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Greek Rite of the Templar Order

2017-07-02T18:40:37Z

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{{Era|AC2|ACR|Templars}}
{{Conjecture}}
{{Faction Infobox
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|leader = [[Grand Master]]
|headquarters =
|locations = [[Greece]]
|related = [[Templars]] Macedonia [[Roman Empire]] [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]] Hellenic State
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The '''Greek Rite of the Templar Order''' is the branch of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] based in [[Greece]]. It has been in operation since at least the 4th century BCE during the reign of [[Alexander the Great]].

==History==
===Assisting Alexander the Great===
In the 4th century BCE, The Templars allied themselves with {{Wiki|Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonian}} King Alexander the Great. As a symbol of their alliance, the Templars entrusted Alexander with a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]], which helped Alexander to create one of the largest empires in history and become one of the most successful military commanders.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> However, on 13 June 323 BCE, Alexander was poisoned inside the palace of {{Wiki|Nebuchadnezzar II}} by the [[Babylonian Assassins|Babylonian Assassin]] [[Iltani]], who then retrieved the Staff. After Alexander's death, his empire soon began to crumble.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Renaissance===
In 1511, the Templars leaders in [[Athens]] paid [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] soldiers handsomely for looted goods. In response, Assassin [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] sent some [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Assassins]] from [[Constantinople]] to Athens in order to eliminate them.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' - [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>

That same year, the Assassins discovered that the Templars from [[Rhodes]] were commanding the Templars in [[Tripoli]] and subsequently cut off their supply and communication lines.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense"/>

===Seven Years' War===
During the [[Seven Years' War]], [[Shay Cormac]] sent some agents of his fleet to the island of [[Crete]], which had been used by the Templar Order as a headquarters many times across the centuries, to depart for nearby kingdoms. They recovered a Cretan Mosaic of the {{Wiki|Minoan Civilization}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

==Members==
===Allies and puppets===
'''Argead dynasty'''
*[[Alexander the Great]]

'''Colonial era'''
*[[Shay Cormac]] {{c|[[Colonial Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Rite]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Templars nav}}
[[Category:Templar Rites]]

Greek Rite of the Templar Order

2017-07-02T18:32:18Z

179.72.8.119:

{{Era|AC2|ACR|Templars}}
{{Conjecture}}
{{Faction Infobox
|image =
|founder =
|leader = [[Grand Master]]
|headquarters =
|locations = [[Greece]]
|related = [[Templars]] Macedonia [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]] Hellenic State
|religion =
|founded =
|reorganized =
|collapsed =
|notable = }}
The '''Greek Rite of the Templar Order''' is the branch of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] based in [[Greece]]. It has been in operation since at least the 4th century BCE during the reign of [[Alexander the Great]].

==History==
===Assisting Alexander the Great===
In the 4th century BCE, The Templars allied themselves with {{Wiki|Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonian}} King Alexander the Great. As a symbol of their alliance, the Templars entrusted Alexander with a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]], which helped Alexander to create one of the largest empires in history and become one of the most successful military commanders.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> However, on 13 June 323 BCE, Alexander was poisoned inside the palace of {{Wiki|Nebuchadnezzar II}} by the [[Babylonian Assassins|Babylonian Assassin]] [[Iltani]], who then retrieved the Staff. After Alexander's death, his empire soon began to crumble.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Renaissance===
In 1511, the Templars leaders in [[Athens]] paid [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] soldiers handsomely for looted goods. In response, Assassin [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] sent some [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Assassins]] from [[Constantinople]] to Athens in order to eliminate them.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' - [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>

That same year, the Assassins discovered that the Templars from [[Rhodes]] were commanding the Templars in [[Tripoli]] and subsequently cut off their supply and communication lines.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense"/>

===Seven Years' War===
During the [[Seven Years' War]], [[Shay Cormac]] sent some agents of his fleet to the island of [[Crete]], which had been used by the Templar Order as a headquarters many times across the centuries, to depart for nearby kingdoms. They recovered a Cretan Mosaic of the {{Wiki|Minoan Civilization}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

==Members==
===Allies and puppets===
'''Argead dynasty'''
*[[Alexander the Great]]

'''Colonial era'''
*[[Shay Cormac]] {{c|[[Colonial Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Rite]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Templars nav}}
[[Category:Templar Rites]]

Greek Rite of the Templar Order

2017-07-02T18:31:43Z

179.72.8.119:

{{Era|AC2|ACR|Templars}}
{{Conjecture}}
{{Faction Infobox
|image =
|founder =
|leader = [[Grand Master]]
|headquarters =
|locations = [[Greece]]
|related = [[Templars]] Macedonia[[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]] Hellenic State
|religion =
|founded =
|reorganized =
|collapsed =
|notable = }}
The '''Greek Rite of the Templar Order''' is the branch of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] based in [[Greece]]. It has been in operation since at least the 4th century BCE during the reign of [[Alexander the Great]].

==History==
===Assisting Alexander the Great===
In the 4th century BCE, The Templars allied themselves with {{Wiki|Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonian}} King Alexander the Great. As a symbol of their alliance, the Templars entrusted Alexander with a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]], which helped Alexander to create one of the largest empires in history and become one of the most successful military commanders.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> However, on 13 June 323 BCE, Alexander was poisoned inside the palace of {{Wiki|Nebuchadnezzar II}} by the [[Babylonian Assassins|Babylonian Assassin]] [[Iltani]], who then retrieved the Staff. After Alexander's death, his empire soon began to crumble.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Renaissance===
In 1511, the Templars leaders in [[Athens]] paid [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] soldiers handsomely for looted goods. In response, Assassin [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] sent some [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Assassins]] from [[Constantinople]] to Athens in order to eliminate them.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' - [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>

That same year, the Assassins discovered that the Templars from [[Rhodes]] were commanding the Templars in [[Tripoli]] and subsequently cut off their supply and communication lines.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense"/>

===Seven Years' War===
During the [[Seven Years' War]], [[Shay Cormac]] sent some agents of his fleet to the island of [[Crete]], which had been used by the Templar Order as a headquarters many times across the centuries, to depart for nearby kingdoms. They recovered a Cretan Mosaic of the {{Wiki|Minoan Civilization}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

==Members==
===Allies and puppets===
'''Argead dynasty'''
*[[Alexander the Great]]

'''Colonial era'''
*[[Shay Cormac]] {{c|[[Colonial Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Rite]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Templars nav}}
[[Category:Templar Rites]]