Chapter 55 (1/2)
In 657 BC, Byzas, the prince of Megara(next to Athens, southwest), was going to lead his people to the coast of Asia Minor to establish a colony He asked the oracle of Apollo at Delphi on where to choose the proper place to build the city He got a vague answer: 'Build the city opposite the land of the blind'
At the beginning, Byzas didn't understand theof the oracle of Apollo But when his shi+p came to Chalcedon, east of Bosporus, he suddenly understood the raphical position was so bad that it couldn't see the opposite Golden Horn, it was clear that only the blind could build the city Thefore, he built a colonial city on the other side of Chalcedon and na city-state, and has lirants, after hundreds of years of developradually became important After the rise of Athens, the food had mostly came from the city-states on the Black Sea Therefore, Byzantium, which had conquered Chalcedon, becauarded the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea, which naturally made Athens interested Later, Byzantiuue and became allies with Athens
After the Peloponnesian War, Sparta, as the victor, had also took a fancy to the geographical position of Byzantiuovernance in Byzantium, but also stationed troops in the city to control the Bosporus Straight
One day, in the early spring on 399 BC, Burkes' shi+p sailed into the port of Byzantiu on the bow of the shi+p, he could see more than 100 warshi+ps in the port, and was relieved for a while, 'I should be able to make it in tiate the shi+p into the designated dock in accordance with the instructions of the port ement personnel The people ere busy in the port suddenly screamed In this chaos, many people jumped on the shi+p in panic, untied the cable and left the port Without the coordination and command, the shi+ps collided with each other and made a mess Even some of the shi+ps were knocked over and the crew members fell in the water in panic…
Burkes hastily ordered the boat to go back, but fortunately he had not yet entered the dock and escaped He reluctantly stopped the shi+p outside the port and looked at the situation A lot of people held the sa and s up and down in the sea
Looking at the port which was still busy previously, it had now became empty and left a mess in the blink of an eye Burkes was confused, so he asked the neighboring shi+p loudly, ”Er, what's going on?”
”It's those wretched mercenaries! Those mercenaries came back from Persia and will attack Byzantiu Byzantium?!” Burkes' heart abruptly leaped, ”Why?”
”I don't know I heard that the Spartans lied to theet to Byzantium, ill provide support' as a result, when they arrived in Byzantium, they didn't keep their proates Therefore, those ry Alas, in this world, soldiers with shi+elds and spears are like bandits Unfortunately, all of us are ordinary citizens!” An old man, who looked like the captain, answered, ”Brother, you aren't a Byzantine, where are you from?”
Burkes hesitated a little and said, ”Thurii”
”Thurii… Oh, I know that city, isn't it in Great Greece(Magna Graecia)? I haven't been there, but I have been to Taras(Tarentuood place, and prosperous! I say…it uys! Now Asia Minor is in a ht happen!…”
Burkes isn't in the mood to listen to the old e of Byzantiueneral(Harmost), Cleander” The old man complained, ”The Spartans only kno to kill, and not how to e a city! It had only been a few years since they occupied Byzantium! Look, it became much more worse than before…alas!”
Burkes' heart jolted, and asked, ”What's your na time! You must be familiar with other shi+powner in here!”
”Pisilas of Byzantiu the shi+p when the Athenian Pericles became the polemarchos At that time, he also led the Athenian fleet to buy wheat in the Black Sea, and I have seen hireatching a lot of people…” As the old ly asked unintentionally, ”Why? do you need a shi+p?”
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