Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 16: Reconnaissance (Part 2)
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After crossing the Saraceno River, Daves clearly felt that the terrain was rising. The mountains and the coast were parallel to the north, but the distance between them was shortened a lot. The small space made Daves's trip safer. Sex was increased, but he did not take it lightly, letting Asistes and Lydes serve as scouts on the left wing of the team, paying close attention to the situation in the mountains to prevent the enemy from turning around and copying their back roads.
On the next journey, Daves did not see the coast with soft beaches. Instead, he saw steep rock walls and rugged reefs. The sea water beats the coast rhythmically, and the momentum was quite amazing.
It seems that Amendorara cannot have a port. Davers thought to himself, a sense of loss rose from the bottom of his heart.
At this time, the guide shouted: "Look, that's Amendorara."
Following the direction of his finger, a city in the distance appeared and disappeared.
Davers lifted up his spirits, squeezed the horse's belly hard, rushed forward for a while, and then the soldiers quickly caught up.
Now he can see clearly: Amendorara is actually a mountain city, which is inconsistent with the Greek tradition! It is built on a mountain, it seems that the height is not low, facing the east, overlooking the Gulf of Taranto. The morning fog in the mountains and forests filled it around, looking indistinct.
In order to see more clearly, Daves moved on.
The guide followed tremblingly, because it was less than one mile away from the city of Amendorara. Although I have not seen the Lucanians before, it does not mean that the Lucanians are still at their doorstep. Will not come out'welcome'!
At this time, another river blocked the way. The width of the river was less than ten meters. The clear water of the river could see the bottom of the river clearly, and there was no problem in walking.
"This is the Cisno River. Not far to the north, there is a river called Burano River. Amendorara is between the two rivers. Let's go here, we can't cross the river anymore." The guide begged road.
Davos can't help but sigh: The water resources of the Apennine Peninsula are so abundant! No wonder the citizens of Great Greece are more moisturized than the native Greeks. The snow in the Apennines melted and eventually formed rivers, which washed the soil and rocks from the mountains to the lowlands. Year after year, could the land not be fertile? Compared with the sand and gravel ground in Greece, one is the sky and the other is the earth! The plain area is too small.
During the war, the mountain city is generally easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it needs to solve two problems, food and water. Since Amendorara is surrounded by rivers, it is not a problem to get water...Daves is thinking about it while observing the city of Amendorara not far away: this city does not seem to be very big, at least a hundred meters above the ground, But the **** is gentle, and there is a stone wall surrounding the city...
The guide saw that Daves was not in the river, but did not leave. He stood by the river and looked at Amendorara repeatedly. He couldn't help but feel anxious and wanted to urge again.
Daves asked: "What is the relationship between Amendorara and Turiyi? The city built by the immigrants of Turiyi?"
This guide is not an ordinary slave. As a domestic slave, he has accompanied Burkos to study and play together since he was a child. When he grew up, he followed Burkos to travel north and south, doing business everywhere, as an important assistant of Burkos. It is also well-informed. Burkos was able to send him as a guide. In fact, it was because of the guilt of breaking his promise. Therefore, he thought a little about Daves’s in-depth historical question and answered: "It is said that the city of Amendorara was built by the natives here a long time ago. Later, the Subaris occupied it. After Crotone destroyed Subaris, it did not capture it... After Turri was established, it He took the initiative to form an alliance with Turiyi, and once worked with Turiyi to resist the attack of Tarantum in the north..."
Alliance? Looking at the small city of Amendorara, and thinking about the scale of the city of Turiyi, it is obvious that the two are not the same size. It is difficult to get an equal dialogue, that is, a nominal alliance, but a vassal in reality. . However, as long as it is not the colonial city of Turey. Davers secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It has been more than half a year since he came to this era, and he deliberately learned a lot about the actual situation of the Greek city-state, completely reversing the concept of the city-state in his previous life that it was just a city. After the Greeks established a city, they would expand as much as possible, establishing villages and towns, and bringing the surrounding land under control. When the land exceeds the direct control of the city due to the distance, they will establish a colonial city or conquer others. On the one hand, the city continues to maintain the momentum of expansion, and on the other hand, it can provide protection around the main city.
