Mesapi city-states as "the fishermen from that remote small fishing village". Rum has become a famous port town in eastern Dionysia.

Therefore, when the term of the Chief Executive of Nicomarcus expired and he was about to leave, the people in the city had completely forgotten the anger and verbal abuse that he had given him when he first came, and instead queued up to send him away, and the city council passed it Too: A statue of Nico Marcus was erected on the town square, so that the people of Odrum will always remember his name and everything he did for Odrum!...

Carethorpes listened carefully, and the expression on his face gradually became dignified. From the driver’s mouth, he felt the Odrum’s recognition of the Kingdom of Dionysia, as was the case with Odrum, other Mesa Is this also true of the towns of Pi and Pucciti?!

The powerful strength of the Kingdom of Dionysia has made Sparta feel pressure, and the ability of Dionysia to assimilate the indigenous people has made Kirithorpes scared. He has accepted those from Sparta. The Mesapi and Puchti nobles who escaped from this area were puzzled and disturbed about the usefulness of their practices.

The driver, who was chatted about by Krisops, talked about how he likes rugby. He also said that Krisops had good luck. If it were not for the two days, Turui suspended the rugby finals, making him uncomfortable. Without temporarily returning from Turui, it was impossible for Kerry Thorps to get in his carriage.

Except that the first section of the road was not very easy to walk, the other sections were both flat and wide. The carriage drove all the way and had not reached the city of Udie before the noon.

The driver needs to stop here for a while to feed the horses forage and restore strength.

Kleethorpes can also eat something to fill his stomach.

Entering the city of Udie, you find three steps, one post, and five steps, one post in the city. There are armed soldiers patrolling everywhere.

Kirithorps's spirit was revitalized, and he thought that the Udie people were rioting because it was rumored that Udie had repeatedly launched riots in previous years.However, after listening to the coachman's explanation, I realized that this was not the case.

It turned out that the Udie team was unexpectedly eliminated in the first round of the Dionysia Kingdom football finals, and was still defeated by the weak Uchentum.

The news was sent back to the city of Udière. The people regarded it as a shame and humiliation. They not only insulted and scolded the players in anger, but also went to the restaurants to borrow alcohol in the restaurant to relieve their worries. There were several injuries.The Udie inspectorate had to closely monitor the city to prevent further injuries.

The driver was unable to explain to Kleethorpes why the Udie people care so much about the outcome of a match. He just said: The Udie team is always doing this in the Mesapi region, not only is it rough. Frequent fouls and not accepting the referee's verdict, so other Mesapi town teams are not very fond of playing against Udie.

In fact, the reason why the Udie people value football games so much is because as the center of the Mesapi Kingdom era and the largest city-state of the Mesaphi League, Udie was rebelling after being occupied by the Dionysians The most fierce one, and Milidon, the then chief executive of Udie, severely suppressed it. At the worst, Milon once asked the legion to enter the city. No one must stay at home during the day. This kind of resistance The state continued for a year before gradually beginning to accept the rule of Dionia.

As a result, the Udie people were in contact with the outside, only to find that the surrounding Mesapi towns had earlier obeyed the rule of Dionysia, and also early obtained the benefits given by the kingdom, and began to develop through the vigorous development of maritime trade. Getting rid of the hat of poverty and gradually getting richer, Udie, who is inland, once rich in land and has a large population, dominates the Mesapi city-state, has become less important.

In the following year's Rugby Finals, the first time the Udie players participated in the match, with strong fighting spirit inspired by loss and unwillingness, they won one after another victory. The Lie team met and the two sides had a tragic game.

In the game, Udie had three injured and ended, one was sent off, and Turri was seriously injured, and finally the Turri team won by one point.The Dionysian Rugby Union also revised some rules for this game, and punished the game more foully.

The Udie players returned to their hometown in despair, but were warmly welcomed by the people, praising them for kicking the blood of the Mesapi people, letting the Dionysians know the power of Udie soldiers.Since then, the Udie people have become obsessed with rugby, poured their feelings on it, and regarded it as a tool to show the Udie people's unyielding spirit to the Dionysian Senate.Therefore, this time the Udie team overturned in the gutter in the finals and was eliminated in the first round, so that the Udie people were greatly stimulated.

Kleethorpes did not understand these deep-seated reasons, but he felt that the Udie people valued the football invented by the Dionysians, indicating that they had agreed with Dionysian rule, which made him a little frustrated.

Before he came, Agsi Lauster gave him the opportunity to understand the situation of the Pucciti and Mesapi people under the rule of Dionysia, so he chose to take this route instead of going directly to the boat. Turiri.But from what he has observed now, with the passage of time, Dionysia's rule in Mesapi will only become more and more stable.

Out of Udie, the carriage continued to gallop northwest.

A few hours later, they passed by Manduria, the fortress that was once the Mesapi attacked Tarantum and now became the garrison of the Dionysian Ninth Army. After all, it was in the same place Not conducive to farming, but also not conducive to grazing.But the real battalion of the Ninth Army was built on a plain not far north of the city of Udie. The reason why it was built there is because it is right in the center of the Mesapi region, which is convenient for the training of citizens of Mesapi towns. Harmony and mobilization are also surveillance and deterrents to the most restless city of Udière, only because they are not on the avenue, so they can’t see them.

At dusk, Kelithorpes arrived in Tarantum.

Kirithops has been to Tarantum several times. In his impression, this sub-state, which was once regarded as Sparta, although did not inherit the bravery of the Spartans, but in the past the number of military trainings for citizens There are not many, the city-state people still have a state of armament, but this time he entered the city and surprised him. Not only were there no soldiers patrolling and guarding the city head, the guards at the city gate were also incompletely armoured, and the investigation was not strict. Hands are let in.

Kirithorpes thought about it and soon understood: because Tarantum has become the free city of the Kingdom of Dionysia, and its dead enemy Mesapi is also conquered by Dionysia, it has already Without danger, I am now in Dionysia's heartland, and even the defense of the security of the territory of the city-state duty has allowed Dionia to take over the past, so naturally the arms are relaxed.

But the city of Tarantum is very lively, even if it is dusk, the streets are still full of traffic and people.Shops, restaurants, brothels on both sides of the road from the urban area to the port are lined up one after another.As a transportation and trade hub in eastern Dionysia, Tarantum is more prosperous than before.

It's just that Kleethorpes has repeatedly seen Tarantum's young citizens walking in and out of restaurants and brothels, drunk walking on the streets, sometimes swearing and talking about Tarantum's past "brilliance." To vent his dissatisfaction with Dionia, and even despise Sparta's "cowardice"...

There was a helpless grin on Krisops's face, and he understood that the Tarantum had resentment about "Sparta abandoning them and finally signing an alliance agreement with Dioria".But Krithorpes didn’t care much about it, but instead had some regrets. As far as the current state of life of the Tarantum people is concerned, these citizens are only lip-syncing. I’m afraid they won’t even use shield spears. It's hard to resist the rule of Dioria.

Finally, Kleethorpes came to the port.

When in Sparta, Kelithops knew it clearly. There is a special sea ferry terminal in the port of Tarantum. The cargo ships are full of cargo and guests. They depart from these terminals continuously for a few hours. You can reach other seaside cities in the Gulf of Taranto from within, and of course the main destination is Turri.

Kleethorpes soon boarded a passenger boat that went straight to Turui.

After the passenger ship sailed out of the harbour and into the Gulf of Taranto, the sight of Krithorpes was full of countless ships, paved with this always calm bay, even if the sunset had fallen into the mountains, only the sun remained Shining on the horizon, the sea is still very lively.