Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 48: Information about Eastern Dionia (2)
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After others tried to go to Tarantum, the people of Odrum felt the third benefit of joining Dionia.
However, the benefits that Dionia has given to Odrum are continuous, and Nicomacus announced that he will build roads for Odrum and connect Udia.
Building roads, this is what Odrum people have always dreamed of, but can it be done? !
Just when the Odrum people were dubious, the officials of the Dionian Road Department had already started to poke the mountain outside the city of Odrum with the Crown Prince and the prisoners in the war.
Just when the people of Odrum were pleasantly surprised to see the flat road extending westward along the rugged terrain, Nico Marcus once again announced: to expand the port and take advantage of Odrum’s unique geography Advantages to prosper Odrum’s maritime trade.
This time, the Odrum people did not stand to watch the excitement, but actively joined the team building the port.
The city of Odrum, which has been silent for a hundred years, has undergone tremendous changes in just two or three years. The Odrum people are no longer called "the fishermen from that remote fishing village" by other Mesapi city-states. , Odrum has become a famous port town in the east of Dionia.
So when Chief Executive Nicomacus’s term of office expired and he was about to leave, the people in the city had completely forgotten the anger and abuse at him when he first arrived. Instead, they lined up to send him off. The council unanimously passed: the statue of Nicomacus should be erected on the town square, so that the people of Odrum will always remember his name and all he has done for Odrum! ...
Krisopskov listened, the expression on his face gradually became solemn, from the driver’s mouth, he felt the Odrum people’s identification with the Kingdom of Dionian, Odrum did. Do other towns like Mesapi and Pucheti do the same? !
The great power of the Kingdom of Dionian has already made Sparta feel pressured, and Dionian’s ability to assimilate the natives has made Grithorpes even more terrified. I was puzzled and uneasy about the use of the Mesapi and Puchetti nobles who had escaped from this area.
While the coachman who was intrigued by the guest Rethorpes talked about how he likes rugby, he also said that guest Rethorpes is lucky. If it weren’t for Turriy’s suspension of the rugby finals in the past two days, As a result, he had to return from Turrii temporarily, and it was impossible for Kerithorpes to get in his carriage.
Except for the first section of the road which was not easy to walk, the other sections were flat and wide, and the carriage was galloping all the way, and it had already reached the outside of Udiah before noon.
The coachman will stop here for a while to feed the horse with fodder and regain its strength.
Kerry Thorpes can also eat something to fill up his stomach.
Entering the city of Udiah, I found three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry in the city. There are full-armed soldiers patrolling everywhere.
Greethorpes was refreshed and thought it was the Udiars who were rioting because it was rumored that Udiars had rioted many times in the past few years. However, after listening to the coachman's explanation, I realized that this was not the case.
It turned out that the Udiah team was unexpectedly eliminated in the first round in the Dionia Kingdom Rugby Finals, and was defeated by the weak Ugentum.
The news came back to Udiah, and the people regarded it as a shameful shame. Not only did they angrily insult and reprimand the players, they also went to the restaurant in droves to relieve their sorrows, and when they were drunk, they would go to the city for excuses to go crazy. , There have also been several wounding incidents. The Udiah inspectorate had to monitor the city closely to prevent further injuries.
The coachman couldn’t explain to Gerrythorpes why the Udiars care about winning or losing a game so much. He just said: Udia’s team usually does this in the Mesapi area. Not only The action is rough, often fouls, and also refuses to accept the referee's judgment, so other Mesapi town teams don't like to play with Udiere now.
In fact, the reason why Udiars value rugby matches so much is because as the center of the Mesapi Kingdom era and the largest city-state of the Mesapi League, Udiah was occupied by the Dionians. The latter was the fiercest resistance. At the time, the chief executive of Udiah, Milon, severely suppressed it. In the worst case, Milon asked the army to enter the city. During the day, anyone must stay at home and not be allowed to go to the streets. This state of resistance lasted for a year, and then gradually began to accept the rule of Dionia.
As a result, the Udiars came into contact with the outside world and discovered that the surrounding towns of Mesapi had obeyed the rule of Dionia early, and they had also benefited from the kingdom early and benefited from the power of maritime trade. Development, began to get rid of the hat of poverty, and gradually became wealthy, while Udieh, who was in the interior, once fertile and vast, had a large population, and dominated the Mesapi city-state, has become less important.
In the next year's rugby finals, the Udie’s players who participated in the game for the first time with a strong fighting spirit inspired by loss and unwillingness won one victory after another, and finally entered the quarterfinals. After meeting with the Turri team, the two sides had a tragic match.
During the game, Udiah had three injuries, one was sent off, and Turri was seriously injured. In the end, the Turri team narrowly won by one point. The Dionian Rugby Union also revised some regulations for this game, calling more stringent penalties for fouls.
The Udiere players returned home dejectedly, but they were warmly welcomed by the people. They praised them for kicking out the bloodiness of the Mesapi, and let the Dionia know how powerful the Udiere fighters are. From then on, the Udiars became obsessed with rugby, devoted their feelings to it, and regarded it as a tool to show the unyielding spirit of the Udiars to the Dionian Senate. Therefore, this time Udia's team capsized in the ditch in the finals and was eliminated in the first round, which greatly stimulated the Udiai people.
Kerithorpes doesn’t understand these deep-seated reasons, but he feels that the Udiars value the rugby invented by the Dionians so much, indicating that they have identified with Dionian’s rule, which makes him A little frustrated.
Before coming, Agsilaust gave him the opportunity to understand the conditions of the Puchetti and Mesapi people under the rule of Dionia, so he chose to take this route instead of directly Take a boat to Turey. But from what he has observed now, as time goes by, Dionia's rule in Mesapi will only become more and more stable.
Out of Udia, the carriage continued to gallop northwest.
A few hours later, they passed by Manduria, the fortress that used to be the fortress of the Mesapi invasion of Tarantum, is now the garrison of the 9th Dionian Army. After all, it is located. The place is not conducive to farming, but also not conducive to grazing. But the real camp of the 9th Army was built on the plain not far to the north of Udiah. It was built there because it happened to be in the center of the Mesapi area, which is convenient for convening citizen training in the towns of Mesapi. And mobilization, but also the surveillance and deterrence of the most restless city of Udia, only because it is not on the side of the avenue, so Kerry Thorpes can't see it.
By dusk, Kerry Thorpes arrived in Tarantum.
Kerry Thorpes has visited Tarantum several times. In his impression, this sub-state that was once Spartan did not inherit the bravery of the Spartans, but it used to treat citizens every year. There are not many military trainings, and the people of the city-state still have a state of armed force, but this time they entered the city and surprised him. Not only were there no soldiers patrolling and guarding the city, the guards at the city gate were also ragged, and the investigation was lax, and they usually entered the city. The person almost raised his hand to let in.
Crythorpes thought about it, and soon understood: because Tarantum has become the free city of the Kingdom of Dionian, and its mortal enemy Mesapi has also been conquered by Dionian , It is no longer dangerous, and now it is in the heart of Dionia. Even the city-state responsibilities of defending the security of the territory have been taken over by Dionia, and naturally it is relaxed.
But the city of Tarantum is very lively. Even though it is already dusk, the streets are still full of traffic and people. There are shops, restaurants, brothels on both sides of the road from the city to the port, row upon row, and travelers linger here. As a transportation and trade hub in eastern Dionia, Tarantum is more prosperous than before.
It’s just that Keli Thorpes has repeatedly seen Tarantum’s young citizens enter and exit restaurants and brothels in droves, walking drunk on the streets, and sometimes cursing and talking about Tarantum’s past " Brilliant", vented dissatisfaction with Dionia, and even despised Sparta’s "cowardice"...
Kelithorpes showed a bitter, helpless smile on his face. He understood that the Tarantums had a grudge against "Sparta abandoning them and eventually signing an alliance agreement with Dioria." But Kelithorpes didn’t mind it very much. Instead, he felt a little regretful. Judging from the current living conditions of the Tarantums, these citizens are just talking about them. I’m afraid they don’t even know how to use a shield spear. It is difficult to resist the rule of Dioria.
Finally, Kerry Thorpes came to the port.
When he was in Sparta, Kerry Thorpes knew clearly that there was a special sea ferry terminal in Tarantum Port. You can reach other seaside cities in Taranto Bay within an hour, and of course the main destination is Turii.
Kelithorpes quickly boarded the passenger ship that went straight to Turriy.
After the passenger ship sailed out of the harbour and entered Taranto Bay, Kerry Thorpes’ vision was full of countless ships, covering this always calm bay, even though the sunset has fallen into the mountains. Only the rays of light are left shining on the horizon, and the sea is still very lively.