Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 8: Temple under reconstruction

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"Now?!" Massimus was stunned, turned his head and glanced at the children, reminding Gaius: "Don't forget, the patrol will check the guards in the middle of the night!"

"Don't worry, I will go back on time, and I won't be caught by those Dionians!"

Seeing Gaius's insistence, Maximus had no choice but to agree and let his wife take out his Turiy wine from under the bed. I used to work together for a long time, and the relationship was good), and then asked his wife to take the children into the house to rest in advance.

When the two children heard that they could rest early, they immediately cheered. This triggered Gaius’s discussion. He looked at the two small wooden boards and white pens placed under the candlelight and said, "Big brother, look. , The children are unwilling to learn the words of Dionian, why do you force them to learn this every day!"

Because he had argued with Gaius several times over this matter before, Maximus smiled helplessly, reluctant to say more, he moved the tattered wooden table in the corner and took out two more Wooden cup, pour wine...

Sent away Gaius. Although Maximus' face was a little dizzy because of drunkenness, his eyes were extraordinarily deep. He never thought that Gaius had accidentally revealed this information when he was drinking and chatting. It’s amazing that he can’t stand by and watch. He needs to make an important decision on this matter, which is related to his future and the future of the children.

So he sat in the room and pondered over and over, hesitating...

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As the center of the center of the Kingdom of Dioria, Turriy’s inner city has always been quiet and peaceful in the morning. However, due to the expansion of the main temple of Hades during this period, the entire inner city has become a lot of lively, sometimes It’s too noisy, but the people in the inner city not only understand it, but also support it, because most of them are loyal followers of Hades, and they all hope that their gods can sit in a wider and more comfortable temple. , Accepting more people’s worship, more able to demonstrate its power.

What's more, the main temple of Hades was built when the city of Turiyi was rebuilt 20 years ago. At that time, Dionia was just a small alliance that had just been established. Limited, it is impossible to build the temple very grand and magnificent.

Now the Kingdom of Dionia has become the most powerful country in the Western Mediterranean. The main temple of Hades, a spiritual symbol of the kingdom, can no longer match Dionia’s current prominent status, even the newly built Roman Ha Both the Temple of Diss and the Temple of Hades of Siracusa are larger and more magnificent than the main temple of Turri. This has made the Turri people who have a sense of superiority feel humiliated, so they have repeatedly asked The Senate requested the expansion of the main temple of Hades. It was not until this year that the King and Senate approved it. As proponents, of course they must actively cooperate.

Before it dawned, the inner city gates were already opened. The guards who were fully awake had to cheer up and begin to perform their duties, because the craftsmen in charge of building the temple have successively started from outside. The city began to enter the inner city. They are all the most skilled craftsmen recruited by the Senate from the entire kingdom. There are a total of thousands of people. Most of them are arranged in the temporary dormitories where the athletes lived during the old rugby and football matches in the outer city. In addition, the Ministry of Construction also recruited from Turiyi. More than 3,000 laborers were gathered in the district, so long lines formed outside the inner city gates early in the morning.

Nearly 5,000 people built the temple at the same time, which is a big test for the organization and management of the entire construction site and the safety of the entire inner city.

The craftsmen will get up at 4 o'clock in the morning, and there is a special cafeteria to provide them with a rich breakfast. After eating, they also brought some bread and fruit to the construction site for lunch. Then, under the leadership of their foremen, everyone came to the gates of the inner city. After careful investigation by the city guards, they entered the inner city and climbed the hill of the gods.

When the craftsmen are almost all there, the foreman of the craftsmen will gather the foremen and assign them the work of the day. And these foremen will summon their craftsmen and laborers to convey the task and at the same time guide them how to better complete the task.

After the meeting, thousands of workers were scattered, and the day's construction work began.

The construction of the temple is mainly divided into 4 parts: the fine processing of the stone, the carving of the gods, the construction of scaffolding, and the construction of the temple body.

Up to now, most of the outer wall of the temple has been built. Therefore, the wooden scaffolding around the temple has been erected long ago, and the rest is just inspection and maintenance at any time. A large number of craftsmen and labors are mainly focused on the fine processing of stone materials and the construction of temple bodies.

The processing of stone is divided into two types: one is to process the shaped stone more finely, not only to remove impurities from the ashlar, and to make it more square, but also to ensure that its size is not inconsistent. Poor, so as to ensure that there will be no mistakes when stacking as wall bricks. The processing of round stone is even more strict, because it is used as the pillar material supporting the main body of the temple. The circular area of ​​each temple pillar is constantly shrinking from bottom to top. The size of the stone is more stringent, and decorative lines must be carved on the appearance of the stone.

The second is to process the panels on the top of the temple. This is not an ordinary process, but according to the designer’s requirements, to carve out a relief pattern that conforms to the theme of the temple, which puts forward a higher level of the craftsman’s carving skills The requirements are often taken care of by well-known masons with high artistic level.

In addition, there are some craftsmen who need to further process the finely processed stones, overlap several square stones together, and chisel out complete T-shaped or H-shaped grooves, or in the center of the round stones Drill through with an iron drill... why bother to do this? Because it is difficult to fix such a huge stone with mortar, although Dionian’s unique cement is very strong, it will destroy the appearance of the temple, and the use of this traditional The method is to use metal nails to pass through the small hole in the center to connect each segment of the cylinder, or use iron clamps to embed in the T-shaped groove, join the square bricks, and then pour the molten lead water into the groove to fix the metal. The nails and clamps, plus these grooves are on the inner surface of the wall tiles, looks natural, firm and beautiful on the outside, showing the greatness of the gods.

So these processed stone bricks and cylinders are so huge and heavy, how are they stacked on the high walls?

The craftsmen have a tool for transporting stones-hoisting machine. The Greeks invented this lifting tool very early, and the Dionian Academy systematically studied levers, pulleys and mechanics. , This machine has been greatly improved to increase its efficiency, and it can be easily disassembled and carried by two or three people. As long as it is placed on a high-rise scaffold and controlled by two people, the stone can be hoisted to a high place. . The handle that was specially reserved when the stone was shaped before plays a role at this time. It can facilitate the rope to tie it, and then hang it on the hook of the hoist. After placing it in place, let the craftsman be careful. Chisel off the handle. Those stones that do not have a reserved handle can also be lashed and fixed by using lifting tongs, or using the grooves made before, so that they can be transferred to the designated location by the hoist.

The Greeks have built temples for hundreds of years, and they have long explored various methods to facilitate lifting stones. For more than 20 years since the founding of the country, Dionian has not stopped building temples in various towns and cities, and has accumulated more A lot of experience, improved methods and tools have made the most dangerous process of handling and piling stones in the process of building temples safer, greatly reducing the casualty rate and improving efficiency.

These five thousand craftsmen and laborers are not only skilled, but they have also participated in the construction of the Temple of Hades in other towns many times. They are very experienced and cooperate very well. Therefore, although there are a large number of people on the construction site, the division of labor It was very clear, the whole scene seemed orderly and not messy at all.

Even though they have been working here for several months, everyone is still very dedicated and full of passion for work, because they are building the main temple for Hades, the patron saint of the kingdom, almost all of them ha Diss loyal believers are convinced that: the main temple is the home of Hades and must provide the best residence for this great god. Any slack in the construction process is disrespectful to him!

What's more, the reconstruction of the main temple of Hades is also a great opportunity for the Kingdom of Dionian to show its culture and strength to other countries and forces throughout the Mediterranean. Therefore, even if the finances are a little tight, Daves still does not hesitate to go down. The purpose of "building the most beautiful and magnificent temple in the world" was reached, and was unanimously approved by the elders.

So being able to participate in this great project, the craftsmen feel it is a great honor.

According to Daves' request, this temple must be at least as grand as the Parthenon in Athens. But in fact, the original Hades main temple was a double temple. This design will not change even if it is rebuilt. Therefore, it is determined that the temple is at least twice the size of the Parthenon. In the tradition of the Hades Temple, there will also be a pantheon, a hall of Valor, a prison for the wicked, and a confessional in the temple, so the final designed temple area will be larger.

The project is naturally very large, and the amount of stone is naturally very large. Tens of thousands of slaves extract the highest quality stone from quarries across the country. The expenditure on the entire project is naturally a huge figure, but the kingdom’s The finances only allocated a small part of the funds, and most of the money came from the savings of the entire Hades temple system for 20 years and the fundraising of countless Hades believers, which has already met the needs.