Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 136: Athens declares war

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"I have long heard that the Kingdom of Dionia is very powerful in the Western Mediterranean. Some city-states have to succumb to your force. I still don’t believe it, but today it’s on our own land in Athens, in the sacred citizens’ assembly. On the previous page, our respected Eleusis torchbearer Kalias was actually threatened in public by a Dionian messenger, which made me truly believe in Dionian's arrogance!"

Efekratus stood up, pointed at Carrias, and said indignantly: "Citizens remember the first sentence of his speech!-'I represent the 2 million citizens of Dionia Hello to you'-is this a word of greeting! No, this is a threat! He is not only threatening Kalias, but also every citizen of Athens! He is threatening if we don’t agree to Dioni At the request of Ya, they will send a powerful army to conquer Athens!

But what I want to tell you on behalf of the citizens of Athens is that a few decades ago, Persia, which has more population than Dionia, sent envoys here to issue similar threats to us, but in the end we won the war. Victory, so we Athenians are not afraid of any threats! "

"Iphikratus is right. We Athens is not afraid of any country, whether it is Persia or Dionian! Regardless of the large number of Dionian people, they are afraid of war with Athens, otherwise they would not send A messenger is here to talk about things!..." Under the influence of Iphiklast, some citizens of Athens waved their arms to express their dissatisfaction loudly.

Karias was still calm. After the wave of sound subsided a little bit, he said confidently: "More than 10 years ago, Athens once made a promise to Dionia, "No more "The Niaman" is the drama.'But when I walked into the city, I found that many theaters were repeatedly performing this humiliating Dionian drama. Many Athenians were learning that I was from After Dionia, not only will he cast a contemptuous look, but he will also call a barbarian...

The reason why I specifically add the phrase "2 million citizens" in my speech is to solemnly remind you that Dionia is a big country and a powerful country in the Western Mediterranean. Nia’s perception is good or bad, but first of all, we should show respect to Dionia!

Think about Sparta, who has caused you great harm. Every time their messengers come to Athens, how do you treat them? Even though their army looted the village near the port of Piraeus, you still did not embarrass their messenger and put it back safely. Every time you have a war with Sparta, whether it is in advantage or disadvantage, you ultimately choose to peacefully cease the war with Sparta...

The reason why you did this is not because Sparta is the most powerful city-state in Greece, and you must carefully consider the consequences of a war with it. Now, the Sparta you have been treating with caution is struggling to support the attack by the Dionian army. Therefore, in the face of a sacred kingdom of Dionia that is stronger than Sparta, should Athens show your respect and treat all questions about Dionia carefully at the same time! ! "

Karias's words were shocking and made some citizens think.

"When your Dionian fleet is showing off in Athens and the waters of the allied states, intercepting merchant ships and threatening the maritime security of Athens, you also want us to show respect to Dionian. It would be too difficult! "The other general, Cabulias, suddenly stood up and made an attack.

Karias finally showed a trace of nervousness: The Athenians really mentioned this headache that caused him. Indeed, the arrogance of the 1st Fleet undoubtedly aggravated the tension between the two countries. He also wrote to the expeditionary army commander. The official Croto Kataks expressed his views, hoping that the prince could persuade Krian to suspend patrols of the Aegean Sea at this stage, so as to avoid further stimulating the Athenians. But judging from the current situation, Croto Kataks failed to persuade Sekerlian, who was self-respecting and acting stubbornly, and he had to rack his brains to answer this headache.

However, when he was brewing a sentence to better appease the dissatisfied Athens citizens, Callistratus said again: "Citizens, we all know the barren land of Attica. The reason why Athens has been able to nurture such a large population, and has prospered so far, has not relied on abundant products on the ground, but on sea trade.

Through sea trade, we can buy enough cheap food to meet the needs of the people; through sea trade, we can earn enough money to make our lives prosperous, and at the same time we can pay enough taxes. The prosperity of trade is related to the survival of Athens!

