Chapter 33: What Turi Sees and Hears (3)
One is located near the southern city of Turii, called the Apollo Arena, which was chosen by the merchants who donated money in the area south of Turii. At the time of the finals, the city-states south of Turiyi, including Sicily, played their group stage in the arena.
The Lekaon Arena was built north of the port of Turiyi, and the towns of the Mesapi and Puchetti regions once again held their group stage.
The original Turrii Hippodrome to the east of the city of Turiyi and west of the Temple of Hera was renamed the Circus Persephone, and the predominantly Greek towns north of Turiyi were Turiyi, Amendolara, Heraclia, Elia...... and so on here for the group stage.
The other is the Asinu-Amara Arena, because it is the place where the teams of Lucania and Bruti towns play the group stage, so when it was originally named, the two tribes had a dispute over the question of "whose name of the two gods came first", and finally King Davers decided: which clan donated more money when building this arena, and which clan had the name of the god first. As soon as the results were counted, the Lucanians won, and the name of the arena was established.
Samonai's team members were a little excited when they saw the building.
The Samonai people fell in love with rugby and football or after the great war between South and Italy, when more than 10,000 Samonai were taken captive, and while they were engaged in road construction, house building and other labor, the Dionian soldiers who watched them also consciously taught them these two sports, and organized them into confrontations and competitions, which not only made them interested in Dionian culture, but also consumed their excess energy and reduced their resistance and hostility.
After being released back to their hometowns, the Samonai began to spread both sports in the Samonai mountains, but to this day there is still no formal arena in the Samonai region, and they play on the flatter grass.
The Samonai players were a little excited to see the stadium they were about to play in for the first time, but instead of giving them more time to stop and watch, the young man led them into another side road, and came to a wide field enclosed with sticks and ropes, with countless tents, as well as many shops and stalls, in which many able-bodied men moved, or bought things, or practiced passing and catching games, and some simply used the open space to play small practice matches, In the lively atmosphere, there was a bit of tension before the battle, and this was the camp that the Samonai people were going to settle into.
Due to the large number of travelers who came to Turii in September, and a participating team of as little as 50 people, more than 100 people, dozens of teams add up to thousands of people, the city of Touriyi simply could not provide so many accommodations, after referring to the practice of the Olympia Games, and combined with the characteristics of the Kingdom of Dionia, the town hall of Turriyi set up campsites near the four arenas, gathered the teams participating in the same group stage, and solved the accommodation problem with simple tents, and it was easy to manage. Avoid scattering the participating teams in different places, just organizing them to play on the ball will consume a lot of energy, and it is easy to disrupt the order of the city.
The young men came to the entrance of the camp and explained the situation to the guards, and Gherney showed Ksima the letter again, and the Samonai were allowed to enter.
When the rest of the camp saw the Samonai dressed in their short-sleeved red robes, they knew that another team had moved in, and that it was just before the celebration was about to start (because Abenirum was far away from Turii, and Gherni had actually become the last team to arrive in Turii), so they inquired curiously.
They were amazed to learn that they were from the Samonai region, and some of them murmured in strange voices: "Do the Samonai people play rugby?" ”
This made Tatony, Maioni and others listen to it, and they hate it in their hearts, if it weren't for the newcomers, I'm afraid they would have to scold it, and they secretly decided: they must give other teams a taste on the field!
After the young man ran before and after, he arranged tents for them to live in, borrowed dozens of rugby costumes, protective gear, and shoes for them, and took them to dinner in advance, and really let them take a hot spring bath at dusk......
It only took one day for the dutiful young man to make these five big and three thick Samonai people think of him as one of their own......
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Ten years earlier, the Kingdom of Dioonia had been nearly assassinated by Assassins sent by Syracuse, which led to panic among the people attending the celebration, trampling and many people being injured and killed. Since then, Dioonia has gradually improved the procedures of the celebration in order to ensure the safety of the city and its citizens.
On the day of the Hades celebration on September 9, the inner city was heavily guarded. In addition to the important ministers and senators of the Kingdom of Dionia, as well as the guests invited by the allies, the Kingdom of Dionya will also invite the official officials of the kingdom who have performed well in ordinary times, the legionnaires and officers who have shown bravery and meritorious achievements in war, and scholars and craftsmen who have been innovative in their studies and equipment...... Nearly 10,000 people were allowed to bring their families into Victory Square in the inner city to watch the festivities take place, and then pay their respects at the main temple of Hades, because they were all citizens, most of them were trained in military affairs, and in the event of an accident, blowing the military horn would allow them to turn into legionnaires and stop the situation from spreading.
