"Remember to complete what I told you to do."
After the official left, Xerxes quickly came over and hugged Hilde's arm.
"Oh, am I going to go from being a princess to being the concubine of Barcellus?"
Chapter 9 of the 10th Chapter: The Beginning of the Enthronement Ceremony
"Cough cough..."
Hilde coughed twice.
"Calm down."
"But, seeing Sissi dressed so handsomely and immediately becoming the leader of all Greeks, I suddenly had a strong desire to let Sissi step on me..."
The dignified Queen of Persia now looks like a female slave.
Looking at Xerxes like this, Hilde sighed.
"Sorry, I'm not in the mood right now..."
"Oh, yeah, I'm sorry."
Xerxes quickly let go of his hand.
"I am a little bit..."
"It's okay. It's not your fault. It's my fault... Forget it. Aren't we going to have the coronation ceremony soon? If I look so depressed, no one will submit to me even if I ascend the throne." Hilde looked at Xerxes with a smile, and then asked, "So, what is the specific process of the coronation ceremony? I still don't understand it very well."
"Ah, this. First, under the statue of Athena, the high priest of the Parthenon will announce that you are the oracle and successor of Lady Athena on earth. Lady Athena personally appointed you to protect mankind and human civilization. At the same time, you will be announced as the Basileus of all Greeks, and the Greek Empire will be established. From now on, you are no longer a king, but the respected Majesty Basileus. At the same time, this news will be informed to all diplomats, allowing them to make a choice within a limited time: surrender or be conquered."
"Well, okay."
Hilde nodded.
No wonder you wear armor.
I am dressed like a female warrior and say such things. I am afraid that the diplomats of these city-states will be very scared.
Then, when they convey the orders back to their own city-states, it is estimated that there will be some effect.
"After all this is done, Your Majesty will ride on a white horse and lead the Royal Guards from the Ares Hill, then go down the mountain, travel around the roads of Athens, and finally head to the Port of Piraeus. By then, all the people of Athens will see your heroic figure! And after that, the preparations for the establishment of the empire will be left to your subordinates. You only need to live in Athens and spread your glory throughout Athens. The people here will naturally worship you. What do you think?"
"Well, yes."
In fact, Hilde doesn't quite understand this.
Since it was arranged by Xerxes, let's just do it according to Xerxes' ideas.
However, Hield was still a little nervous.
After all, this is not a small matter.
Hilde had never thought of the word "emperor" before, but he had only considered it recently. If he were in ancient China, it would have been nothing to declare himself emperor. But now, he was in a Greek world where there was no emperor at all. This was not a place to joke. He had established the Byzantine Kingdom, including the series of wars he had launched, which actually followed the most basic operating trajectory of the Greek world. However, when he declared himself emperor, he was directly breaking the rules of the Greek world.
Instead, it created new rules.
Become Basileus of all Greeks.
If I succeed, it will be an action that completely changes the world.
Now, the time has come for Hilde to be crowned emperor, but Hilde is still quite nervous and a little overwhelmed. However, Xerxes still helped Hilde complete all the preparations. All the soldiers and officials have been preparing for this day for a long time. Hilde is now sitting in the Parthenon, waiting for this moment to come.
I don’t know how long it took.
Xerxes came before Hilde.
He smiled and bowed:
"Your Majesty, the time has come."
"Is the time up yet? Good."
Hilde stood up without hesitation.
She picked up Hilde's Spear beside her, then held the Shield of Athena in her left hand, and with the careful help of Xerxes, she put on the helmet designed specifically for Hilde. Although the helmet covered Hilde's long silver hair, this exquisite helmet could highlight Hilde's dignity as the Oracle of Athena.
After making sure that all his equipment was properly worn, Hilde walked toward the outside of the Parthenon with his head held high.
At this time, all the centurion-level officers of the Byzantine army, officials of Athens, and diplomats from all over the world had already arrived at the square on the Ares Hill. The officers were full of expectations, expecting to see Hilde become the most powerful king of the Greeks. Then, the officials of Athens also knew what was going to happen. Some of them were looking forward to it, while others were a little worried, not knowing what this incident meant for Greece and Athens.
