"Oh, that's funny!" Canios smiled and subconsciously looked at the man opposite: a slender figure, a thin face, and a hooked nose, revealing a smart temperament in his weakness.

Seeing that Canios was looking at him, the man raised his head and said with a smile: "I have seen you in the VIP hotel in Turiyi, my name is Sipros, and I am from Trina. ”

Kaños hesitated for a moment and whispered, "...... I'm from ...... Elia. ”

"Oh, Elia." Sipros didn't seem too surprised, he looked at Canios, and said seriously: "I've been to Elia a few times, and we Trina and you Elia share the same predicament, Trina's territory is often invaded by the Brutians, and Elia has always been surrounded by the Lucanians. The difference is that we have allies behind us, and you are mostly left alone to fight. ”

Sipros's words reached the heart of Canios, and this feeling of sympathy made him feel good about Siblos, and his body unconsciously leaned forward.

"You're here to ask for help from Dionia on behalf of Elijah." Sipros said again.

Kaneos hesitated again, then said, "Elia has come to seek an alliance with Dionia......"

Seeing his concerns, Sipros comforted him and said, "Don't worry, Dionyas will be in alliance with you!" ”

Sipros spoke astonishingly, and Canios was shocked to hear this, and in the past two days he had seen the strength and prosperity of the Dioonians, and began to worry a little: the weak Elia could not arouse the interest of Dionia, and did not want to provoke the vicious Lucanians.

At this moment, he put aside his guard and hurriedly asked, "Why are you so sure?" ”

"Because Elia's position is very important." Sipros tied a piece of tripe with a wooden stick, threw it into his mouth, chewed it carefully, and said, "It is good for Dionya to unify the Lucaglia region." ”

"Dionya wants to occupy the entire Luccaria region, how is this possible?!" Canios was taken aback.

"It's certainly very likely. Dionia's form of government dictated its ambitions for expansion. With a complicated look on his face, Cipros said with great certainty.

"You mean—" Kanios suddenly realized, looked around, bowed his head and whispered, "Dionia has a tyrant. "The city-state with tyrants has always been brutal, greedy, and aggressive, as evidenced by the tyrant Geron and his successor Sielon in Syracuse decades ago, Anaxilas, the former tyrant of Ligem, and Dionysius today.

Cipros shook his head. He was a good thinker, and since his last mission to Dionia, he has been analyzing the reasons for its rapid rise out of curiosity about this new alliance: "Not exactly, I don't know if the Archon of Dionia, Davers, is considered a tyrant, although he is the supreme ruler of the Dionian army, has the right of sacrifice, and is at the same time the supreme administrator of the city-state alliance, but as the chief senator of the highest authority of the Senate, he has a lot of influence, but he does not do whatever he wants." His proposal also required the majority of the senators to approve it. The appointment of senior public officials of the League was also subject to the election of the Senate, although he had the right to veto. The important matters of waging war and achieving peace were also collectively decided by the Senate. Unlike a tyrant who can easily decide the life or death of a citizen, his actions are still governed by the laws of the Union. But there is no doubt that he had more power than the kings of Sparta and the generals of the democratic city-states......"

Canios listened attentively and thoughtfully: "No wonder I have heard that this consul often does not need the protection of the guards in the city of Turiyi, and often goes in and out of the neighborhoods of the city of Turiyi alone, unlike Dionysius, who lived in the palace and had a mercenary guard of thousands to protect himself. In this way, he is like a ...... Well...... The king of democracy. ”

"The King of Democracy?!" Hearing this, Sipros slapped the table excitedly: "This word fits perfectly, it just shows the status of Davers in the Ionian Alliance!" Officially, it was because of the unique consulship system of Dionya that the rapid rise of Dioria was created. ”

"You're saying that Dionya's strength is caused by Davers alone?" Kanios asked in surprise.

"Uh...... Davers was of course a very capable consul, but the political system of Deonia was also very unusual—"It was rare for Sipros to find a match, and Canios's questioning was convenient for him to continue to explain what he had learned during this period of contemplation, but after eating too much sauce, he felt that his throat was a little dry, and he swallowed his spit, and said, "Canios, do you drink beer?" The beer in this shop tastes very good, and I heard that Davers specially instructed his slaves to brew it after many experiments. This man is not only very strong in military and political ability, but also has his own unique ability in business, no wonder he is called 'the Divine Favorite'! ”

Beer was just a drink for the people at the bottom of the city-state, but listening to Sipros, Canios was also a little tempted.

