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[[File:ACP Treasure Raw Sapphire.png|thumb|250px|A sapphire]] | [[File:ACP Treasure Raw Sapphire.png|thumb|250px|A sapphire]] | ||
'''Sapphire''' is a [[precious stone]] | '''Sapphire''' is a [[precious stone]] found typically in various shades of blue but also available in other colors. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===5th century BCE=== | ===5th century BCE=== | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], sapphires were more valuable than [[drachma]]e or [[silver]] according to [[Photios]], a former [[mercenary]] who in his old age had become a [[guard]] of a treasury within the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] in [[Phokis]], [[Greece]]. Sapphires donated by a [[Thrace|Thracian]] king had been stolen from the treasury under his watch, and he asked his friend and former pupil, the [[Sparta]]n ''misthios'' [[Kassandra]] to find them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Photios's Pre-Tirement]]</ref> | ||
===16th century=== | ===16th century=== | ||
During his | During his campaign to [[Liberation of Rome|liberate]] [[Rome]] from the [[House of Borgia]]'s rule, the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] acquired sapphires. At the time, the gemstone was commonly worn as jewelry.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | ||
===18th century=== | ===18th century=== | ||
[[Alonzo Batilla]] [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures#Gems - The Rare Stones|acquired]] a sapphire in the [[West Indies]] during his time as a [[piracy|pirate]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 07:29, 23 March 2020
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Sapphire is a precious stone found typically in various shades of blue but also available in other colors.
History
5th century BCE
During the Peloponnesian War, sapphires were more valuable than drachmae or silver according to Photios, a former mercenary who in his old age had become a guard of a treasury within the Sanctuary of Delphi in Phokis, Greece. Sapphires donated by a Thracian king had been stolen from the treasury under his watch, and he asked his friend and former pupil, the Spartan misthios Kassandra to find them.[1]
16th century
During his campaign to liberate Rome from the House of Borgia's rule, the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze acquired sapphires. At the time, the gemstone was commonly worn as jewelry.[2]
18th century
Alonzo Batilla acquired a sapphire in the West Indies during his time as a pirate.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Assassin's Creed: Pirates
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey