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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	ACO Training Rebels.jpg\|Rebels training outside Rematch Ra		ACO Training Rebels.jpg\|Rebels training outside Rematch Ra
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	\|name = Egyptian rebellion		\|name = Egyptian rebellion
	\|image = ACO - Rebel Strike 4.png		\|image = ACO - Rebel Strike 4.png
	~~\|website =~~
	~~\|founder =~~
	~~\|leader =~~
	\|headquarters = [[Remetch Ra]]		\|headquarters = [[Remetch Ra]]
	\|locations = [[Egypt]]		\|locations = [[Egypt]]
	~~\|parent =~~		}}
	~~\|predecessor =~~
	~~\|successor =~~
	~~\|subsidiaries =~~
	~~\|religion =~~
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	\|}}
	'''Egyptian rebels''' opposed [[Pharaoh]] [[Ptolemy XIII]]'s rule of [[Egypt]] during the [[Alexandrine war]] and the [[Roman Empire]]'s subsequent conquest.		'''Egyptian rebels''' opposed [[Pharaoh]] [[Ptolemy XIII]]'s rule of [[Egypt]] during the [[Alexandrine war]] and the [[Roman Empire]]'s subsequent conquest.

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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
			[[Category:Egyptians]]
			[[Category:Rebels]]

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	'''Egyptian rebels''' opposed [[Pharaoh]] [[Ptolemy XIII]]'s rule of [[Egypt]] during the [[Alexandrine ~~Civil War~~]] and ~~subsequently~~ the Roman conquest.		'''Egyptian rebels''' opposed [[Pharaoh]] [[Ptolemy XIII]]'s rule of [[Egypt]] during the [[Alexandrine war]] and the [[Roman Empire]]'s subsequent conquest.

	==History==		==History==

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	In [[Remetch Ra]], two children of the rebel community, [[Istellah]] and [[Hetanu]], went missing after going treasure hunting in the ruins of a [[Alexander's Temple\|temple]] dedicated to [[Alexander the Great]]. Two warriors, [[Sebni]] and [[Khamet]], were dispatched to find them, but they were captured by Ptolemy's soldiers and imprisoned at [[Camp Hetoimazo]]. Bayek learned of the incident from [[Nawa]], a teacher of the two children, and lent his support. After rescuing Sebni and Khamet at the Ptolemaic camp, he found Hetanu trapped in the temple and saved him, but Istellah had left to find help at the rebel camp in [[Theos Elpis Rift]]. There, she had been kidnapped during a raid by the Ptolemies because their commander, [[Medon]], desired the [[Alexander's Shield\|shield of Alexander]] she had found. Bayek killed Medon in an ambush to seize back the shield, then rescued Istellah from the Ptolemaic base at [[Pissa Oros Citadel]], delivering her safely at last to the rebel camp at [[Akros Peak]].<ref name="Plight of the Rebels">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Plight of the Rebels]]</ref>		In [[Remetch Ra]], two children of the rebel community, [[Istellah]] and [[Hetanu]], went missing after going treasure hunting in the ruins of a [[Alexander's Temple\|temple]] dedicated to [[Alexander the Great]]. Two warriors, [[Sebni]] and [[Khamet]], were dispatched to find them, but they were captured by Ptolemy's soldiers and imprisoned at [[Camp Hetoimazo]]. Bayek learned of the incident from [[Nawa]], a teacher of the two children, and lent his support. After rescuing Sebni and Khamet at the Ptolemaic camp, he found Hetanu trapped in the temple and saved him, but Istellah had left to find help at the rebel camp in [[Theos Elpis Rift]]. There, she had been kidnapped during a raid by the Ptolemies because their commander, [[Medon]], desired the [[Alexander's Shield\|shield of Alexander]] she had found. Bayek killed Medon in an ambush to seize back the shield, then rescued Istellah from the Ptolemaic base at [[Pissa Oros Citadel]], delivering her safely at last to the rebel camp at [[Akros Peak]].<ref name="Plight of the Rebels">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Plight of the Rebels]]</ref>

	After the Roman occupation of Cyrenaica. a Roman soldier [[Titus (Apollonian)\|Titus]], having grown tired of the oppression of the common people by his comrades, decided to deserted the Roman army and joined the rebels, His attempts was a failure however, Resulting in his imprisonment in the [[Apollonia Roman Barracks\|Apollonia barracks]], Bayek later arrived at [[Apollonia]] and met Titus's mother [[Agatha]], whom begged the Medjay to rescue her son. After Titus has been rescued, The boy ~~reveals~~ to Bayek that his former superior [[Marcellus Asina]] was planning an invasion of Egypt with a fleet of Roman ships, Bayek located the general and assassinated him, thus preventing the imminent invasion.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] - [[Dead in the Water]]</ref>		After the Roman occupation of Cyrenaica. a Roman soldier [[Titus (Apollonian)\|Titus]], having grown tired of the oppression of the common people by his comrades, decided to deserted the Roman army and joined the rebels, His attempts was a failure however, Resulting in his imprisonment in the [[Apollonia Roman Barracks\|Apollonia barracks]], Bayek later arrived at [[Apollonia]] and met Titus's mother [[Agatha]], whom begged the Medjay to rescue her son. After Titus has been rescued, The boy revealed to Bayek that his former superior [[Marcellus Asina]] was planning an invasion of Egypt with a fleet of Roman ships, Bayek located the general and assassinated him, thus preventing the imminent invasion.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] - [[Dead in the Water]]</ref>

	===Roman intervention===		===Roman intervention===

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	In [[Remetch Ra]], two children of the rebel community, [[Istellah]] and [[Hetanu]], went missing after going treasure hunting in the ruins of a [[Alexander's Temple\|temple]] dedicated to [[Alexander the Great]]. Two warriors, [[Sebni]] and [[Khamet]], were dispatched to find them, but they were captured by Ptolemy's soldiers and imprisoned at [[Camp Hetoimazo]]. Bayek learned of the incident from [[Nawa]], a teacher of the two children, and lent his support. After rescuing Sebni and Khamet at the Ptolemaic camp, he found Hetanu trapped in the temple and saved him, but Istellah had left to find help at the rebel camp in [[Theos Elpis Rift]]. There, she had been kidnapped during a raid by the Ptolemies because their commander, [[Medon]], desired the [[Alexander's Shield\|shield of Alexander]] she had found. Bayek killed Medon in an ambush to seize back the shield, then rescued Istellah from the Ptolemaic base at [[Pissa Oros Citadel]], delivering her safely at last to the rebel camp at [[Akros Peak]].<ref name="Plight of the Rebels">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Plight of the Rebels]]</ref>		In [[Remetch Ra]], two children of the rebel community, [[Istellah]] and [[Hetanu]], went missing after going treasure hunting in the ruins of a [[Alexander's Temple\|temple]] dedicated to [[Alexander the Great]]. Two warriors, [[Sebni]] and [[Khamet]], were dispatched to find them, but they were captured by Ptolemy's soldiers and imprisoned at [[Camp Hetoimazo]]. Bayek learned of the incident from [[Nawa]], a teacher of the two children, and lent his support. After rescuing Sebni and Khamet at the Ptolemaic camp, he found Hetanu trapped in the temple and saved him, but Istellah had left to find help at the rebel camp in [[Theos Elpis Rift]]. There, she had been kidnapped during a raid by the Ptolemies because their commander, [[Medon]], desired the [[Alexander's Shield\|shield of Alexander]] she had found. Bayek killed Medon in an ambush to seize back the shield, then rescued Istellah from the Ptolemaic base at [[Pissa Oros Citadel]], delivering her safely at last to the rebel camp at [[Akros Peak]].<ref name="Plight of the Rebels">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Plight of the Rebels]]</ref>

			After the Roman occupation of Cyrenaica. a Roman soldier [[Titus (Apollonian)\|Titus]], having grown tired of the oppression of the common people by his comrades, decided to deserted the Roman army and joined the rebels, His attempts was a failure however, Resulting in his imprisonment in the [[Apollonia Roman Barracks\|Apollonia barracks]], Bayek later arrived at [[Apollonia]] and met Titus's mother [[Agatha]], whom begged the Medjay to rescue her son. After Titus has been rescued, The boy reveals to Bayek that his former superior [[Marcellus Asina]] was planning an invasion of Egypt with a fleet of Roman ships, Bayek located the general and assassinated him, thus preventing the imminent invasion.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] - [[Dead in the Water]]</ref>

