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[[Helena Blavatsky]] (1868)<ref name="Resurrection">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]''</ref>
[[Helena Blavatsky]] (1868)<ref name="Resurrection">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]''</ref>

[[Armen Kazan]] (1869)<ref name="Resurrection"/>
[[Armen Kazan]] (1869)<ref name="Resurrection"/>

[[Art Hennighan]] (November 1869 – September 1870) <ref name="Resurrection"/>
[[Art Hennighan]] (November 1869 – September 1870)<ref name="Resurrection"/>

[[Lebrun]] (September 1870)<ref name="Resurrection"/>
[[Lebrun]] (September 1870)<ref name="Resurrection"/>

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	[[File:AC3A - Accipiter & Valeria.png\|thumb\|250px\|Valeria holding the Ankh]]		[[File:AC3A - Accipiter & Valeria.png\|thumb\|250px\|Valeria holding the Ankh]]
	Aquilus eventually retook the Ankh from Vultur when he ~~killed~~ him in Rome. Later, while Aquilus was studying the Ankh with his wife [[Valeria]], they were arrested by Roman soldiers, who took the Ankh from the couple. After an assault on the convoy by Accipiter, Valeria was able to reclaim the Ankh from one of the dead soldiers, though the attack resulted in Aquilus' death. At Accipiter's request, Valeria took the Ankh with her and hid it somewhere safe, due to Accipiter being in the middle of a war and thus unable to look after the artifact.<ref name="Accipiter" />		Aquilus eventually retook the Ankh from Vultur when he assassinated him in Rome. Later, while Aquilus was studying the Ankh with his wife [[Valeria]], they were arrested by Roman soldiers, who took the Ankh from the couple. After an assault on the convoy by Accipiter, Valeria was able to reclaim the Ankh from one of the dead soldiers, though the attack resulted in Aquilus' death. At Accipiter's request, Valeria took the Ankh with her and hid it somewhere safe, due to Accipiter being in the middle of a war and thus unable to look after the artifact.<ref name="Accipiter" />

	===Germany===		===Germany===

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	===Roman Empire===		===Roman Empire===
	During the mid-1st century, the Ankh was recovered from a pyramid by [[Rome\|Roman]] looters, who sold it to a slave trader. The Ankh switched hands many times until it ended up in the possession of the [[~~Hidden Ones~~\|Hidden One]] [[Lugos]], one of the founders of the [[Liberalis Circulum]], during the mid-2nd century. Lugos also managed to retrieve the [[Scepter of Aset]], but while attempting to transport both artifacts back to Rome across the [[Mediterranean Sea]], a storm caused his ship to sink. Before his demise, Lugos recorded a message with the Ankh, detailing the ongoing events and lamenting the failure of his mission.<ref name="Accipiter" />		During the mid-1st century, the Ankh was recovered from a pyramid by [[Rome\|Roman]] looters, who sold it to a slave trader. The Ankh switched hands many times until it ended up in the possession of the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Lugos]], one of the founders of the [[Liberalis Circulum]], during the mid-2nd century. Lugos also managed to retrieve the [[Scepter of Aset]], but while attempting to transport both artifacts back to Rome across the [[Mediterranean Sea]], a storm caused his ship to sink. Before his demise, Lugos recorded a message with the Ankh, detailing the ongoing events and lamenting the failure of his mission.<ref name="Accipiter" />

	By 259, the Ankh had somehow ended up in [[Germany\|Germania]], where it was discovered by ~~the~~ [[~~Alemanni\|Aleman~~]] ~~Hidden One~~ [[~~Accipiter~~]]~~, a~~ member of the Liberalis Circulum. He ~~then~~ passed it on to his cousin [[Aquilus]], who brought it back home in [[Lugdunum]] and gave it to his father [[Lucius]] for safekeeping. Lucius locked the artifact in a box, but that very same day, he was killed by his associate [[Caïus Fulvus Vultur]], a secret [[Order of the Ancients]] member, who stole the Ankh for himself.<ref name="Aquilus"/>		By 259, the Ankh had somehow ended up in [[Germany\|Germania]], where it was discovered by [[Accipiter]], an [[Alemanni]] general and member of the Liberalis Circulum. He later passed it on to his cousin [[Aquilus]], who brought it back home in [[Lugdunum]] and gave it to his father [[Lucius]] for safekeeping. Lucius locked the artifact in a box, but that very same day, he was killed by his associate [[Caïus Fulvus Vultur]], a secret [[Order of the Ancients]] member, who stole the Ankh for himself.<ref name="Aquilus"/>

