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'''Potidaia''', alternatively '''Potidaea''' (Ancient Greek: Ποτίδαια, Ποτείδαια) was an ancient [[Greece|Greek]] town located on the westernmost shore of the [[Triple Peninsula of Chalkidike|Chalkidike]] in [[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]].


==History==
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> 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>
After receiving a letter requesting the help of the 'Eagle Bearer' in 429 BCE, the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] came to Potidaia only to find it under attack by Spartan soldiers, with the village slain or captured. After rescuing several civilians and meeting a man named [[Natakas]], Kassandra was confronted by a [[Order Elite|member]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]], demanding her death. After fending off several [[Iran|Persian]] guards, she departed the village with meet with Natakas.<ref name="LotFB-Hunted">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]] – [[The Horsemen Cometh]]</ref>
 
Later on, Kassandra 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>


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Revision as of 13:11, 31 July 2019


Potidaia, alternatively Potidaea (Ancient Greek: Ποτίδαια, Ποτείδαια) was an ancient Greek town located on the westernmost shore of the Chalkidike in Makedonia.

History

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 find it under attack by Spartan soldiers, with the village slain or captured. After rescuing several civilians and meeting a man named Natakas, Kassandra was confronted by a member of the Order of the Ancients, demanding her death. After fending off several Persian guards, she departed the village with meet with Natakas.[2]

Later on, Kassandra later learned that a mercenary called Gaia the Fist also haunted the village and its surroundings.[3]

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  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted – The Horsemen Cometh
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Gaia the Fist

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