Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 279: “The Birth of Hades”

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But Max desperately wants to learn the language of Dionian and then integrate into this environment. He deeply remembers that King Dionian who defeated the great Camilos was breaking them up. Speech given before joining the army:

"...Roman soldiers, Rome has been incorporated into the Kingdom of Dionia, and you have been completely defeated! You can always bear the hatred of Dionia.

But please don’t forget, when you breached Vai, you killed all the men in the captive city of Vai; waiting for you to occupy Satnikum, Antium, Villitre, etc. In the Wolsey Territory, all the Wolsey men you captured were either killed or demoted to slaves...

And today, when you were defeated, Dionia did not deal with you as you did in the past, did not let your young lives end early, and did not make you lowly slaves, but let you Chance to become a citizen of Dionia!

I believe that many of you have been in contact with the Roman Reserve Brigade-your former compatriots, how much you know what rights and benefits will be brought to you by becoming a Dionian citizen, maybe not as rich as before , It is no longer possible to use your power at will to squeeze other citizens, but you will become citizens of the most powerful kingdom in the Mediterranean and be envied by the people of other countries, to see a wider world and gain more development opportunities!

Well, Romans, no matter what, the past Rome has disappeared. You are all facing a new beginning. Do you continue to hate and eventually be suppressed and perish? It’s up to you to take up the shield and spear and fight with us to win the respect of the Dionian people and open up a new future for yourself and your family..."

...it's up to us... Marx was thinking silently in his heart.

At this moment, a person appeared in front of him, patted his shoulder with a smile, and asked with concern: "How is it? No problem, right."

Seeing this smile always reminds Max that he was suffering from the plague and desperate, how the doctors of Dionia treated him meticulously, and finally allowed him to live healthy to this day. This is him and Reasons not to hate the Dionians. He believed that all Romans who were cured by Doctor Dionian would have this kind of sentiment, because it was the Dionian who gave them their second life.

Looking at the Dionia team officer who has always cared about him, Max didn't understand what he said, but he roughly understood what he meant and nodded quickly.

"Follow us to disembark!" The team officer pointed to the dock that was already close at hand, and picked up the shield gun and armor wrapped beside him.

Marx wanted to stop it, but he didn't speak Greek at all. Coupled with continuous vomiting, his body was indeed weak. He could only watch the team officer open the package and let the other soldiers take one for him. .

This scene made him determined to learn Dionian's language as soon as possible.

In fact, Max's judgment was wrong. What he saw was not a town, but the naval base of Trina.

So, when the other Roman soldiers who were not seasick entered the port of the naval base on a passenger ship, they all opened their eyes wide in surprise: what was shown before them was a man who didn’t know how big the port of Ostia was. Harbour, with countless piers and trestle bridges between them, jutting out from the winding coast, like multi-legged centipedes, which is daunting; huge warships cruise on the sea on the other side of the port, sometimes stopping In the following array, sometimes sprinting quickly, the sailors’ slogans one after another resounded throughout the harbor...

A few Latin soldiers in the Third Army proudly told the Romans who were staring in a daze: "There are five naval bases like this in the Kingdom of Dionian (the first fleet has two naval bases). (Tarantum and Castellon), this is not the biggest one."

These former Roman nobles were even more surprised. They suddenly discovered that the power of the Kingdom of Dionia was far beyond their imagination, and the unwillingness in their hearts dissipated a lot under this powerful shock.

The naval base of the Third Fleet is in Trina, but the barracks of the Sixth Army are not here, but in Xiliting. The two cities are separated by dozens of miles. For the convenience of continuing southward, they came ashore. The soldiers were not taken to the Xiliting barracks, but to rest directly in the new camp outside the naval base.

Because Daves had this plan 10 days ago, and wrote to inform the Senate, and the Senate notified Trina and surrounding towns urgently. The coming army built a camp, so after the arrival of the army on the expedition to Latium, the soldiers found that the camp had been repaired and everything was set up. They did not need to do it. Since they set out to Rome, it is rare for them to be able to do it without doing their own work. Enjoy the available opportunities.

When they settled down, the team officials announced another good news to them: "Your Majesty Daves, in order to thank you for your contribution to the kingdom in Latham, specially allows you to have a bonfire banquet tonight. Celebrate!"

The soldiers cheered and cheered after listening, and the whole camp was boiling, except for the unknown Roman noble soldiers of course.

