Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 40: Alien **** Hercules

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Then, Lycias said seriously: "This time, Athens is sending Isocrates to Dionia. Knowing that I have been here for many years, he invited me to accompany him to Turei— —"

"Are you saying that Athens sent you Dionia?" Kunogolata looked surprised, apparently he hadn't heard anything about it beforehand, thinking that Lycias was only coming from Athens to visit his old classmates.

"You know, my father is not an Athenian citizen, so even if I have lived in Athens for so many years, I cannot become an Athenian citizen. It is impossible to become a messenger. I can only help Isocrates." Lycias did not. He understood Kunogolata's surprise and explained it specifically, obviously resenting it.

"Since this is the case, you'd better take these terracotta bottles back, I can't take them!" Kunogolata immediately refused.

"Why?" Lycias was surprised.

"Turiyi's trial of the traitor was a lot of trouble, I believe you have heard of it." Kunogolata saw Lycias nodding, and then said firmly: "I don't want to be the second Pollux. !"

"But...Athens just wants to express friendly wishes to your Dionian Alliance and to conclude an alliance at the same time." Lycias said anxiously.

"Athens is at war with Sparta, who is this alliance aimed at?" Kunogolata, a political veteran, immediately guessed Athens' motives: "Sparta? No, Dionia has no strength yet. Facing the anger of the Greek overlord. Syracuse, Sparta’s staunch ally? Unfortunately, we just signed a friendly agreement with Syracuse."

Kunogorata’s words made Lycias a bit at a loss. He was different from Isocrates. Although he lived in Athens, he was excluded from political life all the year round because he was not a citizen of Athens, and he had little political experience. Even as far as court defense is concerned, because he is not an Athenian citizen, he can't appear on the court to defend others. He can only prepare and plan carefully and write the lawsuit speech for others. This is the case all the year round, and he lacks a bit of quick wit, so he didn't know what to say for a while.

Kunogorata sighed: "You take these Athenian pottery back first. Since the messenger of Athens has come from afar, of course, the Alliance of Dionians can't help but see. I will make a suggestion to the Senate tomorrow. The messenger of Athens, get ready."

"This is good, this is good..." Lycias breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lysias." Kunogolata stared at her and suddenly asked, "You were a Turíy citizen before. Have you ever thought of returning to Turíy and becoming a Dionian citizen? "

Lysias was stunned.

"In Athens, you are a Gentile, no matter how great you are, you don't have a bigger stage to play. And come back to Turri..." Kunogorata said, the conversation changed. : "Do you know Ansitanos?"

Kunogolata's words made Lycias a little uneasy. He murmured: "...well, I know...he is a student of Herodotus, and we often interact with each other when we are young."

"Our consul Daves once proposed to establish a Dionian Academy in Turei, where the outstanding scholars of the whole alliance should be concentrated in the academy, whether it is to study mathematics, medicine, or research. Literary rhetoric...They will all enjoy the special salary given to them by this alliance, while continuing to do their own research with peace of mind, while teaching their academics and theories to outstanding students, let their reputation spread to Great Greece and even the Mediterranean!... …" Kunogolata saw that Lucias listened carefully, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"In the academy, there is a branch that specializes in teaching literature to students. Ansitanos is not only the veteran of the Senate, but also the dean of the School of Literature. While teaching rhetoric, he also wrote his history books. For this reason, he recruited more than a dozen students to impart knowledge. The Senate also specially allocated funds for him to hire some people to search for information in various places in Great Greece for him to write books... But I think Ansitanos is in No one can compare historical research, but literary rhetoric is not his strong point, and this is exactly what you are good at. I heard that in Athens, your litigation speeches are copied and studied by many people as a model essay. If you can stay in Dionia, our dear Daves, who loves talents, will definitely ask the Senate to grant you permission to become a citizen of Dionia, and serve as the head of the Faculty of Arts, teaching students, and writing books. Your reputation will be as famous as Ansitanos in Great Greece!..."

With Kunogolata's knowledge of Daves, he dared to say such a promise. But these words smashed into Lycias' heart like a rock, splashing countless water and ripples...

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Daves glanced at the information Ancitanos gave him, with a look of surprise on his face: "There is also a high altar of Hercules in the city of Rome, are you sure?"

"Yes, my lord. This large altar is close to the livestock market in Rome. At first we got it from a Capua merchant who traded in Picosis and sent someone to confirm it. My lord, you should I know, Hercules once stole Gervong’s cattle and took them back to King Oresius after a long journey. Therefore, in the Western Mediterranean, many races that depend on livestock for their livelihoods use Hercules as The patron saint of animal husbandry..." Ansitanos didn't think there was anything remarkable about Rome's worship of Hercules. On the contrary, when he talked about the topic of Hercules, he kept talking.

Actually, the activities and research of Hercules in the Western Mediterranean is a special task given to Ancitanos by Daves. Because after conquering the Brutis, Daves discovered a strange phenomenon: in the Bruti area, there are many altars and statues of Hercules, and the Bruti even claimed to be "He is a Herak." The descendants of Luss, because their ancestor Brutus was born of the hero Hercules and their queen Valentia."

This statement surprised Daves. A foreign race claimed to be a descendant of a famous Greek god. This allowed the Dionian League to find common ground for assimilating the Bruti, because they were both "The same race".

However, this also made Daves pay attention to Hercules, the Hercules in Greek mythology, and what he learned from Ansitanos and others made him suddenly realize: , Hercules turned out to be very famous in the Western Mediterranean. According to legend, half of his "12 great works" took place in the Western Mediterranean. This alien among the Greek gods has been wandering in the Western Mediterranean for most of the world. He has been to Sicily, traveled north to Italy, crossed Gaul, and came to the Iberian Peninsula. He was stealing Hespared. Before the golden apple in the garden of Sis (the 11th major), in order to cross the Atlas Mountains, he used his supernatural power to divide the mountain into two, thereby connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Western Mediterranean. This is also the most important part of the Greek population. The origin of the "Pillar of Hercules".

Hercules reached Erytia, the mysterious island in the Atlantic Ocean at the westernmost point of the world, killed Gervong, robbed the herd, and then drove the herd, and walked again in Western Europe, and finally returned Going to Greece... In his adventure story, because of his heroic deeds spread widely, he has won the love and recognition of many foreign people. In many places in the Western Mediterranean, there are legends that he and the distinguished women of the local race gave birth to many heirs, and the Bruti is just one of them...

Davers picked up this research material again and read it carefully.

Ansitanos was not in a hurry. He leaned back in his chair leisurely, closed his eyes, and began to conceive of the history book he was going to write.

For a long time, Daves closed the pages of the book, placed the information on the wooden table, rubbed a bit of sore eyes, and asked: "Master Ansitanos, as a historian, through the information you have collected , You wipe away the dust of those myths and legends, what do you see?"

Ansitanos opened his eyes. Daves’ question is quite interesting, but isn’t this what a historical researcher is good at? So he thought for a while and said, "What I see is Greek elegance. The culture of China has a strong attraction to these mountain races who are still in the ignorant stage. They all want to get in touch with Greece to show that their origin is not barbaric."

"Yes, this is what we want to see." Daves lightly chins his head and mutters: "It seems that we need to build a magnificent temple of Hercules in Turei, and for He holds a celebration every year to enhance the recognition of the aliens with Dionia."

"My lord, your decision is very wise!" Ansitanos complimented.

"But—" Daves picked up the information on the table and turned his words: "Master Ansitanos, you only see the meaning of the information on the surface, the deeper meaning you have not yet Found."

There is a deeper meaning? Ansitanos looked at Daves with some suspicion, but he had read this document many times before handing it over to Daves.

"Look here—" Daves turned a page and read aloud: "On the way Hercules was driving her herd back to Greece, a lost bull swam across the Strait of Messina. , Came to a place called Erix in Sicily, and was collected by a local ruler. After Hercules found out, he killed the ruler, regained the bull, and agreed to return the land to the local oppressed natives, and An agreement was made,'Once his descendants appear in Sicily, then the aborigines must return the land to them.'"

"Yes, there is such a legend about Hercules in Sicily." Ancitanos nodded.