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The '''Monument of Militiades''' was monument featuring a group of [[bonze]] statues located in the southeastern corner of the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] in [[Phokis]], [[Greece]]. | The '''Monument of Militiades''' was monument featuring a group of [[bonze]] statues located in the southeastern corner of the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] in [[Phokis]], [[Greece]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The monument was erected by [[Athens|Athenians]] in 465 BCE to commemorate the [[Battle of Marathon]], which occurred in 490 BCE during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]], and especially the ''[[strategos]]'' | The monument was erected by [[Athens|Athenians]] in 465 BCE to commemorate the [[Battle of Marathon]], which occurred in 490 BCE during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]], and especially the ''[[strategos]]'' [[Miltiades]], who is best known for his role in the conflict.<ref name="HL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Phokis|Phokis: Monument of Militiades]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the monument was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the monument was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Revision as of 07:34, 22 July 2020
The Monument of Militiades was monument featuring a group of bonze statues located in the southeastern corner of the Sanctuary of Delphi in Phokis, Greece.
History
The monument was erected by Athenians in 465 BCE to commemorate the Battle of Marathon, which occurred in 490 BCE during the Greco-Persian Wars, and especially the strategos Miltiades, who is best known for his role in the conflict.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, the monument was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[2]
Behind the scenes
Pausanias mentions the likely inspiration for this monument in his account of the Sanctuary in his opus Description of Greece.