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[[File:ACOD Greece Map.png|thumb|right|250px|A map of Greece and the Aegean Sea]]
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The '''Aegean Sea''' is an elongated embayment of the [[Mediterranean Sea]] located between the mainlands of [[Greece]] and [[Turkey]].
The '''Aegean Sea''' is an elongated embayment of the [[Mediterranean Sea]] located between the mainlands of [[Greece]] and [[Turkey]].


In 48 BCE, the pharaoh of [[Egypt]] [[Cleopatra]] dispatched [[Aya]] and [[Phoxidas]] to the sea in search of the [[Rome|Roman]] general [[Pompey]] in an attempt to secure alliance with his army. Aya and Phoxidas destroyed a number of [[Ptolemy XIII]]'s triremes before meeting with Pompey's fleet, which came under attack from Ptolemy's fleet.<ref name="Pompeius Magnus">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Pompeius Magnus]]</ref>
==History==
===Peloponnesian War===
[[File:ACOd-mapofGreece.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A map of Greece on a scroll]]
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], many of the island nations throughout the Aegean Sea sided with either [[Sparta]]'s [[Peloponnesian League]], or [[Athens]]' [[Delian League]]. As a result, the navies of various nations regularly patrolled the sea, in addition to [[Piracy|pirates]]. The Spartan ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] also traversed the sea aboard her ship, the ''[[Adrestia]]''. The [[Gods of the Aegean Sea]], a branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], sought to control all traffic on the Aegean, especially the trade routes, until the branch collapsed after the intervention of Kassandra and the ''Adrestia''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Gods of the Aegean Sea]]</ref>


After destroying the enemy ships, Aya and Phoxidas board Pompey's octareme, proposing to him an alliance with Cleopatra, which he accepted.<ref name="Pompeius Magnus" />
===Roman Civil War===
In 48 BCE, [[Cleopatra]] of [[Egypt]] dispatched [[Amunet|Aya]] and [[Phoxidas]] to the Aegean in search of the [[Rome|Roman]] general [[Pompey]], who she sought to secure alliance with in order to capture the throne from her brother [[Ptolemy XIII]]. Aya and Phoxidas destroyed a number of Ptolemy's [[trireme]]s before meeting with Pompey's fleet, which then also came under attack from Ptolemy's fleet. After the Ptolemaic ships were destroyed, Aya and Phoxidas boarded Pompey's [[octareme]] and presented him with Cleopatra's proposal, which he accepted.<ref name="Pompeius Magnus">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Pompeius Magnus]]</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
ACO Aegean Coast Concept Art - Jing Cherng Wong.jpg|Concept art of an Aegean coast
</gallery>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Imo}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{ACO}}
{{ACO}}

Latest revision as of 04:10, 6 May 2026

A map of Greece and the Aegean Sea

The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey.

History[edit | edit source]

Peloponnesian War[edit | edit source]

A map of Greece on a scroll

During the Peloponnesian War, many of the island nations throughout the Aegean Sea sided with either Sparta's Peloponnesian League, or Athens' Delian League. As a result, the navies of various nations regularly patrolled the sea, in addition to pirates. The Spartan misthios Kassandra also traversed the sea aboard her ship, the Adrestia. The Gods of the Aegean Sea, a branch of the Cult of Kosmos, sought to control all traffic on the Aegean, especially the trade routes, until the branch collapsed after the intervention of Kassandra and the Adrestia.[1]

Roman Civil War[edit | edit source]

In 48 BCE, Cleopatra of Egypt dispatched Aya and Phoxidas to the Aegean in search of the Roman general Pompey, who she sought to secure alliance with in order to capture the throne from her brother Ptolemy XIII. Aya and Phoxidas destroyed a number of Ptolemy's triremes before meeting with Pompey's fleet, which then also came under attack from Ptolemy's fleet. After the Ptolemaic ships were destroyed, Aya and Phoxidas boarded Pompey's octareme and presented him with Cleopatra's proposal, which he accepted.[2]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]