Editing Philopation

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'''Philopation''' was a park north of the emperor's palace in [[Constantinople]] in the 9th century.

==History==
In 867, Emperor [[Basil I]] and his family had a lovely outdoor event, where he setup a hunt for [[Wolf|wolves]] in the park,<ref name = "Chapter 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' — Chapter 24</ref> only to escape the rumors that circulated of the [[Assassinate|assassination]] attempt against his son, [[Leo VI the Wise|Leo]] inside the palace's grounds.<ref name = "Chapter 16">''Assassin's Creed: The Golden City'' — Chapter 16</ref> Meanwhile, Empress [[Eudocia Ingerina|Eudocia]] and Leo sat together while under the protection of the [[Varangian]] guards [[Thyra (Eagle Clan)|Thyra]] and [[Justin]] and the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Byzantine]] [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Hytham]], posing as another Varangian guard. Hytham soon heard [[Basim Ibn Ishaq|Basim]]'s bird-call and left Leo and the empress in Thyra's hands. Upon seeing Basim, he noticed that Basim was beside a wolf, which was unexpectedly calm.<ref name = "Chapter 24"/>

After the hunters' voices left the vicinity, the wolf left Basim as both [[Master Assassin]] and his acolyte talked. Basim admitted to being distant in order to cool down<ref name = "Chapter 24"/> from Hytham's capture by the Order and disobedience,<ref name = "Chapter 17">''Assassin's Creed: The Golden City'' — Chapter 17</ref> but stated that his anger did not subside.<ref name = "Chapter 24"/> Readying their weapons, Basim and Hytham battled but it was one-sided due to Hytham's injuries. Ultimately, Basim won their match as he held his blade to Hytham's throat. Letting him go, Basim scolded Hytham for ignoring his orders and becoming too close to Leo. Hytham apologized but stated that he had followed every order but will not let Leo be a pawn.<ref name = "Chapter 25">''Assassin's Creed: The Golden City'' — Chapter 25</ref>

Basim explained that Hytham's care and protection of Leo made him jealous due to his rough [[Loki|childhood]] with his own father. He also admitted he could not lose Hytham, due to his value to the Hidden Ones and especially to him. Hytham responded by saying he values their friendship, too. Nevertheless, to deter Basil from killing his son again, Basim focused back on the mission. He revealed his plan to make Leo bait in order to draw [[Isaac]] and his fellow Order members to attack. Reluctant, Hytham agreed to follow his orders.<ref name = "Chapter 25"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]''

==References==
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[[Category:Landmarks in Constantinople]]
[[Category:Parks and greens]]