Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 163: Bad assassination

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"Sacrifice to the gods! Which god?!" The young man asked urgently when he heard it.

"It's not a commoner..." As soon as the woman said her words, she realized that her husband was also a commoner, and said in a calm tone: "It's the Diana, Vesta, Keres, Leigh, whom you often worship. The gods Bell and Libera."

The young man was shocked, lying on his back on the bed without speaking, but thinking in his heart.

Conya was born in a Roman noble family. She has been in good clothes since she was a child. She has not experienced any hardships. At the beginning, her father wanted to marry her to Gaius Licinius Storo, even though the young man was in Rome is already somewhat famous, and she is still a little reluctant, because in this way she will become the first noble woman to marry a commoner. She is worried that she will become a joke among the nobles of Rome. But after getting married, the husband's appearance, talent and understanding gradually dissipated her dissatisfaction, and their married life became more and more harmonious.

At this time, seeing her husband's face turned a little ugly, she hurriedly asked: "Storo, what's the matter?"

Stolo said with a solemn expression: "The Dionians are doing everything possible to win over the civilians. I am worried...They will really be deceived by the Dionians and give up... Rome."

Actually, yesterday, after hearing the content of King Dionia’s speech from the people who came to talk with him in secret, he was amazed: because the promise made by the King Davos was exactly what Roman civilians had always done. He has been aware of the Dionian’s intentions for the tireless pursuit of things, and now King Dionian, regardless of his Greek dignity, goes to worship the deities believed by the Roman commoners. In order to win over the Roman commoners, he can do so. At this level, he was really worried that the civilians who had been in conflict with the nobility would all fall to Dionia, which would severely weaken the strength of the Romans themselves and possibly lead to Rome's defeat in this war...

Thinking of this, he was very worried, and he felt a little more pleasure in his heart, and blurted out: "I was thinking, if the elders and nobles on the Capitoline would know what the Dionians are doing now, They will definitely regret that they have been too harsh on civilians..."

Conya looked confused, did not understand what her husband meant, and was inexplicably angry: Stolo was not good at this point, and sometimes the words were too esoteric for her to understand, so talk to her father Ambustu The same.

She couldn't help but think of one more thing: I still remember one time, she went to visit her sister. Her brother-in-law, Servius Surpikius, was a nobleman. He just became a military and political officer. He came back late. Seeing that the door of the house did not open in time, he asked his team officers to knock on the door with the token of the army. It has to be "banging". Seeing this, she felt scared, but was ridiculed by her sister, saying that she had never seen the world.

Of course she was very angry and left her sister’s house angrily. Later, she told her father about it. Ambustus comforted her and said, “Don’t worry, one day you will be in your own home and let your My sister is too surprised to close her mouth."

Up to now, she didn't want to understand what in her family could surprise her sister...

Thinking of this, she began to miss her parents and sister's family who fled to Capitolin Mountain again, and her heart was full of melancholy.

At this time, Stolo looked out the window, and he suddenly thought of a question: King Dionia left the heavily guarded square and headed to the crowded Aventine Mountain. It might be a good opportunity, those people Can you seize this opportunity? !

Although the Dionians ordered the Romans to stay at home as much as possible, anyone wandering the streets would be subject to strict interrogation, but Stolo, who had expectations in his heart, decided to send a domestic slave out to inquire about the news.

As a result, the domestic slave was driven back not long after he left because Dioria's army had already imposed martial law on the main street.

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But in the southern part of the city of Rome, Daves did not prohibit the Roman people from going out and watching, but just let the soldiers of the Fourth and Fifth Army build cordon along the way.

For safety reasons, Daves also forbids his son Croto Kataks to stay with him in the Senate.

The people of Rome flocked to the side of the road. Behind the Legionnaires, it was clear that King Dionian, who once wore a gorgeous uniform in the square, was now dressed in a plain robe, which was exactly what the Roman residents did when they went to the temple to pray. Dressed up, there are ten men in the same attire beside him (dressed by the court guards of Cardias, Emilius, and Martius), followed by hundreds of court guards...They are in thousands of Rome Under the gaze of the people, they boarded Aventine Mountain.

The Temple of Diana is the largest temple on Mount Aventine. It was built in the time of King Servius. It has a long history and many believers, so Daves made it the first to worship Temple.

