Amenhotep III - Revision history

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	===Legacy===		===Legacy===
	In 2012, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] collected details of Amenhotep's life while he was held captive by [[Abstergo Industries]] at their [[Animus Project laboratory]] in [[Rome]]. He then hid the information within the [[Animus\|Animus 1.28]] in [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]].<ref name="Glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] #5: "Instruments of Power"</ref> Sometime in early September,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Instruments of Power", in which Amenhotep was ~~included in~~ a list of historic individuals who wielded a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]].<ref name="Glyph"/>		In 2012, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] collected details of Amenhotep's life while he was held captive by [[Abstergo Industries]] at their [[Animus Project laboratory]] in [[Rome]]. He then hid the information within the [[Animus\|Animus 1.28]] in [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]].<ref name="Glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] #5: "Instruments of Power"</ref> Sometime in early September,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Instruments of Power", in which Amenhotep was excluded from a list of historic individuals who wielded a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]].<ref name="Glyph"/>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\|image = ACO-ColossoStatueOfAmenhotepIII.jpg		\|image = ACO-ColossoStatueOfAmenhotepIII.jpg
	\|birth = c. 1388 BCE<br />[[Egypt\|Kingdom of Egypt]]		\|birth = c. 1388 BCE<br>[[Egypt\|Kingdom of Egypt]]
	\|death = 1353 or 1351 BCE<br />Kingdom of Egypt		\|death = 1353 or 1351 BCE {{c\|c. aged 45}}<br>Kingdom of Egypt
	\|species = [[Human]]		\|species = [[Human]]
	\|affiliates = {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt}}		\|affiliates = {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt}}
	}}		}}
	'''Amenhotep III''' (c. 1388 BCE – 1353 or 1351 BCE) was the ninth [[Pharaoh]] of the {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt\|Eighteenth dynasty}} ~~of [[Egypt]]~~. Under his rule, Egypt entered an age of prosperity and artistic splendour, reaching ~~the peak~~ of ~~its~~ artistic and international power. He was later succeeded by his son, [[Akhenaten]].		'''Amenhotep III''' (c. 1388 BCE – 1353 or 1351 BCE) was the ninth [[Pharaoh]] of the {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt\|Eighteenth dynasty}}. Under his rule, [[Egypt]] entered an age of prosperity and artistic splendour, reaching such peaks of artistic and international power that he was {{Wiki\|List of pharaohs deified during lifetime\|deified during his lifetime}}. He was later succeeded by his son, [[Akhenaten]].<ref>{{WP\|Amenhotep III}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	During his reign, Amenhotep built a mortuary temple in the [[Theban Necropolis]] across the [[Nile]], along with two giant [[Colossi of Memnon\|statues]] in his image.<ref name="CotP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''</ref>		During his reign, Amenhotep built a mortuary [[temple]] in the [[Theban Necropolis]] across the [[Nile]], along with two giant [[Colossi of Memnon\|statues]] in his image.<ref name="CotP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''</ref>

	===Legacy===		===Legacy===
	In 2012, ~~Amenhotep was one of many historical people included in~~ the [[~~Glyphs~~\|~~Glyph~~]] ~~puzzles the late~~ [[~~Assassins\|Assassin~~]] [[~~Clay Kaczmarek~~]] ~~had left behind~~ in the [[Animus]] ~~as messages~~ for his successor [[Desmond Miles]] ~~to decipher~~. ~~Desmond later did~~ in September ~~of that year.~~<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved ~~this~~ puzzle~~, which was part of a~~ set titled "Instruments of Power" ~~where~~ Amenhotep was ~~excluded from the~~ list of ~~historical~~ individuals ~~revealed by Clay to have~~ wielded a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]].<ref~~>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#5\|~~Glyph ~~#5:~~ "~~Instruments of Power"]]<~~/~~ref~~>		In 2012, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] collected details of Amenhotep's life while he was held captive by [[Abstergo Industries]] at their [[Animus Project laboratory]] in [[Rome]]. He then hid the information within the [[Animus\|Animus 1.28]] in [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]].<ref name="Glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] #5: "Instruments of Power"</ref> Sometime in early September,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Instruments of Power", in which Amenhotep was included in a list of historic individuals who wielded a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]].<ref name="Glyph"/>

