Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 33: Turiyi’s knowledge (3)

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The Apollo Arena is located near the southern city of Turriy. The name was decided by merchants who donated money in the area south of Turriy. In the finals, the city-state teams south of Turri, including Sicily, played in this arena for group matches.

The Lycaon Arena is built to the north of the port of Turri, and the towns in the Mesapi and Puchetti regions hold group matches again.

Turiy Arena in the east of the city of Turii and west of the Temple of Hera was renamed Persephone Arena, and the predominantly Greek towns to the north of Turii, Turui and Amendo Lara, Heraclea, Elia... etc. are in the group stage here.

The other is the Asinu-Amara Arena, because it is the place where the teams from the towns of Lucania and Bruti play in the group stage, so when they were named, the two races were "two There was a dispute over the question of "the name of the gods ranked first", and finally King Davos decided: which clan donated more money when building this arena, and which clan's gods ranked first. As a result, the Lucanians won and the name of this arena was established.

Samonet's team members were a little excited when they saw this building.

Samonets like rugby and football or after the huge South-Italian War, more than 10,000 Samonas were captured. They were detained while they were working on roads and houses. The Dionian soldiers also consciously taught them these two sports, and grouped them for confrontation and competition, which not only made them interested in Dionian culture, but also consumed their excess energy and reduced their Resistance and hostility.

After these Samonais were released back home one after another, they began to spread these two sports in the Samona Mountains, but so far there is still no formal arena in the Samona region. They are all The game is played on a flat grass.

The first time I saw that the venue where they were about to play was so magnificent, these Samona players would inevitably be a little excited, but the youth did not give them more time to stop and watch, but took them into another branch. On the road, I came to a wide field surrounded by wooden sticks and ropes. There were countless tents, shops and stalls, and many strong men were doing activities, buying things, or practicing passing and catching games. Some simply used the open space for small practice matches, and the lively atmosphere revealed a bit of tension before the battle. This is the camp where the Samonais will be stationed.

Because there are too many travelers coming to Turri in September, and a participating team can be as small as 50 people and as many as hundreds of people. Dozens of teams add up to thousands of people. Can’t provide so much accommodation. After referring to the practices of the Olympia Games and combining with the characteristics of the Kingdom of Dionian, the Turiyi City Hall has set up campsites near the four arenas and will participate in the same group match. The teams are all gathered together. Simple tents are used to solve the accommodation problem, and it is easy to manage. It prevents the participating teams from being scattered everywhere. Just organizing them to the stadium will consume a lot of energy and easily disrupt the order of the city. .

The young man came to the entrance of the camp and explained the situation to the guards. Gherny showed the letter from Xima again, and the Samonais were allowed to enter.

Others in the camp saw the Samonais wearing all-color short-sleeved red robes, and they knew that the team had moved in again, and they had arrived before the celebration (because Abenirum was away from Turri Far away, Gellney and the others came along again, and actually became the latest team to reach Turriy), so they came forward and asked curiously.

They were surprised when they learned that they were from the Samona region. Some people whispered, "Will the Samonais play rugby?" with a weird look.

This made Tartoni, Maioni and others listened to them, and they hated them. If it weren’t for the newcomers, I’m afraid they would have cursed them. They secretly made up their minds: they must give other teams a good taste on the court. taste!

After the youth ran, they arranged tents for them to live in. They also borrowed dozens of rugby clothing, protective gear, and shoes for them, and took them to dinner in advance, until dusk. At that time, they really let them go to the hot spring bath...

The conscientious youth made these five big and three rough Samonis consider him as their own in just one day...

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Ten years ago, the Kingdom of Dionia was almost assassinated by assassins dispatched by Syracuse. As a result, the people who participated in the celebration panic, trampled, and many people were injured and killed. Since then, Dionia has gradually improved the procedures of the celebration to ensure the safety of the city and the people.

On the day of the Hades celebration on September 9, the inner city guards were heavily guarded. In addition to the important ministers, elders, and VIPs of the allied states invited to attend the ceremony, the Kingdom of Dionia will also invite public officials of the Kingdom who have performed well on weekdays, soldiers and corps officers who have performed bravely in the war and made military merits. As well as scholars and craftsmen who are academically creative and innovative in equipment...Nearly ten thousand people were allowed to bring their families into the Victory Square in the inner city to watch the celebrations, and then go to the main temple of Hades to worship. They are all citizens, and most of them have received military training. Once an accident occurs, the sound of the bugle can turn them into legionaries and prevent the situation from expanding.

