Vol 4 Chapter 26: Ma Song

After the discussion, everyone decided to wait and see what happened. After all, the Greeks left the seashore and occupied the mountains of the indigenous people. There has been no successful precedent in the history of the Greek colonization of the Western Mediterranean. Even though the Tua Union seized Niutum, how did their people suppress the resistance of the Lucanias in the mountains of the Lukaria? How to deal with the army attack that the Lucanias united next? This is the next big problem.
The City Hall also decided to send merchant ships to establish trade relations with Pixsis as much as possible in order to keep abreast of the movements in the Lucania region.
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Ephesus, located on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor, the famous city of the Lydia kingdom, across the bay from Samos, is said to have been built by the Athens colonists around 900 BC. After hundreds of years of development, it is the most dazzling of the three jewels of the Greek states that are not far from the south, and Samos became Asia Minor.
In the center of the triangular region formed by these three bustling city-states is the Mikale Mountain. On the mountain there is a sanctuary called
Panione
, meaning the temple of all Ionians, once Asia Minor. The Greeks gathered to celebrate the place where they were allied. Although it is no longer the glory of the past, it is still the place where the Greeks of Asia Minor often go to worship. At the same time, the influence of another temple is increasing day by day, and its influence is getting bigger and bigger. This is the amazing masterpiece built by Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis.
A hundred years ago, when Ephesus was attached to Lydia, it has become the business center of Asia Minor. The citizens of the city-states flocked to the city. In business and labor, they naturally worshipped the temple for spiritual comfort. As a result, the Ephesians discovered that the original altar of the Alphas was no longer sufficient. The believers often clashed in order to occupy a good place. Therefore, the construction of a temple became a top priority. At that time, the rich Lydia King Krois Generously donated (the king, who later donated huge sums of money to Delphi, sought shrines, was misled into war with Persia, and finally perished), built a new temple at the original altar position, the most famous building at that time. Designers and sculpture masters are invited to participate in the design of the temple.
The completed temple is one hundred meters long and fifty-five meters wide. There are 127 large columns with a height of 18 meters to support the huge roof of the temple. The whole temple is basically made up of huge stones of five to eight meters. Cheng, it seems magnificent and heavy. In the temple, the bronze statue of Altunis is two meters high, wearing a crown, holding a bow, and the face is kind, vivid and delicate. There is no roof on top of it, so believers can look up to the sky and be with God in the temple...
After the completion of the Temple of Artemis, it soon became another holy place for the Greeks of Asia Minor. Even if the events of the death of the Lydia Kingdom and the outbreak of the Hippo War occurred successively, it did not reduce its status and worship it every day. The Greeks are endless, and they have been like this for hundreds of years.
On this day, a splendid Greek was rushing out of the temple. As he looked around, he followed the crowd and went to the temple door.
The temple is too big. It is just a few dozen steps. After walking through the steps, he has some asthma.
"Tima Song!" A familiar voice shouted in front.
He followed the sound, and a man wearing a purple and precious Bolton stood at the entrance of the temple and waved at him.
"Agacia?!" Tima Song could not believe to go to this seemingly extraordinary man.
"Please call me Agacia! I am now a veteran of the Tua Union Senate!" Agarcia shook his sleeves, revealing his left hand, then gently holding the sleeves of his arms, half-length at the waist (this is Turui The so-called aristocratic action that the veteran often did in the meeting), this is jokingly said.
"You really become a city-state master... as the rumor says!" Timarson looked at him and asked with a trembling voice.
"Not a city-state, but the master of two city-states!" Agasia extended and said seriously: "Daves is the lifelong governor of the two city-state alliances!"
"Lifelong governor?! It's hard to believe..." Timason whispered: I have to know that it has been more than half a year, and the memory of Davis is very clear, they and Davers. The status is already a world apart? !
"I can tell the truth! If you don't believe it, Argentine is inside, I go in and swear to her!" Agarcia was anxious, pointing to the temple behind him and said seriously.
Tima Song shook his head and looked at Agarcia thoughtfully: "I believe in you! What are you doing here for me?"
"Although we have successfully changed our status, we have not forgotten the comrades who were born and died!" Agarcia reached out and said sincerely: "Daves Archon sent me to invite you to the Great Greece!"
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Tiblon has been very angry recently.
