Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Agassius only invited a few friends, as his distinguished guests, to return to the long-lost mother state, including Xenophon.

While treating the body, Agassius has been paying attention to the warfare of Corinth and the news from the Great Greece.

On this day, Xenophon visited the house of Agassius.

Agslaus enthusiastically introduced it to the living room.

Just as soon as he sat down, Xenophon expressed his heartfelt thanks to him: "King of Agrasus, today the Presbyterian Council informed me that I will accept me as a distinguished guest of Sparta and give me Sisyrus ( A piece of land in Scillus. Thank you very much for your selfless help, so that this exile has finally got a home!"

"Sisirus, that's a good place! The land is fertile, close to the forest, and you can often see flocks of wild deer, and it's near Olympia in Ellis, and it's much easier to see the games later." Agassius smiled and congratulated, and then seriously said: "Xenophon, this is Sparta's compensation to you, if not your full help to us Sparta, how can Athens expel you. Sparta will not disappoint any friend who has really helped him!"

Although Agrislaus said that he was really sincere, but Xenophon was not willing to mention the crime of being treasoned by Athens. He opened the subject and said: "I don't know what we are doing in Corinth now. how about it?"

"According to the latest information, the Corinthians have suffered too many casualties and the land is ridiculous. Many people are tired of war, and some even quietly contact Praxitas in an attempt to discuss the truce..." said Agassius.

"This is a good thing! As long as we continue to strengthen the offensive, I believe that the Lords and factions in the city of Collins will inevitably grow, Collins will eventually fall to Sparta." Xenophon said happily.

"But there is also a bad news." Agassius said with a grim look: "The Corinthians and the Argos quietly established an alliance!"

"Alliance? What kind of alliance?!" Xenophon asked curiously. Collins and Argosben belonged to the members of the anti-Spartan alliance. They both built a separate alliance and seemed to be doing more.

“Like your good friend did in Great Greece, Collins and Agos moved out of the boundary between the two cities, giving citizens of the two city-states the same citizenship, and they merged...” Agslau Speaking in a heavy tone.

To know that Sparta and Argos are hundreds of years of vengeance, unlike Athens, even if the Peloponnesian war failed, Sparta only ruined the hegemony of Athens and still gave it a way to live. If it is the defeat of Argos, it is necessary to peel off the skin if it is not dead, because Argos has always been confronted with Sparta. Even in the Hippo War, all the city-states of the Peloponnesian Peninsula joined the anti-Persian coalition and the Spartan as the lord, against Persia, and there was no Argos. It would rather become a Persian within the dark. Sparta. Therefore, Sparta does not want to see a slight increase in the strength of Argos.

Xenophon is well aware of the complex relationship. He thought about it and smiled: "In fact, you don't have to worry. The two city-states build alliances, maybe it's a good thing for Sparta."

"Oh, let's talk." Agslaus moved in his heart, leaning forward and posing in a serious listening position.

"Now the anti-Spartan alliance is working together against us in Sparta. Thebes, Corinth, Athens, Mecca, and Argos are all fighting, and Collins merges with Argos, only letting Argos help the passion of Collins. Higher, but Argos is a deadly enemy with Sparta, so its pressure on Sparta has not increased much. On the contrary - "Xenofen organized a language, said: "Collins and Argos As two city-states with a long history, their respective political traditions, customs, and interest needs are deeply rooted and very different. For example, Collins is aristocratic, and Argos is more like Sparta-"

Agslaus nodded, and he said that White Nofin said "Oligarchic politics."

"Collins believes in Poseidon, and Argos praises Zeus and Agamemnon (the ancient city of Mycenae is in Argos, and the Argos often blame themselves for the ancient Greek royal family, nobler than the Spartans) Collins is mainly business, Argos makes a living by farming and animal husbandry; Corinthians are sleek and sleek, and Argos are conservative and straightforward... These are two completely different city-states, and now they are rushed together, they must be two city-states. The decisions made by the rulers under the pressure of our Spartan army's offensive may cause more conflicts and contradictions between the two city-states, and the resentful Corinthians will rely more on Sparta. ......"

