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|name = Agiad dynasty | |name = Agiad dynasty | ||
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|founder = {{Wiki|Eurysthenes}} | |founder = {{Wiki|Eurysthenes}} | ||
|leader = | |leader = | ||
|headquarters = [[Sparta]] | |||
| | |locations = [[Greece]] | ||
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|predecessor = | |||
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The ''' | |religion = {{Wiki|Ancient Greek religion}} | ||
|active = 10th century BCE – 3rd century BCE | |||
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The '''Agiad dynasty''' was an ancient [[Greece|Greek]] dynasty which ruled the ancient [[Polis|city-state]] of [[Sparta]] in Ancient Greece. Along the Eurypontids, the Agiads claim descent from the legendary hero [[Herakles]] and ruled the city from the {{Wiki|Greek Dark Ages|Dark Ages}} until the {{Wiki|Hellenistic period}}.<ref>{{WP|Agiad dynasty}}</ref> | |||
== | In the 5th century BCE, the Agiad dynasty saw a prominent involvement in the [[Greco-Persian Wars]]. King [[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas]] fought to his last breath at the [[Battle of Thermopylae]] against the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian Empire]]. His grandaughter [[Kassandra]] was a prominent ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' during the [[Peloponnesian War]], working for both the [[Peloponnesian League]] and the [[Delian League]].<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Known members== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | |||
ACOD Leonidas.jpg|[[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas]]<br>c. 540 BCE – 480 BCE | |||
Wiki noimage.jpg|{{Wiki|Pleistarchus}}<br>died c. 458 BC | |||
*[[ | ACOD Pausanias.png|[[Pausanias of Sparta|Pausanias]]<br>died 426/425 BCE | ||
*[[ | ACOD Elder Myrrine render.png|[[Myrrine]] | ||
*[[ | ACOD Kassandra Render (no helmet).png|[[Kassandra]]<br>458 BCE – 2018 CE | ||
*[[ | ACOD Deimos render.png|[[Alexios]]<br>451 BCE – 422 BCE | ||
[[Category: | ACOD Elpidios.jpg|[[Elpidios]]<br>born 420s BCE | ||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}} | |||
**''[[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' | |||
**''[[Legacy of the First Blade]]'' | |||
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]'' | |||
*[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novelization]] | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' | |||
**''[[The Hunter's Hounds]]'' {{Imo}} | |||
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Royal houses]] | |||
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The Agiad dynasty was an ancient Greek dynasty which ruled the ancient city-state of Sparta in Ancient Greece. Along the Eurypontids, the Agiads claim descent from the legendary hero Herakles and ruled the city from the Dark Ages until the Hellenistic period.[1]
In the 5th century BCE, the Agiad dynasty saw a prominent involvement in the Greco-Persian Wars. King Leonidas fought to his last breath at the Battle of Thermopylae against the Persian Empire. His grandaughter Kassandra was a prominent misthios during the Peloponnesian War, working for both the Peloponnesian League and the Delian League.[2]
Known members[edit | edit source]
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Leonidas
c. 540 BCE – 480 BCE -
Pleistarchus
died c. 458 BC -
Pausanias
died 426/425 BCE -
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Kassandra
458 BCE – 2018 CE -
Alexios
451 BCE – 422 BCE -
Elpidios
born 420s BCE
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Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novelization
- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
- The Hunter's Hounds (indirect mention only)
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Agiad dynasty on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey