Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 203: Hades Main Arena
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"I think you want to be taken by a certain Dionian princess and become the son-in-law of King Dionian." His teammate snorted dissatisfiedly.
Ciriteaus did not refute, but said in a serious voice: "Unfortunately, according to the news I have heard, the princesses of the Royal Family of Dionia are already married and there is no chance! But if they can be Dioni The daughter of a certain minister is also pretty good! I said that you are also working hard to stay in the Kingdom of Dionia!"
Although in the previous Greek Games, women were prohibited from watching the games, but the anecdote of choosing husbands and sons through the Games still happened occasionally, and it was a good story. For example, the former tyrant of Athens, Pisitratu, once let his daughter disguise and enter the sports venue to choose the ideal husband-in-law. And Siriteos is handsome, tall and well-proportioned, and indeed it is very likely to be favored by Dionian women.
The person next to me was a little moved when he heard it, and fell into a fantasy for a while.
"It seems that you are going to perform well in tomorrow's game." McGades put the plate on the table and sat opposite Siriteos.
"It’s certain to perform well, but I’m not sure whether I can advance." Siriteos said dejectedly, but his expression was very calm: "I’ve been in the training room these days to observe it, the traditional The athletes sent by the strong races Athens, Thebes, Corinth and Ellis are very strong this time. Fortunately, Dionia has completely changed the way of racing this time. Everyone is not very comfortable with it. I still have a chance.
Even if I was eliminated in the 100m race, I still have the 200m and 400m races. I often showed up on the field a few times, and the chances of being favored by the ladies of Dionia are more likely. "
Mecca Kiddes is a bit dissatisfied with Siriteos's attitude of not fighting with all his strength, but focusing on how to get the heart of the Dionian woman, but Siriteos is a nobleman after all. Not daring to accuse me, so I had to bury my head and eat.
"I heard from the management of the stadium that Dionia will hold a grand ceremony tomorrow, which is completely different from the opening of the previous sports games. I really want to see it sooner!" Siriteos' sigh made Mai Gajides was taken aback: Yes, Dionia can provide such comfortable accommodation and rich meals to the athletes. What kind of surprises will it bring to all athletes and city-state representatives at the ceremony tomorrow? !
Mecca Kiddes is also full of longing.
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The Hades main arena is the first arena since the establishment of Dionia. It is located east of the center of Turriy, and is the venue for the final finals of the kingdom's rugby and football finals each year. In order to meet the needs of the ever-increasing football spectators, it has undergone several large-scale reconstructions and expansions. The most recent one occurred during the two years after King Davers announced the hosting of the sports meeting. Now its architectural structure and appearance have been improved in several years. It was very different when it was first built ten years ago.
The entire stadium is almost a huge circle, about 42 meters in height, covering an area of more than 15,000 square meters, and can usually accommodate nearly 60,000 spectators. It is not only a mecca for players and fans, but also one of the architectural wonders of the Turri region.
In the early morning of July 2, 365 BC (the 29th year of the Kingdom of Dionia), a bustling flow of people gathered from all directions to the Hades main arena. At the same time, 69 entrances of the Hades main arena were opened at the same time, and only one entrance was temporarily closed, which was a passage for members of the royal family to enter and exit.
The ticket inspectors and the inspection team were in their respective positions, and even the Turiyi City Hall applied to the Ministry of Military Affairs to transfer four reserve teams from the Turiyi Barracks in advance to help maintain order outside the arena.
Under the guidance of volunteers and guides, tens of thousands of spectators turned into a trickle, leading to every entrance. Many spectators from all over Greece, with a little nervousness, handed the tickets to the test. The ticket clerk, because of the previous sports games held in mainland Greece, they never have to pay to watch the game. This is the first time they have bought tickets. They feel both novel and a little nervous: such a strange piece of paper is in the end. it does not work?
But for Dionian audiences, it’s only natural to buy tickets to watch the game. They have been implementing it for decades. Every year, Turíy and other regions in the Kingdom can only rely on the ticket money. The city hall has a lot of income, and the tickets for this games are made of a kind of fine and blue thick paper newly developed by the Christoja Chamber of Commerce. It is almost impossible for anyone to forge it. Just write all the tickets on Dozens of scribes from the Chamber of Commerce spent nearly a month on the competition, location, date, and seat number.
