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==History== | ==History== | ||
Lesbos had sided with Athens' Delian League since the beginning of the war, providing it ships. They had a falling out, and collaborating with [[Sparta]], the Mytileneans revolted.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Lesbos|Lesbos: Lesbos Banner and Coinage]]</ref> | Lesbos had sided with Athens' Delian League since the beginning of the war, providing it ships. They had a falling out, and collaborating with [[Sparta]], the Mytileneans revolted.<ref name="Banner">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Lesbos|Lesbos: Lesbos Banner and Coinage]]</ref> | ||
[[Kleon]], having risen to power following the death of [[Perikles]] <ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Athens's Last Hope]]</ref>, took it upon himself to deal with the revolt<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Doing Time]]</ref>, intending to wipe out the Mytileneans completely.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Resistance (Odyssey)]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Unearthing the Truth]]</ref> | [[Kleon]], having risen to power following the death of [[Perikles]] <ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Athens's Last Hope]]</ref>, took it upon himself to deal with the revolt<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Doing Time]]</ref>, intending to wipe out the Mytileneans completely.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Resistance (Odyssey)]]</ref><ref name="Unearth">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Unearthing the Truth]]</ref> | ||
The Athenians were given the chance to vote for the fate of Lesbos, and Kleon attempted to manipulate the vote to kill the population. Due to the efforts of the Spartan ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] and her friends, especially [[Sokrates]] and [[Aristophanes]], they were able to weaken Kleon's support and shift the vote.<ref name="Unearth" /> Instead of killing the population, ''clerouchs'' ('settlers') were sent to occupy the island.<ref name="Banner" /> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Mytilean revolt (428-427 BCE) was an incident during the Peloponnesian War in which the city of Mytilene attempted to unify the island of Lesbos under its control and leave the Athenian-led Delian League.
History
Lesbos had sided with Athens' Delian League since the beginning of the war, providing it ships. They had a falling out, and collaborating with Sparta, the Mytileneans revolted.[1]
Kleon, having risen to power following the death of Perikles [2], took it upon himself to deal with the revolt[3], intending to wipe out the Mytileneans completely.[4][5]
The Athenians were given the chance to vote for the fate of Lesbos, and Kleon attempted to manipulate the vote to kill the population. Due to the efforts of the Spartan misthios Kassandra and her friends, especially Sokrates and Aristophanes, they were able to weaken Kleon's support and shift the vote.[5] Instead of killing the population, clerouchs ('settlers') were sent to occupy the island.[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Lesbos: Lesbos Banner and Coinage
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Athens's Last Hope
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Doing Time
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Resistance (Odyssey)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Unearthing the Truth