The cradle of Caucasian civilization in ancient times originated in Greece, and they were also the gathering point of Europa's high-grade civilization for a very long time.
The Greeks are very good at playing, what dictatorship, parliamentary system, senatorial system, and patriarchal system have tried almost all kinds of systems, and it is impossible to say which system the Greeks used was the strongest during the period, in fact, they did not form a unity at all, even Alexander the Great did not achieve a unified Greece.
The city-state system is the most deeply rooted in Greece, that is, the foundation of the aristocratic system after the formation, which determines that the aristocracy has mastered the land, manpower, financial resources and other resources, and repeatedly uses various means to deepen the noble ideas of the aristocracy among the commoners, forcing the commoners to obey and be willing to accept the drive.
In fact, the restraint and use of means to make the common people obey and willing to accept the drive will be done in any system, and it is interesting that the Greek side and the Zhuxia side have followed the same path, that is, to establish a professional samurai class, only the samurai have the right to go to the battlefield to participate in the war, and the civilians are only responsible for labor.
On the Zhuxia side, the professional samurai stage ended in the Warring States period, and on the Greek side, it remained until the Romans destroyed the Greek city-states, and the Romans took the path of professional samurai again, and maintained it until the present stage.
"The waves here are a small wave compared to us."
Doua used to be seasick, and he has experienced strong winds and waves like the Pacific Ocean, but the Mediterranean Sea is not a problem at all: "That's why their deck level is so low" The ships in the Mediterranean are all similar in style, and the big ship is actually an enlarged version of the small boat, such as the bow and stern of the Roman warship, which has no bend at all, just a straight line.
In addition, it is not very wide, it will appear more slender, and the whole ship looks bare except for a low flagship room at the stern.
"It's as if their ships were put together on two sides."
Wang Meng stood by the window of the flagship room, looking at the concave passage in the middle of the ship, if he jumped down, it would be directly on the first floor of the cabin, and the waves were stronger, and the sea water would also hit it: "The outer side of the ship is covered with a shield, and it looks more like a patchwork product." ” The Roman warship, because of the prismatic ramming angle in front of it, was actually like a thick-backed sword with a blood groove, and the middle passage without a top floor actually had many ladders to climb upwards, allowing the soldiers in the cabin to quickly climb to the deck.
On the deck, there are naturally guardrails around, and the guardrails are covered with shields used by Roman infantry.
"Why didn't you load catapults or ballistas?"
Cai Mian asked uncertainly, "Were they dismantled?"
"We only load equipment on board when it's a special occasion."
Marcus Marca doesn't think there's anything to hide: "Only large ships can be repurposed and loaded on catapults, and ballistas only need to be fixed. ” Cai Mian can more or less imagine what the so-called fixation is, it should be a wooden plank to nail the ballista and link it to the deck, he actually wants to say that as long as a special base is installed in the ballista, it is enough, but there is no reason to teach the Romans to be smart in vain.
In fact, it is like that, people who know a thing or knowledge seem to be very simple, but those who don't understand it still don't understand, but some things are lacking just inspiration, not with the technology they have mastered.
The truth is that the Romans were not stupid, they had a special design for the ballista base, and the style may be different from the Han Chinese, such as the absence of a large corner turntable.
The fleet set out from the Syrian port, and not long after sailing, it was again seen on land, which, according to Marcus Maka, was a long and narrow island, the name of which did not matter, because of the fresh water resources on it, and the existence of towns, while the Romans built a stockpile on the island and stationed troops.
The island, known in modern times as Cyprus, is now Roman territory because of its location, and was often used by Europa armies as a base for invasions of the Middle East, as well as the need to take control of the island if the Middle Eastern powers wanted to invade the Greek peninsula.
From a distance from the sea, the town of the island is very small, most of the place is in a shady area, and the area around the island is mostly lined with stones, and there is a bay that I don't know whether it has been excavated or natural, and a pier has been built and several large and small ships have been anchored.
Cai Mian pondered and asked: "On an island with a low mountain like this, the wind is not strong."
"I haven't been."
Marcus Marca told the truth: "Listen to people, the environment above is not bad. ” This is the Mediterranean, not the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean, and the wind is naturally windy, but the level is generally not very large.
Wang Meng remembered the Miaodao archipelago, some of which looked similar to the island in front of him, but the towering coconut palms and other tree species could be seen on the island in front of him, which meant that it had not been ravaged by a storm for at least a long time.
Islands such as the Miaodao archipelago have to withstand storms at least once a year, and it is difficult to have tall trees.
After passing through the long and narrow islands, they entered the middle of the Aegean Sea, and there were many large and small islands on the way, some of which were purely uninhabited, and some of which looked like towns and villages.
"There are a lot of islands in this area, and most of them have natural freshwater resources on them, which can be inhabited."
Marcus Marca stared at the pale blue waters of the shallow waters, and there was a strange beauty to the independence of an island in the open view: "Most of our sailors are from the province of Cyprus. ” Rome has always used provinces as local administrative units, and the province of Cyprus referred to by Marcus Marca actually included part of the Greek peninsula and many islands in the sea.
The reason why it is called the province of Cyprus and not the province of Greece is simply that at the stage of the establishment of the province, the strategic value of the Cyprus side is much more important than that of the Greek side.
The fleet was supposed to follow the coastal route to the east, but the problem was that the Han Chinese wanted to visit Greece, and it turned out to be a route that crossed the central Aegean Sea and became a route to the coastline to the west.
"There are indeed a lot to see in Greece."
Marus Uthansis had always been on the flagship, but he had rarely appeared before, and it was only when he approached the Greek peninsula that he became active: "There are many temples along the coastline near the sea, and we have conquered Greece and preserved them, and some of them continue to be worshipped. ” Cai Mian asked with great interest: "Can you see the Olympic Mountain?"
