Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Cornelius hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, I am not opposed to the alliance with Walsey and let the Romans conquer Walsey. But I think that this year’s situation in Dionysia is not a good time. . What’s more, we are very new to the situation in central Italy. We should be more cautious and prepare more fully to ensure that in the event of a real war, we have full confidence in winning!"

Cornelius's old-fashioned words led the minister headed by Lucia to nod again and again.

"I also hope to wait until the Kingdom soldiers have enough food and there are no external problems around them, and then they will intervene in Rome. But the good times are never waiting, and the enemy will not be stupid enough to stay on the spot and let us intervene. "Daveus said with emotion, "Everyone remembers the war with Syracuse. Our original idea was to attack Lockry in an advanced way to lure Syracuse's army to Great Greece. Onusius induced the Sumonais to invade suddenly. We pin our hopes on the first line of defense of the soldiers in Kaurnia-Trina, dragging down the Siracusa army, first solving the Sumonites, and then waiting for the main Back in the decisive battle, Dionysius led the army to easily break through our southern defense...

These lessons taught me deeply that the good time is not waiting, but relying on our bold actions to win.And the Carthages also have wisdom that is not weaker than Dionysius. They have known for a long time that we Dionysia will be their future enemy, so they not only support the Tanikian tribe, but also The Romans were supported seven or eight years ago."

Cornelius and others were shocked, and Lucia asked quickly: "Your Majesty, is this true?!"

"Of course it is true. As the Tanikian tribe made me wary of Carthage, I increased my attention to the forces around the kingdom. As a result, the manpower I sent quickly collected some information about Carthage and Information from Rome, there is evidence that Carthage has continued to support Rome, aid food, weapons..." Daveus said as he pointed to the clerk Henripolis, who was recording beside him. nod.

Hernipolis immediately left the meeting room and quickly found a few documents from the palace's restricted area, the reference room, and handed them to Davers, who handed it to Cornelius.

Ministers such as Cornelius, Lucias, and Sedorum passed on each other, and their expressions became more dignified.

"Before, I didn't talk about Carthage and Rome because we were busy governing the newly incorporated Kingdom of Dawn. There was no need to distract from things in Rome. But—" Daveus suddenly stood up And said aloud: "Now Wallsey comes to ask for help. This is a good time! Help Wallsey to fight against the Romans and will win the support of other forces in central Italy. The plot to destroy Carthage will also benefit future Carthage is not passive when fighting. In addition, defeating the Romans will also help us enter the same fertile land occupied by Rome in central Italy!"

Davers said that the ministers were surprised.

Daveus watched them and said with a deep voice: "Masters, this drought covered most of the land of the Kingdom of Dionysia, making our disaster relief so difficult, I believe that each of you Deep memory! Why? Because our country is not big enough and our national strength is not strong enough, we need to get more land to easily cope with every drought, every earthquake, every tsunami! On the south side In the case of Carthage blocking the road, we can only get the land in the north, so the messenger from Walsey is a good opportunity for us!"

Daveus saw the ministers fall into silence for a while, smiled slightly, and said in a mild tone: "Of course this is a long-term strategy I set for the kingdom. The war with Rome does not necessarily break out immediately. With our help to Wall West, maybe the Romans will give up on this, so the bread should be eaten bit by bit, let’s not worry, let’s take it slowly, let the senate pass the proposal of forming an alliance with Walsey, and then carefully with the Walsey Discuss the covenant, and after everything is done, send a messenger to test the Romans' response to this..."

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Dionysia soon sent Foreign Minister Ansitanos and Walsey messenger Metebola to discuss the alliance between the two countries.

The negotiation process was very smooth. It took more than half a day to formulate the draft alliance. The main contents are: Dionia and Walsey form a friendly and equal military alliance; strengthen friendly exchanges and exchanges, without violating the law. Under the circumstances of the law, its people can stay on the land of the Allies freely; give each other preferential treatment and convenience in trade, no additional tax, no unauthorized detention and arrest of merchants of the Allies, disputes arise, and the two parties will arbitrate for settlement; When a party is invaded by an enemy or has a war with a third party, the allies should do their utmost to provide military assistance, and even send troops to the war at the request of the other party..."