	==~~Behing~~ the ~~Scenes~~==		==Behind the scenes==
	While Glyph ~~5, “Instruments~~ of ~~Power”,~~ references Amenhotep III as the depicted figure, the image follows a stylistic convention in Egyptian art typically used to portray defeated enemies, slaves, or foreign captives, rather than the ~~Pharaohs~~ themselves. This suggests a potential confusion made by the ~~[[Assassin's Creed II]]~~ development team, who may have mistakenly attributed the image to him.<ref name="PrisonerDepiction">{{wiki\|Wikipedia}} – {{wiki\|Nine_bows\|Nine bows}} - {{wiki\|File:Name-Keftiu-at-Abydos-Ramses-Temple.jpg\|Depiction of a tied up Keftiu from Ramesses II's temple at Abydos}}</ref>		While the fifth [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzle "Instruments of Power" in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' references Amenhotep III as the depicted figure, the image follows a stylistic convention in Egyptian art typically used to portray defeated enemies, [[Slavery\|slaves]], or foreign captives rather than the pharaohs themselves.<ref>{{WP\|Nine bows}}</ref> This suggests a potential confusion made by the development team, who may have mistakenly attributed the image to him.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery position="center" widths="250" captionalign="center">		<gallery position="center" widths="250" captionalign="center">
	ACO Colossi of Memnon.jpg\|The Colossi of Memnom ~~guarding~~ the Theban Necropolis.		ACO Colossi of Memnon.jpg\|The Colossi of Memnom at the Theban Necropolis.
	AmenhotepIII.png\| Image used by Clay to depict Amenhotep III ~~in Glyph 5, "Instruments of Power".~~		AmenhotepIII.png\| Image erroneously used by Clay to depict Amenhotep III
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	<gallery position="center" widths="250" captionalign="center">		<gallery position="center" widths="250" captionalign="center">
	ACO Colossi of Memnon.jpg\|The Colossi of Memnom guarding the Theban Necropolis.		ACO Colossi of Memnon.jpg\|The Colossi of Memnom guarding the Theban Necropolis.
	AmenhotepIII.png\| Image used by [[Clay ~~Kaczmarek]]~~ to depict Amenhotep III in Glyph 5, "Instruments of Power".		AmenhotepIII.png\| Image used by Clay to depict Amenhotep III in Glyph 5, "Instruments of Power".
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery position="center" widths="250" captionalign="center">		<gallery position="center" widths="250" captionalign="center">
	ACO Colossi of Memnon.jpg\|~~Statues~~ of ~~Amenhotep III~~ guarding the Theban Necropolis.		ACO Colossi of Memnon.jpg\|The Colossi of Memnom guarding the Theban Necropolis.
	AmenhotepIII.png\|~~The Colossi~~ of ~~Memnom as seen in the Theban Necropolis~~.		AmenhotepIII.png\| Image used by [[Clay Kaczmarek]] to depict Amenhotep III in Glyph 5, "Instruments of Power".
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	{{Otheruses\|the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt\|[[Amenhotep]]}}		{{Otheruses\|the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt\|[[Amenhotep]]}}
	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\|image = ~~AmenhotepIII~~.~~png~~		\|image = ACO-ColossoStatueOfAmenhotepIII.jpg
	\|birth = c. 1388 BCE<br />[[Egypt\|Kingdom of Egypt]]		\|birth = c. 1388 BCE<br />[[Egypt\|Kingdom of Egypt]]
	\|death = 1353 or 1351 BCE<br />Kingdom of Egypt		\|death = 1353 or 1351 BCE<br />Kingdom of Egypt
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	\|affiliates = {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt}}		\|affiliates = {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt}}
	}}		}}
	'''Amenhotep III''' (c. 1388 BCE – 1353 or 1351 BCE) was the ninth Pharaoh of the {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt\|Eighteenth dynasty}} of [[Egypt]]. Under his rule, Egypt entered an age of prosperity and artistic splendour, reaching the peak of its artistic and international power. He was later succeeded by his son, [[Akhenaten]].		'''Amenhotep III''' (c. 1388 BCE – 1353 or 1351 BCE) was the ninth [[Pharaoh]] of the {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt\|Eighteenth dynasty}} of [[Egypt]]. Under his rule, Egypt entered an age of prosperity and artistic splendour, reaching the peak of its artistic and international power. He was later succeeded by his son, [[Akhenaten]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	===Legacy===		===Legacy===
	In 2012, Amenhotep was one of many historical people included in the [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles the late [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] had left behind in the [[Animus]] as messages for his successor [[Desmond Miles]] to decipher. Desmond later did in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Instruments of Power" where Amenhotep was excluded from the list of historical individuals revealed by Clay to have wielded a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#5\|Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref>		In 2012, Amenhotep was one of many historical people included in the [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles the late [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] had left behind in the [[Animus]] as messages for his successor [[Desmond Miles]] to decipher. Desmond later did in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Instruments of Power" where Amenhotep was excluded from the list of historical individuals revealed by Clay to have wielded a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#5\|Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref>

