Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Back at the hotel, Helipolis, still in excitement, followed Ansitanos into the room and couldn't help but ask: "Teacher, the Syracuse spy Hermes is Dionysius. Is it assigned by his opponents?"

"Why, are you confused?" Ansitanos laughed.

"I was very convinced that Dionysius was the instigator behind me and could hear Philipston's argument..." Henipolis scratched his head.

"It can only be said that the play of Phillips is too good, and you have been cheated. People like Phillips, I am afraid that there are several registrars, of course, the writing is not the same, let alone he I did the prevention, even the signature was written by someone else. Polluxs had never been with him before, and it was normal to be kept in the dark." Ansitanos showed a scornful smile: "In fact, their The performance is not perfect. If you look closely, you will find that the opposite minister, Hercules, is a bit unnatural when he argues in Phillips. Obviously they are not fully communicating..."

"Oh, it turned out to be like this!" Henipolis recalled the scene at the time, suddenly realized, and then said with anger: "But why don't you expose him on the spot?!"

“Why do you want to expose it?” Ansitanos smiled. “The performance of Phillips and several other guests was so painstaking that they showed their fear of Dionia and did not dare to fall out with us. This is Good thing. Then I will see that Dionysius is willing to sign the covenant we proposed..."

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The next day, Ansitanos met Dionysius himself.

In a wide, but not gorgeous, even rudimentary palace, tall and handsome Dionysius (this is one of the reasons why Syracuse resisted the Athenian army hero De Mokradi to marry his daughter to him. ) I met Ansitanos.

As the ruthless Sicilian owner, he expressed his warm welcome to the arrival of the Dionysian Mission, and apologized for failing to meet them in time, and said: "I have already It was a very good thing to learn from Phillips that Dionia wanted to sign a covenant with our Syracuse! It is a very good thing to know about Syracuse, whether it is the national treasury, food or The population is losing a lot, and it is urgent to recuperate. Ionia can help at this moment. I am very grateful! I will send Phillips to represent you in all aspects of the alliance and hope that Syracuse and Dior From this friendly, Nie is able to set an example for other Greek city-states in the Western Mediterranean!"

The meeting time was short, and soon Ansitanos left Ortigia with some doubts and a happy mood.

Felicos, who sent the Dionysian messenger back, also asked Dionysius: "Adult, are you really ready to form an alliance with Dionia?"

"Philips." Dionysius cordially called the nickname of his name, and Shen Sheng said: "At the banquet of your house last night, there was a saying as a messenger of the Dionia, 'Carthage Despite the heavy losses, they are strong in Afrika, and now they are exploring the Iberian Peninsula. I heard that they also sent a fleet to sail west, through the pillars of Hercules, to explore our unknown land... next time Carthage is coming back again, and its power is bound to be stronger than this time. Syracuse is confined to this small Sicily, and the territory will not increase much unless it expands outward!"

Phillips has discussed this issue with Dionysius many times. Of course he knows where Diogenesius's goal is to expand, but he still warns: "It's just the power of Dionya. Weak, and it also unites other city-states and indigenous bases in southern Italy."

"You are right." Dionysius nodded cautiously: "With your help, I took the position of this omnipotent general, and I have the idea of ​​conquering the great Greece in the future. I married Doris (the daughter of the Rocky nobles). But I never thought that in just a few short years, the Great Greece has risen a Dionysian Union!"

Dionysius’s face was annoyed. He gritted his teeth and said, “Perhaps that Daves really got the help of Hades, but what about it! Although the Western Mediterranean is large, it can only accommodate the next Greek hegemon. !"

"It’s just that we have just ended the war with Carthage, and we still need to rest. Is it temporary relief?" Phillips whispered.

