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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
The tyranny of the Thirty Tyrants is an event in Athens' history that features in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' (2023). Kassandra, the canonical protagonist of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' (2018), returns in ''Nexus'' as a character aiding the rebellion against the Tyrants. Historically, the [[Two Kings of Sparta|Spartan king]] [[Pausanias of Sparta|Pausanias]] intervened to stop Lysander's efforts to suppress the revolution and helped to restore the democracy,<ref name="Gómez 2019" /> a fact made interesting by his role as a major antagonist in ''Odyssey''. All outcomes in ''Odyssey'' results in Pausanias' death decades before the Thirty Tyrants' reign although the [[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)|novelization of the game]] leaves his fate ambiguous.
The tyranny of the Thirty Tyrants is an event in Athens' history that features in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' (2023). Kassandra, the canonical protagonist of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' (2018), returns in ''Nexus'' as a character aiding the rebellion against the Tyrants. Historically, the [[Two Kings of Sparta|Spartan king]] [[Pausanias of Sparta|Pausanias]] intervened to stop Lysander's efforts to suppress the revolution and helped to restore the democracy,<ref name="Gómez 2019" /> a fact made interesting by his role as a major antagonist in ''Odyssey''. All outcomes in ''Odyssey'' result in Pausanias' death decades before the Thirty Tyrants' reign although the [[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)|novelization of the game]] leaves his fate ambiguous.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

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The Thirty Tyrants (404 BCE – 403 BCE) were a pro-Spartan oligarchic regime imposed on Athens by Lysander following the Spartan victory in the Peloponnesian War.[1][2] Led by Critias,[2] the short-lived government acquired its pejorative moniker because it abolished legal rights for the city's citizens and violently purged 1,500 loyalists of the former democracy.[1][2] In addition, hundreds of other Athenians were targeted for the seizure of their wealthy assets while lash-bearers—thugs wielding whips—roamed the streets harassing the populace.[2] In less than a year, the Athenians revolted against the Thirty,[1][2] killing Critias at the Battle of Munychia with the help of the misthios Kassandra.[3] The executions of the other 29 tyrants followed, and the democratic government was restored.[2]

Behind the scenes

The tyranny of the Thirty Tyrants is an event in Athens' history that features in Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR (2023). Kassandra, the canonical protagonist of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (2018), returns in Nexus as a character aiding the rebellion against the Tyrants. Historically, the Spartan king Pausanias intervened to stop Lysander's efforts to suppress the revolution and helped to restore the democracy,[2] a fact made interesting by his role as a major antagonist in Odyssey. All outcomes in Odyssey result in Pausanias' death decades before the Thirty Tyrants' reign although the novelization of the game leaves his fate ambiguous.

Appearances

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Spielvogel, Jackson J. (2016). "The Civilization of the Greeks". In Western Civilization, 10th ed. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning, pp. 53–85.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Gee, Lisa, Horne, Alastair, and Woolf, Alex. (2019). "Imperialism and Crisis in Sparta". In The Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece, English edition. Edited by Carlos Gómez. London, UK: Amber Books Ltd, pp. 364–375.
  3. Assassin's Creed: Nexus VRBattle of Munychia