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	'''Greece''', officially the '''Hellenic Republic''' and historically known as '''Hellas''',<ref name="Packing for Greece">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "Packing for Greece: Greece"</ref> or the '''Greek World''',<ref name="ACOD">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> is a civilization and country located in Southeastern [[Europe]] and is popularly regarded as the cradle of {{Wiki\|Western culture\|Western civilization}}.		'''Greece''', officially the '''Hellenic Republic''' and historically known as '''Hellas''',<ref name="Packing for Greece">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "Packing for Greece: Greece"</ref> or the '''Greek World''',<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> is a civilization and country located in Southeastern [[Europe]] and is popularly regarded as the cradle of {{Wiki\|Western culture\|Western civilization}}.

	Jutting out into the [[Mediterranean Sea]], Greece is a largely mountainous region consisting of several peninsula and numerous small island archipelagos in the adjacent [[Aegean Sea]].		Jutting out into the [[Mediterranean Sea]], Greece is a largely mountainous region consisting of several peninsula and numerous small island archipelagos in the adjacent [[Aegean Sea]].

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	\|title1 = Hellenic Republic		\|title1 = Hellenic Republic
	\|image1 = Grand Temple of Apollo.jpg		\|image1 = Grand Temple of Apollo.jpg
	\|ethnic_groups = {{~~wiki~~\|Greeks\|Hellenes}}		\|ethnic_groups = {{Wiki\|Greeks\|Hellenes}}
	\|languages = {{~~wiki~~\|Greek language\|Greek}}		\|languages = {{Wiki\|Greek language\|Greek}}
	\|religion = [[Greek mythology\|Ancient Greek religion]]<br>[[Christianity]]		\|religion = [[Greek mythology\|Ancient Greek religion]]<br>[[Christianity]]
	\|demonym = Greek		\|demonym = Greek
	\|current_state = {{~~wiki~~\|Third Hellenic Republic}}		\|current_state = {{Wiki\|Third Hellenic Republic}}
	\|capital = [[Athens]]		\|capital = [[Athens]]
	\|assassin_branch = [[Greek Brotherhood of Assassins\|Greek Brotherhood]]<br>[[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Brotherhood]]<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>		\|assassin_branch = [[Greek Brotherhood of Assassins\|Greek Brotherhood]]<br>[[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Brotherhood]]<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>
	\|templar_branch = [[Greek Rite of the Templar Order\|Greek Rite]]<br>[[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]] (dissolved)		\|templar_branch = [[Greek Rite of the Templar Order\|Greek Rite]]<br>[[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]] (dissolved)
	\|past_states = [[Makedonia]] {{c\|808 BCE–168 BCE}}		\|past_states = [[Makedonia]] {{c\|808 BCE–168 BCE}}
	*[[Macedonian Empire]] {{c\|336 BCE–323 BCE}}<br>[[Byzantine Empire]] {{c\|395–1453}}<br>{{~~wiki~~\|First Hellenic Republic}} {{c\|1822–1832}}<br>{{~~wiki~~\|Kingdom of Greece}} {{c\|1832–1924, 1935–1973}}<br>{{~~wiki~~\|Second Hellenic Republic}} {{c\|1924–1935}}		*[[Macedonian Empire]] {{c\|336 BCE–323 BCE}}<br>[[Byzantine Empire]] {{c\|395–1453}}<br>{{Wiki\|First Hellenic Republic}} {{c\|1822–1832}}<br>{{Wiki\|Kingdom of Greece}} {{c\|1832–1924, 1935–1973}}<br>{{Wiki\|Second Hellenic Republic}} {{c\|1924–1935}}
	\|historical_capitals = {{~~wiki~~\|Pella}}<br>[[Constantinople]]		\|historical_capitals = {{Wiki\|Pella}}<br>[[Constantinople]]
	\|major_conflicts = [[Peloponnesian War]]<br>[[Greco-Persian Wars]]<br>[[Fall of Constantinople]]		\|major_conflicts = [[Peloponnesian War]]<br>[[Greco-Persian Wars]]<br>[[Fall of Constantinople]]
	\|region = [[Europe\|Southern Europe]]		\|region = [[Europe\|Southern Europe]]
	*{{~~wiki~~\|Balkans}}		*{{Wiki\|Balkans}}
	\|features = [[Mount Olympos]]		\|features = [[Mount Olympos]]
	\|major_cities = [[Argos]]<br>[[Korinth]]<br>[[Sparta]]<br>[[Thebes, Greece\|Thebes]]<br>[[Mycenae]]		\|major_cities = [[Argos]]<br>[[Korinth]]<br>[[Sparta]]<br>[[Thebes, Greece\|Thebes]]<br>[[Mycenae]]
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	}}		}}
	'''Greece''', officially the '''Hellenic Republic''' and historically known as '''Hellas''',<ref name="Packing for Greece">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "Packing for Greece: Greece"</ref> or the '''Greek World''',<ref name="ACOD">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> is a civilization and country located in Southeastern [[Europe]] and is popularly regarded as the cradle of {{~~wiki~~\|Western culture\|Western civilization}}.		'''Greece''', officially the '''Hellenic Republic''' and historically known as '''Hellas''',<ref name="Packing for Greece">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "Packing for Greece: Greece"</ref> or the '''Greek World''',<ref name="ACOD">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> is a civilization and country located in Southeastern [[Europe]] and is popularly regarded as the cradle of {{Wiki\|Western culture\|Western civilization}}.