In addition, the city hall of Turiyi has built Hades temples and altars in the three outer towns outside the city of Turiinan, in the delta area, near the port, and outside the city of Turiyne, in the east, north, west, and three outer towns, and in the arena and theater near it, there are also grand square performances, chants of saints, and experienced priests to preside over the city...... People who live nearby don't have to travel far to enjoy and participate.
On this day, the majestic bells of the temple of Hades rang in all corners of the territory of Turiyi, and the light and distant chant resounded throughout the plains of Subari, and the people of the kingdom of Dioonia cheered for the celebration of Hades.
The joy of the festivities was even higher the next day, as the Dionian Kingdom Rugby Finals began.
Invited once more, Gherni passed through the crowded Turiisi Gate early in the morning, and passed through block after block, and in the western part of the inner city were mostly vast and ornate mansions, most of which were the residences of the kingdom's elders and important ministers.
Walking into an avenue between the two hills, the noisy crowd became much quieter as they passed, for on the left side of the hill was the main temple of Hades, which was sacred to the kingdom, and on the right side was the residence of the great King Davers.
Geerni glanced at the hill to the right and then moved his gaze to the bottom of the hill. He knew that the whole hill was guarded by the king's guard, and that it was impossible for anyone to enter the hill without being invited. At the foot of the hill there is a magnificent building, square in shape, supported by dozens of huge columns on the periphery, which looks solemn and solemn, resembling a temple, but it is the royal palace of Dionia. The main purpose of Gherney's visit to Turiyi was to be invited to the palace again and to be received by King Davers.
Following the flow of people, you can see the Senate Grand Chamber.
After entering the wide Victory Square, the distance between pedestrians was naturally widened, and Gernie suddenly felt much more relaxed. He had been there once a few years ago, and he knew that the most important buildings here were the towering stone pillars in the center of the square and the goddess of victory at the top, and the fountain pool on the west side of the square and in front of the large council hall.
At that time, Geirny once heard the official in charge of accompanying him excitedly say: Hades made the fountain "resurrected", so the senators and the people responded to Hades's proverb and elected Davers as the king of Dionia, and King Davers lived up to expectations and defeated the mighty Syracuse, so that Dionia has today's glory......
This miracle was so much that Gellni took a closer look at the Fountain of Turi, but at that time there was only an ordinary stone wall built around the fountain, and there was nothing special about it, but he was still in awe.
The young man who came to greet them this time once said: A few years ago, the Senate specially invited the famous Greek sculptor master to redesign and build the Turi Fountain, which has been very different from the past, and it has become one of the holy places for many young people who are determined to learn sculpture in the Kingdom of Dionysia.
Gherney would love to see it again, but he hasn't had time to do it for the past two days.
Victory Square is surrounded by tall buildings: the library, the town hall, the courthouse, the military department......
Passing through Victory Square, Guerny stepped onto the main road of the inner city, which was wide enough for ten carriages to pass side by side, and the road was unusually smooth, and it was used for the procession of the victorious soldiers during the triumphal ceremony.
After walking several blocks and passing through the first triumphal arch, you will enter the eastern side of the inner city.
There are also residences in the eastern district, but the houses here are more modest than the luxurious homes in the western district and the high-end residences in the central area. When the new city of Turiy was first built, there were not many citizens in the city, there were enough vacant land, and the first west side was inhabited by some newly registered freemen and public officials, so as to provide sufficient labor for the new city.
But now the eastern district has become the most vibrant area of the inner city, with river ports, markets, theaters, gyms, baths (with the popularity of the hot spring baths, the bathing habit has become so popular that the Dioonians are no longer satisfied with bathing in the hot spring baths that they can't take once a day, and they have begun to build baths in various cities), hotels, restaurants, ......
And with the completion of the Great Stone Bridge of Turri, which crosses the Kratti River and connects the main city with the southern city (the official name of the stone bridge is the Heraclid Bridge, in recognition of the merits of the Minister of Construction and the elder Heraclid the Younger), the northern section of the bridge is located on the bank of the river in the eastern part of the inner city, making the two banks of the great river in the Turii area more frequent, and the eastern area has become more prosperous and lively.