War contract - Revision history

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	A '''war contract''' is a legal agreement by a government to a private individual to render payment in exchange for their military service.		A '''war contract''' is a legal agreement by a government to a private individual to render payment in exchange for their military service.

	During the [[Peloponnesian War]], both the [[Athens\|Athenians]] and [[Sparta]]ns offered military contracts across [[Greece]] to enlist the aid of [[mercenary\|mercenaries]] into their war effort. Among the most successful of these mercenaries was [[Kassandra\|Kassandra the Eagle Bearer]], who opportunistically accepted contracts from either ~~sides~~ depending on their alignment with her own goals.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		During the [[Peloponnesian War]], both the [[Athens\|Athenians]] and [[Sparta]]ns offered military contracts across [[Greece]] to enlist the aid of [[mercenary\|mercenaries]] into their war effort. Among the most successful of these mercenaries was [[Kassandra\|Kassandra the Eagle Bearer]], who opportunistically accepted contracts from either side depending on their alignment with her own goals.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Sol Pacificus at 08:09, 4 October 2023

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	A '''war contract''' is a legal agreement by a government to a ~~priviate~~ individual ~~that they will~~ render payment military service.		A '''war contract''' is a legal agreement by a government to a private individual to render payment in exchange for their military service.

	During the [[Peloponnesian War]], both the [[Athens\|Athenians]] and [[Sparta]]ns offered military contracts across [[Greece]] to enlist the aid of [[mercenary\|mercenaries]] into their war effort. Among the most successful of these mercenaries was [[Kassandra\|Kassandra the Eagle Bearer]], who opportunistically accepted contracts from either sides depending on their alignment with her own goals.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		During the [[Peloponnesian War]], both the [[Athens\|Athenians]] and [[Sparta]]ns offered military contracts across [[Greece]] to enlist the aid of [[mercenary\|mercenaries]] into their war effort. Among the most successful of these mercenaries was [[Kassandra\|Kassandra the Eagle Bearer]], who opportunistically accepted contracts from either sides depending on their alignment with her own goals.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

imported>Sol Pacificus: It is confusing to say "the Spartan misthios Kassandra" in the same sentence as saying she was fighting for both sides. This is one of those cases which shows why it's important not to always rely on a set sentence formula. Good writing means writing organically, not formulaically. / Batfan, you've been editing long enough to know that italicization uses apostrophes ('') not quotation marks (").

2023-10-04T08:07:06Z

It is confusing to say "the Spartan misthios Kassandra" in the same sentence as saying she was fighting for both sides. This is one of those cases which shows why it's important not to always rely on a set sentence formula. Good writing means writing organically, not formulaically. / Batfan, you've been editing long enough to know that italicization uses apostrophes ('') not quotation marks (").

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	A '''war contract''' ~~was~~ a ~~task set~~ by ~~warring sides, who assigned the destruction or killing of their opposition~~. During the [[Peloponnesian War]], both [[Athens\|Athenians]] and [[Sparta]]ns ~~assigned war~~ contracts across [[Greece]] to ~~lessen~~ the ~~other's power~~. ~~The Spartan "misthios"~~ [[Kassandra]] accepted contracts ~~of both~~ sides ~~for~~ her own ~~personal gain~~.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		{{Stub}}
			A '''war contract''' is a legal agreement by a government to a priviate individual that they will render payment military service.

			During the [[Peloponnesian War]], both the [[Athens\|Athenians]] and [[Sparta]]ns offered military contracts across [[Greece]] to enlist the aid of [[mercenary\|mercenaries]] into their war effort. Among the most successful of these mercenaries was [[Kassandra\|Kassandra the Eagle Bearer]], who opportunistically accepted contracts from either sides depending on their alignment with her own goals.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Sol Pacificus: Sol Pacificus moved page War Contract to War contract

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Sol Pacificus moved page War Contract to War contract

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imported>Batfan13: Created page with "{{Era|Culture}} A '''war contract''' was a task set by warring sides, who assigned the destruction or killing of their opposition. During the Peloponnesian War, both Athenians and Spartans assigned war contracts across Greece to lessen the other's power. The Spartan "misthios" Kassandra accepted contracts of both sides for her own personal gain.''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' ==Appearances== *''Assassin's Creed: Odys..."

2023-10-04T04:27:48Z

Created page with "{{Era|Culture}} A '''war contract''' was a task set by warring sides, who assigned the destruction or killing of their opposition. During the Peloponnesian War, both Athenians and Spartans assigned war contracts across Greece to lessen the other's power. The Spartan "misthios" Kassandra accepted contracts of both sides for her own personal gain.<ref name="ACOD">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> ==Appearances== *''Assassin's Creed: Odys..."

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A '''war contract''' was a task set by warring sides, who assigned the destruction or killing of their opposition. During the [[Peloponnesian War]], both [[Athens|Athenians]] and [[Sparta]]ns assigned war contracts across [[Greece]] to lessen the other's power. The Spartan "misthios" [[Kassandra]] accepted contracts of both sides for her own personal gain.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''

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