Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The Dionysian Alliance has no intention of going to war with any Greek city-state, but if any city-state wants to provoke a war, want to humiliate us, and invade our land! Ladies and gentlemen, what is our answer? Davos looked around and shouted loudly. asked.

Fight to the end! Destroy the enemy!

Fight to the end!... The former mercenary veterans shouted in unison.

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Phoebe Das came out of the council hall with a livid face, and Dorobyses came forward to meet him. Seeing that his expression was wrong, he asked anxiously, How is the situation?!

Go! Get on the boat! Go back! Phoebe Das said angrily.

Under the escort of the patrol team, Phoebe Das and his party hurried back, got on the passenger ship, and sailed to the sea under the surveillance of two patrol ships.

You said, if my ship collided with it! Phoebe Das pointed to the patrol ship that sandwiched his ship in the center, and asked angrily, Will they sink?!

Ah?... Dorobyses was taken aback. Before he arrived at the council, he had a premonition that the mission would fail, but it actually made Phoebe so angry. What happened in the council? He didn't dare to ask.

Phoebe Das looked at the city of Turii, which was about to disappear from sight, secretly buried the shame this time in his heart, and said coldly, Let's go to Castellon!

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Lord Consul, driving away the Spartan messenger this time may be detrimental to the alliance. Cornerus said worriedly.

I said long ago, drive those mercenaries away! You have to stay, now the trouble is coming! Polyxis said dissatisfied.

Faced with censure, Capps and Agarcia, who were comrades-in-arms of these mercenaries, are really hard to refute. At this time, Plessinas stood up and said, Haven't those mercenaries been punished by the laws of the Union for their mistakes?! Don't the other freemen have made mistakes?! Why must those mercenaries be driven out? What about the soldiers?! Everyone, now our alliance is extremely lacking in labor. It is because of the alliance's open, free and equal attitude that it attracts so many foreigners and free people to come. There is no reason to drive away those who defected to the Federation. People, it will only destroy the image of the alliance, and it will only confuse all the Greeks who want to join us!

But what if Sparta declares war on us? Orifis asked worriedly.

So what,

Do you want to agree to Sparta's unreasonable request that Lord Davos lead our citizens to Asia Minor? ! Plessinlas snapped.

I...I... Orifis glanced at Davos with a guilty conscience, not daring to speak.

Sparta may not dare to fight with us! Davos smiled confidently: We are not a small city-state, but a powerful force in Greater Greece! It may not be easy for Sparta to win. But most of its energy is now concentrated on Asia Minor. The war with Persia is not an easy thing, and it is not so easy to end! I also heard that Sparta has just been in charge of hosting the Olympia Games. There was a war in the city-state of Lys... It can be seen that even in the Peloponnesian Peninsula, there are many city-states who are dissatisfied with Sparta. At this time, it dares to start another war in Great Greece. I doubt it! Davos said so, in his heart he already regretted that he had rashly agreed to Agarcia without careful consideration. There is never an absolute thing in the world. In case Sparta goes crazy and insists on fighting the Dionysian Alliance, although Davos is not afraid to fight Sparta, the alliance expansion plan that he originally planned will be ruined again. .

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The Spartan warship's move towards Castellon was beyond the Alliance's expectations, and the patrol ship immediately reported the discovery to the Senate.

After an urgent discussion with the elders, Davos decided to send an envoy to Castellon immediately and take the order of the Senate: Castellon refused to receive the Spartan messenger.

When the messenger rode a fast horse and took advantage of the newly built Turii-Castelron Avenue to quickly arrive at Castellon City, the chief general of Castellon City, Ameklis, had already led the others. The general and some members of the Council of Hundreds rushed to the port, ready to welcome the Spartan messengers. After all, the messengers of Sparta, the overlord of the Greek city-state, came here. As a small and remote state, they certainly did not dare to neglect.

Seeing Phoebedas disembarking from the boat, just as they were about to introduce each other and greet each other, his men hurried over and handed Amicris a papyrus. S said: Dear Spartan messenger, there is an urgent matter we need to discuss, please wait a moment!

Then, without waiting for Phoebe Das to reply, he took the general and the members to a distance.

Looks like something happened? Dorobyses said curiously when he saw them forming a circle and arguing about something.