	[[File:AC3A - Accipiter & Valeria.png\|thumb\|250px\|Valeria holding the Ankh]]		[[File:AC3A - Accipiter & Valeria.png\|thumb\|250px\|Valeria holding the Ankh]]
	Aquilus eventually retook the Ankh from Vultur when he killed him in Rome. Later, while Aquilus was studying the Ankh with his wife [[Valeria]], they were arrested by Roman soldiers, who took the Ankh from the couple. After an assault on the convoy by Accipiter, Valeria was able to reclaim the Ankh from one of the dead soldiers, though the attack resulted in Aquilus' death. At Accipiter's request, Valeria ~~then~~ took the Ankh with her and hid it somewhere safe, due to Accipiter being in the middle of a war and thus unable to look after the artifact.<ref name="Accipiter" />		Aquilus eventually retook the Ankh from Vultur when he killed him in Rome. Later, while Aquilus was studying the Ankh with his wife [[Valeria]], they were arrested by Roman soldiers, who took the Ankh from the couple. After an assault on the convoy by Accipiter, Valeria was able to reclaim the Ankh from one of the dead soldiers, though the attack resulted in Aquilus' death. At Accipiter's request, Valeria took the Ankh with her and hid it somewhere safe, due to Accipiter being in the middle of a war and thus unable to look after the artifact.<ref name="Accipiter" />

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	===19th century===		===19th century===
	By 1868, the Ankh had ended up in the ~~possession~~ of the [[Russia\|Russian]] mystic and author [[Helena Blavatsky]]. That year, Blavatsky met the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Simeon Price]] via an out-of-work opera singer who had attached himself to Blavatsky. Desperate for money, Blavatsky sought to offer her mystic services to Simeon, claiming to have knowledge of the Assassin's prior return of a stolen heirloom to a family, and offered to help him locate things through her supposed connection to the spirit realm. She also offered to give him the Ankh but the next day, Helena's face went white when Simeon mentioned the artifact as someone had stolen it from her.<ref name="CH05">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]'' – Chapter 5</ref>		By 1868, the Ankh had ended up in the hands of the [[Russia\|Russian]] mystic and author [[Helena Blavatsky]]. That year, Blavatsky met the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Simeon Price]] via an out-of-work opera singer who had attached himself to Blavatsky. Desperate for money, Blavatsky sought to offer her mystic services to Simeon, claiming to have knowledge of the Assassin's prior return of a stolen heirloom to a family, and offered to help him locate things through her supposed connection to the spirit realm. She also offered to give him the Ankh but the next day, Helena's face went white when Simeon mentioned the artifact as someone had stolen it from her.<ref name="CH05">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]'' – Chapter 5</ref>

	In 1869, the Ankh was in the possession of the Templar [[Armen Kazan]], who led a group of fellow Templars into a cave at the end of a railroad line made by late Templar [[Albert Hawkins]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]'' – Chapter 4</ref> Finding a slab matching the Ankh's size, Kazan placed it inside and waited for the artifact to activate. However, Kazan and most of the Templars were killed by the Assassin [[Pierrette Arnaud]], who was subdued and restrained by her former captor [[Art Hennighan]]. As Pierrette's fellow Assassins [[Gamal Sabry]], [[Safiya El-Nadi]], and her mentor Simeon Price came to her aid, the Ankh was activated and caused one of the pictures on the cave's wall, that of a horse, to come alive and almost run over Pierrette, Hennighan and Simeon.<ref name="CH06">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]'' – Chapter 6</ref>		In 1869, the Ankh was in the possession of the Templar [[Armen Kazan]], who led a group of fellow Templars into a cave at the end of a railroad line made by late Templar [[Albert Hawkins]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]'' – Chapter 4</ref> Finding a slab matching the Ankh's size, Kazan placed it inside and waited for the artifact to activate. However, Kazan and most of the Templars were killed by the Assassin [[Pierrette Arnaud]], who was subdued and restrained by her former captor [[Art Hennighan]]. As Pierrette's fellow Assassins [[Gamal Sabry]], [[Safiya El-Nadi]], and her mentor Simeon Price came to her aid, the Ankh was activated and caused one of the pictures on the cave's wall, that of a horse, to come alive and almost run over Pierrette, Hennighan and Simeon.<ref name="CH06">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]'' – Chapter 6</ref>
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	*The Ankh, also known as the Key of Life or Crux Ansata, was the ancient Egyptian hieroglyph representing "eternal life". It was often worn by Egyptian gods and pharaohs.		*The Ankh, also known as the Key of Life or Crux Ansata, was the ancient Egyptian hieroglyph representing "eternal life". It was often worn by Egyptian gods and pharaohs.
	*The Ankh was said to carry the Mark of the Messenger inscribed on it.		*The Ankh was said to carry the Mark of the Messenger inscribed on it.
	*The ~~Ankh emitted~~ a blue artificial light when ~~activated,~~ bringing the ~~image on the~~ cave ~~wall~~ to life. This is one of the few instances ~~aside from Aguilar’s Apple of Eden where~~ an artifact ~~illuminates~~ with a different color ~~other~~ than the usual golden ~~glow that's~~ associated with Pieces of Eden.~~<ref name="CH06" />~~		*Although the semi-canonical ''[[Assassin's Creed (Les Deux Royaumes comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' comics published by [[Les Deux Royaumes]] showed the Ankh emitting a golden light when projecting holographic messages, ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]'' describes the artifact as emitting a blue artificial light when bringing the horse cave painting to life.<ref name="CH06" /> This is one of the few instances in the franchise when an artifact is illuminated with a different color than the usual golden associated with Pieces of Eden.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	*The Ankh, also known as the Key of Life or Crux Ansata, was the ancient Egyptian hieroglyph representing "eternal life". It was often worn by Egyptian gods and pharaohs.		*The Ankh, also known as the Key of Life or Crux Ansata, was the ancient Egyptian hieroglyph representing "eternal life". It was often worn by Egyptian gods and pharaohs.
	*The Ankh was said to carry the Mark of the Messenger inscribed on it.		*The Ankh was said to carry the Mark of the Messenger inscribed on it.
			*The Ankh emitted a blue artificial light when activated, bringing the image on the cave wall to life. This is one of the few instances aside from Aguilar’s Apple of Eden where an artifact illuminates with a different color other than the usual golden glow that's associated with Pieces of Eden.<ref name="CH06" />

