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] Led by Critias,[1] 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.[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] 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.[1]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR – Database: 30 Tyrants
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR – Battle of Munychia
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