Phoebe Das did not speak, he stared at the distance, feeling a little bad.

Amicris came to him again, with a bit of determination on his face: Respected Spartan messenger, I'm sorry to tell you that Castron, as a member of the Dionysian League, has just received Dai Oniya's severe request will not allow you to enter Castellon City! So— Amicris waved apologetically, and a group of soldiers came up.

You are humiliating Sparta! Have you thought about the consequences of doing this?! Philidas threatened angrily. He originally wanted to divide Castellon and Dio after entering Castellon City. It is best to keep it out of the Diorian Alliance, because as far as he knows, Castellon has not been in this alliance for a long time. In addition, he also wants to stay here for a few days, send soldiers to infiltrate the port of Turii, catch a few mercenaries who have fled here, go back to the Council of Elders, and at the same time take revenge on the Diorian Alliance. Now It seems impossible to achieve.

Seeing Phoebe Das leave in anger, Amycles breathed a sigh of relief for a while, and then became worried again: The Diorian Alliance was too daring to provoke the Spartans, in case they really led troops to come Come on, what should Castellon do? !

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Still unwilling, Phoebe Das turned the boat and sailed towards Tarantum.

Tarantum, as a strong state in Greater Greece, Phoebe Das did not think that the Dionysian Alliance could affect it, and Tarantum was a sub-state of Sparta, and the two sides had friendly relations.

The establishment of Tarantum is somewhat dramatic: Hundreds of years ago, Sparta coveted the fertile land in the Mesenia region west of Laconia, and launched a war, which lasted for nearly a hundred years. Da finally completely annexed Messenia, turning Messenians of the same race into Heros. However, because the Spartan men fought abroad for a long time, the women were lonely at home. As a result, they had relationships with the Periasians in Sparta and gave birth to a batch of babies. When they grew up, they were not recognized by Sparta. So the leader of them, Franzos, after many efforts, obtained the opportunity of Sparta to allow him to request an oracle from Delphi. As a result, the Temple of Apollo gave a confusing oracle: Find a rainwater A city can be built where clear skies pour down. So, Sparta agreed to Franzos to lead the bastards and outcasts out of Sparta to establish colonies.

Franzos led the team westwards in search of settlements. Their fleet crossed the Adriatic Sea and then to the Gulf of Taranto. They saw many places along the way, which did not meet the requirements of the oracle, and for a long time. The voyage at sea caused complaints from those who accompanied him, and Franzos was dismayed. He told his troubles to his wife, who put his head on her lap for comfort, but the sentimental wife became unhappy, and when Franzos felt her tears splash on his forehead, he Suddenly realizes the true meaning of the oracle, because his wife's name means clear sky. So he immediately ordered people to disembark, and the place to disembark was the Gulf of Puglia in Tarantum. They built a city here and named it after Taras, son of Poseidon.

Although the founders of Tarantum left because they could not obtain Spartan citizenship, and later, Tarantum has developed into a democratic city-state (but it is similar to Amendolara's dual consul regime, senatorial The Court and the Citizens' Assembly are both born out of Sparta's double-king, council of elders and citizens' assembly. Except for the absence of the Overwatch Council, they are not so oligarchic. Bada is very different, but it has always had a good relationship with Sparta. During the Peloponnesian War, Tarantum steadfastly sided with Sparta, and refused to allow the Athenian fleet to berth and provide food and water as it sailed through Sicily through Greater Greece. This was retaliated by Athens, which vigorously supported the Mesapis against Tarantum.

The arrival of Phoebedas was of course welcomed by Tarantum, but after Phoebedas greeted the high-level officials of Tarantum, he immediately mentioned the arrogance of the Dionysian Alliance, and he was very unreasonable to Greece. Traditional city-states lack respect. And remind the elders of Tarantum: The Dionysian Alliance respects force and aggression, which is the danger of the great Greek city-state!

He also suggested that Tarantum should no longer be allied with the Dionysian League, and instead limit its expansion.

The newly appointed consuls, Diomilas and Eumacas, were just talking about him and joking, until Phoebe Das repeatedly forced him to express his position, and then said with a smile: The Dionysian Alliance and Sparta There must be some misunderstanding, and Tarantum is willing to help you mediate. Apart from that, nothing else is mentioned.