Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"This...this..." Callissenos was shocked when he heard it, and was taken by the young commander's aura, so he didn't dare to say a word to dissuade him.

"Then what should I do if this fertile land becomes vacant?" Croto Catacs stared at Carrizenos, and said solemnly: "I think Mandinia on the Peloponnese is Dionia’s most loyal ally, so I decided to gift the land of Tygea to you Mandinia."

Carrizenos' heart was beating wildly, thinking that he had heard it wrong, he couldn't help but asked aloud: "You...you mean to give us the territory of Taigeya?!"

No wonder he was ecstatic. The territory of Tygea and Mandinia is the only plain in Arcadia. It is narrow from east to west and long from north to south. The terrain is high from the south to the north. Tygea is located in the south and occupies this area. Most of the land is a small plain, and Mandinia is located to the north, and the river overflows every rainy season. The Mandinians have suffered enough from the floods and are bent on expanding their land to the south. Conflicts continue.

It was only because Taga was fully supported by Sparta that the Mandinians were scrupulous and did not cause a major war.Unexpectedly, before the Corinthian War, the Spartans invaded Mandinia. With the help of the Tagyas, they blocked the river in the north of the plain and destroyed the city of Mandinia by a water attack. This became Mandinia. Dinian people suffer forever.And now Mandinia has the opportunity to own the entire plain, not only can obtain more fertile land to increase its strength, but also the long-term hidden worries will be completely resolved, how can this not make Carrizenos overjoyed.

"I hope that Mandinia will give me an answer tomorrow! After tomorrow, I can only regard you Mandinia abandoning this land and use it as Dionia's military base in the Peloponnese. ."

"General Cloto Catacs, please rest assured, I will rush back to Mandinlia, and Mandinia will give you an affirmative answer tomorrow!" Carrizenos said quickly.

"Okay, I'm waiting for your reply." Croto Kataks nodded.

Carrizenos turned on his horse, squeezed the reins, firmly clamped the horse's belly, urged the horse, and hurried to the north.

"His Royal Highness, hand over the territory of Taga to Mandinia, I am afraid that other city-states of the Arcadian Alliance will be dissatisfied with Mandinia." Priintors reminded at this moment.

Cloto Kataks said with a firm expression: "Although the Arcadian Alliance has become our alliance, the internal situation of the alliance is too complicated, Taigeya has rebelled, and Okomenus is also being lobbied... and How can we rest assured that such an alliance cooperates!

It is better to strengthen the relationship with Mandinia, which is truly willing to cooperate with us. It was originally one of the strongest city-states in Arcadia. Now if the Taigea territory is merged, its strength will skyrocket. Become the absolute leader of the Arcadia Alliance.

Moreover, once Mandinia annexes the Tygea territory, not only the city-states of the Arcadian Alliance will be dissatisfied, but other city-states in the Greek mainland may also want to interfere (this is the tradition of the Greek mainland, a city-state is destroyed by the enemy, In a few years, they will be backed up by the enemy's enemies again), Mandynia can only rely more on us, Dionia!"

"The Lycomeds of Mandinia looks very shrewd, I am afraid he may not agree."

Cloto Kataks smiled: "He is now in Megalopolis. After the Mandinian has made a decision, I am afraid he does not know about it. And even if he knows it, face With such a great benefit, he alone can't convince all the people of Mandinia."

Cloto Kataks was very thoughtful, and Priintoles had no doubts. For a moment, he felt in a daze that he was facing King Daves, unconsciously even speaking. Respectfully: "I understand."

At this moment, Cettisus walked over holding a crockpot solemnly, and said in a low tone: "This is the ashes of Adoris...

Cloto Kataks took it carefully, and when he held it in his arms, tears came out again...

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Karias kept looking around, suddenly feeling very nervous, because this is not the Executive Committee of the Generals of Athens, nor the 500-member assembly of the God of War, but the citizens' assembly on the hill of Pniks, the highest in Athens. The authority, look at these layered, surging heads, and listen to these noisy and heart-pounding noises. The Athenians proclaimed that “when they hold a citizen assembly, the number of people often exceeds 5,000.” It seems absolutely not Empty words.