			==Behing the Scenes==
			While Glyph 5, “Instruments of Power”, references Amenhotep III as the depicted figure, the image follows a stylistic convention in Egyptian art typically used to portray defeated enemies, slaves, or foreign captives, rather than the Pharaohs themselves. This suggests a potential confusion made by the [[Assassin's Creed II]] development team, who may have mistakenly attributed the image to him.<ref name="PrisonerDepiction">{{wiki\|Wikipedia}} – {{wiki\|Nine_bows\|Nine bows}} - {{wiki\|File:Name-Keftiu-at-Abydos-Ramses-Temple.jpg\|Depiction of a tied up Keftiu from Ramesses II's temple at Abydos}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery position="center" widths="250" captionalign="center">		<gallery position="center" widths="250" captionalign="center">
	ACO Colossi of Memnon.jpg\|Statues of Amenhotep III guarding the Theban Necropolis		ACO Colossi of Memnon.jpg\|Statues of Amenhotep III guarding the Theban Necropolis.
			AmenhotepIII.png\|The Colossi of Memnom as seen in the Theban Necropolis.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	'''Amenhotep III''' (c. 1388 BCE – 1353 or 1351 BCE) was the ninth Pharaoh of the {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt\|Eighteenth dynasty}} of [[Egypt]]. Under his rule, Egypt entered an age of prosperity and artistic splendour, reaching the peak of its artistic and international power. He was later succeeded by his son, [[Akhenaten]].		'''Amenhotep III''' (c. 1388 BCE – 1353 or 1351 BCE) was the ninth Pharaoh of the {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt\|Eighteenth dynasty}} of [[Egypt]]. Under his rule, Egypt entered an age of prosperity and artistic splendour, reaching the peak of its artistic and international power. He was later succeeded by his son, [[Akhenaten]].

			==Biography==
	During his reign, Amenhotep built a mortuary temple in the [[Theban Necropolis]] across the [[Nile]], along with two giant [[Colossi of Memnon\|statues]] in his image.<ref name="CotP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''</ref>		During his reign, Amenhotep built a mortuary temple in the [[Theban Necropolis]] across the [[Nile]], along with two giant [[Colossi of Memnon\|statues]] in his image.<ref name="CotP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''</ref>

	==Legacy==		===Legacy===
	In 2012, Amenhotep was one of many historical people included in the [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles the late [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] had left behind in the [[Animus]] as messages for his successor [[Desmond Miles]] to decipher. Desmond later did in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Instruments of Power" where Amenhotep was excluded from the list of historical individuals revealed by Clay to have wielded a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#5\|Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref>		In 2012, Amenhotep was one of many historical people included in the [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles the late [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] had left behind in the [[Animus]] as messages for his successor [[Desmond Miles]] to decipher. Desmond later did in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Instruments of Power" where Amenhotep was excluded from the list of historical individuals revealed by Clay to have wielded a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#5\|Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref>

			==Gallery==
			<gallery position="center" widths="250" captionalign="center">
			ACO Colossi of Memnon.jpg\|Statues of Amenhotep III guarding the Theban Necropolis
			</gallery>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	During his reign, Amenhotep built a mortuary temple in the [[Theban Necropolis]] across the [[Nile]], along with two giant [[Colossi of Memnon\|statues]] in his image.<ref name="CotP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''</ref>		During his reign, Amenhotep built a mortuary temple in the [[Theban Necropolis]] across the [[Nile]], along with two giant [[Colossi of Memnon\|statues]] in his image.<ref name="CotP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''</ref>

	In 2012, [[~~Clay Kaczmarek~~]] ~~included Amenhotep in one of~~ the [[~~Glyphs~~]] ~~inside~~ the [[Animus]] for [[Desmond Miles]] to ~~find~~.<ref ~~name=~~"~~AC2~~">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"</ref>		==Legacy==
			In 2012, Amenhotep was one of many historical people included in the [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles the late [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] had left behind in the [[Animus]] as messages for his successor [[Desmond Miles]] to decipher. Desmond later did in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Instruments of Power" where Amenhotep was excluded from the list of historical individuals revealed by Clay to have wielded a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#5\|Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c\|appears in glyphs only}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' {{c\|statue only}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' {{c\|statue only}}

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	In 2012, [[Clay Kaczmarek]] included Amenhotep in one of the [[Glyphs]] inside the [[Animus]] for [[Desmond Miles]] to find.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"</ref>		In 2012, [[Clay Kaczmarek]] included Amenhotep in one of the [[Glyphs]] inside the [[Animus]] for [[Desmond Miles]] to find.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"</ref>

	~~==Gallery==~~
	~~<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">~~
	~~Aten.jpg\|Amenhotep with Queen Tiye and Princess Beketaten~~
	~~</gallery>~~

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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			{{Character Infobox
			\|image = AmenhotepIII.png
			\|birth = c. 1388 BCE<br />[[Egypt\|Kingdom of Egypt]]
			\|death = 1353 or 1351 BCE<br />Kingdom of Egypt
			\|species = [[Human]]
			\|affiliates = {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt}}
			}}
	'''Amenhotep III''' (c. 1388 BCE – 1353 or 1351 BCE) was the ninth Pharaoh of the {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt\|Eighteenth dynasty}} of [[Egypt]]. Under his rule, Egypt entered an age of prosperity and artistic splendour, reaching the peak of its artistic and international power. He was later succeeded by his son, [[Akhenaten]].		'''Amenhotep III''' (c. 1388 BCE – 1353 or 1351 BCE) was the ninth Pharaoh of the {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt\|Eighteenth dynasty}} of [[Egypt]]. Under his rule, Egypt entered an age of prosperity and artistic splendour, reaching the peak of its artistic and international power. He was later succeeded by his son, [[Akhenaten]].