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|name = Kydonia | |||
|image = ACOD_Kydonia.jpg | |||
'''Kydonia''' is | |state = [[Greece]] | ||
|founded = [[Samos|Samians]] | |||
|date = 520 BCE | |||
|}} | |||
'''Kydonia''' (Ancient Greek: Κυδωνία) is a site in the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Crete]]. In classical antiquity, it was a [[polis]] located in the [[Little Egypt]] region of [[Messara]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In the 6th century BCE, | In the 6th century BCE, Kydonia was re-founded by the [[Samos|Samians]]; still, its history pre-dated this event and thus it was considered one of the oldest cities in Crete. | ||
The city housed the [[Kresilas' Residence|home]] of [[Kresilas]], a sculptor known for his {{Wiki|Pericles with the Corinthian helmet|statue}} of the [[Athens|Athenian]] general [[Perikles]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | The city housed the [[Kresilas' Residence|home]] of [[Kresilas]], a sculptor known for his {{Wiki|Pericles with the Corinthian helmet|statue}} of the [[Athens|Athenian]] general [[Perikles]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 00:56, 25 February 2019
Kydonia (Ancient Greek: Κυδωνία) is a site in the Greek island of Crete. In classical antiquity, it was a polis located in the Little Egypt region of Messara.
History
In the 6th century BCE, Kydonia was re-founded by the Samians; still, its history pre-dated this event and thus it was considered one of the oldest cities in Crete.
The city housed the home of Kresilas, a sculptor known for his statue of the Athenian general Perikles.[1]
Trivia
- Kydonia's name is said to be derived from the quinces grown in the region.
Appearances
References