Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 116: The disaster of Latin civilians

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"Most of the laborers are slaves and Latins, some of the sailors are Etruscans, and some Campanias..."

Davers was slightly surprised: "No Romans?"

"There are merchants and some residents in Rome, but due to the short period of time, laborers and sailors in the port have not been able to find any..." Midorades defended.

Hearing this, Daves felt a glimmer of hope again, because according to the information collected before, there were not many people living in poverty in Rome, and some even sold them as slaves and between the nobles. The contradiction is more prominent.

But he then thought: Ostia is a small city, and there are not many Roman citizens. Perhaps Rome has invaded Wolsey and attacked Helniki over the past year and gained a lot of land. , Giving Roman civilians a new place to go...

Thinking of this, Davers asked again: "Where are those slaves? Who are they?"

"There are our allies, the Volsi, as well as the Helniki, Masi, Equy, Etruscans... They are basically alien races captured after the defeat of Rome, so they We are very welcome to come, and we are willing to pull the fiber for our warship, because we promised to give them freedom." Midorades said with some excitement.

Daves nodded, and his attention was already attracted by the noisy sound ahead: it was an open space lit by torches, and thousands of people gathered in the open space under the guard of the soldiers. Of the center. March is the early spring season, and the weather is cooler, but half of these people are still wearing thin and crude linens, and some are even naked. The clothed and undressed people are gathered together in two piles, and they look awkward. He was distinct, but he looked at the heavily armed soldiers around him uneasy from time to time.

Martius led the guard into the clearing first, and their gorgeous costumes and neat and powerful steps immediately attracted their attention.

"Davis, King Dionia, is here!" Martius yelled his name, and the subsequent speaker immediately repeated it aloud in Latin.

Suddenly there was a commotion in the crowd.

The guards quickly lined up on both sides, followed by two tall and strong guards holding up the kingdom flag and golden scepter, and walked into the open space. Afterwards, I saw a middle-aged man wearing a golden helmet and golden armor with a flying feather on his head and an imposing manner. Surrounded by a group of Dionian officials wearing gorgeous Boltons, he walked in unhurriedly.

The noise in the clearing suddenly disappeared, and people crouched unconsciously and unconsciously withdrew, but then secretly glanced at them with some curious eyes, but when Daves’ eyes touched them , They lowered their heads hurriedly like frightened rabbits.

"I am the King of Davos of Dionia!" Daves introduced himself in a simple sentence, and then said loudly: "For more than ten years, the Romans have been attacking the surrounding areas. Race and power, plundering land, killing people, and forcibly turning captives into slaves, extremely greedy and bloody! The Wolsi and Helniki were worried that they would be exterminated by Rome, and they followed us Dio. Allied with Nia (Daves had already made an alliance with the Helniki before leading his army northward).

We sent an envoy to negotiate with Rome, hoping that it can stop its invasion of Wolsey and Herniki and return the land it occupied. Unexpectedly, the Romans not only refused to listen, but accelerated their invasion of the territories of these two races. Now the Helnikians have been surrounded by the Romans in the city of Ferentirum, and may be destroyed at any time. The soldiers were lost in previous invasions against Rome, unable to stop the next invasion of the Romans.

In order to fear that we Dionia would prevent its aggression, Rome even urged its ally, Carthage, to tear up the peace agreement with Dionia for many years, and brazenly declare war on Dionia! So—I came here with the Dionian army to fulfill the covenant, protect Dionian’s allies Wolsey and Herniki, and punish those who dare to violate Dionian’s majesty and start war. Rome and its allies must completely defeat them! "

The reason why Daves said this patiently to a group of lowly civilians and slaves was to show all the forces and races in the Latin area and even the surrounding area why the Dionian army Coming here, and the purpose of coming here.

As soon as several ambassadors uttered his words in Latin, they heard someone in the field shouting with a heavy burden: "Kill the Romans! Save Helniki (Wolsey)! We want freedom!... …"

Davers looked up, and saw that the unclothed people looked excited, some even shed tears, and there was a greater commotion in the entire clearing.

Martius immediately pressed the dagger in his hand, took a step forward, and shouted: "Quiet!" The guards immediately roared in unison.

People are chilling again.

Davers looked around them and said sincerely: “The only enemies of Dionia are the Romans and the Roman city-states that help the Romans fight against us. Anyone who maintains neutrality in this war or even gives Dioni The city-states and people that Ya’s helping will be regarded as friends by Dionians and gain the friendship of Dionians! You—"Davers pointed at the slaves: "They will be released in a few days, in order to protect you. If you can safely return to your family, we will provide you with some food rations. If you can help the army during your stay in Ostia, you will also receive some salary rewards."