"Can't slow down anymore!" Phillips shook his head: "The Dionysian League has indeed developed rapidly, and it has increased by one point every year. I have studied Dionia carefully and have to say that Dave is called Dave. Young people in Slovakia have a good deal of dealing with Aboriginal people, and some of the ways we deal with the Sikels are still learning them. At their current rate of rise, the Samonets in the north of Dionia may not be able to block their expansion. Their power will continue to spread to the north until they have the whole of Italy. What will we do in Syracuse? Will they be affiliated with them?!” Dionysius showed cold eyes, clenched his fists, and waved heavily. Firm and tough: "You must concentrate on destroying them when they are not strong now and the interior is still unstable!"

"Is that about the alliance with Dionia?" Phillips asked again.

"Talk, why not talk about it! The friendly treaties that do not violate each other can be signed, just to let them relax their vigilance. As for the alliance - hey, Syracuse has never signed the habit of equal covenant with other Greek city-states!" Nisius said coldly.

He obviously forgot Sparta. Philipist would certainly not be stupid enough to correct his mistakes. He nodded and said, "I understand."

"And... the negotiations with Carthage are going to speed up the progress... oh..." Dionysius paced back and forth, repeatedly pondering, and finally he made up his mind: "We can put Serinus and Pano The land west of James (on the west side of Sorus) is returned to them, but they must pay a lot of war compensation, open the grain market to us, and provide a cheap wheat trade, and must also sign a longer period of peace. The treaty... This is the price they paid to destroy the agreement and provoke the war again (in fact, this time it was the war provoked by Dionysius). This is what it means. You bring people to talk, and talk about it as soon as possible!"

Phillips nodded and understood.

"Okay, that's all." Dionysius signaled that Philiptos would immediately go through these instructions.

Felistos hesitated and said: "Hey...Adult...About Hermes, the Dionysian Mission said that he can be returned to us, you see..."

"We want him to come back and do something! How to deal with it back?!" Dionysius's face sank with a sigh of relief and said: "Looking at his weak performance at the Tulliei Public Congress, I feel sick. Tell them that Syracuse respects the laws of Dionia. Since this person committed a crime in Turui, we support him to be punished by the laws of Dionia!"

Philips sighed and walked out of the hall. He remembered Ansitanos, who had a good time to talk about each other last night. A sense of sorrow floated up and looked up at the distant sea. Apologetically said: Ansitas, I am sorry! I am all here for Syracuse...

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On the occasion of the negotiations between Ansitanos and Philiptos, in Turui, Davers received Seckley in his study.

"The ruling officer!" Seklelyan had a solemn military ceremony when he met.

"Segrian, our hero! I have told you many times, this is not a training ground, not so formal~www.novelmtl.com~Davers looked at the young naval commander for several years. The tempering makes his face more sturdy, darkly nodded, smiling and even gestures: "Sit down!" Sit down and talk about things! ”

Seklely facing Dave is sitting in danger.

"This time Enanilus was sentenced, does it have any effect on the Navy's sailors?" Daves did not chill, but asked straightforwardly.

"There is basically no impact." Seclerian immediately replied: "The soldiers have known the crimes of Enaniluus through the public trial. In addition, En Anilus rarely participates in training and rarely leads the soldiers personally. So everyone is training as usual, there is nothing unusual. But we have a concern, can this new three-layer paddle warship be launched on time?"

"You don't have to worry about this. En Anilus is not involved in his family and shipyard. The Senate has sent people to comfort them. They also made a guarantee. The Senate's plan for the Navy, five ships per year. The volume of the ship will not change, it will only increase in the future, it will not decrease!" Dafos made a promise to him.

"That's great!" Seklelyn said with excitement: "The decision made by the Senate is correct! Although we now have 30 three-layer paddles, we want to protect two things. On the coast, it’s safe to have at least double the warship."

Davers nodded and stroked his lower jaw and began to think about something.

Seclany thought that the request he had just made made him feel embarrassed to appreciate his consul, and he felt a little nervous.

At this time, Daves said: "If you count the warships of the Dionysian city-states such as Metapentum, Heraklia and Lijim, there are also the southern meanings such as Crotone and Xiliting. What do you think of our naval strength?