Chapter 38: He Unified Greece
Greek mythology divides the entire Greek era into four ages: gold, platinum, bronze, heroes, and black iron, and the people of the golden age live in heaven and enjoy the happiness of the gods, until the death of the entire era, Zeus destroyed mankind several times, and recreated new human beings.
The current era is the age of heroes, because the era of heroes active in mythology is the age of heroes, it is between the Bronze Age and the Black Iron Age, originally it should belong to the Black Iron Age, but Zeus and other gods came to the earth and humans to conceive children, so the demigod heroes born from the combination of gods and humans are scattered throughout Greece with royal blood, so that the original heroic age is upgraded from the Black Iron Age and divided separately.
This is not uncommon in history, for example, the Three Kingdoms period in the East was originally supposed to belong to the Han Dynasty, but it was listed separately because it was too hot, and the Warring States period should also belong to the Muromachi period, which was also listed separately because of the heat.
The era in which Hercules lived was the age of heroes in mythology, and considering that this world was not a mythical world, then it can only be divided according to real history, and the era in which Hercules lived was the prehistoric era of Greek civilization.
The prehistoric era was followed by the city-states, the Homeric era, the classical era, the Ptolemaic period, the Roman period, the Byzantine period, the Ottoman period, and later the period of the Greek kingdom and the Hellenic Republic.
Unfortunately, this is neither a mythical heroic age, nor a prehistoric era classified by real historians, according to the tone of whether it is Hercules or Atalanta and all the Greeks he meets speak American English, William knows that this is the world of a certain American blockbuster related to Hercules, as for the era and history are obviously wrong, American Hollywood is quite dedicated to foreign movies like that.
According to Hercules, it is now 358 B.C., and the east of each other is still in the glorious Spring and Autumn period, which, according to later generations, should belong to the end of the classical era, because the neighbor of Thrace, King Philip of Macedon, has ascended the throne, and he is the father of Alexander the Emperor.
In other words, Alexander the Emperor will soon be born, and if he does not hurry up and unify all of Greece before the next son of Zeus, then the unification of Greece has nothing to do with Hercules.
A person's success depends not only on his personal efforts and talents, but also on the opportunities of history and the tide of the times.
Public opinion in later generations often refers to the rise of an Eastern dynasty, the establishment of a country, and the enthronement of its monarch as the return of the mandate of heaven.
The rise of the dynasty and the fall of the dynasty are both an inevitability under the great era, whose system is more superior, whose leadership is more popular with the people, who can get the favor of history and the choice of the people.
If it is an era of life and peace, any dragon and snake still want to ascend the throne and become the emperor after the founding of the People's Republic of China, only a few police officers from the police station can be easily pacified.
In classical times, the whole of Greece already had a unified basis, and in 335 BC, that is, 23 years later, the future king of Macedon, Alexander the Great, had unified all the Greek city-states except Sparta.
Hercules was silent, he had doubts in his heart, he had already had the idea of retreating to the mountains and forests, escaping to a wild place outside civilization, he already had the idea of atoning for his own death of his wife and children, until William appeared, which made his heart very chaotic.
"I just want to be a good husband and a good father, I don't want to unify all Greece and become a king of kings, and I don't want to be a king. I know that you are my future son, but your appearance is an accident for me, I am not at all mentally prepared, I think you must be the son of the goddess Heber, but I, now I am not your father, I am just a mortal."
Hercules was questioned by William, and his eyes were hesitant, even if he was a great hero who was unparalleled in the world, he also showed the posture of a little daughter here.
"You didn't kill your wife, you didn't kill your two sons, you didn't
Blood rage, it is someone who has killed your wife and your two sons, you don't need atonement at all, and even if you want to atone, there is nothing like unifying all of Greece to make you full of honor and wash away your sins. People are always tolerant of great heroes."
William advised, standing here in front of him is Hercules, the great hero, even if he is admonished as a son, he also has his own independent thoughts and will, he has his own view of right and wrong and good and evil, and he does not want to provoke a battle, and William cannot use him as his own marionette.
Hercules accomplished twelve great feats, of which it is not certain what they were, so the unification of all Greece could be one or even several of them.
People are tolerant of heroes, Qin Shi Huang unified the world, even if it was a tyrant and a negative textbook for later historians and emperors, historians had to praise him as an emperor through the ages in the history books. When the Ming general Qi Jiguang became a national hero, his embezzlement became insignificant, and the French became more tolerant of the chaotic private life of their hero, Emperor Napoleon.
Ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, nothing more than that.
"What, what did you say?" Hercules clenched his fists, and his eyes sparkled, and he glared at William as if he were about to kill.
"You mean glory."
"No, you know, who killed my wife and son."
"I know."
"Who is it?"
"Eurystheus, King of Athens."
"It can't be, he's my friend."
Hercules looked at William in disbelief, he couldn't think of this answer, in his eyes, as the king of Athens, Eurystheus had always been his friend, it was he who had the discernment to choose him in the army to accomplish all kinds of great tasks, it was he who gave him the honor of being the "guardian of Athens" after the king, and it was also the same sentence he made in the citizens' assembly that he was exile, not the death penalty.
"It's very simple, after you were exiled from Athens, whoever benefited the most was behind it, and there was no doubt that the king of Athens was full of jealousy of you, and it was only natural for you to be exiled."
William said indifferently, with Hercules becoming king, the legend of the son of Zeus resounded throughout Thrace, and he, Hercules, the grandson of Zeus, also became famous, even he had never seen his destiny gold coin charge so fast.
According to Greek tradition, if Hercules and Heber built their own temples, then not only Hebracules would have Hebracules in their temples, but also Herbes in their temples, and he would also be able to enter them.
This kind of thing is not surprising at all, as long as a person becomes an emperor, his name, his name, will become a part of history and the times, and with the time of his rule, everyone will be divided by his era, such as Showa Macho, Heisei Wastewood.
Even if it is one day in power, its era name is only one day, for example, the era name of the Tongzhi Emperor Qixiang is the case, history lovers will never ignore this era name, his wife and children will be recorded in the annals of history, and they are all test points.
Not to mention that Hercules was not only a king, but also a god, especially since he unified the whole of Greece.
"Do you need me to put that back in front of you?"
The Destiny Three Gold Coin fell into William's hand, and when the Destiny Three Gold Coin was so full of energy, he was even more handy with the Destiny Gold Coins