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|image = ACOD Monument of Militiades.jpg | |image = ACOD Monument of Militiades.jpg | ||
|description = A monument commemorating the Battle of Marathon | |description = A monument commemorating the Battle of Marathon | ||
|location = [[Delphi]], [[Phokis]], [[Greece]] | |location = [[Sanctuary of Delphi]], [[Phokis]], [[Greece]] | ||
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|dateconstructed = 465 BCE | |dateconstructed = 465 BCE | ||
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==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]]'' [[Miltiades]], who is best known for his role in the conflict.<ref name="HL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations | The monument was erected by [[Athens|Athenians]] in 465 BCE to commemorate the [[Battle of Marathon|Battle]] of [[Marathon Beach|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: Monument of Militiades</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the monument was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOD">'' | 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 04:41, 31 March 2021
The Monument of Militiades was monument featuring a group of bronze 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.
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations – Phokis: Monument of Militiades
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey