"Dion, I heard that you have organized the children to play games on the boat these days, which has saved us a lot of trouble, well done!" Dionysius praised.

"I can't help you with your business, I can only do what I can to help you." Dion said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"What a good one to do what he can!" Dionysius exclaimed, and he turned his head to look at his father-in-law: "I think that in 20 years, Dion will become a powerful minister of Syracuse!" ”

The usually serious Hiparinus smiled.

Heavyweight? Felistos pouted imperceptibly.

"Stop! You can't enter! Suddenly the shouts of the guards outside the door made Dionysius's heart tighten, and he was about to ask who it was, when he heard the sound of fighting outside the door.

Angry roars and terrible screams continued to reach the ears of the people in the cabin, and everyone's faces changed drastically.

Hiparinus was busy keeping the two children behind him.

"I'll go out and see how it's going." Felistos said nervously.

"No need to go! At this time, Meggiklis should have arrived with mercenaries, and it was not so easy to coerce me Dionysius! Dionysius was still calm, but his face was extremely unsightly, and he roughly guessed who the attacker was, and his heart felt like a storm.

There was a bang, the hatch was kicked open, and little Dionysius was so frightened that he cried "Wow".

Dionysius, Felistus, and Hyparinus, whose faces were pale, saw the Spartan warrior with scarlet scarlet, long hair, thick beard, and a bloody body, armed with a shield and spear, break into the cabin.

Dionysius and Felistos looked at each other, their faces full of shock.

When he saw that the mastermind behind the scenes also stepped into the cabin, Dionysius roared angrily: "Phoebedas, what do you mean by this?!" ”

"That's what you see." Phoebedars' eyes were cold, and five or six Spartan warriors in front of him took a fighting stance, the tips of their bayonets flashing with a cold light.

Where had the young and old Dion seen such a terrible scene, clutching his father's hand and trembling all the time.

"I ...... I told you I wasn't going to Sparta, do you want to ...... And force me not to do it! Dionysius hissed, trying to suppress the fear in his heart.

"I didn't say I was going to take you to Sparta." Phoebedas's cold words sent chills through the three of them.

"Phoebeidas, you swore to Hercules that you would send us out of Sicily safely and where we are going!" Felistos eagerly reminded Phoebidas: "Sparta is the overlord of the Greek city-states!" The bloodline of Hercules! He has always been an example for all Greeks! Do you want to break your oath! ”

"I didn't disobey." Phoebeidas showed a smug smile of successful conspiracy, making his whole face look a little weird: "I said 'promise to send you to Sparta safely', but you yourself refused to go to Sparta, so of course this oath no longer exists." ”

"Original...... It turns out that you have been premeditated for a long time. Dionysius suddenly realized.

"Aren't you also ready to deceive me from the beginning!" Phoebe Das sneered.

After the initial shock and fear, Dionysius regained some composure, and he asked, "Even if I do not want to go to Sparta against the wishes of your Council of Elders, I will not let you come with a sword or a gun...... Deal with me, why? ”

Phoebe Das looked at him and didn't answer him directly, but showed a look of understanding and said with a smile: "I know you're stalling for time, expecting mercenaries to come and save you." ”

Phoebeidas' calm expression made Dionysius feel bad.

"Meggie Kolis!" Phoebeidas shouted, and soon the figure of the leader of the mercenaries appeared at the hatch.

Dionysius and the others were dead-faced.

"They are more willing to follow Sparta to win honor and land than to go to a remote place to suffer and suffer and not enjoy a good life." Phoebe Das said proudly.

"But...... Are you stupid Meggie Colis? Sparta is poor and can't afford to pay you! And we can, if you don't think the money is small, we can increase it! ......" Hiparinus shouted angrily, trying to make Meggiklis change his mind.

Phoebe Das laughed and said: "I Sparta don't have any money, but you do, those cargo ships are full of silver coins, and the mercenaries have long been greedy!" ”

The situation was so critical that Dionysius finally lowered his haughty head and pleaded in a low voice: "Phoebeidas, for the sake of the old friendship, let us go!" …… Yes! …… You can take the silver and gold coins, as well as the warships and cargo ships, as long as we are allowed to leave...... Let's go! Believe me, I can also retake Syracuse and provide greater help to Sparta's hegemony! ……”

Phoebeidas stared at him.

After a moment, he whispered, "I'm sorry, Dionysius, I just did what the Council of Elders ordered......"

