Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 97: Pride and prejudice (subscription required)

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In the Pine Forest Arena, the audience is already crowded with people, and excited people are eagerly looking forward to the start of the preliminaries. Players from various city-states are entering the arena one after another, in exchange for cheers from the audience on the sidelines.

However, the start of the game was delayed because the referee was still arguing with some people at the entrance. The audience began to clamor with dissatisfaction. The Corinthian official responsible for maintaining order in the stadium rushed to the entrance and asked the referee: "What happened? Why not start the game right away?!"

"Look, this guy said that he is a runner in this group of races and has already got the number. But he is not a Greek!"

The Corinthian official looked in the direction of the referee’s fingers: This athlete has long tan shawl hair, deep concave eye sockets, high nose bridge, thick lips, slender figure, strong muscles, although his naked body is coated Full of olive oil, but still can see the fairness of his skin... His appearance is obviously not an orthodox Greek.

The official was stunned: "How did the priests of the temple approve him to participate?!"

"I think it was the officials of his city state who helped him report his name. The priests didn't know that he was an alien." The referee replied.

The official said angrily: "Which city-state is it? Don’t you know the registration rules for the Isthmus Games?!"

"Dionia! We are from Dionia!" Adrianx squeezed over and exclaimed: "Although Lizaru is from Lucania, he is a citizen of Dionia. According to the regulations of the Isthmus Games, as long as citizens of the Greek city-states can participate, we meet the requirements!"

Dionia? ! The officials felt that the name was a bit impressed, but they couldn't remember where it was, and it was not a big or powerful country, so he sternly said: "Only Greeks can participate in the sports meeting. This is a well-known thing, because there is no such thing. A Greek city-state will grant citizenship to an alien! Don’t stop here, delay the game! Leave quickly, otherwise I will send you out!"

Adrianx was speechless. He was born poor, and he has been a mercenary since he grew up. He has never participated in a Greek Games and didn't understand the rules. This time, the Dionian Senate decided to send a team to participate. I hope that it is best to have a Senate veteran as the team leader to show the importance of the Isthmus Games. The reason why Adrianx actively signed up is because he likes sports, and in addition to this On the one hand, he, a veteran who only fights and doesn’t know a big character, has too few places to show his talents in the Senate, so after serving as the head of the Dionian delegation, he went to Crotone many times. Asked experienced athletes, and also led the team to go to Corinth with the Crotone delegation. But now it seems that the Crotone people are obviously hiding themselves, and their purpose is probably to watch the Dionians make a fool of themselves.

While Adrianx regretted, Lizaru shouted: "Our Union's Archon Daves once said,'Regardless of race, as long as you are citizens of the Union, you should have the same rights. !'So in Dionia, whether it is a Greek, a Lucanian, or a Thracian can participate in a rugby match together!"

The Corinthian official was taken aback by his quirky Greek pronunciation, and then he smiled with anger. He raised his head and said loudly to the auditorium above the arena: "Audiences, is this alien right?! "

The audience had been waiting to be impatient for a long time, and rushed to the lowest level of the auditorium, shouting loudly: "What a ridiculous fallacy! Those who can say these things can only be the leader of your savages! "

"Get out of the arena, barbarians! Go back to the city-state that gives you citizenship and allows you to compete! I think it must be a dirty and terrible place!"

"Go out, barbarians! Don't defile the sacred place of our Greeks!"

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The ridicule and curse rushed towards Lizaru and Adrianx like swords.

Adrianx's face was sullen.

Lizaru was furious. He is a person who likes to compete and never admit defeat. Since becoming a Dionian citizen and hearing about the four major sports games, he has been eager to compete with players from all over Greece, because he thinks that no one can run faster than him in running! When the news that Dionia was about to send players to participate in the Isthmus Games reached his ears, it was already a little late. He only reported his name in a hurry, and finally got here and refused to let him participate!

He looked at the lively arena unwillingly, and he screamed and rushed out.

"Hey, what are you going to do?!" the referee exclaimed.

"Catch him! Catch him!" The Corinthian official yelled anxiously.

Lizaru stepped his legs vigorously, waved his arms vigorously, roared like a wolf, and stepped barefoot on the soft mud, as briskly as the free mountain breeze whistling in the wilderness, he ran with all his strength So, leaving the Corinthian officials and men who wanted to catch him far behind.

