Chapter 33 Turiyi's experience (3)
A city-state located near the city of Turi'nan, called Apollo Arena, which was decided by merchants who donated money in the area of Turi'nan. During the finals, city-state teams south of Turi'nan, including Sicily, played group matches in this arena.
The towns in the Mesapi and Pucheti region are held again in group matches.
The original Torii Arena, west of the Temple of Hera, was renamed the Persephone Arena. Torii, north of Torii, towns dominated by Greeks, such as Torii, Amendorara, Heraklia, Elia... etc., were held in the group stage here.
Another one is Asinu - Amara Arena. Because it is the place where the teams in the towns of Lucania and Bruti held group matches, the two tribes had a dispute over the issue of "whose names of the two gods are ranked first" when they were named. In the end, King Davers decided: Which tribe donated more money when building this arena, and which tribe's name is ranked first. After statistics, the Lucanians won and the name of the arena was established.
Samone's team members were a little excited when they saw this building.
The Samones fell in love with rugby, and football was still after the huge Southern Italian War. More than 10,000 Samones were captured. While they were working on road construction, house construction and other labor, the Dionian soldiers who were guarding them also consciously taught them these two sports and organized them to confront and compete, which not only made them interested in the Dionian culture, but also consumed their excess energy and reduced their resistance and hostility.
After these Samonets were released back to their hometowns, they began to spread the two sports in the Samonet Mountains, but so far, no formal arena has been established in the Samonet area, and they compete on flatter grasslands.
The first time I saw that the venue they were about to compete was so grand, these Samonet players were inevitably excited, but the young men did not give them more time to stop and watch, but took them into another branch and came to a wide field surrounded by wooden sticks and ropes. There were countless tents, many shops and stalls. Many strong men were active in it, buying things, or practicing passing and receiving games. Some simply used open spaces to conduct small practice games, which exuded a bit of tension before the battle in the lively atmosphere. This was the camp where the Samonets were going to settle in.
Since there were too many travelers in Turiyi in September, and a team of participating at least 50 people, as many as hundreds, and dozens of teams combined with thousands of people, the Turiyi city area could not provide so many accommodation. After referring to the practices of the Olympia Games, and combining the characteristics of the Kingdom of Dionia, Turiyi City Hall set up camps near four arenas, gathering the teams participating in the same group stage together, using simple tents to solve the accommodation problem, and it is easy to manage, avoiding the participating teams being scattered everywhere. Just organizing them to play on the stadium will consume a lot of energy and easily disrupt the order of the city.
The young man came to the entrance of the camp and explained the situation to the guards. Gerny showed Kesima's letter again, and the Samones were allowed to enter.
When the others in the camp saw the Samonets wearing all short-sleeved red robes, they knew that another team had moved in, and they arrived before the celebration was about to begin (because Abenirum was far from Turiyi, and Gerny and the others had walked along the way, and they actually became the latest team to arrive at Turiyi), so they walked forward curiously and asked.
When they learned that they were from the Samone area, some people muttered in a quirky manner: "Can the Samones play rugby?"
This made Tatoni, Maioni and others feel very hated. If it weren't for the first time, they would have cursed. They made up their minds: they must give other teams a good taste on the court!
After the young people ran around, they arranged tents for them to live in. They also borrowed dozens of sets of rugby clothes, protective gear, and shoes for them, and took them to dinner in advance. At dusk, they really asked them to take a hot spring bath...
The conscientious young man took only one day to let these big and thick Samonets regard him as his own...
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Ten years ago, the Kingdom of Dionia was almost assassinated by assassins sent by Syracuse, which resulted in panic and trampling among the people participating in the celebration, and many people were injured and died. Since then, Dionia has gradually improved the celebration procedures to ensure the safety of the city and the people.
On the day of Hades celebration on September 9, the inner city guards were on high alert. In addition to important ministers, veterans and invited guests from allies to attend the celebration ceremony, the Kingdom of Dionia will also invite the Kingdom public officials who performed well in the weekdays, the Legion soldiers and team officials who performed bravely in the war, made military achievements, and scholars and craftsmen who were academically innovative and innovative in equipment... Nearly 10,000 people were allowed to bring their families into the Victory Square in the inner city to watch the celebration, and then go to the main temple of Hades to worship. Since they are all citizens, most of them have received military training. Once an accident occurs, they can turn into legion soldiers and prevent the situation from expanding.
In addition, the Turiyi City Hall has built Hades Temple and altars in the three outer city areas outside the south city of Turiyi, near the delta area, near the port, east, north and west of the inner city of Turiyi in recent years. The nearby arenas and theaters also have grand square performances, saints singing chants, and experienced priests presided over the... People living nearby can enjoy and participate without having to travel far.
On this day, the strong and powerful bells of the Hades Temple rang in every corner of Turiyi, and the light and distant chants resounded throughout the Subari plain. The people of the Kingdom of Dionys were cheering for the Hades celebration.
The joy brought by the celebration was even higher the next day, as the Kingdom of Dionia Rugby Finals began.
Gerny was once again invited. Early in the morning, led by Turiyi public officials, he passed through the crowded Turiyi city gate and passed through one block after another. In the western part of the inner city, there were basically large areas and gorgeous houses, most of which were the residences of kingdom elders and important officials.
I walked into a highway between the two hills, and the noisy stream of people became much quieter as they passed here, because on the left was the sacred Hades Temple of the Kingdom, and on the right was the mansion of the great King Davers.
Gerney looked at the hill on the right and then moved his eyes to the bottom of the mountain. He knew that the entire hill was guarded by the king's guard, and no one could enter the mountain without invitation. And at the foot of the mountain there was a magnificent building, square in shape, and dozens of huge columns on the outside, which looked solemn and solemn, resembling a temple, but it was the palace of Dionia. Gerney came to Turiyi this time, and his main purpose was to be invited to this palace again and be received by King Davers.
Following the crowd further, you can see the Senate Grand Secretariat Hall.
After entering the wide Victory Square, the distance between pedestrians was naturally widened, and Gerny suddenly felt much more relaxed. After coming here once a few years ago, 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, which was the Wangtuli fountain pool on the west side of the square and the front of the Great Seminar Hall.
Back then, Gerney once heard the officials who accompanied him excitedly say: Hades made the fountain "resurrected", so the senators and the people of the Senate responded to Hades' prophecy and elected Davers as King Dionys. King Dionys lived up to expectations and defeated the powerful Syracuse, which made Dionys have today's glory...
This miracle that was widely praised made Gerny look at the Turi fountain carefully, but at that time only an ordinary stone wall was built around the fountain, surrounding it, and there was nothing special, but he was still in awe.
This time the young man who came to greet them once said: A few years ago, the Senate specially invited a famous Greek sculpture master to redesign and build the Turi fountain. It is very different from the past. It has become one of the holy places for many young people in the Kingdom of Dionia who are determined to learn sculpture.
Gelny wanted to take a look again, but he hasn't taken time out in the past two days.
Victory Plaza is surrounded by tall buildings: the library, the city hall, the court, the military affairs department...
After passing through Victory Square, Gerney stepped onto the main road of the inner city. The road was very wide, enough to accommodate ten carriages passing side by side, and the road surface was also extremely flat. During the triumphal ceremony, this was the passage for the soldiers who returned from victory to parade.
After walking through several blocks, passing through the first Arc de Triomphe, you will enter the East Side of the inner city.
There are also residential buildings in the East District, but compared with the luxurious houses in the West District and the high-end houses in the middle, the houses here seem simpler. When the new city of Tuliyi was first built, there were not many citizens in the city and there were enough vacant land. At the beginning, the western district was for some newly registered free people and public servants to live in order to provide sufficient labor for the new city.
But now the East District has become the most vibrant area in the inner city, including River Harbor Pier, Market, Theater, Gym, Bathroom (with the popularity of the hot spring bath, the bathing habits have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The Dionians are no longer satisfied with bathing in the hot spring bath that can only be taken once a day, and they have begun to build baths in various cities), hotels, restaurants...
Moreover, with the completion of the Turiyi Dashi Bridge, which spans the Krati River and connects the main city to the south city (the official name of the stone bridge - the Heraclid Bridge, in recognition of the achievements of the founding minister and the elder Heraclid), the northern bridgehead is on the bank of the eastern district of the inner city, making the two sides of the river more frequent, and the eastern district has become more prosperous and lively.
Chapter completed!