Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 93: Ellis City-State

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Although the Greeks don’t know the destination of this huge fleet, they are familiar with the "black hair entwined with double-stranded" logo on the sails, but they used to be Dionysian who came to trade. I saw it on the Asian merchant ship, but now it appeared on the warship. Does this mean that the barbaric kingdom on the other side of the Adriatic Sea is finally about to launch an attack on the mainland of Greece?

Regardless of the fear and suspicion of the Greek people, the Dionian fleet headed south without any reduction, and soon passed the entrance of the Corinth Gulf and entered the waters off the west coast of the Peloponnese Peninsula. As the dusk approaches, the fleet must land early and prepare to camp. This is because today it is impossible to reach the southern coast of Messiania, and further south there is a steep and narrow coast, which makes it difficult for ships to dock and the crew can not get rest.

The place where the entire fleet docked is the northwest corner of the Peloponnese Peninsula. The terrain here is relatively flat. It has been called the Ellis region since ancient times. It is very famous throughout the Greek world. Because the Olympia Games are held here, there is also the famous Temple of Zeus, and of course there are also two more famous city states, Ellis and Pisa, who have been mortal enemies for the right to host the Olympia Games.

The location where the Dionians landed was exactly within the territory of Ellis. Seeing densely packed ships rushing to the coast and thousands of soldiers washing up on the beach, the neighboring Greeks were terrified. Take the family and ran inland.

The people in Ellis City quickly got the news, and they were also very panicked: Although they had little dealings with the Dionians, they had never provoked the western behemoth. There was no sign. How could Dionians? Did people send troops to invade their territory? !

The council conducted emergency military mobilizations on the citizens of the territory and negotiated urgently. They even reached a conclusion: It is said that the Dionians believed in Hades and did not recognize Zeus as the king of gods. Could it be that Once came to destroy the Temple of Zeus?

The members of Alice found sadly: If this is the case, the Alice people would have to fight to the death in order to defend the protector **** Zeus.

Just when the Ellis people felt pessimistic about their prospects, they got an urgent notice from the city guard: the envoy of Dionian came to visit.

Tisias, a citizen of Dionian, a native of Tindaris, has served as General Tindaris for several consecutive terms, has a high prestige among the people of Tindaris, and later responded to the request of the people to hold And presided over the citizens' assembly, and finally made Tindaris smoothly merged into the Kingdom of Dionia, and he became the elder of the kingdom.

When the news that "Daves approves the Dionian army to attack the Peloponnese and rebuild Messenia" reached the Senate, he took the initiative to see King Daves, hoping to follow the army. , Because his ancestral home is Messenia...

At this time, Tisias walked to the center of the Ellis Council with his head high and looked at the angry but terrified eyes. He felt a sense of pride in being a citizen of a great country. , But he suppressed this pride and tried his best to make his expression sincere: "Children of Zeus, esteemed citizens of Ellis, on behalf of the Kingdom of Dionia, I would like to extend my sincerest apologies to you! Our fleet was on the voyage because it was too late. In order to prevent accidents, we had to lay ashore and rest temporarily, so we entered your territory, but please rest assured that we will only rest for one night and leave tomorrow. It won’t be right. This land and the people on the land cause any harm, and based on the inconvenience caused to you by our reckless behavior, we Dionia will also pay a certain amount of gold and silver as the army’s overnight expenses for the night, compensation to love Liss..."

Ticias's words made the Ellis councillors believing, but the hanging heart finally fell.

There was a commotion in the conference hall. The councillors discussed in whispers for a long time before someone stood up and asked: "Dionians, your reckless actions have really caused a lot of trouble for Ellis, but if Things are just as you said, we are still willing to forgive you for your reckless behavior..."

Ellis is not a talkative city-state, not to mention the decades-long conflict between it and Pisa, and in the past few decades, it has had several wars with the Spartans, but Ellis The reason why the congressman became so reasonable at this moment was that the Dionians came so suddenly and the army was so large that they felt it was difficult for them to fight against, so they wanted to send the plague **** away as soon as possible.

Next, another member of the Diet asked curiously: "I don't know where the army of your country is going?"

Tisias was waiting for this question, and he immediately asked: "Have you heard of Tindares in Sicily?"

"Tindarius...should be a city-state established on the northeast corner of Sicily with the support of the original Syracuse tyrant Dionysius. It is said that more than half of its citizens are from Messene Ya, later Tindarius took refuge in Dionia..." a member of the Diet said.