The Romans, including Marus Utansi, did not understand, but Cai Mian said it in detail, such as the Olympic gods, and they could be regarded as reacting.
"You should call Olympus, that's the name of the mountain."
After Malus Utansis reacted, he remembered that there seemed to be a place called the Olympics under Mount Olympus, but he didn't understand how the Han people knew about the Olympics and didn't know about Olympus: "Although it is the origin of the Greek gods, no temples were built, or the temples built in the long history were destroyed and disappeared."
"The temples of the gods are in some cities."
Marcus Marca thought for a moment and said the most famous place: "Athens, for example, there is the largest temple of the god of wisdom. ” "We are now in the Spartan region, and we can go ashore if you wish."
Urus Utansis was still happy to let the Han people get in touch with the products of Greek civilization, because Rome inherited Greek civilization, and all Greeks became Romans: "There is the largest temple of Ares in the world, and the Spartan guard is preserved."
That's an army that can resist hundreds of thousands of troops with three hundred men for three days. ” "Battle of Hot Spring Pass" Wang Meng once heard Liu Yan tell this story, and he was a little interested: "If it's not too far, we'd be willing to take a look." ” "Is it the Temple of the God of War, or is it the Hot Spring Pass" When Marus Wutansis heard that it was the Hot Spring Pass, his original enthusiasm was reduced: "Continue sailing, it won't be long before you can see the Hot Spring Pass."
It's just that it's not really a pass, it's just a narrow passage along the coast, and there's nothing to see. ” It was not really a pass, and the Spartans were there to resist Darius's army, and they built a stone wall with stones temporarily.
It's not high, it's not thick, and the stone walls have long since ceased to exist with the passage of time.
"Did the Romans of Greek descent go to Seris?"
asked Malus Utansis very curiously, "How do you know the battle intent of Thermopylae?"
Rome has been reformed again and again, from the beginning of the real Romans to power, to the later foreigners can also get high positions in Rome, but there is a basic policy that has not changed at all, no matter which ethnic group wants to be an official in Rome, it must be a Roman citizen.
As a result, a considerable number of non-Romans were high-ranking officials or free men in Rome, and they were naturally able to go to the Han Kingdom.
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Wang Meng knew that the Battle of Hot Spring Pass was learned from Liu Yan, but he didn't know and didn't have the courage to ask Liu Yan where he knew about it.
In fact, no one dared to ask Liu Yan why he knew so many things, each of them had their own thoughts and understandings, and they would inevitably contact in the direction of some Shinto, or they would not really be able to explain how Liu Yan obtained information hundreds of thousands of miles away, and knew so much about the history of Europa.
They still didn't go to the temple of the god of war in Ares, mainly because they had to sail west if they wanted to, which would delay a lot of time to get to Constantinople.
The scheduled route would pass through Athens, and the fleet needed to temporarily dock for supplies, and the ships on which everyone was traveling entered the docking area.
"It's a bit of a mess."
Dou Ah told the truth: "Not only is the docking area messy and out of order, but the buildings in the port, including the stalls, look like a mess. ” It was indeed very chaotic, with heads surging everywhere, all kinds of people crowding around, and shouting and shouting formed a noise.
The Romans also saw it, and they sent men to find the officials of the port first, and then it seemed that the communication was not ideal, and the fleet took matters into its own.
"I'm sorry to let you see this."
Marcus Marca was a little ashamed and full of annoyance: "They blamed us for not giving us advance notice and using the day's tax amount as an excuse, so we had to come by ourselves." ” It looks like a commercial port, there are a lot of large and small merchant ships coming and going, most of them are anchored outside and then use boats to enter the port, and a small number of ships with their own berths will sail into the port, and the berths that belong to the public have long been occupied.
"There are no pilot ships and no pilot ships."
Cai Mian said in disbelief: "Don't they know that there are benefits after that?"
It seems that there is nothing strange about it, just like some countries have only consuls and no emperors, there are many officials who lack many powers in the system, and there are quite a few occupations in society to maintain order, which is a normal phenomenon.
After a period of tossing, the officials of the port came to express their solemn protest, but in the face of the arrogance of the army, the people of the port could only suffer if they were dissatisfied.
"It's hard to imagine how the Great Qin people could become the overlord here."
Dou A said in a daze: "They have few official positions, how can they manage the country" There are indeed very few official positions in Rome, but the rights of a position will be great, for example, the tribune not only has civil power, but also can dictate to the army, and even can receive a number from the state to pay for conscription to form his own legion, but his army is not considered a national command sequence, it is a kind of private army belonging to the family.
"It seems that if you have money, you can do whatever you want" Cai Mian was shocked: "It's unbelievable that they have been able to maintain unity and stability without division for a long time." ” Wang Meng didn't think there was anything strange, as long as the central government remained strong, it was strong enough to sweep away any disobedience, and anyone who wanted to be independent would wipe out one, and no one would dare to rebel after forming a deterrent.
One thing Wang Meng didn't notice was that the center of Rome was not always strong enough to sweep the place, and it was the culture of their environment that played a key role, such as the tiered allegiance system, the system of large nobles and small noble vassals, which maintained the unity of the whole country.
Most of the time, Rome will enter a state of family partition, the cost of war is too great, there is nothing to lose, and there is no take-all if you win, at that time their parliamentary system will work, maintain good communication channels, win over allies and so on, use political means to resolve differences, only after the mouth is completely useless, will choose to use force.
There are some things that Wang Meng didn't say and didn't dare to say, there is no king on the Roman side who has to die, that is, the ruler can't be powerful and do whatever he wants, so the supreme throne is not so attractive, not the supreme ruler can ensure that his interests are not damaged, and no one will fight with his life unless necessary
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