In the afternoon, officials from Trina City Hall led the organized people, sending countless cans of wine, hundreds of goats, and other food to the entire army. Of course, more people came to the barracks to visit relatives in the Sixth Army.

In order to prevent them from disturbing the order of the entire barracks, Legion Commander Tlatinoste allowed the soldiers to meet outside the barracks.

This time the expedition to Latham, the Sixth Army casualties were also not a few. People who learned that their loved ones died or were seriously injured were crying in sorrow; people who saw their loved ones standing in front of them were crying with joy. In short, there was a lot of crying outside the camp, but there was no laughter inside the camp. Stop, forming a peculiar sight.

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At dusk, under the leadership of the team officers, the soldiers of the various legions walked out of the camp and came to the wilderness that had been arranged: there were hundreds of wheat piles that were strewn by freshly harvested wheat straw. They are distributed in a circle, with a larger open space in the center and a larger pile of wheat.

Each unit was sitting around a pile of wheat, and the team leaders took a few soldiers to the barracks and brought a few cans of wine and a few big pots of stewed, warm haggis soup, one of which had been slaughtered. , Washed and cut goats, a basket of fresh fruits, a basket of washed fresh vegetables, a jar of dried fruits...

The squad leader personally served the soldiers, filling the wooden cups in the hands of each soldier with wine, and pouring the lamb soup in the pottery bowl...

Although Max was not as excited as the other soldiers in the team because he could drink Turriy wine, he was educated by the nobles and thanked the squad leader who looked younger than him.

Seeing that he had a good attitude, the team leader said some words of encouragement. He couldn't understand Dionian at all, but he nodded slightly. Finally, the squad leader "haha" smiled, patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and then served the next soldier.

The next soldier's attitude towards the squad leader was much more respectful, which surprised Max. Of course he wouldn’t know that the squad leader’s name was Adoris, and it was King Dionia. Adopted son.

As the soldiers began to eat, the sky was getting darker, but soon piles of wheat were lit up, driving away the darkness of the wilderness.

"Boom! Boom!..." The vigorous drum sound suddenly sounded, and the noisy bonfire venue was quieted down under the reminder of the team officials.

Next, high-pitched and solemn chants echoed in the sky above the meeting, causing the soldiers to put away the laughs on their faces.

Then they saw a group of strange-looking people with different costumes appearing in the center of the venue, by the biggest bonfire.

"It's "The Birth of Hades"!" Some soldiers had already guessed the repertoire of this large-scale drama and began to cheer.

Dionia’s large-scale drama has only been born for more than 10 years, but it has developed very fast. Now it has broken away from the original pantomime performance, and has independent singing and single and group singing and dancing (of course this It is inseparable from the enlightenment of King Daves), which makes the performance of large-scale dramas more rich and diverse, and also attracts the Dionian people. The song "The Birth of Hades" is one of the classics and is very popular among the people. Therefore, all the soldiers present stopped eating and frolicking, watching the performance intently.

The first act of "The Birth of Hades" tells that brothers and sisters such as Hades, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hera defeated their father Cronus and began to carve up the world. When everyone was arguing for more benefits, Hades took the initiative to choose to go to hell, to care for and supervise the souls of all living beings after death. The gods were both puzzled by his firm choice and indisputable for him. He is ashamed of his fame and fortune, and his perseverance to realize his ideals.

In the second act, Hades came to the underworld. The underworld was very chaotic due to lack of control. Hades invited Tanathos and Hypnos as the gods of death and sleep, and persuaded Minos. , Radamandas and Aekos served as the three judges, surrendering the three-headed dog Cerberus to guard the gate, and let Charon take charge of the ferry...Finally, the underworld was restored to order.

In the third act, the underworld is well governed, and Pluto has married Persephone, the goddess of fertility. Mankind thanked him for his contribution and worshipped him. Finally, he and his subordinates jumped up happily. Dance...

The entire plot was carefully compiled by the priests led by Plycinus. Most of the dialogue in the play is singing, and the melody is composed by the famous music poet of the kingdom and the teacher of Dionia Academy Ferrosanus led the students to complete the work with great effort, but the last collective dance choreography that surpassed this era was created by Davers, so "The Birth of Hades" was carved by the hands of many famous artists. The first public performance at the Hades Festival caused a sensation among the people of the kingdom.

Although Max is not as fascinated as other soldiers because of his language barrier, the exquisite costumes, superb acting skills and beautiful singing voices of the actors still attract his attention, making him speculate hard. The plot.