Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 33: Thucydides
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"This...what should I do?" Leptinius began to worry.
Phylistos was about to speak, when he saw the slave coming over with the letter, he hurriedly opened two of them, and asked the slave to take it along with the one that Ancitanos had given him before: "Master Ansitanos, Do you see if the handwriting is the same?"
Henipolis also leaned over to the teacher and picked up the letter for comparison.
"It is true that the handwriting is quite different." Anchitalus nodded and admitted, and Henipolis had nothing to say.
Philipstos passed the letter to several others.
"This is obviously not written by Lord Felistos. I know that adults like to draw hooks on the end of the letter'i' in the signature, and this person writes a straight stick!" Marcias said loudly.
Herolis took a deep look at Felistos, and simply spit out the word: "No."
Then handed the letter to Ferrosanus next to him.
Ferrosanus checked it carefully and raised the letter to Anshitaros and said directly: "This is by no means the handwriting of Philistos!"
"Okay, things finally have some eyebrows." Felistos rubbed his hands, showing a relieved expression, and then said with a serious expression: "It seems that someone has deliberately pretended to be my name, and Ansitanos The contact between Pollux and others that the adults said seems to be disrupting the order of the Dionian alliance, but in fact they want to provoke the relationship between Syracuse and Dionian in an attempt to induce war. As for Hull The matter of Mies, this is more related to Syracuse’s security issues, we have to conduct a detailed investigation! But anyway, the source of Dionia’s troubles comes from Syracuse. As the chief executive of Syracuse, I have an inescapable management responsibility! Here, I want to make the most sincere apology to Lord Ansitanos and the Alliance of Dionia!" He stood up and bowed to Ansitanos.
Ansitanos sat upright and received his gift.
"At the same time, Syracuse is also willing to pay compensation for the loss caused by Dionia to show our desire to be close and friendly with Dionia!" Felistos continued to express his expectations .
"This is also another important mission of my envoy to Syracuse by the order of the Senate." Ancitanos said solemnly: "The Alliance of Dionia is willing to cooperate with Syracuse. The signing of the alliance agreement not only promotes friendly exchanges in diplomacy and mutual prosperity in trade, but also in terms of military security. In the mountains of northern Dionia, there are powerful barbarians who have repeatedly threatened our borders; a powerful enemy of Syracuse. Although Carthage suffered repeated defeats, it still has a vast territory and huge wealth in its own city in Africa, and may make a comeback at any time. Therefore, Dionia is willing to join forces with Syracuse in the military to jointly safeguard the Western Mediterranean. The safety of the Greek city-states!..."
As soon as Ancitanos said this, the banquet suddenly became quiet.
People with a bit of political mind can hear the hidden meaning of Ansitanos’s words: First, Ansitanos is reminding everyone here that Carthage is still a powerful enemy of Syracuse. Stop being an enemy with Dionia; second, Dionia wants to stand in the same position to communicate with Syracuse. You must know that at this time, Syracuse is the leader of the Greek city-state in the Western Mediterranean.
"Our mighty Syracuse now does not fear any enemies! What is Carthage! It dares to come once, and we will defeat him once!" Massias loudly expressed his disdain for Carthage.
Phelestos applauded and said: "Very good proposal! Lord Ansitanos, don't worry, I will report this to Lord Dionysius and let him make a decision."
"Thank you very much!" Ansitanos also expressed his gratitude.
"Okay! Alright! Now that the misunderstanding has been clarified, let's continue drinking and talking!" Leptinius yelled and raised his glass.
"Master Leptinius is right. We should all put aside those annoying politics. Originally tonight I wanted to talk to Master Ansitanos about how to write a history book." Si took the conversation and said with emotion: "Master Ansitanos, I also had the idea of writing a book on the history of Sicily, but due to the busy political affairs, I can't spare time for a while, so I am especially envious of you being able to have time. , Have energy to do what you want to do."
"Actually, I have never dared to write by hand before, thanks to the encouragement and help of Master Daves..." When it comes to writing history, Ansitanos seems more enthusiastic: "But although I write now Part of it, but I have decided to throw it away and write it again."
"Why is this?" Felistos asked curiously.
"Do you know Thucydides?" Ansitanos asked.
Everyone shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know.