	Jutting out into the [[Mediterranean Sea]], Greece is a largely mountainous region consisting of several peninsula and numerous small island archipelagos in the adjacent [[Aegean Sea]].		Jutting out into the [[Mediterranean Sea]], Greece is a largely mountainous region consisting of several peninsula and numerous small island archipelagos in the adjacent [[Aegean Sea]].
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	During this time, Athens often cited as the birthplace of [[democracy]], witnessed an explosion of intellectual and cultural arts that developed the foundations for modern Western medicine, philosophy, historiography, political science, sports, and literature. The ''poleis'' were finally united for the first time in 336 BCE following their conquest by [[Alexander the Great\|Alexander III]] of [[Makedonia]], who carved out a short-lived empire across the [[Middle East\|Western Asia]], spreading Hellenic culture from the [[Roman Republic]], to [[Egypt]], all the way to the borders of [[India]].		During this time, Athens often cited as the birthplace of [[democracy]], witnessed an explosion of intellectual and cultural arts that developed the foundations for modern Western medicine, philosophy, historiography, political science, sports, and literature. The ''poleis'' were finally united for the first time in 336 BCE following their conquest by [[Alexander the Great\|Alexander III]] of [[Makedonia]], who carved out a short-lived empire across the [[Middle East\|Western Asia]], spreading Hellenic culture from the [[Roman Republic]], to [[Egypt]], all the way to the borders of [[India]].

	Owing to its historical significance, Athens is the capital and largest city of the {{~~wiki~~\|Greece\|Hellenic Republic}}, the current regime of Greece as a sovereign state.		Owing to its historical significance, Athens is the capital and largest city of the {{Wiki\|Greece\|Hellenic Republic}}, the current regime of Greece as a sovereign state.

	==History==		==History==

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	Many descendants from the Isu and humans used Pieces of Eden to accomplish great feats and were worshipped as demigods and heroes. [[Perseus]] found a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|Sword of Eden]] and killed a [[Writhing Dread]]. The king of [[Athens]] [[Theseus]] killed a [[Minotaur]] in the [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls]]. [[Oedipous\|Oedipus]] outsmarted a [[Sphinx]] in a riddles challenge. [[Jason]] and his [[Argonauts]] found a [[Shroud of Eden 1\|Shroud of Eden]]. The hero [[Herakles]] performed [[Labours of Hercules\|Twelve Labours]] defeating mythical creatures and recovering [[Apples of Eden]].<ref name="ACOD"/><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs]]</ref>		Many descendants from the Isu and humans used Pieces of Eden to accomplish great feats and were worshipped as demigods and heroes. [[Perseus]] found a [[Perseus' Sword of Eden\|Sword of Eden]] and killed a [[Writhing Dread]]. The king of [[Athens]] [[Theseus]] killed a [[Minotaur]] in the [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls]]. [[Oedipous\|Oedipus]] outsmarted a [[Sphinx]] in a riddles challenge. [[Jason]] and his [[Argonauts]] found a [[Shroud of Eden 1\|Shroud of Eden]]. The hero [[Herakles]] performed [[Labours of Hercules\|Twelve Labours]] defeating mythical creatures and recovering [[Apples of Eden]].<ref name="ACOD"/><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs]]</ref>