Daves' words made the slaves smile, and some even saluted Daves with their own etiquette to express gratitude, and Daves immediately ignored the humble salute.

His friendly behavior not only won the favor of the slaves, but also made the workers no longer nervous.

At this time, Daves said loudly again with a serious expression: "Before coming to Latham, I thought that only the Romans would destroy the tranquility of this area, but after coming, I discovered that there is another equally terrifying The demons are making the people of this land suffer as if they are living in hell, that is—"

Daves saw that the attention of the laborers was drawn to him, and he said in a loud voice: "Nobles! Nobles of Rome! Nobles of Latin city-states! They are like ferocious wolves, completely ignoring their compatriots. He used his power and money to shamelessly **** the land of his own city-state people, and then forced the people who lost their land to become their slaves, creating wealth for them endlessly like cattle and sheep, and finally died in the field, even the bones. Bury it! And those people who do not want to become slaves and serve the aristocratic nobles are forced to flee the city, but they are wandering around, living hard, unable to feed their wives and children..."

Daves said in a heavy tone, and after listening to the translator's emotional translation, the laborers were evoked memories of their own tragic experience, and some even sobbed quietly.

Seeing this scene, Davers took advantage of the situation and said to a speaker: "What is your name? Where do you come from? What is your life now?"

The young speaker immediately replied: My name is Adrian. I was originally a citizen of Gabii in the Latin area. The Gauls invaded the Latin area more than ten years ago and not only occupied Rome. , And also breached the city of Gaby, not far from Rome. When the Gauls were repelled, we returned to our homeland, only to find that our family’s land on the Anno River, a tributary of the Tiber River, was occupied by nobles, because the village was destroyed by the Gauls and the city hall was destroyed. So I can’t produce evidence that the field belongs to my family, and the nobleman bought the judge... Not only did we lose the case, our father was also convicted of false accusations, and was charged with a rod... The father dragged his unhealthy body with his mother, Me and my brother left Gaby angrily..." By the time he said this, his eyes were already a little red.

"Oh my god, you are like me, I am also the land that was taken after the war!"

"I’m not. I borrowed money from the rich for treatment because of my wife’s illness. I thought I could pay off my debt after the autumn harvest and sold the food. But I didn’t expect that the money could only pay off the interest. The rich man’s land was forcibly robbed!"

"The loan you borrowed is loan shark! Damn noble! Damn rich! The city-state senator will only help these rich people speak, where is our way to survive!"

……

The experience told by this black-haired and black-eyed Latin speaker quickly resonated with the Latin workers who had been silent before.

After reading the information collected from the Latin area in detail, Daves realized that the fierce conflict between the nobility and the common people was not only in Rome, but also in other Latin city-states. The situation was even more serious. The nobles were insatiable and strong. Taking arrogance, civilians have heavy debts, and it is difficult for them to make a living. After all, Rome can obtain more land and slaves through the expansion of force, which can give civilians a respite. Not only does other city-states lack this condition, but because they rebelled against Rome and was defeated by Rome, they were taken away by Rome instead. Some land has been lost, which has made their arable land tense, land competition and mergers have become more intense, and this is exactly what Davers hopes to see.

"How did you live afterwards?" a laborer couldn't help but curiously asked out loud.

So Adrius pointed to his feet and continued: "Father used to work here, but at that time the port of Ostia was not as busy as it is now, and his father did not earn enough money to live as a family. He The adventure took us to Naples to the south—"

"Oh, that's the Campania area occupied by the Greeks, but their maritime trade is indeed much more prosperous than here!" someone exclaimed.

"But not long after, my father's old injury relapsed and he could hardly walk. Through the introduction of kind people, we supported his father and went to Pompeii not far from Naples, asking for help from the priest of the Temple of Hades in the city. A kind old priest not only cured my father for free, but also allowed our family to live in the temple for a period of time. He also provided food for free. He also told us that there is Dionysian not far south of Pompeii. Enrona, a city in the Kingdom of Asia, not only has a lot of job opportunities, but as long as you are willing to become a Dionian citizen, you can apply to the city hall. It is easy to pass. As long as you abide by the law and work diligently After working in that city for a few years, you can successfully become a Dionian citizen and get a share of land..."