I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 366 Conquering the Argos Region

The Mycenaeans conquered the Argos region only ten years ago.

In such a short period of time, it is of course impossible for the Mycenaeans to complete the assimilation of the local Argos.

Coupled with the fact that the Mycenaeans exploited and squeezed the Argives, the Argives had no reason to risk their lives to protect the Mycenaeans who exploited and squeezed them.

The main ethnic group of the Kingdom of Athens is the Pilaski people, and the Argos are also Pilaski people.

Could it be worse to be ruled by a fellow Athenian kingdom than to be ruled by a Mycenaean?

Mycenae.

Roy took Io, Callisto, and Hippodamia into the city, and was warmly welcomed by the Argos in the city.

Because they already know that under the rule of the Kingdom of Athens, every commoner family can be allocated [-] acres of land, and if someone in the family becomes a soldier, they can even be allocated [-] acres of land.

Now they are eager to know whether the Kingdom of Athens wants to implement the policies of the Kingdom of Athens in the Argos region, or enslave them like the Mycenaeans.

Roy brought the soldiers and the Argives to the Temple of Zeus in Mycenae. He first ordered the soldiers to tear down the statues of Zeus and Poseidon in the Temple of Zeus, and then took Io to the altar outside the temple. , said to the surrounding Argos.

"Everyone from the Argos! Please rest assured that the Argos region will become part of the Kingdom of Athens, and you will enjoy the same treatment as the Athenians. The girl next to me is Ignacus, the daughter of the King of Argos. Princess E, she will temporarily replace me to rule you. Even if you don’t trust me or the Kingdom of Athens, you should trust that your princess will take care of you.”

After Luo Yi introduced Io's identity, Io said excitedly.

"Dear clansmen, I am Io. Sorry, I came back too late and let you be ruled by the Mycenaeans for ten years."

Some Argos who had seen Io said in surprise.

"It's really Princess Io!"

"I never thought that after ten years, Princess Io is still alive."

"Princess Io rules us, so we don't need to worry."

At this moment, the surrendered Protos and hundreds of Mycenaean soldiers were brought to Roy by the Athenian soldiers.

Seeing the statues of Zeus and Poseidon in the Temple of Zeus being pushed down to the ground and turned into rubble, Protos could only suppress his anger and say to Roy.

"Great King of Athens! We have surrendered to you, and you should allow us to regain our freedom. We are willing to leave you all the wealth that belongs to the Mycenaeans in the city. Please allow me to leave Mycenae with the Mycenaeans city."

"You want to redeem the freedom of the Mycenaeans?"

Roy said with a playful smile.

"But the city of Mycenae has no wealth that belongs to you Mycenaeans at all. There is only wealth that the Mycenaeans exploited and squeezed from the Argos. Because you Mycenaeans cannot redeem your freedom with wealth, So I will reduce all the Mycenaeans to slavery. Mycenaean men must work as mine slaves for five years, digging coal mines in Arcadia and iron mines in Sparta for me. Mycenaean women must also Become a weaver slave and complete five years of weaving work. After five years, I will set you free and give you a certain salary."

Five years in slave labor—

Although he didn't want to accept this kind of punishment, he saved his life after all.

Powerless to resist, Protos could only lower his head and choose to be patient.

After Protos and the Mycenaean soldiers were taken away, Loi asked Io.

"Io! Now I leave you a thousand soldiers and allow you to recruit soldiers in Mycenae. Do you have the confidence to manage Mycenae well?"

Io nodded and said.

"In order not to be enslaved by the Mycenae, the Argives will definitely sign up to be my soldiers, but are you really assured of handing over the city of Mycenae and the Argives area to me? Tonight you will Dote on me and make me your woman!"

Roy shook his head and said.

"Even if you don't become my woman now, I don't worry that you will be so stupid as to betray me. I will not doubt your loyalty. You can rule the Argos region with confidence and boldness."

After handing over the city of Mycenae to Io, Roy left Mycenae with an army of [-] and went to the cities of Tirens and Tiryns ruled by the Mycenaeans.

The city of Tirens is located twenty miles south of Mycenae.

in the evening.

Roy rushed to the city of Tirens with an army of four thousand, and all the Mycenaeans here had fled.

Because the Mycenaeans who received the news neither wanted to be killed, nor wanted to surrender and become slaves.

Although he knew that the Mycenaeans in Tiryns fled to Tiryns, Roy did not chase them.

After all, the Argives in Tierens City needed to be appeased, and the soldiers of Loy also needed to be rested.

the next day.

Roy came to the city of Tiryns with the army, and found that the Mycenaeans of Tiryns and Tiryns had left by boat last night.

Although Tiryns and the Mycenaeans of Tiryns were not captured, Roy was not dismayed at the loss of tens of thousands of slaves, both male and female.

Before launching this war, Roy had ordered the naval fleet of the Kingdom of Athens to control the surrounding sea areas.

The Mycenaeans who fled by boat would definitely be caught by the navy of the Kingdom of Athens and become miners and weavers under the order of Loy.

After sending envoys to the city of Mycenae and letting Io take over the cities of Tiryns and Tiryns, Roy directly led an army of [-] into the Arcadia region.

The Arcadia region is a mountainous region located in the central part of the Peloponnese Peninsula, covering an area of ​​about [-] square kilometers.

Because the area is very large, although the Arcadia region is sparsely populated, its population is not inferior to that of the Argos and Sparta regions.

There are two ethnic groups living in the Arcadia region, the Pillaski people of the agricultural people in the east, and the Illyrians in the west.

Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, is a goddess worshiped by the Pilaski people.

Artemis was regarded as the patron saint of the entire Arcadia region in the past because the Pilaski people were more numerous and stronger.

The nomadic Illyrians worship Pan [Hermes], the god of fauns.

A few months ago, when the Mycenaeans conquered the Arcadia region, the Pilaski people were suppressed because they refused to surrender, and Artemis was also driven out of the seat of the patron saint of Arcadia.

The Illyrians surrendered to the Mycenaeans and made their god Pan [Hermes] the son of Zeus, the god of the Mycenaeans, symbolizing that the Illyrians were like the sons of the Mycenaeans.

Because of the submissive attitude of the Illyrians, the Mycenaeans supported the Illyrians and made Pan [Hermes], the god of shepherds, the patron saint of the Arcadia region as the son of Zeus and a subordinate god.

In the mythology of another world, among the twelve missions completed by the hero Hercules of the Mycenaeans, three missions were related to the Arcadia region—the goddess Artemis.

The prototype of these missions is that the Mycenaeans defeated the Artemis-worshiping tribe in three wars.

Judging from the timeline, after the Mycenaeans conquered the Elis region, the tribes worshiping Artemis in the Arcadia region launched a war against the Mycenaeans.

(End of this chapter)