Since he was sent to Asia by the Spartan Elders Council and served as the governor of Sparta in Asia, he led the army against the Persian Asia Minor Governor Tisafunis and captured many Persian cities, forcing Tisafunis not to dare. Attacking the Greek city-states of Asia Minor, I thought it was a great achievement for Sparta. It was only because of the difficulties encountered when attacking Larissa, and failed to win it in a few months. Instead, he suffered some small losses. The ombudsman actually let him abandon Larissa and attack the Karia region. ! Angry and angry, he still dare not follow.
Since Laishande gained great prestige in the late Peloponnesian War due to the defeat of the Athens Navy, he proposed some proposals to the Presbyterian Council in order to strengthen his power, and one of them was to expand the Ombudsman. The power of these ombudsmen, who are from the civilian population, can be levied with the army and find problems, whether they are ordinary generals or kings, can be questioned at any time. Once the problem is serious, they can also propose to the Elders Council for punishment.
Tiblon reluctantly led the army back to Ephesus, ready to take a break here, and then attacked Kalia. Who knows that in a few days, he heard a bad news: several Greek city-state messengers of Asia arrived in Sparta and accused him of indulging his soldiers to rob Sparta's allies in Asia.
He first angered the expensive statues in the living room, and then suffered from the loss, because these small Asian city-state messengers accused the facts. At the beginning, there were 5,300 soldiers he brought to Asia, including 1,000 liberated Blacks, 4,000 other Peloponnesians, and 300 Athens cavalry. Of course, this force could not compete with the mighty Persian. After arriving in Asia, with the help of the Allies, many soldiers were recruited, most of whom were mercenaries who had participated in the expedition to Persia with Little Cyrus, bringing the strength to 10,000. Five thousand soldiers, there is hardly a real Spartan warrior in this huge team. The salaries of so many soldiers cannot be maintained for a long time by the contribution of the Greek city-states of Asia Minor. Therefore, the Persian cities and territories captured are captured. Grazing and searching have become inevitable. However, when the troops pass through their own allies, the mercenaries who have already taken looting as a habit can't control their hands and feet, and the robbing of their compatriots often happens. Tiblon did not use the military discipline, but instead thought: Since you are fighting for a fight, let you pay a price is right!
Now the revenge of the Greeks of Asia Minor has come.
That night, Tiburon could not sleep.
The next day, the supervisory official, Thorpez, came over and told him coldly: "Tiblon, the elders council has sent Dejiridas to take over your position, and you have to return to Sparta. Accept the investigation! You must stay in this house now, and you are not allowed to leave until Dejiridas arrives!"
Tiburon sat down and watched as the Sophos arranged for the soldiers to stand at his door. He couldn’t help but shouted: "Do not worry, I will not run away like Clearus! Even if I return to Sparta to accept Investigation ~EbookFREE.me~ I will also be acquitted!"
Kerry Thorpes didn't look at him and replied: "I hope so!"
It was finally relieved that Chris Thorpe walked out of Tiblon’s house. For the Senate to investigate Tiburon, he is very welcome, because he is behind the scenes!
The reason why he did this was that he was a last resort, because he was very clear: Sparta had a big determination and spent a lot of money on the war with Persia, which was strategically considered. Spartan's radicals led by Laishande believe that they should defeat Athens and regain the Greek hegemony. They will step out of the narrow Greek mainland and extend their power to the more prosperous Asia Minor, defeat the Persians and become the protection of the Greek city-states of Asia Minor. Then become the hegemon of the Eastern Mediterranean and complete the dream of generations of Spartans. It was because of the expedition of the Emperor Sophie that he had visited the Persian hinterland and saw the vastness and richness of the Mesopotamian plains. Therefore, he was in favor of the radical faction and deeply understood the painstaking efforts of Laishande. But Tiblon was a pure Spartan warrior. In addition to fighting and killing people in his head, he did not consider anything else. While attacking the Persians, he indulged the soldiers to plunder in the Allies, causing the Allies of Asia Minor to complain to his troops. Also began to feel dissatisfied with Sparta.
It was just that the efforts of more than half a year were in vain. Krisops advised Tiburon on several occasions. Tiblon first listened to it, but did not implement it. Later, he simply stubbornly refused to listen.
In the helplessness of the guest, Sophos only secretly slammed the Alliance of Asia Minor to Sparta to sue, and now the goal is finally achieved. For the upcoming Dejiridas, he has always been known for his resourcefulness. He is a Spartan general who will think about his problems with his brain. Heisops believes that he will not commit Tiblon’s mistakes and will cooperate with himself. Not bad.