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{{WP-REAL}}[[File:ACOd-KassWheat.jpg|thumb|250px|Kassandra walking through a field of wheat]] | {{WP-REAL}} | ||
[[File:ACOd-KassWheat.jpg|thumb|250px|Kassandra walking through a field of wheat]] | |||
'''Wheat''' is a grass widely cultivated for its grain as a staple food for [[human]]s across the [[Earth|world]]. | '''Wheat''' is a grass widely cultivated for its grain as a staple food for [[human]]s across the [[Earth|world]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In the 5th century BCE, wheat was one of the main exports of [[Arkadia]], known for its [[Golden Fields|golden fields]] of | In the 5th century BCE, wheat was one of the main exports of [[Arkadia]], known for its [[Golden Fields|golden fields]] of grain. The grain was valued enough for the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to comment about how wheat "was the most precious resource in the [[Greece|Greek world]]".<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
The [[Krete|Kretans]] believed that the Greek goddess of fertility and agriculture, [[Demeter]], had taught men how to grow wheat.<ref name="ACOd" /> | The [[Krete|Kretans]] believed that the Greek goddess of fertility and agriculture, [[Demeter]], had taught men how to grow wheat.<ref name="ACOd" />{{Fact|August 2020}} | ||
By the time of the 18th century, the cultivation of wheat had spread to the [[Americas]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | By the time of the 18th century, the cultivation of wheat had spread to the [[Americas]].<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | ||
== | ==Influence== | ||
The wheat's importance was highlighted by the fact that, during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the Spartan heavy [[trireme]] ''[[Lakonia (ship)|Lakonia]]'' was adorned with stylized images of an ear of wheat.<ref name="Spartan Ship Bounty">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Bounty on a Spartan Ship]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | <gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACOd-wheatfield.jpg|A field of wheat | |||
Lakonia-ship.jpg|The ''Lakonia'' | Lakonia-ship.jpg|The ''Lakonia'' | ||
PL wheat 2.png|Ears of wheat | PL wheat 2.png|Ears of wheat | ||
Revision as of 11:34, 5 August 2020
Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its grain as a staple food for humans across the world.
History
In the 5th century BCE, wheat was one of the main exports of Arkadia, known for its golden fields of grain. The grain was valued enough for the Spartan misthios Kassandra to comment about how wheat "was the most precious resource in the Greek world".[1]
The Kretans believed that the Greek goddess of fertility and agriculture, Demeter, had taught men how to grow wheat.[1] [citation needed]
By the time of the 18th century, the cultivation of wheat had spread to the Americas.[2]
Influence
The wheat's importance was highlighted by the fact that, during the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan heavy trireme Lakonia was adorned with stylized images of an ear of wheat.[3]
Gallery
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A field of wheat -
The Lakonia -
Ears of wheat
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Bounty on a Spartan Ship