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{{Quote|Glory of the Law is one of 200 ships built under Themistokles' command. Still at sea after many battles against Persia, this ship continues to terrorize coastlines. Sink it once and for all.|Description of the ship on the message board|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}} | |||
[[File:ACOD_Glory_of_the_Law.jpg|thumb|250px|''Glory of the Law'']] | [[File:ACOD_Glory_of_the_Law.jpg|thumb|250px|''Glory of the Law'']] | ||
The '''''Glory of the Law''''' was an [[Athens|Athenian]] [[trireme]] which sailed the [[Aegean Sea]] during the 5th century BCE. | The '''''Glory of the Law''''' was an [[Athens|Athenian]] [[trireme]] which sailed the [[Aegean Sea]] during the 5th century BCE. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
One of the [[ship]]s built under the command of the general [[Themistokles]], the trireme took part in numerous naval battles against [[Iran|Persia]] during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]]. By the [[Peloponnesian War]], the ship continued to function and terrorize the coastlines of [[Greece]].<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | One of the 200 [[ship]]s built under the command of the general [[Themistokles]], the trireme took part in numerous naval battles against [[Iran|Persia]] during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]]. By the [[Peloponnesian War]], the ship continued to function and terrorize the coastlines of [[Greece]].<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
Between 429 and 422 BCE the ship was eventually destroyed by the ''[[Adrestia]]'' commanded by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOD" /> | Between 429 and 422 BCE the ship was eventually destroyed by the ''[[Adrestia]]'' commanded by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]]. In the aftermath, Kassandra claimed the finery of the ''Glory of the Law'' for her own.<ref name="ACOD" /> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Glory of the Law is the meaning of the Greek name Themistokles (Θεμιστοκλῆς) | *Glory of the Law is the meaning of the Greek name Themistokles (Θεμιστοκλῆς). | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
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[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
[[Category:Triremes]] | [[Category:Triremes]] | ||
[[Category:Legendary ships]] | |||
Revision as of 20:12, 5 February 2019
- "Glory of the Law is one of 200 ships built under Themistokles' command. Still at sea after many battles against Persia, this ship continues to terrorize coastlines. Sink it once and for all."
- ―Description of the ship on the message board[src]
The Glory of the Law was an Athenian trireme which sailed the Aegean Sea during the 5th century BCE.
History
One of the 200 ships built under the command of the general Themistokles, the trireme took part in numerous naval battles against Persia during the Greco-Persian Wars. By the Peloponnesian War, the ship continued to function and terrorize the coastlines of Greece.[1]
Between 429 and 422 BCE the ship was eventually destroyed by the Adrestia commanded by the Spartan misthios Kassandra. In the aftermath, Kassandra claimed the finery of the Glory of the Law for her own.[1]
Trivia
- Glory of the Law is the meaning of the Greek name Themistokles (Θεμιστοκλῆς).