Vol 6 Chapter 187: Oh, Carthage!

"Your Majesty, you don't know, Hilos has been urging us to hurry in the past two days in order to win time. We didn't have any rest. I didn't expect him to catch up." Heinepolis spoke in the side. .
"The opportunity is for those who are prepared." Daves whispered thoughtfully, looking back at Henipolis: "Let's go, let me go to the big account, talk about what you said... ..."
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Early the next morning, when Davers led the army that had gathered from the original Syracuse camp and the city of Asprostum, and marched into the West Riding, the passenger ship of Ansitanos had already Bypassing the southwest corner of Sicily, the strong southerly winds sailed, making the passenger ship quickly sail towards the continent of Afrika in southern Sicily.
Ansitanos set off with the fleet of Seclían a few days ago, and separated from the fleet after the Strait of Messina.
On the north coast of Sicily, there is no patrol of the ship in Siracusa, and the passenger ship goes smoothly. There are countless merchant ships on this route, so that the helmsman of the passenger ship has to be highly nervous and carefully control the rudder to avoid collision.
As soon as noon, the outline of the land appeared in front of it, where the thousands of ships gathered together was the powerful city-state of Carnegie built by the Phoenicians in the continent of Afrika.
The city of Carthage is situated on a peninsula built by a series of sandstone hills.
On the northeast and southeastern borders of the city, two narrow, wing-shaped lands extend outward, and the latter piece of land almost divides the sea into two, thus enclosing a huge lagoon (now Lake Tunisia), a row The rolling and steep sandstone cliffs protect the northern part of the peninsula, while the vast coastal principle of the south is protected by a series of strong walls, trenches and barriers.
There are two magnificent harbours on the northeast corner of the city and on the side of the lagoon. The outer side of the harbour is surrounded by long, high walls and serves as a breakwater. The two seaports are interconnected and the shared sea entrance is 21 metres wide and can be closed with chains.
The first harbour is docked by merchant ships, which are built with huge sandstone stones and are strong and durable. At the rear of the dock is a row of tall, wide warehouses, and countless workers push the trolleys to and from the docks and warehouses to transport a variety of goods.
After the merchant ships entered the commercial port, they stopped at the dock. The middle channel was not allowed to be occupied for a long time because it was reserved for the Carthage warships. The military port was inside the commercial port and consisted of a very high double-layer. The wall separates it, only one water gate is connected, and its width is only for the two three-layer paddles to enter side by side...
The passenger ship of Ansitanos was observed at the bow during the landing. Even if it was on the shore, it looked inside, but the tall and thick double wall blocked his view and could not see the situation inside the military port.
However, when I came last time, Ansitanos had already learned from the locals about some of the military ports: it is said to be a round military port, a genius-like design by the architects of Carthage based on the specific terrain of the port. He has made maximum use of the available space. The military port is surrounded by a small island. The huge pier is located in the gap between the harbor and the island. The embankment is full of dry docks. It is said that it is very easy. It accommodates more than 300 three-layer paddle warships...
Ansitanos went ashore and took the entourage, as the bustling people flowed into the city.
In the noisy crowds of the port area, the various ethnic groups of the Mediterranean are gathered, and even some ethnic groups from outside the Mediterranean can be seen here, such as the Germans who are extremely tall and fair-skinned, with the indigo pattern painted in Britain. People, and the skin is as dark as the night, said to be from the south of the Afrikaans desert, the tribe near the steep peak of the carnival adventurer called "the of the two-wheeled chariot" (now Cameron Mountain) )... These are the "outside worlds" that Ansitanos, a historical scholar, can't imagine, but full of yearning.
In the Mediterranean, only Carthaginians have the ability to do this! Ansitanos, while lamenting, also turned a blind eye to the strange eyes cast by pedestrians from time to time.
The Greeks did a lot of business in Carthage, and some even settled there, but Carthage’s war with Syracuse several times caused the Carthage citizens to suffer heavy casualties. Therefore, the attitude of the Carthaginians to the Greeks has changed. It is said that the Greeks who settled in the city of Carthage were expelled, the property was confiscated, and others were killed on the spot. Recently, the situation has improved.
The main city of Carthage is built on a hill, the Bilsa Mountains, and the summit is the Acropolis of Carthage.