"It is not a refuge, but the citizens of Tindaris collectively decided to join Dionia!" Tisias corrected aloud, and then said: "When the Tindaris join the Holy Kingdom of Dionia At the time, King Davos once made a promise, “One day he will help Messenia gain independence and let Messenia become slaves free.” But not long after that, due to the impact of the war , Dionia and Sparta signed a long-term peace agreement, and this promise was temporarily shelved until this year the Spartans tore up the peace agreement with us Dionia—"

Tisias showed a gleeful smile on his face, and said loudly: "King Davos finally has a chance to fulfill his promise, so the Dionian army you see is going to Messenia. Area, drive away the Spartans who have occupied there for hundreds of years, and let Messenia become the home of Messenia again!"

Speaking of the end, Tisias' emotions became agitated, as if a flame was suddenly lit in the venue, which shocked and excited all the Elliss present: this news is amazing! Dionia, the overlord of the Western Mediterranean, has declared war on Sparta! !

Why are Ellis people excited? Isn’t it also a member of the Peloponnesian League? !

Ellis is indeed a member of the Peloponnesian League, but since the king of Sparta Akis (Leotichides’s father) led his army into the territory of Ellis, defeated him, and persecuted After he was convinced, and even took part of his territory as his own, the Alices gradually moved away from Sparta. In the subsequent military operations led by Sparta, the Alices contributed very little. In order to punish its disobedience, the Spartans even handed over the right to host the Olympia Games to Alice’s mortal enemy-Pisa.

In the Peloponnesian League, Ellis is gradually being marginalized. What worries the Ellis people is that in the Spartan armistice meeting that they participated in not long ago, apart from Thebes, Ellis was the second city-state that did not sign the contract, because according to the contract, each city-state They must be independent, and the Ellis people will never allow the towns under their control to gain independence. Therefore, Ellis also refused to participate in the previous oath in Athens. As a result, Alice was in Peloponnese. The western part of the Nissan Peninsula seems too isolated.

Therefore, after the Arcadians stalemate with Sparta because of the establishment of an alliance during this period, the Ellis were ecstatic and sent envoys to Megalopolis a few days ago to prepare Expressing support for the Arcadians, and now the declaration of war by the Kingdom of Dionian against Sparta is undoubtedly a stimulus for them.

Amid the boiling noise, someone suddenly yelled: "Dear Dionian messenger, you just said that the Kingdom of Dionian is going to let the Messenians rebuild their homes. What you call Mae Sai What do the Niya refer to?"

Tisias glanced intently. The speaker was the one who answered the origins of Tindarius. He probably had a spectrum in his heart. He said loudly: "All the enslaved Spartans and living in Messenenia And the Messenian slaves in Laconia, all the Messenians and their descendants who were forced to live in other city-states will be regarded by our Dionian Holy Kingdom as the Messenian city-state to be established. Citizens, Dionia welcomes them to return to the homeland where their ancestors lived and rebuild their own homeland!

Actually, I am a Messenian. This time I will witness the Spartan robbers who have invaded our homeland for a hundred years by the Dionian army. Compatriots, let them regain dignity and freedom, and let the land of Messenia rejuvenate in the hands of the real Messenia! "

After hearing what Tisias said, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he couldn't help but open his mouth to sing: "Under the towering and steep Mount Tagettos, there is the clear and gentle Pamisus River flowing, the majestic Eto The huge rock protects the beautiful Messene city, countless cows and sheep run on the plain with fertile water and grass, countless farmers work in the fields..."

Tisias was taken aback, and then he sang along: "...The Spartans, like wolves, have taken our land and enslaved us like cows and sheep. Our burdens are still unbearable. They are cruel. His leather whips kept beating, and most of the fruits of labor harvested on the intensively plowed land belonged to these fierce robbers..."

At this moment, several Ellis councillors joined in and sang emotionally: "...Olympus gods, if you are willing to bless Messenia, I am willing to be like a hero Like Aristo Demus, he sacrificed his daughter and then fought to death;

Olympus gods, please surrender your blessings. I will fight like Aristomenis for my whole life. As long as I can save the people, I am willing to go through hardships, bruises, and nothing... …"

At the end of the singing, the singing of seven or eight people actually overwhelmed the hustle and bustle of the venue, and tears were streaming down everyone's face at this moment.

Since the demise of Messenia, this ballad composed by no one has been quietly sung among the enslaved Messenian people, and it has also allowed the Messenians who fled their hometowns and scattered throughout the Mediterranean. Keep in mind the sufferings of their ancestors.