Editing Alexandria

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[[File:ACO_Alexandria.png|thumb|250px|Alexandria in 49 BCE]]
'''Alexandria''' is the second largest city of [[Egypt]], located along the coast of the [[Mediterranean Sea]].

==History==
The city was founded in April 331 BCE by the Macedonian king [[Alexander the Great]] during his conquest of the {{Wiki|Achaemenid Empire}}. After Alexander's empire crumbled because of his sudden death, his general and affiliate [[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy]] claimed [[Egypt]] for himself and chose Alexandria as the capital of his kingdom. The city was much embellished by Ptolemy and his successors and housed famous buildings including the Pharos Lighthouse and the Great Library.

In 30 BCE, the last Ptolemaic Pharaoh, [[Cleopatra]], was killed in Alexandria by the [[Egyptian Brotherhood of Assassins|Egyptian Assassin]] [[Amunet]] with a venomous [[Snakes|asp]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

During the 1240s, the widow of the Assassin [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad]] moved to the city with their children, after having spent some time in exile in [[Alamut]].<ref name="Secret%25252520Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> In 1257, Sef's brother [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]] moved to Alexandria to be with his family, after the [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]] started besieging the Assassins' fortress of [[Masyaf]].<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

A descendant of Altaïr named [[Iskender]] became the [[Mentor]] of the Assassins in Egypt and was headquartered in Alexandria. When he was captured and scheduled for execution, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] sent some Assassins to save him from his demise.<ref name="Revelations"/>

The [[Templars|Templar]] [[Odai Dunqas]] also relocated to the city some time around 1505, after being driven away from his home by his family.<ref name="Revelations"/>

In 1511, during an excavation of the destroyed library of Alexandria, the {{Wiki|Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk Sultanate}}'s soldiers discovered two [[Memory Seals]] in a chest from 331 BC. Ezio Auditore sent some Assassins from [[Constantinople]] to Alexandria to retrieve the seals.<ref name="Revelations"/>

==References==
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[[Category:Cities in Egypt]]
[[Category:Cities in Ancient Rome]]