Chapter 15 (1/2)
After Athens failed in the Peloponnesian War and experienced the brutal rule of the ”Thirty Tyrants”, the wise men in Athens were more or less aware of the flaws in the system, but there wasn't anyone who had completely denied the Athenian de words were like a loud thunder, thattime and absentmindedly said ”…You mean Sparta… is the best?”
”Sparta?!” Davos sneered: ”When they decided to turn its co to the Messenians), it is destined that it will never be strong! Although the Spartan warriors are very brave, but thousands of Spartan warriors have to suppress slaves ten times their number Its city-state is like a volcano that will erupt once it reat defeat”
”Davos, now Sparta is the most powerful city-state in Greece!” Olivos interrupted
”Then let's wait and see hoerful it is in a few years!” Davos answered confidently He vaguely re before another war broke out in Greece, and Sparta got defeated by the rising Thebes and thus fall in decline
”Is this an oracle?” Several of his teahed but didn't answer
”So, which city-state has the best system?” Xenophon relunctantly asked
Davos also responded with a mysterious smile
At this time, Xenophon seems to have recovered his cal He didn't h decades of habits and beliefs was smashed by what Davos had said and it is due to Socrates' years of teaching thatindependently than the average person
The restless o back and think about what Davos had said So, he bid farewell to Davos
As he was leaving, Davos seemed to ask a casual question: ”Xenophon, have you ever commanded an army before?”
”I served as a cavalry captain” Xenophon hastily answered
Davos' face becarave as he watched the shadow of Xenophon fade away As a student of Socrates, Xenophon's insights were clearly beyond those of his teammates However, as a newly arrived Athenian with a low reputation and without a rich mercenary experience, and currently is still only an adjutant of Proxenus, how did Xenophon ht how the author of 《Anabasis》 is Xenophon himself, Davos will inevitably have some doubts: 'Did Xenophon stole other people's credits for himself?'
”Davos, Athens and Sparta are really that bad?” Hielos clearly understood than the others and was hed: ”Both Athens and Sparta will live very well if it is in a period of peace, but this is an era in which you are doole!”
Hielos seemed to understand and couldn't help but ask the same question as Xenophon: ”So is there a city-state in the Mediterranean that has a better system than Athens and Sparta?”
Davos looked at the curious and eager eyes of Hielos and turned his head On the horizon, the sunset e at the red clouds, thinking of the Mediterranean in the future, with frequent wars and powerful countries that have coreat Eht that shi+ned the western world for e of enthusiasm in his heart, this time he did not refuse to answer and said positively: ”Not at the er,about Alexander the Great's Macedonian Empire)
In the early , Davos' mind was in the midst of confusion and heard the voices of people outside
”Wake up! Wake up! My nepheoke up!!” Antonios ecstatically broke into the rooed Davos: ”Thank you! Thank you! Asistes, he is alive!!”
Davos wasn't fully awake and confusedly asked: ”Really?”
”It's true!” Then Herpus said excitedly: ”Asistes is awake! His teh he is still weak, he can already eat porridge ht really works!”
In the face of Herpus admiration, Davos was finally relieved, he suppressed the exciteer, you can't relax and need to continue taking care of hiet better soon!”
”Yes!” Herpus replied respectfully