Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 59: The powerful secret of Dionia? (1)

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"Oh, this is interesting!" Kanios smiled, and subconsciously looked at the man on the opposite side: a slender figure, a thin face, and a hooked nose, and an agile temperament in the weak.

When Kanios was looking at him, the man raised his head and smiled: "I saw you in the VIP hotel in Turíy. My name is Cipros and I am from Trina."

Canos hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "...I'm from...Elia."

"Oh, Elia." Ciplos didn't seem too surprised. He looked at Kanios and said seriously: "I have been to Elia several times. Speaking of our Trina and you Elia has the same predicament, Trina’s territory is often attacked by the Bruti, and Elia has been surrounded by the Lucanians. The difference is that we have allies behind us, and you most of the time Can only fight alone."

Siplos' words came to Kanios' heart. This feeling of sympathy made him feel good about Sibulos, and he unconsciously leaned forward.

"You are here on behalf of Elia, come to Dionia for help." Cipros said again.

Canos hesitated again, and then said: "Elia is here to seek an alliance with Dionia..."

Siplos saw his concerns and comforted him and said: "Don't worry, Dionia will surely form an alliance with you!"

Siplos speaks surprisingly, Kanios was shocked when he heard the words, he was in Turei these two days, and he saw the power and prosperity of the Dionians, and he became a little worried: the weak Elia Can't attract Dionia's interest, and don't want to provoke the vicious Lucanians.

At this moment, he put aside his guard and asked quickly: "Why are you so sure?"

"Because Elia's position is very important." Cipros tied a piece of tripe with a wooden stick, threw it into his mouth, chewed it carefully, and said: "It will help Dionia to unify Lu Kalia area."

"Dionia wants to occupy the entire Lucaria area, how is this possible?!" Kanios was taken aback.

"Of course it's possible. Dionia's regime determines its expansion ambitions." Cipros said with a complex expression on his face, quite affirmative.

"You mean—" Kanios suddenly realized, looked around, lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Dionia has a tyrant." The city-state with a tyrant is always cruel, greedy and aggressive, regardless of It was Gron, the tyrant of Syracuse a few decades ago, and his successor, Hieron, Lijim’s tyrant Anaxilas, or Dionysius, who all proved this one after another.

Ciplos shook his head. He is a person who is good at thinking. Since the last time he went to Dionia, out of curiosity about this emerging alliance, he has been analyzing the reasons for its rapid rise: "It’s not exactly the case. I don’t know Dioni. The Archon of Asia, Daves, is not considered a tyrant. Although he is the highest power in the Dionian army, he has the right to worship, and at the same time is the highest administrator of the city-state alliance, but as the highest authority of the Senate The chief veteran, he has a lot of influence, but he doesn’t just do what he wants. His proposal also requires the approval of a majority of the Senate’s elders. Although he has the right to veto. Important events for launching war and achieving peace are also collectively decided by the Senate. Unlike a tyrant who can easily determine the life and death of citizens, his behavior is still subject to the laws of the Union. However, compared to Sparta Kings of China, generals of democratic city-states, there is no doubt that he has greater power..."

Kanios listened carefully and thoughtfully: "No wonder I heard that the consul often did not need guards in Turriy. Dionysius lives in the palace and has a mercenary guard of thousands to protect himself. In this way, he is like a...um...democratic king."

"The King of Democracy?!" Cypros listened and slapped the table excitedly: "This word is very suitable, and it just shows Daves' status in the Dionian League! Officially because of Dionian. The unique consul system has created the rapid rise of Dioria."

"You mean Dionia's strength was caused by Daves alone?" Kanios asked in surprise.

"Uh...Daves is of course a very capable consul, but Dionia's political system is also very unusual—" Cipros rarely finds a congenial person, Kanios asked The words are just convenient for him to continue to explain the results of his contemplation during this period. However, he felt a bit dry in his throat after eating too much sauce. He swallowed and said, "Kaños, do you drink beer? This shop The beer here tastes delicious. I heard that Daves specially commanded his slaves to brew it after many experiments. This man is not only very capable of military and political skills, but also has his own uniqueness in business. No wonder Known as the "Blessed One"!"

Beer is just a drink for the people at the bottom of the city-state, but Kanios is also a little moved by what Ciplos said.

