CHAPTER 75 THE PEACE OF GREECE

However, the Dionysian Military Department had already studied the tactics of the Gauls, and Leotizides and Patroclus had also trained them specifically, so they first rushed out of the legion light infantry outside the array. Long-range attack on the horses carrying the carriages, and then the phalanx of heavy infantry quickly turned into a checkerboard array, widening the interval between the detachments, and reserving passages for the remaining Gallic chariots, so that even if they rushed into the formation, they would not be able to escape. The law had a great impact on the entire formation and was quickly eliminated.

On the contrary, the charge of the Gallic warriors was shot by the javelins of the Dionysian heavy infantry, resulting in no small casualties.

In the close combat, the Gallic warriors attacked fiercely with their great swords, but they were facing Dionia's most elite soldiers from the First, Second and Third Legions, and the 14th Legion. And the Twelfth Legion, after several victories over the invading Gauls in Etruscans, were equally unafraid, so that the whole line stood still, while more soldiers quickly attacked the Gallic flanks, gradually bringing the It is surrounded by...

Supported by the belief in guarding their homeland, the Gauls fought hard for more than two hours, and finally rout...

The Dionysian army took the opportunity to cover up, and the two cavalry corps continued to pursue.

The Gauls fled all the way, many killed, wounded, and captured.

After that, the Dionysian army was even more devastating, occupying the whole of Gaul in the mountains in just over two months.

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Time has entered the 21st year of the kingdom (373 BC), the conquest of Gaul by the Holy Kingdom of Dionia shocked the entire northern Italy, the Venetians, the Umbrians, and even part of Liguria. People took the initiative to send messengers to request an alliance with Dionia or to show affection. The allies in north-central Italy also strengthened their determination to follow the Kingdom of Dionia closely. Even many Latin allies saw that the Roman soldiers of the Fourteenth Legion had won a lot of land after this war. Loudly demanded that the city-state be incorporated into the kingdom of Dionia in order to be able to enjoy such benefits.

The conquest of Gaul in the mountains by the Holy Kingdom of Dionia caused a lot of waves in the entire Western Mediterranean, but for the native Greeks, except for a very small number of people who paid attention to this matter, the eyes of most people were still Focusing on Sparta, Thebes and Athens, the war in Greece continued for several years with no end in sight.

Leading the fleet expedition to Kerkyra was the first battle commanded by the famous Athenian general Ifikrates who fought for the Persian king in Egypt and returned to Athens. The battle went very smoothly, and the Spartan army stationed on the island of Kerkyra was defeated. , But soon Ifikrates also encountered the difficulty of lack of military funds, he had to let his soldiers work in the farmland of the Kerkyra in order to survive.

At the same time, Ifikrates had to turn to his friend in the army, the chief general of Athens, Callistratus, for help.

Knowing that it would be difficult to continue the war in this state, Callistratus decided to return to Athens and persuade the citizens to either provide regular military funds for the fleet or make peace.

However, when he returned to Athens, he found that the energies of the citizens of Athens were focused on one thing - the trial of Timothy.

Because of the previous fall of Kerkyra, the citizens of Athens blamed Timothy, and some people accused him of "corruption and dereliction of duty" during the expedition, so the citizens got excited and tried him immediately. , I completely forgot that it was Timothy who first led the army to recapture the island of Corkyra and made the Kerkyra people join the Athenian League. During this period, Athens only provided a small amount of military expenses, most of which were paid by Timothy himself. raise.

But the trial lasted for several months without a definite result, mainly because Timothy was well-known in mainland Greece, and he received strong support that was unattainable for ordinary people, even the tyrant Jason of Thessaly. And the King of Epirus Arcaitas also personally came to Athens to prove his innocence.

Because of Timothy's unremitting efforts, these two monarchs would temporarily join the Athenian League, and it was through them that Timothy was able to borrow money to carry out the Kerkyra expedition. Coupled with the long trial cost, Timothy has almost bankrupt his family. Now, in order to entertain these two distinguished guests and make the food and daily life match their identities, Timothy has to ask his wealthy neighbor, the banker. Sion asks for help.

At the end of the final trial, Timothy was acquitted, not because of the support of Jason and Alkaitas. In fact, the citizens of Athens did not look down on these two powerful figures from northern Greece. They regarded them as barbarians. The reason is because Callistratus told them: Kerkyra has been retaken.

Although Timothy was restored to his freedom, the treasurer of the army he was leading at the time was tried and sentenced to death for corruption and malfeasance.

