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The '''Bay of Xerxes''' was the central region of [[Malis]], [[Greece]]. Largely uninhabited, the region was home to just a handful of camps during the [[Peloponnesian War]]. | The '''Bay of Xerxes''' was the central region of [[Malis]], [[Greece]]. Largely uninhabited, the region was home to just a handful of camps during the [[Peloponnesian War]]. | ||
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The bay was named after the fact that the [[Iran|Persian]] king [[Xerxes I of Persia]] landed his army in the bay, before they proceeded to the [[Hot Gates of Thermopylai]] to meet the defending Greek forces led by the [[Sparta]]n king [[Leonidas I of Sparta]], in what would later be known as the [[Battle of Thermopylae]].<ref name="Thermopylai">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Thermopylai|Battles and Wars: Thermopylai]]</ref><ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
Decades later, Leonidas' granddaughter, the Spartan ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the area.<ref name="ACOd" /> | |||
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The Bay of Xerxes was the central region of Malis, Greece. Largely uninhabited, the region was home to just a handful of camps during the Peloponnesian War.
History
The bay was named after the fact that the Persian king Xerxes I of Persia landed his army in the bay, before they proceeded to the Hot Gates of Thermopylai to meet the defending Greek forces led by the Spartan king Leonidas I of Sparta, in what would later be known as the Battle of Thermopylae.[1][2]
Decades later, Leonidas' granddaughter, the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the area.[2]
Appearances
References