"Why?! Why?! You know that the Herolis gang can't control Syracuse! Not to mention the more powerful Dionia! It's just me! I will be able to restrain the expansion of Dionia! I can help you stabilize the Western Mediterranean! ......" Dionysius roared out of control, his hideous expression frightened little Dionysius into crying even louder.

“…… Sparta had signed a long-term friendship agreement with Dionia...... "Although this matter was not allowed to be made public, Phoebidas felt that it did not matter if they heard it: "One of them is the ...... for your life of Dionysius"

“…… So that's it...... Davers ...... Davers, who should go to hell! ......" Dionysius was so discouraged that he suddenly felt his legs go limp, his body shook a few times, and he fell to the ground.

"Woo! Woo! Woo! …… Father! ……”

"Brother-in-law!"

"Dionysius!"

……

These concerned voices came into his ears, making him feel extra warm, in the past he was obsessed with his hegemony, how could he have paid attention to these, looking at his son with tears on his face, Dio who was trembling, Felistos who was forced to be calm, and Hipparinus who was bloodless, he suddenly turned his head to Phoebidas and said: "Phoebidas, you can kill me and ...... Give the head to Davers! But I guess my family and these friends of mine must not be included in the treaty you signed, so ...... So please spare them! …… Even if they let them go to Sparta with you! Yes! ……”

"Dionysius, my dear friend!" Felistos shouted excitedly.

Dionysius stretched out his hand to stop him from speaking, and said in a deep voice: "Fili, I am afraid that my family will be entrusted to your care!" ”

With tears in his eyes, Felistos nodded hesitantly.

"It's true that you alone will be killed in the treaty." Phoebedad spoke: "But in order to convince the mercenaries, I agreed to Meggiklis's request. ”

"What requirements?!" Dionysius was shocked again, and turned his gaze to Meggialis, who had been keeping his head down.

At this moment, he had already raised his head, and his usually obedient and flattering face was full of fierceness: "Lord Dionysius, every time you ask us to slaughter the city, you are clearly reminding, 'Don't let go of an enemy, lest you cause trouble for Syracuse in the future!'" I did as you told me today. ”

Dionysius didn't expect that what he had done over the years would be retributed to his family, and at this moment he didn't have time to confess to the goddess of revenge, he took a few steps on his knees, kneeling and pleading: "Meggialis, you know what I have done to you mercenaries all these years!" Not only is it well paid, but it also allocates you land, and treats you far better than my own brothers! I trust you so much, is this how you repay me! …… Think about it, when you first came to Sicily, you didn't even have enough to eat every day......"

Phoebidas was already a little frustrated with Dionysius's sensational recounting, and he glanced at Meggialis: "What to do, you decide as soon as possible!" ”

Megicolis looked at Dionysius who was kneeling on the ground helplessly and grieving, but what came to mind was that after the tyrant repelled the Carthaginian army that was approaching the city, he immediately broke his promise and ordered Megicolis to lead the mercenaries to capture the democrats and relatives and friends who were going to oust him from power, a total of 127 families, Dionysius did not hesitate to give the order of "all men and women, young and old, all shall be executed", and the executor was Megicolis, at that time Dionysius's cold eyes were firmly imprinted in his heart.

We are not the Syracuse democrats who lost their lives because of stupid compromises! Meggie Collis was so angry in his heart that he immediately shouted: "Brothers, do it!" ”

A dozen heavily armed mercenaries burst into the cabin.

Seeing this, Phoebidas said, "Let's go." ”

The Spartan warriors retreated outside the cabin in his arms, not wanting to see Dionysius killed, much less to stain the blood of Dionysius and his family.

Unexpectedly, Dionysius, who was already in despair, jumped up, and the mercenary who had just rushed in was caught off guard and was taken away from his spear.

With his spear in hand, he quickly stepped back and shielded little Dionysius behind him, while letting out an ugly tearing laugh like a night owl: "Hahaha...... Phoebeidas, you Spartans think that you have made peace with Dionya and that everything is safe. Phew! I bet that in less than 30 years, Sparta will be destroyed by the growing Dionia! At that time, there will be no more Spartans on earth, and I will be waiting for you in hell!! Megicolis, you betray me today, and tomorrow the Spartans will abandon you! The Spartans will even deceive me, let alone treat you lowly mercenaries!! ……”

Phoebedas's face changed slightly, he didn't expect Dionysius to be in trouble and still sow discord. At this time, Meggie Colis subconsciously looked at him, and Phoebidas immediately shouted: "Don't kill them yet, what are you waiting for!" ”

"Yes! Be! Meggie Colis immediately gave the order.