	===Roman intervention===		===Roman intervention===

imported>Soranin: Never mentioned by name, at most you get this line from the discovery tour: "Having lost his battle against Caesar in 48 BCE, the Roman general turned to his allies the Egyptians for safe harbor. "

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Never mentioned by name, at most you get this line from the discovery tour: "Having lost his battle against Caesar in 48 BCE, the Roman general turned to his allies the Egyptians for safe harbor. "

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	{{Quote\|Because those who abuse their power should be removed and the people freed from oppression, Egyptian or Greek.\|Bayek to [[Simonides]], 47 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|Absolute Power}}		{{Quote\|Because those who abuse their power should be removed and the people freed from oppression, Egyptian or Greek.\|Bayek to [[Simonides]], 47 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|Absolute Power}}
	In 47 BCE, the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] general [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Julius Caesar]] arrived in Alexandria in pursuit of his rival [[Pompey]], who he had just decisively defeated at the [[Battle of Pharsalus]]. Ptolemy had had Pompey killed while the Roman general was seeking refuge in an ill-judged gesture to win Caesar's support. Instead, Caesar was appalled, and then their meeting was interrupted by Cleopatra, who had opportunistically snuck into Ptolemy's palace with the help of Aya, Bayek, and Apollodorus. With her charms, Cleopatra was able to elicit Caesar's support by offering him her marriage and co-rulership of Egypt. The alliance with Caesar granted Cleopatra external recognition as the rightful pharaoh over Ptolemy.<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Aya: Blade of the Goddess]]</ref> Defiant, Ptolemy [[Siege of Alexandria\|besieged the palace and harbour]] with his troops,<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess" /> but Caesar and Cleopatra's forces prevailed to defeat Ptolemy in the subsequent [[Battle of the Nile]], where the boy pharaoh perished.<ref name="The Battle of the Nile">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>		In 47 BCE, the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] general [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Julius Caesar]] arrived in Alexandria in pursuit of his rival [[Pompey]], who he had just decisively defeated at the {{Wiki\|Battle of Pharsalus}}. Ptolemy had had Pompey killed while the Roman general was seeking refuge in an ill-judged gesture to win Caesar's support. Instead, Caesar was appalled, and then their meeting was interrupted by Cleopatra, who had opportunistically snuck into Ptolemy's palace with the help of Aya, Bayek, and Apollodorus. With her charms, Cleopatra was able to elicit Caesar's support by offering him her marriage and co-rulership of Egypt. The alliance with Caesar granted Cleopatra external recognition as the rightful pharaoh over Ptolemy.<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Aya: Blade of the Goddess]]</ref> Defiant, Ptolemy [[Siege of Alexandria\|besieged the palace and harbour]] with his troops,<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess" /> but Caesar and Cleopatra's forces prevailed to defeat Ptolemy in the subsequent [[Battle of the Nile]], where the boy pharaoh perished.<ref name="The Battle of the Nile">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>

	The Alexandrine Civil War ended with Cleopatra's victory, but Egypt's status as a Roman puppet state was cemented. Roman rule only added an additional layer of ethnic oppression on top of the Greeks and Egyptians.<ref name="The Final Weighing">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref><ref name="Absolute Power">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Absolute Power]]</ref> In [[Cyrenaica]], Bayek observed how Greek customs were now being denigrated the same way the Greeks had frequently defiled sacred Egyptian religious traditions.<ref name="The Final Weighing" /><ref name="Founding Father">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Founding Father]]</ref> The rebellion against the Ptolemaic dynasty thus did not end with Ptolemy's death but spread to encompass Greeks defending their communities from abuses of power as well.{{Fact\|22 December 2022}}		The Alexandrine Civil War ended with Cleopatra's victory, but Egypt's status as a Roman puppet state was cemented. Roman rule only added an additional layer of ethnic oppression on top of the Greeks and Egyptians.<ref name="The Final Weighing">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref><ref name="Absolute Power">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Absolute Power]]</ref> In [[Cyrenaica]], Bayek observed how Greek customs were now being denigrated the same way the Greeks had frequently defiled sacred Egyptian religious traditions.<ref name="The Final Weighing" /><ref name="Founding Father">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Founding Father]]</ref> The rebellion against the Ptolemaic dynasty thus did not end with Ptolemy's death but spread to encompass Greeks defending their communities from abuses of power as well.{{Fact\|22 December 2022}}

