Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 293: Teacher Ansitanos

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Because young and middle-aged citizens were sent to fight and did not return for a long time, resulting in a lack of labor in the homes of the people, many families needed to buy more slaves to ensure the smooth completion of farmland planting and harvesting and family workshops... Therefore , Which led to the prosperity of the slave market.

There are only two places in Turiyi that have not been affected by the war. One is the Turiyi School. The teachers still attend classes as usual. Even if the father of the student died in battle, he will be Companions gradually came out of their grief from the playfulness; the other is Dionian Academy. Both the highly educated teachers and the students who are engaged in high-level learning continue to focus on their own research and learning, but this It does not mean that they are deaf to the current situation.

Behind the classroom of the School of Letters, Ansitanos is sitting under a big tree, telling the history of Egypt. More than 20 students surround him, sitting casually on the grass, listening to him attentively. Telling, while using a pen to jot down the main points on the wooden board that you carry with you, and keep raising your hands to ask questions, the atmosphere is relaxed and lively.

Ansitanos looked up at the sky, and said: "Today's class will end here, two days later, in the morning, we will continue to—"

As he was talking, he saw a student's raised hand, so he asked gently: Ionicus, what questions do you have? "

"Teacher, now His Majesty King Daves is leading an army to fight the mighty Carthage in Sicily. Can we win?"

Ansitanos frowned: "This is not the content to be taught--"

"Teacher, you can tell us a little bit!"

"Teacher, don’t you always say,'Learning history is to find experience from the past and make smarter choices when encountering crises'? And now we are fighting Carthage, isn’t it what the kingdom has encountered? The hardest moment has come! So, can we win this important war? Can you analyze this war for us with your analysis of history?!"

"Since I heard that the army of Carthage has invaded our territory in Sicily, I have been very worried and even unable to study at ease! Teacher, you are knowledgeable and know more than we know, no matter what your analysis is Good or bad, I can settle down and work harder to prepare for the future!"

"Teacher, just tell us!"

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The students' request made the good-tempered Ansitanos sigh helplessly: "Well, then I will tell you about this war."

The students cheered suddenly.

Ansitanos did not speak immediately. He pondered for a while before he said: "I'm sorry, some details about this war are related to kingdom secrets. I can't disclose it to you, and I don't know much about it. If I understand the military, I cannot understand and analyze the strategies and tactics adopted by the two sides. I can only talk about some of my views based on what I have learned about the current situation of the two sides and my analysis of the past history of the Mediterranean..."

The students immediately sat upright, ready to listen.

Ansitanos cleared his throat and said slowly: "I have just mentioned that Egypt was once conquered by the Assyrians from the Mesopotamia Valley, and Egypt has always been a powerful force in the Eastern Mediterranean. Kingdom. Let’s talk about Assyria again. Assyria, which dominated the eastern Mediterranean, was later destroyed by the rising Persians. This is also mentioned in the book "History" written by Herodotus. Persian is not a world. People tried to conquer the entire Mediterranean to the west, but they were defeated by the city-states headed by Sparta and Athens on the mainland of Greece that they looked down upon. Herodotus gave a more detailed description of this. Later, Athens, Sparta began to dominate the Eastern Mediterranean...

What do I say to illustrate? If you read the history of these countries carefully, you will find that they all have a process from weak to strong, and from strong to decline. A country is like a person, going through children, teenagers, youth, middle-aged, old age... During the whole period, it is also possible to die halfway.

In adolescence, because of its weakness, it had to endure bullying and was forced to sign various unequal agreements, trying hard to make friends with the strong men around it; when it was young, it had a strong physique and With vigorous energy, it wants to compete with strong players; by the middle age, its strength and energy have declined, and its character has become stable, and it will work hard to maintain the various honors it has won; and in old age, it will Old and weak, not only the wealth you possess can easily be robbed by others, but even your life is hard to preserve... Tell me, at which period was a kingdom the most terrifying?

"Of course it was youth!"

"No, I think it's middle age!"...

Students scrambled to speak.

Ansitanos waited for them to express their opinions, and then said: "My view is youth, because this time is the most energetic, enterprising, and united, just like a mountain. Even if the stream converges in between, even if there is a tall rock blocking it, it will rush down until it merges into a wide river... Assyria and Persia are basically at this time, destroying the power that hinders them, and quickly The expansion has laid the hegemony status.

