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'''Dekelia''' was a {{Wiki|deme}} and village in northern [[Attika]], serving as a trade route connecting [[Euboea]] with [[Athens]], [[Greece]].
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'''Dekelia''' was a city situated in northern [[Attika]], [[Greece]].


During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the city was used as a [[Sparta]] base at [[Alkibiades]]' recommendation. The securation of the city allowed the Spartans to be at the crossroads of supply routes, aiding them in their way against [[Athens]].<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
==History==
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], Heitor, a former [[Kephallonia]]n and mentor of the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], moved to the village, forging weapons for the Athenians stationed there. In 431 BCE, Kassandra visited her friend during her travels throughout Greece.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Friend in Need...]]</ref> The Athenian citizen [[Timon of Athens|Timon]], who was a misanthrope, also sought refuge in a [[Tower of Timon|farm and tower]] near the village.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations]] / [[Historical Locations#Attika|Attika]]: Tower of Timon</ref>


During the course of the war, the city was visited by the Spartan ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'', [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOD" />
Later around 413 BCE, the village was taken over by the [[Sparta]]ns, who converted it into a base at [[Alkibiades]]' recommendation. The location of the village allowed the Spartans to be at the crossroads of supply routes, aiding them in their war against Athens.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Historical Locations / Attika: Dekelia</ref>


==Appearance==
==Trivia==
*In-game, Dekelia is permanently occupied by Spartan forces as early as 431 BCE while historically they didn't take control until 413 BCE, about ten years after the game's end.
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''


==Reference==
==References==
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[[Category:Cities in Greece]]
[[Category:Locations in Attika]]
[[Category:Locations in Attika]]
[[Category:Locations in Abandoned Farmlands]]
[[Category:Villages in Greece]]
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Dekelia

Dekelia was a deme and village in northern Attika, serving as a trade route connecting Euboea with Athens, Greece.

History[edit | edit source]

During the Peloponnesian War, Heitor, a former Kephallonian and mentor of the misthios Kassandra, moved to the village, forging weapons for the Athenians stationed there. In 431 BCE, Kassandra visited her friend during her travels throughout Greece.[1] The Athenian citizen Timon, who was a misanthrope, also sought refuge in a farm and tower near the village.[2]

Later around 413 BCE, the village was taken over by the Spartans, who converted it into a base at Alkibiades' recommendation. The location of the village allowed the Spartans to be at the crossroads of supply routes, aiding them in their war against Athens.[3]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • In-game, Dekelia is permanently occupied by Spartan forces as early as 431 BCE while historically they didn't take control until 413 BCE, about ten years after the game's end.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyA Friend in Need...
  2. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyHistorical Locations / Attika: Tower of Timon
  3. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations / Attika: Dekelia