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{{Youmay|the warship|[[Lakonia]], a region of the [[Peloponnese]] peninsula in Greece}} | {{Youmay|the warship|[[Lakonia]], a region of the [[Peloponnese]] peninsula in Greece}} | ||
{{Quote|Designed by a master builder from Gythion, the lavishly expensive Lakonia was Sparta's newest attempt to crush the Athenian navy. From stories told, it seemed to be worth the drachmae.|Description of the ship on the message board|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}} | {{Quote|Designed by a master builder from Gythion, the lavishly expensive Lakonia was Sparta's newest attempt to crush the Athenian navy. From stories told, it seemed to be worth the drachmae.|Description of the ship on the message board|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}} | ||
[[File:ACOD_Lakonia_Ship_Design.jpg|thumb|250px|Lakonia]] | [[File:ACOD_Lakonia_Ship_Design.jpg|thumb|250px|Lakonia's design]] | ||
The '''''Lakonia''''' was a war [[trireme]] constructed by the [[Sparta]]n navy deployed during the [[Peloponnesian War]]. | The '''''Lakonia''''' was a war [[trireme]] constructed by the [[Sparta]]n navy deployed during the [[Peloponnesian War]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Designed by a master builder from [[Village of Gytheion|Gytheion]], the trireme was lavishly designed in an attempt to crush the [[Athens|Athenian]] navy.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | Designed by a master builder from [[Village of Gytheion|Gytheion]], the trireme was lavishly designed with bright red sails and an [[eagle]] figurehead in an attempt to crush the [[Athens|Athenian]] navy.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
However between 429 and 422 BCE, the trireme was destroyed by the ''[[Adrestia]]'' commanded by the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who claimed the ship's sails and finery for her own.<ref name="ACOD" /> | However between 429 and 422 BCE, the trireme was destroyed by the ''[[Adrestia]]'' commanded by the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who claimed the ship's sails and finery for her own.<ref name="ACOD" /> | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 28 January 2019
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- "Designed by a master builder from Gythion, the lavishly expensive Lakonia was Sparta's newest attempt to crush the Athenian navy. From stories told, it seemed to be worth the drachmae."
- ―Description of the ship on the message board[src]
The Lakonia was a war trireme constructed by the Spartan navy deployed during the Peloponnesian War.
History
Designed by a master builder from Gytheion, the trireme was lavishly designed with bright red sails and an eagle figurehead in an attempt to crush the Athenian navy.[1]
However between 429 and 422 BCE, the trireme was destroyed by the Adrestia commanded by the misthios Kassandra, who claimed the ship's sails and finery for her own.[1]
Appearance
Reference