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Built by the archon [[Peisistratos]] in 522 BCE,<ref name="Discovery Site">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour#Discovery Sites|Attika: Altar of the Twelve Gods]]</ref> the altar was, in addition to being a place of worship, also used as a place of refuge and a topographical point of reference, used by [[Herodotos]] to give sample distances,<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Altar of the Twelve Gods|Attika: Altar of the Twelve Gods]]</ref> as well as a milestone for all distances in Attika.<ref name="Discovery Site" /> | Built by the archon [[Peisistratos]] in 522 BCE,<ref name="Discovery Site">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour#Discovery Sites|Attika: Altar of the Twelve Gods]]</ref> the altar was, in addition to being a place of worship, also used as a place of refuge and a topographical point of reference, used by [[Herodotos]] to give sample distances,<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Altar of the Twelve Gods|Attika: Altar of the Twelve Gods]]</ref> as well as a milestone for all distances in Attika.<ref name="Discovery Site" /> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the altar was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the altar was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
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Revision as of 05:40, 16 February 2021
The Altar of the Twelve Gods was an open-air shrine located north of the Agora in Athens, Greece, dedicated to the twelve main gods of the Greek pantheon.
Built by the archon Peisistratos in 522 BCE,[1] the altar was, in addition to being a place of worship, also used as a place of refuge and a topographical point of reference, used by Herodotos to give sample distances,[2] as well as a milestone for all distances in Attika.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, the altar was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[2]
