The Spartan Elders' Council Hall was filled with a solemn atmosphere. The two Spartan kings sat at the highest point of the throne. This was the power that the king should enjoy, and those sitting under the king were from 28 Spartan elders from various districts in Sparta.
Cleomenes II and Archidamus III did not speak to each other, the two kings did not speak, and the elders who had understood the situation also did not dare to speak.
In the tradition of Sparta, the king of Sparta, 28 elders and five eunuchs jointly governed the country. It was a dictatorship. However, there were two kings of Sparta at the same time. In peacetime, in addition to having the power to worship the gods, , does not have the right to rule the city-state, and only has the power to rule the army during wars. It sounds like the King of Sparta is a mascot. .
In fact, the king of Sparta was not a puppet. In Greece, which believed deeply in the gods, the king, as the chief priest, naturally had authority. As a man of martial virtue, Sparta had not fought for many years. As long as it could win the war, it would be natural. Gain prestige and authority. After all, the highest authority in Sparta is the Citizens' Assembly, and Sparta's tradition is that all citizens are soldiers.
The power of the Spartan king often depends on the ability and prestige of the Spartan king. As long as he can overwhelm another king, he can suppress the elders of the Council of Elders, and if he is supported by the citizens (the army), he can elect someone who suits his needs. Inspectors.
Of course, a Spartan king with this ability must have strong military and political abilities and rule the world for a long enough time. Only in this way can his partner become a co-ruling king. Otherwise, if he wants to gain absolute power, then Just become a tyrant.
"Great Hercules, we are willing to surrender to you, after all you are the godlike Hercules."
The long wait finally got a response. King Archidamus III of Sparta spoke slowly. After he spoke, the elders looked horrified. Although what he said was somewhat illegal, even if he was the king, he had no power. The one who decided this matter, but under the current circumstances, only he, as the king, could surrender on behalf of Sparta.
Sparta did not surrender to any city-state, not to Thrace, but to a "god". According to the words of Hercules' nephew Iolaus, Hercules was the one who completed the The twelve great achievements arranged by Hera have qualified him to become a god. As long as he can unify the whole of Greece, he can marry Hebe, the daughter of Zeus and Hera, and become a high-ranking god.
Anyone who dares to prevent Heracles from marrying Hebe is the enemy of the candidate god.
Sparta had already witnessed the great power of Hercules, and they even heard that Hercules held the 50-meter-high statue of Hera aloft. It had the power to support the sky, just like the mythical god holding up the sky.
If the people do not fight with the officials, then as mortals, they naturally do not dare to dream of fighting with the gods.
"I will now become the king of all Greece and the king of kings. Who of you is in favor of this and who is against it."
Heracles sat on the throne that Sparta had built for himself, and the legend about him had spread throughout Sparta.
Who can object, who dares to object, all the elders present are silent. In Spartan tradition, only those who are over 60 years old are eligible to become elders. In this era, those who can live over 60 years old can be elected to power. They are all wealthy families from various places in Sparta, and naturally have enough political wisdom.
"I object!" Cleomenes II stood up from his throne angrily, "Only the Citizens' Assembly can decide Sparta's war and peace. Only the Citizens' Assembly can decide whether Sparta surrenders. We How can you ask someone of unknown origin..."
Cleomenes II said emotionally that he was still brooding over the incident when he was knocked away by Heracles. He wanted to give a speech to encourage the parliamentarians to stand up and support him, just like before, but Before he finished speaking, a big black dog appeared on the throne, and Cleomenes II disappeared on the throne.
At this time, everyone in the audience couldn't help but fell silent. Their king Cleomenes III was turned into a big black dog by Hercules.
Turning humans who have offended you into animals is
The usual method of the Greek gods, the Greek gods not only turned into animals themselves, but also turned humans who offended them into animals.
The girl who thought she was better at weaving than the goddess Athena was turned into a spider, the hero Actaeon who peeped at the goddess Artemis's bath was turned into a fawn, and the beautiful Io was turned into a cow by Hera.
"Who can object now?" Hercules said calmly, and the monkey charm was quietly put back into his pocket.
No one dared to speak or even ask Heracles to turn Cleomenes II back into a human being. Offending the gods was enough to throw away the throne.
"Okay, since none of you object, then I will announce my decision. I want the whole of Greece to be unified. Therefore, I will form the Panhellenic League to resist Persia and turn it into the center of all Greece. I will set up a new administration there. Center, the new supreme court, each city-state could establish an assembly of elders in proportion to the number of citizens.”
Heracles said slowly that there are many forms of unification. Qin Shihuang's unification was indeed pleasant enough, with books and texts and cars running on the same track. However, in Greece, although all city-states were not substantively unified, they had already completed a lot of work.
The culture of Greece is based on the culture of Athens. Athens is also called the school of Greece. Culturally, there are four competitions for all Greek city-states to participate in the war. Religiously, the Temple of Delphi is unique because of its neutrality. During the Greco-Persian Wars, the Temple of Delphi essentially led all of Greece.
Therefore, it is enough to make all of Greece a loose confederation. The unification of Qin Shihuang is just the beginning. What we really have to thank is the four hundred years of cultural unification of the Han Dynasty and the changes in governance by successive emperors. It is precisely because of the Han Dynasty that After four hundred years of governance, everyone was united into one nation.
However, due to Qin Shi Huang's pioneering contributions, the world will only remember Qin Shi Huang, which is exactly the status he wanted.
Then take the trial of the King of Athens as the birth and authority of the All-Greek Confederation. As long as the organization is initially established, it will naturally compete for its own power and status for its own survival and continuation, just like the previous European Community and the current European Union.
The three gold coins of destiny began to heat up, and William felt it at this time. As long as he did this well, he could leave this world.