"Two cans of beer!" Cipros shouted.

A long, thin-necked crockpot was placed in front of Kanios, who picked it up and a faint sweet fragrance came to his nose. He hurriedly took a sip, and the cool golden liquid smoothly descended into his stomach, dissipating most of the heat in his body. He couldn't help but take another big sip.

"It tastes good!" Seeing this, Cipros said proudly.

Kaños nodded, burped, and asked impatiently, "What is the difference in the system of Dionya that you just mentioned?" ”

Sipros did not sell any more, he took a sip of wine, and said slowly: "Whether it is Crotone or we Trina, it is the Citizens' Assembly that holds the supreme power, and it decides everything in the city-state; The second is the council, which has reduced the number of people, and usually no less than three or four hundred people attend the meeting, to discuss and settle the usual affairs of the city-state; The general elected by the citizens' assembly is only the supreme executor of the decisions made by the citizens' assembly and council, right? ”

"That's right, the same is true of Elia, and the system of the democratic city-states in Greece is roughly like this."

"The Dionian system came from Amendora, and Amendorala ...... I suspect that after it broke away from Sybaris, like Heraclia and Metapontum, it was influenced by Tarantum, because Tarantum was a son of Sparta, it changed the 'double kings' to the 'double consuls', and the council of elders became the senate, but the consuls were elected by the citizens' assembly, but after Davos led the mercenaries to join Amendolara, not only did he change the double consuls into the sole consuls for life, but at the same time, the citizens' assembly seemed to have never been held......" Sipros said in a deep tone.

"Dionya canceled the Citizens' Assembly?!" Canios almost exclaimed, but without talking to Sipros, based on his past understanding, Davers was a tyrant, and he would not be surprised that there was no citizens' assembly in Dionia. However, Sipros had already told him that "Davers was not a tyrant and was also subject to the Senate", and his understanding of Dionya became—this was a relatively normal alliance of city-states, so he would overreact a little when he heard Sipros's words.

"The Ionian Citizens' Assembly was not explicitly cancelled, but it was never held......," said Cipros slowly, "I think that perhaps the Ionian Union was not held because of the special circumstances. After all, the citizens of Dionya were scattered in several cities, and the origins were complex, including Greeks, and a considerable number of foreigners, including the Turii, as well as the Amendolars, the Crimesa, ......, and the holding of a citizens' assembly was time-consuming, and it was easy to quarrel over interests, and it was impossible to decide anything......"

Canios thought about it carefully and had to admit: "Perhaps, this may be an important reason." Like Elia, even though we don't have many citizens and have lived in the city for generations, there are many important issues that cannot be agreed upon every time a citizens' assembly is held, let alone a new coalition like Dionia, which has complex civic origins. ”

Sipros patted the bottle of the beer can with his hand, hesitated for a moment, raised his head and took a sip of wine, before he said, "Actually, the citizens' assembly deals with business...... On any issue, it is easy for citizens to express their opinions and exercise the right of veto based on their own preferences and interests, rather than the interests of the city-state, and the result is often that a problem cannot be solved for a long time, especially in a critical time! If the citizens' assembly cannot quickly unify its opinions, it will put the city-state in great danger, and it is precisely because of this that Trina has been under attack by the Brutians for a long time, so we have a different system from the southern Italian city-states such as Crotone and Siritin, that is, once the enemy invades, Trina will immediately elect a general with full power to decide all the affairs of the city-state during the war! Thus avoiding endless discussions and disputes! ”

Canios looked happy: "Elia will also elect a dictator in the most difficult times of war, and has the supreme power of the city-state, similar to the general plenipotentiary you are talking about. ”

The common understanding made Sipros no longer hesitate, and he said bluntly: "You see, both Trina and Elia realized that the citizens' assembly did have some shortcomings, but only made some small changes, but Dionya completely put aside the citizens' assembly, and used the ability of the consul Davos and the rich administrative experience of the senators of less than a hundred people, to be able to quickly pass bills and make decisions from the interests of the development of the city-state alliance. Dionya made a number of laws that were impossible for the citizens' assembly of other southern Italian city-states to pass, and two of them were very important! Dionya was able to rise so quickly as a newly formed union, and these two bills played a very important role! ”