The Athenians no longer trusted Timothy, and Timothy was completely disappointed in Athens. This Athenian with excellent command skills (especially in naval warfare) soon left Athens to serve in Persia.

Disappointment among the Spartans grew after the repeated defeats in Kerkyra. However, the attack on Thebes on land still failed to make any progress. In addition, several earthquakes occurred in the coastal areas of Peloponnese this year, and the panicked Spartans rushed to send people to Delphi. Ask the oracle.

The priests of Delphi had long been tired of the endless war, because the war had spread to the territory of Phokis (Delphi is located in the Phokis area), so they asked Pythia to give an oracle: This is Poseidon's fight against Phokis. Bada was outraged by the ongoing war effort.

So Sparta finally decided to seek true peace.

They still hoped to bring peace to Greece through the mediation of the Persian king, as in the last Corinthian war. Although the kingdom of Dionia, which is not far from Sparta, also has the strength to be a mediator, due to a certain psychology, the Spartans did not have this idea at all, so they sent messengers to the Persian court.

Coincidentally, the Athenians also had this plan. Because the war has continued to this day, military spending has become a huge burden on the Athenians, and may even reduce the citizens' theater allowances.

Another important reason is that Thebes was not weakened in this war, but became stronger and stronger with the assistance of Athens. They not only unified most of the city-states of Pioxia, but also in the confrontation with the Spartan coalition. Gradually began to gain the upper hand, and the strength it showed made the Athenians feel afraid. After all, before the Corinthian War, Athens and Thebes were mortal enemies for decades.

Especially this year, Thebes raided Platia, southeast of Pioxia.

Platia, a small and troubled mountain state, was once besieged by the Spartan coalition and was eventually destroyed because of its firm support for Athens in the Peloponnesian War. At the beginning of this war, in order to contain Thebes, Sparta allowed the Platia exiles to return to their old places and rebuild their homes. Because of its extremely important strategic position, it is the only place for the Spartan coalition to pass through the Isthmus of Corinth, cross the mountains, and enter the Pioxia area. Taking advantage of the weakening of the Spartan army's attack and the growing strength of his own side, he sent messengers many times to persuade Platia.

The Platians said perfunctorily that they should consider it carefully, but quietly sent people to Athens, hoping to rejoin the Athenian League.

The matter was noticed by Thebes, and at the suggestion of Pelopidas, the Thebes army raided Platia, quickly occupied the city, and expelled the Platians from the country, and many were killed. forced to flee to Athens.

When Isocrates learned of this, he immediately wrote a speech "On Platia" to express his sympathy for their tragic fate, and at the same time condemn the evil deeds of the Thebes.

Although this incident did not make the two powerful city-states in Central Greece officially turn against each other, it undoubtedly further alienated the relationship between the two sides.

Callistratus made good use of these reasons and persuaded the people at the Citizens Assembly to make peace with Sparta and stop the war.

The Athenians also did not consider inviting Dionia as a mediator: first of all, they thought it would be disgraceful for Athens to invite a former sub-state to be the host of the meeting, and that Isocrates has been preaching uninterruptedly in recent years, It also makes Athens wary of Dionia; secondly, as a mediator of this war, it needs to have enough strength and influence in Greece. Dionia has never set foot in Greece before, and it also cooperates with Greece. Sparta signed a long-term peace agreement. On the contrary, although Persia is thousands of miles away, it has been waving in the long sleeves of various city-states in mainland Greece, constantly using money to win over this and attack that. The "king contract" successfully signed a few years ago has already demonstrated its influence in Greece.

So, Athens also sent messengers to Persia.

After Thebes discovered that both Sparta and Athens sent messengers to Persia to seek support, they were a little anxious. During the discussion, Peropidas first proposed to seek support from Dionia.

Due to the strengthening of Beth's strength at the end of the past two years, the Spartan coalition could no longer block Thebes, so the top officials of Thebes learned more outside news. What surprised them most was that Dionia defeated Gaia. Taichi became the overlord of Greater Greece and Sicily (in the impression of native Greeks, only these two places and Carthage are civilized places in the Western Mediterranean, and the rest of the regions are barbarian places, not worth paying attention to ), it can be seen that the Kingdom of Dionia is very powerful, and it is very close to Thebes. It also sold food to them when Thebes was in the most difficult time, expressing goodwill, so if it can get its support, Thebes is not afraid of Persia, which is thousands of miles away.

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