Chapter 686: Rome

Since the beginning of human beings, they have not yet escaped ignorance, they have fought against the heavens, against the earth, against nature, against all things, and then against their own kind. Fight for land, fight for food, fight for mates... Then this kind of competition gradually penetrated into the blood of human beings. When the first light of civilization was born, within the scope of this light of civilization, many nations derived primitive civilization structures. And in the process of learning and merging with each other, as the strength increases, civilization also begins to become stronger bit by bit.

The struggle between people gradually escalated into conquest and annexation between countries, and the defeated were reduced to the nourishment of the victors. The strong live, the weak die, the eternal truth. Human civilization and history are an enduring epic of war. And human beings are also becoming stronger and stronger under the baptism of endless conquest and war.

War is a double-edged sword, with both advantages and disadvantages.

In the same way, because of war, the development of human civilization is equivalent to taking a big step forward and running forward quickly. How many great civilizations, civilizations that are to be remembered, were born in war. The strong swallow up the weak and gain enough space for development and survival, and then, when development stagnates or the population gradually saturates, and internal contradictions increase, a round of civil war arises. The excess population was eliminated, and the change of dynasty began, and a new dynasty was born in the ruins of the old dynasty.

In Europe, since Philip II seized the throne of his young nephew and succeeded him as king of the Kingdom of Macedonia, it took twenty years to make the small country of Macedonia a great power in one fell swoop, after defeating the coalition of Greek city-states. Philip convened an all-Greek conference in Corinth the following year, which established the Corinthian League, led by Macedonia, and established Macedonia's control over the Greek city-states. During his tenure, he carried out a series of measures to enrich the country and strengthen the army, strengthen the royal power, reform the currency system, promote trade, establish new cities to open access to the sea, and reform the military, established a standing army, and trained a strong combat "Macedonian phalanx" to make a small country rise to become the leader of the Greek city-states. However, on the eve of his preparation for the march into Persia, he died in an assassination.

Alexander, who was hailed in later history books, took over the throne, and during his reign, he first unified all of Greece, then swept across the Middle East, conquered all of Egypt without a single soldier, then defeated Darius III at the Battle of Issus, and then destroyed the Persian Empire to establish a vast empire spanning Europe, Asia and Africa.

He conquered Greece, conquered the Middle East, Egypt and Persia, but could not conquer a piece of land separated by a small strait on his doorstep. That is the first civilization in the world, the first ray of dawn in the period of obscurantism, which lit up the period of darkness and obscurantism. A dynasty named Tuthelm!

This was the first setback in the history of his conquest, and after his death, his vast empire was divided among his generals. Fighting for the legacy of this empire, he waged a protracted war, but his generals also wanted to finish Alexander's unfinished business. Conquer that ancient dynasty on the Mediterranean Sea on your doorstep, complete Alexander's regrets, and prove yourself as the most successful and suitable successor. However, without exception, they were all defeated, and although their army was several times the size of the ancient dynasty, they were still unable to defeat and conquer the ancient land. The ancient Egyptian dynasty tried to conquer it and failed, and Alexander's attempt to conquer it also failed. His Diadochi also wanted to conquer the land, but they failed.

On the other side of the Mediterranean, on the other side of the Mediterranean, on a land that looked like boots, a city-state called Rome was founded, and in the decades that followed, it began a rapid expansion abroad. And its national power has gradually increased with continuous external expansion, and after defeating strong enemies one by one, it occupies a fairly vast land. Gaul, Spain, North Africa, Greece, Anatolia, Egypt, Middle East.

This empire is not far behind the empire founded by Alexander, and batches of talents have emerged one after another, pushing this country to the top. However, when they look around, they find that there is still an area of color in their own territory that stands unusually conspicuously in the Mediterranean. In contrast, it is extremely asymmetrical with its territory. This is an ancient land, an ancient race, and an ancient dynasty, from the beginning of its establishment to the present, thousands of years have passed, countless peoples have arisen, declined, and perished, but only it remains. Like a god on high, overlooking all the rise and fall and strife of the world. They kept their own land, farming, grazing, fishing, building roads and doing overseas trade. They don't seem to be keen on war, they do all kinds of learning, and they study things that the outside world can't understand. Moreover, the population of this country is very small, and even after thousands of years, its population has not filled the island.

However, their abundance is remarkable to the world. Whether it is a palace where the royal family lives, a temple dedicated to the gods, or other large buildings, it has become the norm to decorate them with gold and precious stones. Although the population is small, they are very wealthy, because it has been a famous country of wealth since ancient times.

There were many people who wanted to conquer it, the dynasties of ancient Egypt, the Carthaginians, the Greeks, Alexander and his successors. Even the former Persian Empire tried to conquer it, but without exception, they all failed. Now, all of these enemies who had sought to conquer it have died out or fallen under foreign rule. Only it, the oldest civilization, still stands proudly in the world.

These events in history and in the recent past seem to be a silent announcement of stark facts to all those who come after them.

No one, no people, no country, should try to conquer it. Although these latecomers were larger in size and more populous, none of them were able to conquer this small ancient land. Naturally, no one was able to conquer this ancient dynasty. However, in fact, there will always be people who do not believe this statement; Like the conquerors of later generations, they wanted to prove themselves by conquering this dynasty.

This is a great achievement in the history of his conquest.