Chapter 56: Celebration of the Completion of the Temple of Hades (2)

【Lewen】. Alas, for you to read wonderfully.

The Greek soldiers on the field also seemed to hear the shout, and immediately put on their helmets, took up round shields, fastened their red cloaks, and lined up in close phalanxes to resist the enemy's attack......

However, there were too many "Persians" and they swarmed and surrounded the warriors. The cavalry galloped back and forth around the perimeter, the archers shot their arrows high into the air (all with their arrows sharpened), and the infantry laughed strangely and wantonly......

Spectators could only see the dazzling red and the roars of the warriors in the gaps in the "Persians" encirclement.

The drumbeat is getting denser and louder......

The Greek phalanx, also under the attack of the "Persians", retreated step by step, and was about to retreat to the edge of the square......

The eyes of ordinary people were completely attracted by the tense scene on the field, and I don't know who anxiously shouted: "Fight! Greek! ”

It resonated with the whole audience.

"Fighting!! Greek!!! ......" The audience also began to shout loudly.

At this moment, the high-pitched singing voice sounded again, and "Hades" had already stood at the front of the platform at some point, slowly waving the double-strand fork......

The encircled Greek soldiers suddenly let out a neat and majestic cry: "Ho! Ho!! Hades!!! Ho! ......" more than a dozen military trumpets were also played at the right time.

The "Persians" began to retreat and finally broke up......

The red phalanx of Greek mercenaries was fully displayed in front of the audience, and to the rhythmic beat of drums, they marched forward like an iron wall with a uniform and powerful step......

The people present were enthusiastic, and those who had not seen or participated in the military training of Dionya and the dignitaries were also overwhelmed by the strength and beauty displayed by the soldiers on the field, cheering and applauding loudly.

The "Persian General" fell behind, dragged off his horse by the charging "Davers", who stepped on the "Persian General", raised his spear aloft, and pierced the chest of the "enemy" with an exaggerated and contagious movement.

"Davers! Davers!! Davers !! ......" The people couldn't help but burst into thunderous cheers.

"Earlier, the Archon said that he wanted us to see a completely different temple celebration, and he really did it!" Standing behind the platform, Mariji glanced at his colleagues in the Senate with different expressions around him, and said with a loud sigh.

"Yes, it's a very different kind of celebration! Lord Davers lest the people forget his former heroic deeds, and do not forget to proclaim himself on such a sacred occasion! Polyxis said in a strange way.

Kunograta and Cornerus looked at each other in the same way, not speaking, but with a little uneasiness in their hearts.

"It did! Didn't you find out! It's going to be a new kind of drama, a different kind of drama than one or two people, but a performance by hundreds of people to recreate the spectacle of history! ......" Instead, Ansitanos danced with excitement and was a little incoherent, and Davers inspired him.

Beautiful chorus, musical accompaniment, near-real battles and performances of hundreds of people...... It really shocked the audience on the sidelines, even the senators of the Senate.

"I'm looking forward to the next performances!" Mersis was heartily impressed, reminding him of the troubled years in Persia, and his words were shared by the former mercenaries.

It's just that Amintas pursed his lips and muttered in a low voice: "The battle scene is too fake!" ”

"Didn't you hear Ansitanos say, it's acting, it's not real fighting. Look at the excited crowd, Davers is telling them about our heroic deeds in this way! Antonios, who was next to him, whispered criticism of Amintas.

"It's supposed to be Oliver who plays Davers, it's really good! The Persian general played by Ryders is not good, like a log! ......" Epitenis's intriguing comments drew the participation of the former mercenary senators.

Next, Hades led the mercenaries to Greater Greece, where the Lucalians invaded Turiyi and the mercenaries defeated the Lucanian coalition......

Wesba, Hermon and the others of Lucaglia watched the square with trepidation.

Obviously, Davers took into account their feelings, and only scratched the surface of the harm that the Lucanians had done to the Turiyi, but instead focused on the final scene: to the accompaniment of cheerful singing and drumming, "Hades" asked "Davers" to lead the Greeks to reconcile with Lucania, and they wrestled with each other, fought sheep, drank, and talked merrily, and finally held hands in a large circle, and "Hades" stood in the center of the circle. The crowd sang Hades carols, throwing their arms and kicking their legs, expanding and shrinking circles, and the atmosphere was very enthusiastic, attracting the crowd outside the stadium to participate, and the Hades carols resounded throughout the city......

