Attika - Revision history

Soranin at 15:14, 3 May 2026

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	[[File:ACOd-banner-Attika.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|The banner of Attika]]		[[File:ACOd-banner-Attika.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|The banner of Attika]]
	'''Attika''' is a historical region and peninsula in [[Greece]] projecting into the [[Aegean Sea]] ~~which~~ encompasses the country's capital, [[Athens]]~~. As~~ such, it is home to some of the most iconic Hellenic landmarks, ~~and its~~ {{wiki\|Mediterranean climate\|dry summer climate}} is archetypal of the beautiful environment popularly associated with Greece. Along with [[Megaris]] and [[Boeotia]], Attika ~~was~~ part of the [[Attikan Peninsula]].<ref name="ACOd site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/attika-peninsula ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Attika Peninsula]. Ubisoft. Accessed 24 June 2018.</ref>		'''Attika''' is a historical region and peninsula in [[Greece]] projecting into the [[Aegean Sea]]. It encompasses the country's capital, [[Athens]], and as such, it is home to some of the most iconic Hellenic landmarks. Furthermore, the region's {{wiki\|Mediterranean climate\|dry summer climate}} is archetypal of the beautiful environment popularly associated with Greece. Along with [[Megaris]] and [[Boeotia]], Attika forms part of the [[Attikan Peninsula]].<ref name="ACOd site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/attika-peninsula ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Attika Peninsula]. Ubisoft. Accessed 24 June 2018.</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], Attika was a heavily-trafficked area with Athens as the largest city in Greece. With the conflict pitting Athens-led [[Delian League]] against [[Sparta]]'s [[Peloponnesian League]], the peninsula was at the center of the conflict.<ref name="ACOd site" /> The [[Spartan army]] set up multiple siege camps along the western approaches to Athens, as well as the [[Cemetery Road]]. Despite the threat of this army, Athens and Attika at large remained unconquered for the majority of the conflict.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], Attika was a heavily-trafficked area, with Athens as the largest city in Greece. With the conflict pitting the Athens-led [[Delian League]] against [[Sparta]]'s [[Peloponnesian League]], the peninsula was at the center of the conflict.<ref name="ACOd site" /> The [[Spartan army]] set up multiple siege camps along the western approaches to Athens, as well as the [[Cemetery Road]]. Despite the threat of this army, Athens and Attika at large remained unconquered for the majority of the conflict.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	As power shifted between Athens' Delian League and Sparta's Peloponnesian League during the conflict, each side employed a ~~group~~ of mercenaries to aid their causes around the Greek world.<ref name="For Democracy!">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[For Democracy!]]</ref><ref name="Spears for Hire">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[Spears for Hire]]</ref>		As power shifted between Athens' Delian League and Sparta's Peloponnesian League during the conflict, each side employed a number of [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]] to aid their causes around the Greek world.<ref name="For Democracy!">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[For Democracy!]]''</ref><ref name="Spears for Hire">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – ''[[Spears for Hire]]''</ref>

	==Economy==		==Economy==
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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The emblem of Attika in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is a stylized {{Wiki\|Owl of Athena\|owl}}, referencing the Greek goddess [[Athena]].<ref name="Attikan Banner">''Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Attika\|Attika: "Attikan Banner"]]</ref>		The emblem of Attika in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is a stylized {{Wiki\|Owl of Athena\|owl}}, referencing the Greek goddess [[Athena]].<ref name="Attikan Banner">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Attika\|Attika: "Attikan Banner"]]</ref>

	In ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'', Attika has the epithet "The Land of Democracy", referencing one of its historically most meaningful contributions to the world.<ref name="ACOd" />		In ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'', Attika has the epithet "The Land of Democracy", referencing one of its historically most meaningful contributions to the world.<ref name="ACOd" />