The anxious cry of the Corinthian officials also reminded the athletes who were still waiting on the starting line that they began to chase this unruly alien.

Lizaru was not afraid, but more excited.

The audience off the field was surprised to see: Facing the chase and interception of the players, the alien was as agile as a civet cat, and his pace was as fast as a cheetah, passing them one by one...

The race has become chasing and arresting. Instead of complaining, most viewers are excited. Some of them actually stood up to cheer for the "lone heroes" on the court.

As one of the best running backs in the Dionian rugby game, Lizaru used skills and dodge while maintaining a forward speed, one lap... two laps... three laps...

The cheers off the court grew louder and louder, until the Corinthian officials called in more people, blocking the space of the arena, and hugged him.

The panting officer Collins came up and punched Lizaru without saying a word.

Lizaru struggled to break free, but there were too many people pressed on him, and he could only glared at the Corinthian officials.

"Stop! Stop!..." Adrianks hurried over and grabbed the fist raised by the Corinthian official again: "Let go of our Civic citizens, or I will protest to the Corinthian Parliament!"

"Protest?!" The Corinthian official looked at him and sneered: "Catch him up to me too! It is a big crime to destroy the sacred Isthmus Games! Lock it up first, and let your weird city-state alliance pay compensation , Come and lead people again!"

A group of people escorted Lizaru and Adrianx out of the field.

At this time, Lizaru struggled and shouted: "I, Lizaru, a citizen of Dionia, is the champion of the Isthmus Games!!!"

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The arena restored order and the game started again, but the audience on the sidelines was still talking about the farce just now.

"The man ran very fast just now, but unfortunately he is a barbarian, otherwise he might win the championship!"

"Which race is he? He actually said he was a citizen of a Greek city-state, which city-state actually granted citizenship to a barbarian?!"

"He seems to be talking about Dionia. Is Dionia a Greek city-state? Why haven't I heard of it."

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The audience for the Isthmus Games comes from all directions. Of course, there are Greeks from the Western Mediterranean, and there are still a lot of them. They naturally become answers to these questions.

"Dionia is a city-state alliance that was established last year. It is located in the north-central part of Great Greece. The central city is Turíy. The alien should be Lucanians, and the Dionians occupied it. Many Lucanians’ land has been acquired, and the Lucanians living in the territory have also been granted citizenship rights."

"In other words, this Dionian League does not only grant citizenship to a barbarian, but a lot?!"

"Yes, not only are Lucanians, they also give Thracians, Egyptians... as long as they are willing to become Dionian citizens, after their assessment, they can become An official Dionian citizen, but also get a'participation'!"

"Oh, wise Athena, am I dizzy and misheard?! Not only can a barbarian become a citizen, but he can also get a'share'! This is simply...this is simply...Dionia Is it really a Greek city-state alliance?!"

"Iavones, you Peloponnesians, are indifferent to what is happening in the Western Mediterranean. As long as you reach the Gulf of Taranto by boat, the words that sound the most in your ears are-- Dionia, there are not only thousands of free people flocking to Dionia to become citizens of that alliance, but also the councils of the great Greek city-states are paying attention to the movements of Dionia..."

"Free people want to become citizens and obtain ‘shares’, which I can understand. But why even the high-levels of the great Greek city-states—"

"Because Dionia is already the most powerful city-state alliance in Southern Italy!"

"What?! Are you kidding me?! I remember that the strong states of Great Greece are not Crotone and Tarantum?!"

"Hehe, not long ago, Crotone lost to Dionia twice in the battle. It has long lost its previous scenery. And Tarantum... When I came to Corinth, I heard that it was forced to Invite Dionia to help them drive away the barbarians in the invading territory. Dionia has promised to send reinforcements... You don’t know how big Dionia’s territory is! It now governs Turíy and Amendorara. The large territories of, Crimea and Lucania, as well as Laos and Castellon as affiliates, it is an alliance with Tarantum. In addition, Crotone, Trina, Siritin, Corenia also formed a Southern Italy alliance with Dionia... Tell me if it is the most powerful force in Great Greece!"