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===Minoan period===
===Minoan period===
Krete was settled for the first time around 8000 BCE, and in time became the home of the [[Minoan civilization]], named after king Minos by the archaeologist {{Wiki|Arthur Evans|Arthur John Evans}}. This culture thrived on trade, and its influence extended over the eastern Mediterranean, usually through peaceful means.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: Knossos]]: "Minoan Civilization"</ref> When the [[Mycenae]]ans conquered Krete after 1400 BCE, the Minoan palaces like the [[Knossos Palace]] collapsed.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: Knossos]]: "Knossos"</ref>
Krete was settled for the first time around 8000 BCE, and in time became the home of the [[Minoan civilization]], named after king Minos by the archaeologist {{Wiki|Arthur Evans|Arthur John Evans}}. This culture thrived on trade, and its influence extended over the eastern Mediterranean, usually through peaceful means.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: Knossos]]: "Minoan Civilization"</ref> When the [[Mycenae]]ans conquered Krete after 1400 BCE, the Minoan palaces like the [[Knossos Palace]] collapsed.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: Knossos]]: "Knossos"</ref> At some point, a group of explorers ventured all the way to the North American southwest and returned to the old world. They brought cactuses with them, which eventually made their way to Crete.


===Classical period===
===Classical period===

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"It's Krete, a land of mysteries and heroes. Theseus and the Minotaur!"
―Barnabas to Kassandra[src]-[m]
The island of Krete as seen from east

Krete, alternatively Crete, is the largest island of Greece and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

History

Mythology

In Greek mythology, the island was home to the king Minos and the princesses Ariadne and Phaidra and is also where the legendary hero Theseus fought the Minotaur. Later Greek murals on the island prominently featured the Minotaur, and the island itself held an almost mythological status in the Greek world at large.[1]

Minoan period

Krete was settled for the first time around 8000 BCE, and in time became the home of the Minoan civilization, named after king Minos by the archaeologist Arthur John Evans. This culture thrived on trade, and its influence extended over the eastern Mediterranean, usually through peaceful means.[2] When the Mycenaeans conquered Krete after 1400 BCE, the Minoan palaces like the Knossos Palace collapsed.[3] At some point, a group of explorers ventured all the way to the North American southwest and returned to the old world. They brought cactuses with them, which eventually made their way to Crete.

Classical period

During the Peloponnesian War, Krete was split up into Messara and Pephka.[1]

In 48 BCE, the philosopher Aristo of Alexandria and his wife Callista fled to Krete from Egypt after the former was freed from the Ptolemies by the Medjay Bayek of Siwa.[4]

In 44 BCE, sometime after the assassination of Julius Caesar, the Hidden One Marcus Junius Brutus departed for Crete from Rome. There he established a branch of the Hidden Ones and worked to eliminate tyrants on the island.[5]

Renaissance

In 1510, the Assassin Ezio Auditore stopped off at Krete during his voyage to Masyaf.[6]

Age of Enlightenment

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.[7] The Templars later sent a second wave of spies to the island to help regain their hold on the Levant.[8]

Behind the scenes

Symbol of Phalasarna

In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey's game files, an icon of the town of Phalasarna can be found, suggesting its initial inclusion in the game before being ultimately scrapped.

Gallery

  • Krete as seen from west
    Krete as seen from west
  • Messara part of Krete
    Messara part of Krete
  • Pephka part of Krete
    Pephka part of Krete

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  2. ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Tours: Knossos: "Minoan Civilization"
  3. ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Tours: Knossos: "Knossos"
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Shifty Scribe
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins comic – [citation needed]
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel – [citation needed]
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – The Naval Campaign: "The Cretan Connection"
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – The Naval Campaign: "Holy Spies"

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