Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 209: Admission style (3)

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In order to gain the favor of the Megara people, the Corinthians also proposed, "When the merchants of other city states transport goods through the isthmus, the taxes and fees charged by the two city states are equally divided, and the Megara merchants have priority to use the tow road. , The fees charged to it can also be discounted"... (The tow road is a well-known infrastructure project built by the Corinthians 200 years ago. On the grooved road, there are special cars running on this road, and the wheel tracks correspond to the grooves. This road connects the Corinthian Gulf and the Saron Gulf. The Corinthians can carry the cargo of the big ship in the bay on one side. First load it on the small boat, then lift the small boat to the car on the trail, transport it to the bay on the other side of the isthmus, and then move the cargo on the boat to another big boat, which greatly shortens the voyage and saves money Time)

The sincerity shown by the Corinthians gradually moved Mecca's heart. The two sides have begun to discuss the establishment of an alliance, but in Greece today, it is not possible to establish an alliance if you want to establish an alliance. You must obtain Greece The agreement of the alliance.

The Corinthian member of the Greek Parliament was worried that the stupid performance of the Corinthian Council at the Games would anger King Dionia, causing him to no longer agree to the "Corinthian Isthmus Alliance" proposal.

Just when Collins General Clioñan regretted it, Mecca Kiddes, who was standing at the entrance of the arena, heard the thunderous cheers inside, and was already a little eager to try, because it was their turn to enter the arena next.

The Dionian official in front of the entrance saw the Corinthian athletes walking through the royal stands and shouted: "The delegation of Cretan athletes enter the stadium!"

The Dionian soldiers blocking the front immediately gave way. The impatient Cretan athletes immediately followed the teenager holding the placard and passed by the Dionysian who was in charge of the order of entry. When he was an official, he exhorted as kindly as before: "Warriors of Crete, please stand up to the audience's warm cheers!"

As soon as McGades stepped into the arena, that shocking cheers rushed from all directions, just like the squally wind roaring on the sea under bad conditions, and the towering spectator stands surrounding them was the one that lifted How can they not be thrilled in the center of the storm because of the huge waves of the sky. No wonder the Dionian official called them warriors, because it really takes courage to dare to be in such an environment, even in Kerry. Mecca Kiddes, who has always been determined in the special trials, also feels nervous at this moment. After all, the momentum and scale of the Hades main arena is far from the previous trials, not to mention it will be rarely seen here. To the audience from Crete.

Siriteos, who is more nervous, doesn't seem to be affected too much. He has been looking around and sighing from time to time: "Wow, it seems that the rumors are true. Some audiences are really women!"

"Look! The young woman with a white hat over there who is very close to us looks very nice!"

"The woman in the purple dress should have a noble birth!"

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Ciriteas' words gradually dissolved the restraints of his teammates. They began to learn from Ciriteas and waved to the audience with a smile, while talking about each other.

As he approached the royal grandstand, McGades also whispered jokingly: "Ciriteaus, look, the Princess Dionia you want to marry is on it!"

Siritheos suddenly stopped talking, and his expression became solemn. When he walked to the front of the royal grandstand, he stopped and bowed respectfully toward the royal grandstand.

It’s not that the delegations that entered the stadium did not salute the royal stands, but they were all Dionian athletes, and they all performed chest beatings, because most of them were Dionian players. The serving citizens of the army, King Davos is their supreme commander. And now an athlete from a Greek city-state is presenting traditional Greek respect to the Dionian royal family. Not only the audience is surprised, but Daves and his family are also surprised.

"Your Majesty, it seems that your sports meet has not officially started, it has already been recognized by some athletes." Plato said with a smile.

"I think these athletes agree with the high prize money." Xenophon sneered.

Davers replied with emotion: "Since the establishment of the Olympia Games, the four major competitions have not only swept the Greek world for hundreds of years, but have also been widely circulated among other races in the Mediterranean. Unfortunately, they have not been able to Joining in, now Dionian provides such an opportunity to allow races outside of Greece to participate in such a ceremony, and at the same time to allow excellent Greek athletes to show their superb competitive skills to the entire Mediterranean. I think-I’m afraid This is the fundamental reason why the Greek athlete recognized the Dionian Games just now!"

