Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 10: The City of Seven Hills-Rome! (Two)

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However, it seems that the Roman people have long been accustomed to this kind of living environment. The pedestrians coming and going are crowded in the narrow streets, all busy with their own lives, but the expressions on their faces seem a little calm, neither I am disgusted with this terrible environment, and I am not worried about the two wars in Rome. This kind of open-minded state of mind is somewhat similar to that of the Tureis in the Kingdom of Dionia.

Minusius led them around a street, and the field of vision in front of them was much wider. You could see a low hill lying in front of them, which was also densely covered with houses, and many of them were dressed in ordinary Rome. The people walked between the hills with solemn expressions.

"That is the Laventine Hill, one of the seven hills in the city of Rome." Minusius saw Tapirus looking at it carefully, and hurriedly introduced: "It is said that one of the two founders of Rome, Luo Mu Loth’s brother Remus once lived on this mountain with his tribe. Now in the middle of the mountain is a temple of Diana built by our former King Servius. Diana is a hunting among us Latins. The goddess is the protector of the herders. Back then, King Servius made a rule, “As long as you fear this goddess, you can come here to worship whether you are a Roman citizen or not.” If it weren’t because of the war during this time, You will see the Latin tribes from the surrounding areas of Rome come here to worship every day, and the Laventine Mountain will become very lively, but very noisy..."

Scipio said contentedly, his face full of pride that "Rome is the center of the Latins".

Tapilus nodded politely, without speaking.

The group followed the road and turned north.

The streets here were originally quite spacious, but on both sides of the road were full of Roman people who set up shop. All kinds of noisy cries and bargaining made the crowded Tapirus feel a little irritated, but in the war During the period, the city of Rome was still filled with a strong atmosphere of life, which also made them very surprised.

"Where is the arena?" an entourage asked with his finger on the front left.

Through the gap of the crowd, you can see a huge circular building on the left front of the mission group. The shape of this building makes the mission group too familiar.

"Yes, this is our big arena in Rome!" Minusius said loudly: "We Romans often hold sports competitions here, as well as the most popular gladiator competitions!... …"

Hearing this, Tapirus’s face showed a bit of disgust, because he had already learned about the gladiator game Minusius was talking about from the materials in the Turíy Library. Roman prisoners of war or slaves wrestled in the arena with simple weapons, using their blood and screams in exchange for the joy of the Roman people watching the game...

Tapirus, who was born as a slave, thinks: This is not a game, but a **** game of brutal backwardness!

While passing by the arena, the envoys also heard shouts from inside.

An entourage pretended to be curious and asked: "Is there a gladiator competition in the arena?"

Minusius shook his head and said intentionally or unintentionally: "It is carrying out military training for minor Roman citizens. Although most of the young and middle-aged citizens in Rome are now going out to fight, once an enemy comes, we can still Calling Roman citizens from many surrounding colonies to rescue, there is no need to worry about the safety of the city. But let the Romans grow up accustomed to holding shields and spears, only when they grow up can they face the enemy bravely and have the ability to kill them, and they also You need to be familiar with Rome’s formation and tactics from an early age. When the city states need them to fight, they can quickly integrate into the army...So we Romans are not afraid of any powerful enemies!"

Hearing this, Tapirus was shocked: This approach is very similar to Dionia's practice of letting children conduct military training from an early age.

His eyes touched an entourage behind him, who was an official sent by the military department, and I believe he had a deeper feeling.

What the Dionian envoys don’t know is that it’s always a Roman tradition to allow Roman children to receive military training from an early age, but it’s only been nearly a decade for them to practice Roman combat methods and tactics from an early age. of.

Ten years ago, Rome was defeated by the Gauls on the Aria River, and was eventually taken over by the Gauls. This bitter lesson made the Romans realize the insufficiency of their own fighting methods. After some investigation and reflection, the dictator Camillos carried out military reforms on the Roman army.

He learned the Celtic tactics. First, he changed the Greek-like large square formation of the Roman army into multiple small squares (ie squadrons). There are 50 squadrons in a corps, which can carry out split assaults. The previously bloated and clumsy Roman Legion had more flexibility and mobility.

