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The Mytilenean revolt

Conflict

Peloponnesian War

Date

428 – 427 BCE

Place

Mytilene, Lesbos

Outcome

Athenian victory

Combatants
Athens Methymna Tenedos	Mytilene and other cities on Lesbos, weakly supported by Sparta and the Peloponnesian League

Commanders

Paches

Salaethus
Alcidas
others

Civilian casualties

(The suppression of the revolt in 427 BCE was followed by a famous debate at Athens in which the assembly ordered the execution of the entire male population of Mytilene, but then reversed that order a day later.)

The Mytilean revolt (428 – 427 BCE) was an incident during the Peloponnesian War in which the city of Mytilene attempted to unify the island of Lesbos under its control and leave the Athenian-led Delian League.

History[edit | edit source]

Lesbos had sided with Athens' Delian League since the beginning of the war, providing it ships. They had a falling out, and collaborating with Sparta, the Mytileneans revolted.^[1]

Kleon, having risen to power following the death of Perikles^[2], took it upon himself to deal with the revolt^[3], intending to wipe out the Mytileneans completely.^[4]^[5]

The Athenians were given the chance to vote for the fate of Lesbos, and Kleon attempted to manipulate the vote to kill the population. Due to the efforts of the Spartan misthios Kassandra and her friends, especially Sokrates and Aristophanes, they were able to weaken Kleon's support and shift the vote.^[5] Instead of killing the population, clerouchs ('settlers') were sent to occupy the island.^[1]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Lesbos: Lesbos Banner and Coinage
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Athens's Last Hope
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Doing Time
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Resistance (Odyssey)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Unearthing the Truth

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

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Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

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+The '''Mytilean revolt''' (428 – 427 BCE) was an incident during the [[Peloponnesian War]] in which the city of [[Mytilene]] attempted to unify the island of [[Lesbos]] under its control and leave the [[Athens|Athenian]]-led [[Delian League]].
-The '''Mytilean revolt''' (428-427 BCE) was an incident in the [[Peloponnesian War]] in which the city of Mytilene attempted to unify the island of Lesbos under its control and revolt from the Athenian Empire. They collaborated with [[Sparta]]. The revolt failed. In Athens it was first voted for the city to be destroyed. A later vote changed the cities fate. It was no longer to be destroyed.
+==History==
+Lesbos had sided with Athens' Delian League since the beginning of the war, providing it ships. They had a falling out, and collaborating with [[Sparta]], the Mytileneans revolted.<ref name="Banner">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Lesbos|Lesbos: Lesbos Banner and Coinage]]</ref>
+[[Kleon]], having risen to power following the death of [[Perikles]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Athens's Last Hope]]</ref>, took it upon himself to deal with the revolt<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Doing Time]]</ref>, intending to wipe out the Mytileneans completely.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Resistance (Odyssey)]]</ref><ref name="Unearth">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Unearthing the Truth]]</ref>
+The Athenians were given the chance to vote for the fate of Lesbos, and Kleon attempted to manipulate the vote to kill the population. Due to the efforts of the Spartan ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] and her friends, especially [[Sokrates]] and [[Aristophanes]], they were able to weaken Kleon's support and shift the vote.<ref name="Unearth" /> Instead of killing the population, ''clerouchs'' ('settlers') were sent to occupy the island.<ref name="Banner" />
 ==Appearances==
 *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}}
+**''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]''
 ==References==
-*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
+{{Reflist}}
 {{ACOD}}
 [[Category:Timeline]]
 [[Category:Peloponnesian War]]
+<!--[fr:Révolte de Mytilène]-->

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