Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 135: The fierce debate at the Athens Civic Assembly (2)
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"Although I have not been there, I have carefully understood and studied the affairs of the Kingdom of Dionian. What I said is the truth!" Callistratus said confidently.
"Dionia is different from yours in Athens. The territory is too vast. To govern such a big country, of course, a strict order must be established to ensure that any decisions and laws are fully implemented." Karias said solemnly. "Thanks to the efforts of the Dionian officials, all the citizens of Dionian have enough land, and their lives are relatively prosperous. Not only do they have enough bread for three meals a day, but they can also eat regularly. Eating meat, drinking in a tavern, soaking in hot springs in a bath, watching a ball game in an arena, watching a play in a theater, watching a beast in the zoo... The lives of Dionian citizens are rich and colorful, and they are also very hospitable. I hope that the people of Athens are all If you can travel to the Holy Kingdom of Dionia, you will definitely receive their warm reception, which will help our two countries to eliminate misunderstandings and enhance friendship."
His words caused a quiet discussion among the citizens of Athens.
At this time, a person stood up in the front row of the venue and shouted: "Dionian citizens can own enough land. Isn't it because you have annexed the city-states of Great Greece and plundered them? Is it the result of wealth! Dionian citizens, while enjoying happily, could have thought of the people of Great Greece who lost their homes and were hungry and cold!"
Kalisstratus remembered that the person speaking was a student of Isocrates, and couldn't help nodding.
Karias asked in surprise: "How did you come to this conclusion?"
"This is a fact, don't deny it!"
Karias laughed: "I used to think that the Athenians were the wisest and most inquisitive among the Greek city-states, but now I found that I was wrong, because some people really depended on their likes and dislikes. , Just make up rumors to deceive everyone! If you really want to know the facts, you should go to the Western Mediterranean, to the towns of Crotone, Lokri, Naples, Syracuse, Tarantum... As soon as you walk and take a look, you will find that most of the people in these towns are still the people of the original city-states, but their situation has been greatly improved and their lives are more prosperous than before joining the Kingdom of Dionia— —"
Callistratus interjected again: "But you also said just now, Crotone, Tarantum, Lokri...these sub-states that were once our Greek city-states have lost them. The independence and freedom of the country was annexed by Dionia and became an ordinary town under your kingdom. Even Turye, which we are very familiar with as citizens of Athens, has become the center of the Kingdom of Dionia!"
When Kallistatus mentioned Turiyi, he deliberately increased his tone, which caused a commotion in the venue. Then he looked at Callias and asked questioningly: "Now Dionia’s The army has set foot on the land of Peloponnese. Don’t you have the purpose of letting the stories of Turriy and Crotone and other great Greek city-states repeat itself, so that the whole of Greece will eventually become the territory of your Dionian kingdom? ?!"
His words provoked a greater commotion in the venue, and even citizens of Athens even cursed them.
Karias twitched his face and did not immediately make an excuse. Instead, he stood still on the spot without changing his face. He sneered until the Athenian citizens consciously returned to silence, and said, "Kali Master Stratus, I heard that you are a respected speaker, but should you respect the facts and not make up your speeches indiscriminately!
If you understand the situation in Great Greece, you should know that before the establishment of the Holy Kingdom of Dionia, the city-states of Great Greece continued to war, and they are not inferior to the mainland of Greece today, even as you mentioned earlier Turíy was not invaded by Dionia, but burned down by the other great Greek city of Crotone you mentioned. Dionia just rebuilt the city on the ruins of Turíy. That's it.
Dionia has never taken the initiative to invade any great Greek city-state, but has been constantly provoked and attacked by these city-states. For example, Crotone has attacked Dionia twice...The Tyrant Dior Nisius led the Allied Forces of Syracuse to cross-sea expedition to the southern Italian city-states dominated by Dionian... In the rear of Onia...and after Carthage, a foreign city-state, declared war on Dionia, Syracuse actually colluded with them...
Dionia finally defeated these powerful enemies through hard battles again and again, and these great Greek city-states joined the Kingdom of Dionia. Most of these city-states held citizens’ assemblies, which were made by the people of the city-states themselves. The choice is because they don’t want to face war every day, and they are always frightened. They need a strong support to protect them from wind and rain.