Secondly, the principle of the allocation of soldiers in the legion has been changed. In the past, the military tradition was that wealthy and well-equipped citizens were at the forefront, and poorer citizens were at the back. Now they are lined up according to age and level of training. The first column is young people, the second column is senior soldiers, and the third column is reserved for veterans with rich combat experience.

Thirdly, the soldiers' weapons for offense and defense have been improved. Iron helmets replaced leather helmets, leather long shields replaced wooden shields, iron spear heads replaced bronze spear heads, and leather breastplates were mostly replaced by chain armor...Of course, Carthage helped It has a great effect, allowing many poor soldiers to use the standard equipment distributed by the Senate, thus expanding the source of troops, which of course must be returned after the war.

Fourth, it emphasizes the need to build a strong and comfortable camp when going out to fight...

Although the traditional military tactics of Rome have been implemented for hundreds of years, the Romans who had been growing up in battle once found that such military reforms were beneficial to their warfare, they soon began to implement them, and almost everyone from adult citizens to children are paying close attention to it. All spare time for training, in order to be familiar with the new equipment and tactics as soon as possible, and it has already begun to produce obvious results. In these years, Rome has almost maintained a complete victory in the battle against the surrounding forces.

Because of Davos’s attention, the Dionian Military Department also had an understanding of the current military system in Rome. They were surprised to find that these military reforms of the Romans were very similar to the military tactics of the Dionian heavy infantry. Similarly, they all believed that the Romans must have learned Dionian's tactics by stealth. This time they sent officials into the envoy group, and one of their purposes was to witness the Roman army with their own eyes.

After passing the big arena and heading north, the situation of the block has changed again. Not only is the road really wide, but there is less garbage. Even the house has become luxurious. Although there are still simple houses interspersed, the arrangement of the houses is still a bit disorderly, but the large houses with red bricks and white walls have obviously increased, especially on the two sides of the road not far from the north and south. But there are more such houses on the big hills.

An official of the Envoy from the Dionian Household Registration Department pretended to be curious and asked: "This is the rich area?"

Minusius heard the meaning of his words: It used to be a slum area with a bad environment. This is a rich area with a good environment and good housing. Is the gap between the poor and the rich in Rome so obvious? !

He replied wittily: "Every city-state has the poor and the rich. There is always conflict between the poor and the rich. This is inevitable, and Rome is the same. But the difference is that the quarrels of the Romans go to quarrels. , Once the citizens’ assembly has passed the resolution, we will work together to complete..."

Speaking of this, he looked at the hills on both sides of the road and said earnestly: "Not all the rich live on these two hills, but most of them are the earliest builders of the city of Rome. Like the early citizen clans, they used to contribute more to the city-state, and now they are also willing to sacrifice more people for the city-state!"

Minusius pointed to the hill on the left: "This is Mount Paltini. The founder of the city of Rome, our first king Romulus, and the people who followed him, lived here from the beginning. On the mountain."

Then he pointed to the hill on the right again: "This is Mount Silio. It was once the center of our Latins 200 years ago-Alba Longa was defeated by us in Rome, and its residents did not become prisoners, and I was invited to move to this mountain and become a Roman citizen!"

Tapilus keenly felt the pride in Minusius's bones when he spoke, and subconsciously asked: "Where do you live?"

Minusius seemed to point to Palatine Hill on the left at random, but in fact he didn't tell the Dionians his full name: Minusius Cornelius. Scipio. Cornelius is the name of a Roman clan.

Tapilus obviously felt this too. This smiling, fluent Greek, and elegant use of words actually exudes an aristocratic atmosphere inadvertently.

In the Kingdom of Dionia, there are of course some nobles. They all came in when Dionia conquered neighboring city-states. Some even retained part of their land wealth and entered the Senate. But under the strict control of King Davos and Diorian laws, they did not have much power, and the kingdom basically treated nobles or commoners, old citizens or new citizens equally, so like Tappi People from slavery like Ruth can also gain wealth and power through their own efforts.

Because of the short time the Kingdom of Dionian was established, and the fairness that Daves had strongly promoted, Tapirus could hardly feel the difference in class in the country, and it was the first time he came out. He felt it today that made him a foreigner, so he suddenly felt a sense of discomfort that he didn't want to talk to this young man.