"Two big cans of beer!" Cipros shouted.

A slender-necked long jar was placed in front of Kanios, Kanios picked it up, and a faint sweet scent came out. He hurriedly took a sip, and the cool golden-yellow liquid smoothly dropped into his belly, dissipating most of the heat in his body. He couldn't help taking another gulp.

"It tastes good!" Cipros said triumphantly when he saw it.

Canos nodded, hiccuped, and couldn't wait to ask: "What is the difference between the Dionian system you just mentioned?"

Ciplos did not sell anymore. He took a sip of the wine and said slowly: "Whether it is Crotone or our Trina, the highest authority is the citizen assembly, which determines everything in the city; secondly It is a council with a reduced number of people, usually at least three or four hundred people attend the meeting, discussing and resolving the usual city-state affairs; the general elected by the citizen assembly is only the highest executor of the decisions made by the citizen assembly and the council, right? ?"

"Yes, the same is true for Elia. The system of democratic city-states in Greece is roughly the same."

"Dionia’s system came from Amendola, and Amendola... I guess that after it broke away from Xbaris, it was affected by Tarantula just like Heraclea and Metapontum. Because of Tarantum’s influence, since Tarantum is a sub-gang of Sparta, it has changed the “double king” to the “double consul”. After Si led the mercenaries to join Amendorara, not only did he change the dual consuls to the sole consuls in his life, but at the same time the citizens' assembly seemed to have never been held..." Cipros said in a deep voice.

"Dionia canceled the citizens' assembly?!" Kanios almost exclaimed. Before talking to Cipros, based on his past knowledge-Daves is a tyrant, then Dio There is no civic assembly in Nia, and Kanos will not be surprised. But Cipros had already told him, "Daves is not a tyrant, and is also restricted by the Senate." His understanding of Dionia has become—this is still a relatively normal city-state alliance, so listen. It wasn't until Cipros that the reaction was overreacted.

"The citizens' assembly of Dionia was not explicitly cancelled, but it did not take place..." Cipros said slowly: "I think maybe it is because of the special circumstances of the Alliance of Dionia that it was not held. After all, the citizens of Dionia are scattered in several cities, and their origins are complicated. There are Greeks, and a considerable number of foreigners, including Turii, Amendorara, Crimesa... …, holding a citizens’ assembly is time-consuming, and it’s easy to quarrel for benefits, and it’s impossible to decide anything..."

Kanios thought about it carefully, but had to admit: "Perhaps, this may be an important reason. Just like Elia, even though we don’t have many citizens, and they have lived in the city for generations. Every time a citizen's assembly is held, many important issues cannot be agreed, let alone an emerging coalition with complex citizen sources like Dionia."

Ciplos patted the bottle of the beer can with his hand, hesitated for a while, raised his head and drank a sip, then said: "Actually, the citizen assembly deals with affairs...any issue, citizens can easily base To express opinions and exercise the right of veto based on their own preferences and interests, rather than the interests of the city-state, the result often leads to a problem that cannot be resolved for a long time, especially in times of crisis! If the citizens’ assembly fails to quickly unify opinions, the city-state will fall into In the great danger, it is precisely because of this that Trina has been invaded by the Bruti for a long time, so we have a different system from the southern Italian city-states such as Crotone and Siritin, that is, once the enemy invades , Trina will immediately elect a full-power general who has the highest authority to decide all city-state affairs during the war! So as to avoid endless discussions and disputes!"

Kaños has a smile on his face: "Elia will also elect a dictator in the most difficult time of the war. He has the highest power in the city, which is very similar to what you call a plenipotentiary general."

The common understanding made Cypros no longer hesitate. He said bluntly: "Look, whether it’s Trina or Elia, they have realized that there are some shortcomings in the Citizens’ Assembly, but they only did some small things. Change, but Dionia completely put aside the citizens’ assembly, using the power of the consul Daves and the rich administrative experience of the senators of less than a hundred people, they can proceed quickly from the interests of the development of the city-state alliance. Through motions and decisions, Dionia enacted some laws that were impossible for the citizens' assemblies of other southern Italian city-states to pass. Two of them are very important! Dionia, as a newly formed alliance, can rise so quickly, this The two bills have played a very important role!"