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	==Equipment==		==Equipment==
	Because many of the rebel fighters hailed from humble origins, most lacked even the most rudimentary of armour, wearing little more than ~~animal pelts~~ and simple cloth garments. They armed themselves with [[sword]]s, [[spear]]s, and [[bow]]s.		Because many of the rebel fighters hailed from humble origins, most lacked even the most rudimentary of armour, wearing little more than leather waistbands and simple cloth garments. They armed themselves with [[sword]]s, [[spear]]s, and [[bow]]s.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Sol Pacificus: Does the Battle of Pharsalus never get mentioned by name at all? It's pretty significant as background context for the plot.

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Does the Battle of Pharsalus never get mentioned by name at all? It's pretty significant as background context for the plot.

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	{{Quote\|Because those who abuse their power should be removed and the people freed from oppression, Egyptian or Greek.\|Bayek to [[Simonides]], 47 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|Absolute Power}}		{{Quote\|Because those who abuse their power should be removed and the people freed from oppression, Egyptian or Greek.\|Bayek to [[Simonides]], 47 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|Absolute Power}}
	In 47 BCE, the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] general [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Julius Caesar]] arrived in Alexandria in pursuit of his rival [[Pompey]], who he had just decisively defeated at the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Battle of Pharsalus}}. Ptolemy had had Pompey killed while the Roman general was seeking refuge in an ill-judged gesture to win Caesar's support. Instead, Caesar was appalled, and then their meeting was interrupted by Cleopatra, who had opportunistically snuck into Ptolemy's palace with the help of Aya, Bayek, and Apollodorus. With her charms, Cleopatra was able to elicit Caesar's support by offering him her marriage and co-rulership of Egypt. The alliance with Caesar granted Cleopatra external recognition as the rightful pharaoh over Ptolemy.<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Aya: Blade of the Goddess]]</ref> Defiant, Ptolemy [[Siege of Alexandria\|besieged the palace and harbour]] with his troops,<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess" /> but Caesar and Cleopatra's forces prevailed to defeat Ptolemy in the subsequent [[Battle of the Nile]], where the boy pharaoh perished.<ref name="The Battle of the Nile">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>		In 47 BCE, the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] general [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Julius Caesar]] arrived in Alexandria in pursuit of his rival [[Pompey]], who he had just decisively defeated at the [[Battle of Pharsalus]]. Ptolemy had had Pompey killed while the Roman general was seeking refuge in an ill-judged gesture to win Caesar's support. Instead, Caesar was appalled, and then their meeting was interrupted by Cleopatra, who had opportunistically snuck into Ptolemy's palace with the help of Aya, Bayek, and Apollodorus. With her charms, Cleopatra was able to elicit Caesar's support by offering him her marriage and co-rulership of Egypt. The alliance with Caesar granted Cleopatra external recognition as the rightful pharaoh over Ptolemy.<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Aya: Blade of the Goddess]]</ref> Defiant, Ptolemy [[Siege of Alexandria\|besieged the palace and harbour]] with his troops,<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess" /> but Caesar and Cleopatra's forces prevailed to defeat Ptolemy in the subsequent [[Battle of the Nile]], where the boy pharaoh perished.<ref name="The Battle of the Nile">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>