Next, we have all seen that there have been wars in the Greek mainland for more than 10 years, but during this period, the territory of Great Greece has always been peaceful and peaceful, and the people's lives have been prosperous. Facts have proved that the choices made by the people of Great Greece were not wrong! "
Karias said these last words sonorously, and the meeting room suddenly became more silent.
"Uh--" Callistratus wanted to interject again.
Karias learned well this time, and quickly continued: "Of course Great Greece is Great Greece, and the mainland of Greece is the mainland of Greece. The situation is completely different. Dionian sent troops to Peloponnese, nothing else. Meaning, there are only two purposes.
The first is what I just said, in order to fulfill the covenant, help Thebes and defeat Sparta, which is constantly creating wars in Greece; the second is to help the Messenians. I remember that you in Athens have kindly helped the Messenians who were enslaved by the Spartans many times, and our king also made promises to the Messenians who were exiled to Tindares, so With this opportunity, the Messenians, who are also Greeks, should regain their freedom and independence.
I can swear to the gods that when Sparta is defeated, the Dionian army will quickly withdraw to the kingdom and will never occupy a bit of land in the Greek mainland! "
Karias raised his hands flat, palms facing the sky, and finished speaking solemnly.
Many Athens citizens were moved.
Suddenly a voice sounded: "The Dionian messenger is swearing to the god, can you tell us which **** it is?
Karias saw an old man standing up in front of the venue. He was gray-haired, but his face looked a bit gloomy because of his darkness.
He hesitated for a moment, then said frankly: "God Hades!"
"I heard that Dionia regards Hades as the patron saint of your kingdom. Is the Hades you believe in is Hades, one of the twelve gods of Greece?" the man continued to ask.
"Of course it is." Karias said cautiously: "It's just that Dionia's knowledge of Hades is somewhat different from that of the native Greeks."
The man did not ask what was the difference, but said with a serious expression: "We Greeks believe that Hades is in charge of death and cannot be approached. Ordinary people dare not even call his name directly, but use'that man God' instead of Asilius
There is no temple in Hades on the Greek mainland. The only temple that has no idols, no engraved names, but is closely related to Hades is in Eleusis in the Attica region of Greece, where there is a The bottomless cave is recognized as the entrance to **** by the Greeks. For this reason, we Greeks established a secret ceremony to worship Hades. Almost all celebrities in Greece have participated in this ceremony--"
"The Eleusis Miriam, I know."
"No, you don't know! You Dionians don't even know!" The man snarled, "Eleusis originated in Athens, and had the acquiescence of Hades, so he was widely respected and respected by the Greeks. Respect, it is the most orthodox sacrifice dedicated to Hades in the entire Greek world!
But you Dionians lavishly built the idols and temples of Hades. Not only did you have no awe of Hades, you even fabricated lies about Hades descendants to deceive the people—"
"Shut up!" Carrias yelled, beard and glared at the man: "Our great King Davos is a descendant of Hades is the consensus of all the people of the Kingdom of Dionia. In just 30 years, he went from a mercenary to the king of the most powerful country in the Western Mediterranean, and transformed Dionia from a small alliance to a powerful kingdom encompassing the entire Western Mediterranean civilization. Having received the enlightenment and blessing of Hades, Hades even performed miracles at several critical times to help the kingdom overcome difficulties. These were all witnessed by thousands of people in the kingdom. Therefore, the Holy Kingdom of Dionia Citizens will willingly regard Hades as the guardian of the kingdom and become devout followers of Hades!
Hades is a benevolent god. He doesn’t care about the different ways Greek people in different regions have different views on him. But if someone openly slanders his son and insults the Dionian people For the devout belief in Hades, then the millions of devout followers of Hades in Dionia will not be afraid of hardships, life and death, and will surely cost the blasphemer a heavy price! "
Under the pressure of Karias's majesty and imposing manner, the man was a little timid, and he stepped back subconsciously, forgetting that he was sitting on the stone stairs behind him. If it weren't for the help of the person next to him, he would almost fall.
This person is the torch-bearer of the Eleusis Secret Protocol, and has a similar name to the Dionian messenger-Callias, the "Callias Peace Treaty" signed in Sparta before. It is named after him, which shows how prominent his reputation in the Greek mainland is.
But at the moment his poor performance made Calistratus frowned: Hades, what a good topic to criticize, but Calias messed it up! When Sparta signed the peace treaty, his performance was not good, and he should have been expected to have known it a long time ago.