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|name = Agiad dynasty | |name = Agiad dynasty | ||
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|founder = {{Wiki|Eurysthenes}} | |founder = {{Wiki|Eurysthenes}} | ||
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| | |headquarters = [[Sparta]] | ||
| | |locations = [[Greece]] | ||
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The ''' | |religion = {{Wiki|Ancient Greek religion}} | ||
|active = 10th century BCE – 3rd century BCE | |||
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The '''Agiad dynasty''' was an ancient [[Greece|Greek]] dynasty which ruled the ancient [[Polis|city-state]] of [[Sparta]] in Ancient Greece. Along the Eurypontids, the Agiads claim descent from the legendary hero [[Herakles]] and ruled the city from the {{Wiki|Greek Dark Ages|Dark Ages}} until the {{Wiki|Hellenistic Greece|Hellenistic period}} | |||
== | In the 5th century BCE, the Agiad dynasty saw a prominent involvement in the [[Greco-Persian Wars]]. King [[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas]] fought to his last breath at the [[Battle of Thermopylae]] against the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian Empire]]. His grandaughter [[Kassandra]] was a prominent ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' during the [[Peloponnesian War]], working for both the [[Peloponnesian League]] and the [[Delian League]].<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Known members== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | |||
ACOD Leonidas.jpg|[[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas]] | |||
ACOD Pausanias.png|[[Pausanias of Sparta|Pausanias]] | |||
ACOD Elder Myrrine render.png|[[Myrrine]] | |||
ACOD Kassandra Render (no helmet).png|[[Kassandra]] | |||
ACOD Deimos render.png|[[Alexios]] | |||
ACOD Elpidios.jpg|[[Elpidios]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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The Agiad dynasty was an ancient Greek dynasty which ruled the ancient city-state of Sparta in Ancient Greece. Along the Eurypontids, the Agiads claim descent from the legendary hero Herakles and ruled the city from the Dark Ages until the Hellenistic period
In the 5th century BCE, the Agiad dynasty saw a prominent involvement in the Greco-Persian Wars. King Leonidas fought to his last breath at the Battle of Thermopylae against the Persian Empire. His grandaughter Kassandra was a prominent misthios during the Peloponnesian War, working for both the Peloponnesian League and the Delian League.[1]
Known members
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Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novelization
- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
- The Hunter's Hounds (indirect mention only)