Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 44: The current situation of Carthage

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"Yes, this is the manuscript of "History" written by Herodotus and the diaries and materials recorded during his travels. When Turrii was burned down, his family brought nothing with him. These precious materials escaped the fire. Now they donated all of them to the library!" Ansitanos said excitedly.

"I... can I see it?" Even though he was in a difficult family situation in Athens, Lycias did not ask anyone, but at this moment, he looked at Ancitanos with a longing look.

Ansitanos shook his head: "I’m really sorry, Lycias. Herodotus’s "History" manuscript and materials are Dionia’s most precious treasure, and such precious materials are stored in The upper part is supervised by a dedicated person." Ansitanos pointed at the top of his head, which is the second floor of the library: "Only the senators of the Senate and the scholars of the Dionian Academy will be able to do so because of their duties and research needs. It is allowed to enter it to view the precious and confidential information, and it is not possible to take the book out.

"If you join Dionia, you will become the dean of the Faculty of Arts according to Master Daves' promise. It will be easy for you to check any books and materials in the library."

Lycias stood in the same place, his face changed, and although he had only been in Dionia for about two days, he was shocked: this short-established city-state alliance is not only vibrant, but also rapidly developing. Moreover, knowledge and culture are highly valued. Many systems have been formulated and many facilities have been built to highlight its importance and ensure its development and inheritance, such as the Dionian Academy, the Pantheon, and this newly built book Pavilion...Even Athens, which has a splendid culture, does not have such systems and facilities, nor does it place respect for knowledge and scholars in such an important position as Dionia does. This is a paradise for scholars to give full play to their talents. what!

After thinking about it, Lycias finally made up his mind: "After I return to Athens, I will discuss with my family and decide when to come to Turei."

"That's great!" Ansitanos was overjoyed, and stepped forward to hold Lycias on the shoulder: "Master Davos will be very happy to know that Dionyia has one more All-Greek Famous scholar! Believe me, you will only be better in Dionia than in Athens!"

"Hush!" The librarian poked his head from behind the registration desk and made a silent gesture.

Ansitanos nodded apologetically.

At this time, Lycias said with a complex expression: "Ansitanos, as far as I know, you are the dean of the Faculty of Arts."

"History is what I am interested in. As the head of the Faculty of Arts, I only reluctantly agreed to the consul's request because no one was able to do the job at the time. This has already wasted too much of what I should have spent on writing books. It’s time to go. Now there is a person who is better than me and has a deeper literary attainment to replace me. I am too happy to have time..." Ansitanos said a lot of words without hesitation.

"Thank you, my friend!" Lycias smiled and saluted Ancitanos, and finally made a decision. His heart suddenly became very relaxed. He looked at the countless rows of bookcases in front of him extending to the depths of the hall, the air was filled with the peculiar aroma of wood and confetti, he took a deep breath, somewhat intoxicated: the rest of his life will be spent here!

"Ansitanos, if it is convenient, please take me to meet your "favorite", the undefeated Daves, I would like to see the establishment of the Dionian Academy, What kind of a great person is the person who built the library?" His eyes were full of curiosity and yearning.

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When the Carthage messengers sailed into the round military port of Carthage, which is famous throughout the Mediterranean, when the messengers came out of the dock, the Carthage people swarmed them and surrounded them to learn about the negotiation situation.

When the people of Carthage learned that the peace agreement had been signed, Carthage only needed to pay a certain amount of food and gold and silver to continue to own several cities including Lili Beer and Erlux, as well as in Sicily. In a small part of the western part of the island, many people cheered, and some shed tears...

The Sicilian War that lasted for several years not only cost Carthage a lot of gold and silver, but also thousands of citizens died in this long and cruel war.

Especially the first war with Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse, when Sofitel Shimirko led his army to a big victory at the beginning and even attacked the city of Syracuse. Due to the outbreak of the plague, the strength was greatly damaged, and in the end, there was a disastrous defeat, leaving only a few dozen ships struggling to return to the port.

At that time, the people of Carthage who heard of this tragedy gathered in the port to inquire about their relatives. When it was learned that fifty or sixty thousand soldiers (not including mercenaries) died in Sicily or were captured, the crying and screaming of the bereaved resounded throughout the coastline. It was the darkest day in Carthage. The city is in grief.

The people all approve of black gauze, everyone is closed to thank guests, commercial activities are suspended, and the temple is closed...

Correspondingly, the aristocracy among the nobles in the Carthage political circle-the Magonis family from the mother state of Carthage and the Phoenician city of the Tyre royal family has monopolized the Carthage political arena for nearly 200 years His dominance is finally under real threat. After more than 70 years ago, the Carthage army organized by Hamirka, the patriarch of the Magonis family, and the tyrant Dillon of Syracuse were defeated in the battle of Ximera, the name of the Magonis family once again expedition abroad. The defeat was linked together, and this time the situation was more serious. The Carthage army was almost wiped out. Unlike his ancestors, Similco did not die on the battlefield like his ancestors, but abandoned his comrades and soldiers and fled back alone. The act of fleeing like this should be punished by the death penalty of "crucifixion" according to the laws of Carthage. Due to the status of the Magonis family as kings in the city of Carthage, the patriarch of Magonis was temporarily exempted. criminal law. But the storm did not end. The Carthage elites, who were already dissatisfied with the Magonis family, took advantage of the grief and anger of the citizens to promote the reform of the system.

Simirko, the loser who humiliated the family, realized that the situation was extremely unfavorable to the Magonis family, so he wore cheap and worn linen robes every day around the main temple of Melakat in Carthage. Wandering around, accusing God of his blasphemy, praying that God will punish him, hoping to save something in this way. But in the end, the persecution of the situation and the ridicule and humiliation of the citizens finally caused him to have a nervous breakdown. Six months later, he locked himself at home and committed suicide. This public act of atonement is still not enough to guarantee the power of the Magonyd family.

Soon after, a new Carthage political institution was established-the 104-person court, which was composed of members of the aristocracy. Its duty was to supervise the actions of Carthage officials and military chiefs, and also With the duties of a high court, no one from the Magonis family was elected to this institution.

In order to revive Magonid’s declining power in Carthage and regain his prestige among the people, Magonid’s new patriarch, Margo, is the younger brother of Similko, using the family’s still The Senate still has a lot of influence. With the opportunity of Syracuse’s tyrant Dionysius to attack Carthage’s son Bonsolus, it once again promoted Carthage’s third attack against Syracuse. Sicilian war.

However, this is not what it used to be. The Carthage army, which has been greatly reduced in strength, resisted the attack of Syracuse as the army became stronger and stronger, but it lost more and less victory. Margot is still insisting, but Carthage is tired of the war. When they can't see the chance of victory, they are even more afraid of a disastrous defeat, so "truce negotiations" have become the unanimous voice of the citizens.

Finally an agreement was reached, but Margot had to bear the responsibility for the defeat. When Carthage’s messenger responsible for negotiating with Syracuse returned, the whole city was cheering for the arrival of peace, and only one looked deserted, or even sad.

In a huge mansion not far from Mount Bilsa in the Acropolis of Carthage, members of the Magonis family are paying homage, because today is exactly the day of Shimirko’s memorial, but there is constant noise outside the house. The sound of music and the cheers of the people obviously severely destroyed the sad atmosphere.

Has Druba knew: It was the Carthaginians who were worshipping and celebrating the Greek harvest goddess Demeter and her daughter Parsephone.

The citizens of Carthage are actually worshiping the Greek gods? ! Yes, in Sicily, the Phoenician colonial city, which had a deep relationship between the Greek city-state and Carthage, was intertwined. They lived together for hundreds of years, and the mutual influence was very deep. Both Demeter and Parsephone The goddess was not only popular with the Greeks in Sicily, but also gradually accepted them by the Phoenicians, and even the Sicilians believed that Hades was the Parsephone abducted in Sicily. This kind of cultural influence has penetrated into Carthage. Carthage originally had the temples of these two goddesses, but the reckless actions of the Shimirko army made their position among the Carthage gods even more prominent, because of the hope. When Mirko led his army to the city of Syracuse, his soldiers looted the temples of the two goddesses on the southern **** of Epipole. Soon after, the Carthage barracks broke out with a plague, which led to the final It was a fiasco, so the people of Carthage thought it was a punishment by the goddesses for blasphemy against the Carthaginians. You must know that Parsephone is the queen of the underworld.

The extremely frightened people of Carthage even strongly requested the Senate to pass the bill formally to conduct large-scale worship of the two goddesses. To this end, they also specifically searched for the Greeks who settled in the city of Carthage, and assigned them to serve the two goddesses, especially Parsephone, and stipulated that their rituals must be carried out in the Greek way. As a result, this religious ceremony continued year after year, making the two Greek goddesses more and more important in the hearts of Carthage citizens.