After discussion, everyone decided to wait and watch the development of the situation. After all, the Greeks left the seaside and occupied the mountainous areas of the indigenous people, and there was no successful precedent in the history of the Greek colonization of the Western Mediterranean. Even if the Tua League captured Niutum, how did their little people suppress the Lucanian resistance in the mountains full of Lucania? How to deal with the next attack of the combined army of the Lucanians? That's the next big question.
At the same time, the city hall decided to send merchant ships as much as possible to establish trade relations with Pixis in order to keep abreast of the movements of the Lucania region.
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Ephesus, located on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor, is a famous city in the former Lydian kingdom. It faces the island of Samos across the bay. It is said that it was built by the Athenian colonists around 900 BC. After hundreds of years of development, it has become the three most dazzling pearls among the Greek states in Asia Minor, together with Miletus and Samos, which are not far from it in the south.
In the center of the triangular area formed by these three prosperous city-states is Mount Mikkale, on which there is a sanctuary called Panionion, which means the temple of all the Ionians, which was once Asia Minor The place where the Greeks met to celebrate their union, although now in its former glory, is still a frequent place of worship for the Greeks of Asia Minor. At the same time, the influence of another temple is increasing day by day, and its influence is getting bigger and bigger. This is the amazing masterpiece built by Ephesus - the Temple of Artenis.
A hundred years ago, when Ephesus was still attached to Lydia, it had become the commercial center of Asia Minor. Citizens of various city-states flocked to it. After doing business and work, they naturally visited the temple for spiritual comfort. As a result, the Ephesians found that the original altar of Artenis could no longer meet their needs. The believers often clashed in order to occupy a good place to worship. Therefore, building a temple became a top priority. At that time, the wealthy Lydian king Croesus Generous donations (the king, who later donated huge sums of money to Delphi to seek oracles, was misled and went to war with Persia, and finally perished), built a new temple on the site of the original altar, the most famous building at the time Designers and master sculptors were invited to participate in the design of the temple.
The built temple is 100 meters long and 55 meters wide. There are 127 huge columns with a height of 18 meters supporting the huge roof of the temple. It looks grand and heavy. In the temple, the bronze statue of Artenis is two meters high, wearing a crown, holding a bow, with a kind face, vivid shape, delicate and expressive. There is no roof on it, so believers can look up to the sky in the temple and be with God...
After the Temple of Artenis was built, it soon became another holy place for the Greeks in Asia Minor. Even the fall of the Lydian kingdom, the outbreak of the Hippo War and many other events have not diminished its status, and they come to worship it every day. There is a steady stream of Greeks, as it has been for hundreds of years.
On this day, a sturdy Greek man hurriedly arrived outside the temple. He looked around and walked straight to the temple gate with the flow of people.
The temple is so big that there are dozens of steps alone. After walking down the steps, he was out of breath after being trained for a long time.
"Tima Song!" A somewhat familiar voice shouted from the front.
He followed the sound, and a man dressed in purple and precious Bolton stood at the gate of the temple and waved to him.
"Agarcia?!" Tima Song walked towards this seemingly extraordinary man in disbelief.
"Please call me Lord Agarcia! I am now the senator of the Tua Union Senate!" Agarcia shook his sleeve, revealing his left hand, and then lightly held the sleeve of the robe, half of it at his waist (this is Tulii The so-called noble action that the elders often do in meetings), he said jokingly.
"You really have become the masters of a city-state as the rumors say?!" Tima Song looked at him and asked in a trembling voice.
"Not one city-state, but the master of two city-states!" Agarcia stretched out two fingers and explained seriously: "Davers is the life-long consul of the alliance of these two city-states!"
"Life-long consul?! It's unbelievable..." Timasong murmured: You must know that it has only been more than half a year, and the memories of when they parted with Davos are still very clear. Is it a world apart? !
"What I said is the truth! If you don't believe it, Artenis is inside. I'll go in and swear to her!" Agarcia was a little anxious, pointed to the temple behind him, and said seriously.
Tima Song shook his head and looked at Agarcia thoughtfully: "I believe you! What's the matter with you coming to me this time?"
"Although we have successfully changed our status, we have not forgotten our comrades who were born and died!" Agarcia stretched out his hand and said sincerely: "The Davos Consul sent me to invite you to go to Great Greece!"
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Tiburon has been holding his breath lately.