"I think the significance of the establishment of the Dionian Games may not stop there." Plato said in a deep voice, "I remember Dionian solemnly mentioned in the invitation letter sent to the city-states," The Nia Games will follow the fine traditions of the major Greek games, requiring participating countries to stop all warfare during the games and maintain a peaceful competition environment...'. Look at the athletes on the stadium, they are not just from Greece, but Covering most of the city-states and countries in the Mediterranean, what does this requirement of Dionia mean?!"

Plato emphasized his tone and said excitedly: "It means that Dionian will extend the peace of Greece to the entire Mediterranean! What a great spirit! If it can be achieved, it will be an unprecedented great achievement!"

"Plato, you are too excited." Xenophon said in a flat tone: "There have been few wars and conflicts during the Games in the past few decades! Not to mention that the Dionian Games are still held for the first time. Extend this Greek tradition to the entire Mediterranean? It’s just talk, if you want to realize it...hehe..."

Davers looked calm, but said in a strong tone: "Dionia has always kept his promise. Since he dared to say this, he naturally has the determination to fulfill this promise! If any participating city-state or race violates the letter With this request, even if the journey is far away, Dionian will send troops to punish them to ensure the prestige of the Dionian Games!"

Looking at Davos's deep gaze, Xenophon's heart trembled slightly, and he said arrogantly: "Extend peace to the Mediterranean...This is indeed a good wish, but don't forget Persia! "

"Yes, there is Persia..." Daves heard this without embarrassment on his face, but a thoughtful sigh.

Since Siriteos saluted, the audience of Dionia has even more cheered to the delegation of Cretan athletes.

Siriteas looked a little proud, and said to his teammates: "Have you seen? The audience is cheering for me!"

McGades curled his lips. He felt that the reason this guy saluted just now was purely to attract attention!

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After the entry of the delegation of Cretan athletes, the delegations of athletes from Crotone, Dawney, Thebes, Egypt...one by one city-states and regions entered the arena, and the enthusiasm of the audience was always high. The cheers continued, and the admission ceremony lasted for an hour. Finally, 79 delegations and nearly 3,000 athletes stood in the center of the stadium.

The very few Greek city-state envoys headed by the representatives of Olympia looked at the densely packed athletes in the arena, their faces looked ugly. They had previously felt contempt for Dionia’s holding of the Games, and thought from the bottom of their hearts that "unorthodox without a trace. It is impossible for the Greek country-Dionia to hold a sports meeting", but seeing such a large number of athletes in the stadium, it is not only a little discolored, because this is obviously several times more than any previous sports meeting. It means that the influence of the Dionian Games is much greater than they thought.

At this moment, the red flag was raised again on the host platform, and the host’s vigorous voice echoed in the arena: "Dear athletes and distinguished guests, we all know that in ancient times, Prometheus was from the **** of Olympus. The country stole the sacred fire and descended to the world. From then on, we humans began to break away from barbarism and ignorance, and gradually moved towards a prosperous civilization. Fire has also become a sacred object respected by any family and any city-state.

Even if people are forced to stay away from their hometowns because of their lives, they will take a cluster of sacred flames from the temples in their motherland and try their best to ensure that it will continue to burn for a long time on the way, and eventually they will be in their new homes thousands of miles away. The temple is rekindled on the altar...Only in this way can they firmly believe that the new home built by Xunlu Lanyu has been blessed by the gods, and the civilization of the motherland will continue to be passed on here. This is the fundamental reason why the priests of the Greek city-states are scattered all over the Mediterranean like the stars in the sky, and they are still closely connected!

Today, the Dionian Games will also hold a sacred ceremony! The torch in the main temple of Hades in the Kingdom of Dionia will ignite the altar in the arena. During the Games, the torch will continue to ignite. Hades will lead the gods to bless the Games to be held in a fair and just manner and protect the athletes. We have achieved excellent results in the competition, and will severely punish any hostile behavior that disrupts the Games! ...

Now, please keep quiet, and wait for the heroes of the Kingdom of Dionia to bring the holy fire to the arena! "

The Olympia representative was taken aback when he heard this, and then was immediately angry: Dionia promised in the invitation letter that the Games will never be aimed at pleasing Hades, but the upcoming event will be held from Hades. The ceremony for the main temple to invite the torch is to use the Games in disguise to make sacrifices for Hades. This is deceit!