Metapola took the draft and immediately returned to Walsey.

Ten days later, he arrived in a hurry with the Walsey Ambassadors, which included the consuls of several city-states in the Walsey Alliance.

Davos and the Walseys solemnly signed an alliance agreement.

As soon as the agreement was signed, the Walseys could not wait to ask Dionia to send troops to assist Walsey.It turned out that the Romans had already captured Willetray, and repelled Walsey's reinforcements, and began to attack the city of Satricum. The League of Walsey was defeated in a row, and there were no enough soldiers to organize. With huge reinforcements to stop the Roman army's attack, they faced an unprecedented crisis.

Daphes decided to send the messenger to Rome to mediate on the proposal of Antaoris, and at the same time, he informed the military department to prepare for the war.

After careful consideration and selection, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent Tapirus the last messenger.

Ten years ago, Tapirus was a slave bought by Christoya. Because of his flexible mind and hard work, he was promoted to a restaurant supervisor within a few years and was given by the owner Daveus. free.In the Civil War of Italy, he participated in the most important battle of Crotone as a reserve citizen. As a spearman, he and his colleagues resisted the impact of the hired cavalry in Syracuse and took it The defeat, while assisting other troops to defeat the powerful right wing of Syracuse, played a key role in the final victory of the entire battle.

After the war, their surviving spearmen became full citizens of Dionysia.In the following years, Tapirus also participated in the war to conquer Mesapi and Pucciti.Perhaps it was frequent fighting that strengthened his courage and broadened his horizons. He was no longer satisfied with being only the regional head of the Christosia restaurant, but used his literacy and ability to pass the finance department. Assessment, became a tax officer.

Until the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ancitanos recruited public officials and did a good job, but he was tired of this kind of daily accounting and bookkeeping Tapirus application came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ansitanos knows well that making Rome is not a simple task. The messengers needed not only need to be perceptive, but also have courage.Therefore, Tapirus, who served as a waiter in a restaurant and participated in many battles, became the best candidate.

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In 13 years of Dionysia (that is, November 1, 380 BC), Dionysian messenger Tapirus took a passenger boat to Rome in the port of Laos.

The weather was clear on that day, and the sky was cloudless.

Tapirus sat in the cabin, still recalling the scene of being received by King Dapheus before leaving Turrii.

Said it was an interview, in fact, he was invited to a banquet in the Davos mansion.Since he was a private slave released by Daphes, according to the current popular saying of Dionys, Daves was his benefactor (a peculiar custom formed by Dionysian national conditions, a slave released by the master There is a special kinship-like relationship with the owner. Without violating the law, if the released slave has a difficult life, he can seek help from his original owner, help him find a job or provide assistance; and the original owner encounters difficulties At this time, these liberated slaves who have become full-time citizens will also help, or when the original owner runs for local councillors or security officers, they will jointly vote for the original owner. This is recognized by the society. For these reasons, the wealthy citizens of Dionysia will only be keen to treat their slaves and give them freedom in these years.) Only then will a formal reception be turned into a private feast.

At the banquet, he was surprised that the great King Davers even cared about such an indigenous city-state in central Italy, and at the same time was surprised by the request made by Davis...

At this time, the captain pushed the door and came in: "Sir, you will soon arrive at Ostia Port."

Tapirus heard the words, let go of his thoughts, and left the cabin.

The seagulls soared under the sky ahead, and large and small ships converged in one direction. There should be the entrance of the Tiber River and the colonial city of Ostia, Rome.

After receiving the appointment of the embassy, ​​Tapirus had special knowledge of Rome, knowing that Ostia was originally a small town of Latins, and was captured by Rome decades ago, and moved to settle here. Ostia became a colonial city in Rome, and later became the only port city in Rome to conduct maritime trade. It is precisely because of these benefits that Ostia has always been loyal to Rome, even when Rome was captured by the Gauls. It also did not betray.

Tapirus took a member of the envoy to the shore in Ostia.