	During the 12th century BCE, the Isu [[Eris]] ~~sent~~ an Apple of Eden which ~~provoked~~ the kidnapping of [[Helen of Troy]] by [[Paris (mythology)\|Paris]] ~~and the beginning of the [[Trojan War]], lasting~~ ten years~~. Many~~ kings and heroes such as [[Agamemnon]], [[Ajax]], [[Menelaus]], [[Achilles]], and [[Odysseus]] ~~participated in the war~~, resulting in the destruction of [[Troy]].<ref name="ACOD"/><ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> After the war, Odysseus returned to his kingdom of [[Ithaka]] after a long journey of ten years during which he defeated Cyclops, [[Siren (mythology)\|Sirens]], and the Wrath of [[Poseidon]].<ref name="ACOD"/>		During the 12th century BCE, the Isu [[Eris]] instigated the [[Trojan War]] by using an [[Apple of Eden]], which led to the kidnapping of [[Helen of Troy]] by [[Paris (mythology)\|Paris]]. The conflict lasted ten years and involved many kings and heroes, such as [[Agamemnon]], [[Ajax]], [[Menelaus]], [[Achilles]], and [[Odysseus]], eventually resulting in the destruction of [[Troy]].<ref name="ACOD"/><ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Majd Addin)]]</ref> After the war, Odysseus returned to his kingdom of [[Ithaka]] after a long journey of ten years during which he defeated Cyclops, [[Siren (mythology)\|Sirens]], and the Wrath of [[Poseidon]].<ref name="ACOD"/>

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			*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1stm}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}
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	[[Category:Mediterranean]]		[[Category:Mediterranean]]
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	\|demonym = Greek		\|demonym = Greek
	\|current_state = ~~{{wiki\|Hellenic Republic}}~~ {{wiki\|Third Hellenic Republic~~\|(Third)~~}}		\|current_state = {{wiki\|Third Hellenic Republic}}
	\|capital = [[Athens]]		\|capital = [[Athens]]
	\|assassin_branch = [[Greek Brotherhood of Assassins\|Greek Brotherhood]]<br>[[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Brotherhood]]<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>		\|assassin_branch = [[Greek Brotherhood of Assassins\|Greek Brotherhood]]<br>[[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Brotherhood]]<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}
			**''[[Valley of Memory]]'' {{Mdat}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}

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	**''[[Echoes Through the Animus]]''		**''[[Echoes Through the Animus]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{Mdat}}
			**''[[The Siege of Paris]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Animus Hub]]'' {{Mdat}}

