v8 Chapter 162： Roman religious issues

"Camillos is finally here!" After entering the city of Rome, after a rest in the night, the pressure of the previous history to Daves has been exhausted. At this moment, he looks calm and does not rush to orders Tormide: "Notify the officers of the army to prepare for the defense." After this, he continued to eat breakfast quietly.

Just after breakfast, there were guardians to report: "Caldias priests are seeking to see."

"Caldias... let him in." Deavers touched his jaw and said that he was very interested in the Hades priest who was strongly recommended by Plesinus to follow the army, because of his experience. Still quite legendary.

According to the Greek tradition, the identity of the priests of the temple is usually born, either by the priestly family or by the priests of the dying, and the other people do not expect to take this sacred profession. Of course, in the Kingdom of Dionia, the situation is different. Because Davers wants to promote the development of the Temple of Hades in the territory, many ordinary people are selected to serve the temple, but ultimately They want to be priests, and ultimately they must pass a sacred ritual presided over by Daves, not only because Davers is also the high priest of the kingdom, but also because he is a descendant of Hades. Personally, the natural priest of Hades has the spirituality to communicate with God.

Calderas was a Syrian, but not a traditional Greek ritual family, but an ordinary citizen, but because of the grace of the Temple of Hades, he made up his mind to come to Turri to serve as a temple attendant. After that, the Syracuse people’s incident on the massacre in the West Riding was even more so that he could learn more in the temple. In a few years, because of his mastery of the gods, he was good at communication, and he was trusted by believers and eventually promoted to a priest.

After that, he took the initiative to go to Katana to host the Temple of Hades. During his tenure, the Hathas believers in Kataney increased and even spread the Hades faith to Syracuse. Of course, he was also accused of ‘said that he used the money donated by the believers to buy slaves from the city of Syracuse and then give them freedom.’ So a few years later, he was transferred back to Turui, but he was promoted to the rank of priest because of his excellent performance.

Before this army’s departure, Plessinas selected the Hades priest who came to establish a temple in Latin. Although there were risks, there were many applicants, because those who were promoted to the priests were faithful and wanted. a believer who preached for the temple. The reason why Caldians will be chosen is because more than a year ago, Daves presided over the annual Hades Priest Grand Assembly as a high priest, and intentionally or unconsciously talked about the Latin region of central Italy. And Rome will probably be the next expansion goal of the Kingdom of Dionia. After this, Caldians bought a Latin slave with great difficulty. The main job of giving this slave was to teach him to speak Latin, so he became the only person in the Hades priest who was proficient in Latin and was finally picked. After all, after all, Relying on translation to develop Hades in the aliens will undoubtedly make it more difficult.

After Carl Dias came to Rome, he did not listen to the dissuasion of others, insisted on going deep into the Roman people to communicate. Davers had also worried about his safety. He did not expect him to find himself so soon.

Daves, instead of treating the officials and generals the day before, immediately stood up and strode out.

Caldias, who is nearly 50 years old, has hurried into the Roman Senate, bending over, squatting with both hands, palms up, and respectfully paying Daves to the priests: "Good morning, high priest! (From the kingdom Since the establishment of the temple, the priest of the Temple of Hades called Daves not to use the title of the administrative position, "The Majesty of the King," but to use the highest priest of his religious sacrifice in the kingdom. He was the only God of Hades. The strict rules of the temple, and later the other temples of the kingdom began to practice this.)

"Good morning, Caldias priest." Daphus also solemnly said to the priest, and smiled and said: "You came to see me so early, is there any discovery?"

"The high priest, I am here to give you advice," Caldians said directly.

"What advice?" Davers asked curiously.

“You did a speech on the square in the hope of the Roman civilians becoming Dionian citizens yesterday, but I found out in conversation with them yesterday that they were upset that we might destroy their temples and sacrifices. ""

"Oh?!" Calderas reminded Davers that yesterday he did only announce some of the benefits of becoming a Diaonian citizen after the Roman civilians, and was prepared to tell them Diony after they became citizens. The religious tolerance of the Asian kingdom, as it was done in the process of conquering the Mesapi, Puchetti, and the Dani in the Apulian region, so this practice continued in Rome, but apparently Rome. The situation is much more tense and dangerous than that of Apulia in that year, which has added to the uneasiness of the Roman civilians.