In the middle age, there are not only strong enemies on the outside, but also many contradictions on the inside. The entire country has to spend more energy to solve these problems. The country’s property is also wasted in internal consumption, so it is not only It has stopped its external expansion, and is sometimes forced to contract inward. Which country do you think falls into this category? "

"Teacher, is it Persia?!" A student said first: "There was civil strife in Persia more than 20 years ago because of the fight for the throne. His Majesty Daves also participated in that war. After that, Sparta invaded Asia Minor. The Persians did not even have the ability to repel them. Although the Spartans finally asked for peace, it was also because of the Corinthian War. A few years ago, the Persian army attacked Egypt and was repelled... Isn’t that correct? Teacher, what are you talking about!"

"That's right, Asidatis! My opinion is the same as you." Ansitanos unhesitatingly proclaimed and asked the other students: "Then you think the kingdom is now in What period is it?"

"It's a teenager!" Some students said in unison, while others stopped talking.

"Our kingdom has only been established for more than ten years. If it is counted from the establishment of the alliance, it has only been only twenty years. From the time point of view, the Kingdom of Dionia, which has a history of just over ten years, is indeed Like a teenager." Ansitanos first analyzed the reasons why the students made this judgment, and then said: "But from other aspects, it is not the case. The land directly owned by our kingdom is far away. Far more than any Mediterranean city-state, including Carthage, the number of citizens of our kingdom is far more than these countries, the kingdom’s annual income is far from what they can compare, only less than Carthage. We do not It is necessary to take the initiative to make good friends with the surrounding forces and races, because they either take the initiative to form alliances, or fearfully seek the support of other powerful forces.

The kingdom is still expanding outward, and our territory is still expanding. Not long ago, we have just defeated Rome and Samana and gained a lot of land. Although our citizens are also afraid of death, they are more eager to win honor in war, and their relatives will do their best to support them instead of hindering them. Our great king and our Senate will never succumb to external pressure, but respond to the enemy's provocation with more active actions... The whole kingdom is full of vigor and vitality, full of vigor and hope. It's like the sun rising in the sky in the morning...I believe you also feel this way, isn't this not your youth? "

The students nodded excitedly, agreeing.

"Teacher, what about Carthage?" someone asked impatiently.

"Carthage’s situation is a bit complicated." Ansitanos muttered: "Carthage has been established for 200 years, and it has been long enough. It has suffered a lot in the previous contest with Syracuse. It failed two times, but it also conquered Numibia and southern Iberia one after another.

Numibia does not have a unified country, and the tribes have been under the influence and control of Carthage for a long time. It is actually very easy to conquer it, and its ability to resist is very weak. Carthage has a small population, and its citizens occupy a large amount of Numibian land. Many Numibian slaves are used to farm for them, and they can easily enjoy a luxurious life without any effort...

His Majesty Daves once said, ‘Life is too easy and it will lead to the corruption of the Carthaginians’. Your Majesty’s judgment is correct, so when the Carthage army fought us for the first time, we won more with less, and easily defeated them...

But the Carthaginians' conquest of southern Iberia was different. As far as I know, Carthage didn’t have much influence there, but there were a large number of fierce natives living in that area. The Carthages were able to conquer southern Iberia and take its land resources and population into consideration. Self-use is indeed very difficult, and it also shows that the Carthaginians there have a strong enterprising spirit. So when the Carthage army attacked Sicily again, and it was dominated by the Iberian army, we were no longer opponents by relying on the Sicilian army to fight against...

If you look at the basic soil of Carthage and southern Iberia, I think Carthage is neither in the youth nor in the middle age, but in the period of youth to middle age. However, you have to know that southern Iberia is actually ruled solely by the Magonis family of Carthage. There is a big contradiction between them and the other nobles of Carthage. In such a case, it may be In the long and arduous war, it is difficult to say whether the two sides can unite and fight with all their strength without differences.

So, on the whole, Carthage is a young man. It looks strong and powerful, but its development is actually not healthy, and there are many hidden diseases. And our energetic, healthy, and enterprising kingdom fought against it. I believe that even if there are several failures in the middle, the ultimate victory will definitely belong to us! "