As the lord of the underworld, Hades was rumored to be dark and cruel and fearsome, so he was far less popular among the Greeks than the main gods such as Zeus, Poseidon, and Apollo. Canios also had the same likes and dislikes for Hades as the other Greeks, so he was surprised to hear that Dionia wanted Hades to be the patron saint of the city-state alliance. But he was absent-minded at the beginning, but now he was attracted by the wonderful performance in the square, and he actually had a good impression of Hades, and couldn't help singing Hades with everyone.

Not only him, but the Lucalian chieftains, who had previously only worshipped the god of Mount Athenus, asked others about the meaning of the lyrics in strange and stiff Greek, and even hummed along, compared to the ungrateful devotion of the vast majority of the people of Dionia, these guests invited to watch the ceremony by the Southern Italian Alliance had their own thoughts, and some even looked forward to Dionia's appearance in the celebration, such as the Crotonens.

But at this moment, the chief general of Crotone, who was also shocked by this unprecedented celebration of worship in Greece, sighed: "It seems that the faith of Hades may really take root among these Dionians." ”

"Our Greeks in the Western Mediterranean believe in Hera and Apollo the most, and Hades believes in darkness, and only barbaric outsiders like Dionya do this!" Ascamas said angrily that his friend Milon was expelled because of his defeat at the hands of Dionia, and he was already a little resentful. Moreover, there is the most magnificent temple of Apollo in Greater Greece in Crotone, and the Greeks from other city-states often go to worship, so although the performance in the square amazed him, he still complained confidently: "Look, it's almost noon, it's so hot, when will we go to see the temple of Hades?!" ”

"yes, my legs are numb!" Another seemingly joking remark by General Crotone caused a commotion among the dignitaries.

"Bell!! ......" The majestic bell rang suddenly, causing a shock in the hearts of the people who were stunned by the end of the performance.

"Look, Hades Temple!" There were constant exclamations from the crowd.

To the northwest of Victory Square, on the hill behind the Senate Hall, the building, which was half-concealed by scaffolding and chunks of linen in the early morning, was fully revealed when the crowd was intently admiring the performance in the square: a towering, majestic white building glittering in the scorching sun!

Plecinas took the lead, followed by 50 white-robed saints, the senators of the Senate, the dignitaries of the city-states, the people on the north side of the square, and the people on the south side of the square...... Under the orderly guidance of the soldiers, the people marched slowly towards the temple of Hades in an orderly manner......

The bronze bell was still ringing unhurriedly, one clearer and lower than the last, soothing people's urgent feelings.

The temple of Hades was getting closer and clearer to the populace: it was a very unique temple, the same height as the other temples, but twice as long as the temple of Apollo, the largest of all the great Greek city-states. What's more, as the site of the patron temple of the city-state, it was traditionally the center of the city-state, and it was to be surrounded and protected by a wall, which became the acropolis of Turiyi, just like the temple of Apollo in the past. However, there are no walls on the hillside in front of you, and there are stone steps from the east, west, south, and north sides, so you can easily reach the temple.

Anta Orris, who had only joined the Senate for a short time, asked Cornerus, who had been getting along well with him at this time, curiously: "Why is this new temple not walled?" ”

Cornerus replied earnestly: "This is the proposal of Lord Davers, he thinks that no wall should be built, so that the people can freely go to the temple to worship and pray, in order to show Hades's love for the people of Dionia!" ”

Davos is the god of Hades, the high priest of the temple, and the proposal for the temple of Hades is generally not objected, and Antaoris looked at the temple in front of him, and the hundred-year-old tradition still made him wonder: "But in this way, there is no Acropolis in Turiyi!" ”

Cornerus sighed, his expression became a little strange, and said, "Lord Davers insisted on not building another acropolis in Turieri, and he said something like this-" Speaking of this, the tone of the usually mild-mannered administrator of Amendolara added a little hardness: "'The cities in the Dionian League are the walls of the League, and the Turiyi is the Acropolis of the Alliance, and Dionya does not need extra acropolis!" ’”

After hearing this, Antaoris was stunned: With the city as a wall?! Treat the whole area as a city?! …… There was a surge of pride in his heart, and the figure of the young consul came to his mind, and he couldn't help but be fascinated: what a heart and courage this is, no wonder he can build a powerful city-state alliance!

People climbed the stairs, and about 30 meters from the temple, the citizen soldiers formed a circular cordon, and people stood outside the line, and the whole hill was crowded, except for the little white at the top, which almost became a "mountain of people".