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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 a ''[[polis]]'' of ancient [[Greece]], located on the westernmost shore of 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 [[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>


After receiving a letter requesting the help of the 'Eagle Bearer' in 429 BCE, the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] came to Potidaia only to see it burning, the citizens slain or captured.<ref name="LotFB-Hunted">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]] – [[The Horsemen Cometh]]</ref>
After receiving a letter requesting the help of the 'Eagle Bearer' in 429 BCE, the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] came to Potidaia only to see it burning, the citizens slain or captured.<ref name="LotFB-Hunted">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]] – [[The Horsemen Cometh]]</ref> She later learned that a mercenary called [[Gaia the Fist]] also haunted the village and its surroundings.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Gaia the Fist (memory)|Gaia the Fist]]</ref>
 
==Gallery==
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Makedonia-Potidaiasmoking.jpg|Potidaia's smoking remains around 429 BCE
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==

Revision as of 16:23, 13 March 2019



Potidaia, alternatively Potidaea (Ancient Greek: Ποτίδαια, Ποτείδαια) was a polis of ancient Greece, located on the westernmost shore of 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]

After receiving a letter requesting the help of the 'Eagle Bearer' in 429 BCE, the misthios Kassandra came to Potidaia only to see it burning, the citizens slain or captured.[2] She later learned that a mercenary called Gaia the Fist also haunted the village and its surroundings.[3]

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