Originally, after the Dionians occupied the city of Rome, Roman people were forbidden to walk around, and this temple was also left in the cold. But today Daves lifted the ban, so many Romans were placed in the courtyard of the temple, but the passage in the middle was blocked by legionaries.

Daves stepped into the courtyard and was also concerned by the Roman people, while Diana's priests and attendants were already waiting respectfully at the entrance of the temple.

After saluting Davers, the amiable old priest of Diana frowned and looked at the entourage behind Davers, and said embarrassedly: "According to the oracle, the temple only allows King Davos went in alone to worship."

After listening to Amelius’ translation, Daves immediately asked loudly: “Isn’t the temple allowing everyone to go in and worship! I am not the only one who wants to worship the goddess today, but Have them!"

After finishing speaking, Daves pointed to these people around him, and said in a slightly mocking voice: "When will the Temple of Diana, which treats all people as equals, also begin to learn from the Greek temples. Open to the powerful?!"

Daves' words reached the ears of the Roman people in the courtyard, and there was an uproar.

In most formal Greek temples, the main hall is usually closed to the public and can only be served by priests. People can only pray and sacrifice at the sacred altar in the courtyard, or go to the apse to ask the priests. Only when the city-state is holding a major celebration or encountering a crisis, the consul or general can enter the main hall and pray for blessings in front of the idols. The Roman temple is different from the Greek temple in that it allows people to enter the main hall to pray to the gods, even the temple on Capitoline Hill, but only a limited number of people, which may be related to the Romans' respect for utilitarian and practical. In this respect, Dionia is somewhat similar to Rome, allowing believers to enter the hall.

The priest heard what Emilius said aloud, and his eyes flashed with panic. He has been a priest for so many years and has always enjoyed the respect of the Roman people. He is rarely questioned face to face. He does not know how to refute, so he can only lower his eyebrows. Shun his eyes, he said in a deep voice: "This is Diana's oracle!"

"When did you receive the oracle, priest?" Cardias suddenly asked loudly.

"...in the morning."

"When is this morning?"

"Uh... at breakfast."

"King Daves decided to come to worship after having breakfast. I'm afraid it's too early to have breakfast when I inform you!"

"...Goddess Diana... knows everything..."

"I don't know how the priest did you get the oracle?"

"Sacrifice...no, birds account."

"According to Rome, isn't the bird account used to predict good or bad, when can it be used to determine how many people can enter the temple to worship?!"

"This...this is the power of our Roman priests, you Greeks don't understand."

"As far as I know, the priests in Rome have never used the bird-occupied method to determine how many people can enter the temple to worship. If you don't believe it, you can ask the people in the courtyard, or even the people outside. "

"Who are you on earth?!"

"I am also a priest, so I would like to learn from you how to divining Goddess Diana so accurately that only one person is allowed, not two or three people... enter the temple to worship! If I If I can do it, I will be the most powerful priest of divination in all of Greece! So I think you must be the most powerful priest in the entire Latin region, right?!"

"This...this..."

"Also... I would like to ask, such an important fortune telling requires assistants and witnesses, who are they? Do they have the qualifications for divination?"

"..."

The continuous questioning of Kardia Temple made Priest Diana's face pale, sweat began to pour out, and he stammered until finally speechless.

Because of Emilius’ deliberately loud translation, the people in the courtyard could see that something was wrong.

"King Dionia, are you here to worship the goddess sincerely?! Do you want to go in?!" An attendant next to the priest suddenly interjected.

Davos turned his head to look, eyes like electricity, looking directly at him.

The attendant bowed his head busy with a guilty conscience.

At this time, Martius, who had been watching these nervous temple attendants closely, whispered a few words in Amilius' ear.

Amylius immediately stared at them and suddenly shouted: "You carry swords on your body?!"

The shout was like a thunder on the ground. The priests and attendants shuddered, and the people in the courtyard were also surprised, because weapons are never allowed in the temple. This is disrespect to God, let alone It is the sacrifice and attendant closest to the gods.

Those temple attendants thought that the conspiracy had been exposed, and one of them simply shouted: "The Oracle of Diana, kill the enemies who invaded Rome!"

Speaking, he drew out the dagger hidden under the white robe and rushed towards Daves.

The other attendants also drew out their weapons one after another, and rushed up immediately.