The ticket inspector mainly checks the authenticity of the ticket and whether the information on the ticket has been altered. After everything is confirmed, he will invite the audience to enter with a smile.
After passing through the entrance, the audience must reach the number of floors specified on the ticket, and then give the ticket to the ticket inspector at the entrance of that floor again to enter the auditorium (the Hades main arena has a total of 4 floors. The price of each floor is different. The first floor is mainly for the elders, ministers, VIPs, and citizens and heroes who have made outstanding contributions to the kingdom. The fourth floor is for standing tickets without seats, and the price is the cheapest).
"The auditorium entering the arena is so troublesome!" Efekratus found his seat according to the seat number on the number plate, and started complaining as soon as he sat down: "I think we Athenians are good enough to calculate By the way, I didn’t expect the Dionians to be more stingy than us. They charge for watching the games, which is unheard of!"
Callistratus, who sat down next to him, said a few fair words for Dionia: "This is understandable. They provided free accommodation for all the envoys and athletes. And sumptuous food, this can cost a lot of money, so it is understandable to earn some money by collecting tickets. I asked the conductor when I entered the venue. The price of the tickets is not high, and the cheapest is only three virtues. Lakma, the most expensive is only 10 drachma (tickets for each envoy are given by the Turiyi Town Hall, no need to pay), even the poor should be able to afford it."
"Cheap is cheap, but you can see how many people can sit here! This game, Dionia can at least get hundreds of thousands or even millions of drachmas, and how many games will they play throughout the Olympics? The game...Dionia can make a huge fortune by holding a sports meeting!" Ifekratus shook his fingers and estimated Dionia's sports income.
"Why, are you tempted?" Callistratus said jokingly: "Would you like to make suggestions in the council and learn from Dionian? It will also start in the future Pan-Athena Games. Charge?"
Effikratus really thought about it carefully, then shook his head and said, “I’m afraid this won’t work. Let’s not say that the Pan-Athena Games has no tradition of charging, and the public cannot accept it. Let alone our arena. Open, it is very difficult to restrict people from entering and leaving at will."
"To build such a huge and complex arena in Athens, funds and manpower alone are already unbearable for us, not to mention the construction technology it requires is probably not available to us now. "
Kalistratus scanned the entire venue with a cautious gaze, and finally couldn't help but exclaimed: "Even if we build such an arena, the number of spectators it can hold far exceeds that of Athens. The number of citizens (the number of citizens in the city of Athens is generally maintained at 4000~5000), I am afraid it will take a long time to make a profit, so ah, such a huge building, such a charging method... There are only like Dionia Only such a big country with strong national power and huge population can implement it!"
Effikratus was silent. He was dissatisfied with Dionia before. As the adopted son of the former king of Macedonia, Amintas, he wanted to lead the rescue during the Macedonian rebellion four years ago, but was dissuaded by the General Athenian Executive Committee and had to ask for help from the leader of the Greek League, Dionia. As a result, when Dionia sent troops, his righteous brother Alexander had already died, and after the rebellion was put down, Dionia did not allow Macedonia to join the Greek alliance, but formed an alliance with Macedonia alone... The Niya are selfish.
Neither he nor Callistraps have been to Turri. This time, as a member of the Athenian Envoy, he really saw the great prosperity of Dionia, far beyond what Athens can compare. Yes, some other thoughts hidden in my heart have basically been dispelled. At this moment, he was still a little dissatisfied and said: "The key depends on whether Dionia can run the sports meeting, otherwise it will be useless no matter how well the arena is repaired!"
Callistratus understands some of the psychology of his colleague. In the period after the end of the Greek War, he was also unwilling to do so, but with the hegemony of Dionia in the mainland of Greece, More and more Ionian city-states (islands in the Aegean Sea) have joined the Greek alliance. The expansion of Athens from the sea has been blocked, and due to the alliance with Dionia, Athens’ Trade channels have been greatly expanded, the domestic market has become more prosperous, commercial taxes have increased significantly, the treasury has become richer, and citizens have enjoyed this peace and tranquility. Yazuo's right mind.
He didn't continue to talk about this topic, but pointed to the side and said in surprise: "Look, Agcilius is here too! I thought he would not come to this sports meeting before. "