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'''Potidaia''', alternatively '''Potidaea''' (Ancient Greek: Ποτίδαια, Ποτείδαια) was a ''[[polis]]'' of ancient [[Greece]], located in the [[Triple Peninsula of Chalkidike]] region of [[Makedonia]]. | |||
'''Potidaia''', alternatively '''Potidaea''' (Ancient Greek: Ποτίδαια, Ποτείδαια) was | |||
Founded as a colony by [[Korinth]] to make trade easier in Makedonia, Potidaia sought the help of [[Sparta]] and Korinth against [[Athens]] and their excessive demands, leading to a [[Battle of Potidaea|siege]] by Athens in 430 BCE. This battle served as a catalyst for the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | Founded as a colony by [[Korinth]] to make trade easier in Makedonia, Potidaia sought the help of [[Sparta]] and Korinth against [[Athens]] and their excessive demands, leading to a [[Battle of Potidaea|siege]] by Athens in 430 BCE. This battle served as a catalyst for the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 26 February 2019
Potidaia, alternatively Potidaea (Ancient Greek: Ποτίδαια, Ποτείδαια) was a polis of ancient Greece, located in the Triple Peninsula of Chalkidike region of Makedonia.
Founded as a colony by Korinth to make trade easier in Makedonia, Potidaia sought the help of Sparta and Korinth against Athens and their excessive demands, leading to a siege by Athens in 430 BCE. This battle served as a catalyst for the Peloponnesian War.[1]
During the war, the partly destroyed colony was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[1]
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