Agslaus eyes brightened: "Xenophon, what you said is very reasonable! At tomorrow's elders' meeting, I will tell your elders about your opinions."

He stood up excitedly, paced back and forth, and said: "In addition, I will write a letter to Prorasitak, telling him not to attack Collins too quickly, but should send people to go and contact Collins' opponents... ..."

Xenophon nodded secretly, which is why he is willing to follow Agassius. There is no shortage of power struggle between the two kings of Sparta. The most famous one is the struggle between Kle Omenes and De Marathos before the Hippo war. The reason why Paulanias is black to Laishande, apart from fear that he threatens the kingship, I am afraid that another reason is that Laishande fully supports another Spartan king Agassius. This time, the Presbyterian Council will repatriate Agassius, who was on the front line and fight for the army, and replace it with the confession of the new king Agassipolis. The reason for this is probably worthy of further investigation. However, Agassius still shows his chest without giving up the Prorasitta proposal.

Therefore, Xenophon said sincerely: "King of Agras, your suggestion will greatly help Sparta overcome Collins!"

Agassius smiled: "What is right for Xenophon? It is so easy to integrate city-states with city-states. Sparta and Mesena have also used decades to become one, but--" The color of doubt: "Diagna can not only merge the different Greek city-states such as Turui, Amendola, and Crimea, but also join the Lucanias and Bruti people. Come in, and still be basically stable in recent years, how did your old friend do it?"

After the rise of Dionys, due to the reasons of Davis, Xenophon also simply thought about the reasons for the rapid growth of the city-state alliance through the information he learned, but based on the black-stakes is the foundation of Sparta, some He couldn't say it, so he didn't answer it positively, but he sighed: "The time of the establishment of the Diaonian city-state alliance is still too short. The war with Syracuse will make it troublesome! ”

"I'm afraid it's not just trouble, it's a disaster for Diaonia!" said Agrislaus, and a series of battles that followed Syracuse's invasion of Greater Greece briefly told Xenophon. .

After returning to the Greek mainland, Xenophon was busy leading the mercenaries to fight against the Spartan coalition forces. Then he followed Agassius to Sparta and was busy setting up. He had neither energy nor channels. Knowing the war in Great Greece, he did not expect that the situation in Greater Greece had changed dramatically in just one month. Dionya was surrounded by enemies and was already in jeopardy.

Agassius continued: "In fact, we did not think that the war in Great Greece will progress so fast. I originally thought that when the two sides fell into confrontation, they would mediate this war so that Syracuse could be dispatched as soon as possible. The reinforcements, invested in our war against Collins, especially its fleet can ease our blockade by Athens at sea. But in the current situation, Dionysius who has mastered the absolute advantage will never stop fighting. So I was wondering if I can let Dionia take the initiative to surrender..."

Xenophon really thought that Agassius wanted the Great Greece to end the war earlier so that Syracuse could help Sparta. Of course, he does not know that there is another important reason in the heart of Agassius: a more powerful Syracuse is not what Sparta wants to see ~www.novelmtl.com~ because it is very likely not to Willing to cooperate with Sparta again. Therefore, retaining a Dionia that threatens Syracuse is beneficial to the balance of the West Mediterranean forces and to avoid the situation in the Western Mediterranean from Sparta's control.

Xenophon remembered the days when he and the young mercenary leader fled in Persia a few years ago. The more difficult he was, the more vigorous his fighting spirit was, and he often thought of a good way to help the mercenaries get out of trouble. Therefore, he reminded Agrislaus: "With my understanding of Davis, he will not accept the suggestion that 'Diagna surrenders to Syracuse', he will definitely fight to the end!"

Agassius sighed: "In any case, you have to give it a try. How do you think about sending a customer to Thorpe to Turui?"

Guest Thorpeth! Xenophon’s mind has not been able to outline the clear image of the Spartan ombudsman who had fought together in Persia. Since he returned to Sparta with Tiblon, he has been smashing for three or four years. He has never seen him again, and he said with emotion: "When in Persia, Curry Thorpe had a good relationship with Daves."

"Yeah, he also proposed to the Elders Council to absorb Davis as a Spartan VIP!" Agrasus also said: "So for the young commander of Dionia, the guest Risops will be a good messenger."