Scytale

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cipher device
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Sparta
gptkbp:category cryptography
ancient technology
gptkbp:date circa 7th century BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scytale
gptkbp:material wood
gptkbp:method unwrap strip to reveal scrambled text
wrap strip of parchment around cylinder
write message along cylinder
gptkbp:shape cylinder
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:ancient_Greeks
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:transposition_cipher
gptkbp:usedIn military communications
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dune_Messiah
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5