Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Chapter 117: Syracuse's invitation

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After the mass wedding, Davos did not go home immediately. He and the senators met with the messengers of Metapontum and Heraclea in the Senate.

One is Tarantum's ally, the other is Tarantum's affiliated city-state, and Amendolara has also become Tarantum's ally, so the talks were friendly and smooth. Davos put forward the suggestion that Amendolara would like to get along with Metapontum and Heraclea in a friendly relationship and help each other, and the envoys from the two cities gladly accepted. The three parties also held talks on strengthening exchanges and enhancing trade…

Busy until the afternoon, Davos finally returned home, but he didn't expect that there was already a guest waiting.

The sharp-eyed middle-aged messenger presented a generous gift, and then introduced himself politely: "Hello, esteemed Consul Davos! I am from Syracuse and belong to the almighty general Dionysius. Herald Heroris."

When "Syracuse" and "Dionysius" heard these two words, Davos was shocked.

In his previous life, when he mentioned Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse in history, all he could think of was the story of the sword of Damocles. This story told that Davos wanted to be a tyrant in the Greek city-state. A very dangerous thing, other than that he had no deep impression of Dionysius or even Syracuse, just like other ordinary people. Everyone's eyes are focused on Athens, Sparta and Rome, and they know a little more that the Athenian expeditionary army was completely destroyed in Syracuse in the Peloponnesian War, and the philosopher Plato was in Syracuse. I've been there, the great mathematician Archimedes died in Syracuse... That's all.

However, when Davos came to this era, especially after he came to Greater Greece, he often talked to Bulcos, Cornerus and others about the customs of Greater Greece in his spare time, so he knew Syracuse Not an ordinary big country. If the Greek city-states, with Athens and Sparta as their allies, successfully resisted the invasion of the Persian army, then the great Greek city-states and Sicily can be said to have defeated the Carthaginian army southwards under the leadership of Syracuse (coincidentally). It was the day of victory, which was similar to the time of the Salamis naval battle in the east), and at the same time, it helped the Greek city-states of the Apennine peninsula to repel the attack of the indigenous people, so Syracuse was the Greek city-state of the western Mediterranean a few decades ago. The hegemony of China, its government at that time was tyranny. And this time Syracuse once again implemented the tyrant system, and the so-called all-powerful general Dionysius was in power.

After Davos had a brief understanding of Dionysius' usurpation experience from others, he could see that this man not only made good use of power and tactics, but also acted ruthlessly. Syracuse civil strife, attacked Syracuse and its allies, even started the city of Syracuse, and as a result there was a plague, which was repelled by Dionysius), and he knew that "power comes from the barrel of a gun" The truth is, vigorously cultivate and hire a private army to consolidate its power... Davos has already marked the tyrant of Syracuse as "dangerous" in his mind, although he does not know what the development of this person in the past life history is. What, but he had read a book in his previous life, and one of the words in it made him remember deeply, 'From the moment of birth, a re-rising country consciously or unconsciously wants to firmly grasp the power and land that the country had obtained when it was strong in the past. in hand. 'The former Syracuse was the overlord of Sicily and the great Greek city-state! What about Syracuse now? You must know that people with little ambition dare not come out to be tyrants...

Davos was thinking about it, but he smiled: "Oh, I really didn't expect the distinguished guests of Syracuse to come to our small mountain town! Please take a seat!"

When Harolis sat down, Davos asked, "May I ask Lord Harolis, is there anything that Syracuse sent you here?"

"When I received the order and set out for Turii, I didn't know that you had become the consul of Amendolara. The original order no longer applies, but I think it should be said first." Clearing his throat, he said, "When the story of you and your army, you and your army, that you and your army defeated the allied army of Lucalia in Turii spread to Sicily, the Greek people in Sicily were very happy, and they all said This is a glorious victory of Great Greece over the natives over the years! After Lord Dionysius learned about it, he immediately decided to hire you to Sicily with a generous salary to fight together against the great enemy of the Greek city-state and the lackeys of the Persians— Carthage."

Davers relaxed slightly, and asked curiously, "A generous salary?! How rich is it?"

"A soldier has four Dalic gold coins a month, and you - twenty Dalic gold coins a month." After Haroris finished speaking, he looked at Davos.

Davos showed an astonished expression: "Four Dalic gold coins, more than double the salary Turiyi hired us! Is Syracuse so rich?!"