In addition, the Tuli City Hall has built temples and altars of Hades in the south, delta, near the port, the east, north west, and the three outer cities of Tuliy. In the nearby arenas and theaters, there are also grand square performances, saint chants, and experienced priests presided over... People living nearby can enjoy and participate without having to travel a long distance.

On this day, the powerful and heavy bells of the Temple of Hades rang from all corners of the territory of Turiyi, and the light and long-distance singing resounded throughout the plain of Subari. The people of the Kingdom of Dionian were all doing it. Cheers for the holding of the Diss celebration.

The joy of the celebration was even higher on the second day, because the Kingdom of Dionian Rugby Finals began.

Gerney was once again invited. Early in the morning, under the leadership of the public officials of Turiyi, he passed through the crowded gate of Turiyisi, through block after block, basically in the inner city west. They are all large and gorgeous houses, and most of them are the residences of the elders and important ministers of the kingdom.

Walking into an avenue between the two hills again, the noisy flow of people has become much quieter when passing by here, because on the left side of the hill is the Kingdom’s sacred main temple of Hades, and the right one On the hillside is the residence of the great King Davers.

Gerney glanced at the hill on the right, then moved his gaze to the bottom of the hill. He knew that the entire hill was guarded by the king's guard, and it was impossible for anyone to enter the mountain without invitation. At the foot of the mountain, there is a magnificent building with a square shape and dozens of huge pillars on the periphery. It looks solemn and resembles a temple, but it is the palace of Dionia. The main purpose of Gherny's visit to Turri this time is to be invited to this palace again and be received by King Daves.

Follow the flow of people and go forward, and you can see the Senate's Grand Chamber.

After entering the wide Victory Square, the distance between pedestrians was naturally stretched, and Gellney suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. He visited once a few years ago and knew that the most important building here except for the towering stone pillars in the center of the square and the goddess of victory at the top, is the Wangtuli fountain pool on the west side of the square and in front of the Grand Chamber.

Back then, Gellney once heard excitedly from the officials who accompanied him: Hades resurrected the fountain, so the senator and the people responded to Hades’s admonitions and elected Daves as Dionysian King Ya, and King Davos did not disappoint, defeating the mighty Syracuse, and Dionia has today’s glory...

This miracle chanted by the people made Gernite pay close attention to the fountain of Turi, but at that time, only an ordinary stone wall was built around the fountain, and there was nothing special about it, but he Still in awe.

The young man who came to greet them this time once said: A few years ago, the Senate specially invited a famous Greek sculptor to redesign and build the Turi fountain. It has been very different from the past. It has become One of the holy places in the Kingdom of Dionia where many young people who are determined to study sculpture observe and study.

Gerney wanted to take a look again, but he hadn't spared time for these two days.

The Victory Square is surrounded by tall buildings: library, city hall, court, military department...

Passing through Victory Square, Gherny set foot on the main road of the inner city. This road is very wide enough to accommodate ten carriages passing side by side, and the road is also unusually smooth. This is the return of the soldiers during the triumphant ceremony. The passage of the parade.

I walked several blocks, passed the first Arc de Triomphe, and entered the eastern part of the inner city.

There are also houses in the East District, but compared to the luxurious houses in the West District and the high-end residences in the middle, the houses here are a bit simpler. When Turiyi New City was just built, there were not many citizens in the city, and there was enough open space. The first western area was for some newly registered free citizens and public officials to live in, so as to provide sufficient labor for the new city. .

But now the Eastern District has become the most vibrant area in the inner city, with river ports, markets, theaters, gyms, and baths. Only to take a bath in a large hot spring bath that cannot be washed once a day, they began to build baths in various cities), hotels, restaurants...

Furthermore, with the completion of the Turiyi Stone Bridge, which connects the main city and the southern city across the Krati River (the official name of the stone bridge-Heraclide Bridge, in recognition of the Minister of Construction and the veteran of Heraclide The northern part of the bridge head is on the bank of the eastern inner city, making the two banks of the Turiyi area more frequent exchanges, and the eastern district has become more prosperous and lively.