The Acropolis is known throughout the Acropolis. The temple is dedicated not to Merikat, the supreme of the Phoenician city-states of the Eastern Mediterranean, but to another high-ranking god, Bar. In the minds of the Carthaginians, Bar. Harmon was the king of the furnace, the lord of the new moon, and the guardian of Carthage. He was wearing a robe, wearing a conical headdress, holding a long beard, and holding a long hand. A huge bronze statue of a spear, a palm up, and a blessing gesture stands in the center of the Acropolis, overlooking the city of Carthage. The wife of Bar. Harmon, the secondary Tanit, is not in the heart of the Carthaginians. She is the female protector and guardian of the city and is also enshrined in the Temple of Esmond. Among them.
Centered on the Temple of Esmen, the city of Carthage is arranged radially down the mountain.
Ancitanos is going to the center of the city and is simply climbing. The narrow streets, the steep slopes, and the crowded crowds made him cautious to avoid falling.
Compared to the bad roads, the Carthage citizens’ houses are almost all six-story high-rise buildings. They line up on both sides of the street. Most of them are made of huge sandstone stones with white plaster on the surface. It not only protects against the erosion of the natural environment, but also shines like marble in the sunlight. The outer walls of a few houses are directly constructed of marble, with beautiful colors and strange patterns, which are amazing. The more you go to the city, the more obvious this situation is, the wealth of the Carthaginians can be seen.
Passing through the narrow streets, the front is steep and open, and the Carthage City Square is in front of you: this square is actually behind the military port, not far from the shore of Ansitanos, but because it has to bypass the military port, it has gone. For a while, the square is surrounded by the Carthage Senate and the Temple of Merlekat.
Instead of going to the Senate, Ansitanos went straight through the square to another block, which is different from other neighborhoods. Not only the roads are wide, there are no high-rise buildings, but all are courtyards, and each courtyard has a small footprint. .
According to memory, Ansitanos came to the front of a luxurious mansion, where one of the two Socrates of Carthage (the highest consul) and now the true power of Carthage - "great" Hanno.
The last time Ansantas visited Carthage, he also came to visit Hanno first. Unfortunately, Hanno was not meeting in the manor outside the city, so this time Ansitanos hopes that he can have a good fortune.
In fact, Hanno has been staying in the city for a while, because the news of the victory of the Syracuse army in the Great Greece has made the Caragie Senate's veterans feel uneasy, and they are always watching the progress of the Great Greece. When the servant came in and reported, Hanno was on the roof of the platform, lying on the comfortable sofa and basking in the sunshine, and there was a young maid to massage him.
The messenger of Dionia seeks to see! When he heard the words of the servant, Hanno fell into meditation. Nowadays, Dionia is the only force in the big Greece that is still fighting against Syracuse. The news that the
Daonia fleet defeated the Syracuse Navy in Turui
has also been reported. Confirming their strength, this made the Carthaginians have to abandon their previous contempt to face up to the emerging Greek city-state alliance that they don't know well.
"Take him to the living room and wait for me." Hanno said.
When he put on his gorgeous robes and walked into the living room, he saw Ansitanos standing in front of the statue of Bar. Harmon, staring at the god.
"Is the Greeks also respectful to the gods of Carthage?" Hanno said ~EbookFREE.me~ to his main seat.
"Respected Hanno!" Ansitanos was busy and solemnly saluting him, then returned to his seat, not humble and said: "I am curious about the of the state, Bar. Harmon, because Sophocles I mentioned that 'Your Barth Harmonic God is very similar to Kranos' (Sophocles is a famous Athens playwright who has died).
Hanno snorted and his face was covered with anger: "Stupid Greeks, when the Phoenicians created trade prosperity in the Mediterranean hundreds of years ago, your Greeks still huddled in poor and barren land. Let's go up. When our Carthaginians sent the fleet through the pillars of Hercules and sailed across the ocean, your Greek talents had just established a city-state in the Western Mediterranean. If you have a little bit of thought, you can tell which is your god. Like our god..."
"What you said may be right. If there is more evidence to prove it is better! Can you show me some information about this?" Ansitanos did not refute, but seriously requested.
Hanno was a bit stunned. He thought that the Dionian messenger would argue with him in anger. The serious and pragmatic attitude shown by the other side gave him a good impression and curiosity.