Chapter 366 Conquering the Argos Region

The Mycenaean conquest of Argos lasted only ten years.

Of course, it was impossible for the Mycenaeans to complete the assimilation of the local Argives in such a short period of time.

In addition, the Mycenaeans exploited and oppressed the Argives, and the Argives had no reason to risk their lives to protect the Mycenaeans who exploited and oppressed them.

The main ethnic group of the Kingdom of Athens was the Pilaskis, and the Argives were also Pilaskis.

Could it be that being ruled by a fellow Athenian kingdom would be worse than being ruled by the Mycenaeans?

Mycenae.

Roy took Io, Callisto, and Hippodamia into the city, and was warmly welcomed by the Argives in the city.

Because they all already know that under the rule of the Kingdom of Athens, every civilian family can be allocated twenty acres of land, and if someone in the family becomes a soldier, they can even be allocated fifty acres of land.

Now they are eager to know whether the Kingdom of Athens will implement the policies of the Kingdom of Athens in the Argos region, or whether it will enslave them like the Mycenaeans.

Roy led the soldiers and Argives to the Temple of Zeus in Mycenae. He first ordered the soldiers to knock down the statues of Zeus and Poseidon in the Temple of Zeus, and then took Io to the altar outside the temple. , said to the surrounding Argives.

"Dear Argives! Please rest assured that the Argos area will become part of the Kingdom of Athens, and you will enjoy the same treatment as the Athenians. The girl next to me is the daughter of Inachus, the king of Argos. Princess E, she will temporarily rule you instead of me. Even if you can’t trust me or the Kingdom of Athens, you should still trust that your princess will take care of you.”

After Roy introduced Yi'e's identity, Yi'e said loudly and excitedly.

"Dear tribesmen, I am Io. I'm sorry, I came back too late and let you be ruled by the Mycenaeans for ten years."

Some Argives who had seen Io said in surprise.

"It's really Princess Yi'e!"

"I didn't expect that after ten years, Princess Yi'e would still be alive."

"Princess Yi'o rules us, so we don't need to worry."

At this moment, the surrendered Protus and hundreds of Mycenaean soldiers were brought before Loy by the Athenian soldiers.

Seeing the statues of Zeus and Poseidon in the Temple of Zeus being pushed to the ground and turned into rubble, Proteus could only suppress his anger and said to Roy.

"Great King of Athens! We have surrendered to you, and you should allow us to regain our freedom. We are willing to leave all the wealth belonging to the Mycenaeans in the city to you. Please allow me to leave Mycenae with the Mycenaeans. city."

"You want to redeem the freedom of the Mycenaeans?"

Roy said with a joking smile.

"But there is no wealth belonging to you Mycenaeans at all in the city of Mycenae. There is only the wealth that the Mycenaeans exploited and squeezed from the Argives. Because you Mycenaeans cannot use the wealth to redeem your freedom, Therefore, I will demote all Mycenaeans into slaves. Mycenaean men must work as mine slaves for five years to mine the coal mines in Acadia and the iron mines in Sparta. Mycenaean women must also work. Become a weaver slave and after five years of weaving work, I will free you and give you a certain salary."

Working as a slave for five years——

Although he didn't want to accept this punishment, he saved his life after all.

Unable to resist, Proteus could only lower his head and choose to endure.

After Proteus and the Mycenaean soldiers were taken away, Loy asked Io.

"Io! Now I leave you a thousand soldiers and allow you to recruit soldiers in Mycenae. Do you have the confidence to manage Mycenae well?"

Yi'e nodded and said.

"In order to no longer be enslaved by the Mycenaeans, the Argives will definitely sign up to be my soldiers, but do you really trust me to hand over the city of Mycenae and the Argos region to me? Tonight you will Pamper me and make me your woman!”

Roy shook his head and said.

"Even if you don't become my woman now, I'm not worried that you will be stupid enough to betray me. I won't doubt your loyalty, and you can rule the Argos region boldly."

After handing over the city of Mycenae to Io, Roy left Mycenae with four thousand troops and headed for the cities of Tires and Tiryns, which were ruled by the Mycenaeans.

The city of Tires is located twenty miles south of Mycenae.

In the evening.

Roy rushed to the city of Tires with four thousand troops, where all the Mycenaeans had fled.

Because the Mycenaeans who received the news neither wanted to be killed nor surrendered and became slaves.

Although he knew that the Mycenaeans from Tiryns had fled to Tiryns, Roy did not pursue them.

After all, the Argives in Tirens City needed to be appeased, and Roy's soldiers also needed to rest.

the next day.

Roy led his army to the city of Tiryns, and found that the Mycenaeans from Tiryns and Tiryns had left by boat last night.

Although he failed to capture the Mycenaeans in Tiryns and Tiryns, Roy was not dismayed by the loss of tens of thousands of male and female slaves.

Before launching this war, Roy had ordered the naval fleet of the Kingdom of Athens to control the surrounding seas.

The Mycenaeans who escaped by boat would definitely be caught by the navy of the Kingdom of Athens and became mining slaves and weaver slaves under the orders of Roy.

After sending envoys to the city of Mycenae and letting Io take over the cities of Tires and Tiryns, Loy directly led four thousand troops into the Arcadia region.

Arcadia is a mountainous area in the central part of the Peloponnese Peninsula, covering an area of ​​about 4,400 square kilometers.

Because of its large area, although Arcadia is sparsely populated, its population is not inferior to that of Argos and Sparta.

There are two ethnic groups living in Arcadia, the Pelasgians in the east and the Illyrians in the west.

Artemis, the goddess of hunting, is the goddess worshipped by the Pelasgians.

Because the Pelasgians are more numerous and stronger, Artemis was worshipped as the patron saint of the entire Arcadia region in the past.

The Illyrians, who live a nomadic life, worship the pastoral god Pan [Hermes].

A few months ago, the Mycenaeans conquered the Arcadia region, and the Pelasgians were suppressed because they were unwilling to surrender, and Artemis was also driven off the throne of the patron saint of Arcadia.

The Illyrians submitted to the Mycenaeans and made their god Pan [Hermes] the son of the Mycenaeans' god Zeus, symbolizing that the Illyrians were like the sons of the Mycenaeans.

Because of the Illyrians' submissive attitude, the Mycenaeans supported the Illyrians and made the shepherd god Pan [Hermes] the patron god of the Arcadia region as the son and subordinate god of Zeus.

In the myth of another world, three of the twelve tasks completed by the great hero Hercules of the Mycenaeans were related to the Arcadia region - the goddess Artemis.

The prototype of these tasks was that the Mycenaeans defeated the tribes that worshipped Artemis in three wars.

From the timeline, after the Mycenaeans conquered the Elis region, the tribes that worshipped Artemis in the Arcadia region launched a war against the Mycenaeans.