A dozen mercenaries rushed forward with shields and spears, and Dionysius could not resist them.

He was shot three times and fell to the ground.

As he lay dying, the screams of his son and his friends could no longer stir up ripples in Dionysius's heart, and in a trance he saw his respected teacher, the great commander of Syracuse, Hermocrates, who defeated the Athenian army and the Carthaginians, and Hermocrates's daughter, his most beloved wife, smiling at him......

He stretched out his hand in joy......

……………………………

At this moment, the new king of Dionia, Davers, led the first army to return to Turiy, passing through the triumphal arch in the city and heading to Victory Square.

The road was crowded with people, throwing flower petals, waving streamers, and cheering with excitement at the warriors who had saved the alliance and defended their homeland.

The carriage drawn by the four white horses came to a halt on the west side of the square, at the foot of the steps of the Great Council Hall, and Davers steadily ascended the high platform.

"Your Majesty!" The senators, led by Kunograta and Cornerus, saluted respectfully.

"Good work!" Davers returned the salute and turned to face the square.

Before he could speak, the audience was already cheering:

"King Davers wins!! ……”

"Dionian Union Victory!! ……”

Note: I. Dionysius.

Historically, Dionysius died in 367 BC, he won the first prize in a Greek poetry competition, in order to celebrate the victory of the competition, he rarely drank alcohol, but he fell ill with fever due to excessive drinking, and the doctor prescribed him a dose of calming and hypnotic drugs. After he took it, he fell into a deep sleep and never woke up, so there is also a saying that "the doctor poisoned".

After his conquest of Sicily, he waged several wars against Greater Greece, and successively Ligim was conquered by him, Coronia and Hibernian were destroyed, and Crotone was also occupied. He also instigated the Lucanians to attack the territory of Turiyi, but the Turiyi led a large army to attack the territory of Lucania, and the whole army was destroyed (this is the event described in the second volume of this article, which was only intended to make it happen more than ten years earlier), and finally the Turiyi, who had been greatly weakened, also gave in to Syracusea.

After Dionysius conquered Greater Greece, he then turned his attention to the Adriatic Sea, where he established several colonies on the east and west coasts of the Adriatic Sea in an attempt to make the Adriatic Sea the inner lake of Syracuse. Among these colonial cities are Ancona, as we know it, and Hadria, the predecessor of Venice.

At its peak, Syracuse had a population of about 2.2 million people, including most of Sicily and the southern part of the Italian peninsula. In Greece itself, many people of insight even put Syracuse and Persia alongside them, considering them to be a threat to Greece. At several Olympia Games, there were many scenes of Greek people besieging the Syracuse athletes' camp, protesting against it, and even clashing with it. Of course, this also had to do with the fact that Dionysius and the mercenaries raided the Sanctuary of Delphi, although in the end it was unsuccessful.

In the second half of his life, Dionysius had been fighting against Carthage, which had regained strength, and had more defeats than victories, which limited Syracuse's further expansion, for which Dionysius even shifted his hatred to Carthaginian ally Rome.

In 390 B.C., the Gauls in northern Italy marched south to attack the Etruscans, and at the instigation of Dionysius, they defeated the Roman reinforcements and continued to accelerate southward, crossing the Tiber River and capturing the city of Rome, which became one of the most painful memories in Roman history. Apparently Dionysius was very good at dealing with strangers, so it is not surprising that in this article he incited the Samonians against Dionia.

Dionysius had seminal political wisdom. He ruled his districts differently according to the conditions of their respective regions, and later the Roman system was very similar to it; He subdivided his troops and trained them professionally, from which later Macedonia benefited greatly.

He himself was very restrained in his habits and strictly restricted his children's misdeeds, but his rule over the people of Syracuse was indeed very harsh, perhaps because his mentor and father-in-law, Hermocrates, was deceived and killed by the democrats in Syracuse, and his wife was humiliated and killed by the mob, and he himself was seriously wounded and hid in the pile of dead people...... These tragic encounters in his early years prompted him to change his heart greatly.

Dionysius was a complex historical figure, and he was content to write a description that was a tenth of the magnate.

2. Dion.

The famous historical figure written into the "Biography of Famous Greco-Roman Figures" by the famous ancient Roman historian Plutarch, according to the time in this book, should be less than ten years old, and little Dionysius has not yet been born, so they still forced the two to show their faces at the last moment, because there will be no chance again.

