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[[File:Messenia-NestorCheckpoint.jpg|thumb|250px|The Nestor Checkpoint]] | [[File:Messenia-NestorCheckpoint.jpg|thumb|250px|The Nestor Checkpoint]] | ||
The '''Nestor Checkpoint''' was a military camp in the [[Bay of Hades]] in [[Messenia]], [[Greece]]. Found in the eastern part of the region, it | The '''Nestor Checkpoint''' was a 5th century BCE military camp in the [[Bay of Hades]] in [[Messenia]], [[Greece]]. Found in the eastern part of the region, it protected the mountain pass between the Bay of Hades and [[Valley of Aristomenes]]. | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary| | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the place.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The Nestor Checkpoint, a point of interest in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', is likely named after [[Nestor (mythology)|Nestor]], a king of [[Pylos]] and [[Messenia]] in [[Greek mythology]]. | |||
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[[Category:Locations in Messenia]] | [[Category:Locations in Messenia]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Bay of Hades]] | [[Category:Locations in the Bay of Hades]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 12 September 2023
The Nestor Checkpoint was a 5th century BCE military camp in the Bay of Hades in Messenia, Greece. Found in the eastern part of the region, it protected the mountain pass between the Bay of Hades and Valley of Aristomenes.
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the place.[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The Nestor Checkpoint, a point of interest in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, is likely named after Nestor, a king of Pylos and Messenia in Greek mythology.