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'''Mykalessos''' (Ancient Greek: Μυκαλησσός) was a ''[[polis]]'' of ancient [[Greece]], located in the [[Cursed Land of Oedipous]] in [[Boeotia]].


'''Mykalessos''' (Ancient Greek: Μυκαλησσός) was a ''[[polis]]'' of ancient [[Greece]], located in the [[Cursed Land of Oedipous]] in [[Boeotia]].
==History==
Mykalessos suffered along with the rest of Boeotia during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]], especially during the [[Battle of Plataia]]. Furthermore, around the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], the local militia burned the village down.<ref>[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/attika-peninsula Attika Peninsula]</ref>
 
==Features==
After the fire died down, the northern part of the village was claimed by bandits, and it became their [[Bandit Raid|base]]. West of the village were the beginnings of the [[Bridge to Euboea|bridge]] to [[Euboea]], crossing the [[Euripos Strait]]. Southeast of the village was located the [[Snake Head Rock]], which offered a good view of the burnt ''polis''.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


North of the ''polis'' was located a bandit hideout named [[Bandit Raid]], and west of it were the beginnings of the [[Bridge to Euboea|Bridge]] to [[Euboea]], crossing the {{Wiki|Gulf of Euboea}}.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
During the Peloponnesian War, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the place.<ref name="ACOd" />


During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] visited the place.<ref name="ACOD" />
==Trivia==
*In [[Ubisoft]]'s own [https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/attika-peninsula page], Mykalessos is spelled as ''Mykelenos''.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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Revision as of 15:06, 18 October 2019


Mykalessos (Ancient Greek: Μυκαλησσός) was a polis of ancient Greece, located in the Cursed Land of Oedipous in Boeotia.

History

Mykalessos suffered along with the rest of Boeotia during the Greco-Persian Wars, especially during the Battle of Plataia. Furthermore, around the time of the Peloponnesian War, the local militia burned the village down.[1]

Features

After the fire died down, the northern part of the village was claimed by bandits, and it became their base. West of the village were the beginnings of the bridge to Euboea, crossing the Euripos Strait. Southeast of the village was located the Snake Head Rock, which offered a good view of the burnt polis.[2]

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the place.[2]

Trivia

  • In Ubisoft's own page, Mykalessos is spelled as Mykelenos.

Appearances

References