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'''Crete''', alternatively '''Krete''', is the largest island of [[Greece]] and the fifth largest island in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. | '''Crete''', alternatively '''Krete''', is the largest island of [[Greece]] and the fifth largest island in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===1st century BCE=== | |||
In 44 BCE, sometime after the [[assassination of Julius Caesar]], the [[Hidden One]], [[Marcus Junius Brutus]], departed for Crete from [[Rome]]. In the years leading up to his death, Brutus worked to eliminate tyrants on the island.<ref name="ACO Comic">[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic]]</ref> | In 44 BCE, sometime after the [[assassination of Julius Caesar]], the [[Hidden One]], [[Marcus Junius Brutus]], departed for Crete from [[Rome]]. In the years leading up to his death, Brutus worked to eliminate tyrants on the island.<ref name="ACO Comic">[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic]]</ref> | ||
===16th century=== | |||
In 1510, the [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], stopped off at Crete during his voyage to [[Masyaf]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)]]''</ref> | In 1510, the [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], stopped off at Crete during his voyage to [[Masyaf]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)]]''</ref> | ||
===18th century=== | |||
The island was used by the [[Templars|Templar Order]] as a headquarters many times across the centuries. During the [[Seven Years' War]], [[Shay Cormac]] sent some agents of his fleet to the island to depart for nearby kingdoms. They recovered the {{Wiki|Minoan Civilization|Minoan}} {{Wiki|Bull-Leaping Fresco}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> | The island was used by the [[Templars|Templar Order]] as a headquarters many times across the centuries. During the [[Seven Years' War]], [[Shay Cormac]] sent some agents of his fleet to the island to depart for nearby kingdoms. They recovered the {{Wiki|Minoan Civilization|Minoan}} {{Wiki|Bull-Leaping Fresco}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> | ||
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Crete, alternatively Krete, is the largest island of Greece and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
History
1st century BCE
In 44 BCE, sometime after the assassination of Julius Caesar, the Hidden One, Marcus Junius Brutus, departed for Crete from Rome. In the years leading up to his death, Brutus worked to eliminate tyrants on the island.[1]
16th century
In 1510, the Assassin, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, stopped off at Crete during his voyage to Masyaf.[2]
18th century
The island was used by the Templar Order as a headquarters many times across the centuries. During the Seven Years' War, Shay Cormac sent some agents of his fleet to the island to depart for nearby kingdoms. They recovered the Minoan Bull-Leaping Fresco.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel) (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins comic (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
References