Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Davos' words made Patroclus bit his lips.

Daveus stared at him directly: "So being my son-in-law will only make your future more rugged. Will you still marry Cynthia?"

After Davos' voice fell, Patroclus blurted out: "I will! I am willing to go to Cynthia as a wife! And I will make more merits to prove my ability and change the bias of others!"

Davies looked at the confident and energetic young man in front of him, and his eyes showed appreciation: "Tomorrow evening, I will hold a private banquet at home and invite you and your parents to the banquet to discuss your engagement with Cynthia. Matters."

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The Downey were conquered, and the next step was to govern this newly conquered land.

In the Dionysian Senate, the chief executives of Dawney towns were elected by the veterans, and were approved by Davos. Only the most powerful town that everyone disputed-the chief executive of Luconia, Dai Firth did not reply, until Anta Oris proposed a name that has been forgotten by everyone-Antonios, and received the support of most former mercenary veterans, Lucania veterans, Bruti veterans, etc., smart The veterans realized that this was from Davos's advice.

Antonios, who has always been sick and has no outsiders, received a letter of appointment signed by Daveus sent by the court herald officer Aristilas.

During this time, he was accustomed to the mansion that was once very lively, and then deserted, and his wife, whose father was imprisoned and his brother executed, cried in the ear every day, complaining that he did not help a little.In just a few months, Antonios has experienced so much. At the moment, looking at the appointment letter in his hand, he can't help but sigh with emotion, and his eyes are moist: after all, King Davis has not forgotten him, as can be seen from this appointment, Lucerne As the central town of Dawn, Niah can only serve as its chief executive, only the veterans with outstanding merits and highly valued by Daveus.

"Your Majesty, let me convey a word." Aristilas said blankly: "'I hope you learn the lessons of the past, govern Luceneia, and let the Dawns integrate into Dionysia as soon as possible.'"

"I will not disappoint your majesty!" Antonios said emotionally.

He declined the invitation of Capps, Philius, Amintas and other former mercenary veterans to prepare a celebratory banquet for his comeback, and in the early morning of the next day, he only brought two entourages and quietly Rushed to Lucena to take office.

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The Spartan army, led by Tyrius, the brother of Agassius, the king of Sparta, marched northward until the spring of the second year (that is, the eleventh year of the Kingdom of Dionysia, BC) 382), arrived in the Kalkidike Peninsula, and received the warm welcome and vigorous assistance of Amintas, the king of Macedonia. He provided an innumerable number of cavalry. After winning two battles, Teletius advanced to Under the city of Olympus.However, during the siege, they were raided by the Kalkidik Allied supporters who supported Olympus, the Spartan army was defeated, and its commander, Teliutias, was also killed.

The news reached Sparta and was shocked.

Agsirous was even more distressed, and even induced disease, and was bedridden.

The Council of Elders decided after deliberation: Never compromise the Kalkidik League headed by Olympus, and continue to attack it until it is destroyed, otherwise Sparta’s prestige in Greece cannot be restored.

As a result, Sparta began a war mobilization order against the Peloponnesian allies in preparation for a larger coalition to fight in Northern Greece, and the army commander was another Spartan king Agassipolis .

During this time, the fall of Thebes made the Athenians uneasy. Therefore, for the exiles of Thebes, they were all helping each other to establish multiple shelters in the mountainous area between Attica and Pioxia.But Athens is full of vigilance against Sparta, and does not want to be an open enemy with it, especially in the current situation where Sparta is so tyrannical, so they only pay close attention to the movement of the Spartans.

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There is a school called Academia next to the Holy Forest in Academia on the Kefissos River in the northwestern outskirts of Athens.

The courtyard of this courtyard, standing on the river bank with gurgling water, green grass and blooming flowers, has a quaint archway with the words "Those who do not understand geometry should not enter".

A dozen young people sat in a small pavilion in the school, listening carefully to a middle-aged man lecture.

This middle-aged man has a broad forehead, deep eyes, and broad shoulders. Although he is not too tall, he is more burly, but gives a gentle and quiet temperament.He is the famous scholar Plato of Greece.

Plato's family background is outstanding, so he was well educated since childhood.When I was young, I still loved the creation of poetry and drama. Until one day I met Socrates and other people in a dialogue at the poem. Plato was like a divine initiation, and Mao Zedong opened up. Many questions that have been hard to think and cannot find answers seem to be solved at once .So he threw his poems into flames and burned them on the spot, and worshipped Socrates as a teacher, turning from a passion for literary creation to philosophical research.

That year, Plato was 20 years old.

After Socrates was tried and finally executed, Plato, who was extremely disappointed with the Athens government, began his travel life. He has visited Mekala, Asia Minor, Persia, Egypt, Cyranica, Sicily, and finally because of an accident. Event returned to Athens.

Due to his family, Plato is still very interested in politics, but Athens has been politically conservative since the loss of Serablos, and the factions are busy with disputes, making him feel disappointed again.After a long-term investigation of other Greek city-states and countries outside Greece, in addition to increasing his experience and knowledge, he also feels that it is not easy to manage city-states, there is no special knowledge of managing city-states, and there is no group of like-minded friends, not only Nothing will happen, and it may cost life.Therefore, after returning to Athens, with the support of friends, Plato founded the Academia College, trying to cultivate a group of talents who understand philosophy, natural sciences, and can govern the country, and use them to change Athens and other Greek cities. The current situation indirectly realizes one's political ideals.

The college has been established for five years.Not only many youths in Athens became his students, but also some young foreigners came, and came to his door, the Academia College gradually became famous.

At this time, Plato said in a calm but quite magnetic voice: "... Yesterday I have talked about why I think that the ancient style of Wang Zheng is the best form of government. Today I will talk about why such a Wang Zheng will decline?"

The youth immediately lifted their spirits and listened.

"Although the legislators of Wang Zheng always try to get the rulers of the city-state to receive the best overall education, so that they are full of wisdom, they can use the true knowledge they learn to distinguish things and take correct actions. But, just like animals and plants Growth and development are influenced by time, and marriage and childbearing are also restricted by time. City-state legislators cannot always rely on sensory observation and rational thinking, and always correctly select a good time for fertility for city-state rulers. They sometimes make mistakes, so they inappropriately gave birth to some children...

The rulers selected from these degenerate descendants cannot be the best. After taking over the power of their parents, they will despise the wise lovers in the city-state, and despise music education and physical exercise, so that the city-state Young people are becoming less and less educated... So, they and their descendants gradually lost the qualities that true rulers should have, and lost the ability to distinguish between gold, silver, copper and iron species, while iron and copper are When gold and silver are mixed together, imbalances, inconsistencies, and inconsistencies arise. Once inconsistencies and inconsistencies occur, wars and hatred will arise..."

The students were lost in thought.

After a while, a student asked, "Mr. Plato, you mean... Unmatched seasons of marriage, mixed blood, and loss of purity are the main reasons for Wang Zheng's decline?"

"Oreas, your understanding is correct." Plato praised the student, and then said: "Once the conflict occurs, the two groups within the ruler will have different development directions. The copper and iron groups tend to be private. Merging land and houses, converging gold and silver treasures; and the gold and silver group still tends to virtue and traditional order due to the real wealth in their own souls. The two groups struggle with each other and then achieve some kind of compromise... so they put the city-state The land and houses are privately owned, turning former friends and supporters into frontiers and slaves... This leads to the creation of a new form of government, which is what I call honorary government."

The students are thoughtful.

A student asked in doubt: "Mr. Plato, how can we get married at the right time?"

"Sipesips, this is a good question, you can't embarrass me." Plato said that, but said with a smile: "In fact, even the gods can't match in time. , Otherwise it is impossible for so many powerful monsters to appear in ancient times. But after my long-term thinking, I have some understanding of this problem. I also elaborated in the book "Ideland", that is, let the excellent and the Outstanding people get married and give birth at the best time.

What is an excellent person?Not only for city-state men, but also for women.City-states should treat men and women equally, so that women also receive good education.Let them receive sports training, study literature, music, mathematics... In this process, we can find out whether she is gold, silver, iron, or copper. Choose the best and the best, but don’t overdo it. Long-term fertility.