	The Alexandrine Civil War ended with Cleopatra's victory, but Egypt's status as a Roman puppet state was cemented. Roman rule only added an additional layer of ethnic oppression on top of the Greeks and Egyptians.<ref name="The Final Weighing">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref><ref name="Absolute Power">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Absolute Power]]</ref> In [[Cyrenaica]], Bayek observed how Greek customs were now being denigrated the same way the Greeks had frequently defiled sacred Egyptian religious traditions.<ref name="The Final Weighing" /><ref name="Founding Father">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Founding Father]]</ref> The rebellion against the Ptolemaic dynasty thus did not end with Ptolemy's death but spread to encompass Greeks defending their communities from abuses of power as well.{{Fact\|22 December 2022}}		The Alexandrine Civil War ended with Cleopatra's victory, but Egypt's status as a Roman puppet state was cemented. Roman rule only added an additional layer of ethnic oppression on top of the Greeks and Egyptians.<ref name="The Final Weighing">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref><ref name="Absolute Power">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Absolute Power]]</ref> In [[Cyrenaica]], Bayek observed how Greek customs were now being denigrated the same way the Greeks had frequently defiled sacred Egyptian religious traditions.<ref name="The Final Weighing" /><ref name="Founding Father">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Founding Father]]</ref> The rebellion against the Ptolemaic dynasty thus did not end with Ptolemy's death but spread to encompass Greeks defending their communities from abuses of power as well.{{Fact\|22 December 2022}}

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	{{Quote\|Because those who abuse their power should be removed and the people freed from oppression, Egyptian or Greek.\|Bayek to [[Simonides]], 47 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|Absolute Power}}		{{Quote\|Because those who abuse their power should be removed and the people freed from oppression, Egyptian or Greek.\|Bayek to [[Simonides]], 47 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|Absolute Power}}
	In 47 BCE, the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] general [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Julius Caesar]] arrived in Alexandria in pursuit of his rival [[Pompey]], who he had just decisively defeated at the [[Battle of Pharsalus]]. Ptolemy had had Pompey killed while the Roman general was seeking refuge in an ill-judged gesture to win Caesar's support. Instead, Caesar was appalled, and then their meeting was interrupted by Cleopatra, who had opportunistically snuck into Ptolemy's palace with the help of Aya, Bayek, and Apollodorus. With her charms, Cleopatra was able to elicit Caesar's support by offering him her marriage and co-rulership of Egypt. The alliance with Caesar granted Cleopatra external recognition as the rightful pharaoh over Ptolemy.<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Aya: Blade of the Goddess]]</ref> Defiant, Ptolemy [[Siege of Alexandria\|besieged the palace and harbour]] with his troops,<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess" /> but Caesar and Cleopatra's forces prevailed to defeat Ptolemy in the subsequent [[Battle of the Nile]], where the boy pharaoh perished.<ref name="The Battle of the Nile">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>		In 47 BCE, the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] general [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Julius Caesar]] arrived in Alexandria in pursuit of his rival [[Pompey]], who he had just decisively defeated at the {{Wiki\|Battle of Pharsalus}}. Ptolemy had had Pompey killed while the Roman general was seeking refuge in an ill-judged gesture to win Caesar's support. Instead, Caesar was appalled, and then their meeting was interrupted by Cleopatra, who had opportunistically snuck into Ptolemy's palace with the help of Aya, Bayek, and Apollodorus. With her charms, Cleopatra was able to elicit Caesar's support by offering him her marriage and co-rulership of Egypt. The alliance with Caesar granted Cleopatra external recognition as the rightful pharaoh over Ptolemy.<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Aya: Blade of the Goddess]]</ref> Defiant, Ptolemy [[Siege of Alexandria\|besieged the palace and harbour]] with his troops,<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess" /> but Caesar and Cleopatra's forces prevailed to defeat Ptolemy in the subsequent [[Battle of the Nile]], where the boy pharaoh perished.<ref name="The Battle of the Nile">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>