So Daves was busy asking: "Caldias, what is your proposal?"

"The high priest, my contact with the Roman civilians, found that they are very faithful to the goddess Diana of Rome, the goddess of the stove, Vista, and the gods of the Romans, Kailes, Liber and Libera. —"

"The Roman civilians also have their own gods?!" Daphus was a little surprised, and he was the first to hear about it.

"Yes, although the Romans also believe in many gods, they believe in more gods than ours, and the Roman aristocrats and civilians each have their own exclusive gods. These gods are only their most respected. "Caldias seriously said: "And the five Roman gods of Diana, Vista, Kailes, Liber, and Libera have temples on the Avon Ting hills in the city, especially wearing Anna Temple, I heard that I was also worshipped by civilians throughout the Latin Quarter..."

Avon Ting... There is a major residential area for Roman civilians... Daves is immersed in thinking: For Rome, in the past he paid more attention to the collection of his political, economic, military and other intelligence, which is less important for religion. The Roman gods are too many and too complicated. Every river, every road, every forest, every crossroad, every door, every house has its own god. Even the priests in Rome can’t figure out Rome. How many gods there are. Moreover, the Romans' worship of God is far less devout than the Greeks. They are more practical and utilitarian, so he neglected the in-depth study of this piece. He did not know that the Roman civilians had their own gods!

But this seems to be a good thing! As the ruler of the kingdom, Davers immediately understood the importance of this matter. He asked: "Do you mean to let me worship these gods to show that Dionia respects the Roman civilians' own beliefs? ”

"Yes, the high priest." Caldias replied affirmatively. As the priest of Hades, he actually hoped that his high priest would go to sacrifice the gods of the aliens. This seems ridiculous.

But in fact, in the Kingdom of Dionia, King Duffus is not just the high priest of Hades, but the sacrifice of all the temples in the kingdom. And Davers also established the dominant position of the Temple of Hades in the kingdom religion in the Law of Dionia, giving them the power to supervise other temples in the kingdom, and the annual Hades in Turui. The main temple will hold a priest gathering of the kingdom, presided over by the high priest Davers, and the scepter of the temples of the country will attend and discuss and solve some problems encountered.

If Rome is conquered, these gods of Rome may be included in the people's faith in the kingdom. As the Hades priest of the kingdom's religious leader, Caldians will certainly understand them and develop Hardy here in the future. At the same time, believers must try to ensure that these temples are supervised and compared.

"Then I went to the Avon Ting hill to worship the temples of the Roman gods worshipped by the Roman civilians. Go today!" Daphus made a decisive decision and asked: "You are at these temples." Do you know the ritual ceremony?"

"I already understand it." Calderas replied.

The preparation is very full! Davers applauded and glanced at him and said, "Herni, immediately sent people to the Avon Ting hill to inform the priests of these temples, and arranged for people to preach to the whole city, 'I am going to sacrifice the Roman gods' One thing."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Henipolis agreed to stand up.

Davers remembered again and continued: "And... immediately call Amireus to me."

Davers suddenly realized that this time went deep into the city of Rome to sacrifice Perhaps a good opportunity to lead the snake out of the hole.

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The Roman civilians who had just joined Dionia and became inspectors armed with shield spears, led by the Legionnaires, walked in the streets of the city of Rome and shouted loudly.

On the gentle slopes of the Sileo Mountains, a house that looks larger than the surrounding buildings and has more glazed exteriors, a Roman youth is lying in the bedroom of the main building, his young The wife is giving him a bandage to remove the wound, and he has a long, freshly wounded scar on his left thigh.

He vaguely heard shouts outside, listening to his ears, but he was not very clear, so he said, "Conya, are you going to see what happened outside?"

His wife immediately went out of the bedroom, and soon returned, with a strange expression on his face, saying: "The people who have turned to the enemy say, 'The **** King of Dionia is going to sacrifice their gods'." ”

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