Greece

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[[File:PL-Presto.png|thumb|250px|Ancient Greece]]
'''Greece''' is a country in southeastern [[Europe]], bordering Albania, F.Y.R.O.M. , Bulgaria and [[Turkey]]. It consists of the mainland and several islands in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. Greece's capital and largest city is [[Athens]].

==History==
Greek mythology included the tales of [[Perseus]], [[Jason]] and [[Hercules|Heracles]], whose stories were reflections of human contact with the [[Pieces of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - [[Glyphs]]</ref> [[Alexander the Great]], who ruled an Empire spanning from Greece to [[Egypt]] and [[India]], used a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]] given to him by the [[Templars]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref>

===Pythagoras and Kyros===
During the sixth century BCE, the famous scholar [[Pythagoras]] and his disciple [[Kyros of Zarax]] lived in [[Samos]], a small island in Greece, where Pythagoras became a well respected man by discovering the {{Wiki|Tetractys}}.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Divine Science: Chapter 2 - Kyros of Zarax]]</ref>

A few years later, they moved to [[Croton]], [[Italy]], where Pythagoras founded his own academy to teach young scholars everything he knew. However, tension in Croton began to rise and Pythagoras and Kyros were forced to flee back to Greece after a few years.<ref name="ACPL"/>

Many years later, they traveled through a Greek desert to find [[Hermes Trismegistus]]. They eventually located him and he awarded Pythagoras with his staff, beginning the [[Hermeticists|Hermeticist]] traditions.<ref name="ACPL"/>

Kyros then decided to travel to [[Arcadia]], hoping to challenge its princess, [[Atalanta]], to a race and be allowed to marry her. Before traveling to Arcadia, however, Kyros first ventured to the abandoned temple of [[Aphrodite]], where he found an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. With the help of the ancient artifact, he was able to defeat Atalanta, earning her hand in marriage.<ref name="ACPL"/>

===Renaissance===
While Greece was under [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule during the [[Renaissance]], the Templars under the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] flag controlled Athens. They were rooted out by the [[Turkish Assassins]], sent by the [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who established [[Assassin Dens]] in the city and recovered [[Isu]] technology that was discovered beneath the {{Wiki|Acropolis of Athens|Acropolis}}.<ref name="ACR">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' - [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>

Around this time, the [[Knights Hospitalier]] controlled the island of [[Rhodes]]. After they executed the [[Master Assassin]] [[Castor]], Ezio sent the Assassins to burn a Hospitalier compound in revenge.<ref name="ACR"/>

==Trivia==
*Greek buildings and clothing in ''Project Legacy'' are inaccurately depicted as white, when in reality, the Greeks favored a myriad of bright colors.

==References==
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