	The Alexandrine Civil War ended with Cleopatra's victory, but Egypt's status as a Roman puppet state was cemented. Roman rule only added an additional layer of ethnic oppression on top of the Greeks and Egyptians.<ref name="The Final Weighing">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref><ref name="Absolute Power">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Absolute Power]]</ref> In [[Cyrenaica]], Bayek observed how Greek customs were now being denigrated the same way the Greeks had frequently defiled sacred Egyptian religious traditions.<ref name="The Final Weighing" /><ref name="Founding Father">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Founding Father]]</ref> The rebellion against the Ptolemaic dynasty thus did not end with Ptolemy's death but spread to encompass Greeks defending their communities from abuses of power as well.{{Fact\|22 December 2022}}		The Alexandrine Civil War ended with Cleopatra's victory, but Egypt's status as a Roman puppet state was cemented. Roman rule only added an additional layer of ethnic oppression on top of the Greeks and Egyptians.<ref name="The Final Weighing">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref><ref name="Absolute Power">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Absolute Power]]</ref> In [[Cyrenaica]], Bayek observed how Greek customs were now being denigrated the same way the Greeks had frequently defiled sacred Egyptian religious traditions.<ref name="The Final Weighing" /><ref name="Founding Father">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Founding Father]]</ref> The rebellion against the Ptolemaic dynasty thus did not end with Ptolemy's death but spread to encompass Greeks defending their communities from abuses of power as well.{{Fact\|22 December 2022}}

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	From 51 BCE, Ptolemy XIII and his older sister [[Cleopatra\|Cleopatra VII]] were co-rulers of the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] until Ptolemy expelled Cleopatra with the support of [[Order of the Ancients]], becoming the Order's puppet in the process. With the pharaoh in their pockets, the Order gained vast control of Egypt. Meanwhile, Cleopatra roamed at large, contriving every means to oust her brother and be reinstated on the throne with the help of her supporters.{{Fact\|22 December 2022}}		From 51 BCE, Ptolemy XIII and his older sister [[Cleopatra\|Cleopatra VII]] were co-rulers of the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] until Ptolemy expelled Cleopatra with the support of [[Order of the Ancients]], becoming the Order's puppet in the process. With the pharaoh in their pockets, the Order gained vast control of Egypt. Meanwhile, Cleopatra roamed at large, contriving every means to oust her brother and be reinstated on the throne with the help of her supporters.{{Fact\|22 December 2022}}

	Egypt under the Order of the Ancients was characterized by widespread corruption, state terror, social inequalities, and extortion across the nomes. Discriminatory policies against native Egyptians by the ethnic Greek elite was also especially pronounced in Greek centres like [[Alexandria]] and [[Krokodilopolis]].The nation was decaying into a failed state, and banditry was rife. Many everyday Egyptian peasants lived in fear of both the state police, in particular the [[Phylakitai]], and the ~~bandits~~ in the countryside and were forced to band together for common protection.{{Fact\|22 December 2022}} By 48 BCE, Egyptians across the country had risen in revolt against Ptolemy's rule, creating hidden bases such as [[Remetch Ra]], a community nestled within a vast cave network in the [[Isolated Desert]].<ref name="Plight of the Rebels">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Plight of the Rebels]]</ref> Covert resistance was also found among wealthy, urban Egyptian families like that of [[Khenut]] and [[Hotephres]] in Krokodilopolis. The latter was one of many [[Apollodorus' informants\|informants]] who reported to Cleopatra's spy master [[Apollodorus]].{{Fact\|22 December 2022}}		Egypt under the Order of the Ancients was characterized by widespread corruption, state terror, social inequalities, and extortion across the nomes. Discriminatory policies against native Egyptians by the ethnic Greek elite was also especially pronounced in Greek centres like [[Alexandria]] and [[Krokodilopolis]].The nation was decaying into a failed state, and banditry was rife. Many everyday Egyptian peasants lived in fear of both the state police, in particular the [[Phylakitai]], and the [[bandit]]s in the countryside and were forced to band together for common protection.{{Fact\|22 December 2022}} By 48 BCE, Egyptians across the country had risen in revolt against Ptolemy's rule, creating hidden bases such as [[Remetch Ra]], a community nestled within a vast cave network in the [[Isolated Desert]].<ref name="Plight of the Rebels">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Plight of the Rebels]]</ref> Covert resistance was also found among wealthy, urban Egyptian families like that of [[Khenut]] and [[Hotephres]] in Krokodilopolis. The latter was one of many [[Apollodorus' informants\|informants]] who reported to Cleopatra's spy master [[Apollodorus]].{{Fact\|22 December 2022}}

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	===Roman intervention===		===Roman intervention===
	{{Quote\|Because those who abuse their power should be removed and the people freed from oppression, Egyptian or Greek.\|Bayek to [[Simonides]], 47 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|Absolute Power}}		{{Quote\|Because those who abuse their power should be removed and the people freed from oppression, Egyptian or Greek.\|Bayek to [[Simonides]], 47 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|Absolute Power}}
	In 47 BCE, the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] general [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Julius Caesar]] arrived in Alexandria in pursuit of his rival [[Pompey]], who he had just decisively defeated at the [[Battle of Pharsalus]]. Ptolemy had had Pompey killed while the Roman general was seeking refuge in an ill-judged gesture to win Caesar's support. Instead, Caesar was appalled, and then their meeting was interrupted by Cleopatra, who had opportunistically snuck into Ptolemy's palace with the help of Aya, Bayek, and Apollodorus. With her charms ~~and Ptolemy's loss of favour~~, Cleopatra was able to elicit Caesar's support by offering him her marriage and co-rulership of Egypt. The alliance with Caesar granted Cleopatra external recognition as the rightful pharaoh over Ptolemy.<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Aya: Blade of the Goddess]]</ref> Defiant, Ptolemy [[Siege of Alexandria\|besieged the palace and harbour]] with ~~this~~ troops,<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess" /> but Caesar and Cleopatra's forces prevailed to defeat Ptolemy in the subsequent [[Battle of the Nile]], where the boy pharaoh perished.<ref name="The Battle of the Nile">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>		In 47 BCE, the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] general [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Julius Caesar]] arrived in Alexandria in pursuit of his rival [[Pompey]], who he had just decisively defeated at the [[Battle of Pharsalus]]. Ptolemy had had Pompey killed while the Roman general was seeking refuge in an ill-judged gesture to win Caesar's support. Instead, Caesar was appalled, and then their meeting was interrupted by Cleopatra, who had opportunistically snuck into Ptolemy's palace with the help of Aya, Bayek, and Apollodorus. With her charms, Cleopatra was able to elicit Caesar's support by offering him her marriage and co-rulership of Egypt. The alliance with Caesar granted Cleopatra external recognition as the rightful pharaoh over Ptolemy.<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Aya: Blade of the Goddess]]</ref> Defiant, Ptolemy [[Siege of Alexandria\|besieged the palace and harbour]] with his troops,<ref name="Aya: Blade of the Goddess" /> but Caesar and Cleopatra's forces prevailed to defeat Ptolemy in the subsequent [[Battle of the Nile]], where the boy pharaoh perished.<ref name="The Battle of the Nile">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>

	The Alexandrine Civil War ended with Cleopatra's victory, but Egypt's status as a Roman puppet state was cemented. Roman rule only added an additional layer of ethnic oppression on top of the Greeks and Egyptians.<ref name="The Final Weighing">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref><ref name="Absolute Power">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Absolute Power]]</ref> In [[Cyrenaica]], Bayek observed how Greek customs were now being denigrated the same way the Greeks had frequently defiled sacred Egyptian religious traditions.<ref name="The Final Weighing" /><ref name="Founding Father">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Founding Father]]</ref> The rebellion against the Ptolemaic dynasty thus did not end with Ptolemy's death but spread to encompass Greeks defending their communities from abuses of power as well.{{Fact\|22 December 2022}}		The Alexandrine Civil War ended with Cleopatra's victory, but Egypt's status as a Roman puppet state was cemented. Roman rule only added an additional layer of ethnic oppression on top of the Greeks and Egyptians.<ref name="The Final Weighing">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref><ref name="Absolute Power">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Absolute Power]]</ref> In [[Cyrenaica]], Bayek observed how Greek customs were now being denigrated the same way the Greeks had frequently defiled sacred Egyptian religious traditions.<ref name="The Final Weighing" /><ref name="Founding Father">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Founding Father]]</ref> The rebellion against the Ptolemaic dynasty thus did not end with Ptolemy's death but spread to encompass Greeks defending their communities from abuses of power as well.{{Fact\|22 December 2022}}