And those diplomats.
I am more worried.
They probably knew Hilde's purpose, but they didn't expect it to develop like this.
Greek Basilius? Does this mean that Hilde wants to conquer all Greek city-states and rule over them all?
They could not understand the so-called "Greek Empire" or the so-called "Basileus". Their cognition could only make them understand that Hilde wanted to continue to expand her kingdom and then bring all these city-states under her rule. However, this was not Hilde's real purpose. What Hilde wanted was to directly break the city-state system and directly rise to a political system with higher productivity, that is, a feudal system with herself as the core.
Under everyone's expectant or worried gaze.
Hilde's figure appeared in everyone's sight.
At this time, Hilde held a spear in her right hand and a shield in her left hand, walking steadily. At the same time, the purple cloak behind her was blown up and swayed by the wind on the Ares Mountain. Her gorgeous silver long hair was tied into a smooth ponytail, which swayed gently behind Hilde along the opening behind the helmet. At the same time, Tomyris, holding a double fork, stood on Hilde's left, while Rhodes, holding a trident, followed nervously on the right.
Three powerful oracles appeared at the same time.
Hilde's aura reached its peak in an instant.
The three of them slowly walked to the front of the statue of Athena.
Hilde raised her head, looked at the magnificent statue of Athena in front of her, and took a deep breath. Since inheriting Athena's body, she has come a long way. Now, she will create new history and build a brand new country.
Please bless me, Lady Athena.
Hilde lowered her head and turned around.
"I am Hilde, the ruler of Byzantium and the representative of Lady Athena on earth!"
Basilius of Greece
"His Majesty!"
At this moment, all the officers knelt down in unison.
Rhodes and Tomyris, who were standing on both sides of Hilde, also knelt on one knee and bowed their heads very loyally.
The double-pronged fork representing Hades and the trident representing Poseidon seemed to have lost their luster in front of Hilde.
Seeing this, the officials and diplomats also knelt down immediately. The priests on both sides also knelt down one after another. Even though they would not kneel down to foreigners before, now, in front of Hilde, they had to kneel down. The strong sense of intimidation made their dignity disappear in an instant. In front of Hilde, all of this was meaningless!
"Get up."
At this moment, the sun was shining brightly above Athens, and the light shone on Hilde, making her look like she was shrouded in a halo of holiness. Hilde raised her spear high and said solemnly:
"I don't need you to kneel on the ground."
"Yes!"
Your Majesty has said so.
Everyone stood up one after another.
At this time, the priest in a white robe slowly walked over.
This old man, who was already quite old, was the high priest of the Parthenon on the Ares Hill. Of course, Hilde also knew that this guy was the one who told her father that Hilde would destroy Athens in the future, so he asked Pericles to get rid of Hilde. Hilde did not pursue the matter for the time being, and she just pretended that it had not happened.
The high priest was very nervous. He came over and took out a laurel wreath made of laurel leaves. In Greece, laurel wreaths were generally given to winners of competitions or people of outstanding reputation. It was an unparalleled honor for the high priest to personally give the laurel wreath. Although Athena also wanted to take the laurel wreath and put it on herself like Napoleon did, Hilde thought about it and lowered her head slightly, letting the high priest put the laurel wreath on her helmet.
After taking it up.
The high priest turned around and said loudly:
"Your Majesty Hilde! You are the oracle of Lady Athena! You are her representative and successor in the world! Now, a conspiracy is shrouding the whole of Greece! And Your Majesty Hilde is the envoy of God sent by Lady Athena who loves us to lead us out of the crisis!"
"We, as servants of God, express our loyalty to His Majesty Hilde!"
After saying this, the high priest immediately knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty!"
"very good."
Hilde smiled and nodded, then looked forward.
Everyone is looking at themselves.
"I, Hilde, have something to announce here."