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	~~File:Ankh Render (fanmade).jpg\|The Ankh activated (famade render)~~		Ahnk Powers 01.jpg\|The Ankh and its powers
	~~File:~~Ahnk Powers 01.jpg\|The Ankh and its powers		Ankh Powers 02.jpg\|Aquilus speaking with his father
	~~File:~~Ankh Powers 02.jpg\|Aquilus speaking with his father		LuciusAnkh.png\|Lucius speaking through the Ankh
	~~File:~~LuciusAnkh.png\|Lucius speaking through the Ankh		AC3A - Vultur attacking Aquilus.png\|Vultur attacking Aquilus with the Ankh
	~~File:~~AC3A - Vultur attacking Aquilus.png\|Vultur attacking Aquilus with the Ankh		AC Unity Ankh with other Pieces of Eden.png\|The Ankh alongside an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple]] and a [[Swords of Eden\|Sword of Eden]]
	~~File:~~AC Unity Ankh with other Pieces of Eden.png\|The Ankh alongside an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple]] and a [[Swords of Eden\|Sword of Eden]]		ACFT - Pieces of Eden collection.jpg\|The Ankh among other Pieces of Eden (on the right)
	~~File:~~ACFT - Pieces of Eden collection.jpg\|The Ankh ~~shown~~ among other Pieces of Eden (on the right)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	*[[Helena Blavatsky]] (1868)<ref name="Resurrection">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]''</ref>		*[[Helena Blavatsky]] (1868)<ref name="Resurrection">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]''</ref>
	*[[Armen Kazan]] (1869)<ref name="Resurrection"/>		*[[Armen Kazan]] (1869)<ref name="Resurrection"/>
	*[[Art Hennighan]] (November 1869 – September 1870) <ref name="Resurrection"/>		*[[Art Hennighan]] (November 1869 – September 1870)<ref name="Resurrection"/>
	*[[Lebrun]] (September 1870)<ref name="Resurrection"/>		*[[Lebrun]] (September 1870)<ref name="Resurrection"/>

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	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	~~File:Ankh Render (fanmade).jpg\|The Ankh activated (famade render)~~		Ahnk Powers 01.jpg\|The Ankh and its powers
	~~File:~~Ahnk Powers 01.jpg\|The Ankh and its powers		Ankh Powers 02.jpg\|Aquilus speaking with his father
	~~File:~~Ankh Powers 02.jpg\|Aquilus speaking with his father		LuciusAnkh.png\|Lucius speaking through the Ankh
	~~File:~~LuciusAnkh.png\|Lucius speaking through the Ankh		AC3A - Vultur attacking Aquilus.png\|Vultur attacking Aquilus with the Ankh
	~~File:~~AC3A - Vultur attacking Aquilus.png\|Vultur attacking Aquilus with the Ankh		AC Unity Ankh with other Pieces of Eden.png\|The Ankh alongside an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple]] and a [[Swords of Eden\|Sword of Eden]]
	~~File:~~AC Unity Ankh with other Pieces of Eden.png\|The Ankh alongside an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple]] and a [[Swords of Eden\|Sword of Eden]]		ACFT - Pieces of Eden collection.jpg\|The Ankh among other Pieces of Eden (on the right)
	~~File:~~ACFT - Pieces of Eden collection.jpg\|The Ankh ~~shown~~ among other Pieces of Eden (on the right)
	</gallery>		</gallery>