	==References==		==References==

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	\|title1 = Hellenic Republic		\|title1 = Hellenic Republic
	\|image1 = Grand Temple of Apollo.jpg		\|image1 = Grand Temple of Apollo.jpg
	\|ethnic_groups = {{~~wiki~~\|Greeks\|Hellenes}}		\|ethnic_groups = {{Wiki\|Greeks\|Hellenes}}
	\|languages = {{~~wiki~~\|Greek language\|Greek}}		\|languages = {{Wiki\|Greek language\|Greek}}
	\|religion = [[Greek mythology\|Ancient Greek religion]]<br>[[Christianity]]		\|religion = [[Greek mythology\|Ancient Greek religion]]<br>[[Christianity]]
	\|demonym = Greek		\|demonym = Greek
	\|current_state = {{~~wiki~~\|Third Hellenic Republic}}		\|current_state = {{Wiki\|Third Hellenic Republic}}
	\|capital = [[Athens]]		\|capital = [[Athens]]
	\|assassin_branch = [[Greek Brotherhood of Assassins\|Greek Brotherhood]]<br>[[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Brotherhood]]<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>		\|assassin_branch = [[Greek Brotherhood of Assassins\|Greek Brotherhood]]<br>[[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Brotherhood]]<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>
	\|templar_branch = [[Greek Rite of the Templar Order\|Greek Rite]]<br>[[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]] (dissolved)		\|templar_branch = [[Greek Rite of the Templar Order\|Greek Rite]]<br>[[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]] (dissolved)
	\|past_states = [[Makedonia]] {{c\|808 BCE–168 BCE}}		\|past_states = [[Makedonia]] {{c\|808 BCE–168 BCE}}
	*[[Macedonian Empire]] {{c\|336 BCE–323 BCE}}<br>[[Byzantine Empire]] {{c\|395–1453}}<br>{{~~wiki~~\|First Hellenic Republic}} {{c\|1822–1832}}<br>{{~~wiki~~\|Kingdom of Greece}} {{c\|1832–1924, 1935–1973}}<br>{{~~wiki~~\|Second Hellenic Republic}} {{c\|1924–1935}}		*[[Macedonian Empire]] {{c\|336 BCE–323 BCE}}<br>[[Byzantine Empire]] {{c\|395–1453}}<br>{{Wiki\|First Hellenic Republic}} {{c\|1822–1832}}<br>{{Wiki\|Kingdom of Greece}} {{c\|1832–1924, 1935–1973}}<br>{{Wiki\|Second Hellenic Republic}} {{c\|1924–1935}}
	\|historical_capitals = {{~~wiki~~\|Pella}}<br>[[Constantinople]]		\|historical_capitals = {{Wiki\|Pella}}<br>[[Constantinople]]
	\|major_conflicts = [[Peloponnesian War]]<br>[[Greco-Persian Wars]]<br>[[Fall of Constantinople]]		\|major_conflicts = [[Peloponnesian War]]<br>[[Greco-Persian Wars]]<br>[[Fall of Constantinople]]
	\|region = [[Europe\|Southern Europe]]		\|region = [[Europe\|Southern Europe]]
	*{{~~wiki~~\|Balkans}}		*{{Wiki\|Balkans}}
	\|features = [[Mount Olympos]]		\|features = [[Mount Olympos]]
	\|major_cities = [[Argos]]<br>[[Korinth]]<br>[[Sparta]]<br>[[Thebes, Greece\|Thebes]]<br>[[Mycenae]]		\|major_cities = [[Argos]]<br>[[Korinth]]<br>[[Sparta]]<br>[[Thebes, Greece\|Thebes]]<br>[[Mycenae]]
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	\|isu_vault(s) = [[Gateway to the Lost City]]<br>[[Petrified Temple]]<br>[[Labyrinth of Lost Souls]]		\|isu_vault(s) = [[Gateway to the Lost City]]<br>[[Petrified Temple]]<br>[[Labyrinth of Lost Souls]]
	}}		}}
	'''Greece''', officially the '''Hellenic Republic''' and historically known as '''Hellas''',<ref name="Packing for Greece">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "Packing for Greece: Greece"</ref> or the '''Greek World''',<ref name="ACOD">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> is a civilization and country located in Southeastern [[Europe]] and is popularly regarded as the cradle of {{~~wiki~~\|Western culture\|Western civilization}}.		'''Greece''', officially the '''Hellenic Republic''' and historically known as '''Hellas''',<ref name="Packing for Greece">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "Packing for Greece: Greece"</ref> or the '''Greek World''',<ref name="ACOD">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> is a civilization and country located in Southeastern [[Europe]] and is popularly regarded as the cradle of {{Wiki\|Western culture\|Western civilization}}.

	Jutting out into the [[Mediterranean Sea]], Greece is a largely mountainous region consisting of several peninsula and numerous small island archipelagos in the adjacent [[Aegean Sea]].		Jutting out into the [[Mediterranean Sea]], Greece is a largely mountainous region consisting of several peninsula and numerous small island archipelagos in the adjacent [[Aegean Sea]].
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	During this time, Athens often cited as the birthplace of [[democracy]], witnessed an explosion of intellectual and cultural arts that developed the foundations for modern Western medicine, philosophy, historiography, political science, sports, and literature. The ''poleis'' were finally united for the first time in 336 BCE following their conquest by [[Alexander the Great\|Alexander III]] of [[Makedonia]], who carved out a short-lived empire across the [[Middle East\|Western Asia]], spreading Hellenic culture from the [[Roman Republic]], to [[Egypt]], all the way to the borders of [[India]].		During this time, Athens often cited as the birthplace of [[democracy]], witnessed an explosion of intellectual and cultural arts that developed the foundations for modern Western medicine, philosophy, historiography, political science, sports, and literature. The ''poleis'' were finally united for the first time in 336 BCE following their conquest by [[Alexander the Great\|Alexander III]] of [[Makedonia]], who carved out a short-lived empire across the [[Middle East\|Western Asia]], spreading Hellenic culture from the [[Roman Republic]], to [[Egypt]], all the way to the borders of [[India]].

	Owing to its historical significance, Athens is the capital and largest city of the {{~~wiki~~\|Greece\|Hellenic Republic}}, the current regime of Greece as a sovereign state.		Owing to its historical significance, Athens is the capital and largest city of the {{Wiki\|Greece\|Hellenic Republic}}, the current regime of Greece as a sovereign state.

	==History==		==History==