"Now, the Greek world is falling apart. The gods are playing with people's hearts wantonly. They abandoned Thebes and played with Athens, making the whole world a mess. And then, a bigger threat will come. The Persians are preparing their army and warships. They will once again attack the whole of Greece! And this time, Greece is divided like this, with the Athenians and Spartans fighting each other. If the Persians march westward at this time, how should the Greeks face the Persians?"
"Moreover, in order to allow the Greeks to continue their war, the Persians have been secretly providing funds. They provided money for the Spartans to build warships and for the Athenians to continue to expand their armaments. The archon you elected before, Cleon, once accepted political money from the Persians. Therefore, the Greeks are now in a state of disrepair. If they continue like this, the Greeks will become slaves of the Persians!"
"So, the fight against the Persians is not only the mission of the Byzantines, but also the responsibility of you, all the Greeks who have the same blood as the Byzantines, and all the people who speak Greek! And I launched this expedition for this purpose. Apart from war, there is no way to resolve the current state of division! And now, I have succeeded!"
Hild's impassioned and generous words.
It made the officers below excited.
As for the diplomats, their faces were not very good.
Hilde's words were indeed the same reasons as before, but the sense of compulsion in her words was even more obvious. They felt like they were being forced to make a decision, which made them feel very uncomfortable. However, Hilde's strength and level, as well as the army behind her, gave Hilde the strength to announce such a thing.
The city of Athens took only a few days.
It was breached.
Under Hilde's pressure, the god also chose to escape.
Doesn't this kind of thing just prove how powerful Hilde is?
Although the officials of Athens were somewhat frustrated, they gradually began to feel that this was not a bad thing. Under Hilde's leadership, Athens would have a better life than before. After all, if the Persians really launched an attack one day, Athens under the rule of the Byzantine Empire would definitely be protected by such a powerful army.
However, Hilde's purpose is not just that.
"Therefore, I declare once again that I, Hilde, will be the Basileus of all Greeks from today on. At the same time, I will establish the Greek Empire. All over the world, wherever there are Greeks, it is the territory of the Greek Empire, and anyone who speaks Greek is a citizen of the Greek Empire! We will give up any meaningless identity. From today on, whether you are an Athenian or a Spartan, it no longer has any meaning, because you are all Greeks, compatriots who believe in the same gods and speak the same language!"
Hilde raised the spear high in her hand.
"I am the king of all Greeks!"
"Basileus of Greece!"
"Long live His Majesty Basilius!!!"
The officers raised their hands and cheered loudly.
Those officials and diplomats could only shout along.
"Long live His Majesty Basilius!!!"
After shouting several times, those who were originally doubtful about Hilde gradually became clear-headed. They felt that being ruled by such a beautiful, powerful and sacred Hilde was not a bad thing. After all, she was the spokesperson of Athena, the one who protected mankind from the evil gods and Greece from the clutches of Persia.
She was the leader of the Greeks.
It's Basilius of Greece!
"From today on, in the name of Basileus, I want to convey my will to all the Greek countries and city-states——!"
Hilde sneered and said:
"I advise you to surrender quickly, otherwise..."
"What awaits you is only the fate of being conquered!"
Chapter 1: The Empire's Ultimatum
429 BC, early winter, November nd.
Accompanied by the Byzantine Empire's great victories on both land and sea.
After resisting for several days, the ancient city of Athens, the pearl of the Greek world, was breached and surrendered. The Athenian bureaucrats, represented by Archon Nicias, swore allegiance to Queen Hilde, representing Athens' complete submission to the Byzantine Empire and becoming a part of the Byzantine Empire. And a few days later, Hilde announced a declaration on the Areopagus Hill in Athens that shocked all Greek city-states and forces.
It took several years to establish the vast Byzantine Empire.
From this day forward, it will be called the Greek Empire.
And Hilde's title became Basileus of all Greeks.
The establishment of the Greek Empire means that the first huge empire dominated by Greeks, including all Greeks and Greek colonies, was established on this land. Although the Greek Empire was not complete, for example, the Peloponnese, the Corinthians, and the Spartans were not included in the scope of the Greek Empire. There were also places further west, such as the Greater Greece region, including Syracuse, which was not occupied by the Greek Empire.