At this moment, he saw Callistratus, the chief general of Athens, walked to the center of the venue, raised his right arm, and his voice was loud and penetrating: "Citizens of Athens, the citizen assembly has officially begun!"

Gradually, the surrounding Athenian citizens stopped talking, and the whole venue became quiet.

Callistratus went on to say: "In the last meeting we discussed the issue of the Dionian army’s unprovoked invasion of the Peloponnese. Today, Dionian’s envoys also came to Athens. To communicate with us on this issue, we first listen to what he says."

When Callistratos's hand pointed towards Kalias, the tension in his heart disappeared at that moment. He stood up and walked towards the center of the venue step by step...

In the past years, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes, Megara, Argos... Almost all the Greek city-states in the world once had envoys standing here, facing the discerning citizens of Athens. According to their city-state's claims, either for war, or alliance, or trade, or just for the citizens of a certain city-state to break the law in Athens...

There have also been countless celebrities and scholars from Athens who have delivered exciting speeches here, such as Solon, Demosthenes, Aristotle, Dimitocli, Kemon, Pericles, Asibides, Su Grady...

Whether in the Dionian Academy or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Karias studied a lot of articles about Athens lectures with his teacher Ansitanos. In the past few years, he went back and forth to various allies and tribes in the Western Mediterranean. Although the heavens in Thebes got a fairly satisfactory answer-Thebes will remain neutral, but Karias understood that it was the Thebes who wanted to do it in the first place, and it was not his credit. Today has finally arrived. It's time for him to really use martial arts.

Karias stood still in the middle of the venue, his eyes swept over the indifferent faces around him, and a wave of pride rose in his heart.

He took a deep breath and felt ample breath flowing between his chest, throat, mouth, and nasal cavity, and then said: "Citizens of Athens, I represent the 2 million citizens of the Kingdom of Dionian (excluding women and Children), sincere greetings to you!"

His first sentence caused a commotion among the surrounding Athenians: "2 million citizens?! Really? If you count overseas territories, Athens will not have more than 15,000 citizens. Dionia is actually Ten times that of Athens?!"

"I must first correct a mistake made by Lord Callistratus. Dionia sent troops to the Peloponnese to fulfill the covenant and help Thebes fight against the Spartans.

In this respect, I admire you Athenians very much. When the city of Thebes was occupied by the Spartans and the Thebes democrats were in danger, you bravely reached out to help them;

The Thebes regained the city, but faced the attack of the Spartans. In such a bad situation, you were not afraid of the threat of the Spartans. You formed an alliance with Thebes, not only providing them with Material assistance, and also sent a fleet directly to the war, threatening the rear of the Spartans.The Thebes' ability to persist until now and win the battle of Leuktra is absolutely inseparable from your selfless help.

Although Dionia made an alliance with Thebes late, we, Dionia, hate Sparta, the chief culprit who continues to provoke wars on the Greek mainland, which has caused the entire Greek people to fail to live a peaceful life!We, Dionia, also against Sparta who continued to bully Athens after the Peloponnesian War, and even invaded your territory, wanton killing and looting villages near the port of Piraeus during the contract of the king. The people and the disgusting incidents that have no intention of repentance afterwards empathize!

Therefore, even if Athens is tied up by the new contract, you should be optimistic about Dionia's beating Sparta..."

Callistratus noticed that the faces of the citizens became calmer, and he immediately interrupted Carrias’s words intentionally: "Thank you very much for your wonderful speech, but I must first correct one of your mistakes. You can call me by my name, but you cannot call me "adult", because all citizens of Athens are equal, regardless of size. If I dare to call myself an adult, I am afraid that my compatriots will use pottery to drive me out of the country today. "

There was a burst of laughter in the venue.

Callistratus continued: "However, it’s no wonder you made such a mistake, because I heard that in the Kingdom of Dionia, the people in the country are subdivided into many levels, from kings and ministers to the next. The people at the bottom have strict classes. It is impossible to call them by name, otherwise they will be punished. It is no wonder that you will be more restrained when you come to Athens.

Kalias smiled slightly: "I call you'sir', not just a kind of respect for you, but more respect for the power granted to you by the citizens of Athens. It is a concentrated expression of the will of all the citizens of Athens. As for you Speaking of our Dionia, I would like to ask Master Callistratus, have you been to any town in Dionia?"