I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 467 Worshiping Zeus is not a citizen

In another world's history, after Zidanta's usurpation of the throne, the districts of Kizuvatna and Yamhad were all separated from the Hittite kingdom.

After Han Tiri usurped the throne, the Kizuwatna region and the Yamhad region were still in the territory of the Hittite Kingdom.

There will be two different results for the usurpation of the two people, obviously because Hantiri strongly maintained the rule of the Hittite Kingdom in the Kizuwatna area and the Yamhad area and suppressed the local rebel forces.

The history of another world has proved that Hanthiri will not let the Kizuwatna and Yamhad areas break away from the Hittite kingdom.

Therefore, in the situation where the Athenian Empire invaded the Hittite Kingdom, it became an inevitable result for Han Tiri to choose to fight the Athenian Empire.

After the army controlled by Hantiri began to mobilize, the military control of Hattusha City was lifted, which gave Mursiri's children and relatives a chance to escape from Hattusha City.

But Hantili didn't care about that.

After all, Han Tiri now holds the most powerful army in the Hittite Kingdom. Even if Mursiri's children and relatives have the support of other city-state princes, it is impossible to defeat Han Tiri and regain the throne.

Yamhad area.

Emaar City.

Roy's army came here. This city, which was conquered by the Hittite Kingdom not long ago, also chose to surrender to Roy.

As a reward for the voluntary submission of the governor and nobles of Emaar, Loy will allow them to migrate to Babylon with their property other than land.

After driving away the governor and nobles in Emaar, Roy ordered the destruction of the Temple of Haddad in Emaar.

This move caused strong dissatisfaction among the Amorites.

The Yamhad area was originally ruled by the kingdom of Ebra, who worshiped the goddess of the earth.

The Amorite conquest of the Yamhad area not only made the Ebla city of the Ebola lose its status as the capital, but also made Haddad [Zeus], ​​the Amorite god of storm and thunder, the king of the gods in the Yamhad area. king.

After the Hittite Kingdom conquered the Yamhad area, in order to appease the Amorites, Haddad [Zeus] was allowed to join the ranks of the Hittite gods.

The storm god Teshub in Hittite mythology is Haddad [Zeus] in the Yamhad region—and Marduk in the Babylonian region.

In another world's history, the Hittite king Tiepin was deified as a botanical harvest god.

Because the Hittite Kingdom regarded the sun goddess as the queen of the gods, Tielepin was also called the son of the sun goddess.

The priests of Haddad [Zeus Teshub] made up myths, claiming that Tielepin was the son of the storm god and the sun goddess.

People who don't understand history will mistakenly believe that the god of storm and thunder is the king of the gods in the Hittite kingdom.

If you have a deep understanding of history and found that the Amorites who worshiped Haddad [Zeus Teshub] were an ethnic group conquered by the Hittite Kingdom, you will understand that it is impossible for the gods of the conquered to become the king of the gods in the Hittite Kingdom.

Temple of Haddad in Emaar.

After the statue of Haddad was pushed down by Roy's soldiers, all the Amorites who watched were filled with grief and indignation, while the Ebra people who worshiped the goddess of the earth gloated at the show.

When a group of fanatical believers of Haddad [Zeus Teshub] wanted to rush over to help the statue of Haddad, Roy ordered them all to be killed without hesitation.

Not only these people themselves, but even their immediate family members were arrested and executed in public.

In order to quickly solve the problem of Emaar City, Roy decided to take advantage of the centuries-old ethnic conflicts between the Ebolas and the Amorites.

Gather most of the residents of Emaar City outside the Temple of Haddad, and Roy stood on the head of the statue of Haddad and began to speak.

"Amorites of Emaar! Ebla people! As the patron saint of the Amorites, Haddad can neither prevent you from being conquered by the Hittites, nor can you avoid being conquered by the Athenians. It turns out that Haddad is a Weak and incompetent gods, so the Athens Empire wants to drive Haddad from the throne. From now on, Haddad and his brothers Sea King Yam and Pluto Mott will no longer be the patron saints of Emaar City. In order to let Emaar City get the gods I will enshrine Istanus, the goddess of the sun and the earth, as the patron saint of the city of Emaar."

Hearing what Roy said, all the Ebola people cheered happily.

All the Amorites showed dissatisfied expressions.

Because the Amorites believed that the Ebra people were an ethnic group conquered and enslaved by the Amorites, and the city of Emaar belonged to the Amorites.

It is an insult to the Amorites to make the goddess of the Ebolas the patron saint of the city of Emaar.

Seeing the reactions of the Ebola and Amorites, Roy continued.

"In the future, residents of Emaar, whether they are Ebola or Amorites, must worship the goddess Istanus. Those who continue to worship Haddad will become non-citizens of the Athenian Empire and will not be subject to the laws of the Athenian Empire. protection, and will not be allocated any property including fields by the Athens Empire. Even if someone captures a Haddad worshiper as a slave, he will not be punished by any law."

Belief is more important than life——

This is a very real problem.

Roy believed that under his own policy, except for some exceptions, few Amorites would choose to become non-citizens of the Athenian Empire in order to continue to worship Haddad [Zeus].

After leaving [-] Athenian soldiers to manage the city of Emaar, Roy went to Aleppo with [-] troops.

Aleppo city.

The capital of the Yarmhad Kingdom is a city built around a hill.

On the hill in the center of the city is the Acropolis of Aleppo, as well as the shrine of Haddad, king of the gods in the kingdom of Yamhad.

When Roy came to Aleppo with his army, the governors and nobles here already knew that Roy had destroyed the Temple of Haddad in Emaar.

The governor and nobles of Aleppo who originally wanted to surrender immediately decided to resist to the end.

Because Roy stepped on the statue of Haddad, the patron saint of the Amorites, it is enough to prove Roy's hostility to the Amorites.

As long as the city of Aleppo waits for the reinforcements from Hantili, they can keep their status as governor and nobleman.

As the largest city in the Yamhad region, Aleppo has a population of more than [-].

The governor and nobles of Aleppo were able to recruit [-] soldiers, which is why they had the confidence to resist Roy.

It's a pity that the soldiers recruited temporarily are just a group of farmers who put down their hoes and took up their weapons.

Roy led the Athenian soldiers to break through the city gate and rush into the city. The recruited soldiers who were regarded as life-saving straws by the governor and nobles of Aleppo put down their weapons and surrendered. They had no consciousness of sacrificing their lives for the governor and nobles.

As a negative teaching material for resisting Roy, the governors and nobles of Aleppo were all reduced to slaves by Roy with their families, and their property was also confiscated.

On the second day after occupying the city of Aleppo, Roy took the Athens soldiers to overthrow the statues of Haddad [Zeus Teshub], Sea King Yam [Poseidon], Hades Mort [Hades], and let Yi The goddess Stanus became the patron saint of the city of Aleppo.

And convened most of the residents of Aleppo to announce the same policy as that of Emaar.

Those who continue to worship Haddad, Yam, and Mort will become non-citizens of the Athenian Empire.

Even if these non-citizens were captured as slaves or even killed, they would not be protected by the laws of the Athenian Empire.

(End of this chapter)