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'''Syracuse''' was an ancient [[Greece|Greek]] ''[[polis]]'' in [[Magna Graecia]], the coastal region of Southern Italy extensively populated by Greek settlers. | '''Syracuse''' was an ancient [[Greece|Greek]] ''[[polis]]'' in [[Magna Graecia]], the coastal region of Southern Italy extensively populated by Greek settlers. | ||
==History== | |||
During the 5th century BCE, the blacksmith [[Kephalos of Syracuse]] emigrated to [[Athens]] from Syracuse on invitation of the statesman [[Perikles]] to open a weapons workshop.<ref name="DT">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Attika|Attika: Workshops in Piraeus]]</ref> | |||
After the victory of then-Tyrant of Syracuse [[Hiero I of Syracuse|Hiero]] at the {{Wiki|Battle of Cumae}} in 474 BCE, he gave a pair of [[Tripods of the Deinomenids|tripods]] to the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]]. He dedicated these to his brother to recall his brother's victory at the {{Wiki|Battle of Himera (480 BC)|Battle of Himera}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Phokis|Phokis: Tripods of the Deinomenids]]</ref> | After the victory of then-Tyrant of Syracuse [[Hiero I of Syracuse|Hiero]] at the {{Wiki|Battle of Cumae}} in 474 BCE, he gave a pair of [[Tripods of the Deinomenids|tripods]] to the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]]. He dedicated these to his brother to recall his brother's victory at the {{Wiki|Battle of Himera (480 BC)|Battle of Himera}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Phokis|Phokis: Tripods of the Deinomenids]]</ref> | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 04:00, 18 April 2021
Syracuse was an ancient Greek polis in Magna Graecia, the coastal region of Southern Italy extensively populated by Greek settlers.
History
During the 5th century BCE, the blacksmith Kephalos of Syracuse emigrated to Athens from Syracuse on invitation of the statesman Perikles to open a weapons workshop.[1]
After the victory of then-Tyrant of Syracuse Hiero at the Battle of Cumae in 474 BCE, he gave a pair of tripods to the Sanctuary of Delphi. He dedicated these to his brother to recall his brother's victory at the Battle of Himera.[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece (mentioned only)