"I didn’t know before. I only got to know this man after Master Daves’ introduction. Although he was unknown in the Mediterranean before this, I believe that within a few years, his name will be spread all over the world. Greece! I even think he is greater than Herodotus!" Ansitanos said with a look of admiration.
"He wrote a history book?" After all, Ansitanos is a small well-known scholar in Great Greece, and his praise naturally moved Philistos a little.
"Yes. Thucydides is an Athenian. He was a'ten generals' and fought in the Peloponnesian War. He was later exiled by the National Assembly. He lived in Thrace for more than 20 years. Time, concentrate on writing about the history of the Peloponnesian War... After the war, he returned to Athens. When Master Daves sent someone to visit him, he was already seriously ill, lying in bed, unable to write. Dai Lord Firth spent a lot of money to copy the manuscript from his nephew, and brought it back to Turiyi, ready to store it in the library that is about to be built.
I read this book carefully. Although it is not completely finished, it is definitely a great historical masterpiece! Thucydides abandoned some of Herodotus’s practices, and did not write any rumors about oracles and prophecies in the book. Instead, in chronological order, he categorized every occurrence of the Peloponnesian War. Describe the event truthfully. Just as he wrote at the beginning, "Part of what I have recorded is based on my personal experience, and part of it is based on the materials provided to me by other people who witnessed this. I try to use the most rigorous and careful methods possible. I have verified...'.
Although he was an Athenian, he did not favor Athens in the book. Instead, he described Athens, Sparta, and other city-states involved in this war in a completely neutral manner, although he said 'My historical work without anecdotes may be difficult to fascinate', but whenever I think about this book, the pictures of the Peloponnesian War come to my mind. I think even if time passes for decades and hundreds of years, people are still willing to read it over and over again to understand the truth of this war. And those of us who are willing to write history should also learn from him, and write a new history using his historical works as a template. This is why I want to rewrite! "
Ansitanos finished speaking very seriously. Felistos could no longer sit still, and asked eagerly: "What is the name of this history book written by Thucydides? Has it been published? "
" "The History of the Peloponnesian War", I think it hasn't been released yet, but it's coming soon." Ansitanos said: "If Master Felistos wants to see it, I can go back. Copy a copy and send it to you."
"That's so grateful!" Felistos thanked him again and again.
"It's okay, I'm very happy to see another fellow on the road of exploring history!" Ansitanos said sincerely.
"Well said, I also hope that in the future, I can ask Master Ansitanos to communicate with each other in writing history. Come and make this cup of our friendship!" Ansitanos raised his glass.
The two drank it.
Everyone happily toasted, and the atmosphere became lively.
Philipstos put down the glass, wiped the froth from the corner of his mouth, and said vigorously: "At this moment, it would be great if the Thucydides scholar you mentioned was also at the banquet!"
"I think this is impossible." Ansitanos said in a deep voice, "Thucydides the Athenian... has passed away not long ago..."
Felistos's smile solidified on his face, and he said silently: "What?! He is dead?!"
"Yes, this is the exact news from Athens. I originally wanted to make time to visit him in Athens, but as a result..." Ansitanos looked regretful and sad.
"What's so sad! Listen to what you said, this Athenian left a great book, so even if he goes to the underworld, there is no regret." Ferrosanus opened his eyes. With his slightly morose eyes, he shouted: "Bring the lyre, I want to sing a song for him!"
"It's rare to hear Ferrosanus singing!" Herolis also started to get excited.
The slave brought the lyre at the sign of Felistos.
Some drunk Firosanus took it over carefully, tried a few notes, and then praised: "Good piano!"
Speaking, he jumped slightly and sat on the dining table directly, ignoring the oil stains on his clothes.
The female slave next to him was busy removing the food on the table, and he had begun to pluck the strings, and the sweet music flowed from his sliding right hand. He was immersed in the music, and then improvised and drew his neck. Singing loudly: "In the lonely sky,
Look for the star that is more dazzling than the sun’s rays,
What kind of joy in the world can be compared to walking in the long river of history,
Talk to the hero,
Sing with the warriors,
Muse presents you with a crown made of olives,
Apollo drove a golden carriage,
There is your ride in the car,
……"
The people made peace with each other softly, and sent their sincere silence and blessings to the Athenian they had never met.
This evening, the host and the guest had a great time.