As the "prime minister" of the next generation of tyrants in Syracuse who was trained by Dionysius, Dio was also sent to Athens to study, and Plato was his teacher, and the two had a deep friendship. Probably influenced by the democratic atmosphere of Athens, he tried his best to assist Dionysius the Younger, but also hoped that the young tyrant would be more democratic and wise, so he invited Plato.

Plato used "virtue" to educate little Dionysius, hoping to cultivate a "philosopher-king". But it didn't take long for little Dionysius to get tired of them, and because of the bewitchment of others, he invited back Felistos, who had been relegated to Hadria for many years.

As soon as the scheming Felistos returned, he made it clear that Plato's and Dion's set did not apply to Syracuse. After his operation, little Dionysius also suspected that these two people had ulterior motives.

Plato returned to Athens in a huff, and Dion was expelled from Syracuse. As a result, a few years later, he returned to Syracuse with his army and overthrew the tyrant. When the newly formed council had to democratically elect generals, he believed that power should be centralized in order to be efficient, and that it was better for him to approve any city-state resolution!

As a result, his stubbornness and self-reliance did not quell the chaos in Syracuse, and eventually he died in the riots, and Syracuse's strength was greatly damaged and went into decline.

I feel a bit like Yeltsin, I don't understand why Plutarch chose him over other more famous figures who had a greater impact on ancient Greek history, such as Epaminonda, is it because Dion advocated democracy and carried out a coup d'état?!

III. Herois.

In the sources I have gathered, there is very little information about this historical figure, except that he was a supporter of Dionysius in the early days and later opposed to the dictatorship of Dionysius, as can be seen from his phrase that "the power of a monarch is nothing but a fancy shroud" in the West.

Before Dionysius invaded Great Greece, he fled Sicily and united the city-states in Great Greece to form an alliance to defend Great Greece. As a native of Syracuse, he actually became the commander of the coalition forces. Don't understand why an outsider would become the commander-in-chief of Greater Greece? Is it because of his fame, or because of the contradictions caused by the choice of generals from other city-states, and everyone accepts him?

Herolis led the coalition against the army of Syracuse, which had invaded Greater Greece, and was in the vanguard himself, at the forefront of the ranks. He did not send scouts or spies to inspect the battlefield in advance, and without knowing the exact location of the enemy, he rashly marched into the army, only to be attacked head-on by the Syracuse army who were waiting for him near the Siriting.

Undeterred, Herrolis sent heralds to inform the troops behind to arrive as soon as possible, while resisting stubbornly.

As a result, the coalition forces continued to enter the battle with "refueling tactics", and were defeated by Dionysius wave after wave. With the death of Herolis and the surrender of one of the most powerful forces of Great Greece, Great Greece could no longer stop Dionysius' ambitions of conquest.

Sometimes, the author really suspects that Herois is a rebel, and this military command ability is too inferior! Therefore, it is very likely that the Archon of Tarantum in this article, Diomiras, was easily ambushed by the Meppu coalition forces, because the command ability of many Greek city-state generals in this era was indeed very poor, and the tactics were also backward. In order to increase the excitement of the war, the author also deliberately raised their level, otherwise the Dionian army that Davers had formed with the advanced military theories of his previous life would have ......

Fourth, Fei Dun

When this name is mentioned, it is estimated that many readers do not remember who it is. Fitun is Lijim's general, why specifically mention him? Because he is the only historical figure (the other being Acheta) in the author's collection of materials from this period in Greater Greece with a historical record of the name and surname. Someone will ask what about Kunogorata, Cornerus? These are all fictional characters of the author, and it can be seen that there are too few historical records of Greater Greece during this period.

There are not many records about Fildon, except that after the defeat of the Great Greek coalition, he still led the Ligem army to fight against Dionysius, and was defeated again and again, and his style was tenacious, causing great trouble for Dionysius. Therefore, after the destruction of Lijim City, Dionysius killed his entire family, including relatives and friends, and it can be regarded as the "Three Tribes".

Well, I will post so much nonsense, and I am suspected of cheating the number of words, but I have collected so much information about Sicily and Great Greece, and in the end, this feeling that I summarized and summarized by myself should be worth some money, haha!

The splendor of Syracuse created by Dionysius in history was interrupted in this world by the alliance of Ionian city-states led by Davers, so can Dionia create a glory far greater than that of Syracuse? Stay tuned for the next episode of Kingdom Decade!