Scytale
Dublin Core
Title
Scytale
Subject
Scytale
Description
The scytale is known as the first cryptographic device, used in 400 B.C. by the Spartans. It consisted of a baton and a papyrus strips with letters. These papyrus strips would only reveal the message sent between Spartan generals if the baton they were wrapped around had the same dimensions as the one that the message was written on.
Creator
Sparta
Source
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scytale
Publisher
Wikipedia
Date
400 B.C.
Format
.JPEG
Language
Greek
Type
Cipher tool
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Cipher tool
Collection
Citation
Sparta, “Scytale,” Ciphers and Encryption, accessed April 25, 2024, https://crypto.omeka.net/items/show/16.