	In the [https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/home official website] ~~of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''~~, the regions of Attika, Boeotia, and Megaris are grouped under "Attika Peninsula" despite the latter two being geographically distinct and Attika in actuality being synonymous with the Attika Peninsula.<ref name="ACOd site" /><ref name="Attica">{{WP\|Attica}}</ref>		In the game's [https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/home official website], the regions of Attika, Boeotia, and Megaris are grouped under "Attika Peninsula", despite the latter two being geographically distinct and Attika in actuality being synonymous with the Attika Peninsula.<ref name="ACOd site" /><ref name="Attica">{{WP\|Attica}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{C\|map only}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{C\|map only}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]] - [[For Democracy!]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]] – [[For Democracy!]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion - [[Spears for Hire]]'' {{Mo}}		*''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – [[Spears for Hire]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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			[[File:ACOd-banner-Attika.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|The banner of Attika]]
	'''Attika''' is a historical region and peninsula in [[Greece]] projecting into the [[Aegean Sea]] which encompasses the country's capital, [[Athens]]. As such, it is home to some of the most iconic Hellenic landmarks, and its {{wiki\|Mediterranean climate\|dry summer climate}} is archetypal of the beautiful environment popularly associated with Greece. Along with [[Megaris]] and [[Boeotia]], Attika was part of the [[Attikan Peninsula]].<ref name="ACOd site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/attika-peninsula ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Attika Peninsula]. Ubisoft. Accessed 24 June 2018.</ref>		'''Attika''' is a historical region and peninsula in [[Greece]] projecting into the [[Aegean Sea]] which encompasses the country's capital, [[Athens]]. As such, it is home to some of the most iconic Hellenic landmarks, and its {{wiki\|Mediterranean climate\|dry summer climate}} is archetypal of the beautiful environment popularly associated with Greece. Along with [[Megaris]] and [[Boeotia]], Attika was part of the [[Attikan Peninsula]].<ref name="ACOd site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/attika-peninsula ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Attika Peninsula]. Ubisoft. Accessed 24 June 2018.</ref>

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	'''Attika'''~~, or the '''Attika peninsula''',~~ is a historical region and peninsula in [[Greece]] projecting into the [[Aegean Sea]] which encompasses the country's capital, [[Athens]]. As such, it is home to some of the most iconic Hellenic landmarks, and its {{wiki\|Mediterranean climate\|dry summer climate}} is archetypal of the beautiful environment popularly associated with Greece.<ref name="ACOd site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/attika-peninsula ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Attika Peninsula]. Ubisoft. Accessed 24 June 2018.</ref>		'''Attika''' is a historical region and peninsula in [[Greece]] projecting into the [[Aegean Sea]] which encompasses the country's capital, [[Athens]]. As such, it is home to some of the most iconic Hellenic landmarks, and its {{wiki\|Mediterranean climate\|dry summer climate}} is archetypal of the beautiful environment popularly associated with Greece. Along with [[Megaris]] and [[Boeotia]], Attika was part of the [[Attikan Peninsula]].<ref name="ACOd site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/attika-peninsula ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Attika Peninsula]. Ubisoft. Accessed 24 June 2018.</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	~~During~~ the [[Peloponnesian War]] Attika was a heavily-trafficked area with Athens as the largest city in Greece. With the conflict pitting Athens' [[Delian League]] against ~~the city-state of~~ [[Sparta]], the peninsula was the ~~central battleground~~ of the ~~war~~.<ref name="ACOd site" /> The Spartan army set up multiple siege camps along the western approaches to Athens, as well as the Cemetery Road. ~~~~		By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], Attika was a heavily-trafficked area with Athens as the largest city in Greece. With the conflict pitting Athens-led [[Delian League]] against [[Sparta]]'s [[Peloponnesian League]], the peninsula was at the center of the conflict.<ref name="ACOd site" /> The [[Spartan army]] set up multiple siege camps along the western approaches to Athens, as well as the [[Cemetery Road]]. Despite the threat of this army, Athens and Attika at large remained unconquered for the majority of the conflict.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	Prior to ~~this conflict~~, ~~the region~~'s ~~economy~~ was based primarily ~~off of~~ the silver mining industry ~~based~~ in [[Lavrio]]. With the dawn of the Delian League, Attika's prosperity shifted to taxation as a principal source of income.<ref name="ACOd site" />		As power shifted between Athens' Delian League and Sparta's Peloponnesian League during the conflict, each side employed a group of mercenaries to aid their causes around the Greek world.<ref name="For Democracy!">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[For Democracy!]]</ref><ref name="Spears for Hire">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[Spears for Hire]]</ref>

			==Economy==
			Prior to the [[Peloponnesian War]], Attika's wealth was based primarily on the [[silver]] mining industry set in and around the town of [[Lavrio]]. With the dawn of the Delian League, Attika's prosperity shifted to taxation as a principal source of income.<ref name="ACOd site" /> In addition to silver, Attika also became famous for exporting the [[marble]] [[Mt. Pentelikos Marble Quarry\|quarried]] from [[Scarred Mountain of Pentelikos\|Mount Pentelikos]].<ref name="Mt. Pentelikos Village">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Attika\|Attika: Mt. Pentelikos Village]]</ref>

	==Regions==		==Regions==
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	*[[Silver Mountain]]		*[[Silver Mountain]]

	==~~Trivia~~==		==Behind the scenes==
	*In the [https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/home official website] of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', the regions of Attika, [[Boeotia]], and [[Megaris]] are grouped under "Attika Peninsula" despite the latter two being geographically distinct and Attika being synonymous with the Attika Peninsula.<ref name="ACOd site" />		The emblem of Attika in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is a stylized {{Wiki\|Owl of Athena\|owl}}, referencing the Greek goddess [[Athena]].<ref name="Attikan Banner">''Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Attika\|Attika: "Attikan Banner"]]</ref>
	*The emblem of Attika is a stylized {{~~Wiki~~\|~~Owl of Athena\|owl~~}}~~, referencing the Greek goddess [[Athena]].~~
			In ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'', Attika has the epithet "The Land of Democracy", referencing one of its historically most meaningful contributions to the world.<ref name="ACOd" />

			In the [https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/home official website] of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', the regions of Attika, Boeotia, and Megaris are grouped under "Attika Peninsula" despite the latter two being geographically distinct and Attika in actuality being synonymous with the Attika Peninsula.<ref name="ACOd site" /><ref name="Attica">{{WP\|Attica}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	ACOD_Attika_Concept_Art.jpg\|Concept art of the region		ACOD_Attika_Concept_Art.jpg\|Concept art of the region
	</gallery>		</gallery>


	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{C\|map only}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{C\|map only}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]] - [[For Democracy!]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion - [[Spears for Hire]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Greece]]		[[Category:Greece]]
	[[Category:Regions of Greece]]		[[Category:Regions of Greece]]
			[[Category:Locations in the Attikan Peninsula]]
	[[Category:Peninsulas]]		[[Category:Peninsulas]]

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	==History==		==History==
	During the [[Peloponnesian War]] Attika was a heavily-trafficked area with Athens as the largest city in Greece. With the conflict pitting Athens' [[Delian League]] against the city-state of [[Sparta]], the peninsula was the central battleground of the war.<ref name="ACOd site" />		During the [[Peloponnesian War]] Attika was a heavily-trafficked area with Athens as the largest city in Greece. With the conflict pitting Athens' [[Delian League]] against the city-state of [[Sparta]], the peninsula was the central battleground of the war.<ref name="ACOd site" /> The Spartan army set up multiple siege camps along the western approaches to Athens, as well as the Cemetery Road.

	Prior to this conflict, the region's economy was based primarily off of the silver mining industry based in [[Lavrio]]. With the dawn of the Delian League, Attika's prosperity shifted to taxation as a principal source of income.<ref name="ACOd site" />		Prior to this conflict, the region's economy was based primarily off of the silver mining industry based in [[Lavrio]]. With the dawn of the Delian League, Attika's prosperity shifted to taxation as a principal source of income.<ref name="ACOd site" />

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*In the [https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/home official website] of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', the regions of Attika, [[Boeotia]], and [[Megaris]] are grouped under "Attika Peninsula" despite the latter two being geographically distinct and Attika being synonymous with the Attika Peninsula.<ref name="ACOd site" />		*In the [https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/home official website] of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', the regions of Attika, [[Boeotia]], and [[Megaris]] are grouped under "Attika Peninsula" despite the latter two being geographically distinct and Attika being synonymous with the Attika Peninsula.<ref name="ACOd site" />
			*The emblem of Attika is a stylized {{Wiki\|Owl of Athena\|owl}}, referencing the Greek goddess [[Athena]].

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	'''Attika''', or the '''Attika peninsula''', is a historical region and peninsula in [[Greece]] projecting into the [[Aegean Sea]] which encompasses the country's capital, [[Athens]]. As such, it is home to some of the most iconic Hellenic landmarks, and its {{wiki\|Mediterranean climate\|dry summer climate}} is archetypal of the beautiful environment popularly associated with Greece.<ref name="ACOd site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/attika-peninsula ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Attika Peninsula]. Ubisoft. Accessed 24 June 2018.</ref>		'''Attika''', or the '''Attika peninsula''', is a historical region and peninsula in [[Greece]] projecting into the [[Aegean Sea]] which encompasses the country's capital, [[Athens]]. As such, it is home to some of the most iconic Hellenic landmarks, and its {{wiki\|Mediterranean climate\|dry summer climate}} is archetypal of the beautiful environment popularly associated with Greece.<ref name="ACOd site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/attika-peninsula ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Attika Peninsula]. Ubisoft. Accessed 24 June 2018.</ref>

	During the [[Peloponnesian War]], with Athens as the largest city in Greece~~, it was a heavily-trafficked area~~. With the conflict pitting Athens' [[Delian League]] against the city-state of [[Sparta]], the peninsula was the central battleground of the war.<ref name="ACOd site" />		==History==
			During the [[Peloponnesian War]] Attika was a heavily-trafficked area with Athens as the largest city in Greece. With the conflict pitting Athens' [[Delian League]] against the city-state of [[Sparta]], the peninsula was the central battleground of the war.<ref name="ACOd site" />

	Prior to this conflict, the region's economy was based primarily off of the silver mining industry based in [[Lavrio]]. With the dawn of the Delian League, Attika's prosperity shifted to taxation as a principal source of income.<ref name="ACOd site" />		Prior to this conflict, the region's economy was based primarily off of the silver mining industry based in [[Lavrio]]. With the dawn of the Delian League, Attika's prosperity shifted to taxation as a principal source of income.<ref name="ACOd site" />

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	==Regions==		==Regions==
	The Attika Peninsula was made up of regions:		The Attika Peninsula was made up of fourteen regions and islands:
	*[[Abandoned Farmlands]]		*[[Abandoned Farmlands]]
	*[[Aegina]]		*[[Aegina]]

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	Prior to this conflict, the region's economy was based primarily off of the silver mining industry based in [[Lavrio]]. With the dawn of the Delian League, Attika's prosperity shifted to taxation as a principal source of income.<ref name="ACOd site" />		Prior to this conflict, the region's economy was based primarily off of the silver mining industry based in [[Lavrio]]. With the dawn of the Delian League, Attika's prosperity shifted to taxation as a principal source of income.<ref name="ACOd site" />

			==Regions==
			The Attika Peninsula was made up of regions:
			*[[Abandoned Farmlands]]
			*[[Aegina]]
			*[[Cape Sounion]]
			*[[Athens\|Greater Athens]]
			*[[Heights of Thorikos]]
			*[[Isle of Salamis]]
			*[[Marathon Beach]]
			*[[Parnes Mountains]]
			*[[Phaleron Sandy Bay]]
			*[[Port of Piraeus]]
			*[[Sacred Plains of Demeter]]
			*[[Scarred Mountain of Pentelikos]]
			*[[Sieged Plains]]
			*[[Silver Mountain]]

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''

	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	{{ACOD}}		{{ACOD}}