Since he himself was sent to Asia by the Spartan Council of Elders and served as the governor of Sparta in Asia, he led the army against the Persian governor of Asia Minor Thessaphnes, captured many Persian cities, and forced Thessaphnes to dare not dare. Then they attacked the Greek city-states in Asia Minor, thinking that they had made great contributions to Sparta. It's just because he encountered some difficulties when attacking Larissa. He couldn't win it for a few months, but he suffered some small losses. That damn inspector actually told him to give up Larissa and attack the Karia area instead. ! Anger turned into anger, and he didn't dare to obey.
Since Lysander gained great prestige for defeating the Athenian navy at the end of the Peloponnesian War, in order to strengthen his power, he proposed some motions to the council of elders and passed them, one of which was to expand the ombudsman. The power of these civilians allows these inspectors from civilians to go out with the army and find problems. Whether it is an ordinary general or a king, they can ask questions at any time. Once the problem is serious, they can also propose to the council of elders for punishment.
Tiburon had no choice but to lead his army back to Ephesus, where he prepared to rest for a while before setting out to attack Kalia. Unexpectedly, within a few days, he heard bad news: several Greek city-states in Asia sent envoys to Sparta, accusing him of indulging his soldiers to loot Sparta's allies in Asia.
He first threw down all the precious statues in the living room in anger, and then he was worried about gain and loss, because what these Asia Minor city-state envoys complained was the truth. At the beginning he brought five thousand three hundred soldiers to Asia, including one thousand liberated Heros, four thousand other Peloponnesians, and three hundred Athenian cavalry. Of course, this force cannot compete with the powerful Persia. After arriving in Asia, with the help of the allies, many soldiers were recruited. Most of them were mercenaries who had participated in the expedition to Persia with Cyrus the younger, bringing the force to 10,000. Five thousand soldiers, there is hardly a real Spartan warrior in this huge team, the salary of so many soldiers cannot be sustained for a long time by the donation of the Greek city-states in Asia Minor, so they looted the captured Persian cities and territories. Looting and looting became inevitable. However, when the troops passed through their allies, those mercenaries who had taken looting as a habit could not control their hands and feet, and robbed the property of their compatriots from time to time. Tiburon did not use military discipline, but instead thought: Since you are fighting desperately for you, it is right for you to pay a price!
Now comes the revenge of the Greeks in Asia Minor.
That night, Tiburon had trouble sleeping.
The next day, the Inspector Kerisopes came over and told him coldly: "Tiblon, the Council of Elders has sent Dekyridas to take your place, and you must return to Sparta. Under investigation! You must stay in this compound now and not leave without permission until Dekyridas arrives!"
Tiburon sat down in a slump, watching Kerisopes arrange for soldiers to guard his door, he couldn't help shouting: "Don't worry, I won't run away like Clearkus! Even if I go back to Sparta to accept it Investigate and I will also be acquitted!"
Kerethorpes, without looking at him, replied, "I hope so!"
Kerethorpes finally sighed in relief as he walked out of Tiburon's house. For the Senate to investigate Tiburon, he is very welcome, because he is the mastermind behind it!
The reason for doing this was that Kerethorpes had no choice but to do so, because he knew very well that Sparta had made a big decision and paid a lot of money to fight Persia, and there were strategic considerations. The radicals of Sparta, led by Lysander, believed that they should take advantage of defeating Athens and regaining the hegemony of Greece. They should get out of the small Greek mainland, extend their power to the more vast and fertile Asia Minor, defeat the Persians, and become the protection of the Greek city-states in Asia Minor. He became the hegemon of the Eastern Mediterranean and fulfilled the dreams of generations of Spartans. It is precisely because Kerethopus went to the Persian hinterland with the expeditionary force and saw the vastness and richness of the Mesopotamian plain, so he agreed with the radicals and deeply understood their painstaking efforts. But Tiburon was a pure Spartan warrior. He didn't think about anything other than fighting and killing people. While attacking the Persians, he indulged the soldiers to loot the allies, causing the allies in Asia Minor to complain about his troops. Also began to resent Sparta.
Seeing that more than half a year of hard work would be in vain, Chrysopus advised Tiburon several times. Tiburon pretended to obey, but did not implement it, and then simply refused to listen.
In desperation, Kerethorpes secretly encouraged the allies of Asia Minor to go to Sparta to complain, and now the goal has finally been achieved. As for the upcoming de Kiridas, always known for his resourcefulness, a Spartan general who can think with his head, Kerethorpes believes that he will not make the mistakes of Tiburon and will cooperate with him. good.
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