In the beginning, this kind of colonial city obeyed the orders of the mother state. After all, the citizens of the colonial city were all emigrated from the mother state, and even the consul may be appointed by the mother state. Over time, the Greeks’ love of independence and freedom came into play. In addition, the Greek city-state politics was a closed political management model. It naturally rejected the unification, so they became independent one after another. . However, due to geographical proximity and blood ties, as long as the mother state still maintains its strength and does not overpower these neighbors, they will form a natural alliance with the mother state dominated by the mother state. However, if the colonial city is separated from the mother state by the ocean or is too far away, decades later, due to the alienation of the relationship, it is very likely that it will become two different city states with the mother state, and it is even possible to become enemies with each other. Kira.
Obviously, Amendorara was the colonial city of Subaris, but for Turie it was only a subsidiary ally, so the land here does not belong to Turie...Daves thought to himself, Shang asked again: "How did the Lucanians conquer this city?"
"I am not sure about this. It seems that few citizens of Amendorara escaped... At that time, Turri was caught in the tragedy of the army's defeat and countless citizens being killed, and he was busy defending Luca. The offensive of the Niyaren ignored the call for help from the citizens of Amendorara. Later, I don't know where they went?..." The guide said nonchalantly, but Daves took it seriously in his heart.
At this moment, Asistes shouted: "Leader, someone has come out of the city!"
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Wesba, the leader of the Lucanians in Amendorara. He has been a little irritable during this time because the city of Grummentum sent an envoy and asked him to lead the tribe and join the Lucanian tribe. The league is about to begin its second offensive against Turri.
The tribe that Wisba belongs to used to live on the upper Agri River in the southeast of Grumentum. There are many tribal settlements there. The Wisba’s tribe is considered the larger one and has been relying on Grazing and simple farming make a living, and for decades, he has been at peace with the surrounding tribes. But the year before last, since the city of Grumentum and Picosis were married and allied, the formerly powerful Grumtoum became more powerful. They no longer considered the same powerful city of Potentia in the northwest. With checks and balances, they began to expand aggressively, attacking and incorporating the settlements and cottages of the surrounding small tribes. Under the pressure of the Grumentum army, the Weisba tribe was unwilling to be annexed by it, so they had to flee to the southeast and hid in Amen. In the forest at the junction of Dorara and the western mountains of Heraclea, due to hunger and disease, people of the tribe continue to die, including Wisba’s two sons. Just when Weisba could hardly hold on, and wanted to surrender to Grumentum in order to survive, he heard a message.
Since the expansion of Grumentum, the population has increased greatly and the military strength has soared, but at the same time it has brought about a problem-food. Originally, the mountainous area of Lucania was not rich in grain production, and more relied on grazing, and grazing also depended on the sky. The winter of the previous year was much colder than in previous years, and a large number of livestock froze to death, causing food to become a major problem for Grumentum to maintain its hegemony in southern Lukaria. As a result, last winter, Grumentum united with Picosis and led the army with Niutum, who recognized its leader status.
Laos...waiting for the tribal city's troops to rendezvous and prepare to attack Tury.
Weissbar got his brains up, he wanted to take advantage of the troubled waters to fish in the battle between the two sides, so that the tribe could escape the danger of destruction. So he mobilized the entire tribe to build rafts, store food, and prepare to plunder.
At this moment, he heard the good news: Turri had tens of thousands of troops to attack Laos, and the whole army was wiped out.
Weesba was overjoyed, thinking that the good opportunity had arrived, and immediately ordered the whole family to take a raft, descend the river, forcibly cross the rapids, and finally enter the territory of Amendorara.
Note: Grumentum Grumentum
Pyxous Pyxous
Nerulum Nerulum
Laos
Potentia Potentia