But in recent years, the sea trade in Athens has been shrinking, the income of businessmen has been declining, and many workshops have begun to reduce production or even closed. The number of unemployed people in the city and port of Athens has increased, but the price of food has gradually risen. ...Do you know the reason? ! "

Callistratus' words were like a burning torch thrown into an oil can, and the whole meeting room suddenly boiled.

"That's because Dionian merchants sold a lot of cheap olive oil in various city-states. As a result, very few people bought my goods. They piled up in the cargo station, and finally became corrupt and deteriorated. What's the money!"

"The price of a beautiful amphora has never been lower than 6 drachmas, but the Dionian merchants can sell it for four drachmas. They are malicious against us in Athens. Business competition, if they continue to do this, my pottery shop will collapse!"

"I am an excellent accountant. I have worked as an accountant for a large Parson businessman for decades. Minus, he had to quit me, and there were several old people who had worked for many years with me. I was very dissatisfied with him, but I now know that all this turned out to be the fault of the Dionian businessman!"

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The sound waves of condemnation continued to hit Karias in the center of the venue, making him feel great pressure. He frowned, his thoughts turned sharply, and he quickly thought about resolving the anger of the citizens of Athens. method.

At this moment, he heard Callistratus’s strong voice: "Thank you for your speech to the citizens of Athens! We have all understood Dionia’s thoughts and requirements. Next, we will vote on the important issue of'Do you want to continue to be friendly to Dionia? Or help Sparta?', so please--"

"Wait a minute, I have something to say!" Karias felt intensely uneasy, so he asked eagerly.

"Please follow the order of our conference and leave the meeting room immediately!" Callistratus looked at him indifferently, and said firmly.

Karias hesitated to speak, and finally sighed helplessly. Before the guards came, he voluntarily left the center of the venue. Although he felt a little disappointed, he still held his head upright to face the insults of the citizens of Athens. Sound, walked out of the Athens Civic Assembly that he had dreamed of...

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In the afternoon, he was invited to the city hall of Athens, and the General Executive Committee headed by Calistratus was welcoming him.

Kalistratus solemnly said to him: "On behalf of all the citizens of Athens, we formally inform you that Athens has decided to join the Greek Alliance to help Sparta and resist Dionian aggression!"

Although Karias was mentally prepared, his grievances remained unresolved. He sneered and said: "You worked so hard to manipulate the entire citizen assembly, and you finally did not in vain. Congratulations on finally reaching your goal."

Callistratus appeared very calm, he said frankly: "You are indeed very eloquent, but there will be a battle between Athens and Dionia. This is inevitable, and the choice is at this time War is the best time for Athens."

"It seems that you are very confident of Athens' victory!" Carrias sneered again.

"I know Dionia is strong." Callistratus looked at Carrias with deep eyes and strong words: "But has Dionia always been strong? When you resist Dionia When Onisius’ army invaded, when you learned that Carthage had declared war on you... Didn’t the relatively weak Dionia have the same feelings as Athens today! Founding of the country only a few decades ago, Dai Oonia dares to take risks again and again. Isn’t Athens, which has a glorious history, lacking this courage!"

He paused for a while, and then said quite meaningfully: "You used Sparta many times to incite the sentiments of the citizens of Athens at the Citizens Assembly in the morning, but let me tell you the truth. The facts in the past few decades have proved No matter how tyrannical Sparta is, it will not do much harm to the fundamental interests of Athens, but Dionian’s power has not yet fully entered the Greek mainland, and Athens has been greatly affected, for the independence, freedom and prosperity of Athens. , The citizens of Athens have the same courage as they did during the Hippocratic War!"

Karias was silent for a while, then stared at him, and said with a slight respect: "Then let us divide the victory and defeat on the battlefield, and hope to sit with you after the war and discuss the future of Athens. !"

After speaking, he bowed slightly and saluted, then strode out of the city hall.

Kalisstratos looked at the back of Karias's departure, his face suddenly became serious, he turned to other people and said: "Next we have to talk to the Persians!"

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"Teacher, it's not good! It's not good!..." Oleas broke into the house breathlessly.