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[[File:Makedonia-MountAthos.jpg|thumb|250px|Mount Athos]]
[[File:Makedonia-MountAthos.jpg|thumb|250px|Mount Athos]]
'''Mount Athos''' is a mountain and peninsula which constituted the easternmost region of [[Triple Peninsula of Chalkidike|Chalkidike]], a region of [[Makedonia]], [[Greece]]. During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the mountain was home to a legendary [[Makedonian Lion|lion]].
'''Mount Athos''' is a mountain of more than 2,000m, and a peninsula which constituted the easternmost region of [[Triple Peninsula of Chalkidike|Chalkidike]], a region of [[Makedonia]], [[Greece]].


Around 429 BCE the mountain was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who eliminated the lion.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]''</ref>
==History==
In 492 BCE, during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]], [[Xerxes I of Persia]] had a channel dug at the entrance of the peninsula.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Malis|Malis: Persia On the Move]]</ref>
 
Around 429 BCE the mountain was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who eliminated the legendary [[Makedonian Lion|lion]] who dwelt on the mountain.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]''</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]''
**''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]''
**''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:47, 19 March 2020


Mount Athos

Mount Athos is a mountain of more than 2,000m, and a peninsula which constituted the easternmost region of Chalkidike, a region of Makedonia, Greece.

History

In 492 BCE, during the Greco-Persian Wars, Xerxes I of Persia had a channel dug at the entrance of the peninsula.[1]

Around 429 BCE the mountain was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra, who eliminated the legendary lion who dwelt on the mountain.[2]

Gallery

Appearances

References