Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 134: The fierce debate at the Athens Civic Assembly (1)

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"This...this..." Callissenos was shocked when he heard it, and was taken by the young commander's aura, so he didn't dare to say a word to dissuade him.

"Then what should I do if this fertile land becomes vacant?" Cloto Catacs stared at Carrizenos, and said solemnly: "I think Mandin on the Peloponnese Nia is Dionia's most loyal ally, so I decided to gift the land of Taga to you Mandinia."

Callisenos' heart beats wildly, thinking that he had heard it wrong, he couldn't help but asked loudly: "You...you mean to give us the territory of Taga?!"

It’s no wonder he was ecstatic. The territories of Tygea and Mandinia are the only plains in Arcadia. Occupies most of this small plain, and Mandinia is located in the north, and the river overflows every rainy season. The Mandinians have suffered enough from the floods and are bent on expanding their land to the south. There are constant conflicts among the Geya people.

It was only because Taga was fully supported by Sparta that the Mandinians were scrupulous and did not cause a major war. Unexpectedly, before the Corinthian War, the Spartans invaded Mandinia. With the help of the Tagyas, they blocked the river in the north of the plain and destroyed the city of Mandinia by a water attack. This became Mandinia. Dinian people suffer forever. And now Mandinia has the opportunity to own the entire plain, not only can obtain more fertile land to increase its strength, but also the long-term hidden worries will be completely resolved, how can this not make Carrizenos overjoyed.

"I hope that Mandinia will give me an answer tomorrow! After tomorrow, I can only treat you Mandinia as giving up this land, so that it will be used as Dionia in Peloponnese. Military base."

"General Cloto Catacs, please rest assured, I will rush back to Mandinglia, and Mandinia will give you a positive answer tomorrow!" Carrizenos said quickly.

"Okay, I am waiting for your reply." Croto Kataks nodded.

Karisenos turned on his horse, squeezed the reins, clamped the horse's belly firmly, urged the horse, and hurried to the north.

"His Royal Highness, hand over the territory of Tygea to Mandinia. I am afraid that other city-states of the Arcadian Alliance will be dissatisfied with Mandinia." Plintors reminded him at this moment.

Klotokatax said with a firm expression: "Although the Arcadian Alliance has become our alliance, the internal situation of the alliance is too complicated, Taigeya has rebelled, and Okomenus is also being lobbied. ……Cooperating with such an alliance, how can we rest assured!

It’s better to strengthen the relationship with Mandinia, who is really willing to cooperate with us. It was originally one of the strongest city-states in Arcadia. Now, if the Taigea Territory is merged, its strength will skyrocket. , Will definitely become the absolute leader of the Arcadia Alliance.

Furthermore, once Mandinia annexes the Territory of Taga, not only the city-states of the Arcadian Alliance will be dissatisfied, but other city-states in Greece may also want to interfere (this is a traditional Greek tradition, a city-state is The enemy’s family is destroyed, and in a few years, the enemy’s family will be backed up again.) Mandynia can only rely more on us, Dionia! "

"The Lycomides of Mandinia looks very shrewd, I am afraid he may not agree."

Klotokatax smiled: "He is in Megalopolis now. After the Mandinian has made a decision, I am afraid he still doesn't know about it. And even if he does. In the face of such big interests, he alone cannot persuade all the people of Mandinia."

Clotokatax was very thoughtful, and Printoles had no doubts. For a moment, he felt in a daze that he was facing King Daves, unconsciously speaking. Also became more respectful: "I understand."

At this moment, Cettisus walked over holding a crock pot solemnly, and said in a low tone: "This is the ashes of Adoris...

Cloto Kataks took it carefully, and when he held it in his arms, tears came out again...

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Karias kept looking around, suddenly feeling very nervous, because this is not the Executive Committee of the Generals of Athens, nor the 500-member council of the God of War, but the citizens' assembly on the Pniks Hill. The highest authority in Athens, look at these layered, surging heads, and listen to these noisy and heart-pounding noises. The Athenians proclaimed, “When they hold a citizens’ assembly, the number often exceeds 5,000.” See It is by no means an empty word.

At this moment, he saw Callistratus, the chief general of Athens, walked to the center of the venue, raised his right arm, and his voice was loud and penetrating: "Citizens of Athens, the official assembly Go!"

Gradually, the surrounding Athens citizens stopped talking, and the whole meeting place became quiet.

Callistratus went on to say: "In the last meeting we discussed the unprovoked invasion of the Peloponnese by the Dionian army, and today Dionian’s envoys also came to Athens. If we want to communicate with us on this issue, we first listen to what he says."

When Callistratos's hand pointed towards Carrias, the tension in his heart disappeared at that moment. He stood up and walked towards the center of the venue step by step...

In the past years, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes, Megara, Argos...Almost all the Greek city-states in the world once had envoys standing here, facing the fussy citizens of Athens. They are expounding their city-state's claims, either for war, or alliance, or trade, or just for the citizens of a certain city-state to break the law in Athens...

There have also been countless celebrities and scholars from Athens who have delivered exciting speeches here, such as Solon, Demosthenes, Aristotle, Dimistocles, Kemon, Pericles, and Assibi. Germany, Socrates...

Whether in the Dionian Academy or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Karias has studied many articles about Athens speeches with his teacher Ansitanos, and has traveled back and forth to various allies and tribes in the Western Mediterranean over the years. , Although I got a fairly satisfactory answer in Thebes a few days ago-Thebes will remain neutral, but Karias understood that it was the Thebes who wanted to do this in the first place, and it was not his credit. Today is finally the time for him to really use martial arts.

Karias stood still in the center of the venue, his eyes swept over the indifferent faces around him, and a wave of pride rose in his heart.

He took a deep breath, feeling the abundant breath flowing between his chest, throat, mouth, and nasal cavity, and then said: "Citizens of Athens, I represent the 2 million citizens of the Kingdom of Dionian (not Including women and children), sincere greetings to you!"

His first sentence caused a commotion among the surrounding Athenians: "2 million citizens?! Really? If you count overseas territories, Athens will not have more than 15,000 citizens, Dioni. Asia turned out to be more than ten times that of Athens?!"

"First of all, I have to correct a mistake made by Lord Callistratus. Dionia sent troops to the Peloponnese to fulfill the covenant and help Thebes resist the Spartan army.

In this respect, I admire you Athenians very much. When Thebes was occupied by the Spartans and the Thebes democrats were in danger, you bravely reached out to help them;

The Thebes regained the city, but faced the attack of the Spartans. In such a bad situation, you were not afraid of the threats of the Spartans and formed an alliance with Thebes. Provide them with material assistance, and also send a fleet directly to the war, threatening the rear of the Spartans. The Thebes' ability to persist until now and win the battle of Leuktra is absolutely inseparable from your selfless help.

Although Dionia formed an alliance with Thebes late, we, Dionia, hate Sparta, the chief culprit who has continuously provoked wars on the mainland of Greece and has prevented the entire Greek people from achieving a peaceful life. ! We, Dionia, also against Sparta who continued to bully Athens after the Peloponnesian War, and even invaded your territory, wanton killing and looting villages near the port of Piraeus during the contract of the king. The people and the disgusting incidents that have no intention of repentance afterwards empathize!

Therefore, even if Athens is **** by the new contract, you should be optimistic about Dionia's attack on Sparta..."

Callistratus noticed that the faces of the citizens became calmer, and he immediately interrupted Karias intentionally: "Thank you very much for your wonderful speech, but I want to correct one of yours first. Wrong, you can call me by my name, but you can’t call me "adult", because all citizens of Athens are equal, regardless of size. If I dare to call myself an adult, I’m afraid today my compatriots will use pottery to drive me out I went abroad."

There was a burst of laughter in the venue.

Callistratus continued: "However, it’s no wonder you made such a mistake, because I heard that in the Kingdom of Dionia, the people in the country are subdivided into many levels, including kings and ministers. , The people down to the bottom are of strict class. It is impossible to name them casually, otherwise they will be punished. It is no wonder that you will be more cautious when you come to Athens."

Karias smiled slightly: "I call you'sir', not just a kind of respect for you, but more respect for the power granted to you by the citizens of Athens. It is a concentrated expression of the will of all the citizens of Athens. As for you talking about our Dionia, I would like to ask Master Callistratus, have you been to any town in Dionia?"