"It is the honor of Syracuse to invite the heroes of the expedition to Persia and the famous generals who annihilated the Lucania coalition to help out. No matter how much money you spend, it's worth it!" Herolis said very seriously.

Now I'm a celebrity! Davers rubbed his chin, which was just a little stubble, and felt a little proud in his heart, and his affection for the messenger on the opposite side increased greatly, but he said regretfully: "Unfortunately, we are no longer mercenaries, but Amendola. Citizens of Lara."

"Yes, I didn't expect you and your army to retake Amendolara immediately after eliminating the Lucania coalition without resting. This is another brilliant victory!" Knowing that sieging a city at that time was indeed more difficult than fighting in the field, he certainly would not have known that Davos and the mercenaries had caught the Lucanians by surprise through a night attack. Therefore, he said sincerely: "It is their luck that Amendolara can invite you to become citizens! However, this order I accepted has to be given up, and now I want to represent Dionysius, the almighty general of Syracuse. The Lord has made a new request."

Davers made a "please speak" gesture.

"I would like to invite you to lead the army of Amendolara and Syracuse to repel the invasion of Carthage and bring peace to the Greek city-states of Sicily! Of course, Syracuse will pay you as much as your army. At the same time, I know that Amendolara has just experienced the war, and Syracuse is willing to provide you with much-needed supplies free of charge to help Amendolara recover as soon as possible!" Philistos said seriously,

Davos was noncommittal and asked: "I heard that Syracuse and Carthage signed an armistice agreement the year before last. Could it be that Carthage tore up the agreement and started a war again?"

Herolis was slightly embarrassed, but he soon gave a painful and generous statement: "Carthage chose to stop the war because his army was injured by the plague at that time, and that was the punishment from Apollo! But Carthage Key still occupied many Greek city-states in Sicily, from Serinus in the far west, to the great state of Agrigento in the middle of the south coast, and then to Gera and Camerina near Syracuse. Tens of thousands of Greek people were enslaved by the Carthaginians, living a life that was worse than death. And the huge Carthaginian army was stationed in Carmenlina, threatening Syracuse at all times. Whether it was for the sake of tin The safety of Rakuza is still to rescue the people of the Greek city-states such as Gera and Agrigento. Syracuse must give a heavy blow to Carthage to dispel the city-state established by the Phoenicians against the Greek city-states of Sicily. Coveted heart, restore the former power territory of Sicily!"

Davos pondered for a long time (in fact, he had already made a decision.), then shook his head and said: "I really want to help the people of Sicily, but I am now the consul of Amendolara, and I must serve the people of Amendolara. The people are responsible, you see I am busy all day long, and I have no time to rest at all, let alone travel far away. And the citizens of Amendolara are busy rebuilding their families, restoring the agriculture and order of the city-state, And security, let alone follow me to Sicily, so thank you and the almighty general Dionysius for the invitation, and I can only say sorry!"

Haroris had only held on to a glimmer of hope, and he was not too disappointed when he got this answer. He just sighed and said, "That's such a pity! I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with the consul in the future."

Davos said politely: "Convey my apologies and thanks to the Almighty General Dionysius for me!"

Then, Davos sent Haroris out.

When approaching the gate, Haroris stopped, turned around and said, "Lord Davos, please allow me to ask a personal question."

"you say."

"As far as I know, when you recaptured Amendolara, the citizens of Amendolara were almost killed and wounded. You could have naturally let your men occupy Amendolara... What made you choose to let Amendolara The people will hold a referendum to vote to decide whether you will stay or not?" Haroris asked seriously

Facing the inquiring gaze of Herolis, Davos secretly wondered: Is this messenger dissatisfied with Dionysius' use of mercenaries to usurp the regime of Syracuse and achieve high-pressure rule.

The two looked at each other for a while before Davos said: "We mercenaries are tired of war and death, and just want to live a peaceful and peaceful life, not to plunder wealth and gain power. If you don't want to let Amendolara Repeatedly falling into riots, every soldier of us who wants to become a citizen of the city-state should follow the laws of Amendolara and become a citizen of the city-state in accordance with the legal procedures of the city-state, then the original citizens will not have complaints against us, and we I will also gain peace of mind, and the entire city-state can remain stable…”

Haroris was silent for a while, and looked at Davos with more respect: "It's my honor to know you!"

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