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The '''Gortyn Code''' was a piece of legislation inscribed on a stele in the city-state of [[Gortyn]] in [[Messara]], [[Greece]]. | The '''Gortyn Code''' was a piece of legislation inscribed on a stele in the city-state of [[Gortyn]] in [[Messara]], [[Greece]]. | ||
Inscribed in the 5th century BCE, the legislation regulated Gortynian civil life, which included the management of family affairs affecting inheritance, divorce, adoption and widowhood.<ref | ==History== | ||
Inscribed in the 5th century BCE, the legislation regulated Gortynian civil life, which included the management of family affairs affecting inheritance, divorce, adoption and widowhood.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Messara|Messara: Gortyn Code]]</ref> | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the stele was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the stele was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> It was also frequented by [[Ptolemaios]], who had a task for the ''misthios''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Gortyn Out of Hand]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*While the stele in-game does contain writing, it uses the Greek ''lorem ipsum'' used throughout ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', instead of replicating the actual text. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:13, 14 October 2021
- "I learned about the Code of Gortyn in the agoge as a child."
- ―Kassandra upon visiting the stele, 420s BCE[src]
The Gortyn Code was a piece of legislation inscribed on a stele in the city-state of Gortyn in Messara, Greece.
History[edit | edit source]
Inscribed in the 5th century BCE, the legislation regulated Gortynian civil life, which included the management of family affairs affecting inheritance, divorce, adoption and widowhood.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, the stele was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[2] It was also frequented by Ptolemaios, who had a task for the misthios.[3]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- While the stele in-game does contain writing, it uses the Greek lorem ipsum used throughout Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, instead of replicating the actual text.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Messara: Gortyn Code
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Gortyn Out of Hand