Lageion Hippodrome - Revision history

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	[[File:ACO_Hippodrome.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Lageion Hippodrome]]		[[File:ACO_Hippodrome.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Lageion Hippodrome]]
	The '''Lageion Hippodrome'''<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>, also known as the '''Hippodrome of Alexandria''' was a [[hippodrome]] located between [[Alexandria]] and [[Kanopos]] in [[Egypt]]. As the only hippodrome in Egypt, it was named in honor of {{Wiki\|Lagus\|Lagos}}, the father of [[Ptolemy I Soter]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>		The '''Lageion Hippodrome''',<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref> also known as the '''Hippodrome of Alexandria''', was a [[hippodrome]] located between [[Alexandria]] and [[Kanopos]] in [[Egypt]]. As the only hippodrome in Egypt, it was named in honor of {{Wiki\|Lagus\|Lagos}}, the father of [[Ptolemy I Soter]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]''</ref>

	During the 1st century BCE, it was home to several racing teams, including the [[Veneta Blue]] and the [[Prasina Green]], under whose banner the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] took part in various races in the stadium.		During the 1st century BCE, it was home to several racing teams, including the [[Veneta Blue]] and the [[Prasina Green]], under whose banner the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] took part in various races in the stadium.
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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	*The real Lageion Hippodrome was located within Alexandria just to the south of the Serapeum. However, the in game hippodrome is located where Strabo’s “so-called hippodrome” stood outside the Canopic Gate to the east of Alexandria on the way to Nicopolis.<ref name="lageion">[https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2015/11/11/the-stadium-hippodrome-or-lageion-of-ancient-alexandria/ The stadium, hippodrome or “Lageion” of Ancient Alexandria]. www.roger-pearse.com. Accessed 19 December 2019.</ref><ref name="kanopos hippodrome">[https://books.google.com/books?id=couetXBQO9AC&pg=PA509&lpg=PA509&dq=Strabo+hippodrome&source=bl&ots=jXfJKQF0OK&sig=ACfU3U037yUIvZGPP_xZjvZGuZhBY5FRrw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTxN37ssDmAhU9TxUIHchdBgcQ6AEwAHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Strabo%20hippodrome&f=false ''Roman Circuses: Arenas for Chariot Racing'']. www.books.google.com. Accessed 19 December 2019.</ref>		The real Lageion Hippodrome was located within Alexandria just to the south of the Serapeum. However, the in game hippodrome is located where Strabo’s “so-called hippodrome” stood outside the Canopic Gate to the east of Alexandria on the way to Nicopolis.<ref name="lageion">[https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2015/11/11/the-stadium-hippodrome-or-lageion-of-ancient-alexandria/ The stadium, hippodrome or “Lageion” of Ancient Alexandria]. www.roger-pearse.com. Accessed 19 December 2019.</ref><ref name="kanopos hippodrome">[https://books.google.com/books?id=couetXBQO9AC&pg=PA509&lpg=PA509&dq=Strabo+hippodrome&source=bl&ots=jXfJKQF0OK&sig=ACfU3U037yUIvZGPP_xZjvZGuZhBY5FRrw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTxN37ssDmAhU9TxUIHchdBgcQ6AEwAHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Strabo%20hippodrome&f=false ''Roman Circuses: Arenas for Chariot Racing'']. www.books.google.com. Accessed 19 December 2019.</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	The '''Lageion Hippodrome'''<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>, also known as the '''Hippodrome of Alexandria''' was a ~~{{Wiki\|~~hippodrome}} located between [[Alexandria]] and [[Kanopos]] in [[Egypt]]. As the only hippodrome in Egypt, it was named in honor of {{Wiki\|Lagus\|Lagos}}, the father of [[Ptolemy I Soter]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>		The '''Lageion Hippodrome'''<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>, also known as the '''Hippodrome of Alexandria''' was a [[hippodrome]] located between [[Alexandria]] and [[Kanopos]] in [[Egypt]]. As the only hippodrome in Egypt, it was named in honor of {{Wiki\|Lagus\|Lagos}}, the father of [[Ptolemy I Soter]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>

	During the 1st century BCE, it was home to several racing teams, including the [[Veneta Blue]] and the [[Prasina Green]], under whose banner the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] took part in various races in the stadium.		During the 1st century BCE, it was home to several racing teams, including the [[Veneta Blue]] and the [[Prasina Green]], under whose banner the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] took part in various races in the stadium.

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	==History==		==History==
	In 48 BCE, Bayek met with [[Machus]], one of [[Apollodorus]]' [[Apollodorus' informants\|informants]] outside the hippodrome. There, Machus directed Bayek to meet Apollodorus at the [[Lighthouse of Kanopos\|lighthouse]] near Kanopos.<ref name="Egypt's Medjay">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Egypt's Medjay]]</ref> Shortly afterwards, Bayek reunited with [[Claridas]], a childhood friend of his who had left Siwa years prior and became a hippodrome racer.<ref name="Old Times">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Old Times]]</ref>		In 48 BCE, Bayek met with [[Machus]], one of [[Apollodorus]]' [[Apollodorus' informants\|informants]] outside the hippodrome. There, Machus directed Bayek to meet Apollodorus at the [[Lighthouse of Kanopos\|lighthouse]] near Kanopos.<ref name="Egypt's Medjay">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Egypt's Medjay]]</ref> Shortly afterwards, Bayek reunited with [[Claridas]], a childhood friend of his who had left Siwa years prior and became a hippodrome racer.<ref name="Old Times">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Old Times]]</ref>

			==Behind the scenes==
			*The real Lageion Hippodrome was located within Alexandria just to the south of the Serapeum. However, the in game hippodrome is located where Strabo’s “so-called hippodrome” stood outside the Canopic Gate to the east of Alexandria on the way to Nicopolis.<ref name="lageion">[https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2015/11/11/the-stadium-hippodrome-or-lageion-of-ancient-alexandria/ The stadium, hippodrome or “Lageion” of Ancient Alexandria]. www.roger-pearse.com. Accessed 19 December 2019.</ref><ref name="kanopos hippodrome">[https://books.google.com/books?id=couetXBQO9AC&pg=PA509&lpg=PA509&dq=Strabo+hippodrome&source=bl&ots=jXfJKQF0OK&sig=ACfU3U037yUIvZGPP_xZjvZGuZhBY5FRrw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTxN37ssDmAhU9TxUIHchdBgcQ6AEwAHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Strabo%20hippodrome&f=false ''Roman Circuses: Arenas for Chariot Racing'']. www.books.google.com. Accessed 19 December 2019.</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	ACO Hippodrome 9.jpg		ACO Hippodrome 9.jpg
	ACO Lageion Hippodrome Concept Art - Erin Abeo.jpg\|Concept art		ACO Lageion Hippodrome Concept Art - Erin Abeo.jpg\|Concept art
			DTAE Lageion Serapeum.png\|Lageion Serapeum / 2012 / Jean-Claude Golvin
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	~~==Trivia==~~
	*The real Lageion Hippodrome was located within Alexandria just to the south of the Serapeum. However, the in game hippodrome is located where Strabo’s “so-called hippodrome” stood outside the Canopic Gate to the east of Alexandria on the way to Nicopolis.<ref name="lageion">[https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2015/11/11/the-stadium-hippodrome-or-lageion-of-ancient-alexandria/ The stadium, hippodrome or “Lageion” of Ancient Alexandria]. www.roger-pearse.com. Accessed 19 December 2019.</ref><ref name="kanopos hippodrome">[https://books.google.com/books?id=couetXBQO9AC&pg=PA509&lpg=PA509&dq=Strabo+hippodrome&source=bl&ots=jXfJKQF0OK&sig=ACfU3U037yUIvZGPP_xZjvZGuZhBY5FRrw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTxN37ssDmAhU9TxUIHchdBgcQ6AEwAHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Strabo%20hippodrome&f=false ''Roman Circuses: Arenas for Chariot Racing'']. www.books.google.com. Accessed 19 December 2019.</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	[[File:ACO_Hippodrome.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Lageion Hippodrome]]		[[File:ACO_Hippodrome.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Lageion Hippodrome]]
	The '''Lageion Hippodrome'''<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>, also known as the '''Hippodrome of Alexandria''' was a {{Wiki\|hippodrome}} located between [[Alexandria]] and [[Kanopos]] in [[Egypt]]. As the only hippodrome in Egypt, it was named in honor of {{Wiki\|Lagus\|Lagos}}, the father of [[Ptolemy I Soter]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>		The '''Lageion Hippodrome'''<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>, also known as the '''Hippodrome of Alexandria''' was a {{Wiki\|hippodrome}} located between [[Alexandria]] and [[Kanopos]] in [[Egypt]]. As the only hippodrome in Egypt, it was named in honor of {{Wiki\|Lagus\|Lagos}}, the father of [[Ptolemy I Soter]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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			ACO Hippodrome 2.jpg
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	ACO Lageion Hippodrome Concept Art - Erin Abeo.jpg\|Concept art		ACO Lageion Hippodrome Concept Art - Erin Abeo.jpg\|Concept art
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	The '''Lageion Hippodrome'''<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>, also known as the '''Hippodrome of Alexandria''' was a {{Wiki\|hippodrome}} located between [[Alexandria]] and [[Kanopos]] in [[Egypt]]. As the only hippodrome in Egypt, it was named in honor of {{Wiki\|Lagus\|Lagos}}, the father of [[Ptolemy I Soter]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>		The '''Lageion Hippodrome'''<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>, also known as the '''Hippodrome of Alexandria''' was a {{Wiki\|hippodrome}} located between [[Alexandria]] and [[Kanopos]] in [[Egypt]]. As the only hippodrome in Egypt, it was named in honor of {{Wiki\|Lagus\|Lagos}}, the father of [[Ptolemy I Soter]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>

	During the ~~1th~~ century BCE, it was home to several racing teams, including the [[Veneta Blue]] and the [[Prasina Green]], under whose banner the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] took part in various races in the stadium.		During the 1st century BCE, it was home to several racing teams, including the [[Veneta Blue]] and the [[Prasina Green]], under whose banner the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] took part in various races in the stadium.

	==History==		==History==

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	</gallery>		</gallery>

			==Trivia==
			*The real Lageion Hippodrome was located within Alexandria just to the south of the Serapeum. However, the in game hippodrome is located where Strabo’s “so-called hippodrome” stood outside the Canopic Gate to the east of Alexandria on the way to Nicopolis.<ref name="lageion">[https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2015/11/11/the-stadium-hippodrome-or-lageion-of-ancient-alexandria/ The stadium, hippodrome or “Lageion” of Ancient Alexandria]. www.roger-pearse.com. Accessed 19 December 2019.</ref><ref name="kanopos hippodrome">[https://books.google.com/books?id=couetXBQO9AC&pg=PA509&lpg=PA509&dq=Strabo+hippodrome&source=bl&ots=jXfJKQF0OK&sig=ACfU3U037yUIvZGPP_xZjvZGuZhBY5FRrw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTxN37ssDmAhU9TxUIHchdBgcQ6AEwAHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Strabo%20hippodrome&f=false ''Roman Circuses: Arenas for Chariot Racing'']. www.books.google.com. Accessed 19 December 2019.</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==~~Appearance~~==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''

	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	{{ACO}}		{{ACO}}

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	The '''Lageion Hippodrome'''<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>, also known as the '''Hippodrome of Alexandria''' was a {{Wiki\|hippodrome}} located between [[Alexandria]] and [[Kanopos]] in [[Egypt]]. As the only hippodrome in Egypt, it was named in honor of {{Wiki\|Lagus\|Lagos}}, the father of [[Ptolemy I Soter]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>		The '''Lageion Hippodrome'''<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>, also known as the '''Hippodrome of Alexandria''' was a {{Wiki\|hippodrome}} located between [[Alexandria]] and [[Kanopos]] in [[Egypt]]. As the only hippodrome in Egypt, it was named in honor of {{Wiki\|Lagus\|Lagos}}, the father of [[Ptolemy I Soter]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>

	During the 1th century BCE, the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] took part in various races in the stadium.		During the 1th century BCE, it was home to several racing teams, including the [[Veneta Blue]] and the [[Prasina Green]], under whose banner the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] took part in various races in the stadium.

	==History==		==History==
	In 48 BCE, Bayek met with [[Machus]], one of [[Apollodorus]]' informants outside the hippodrome. There, Machus directed Bayek to meet Apollodorus at the [[Lighthouse of Kanopos		In 48 BCE, Bayek met with [[Machus]], one of [[Apollodorus]]' [[Apollodorus' informants\|informants]] outside the hippodrome. There, Machus directed Bayek to meet Apollodorus at the [[Lighthouse of Kanopos\|lighthouse]] near Kanopos.<ref name="Egypt's Medjay">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Egypt's Medjay]]</ref> Shortly afterwards, Bayek reunited with [[Claridas]], a childhood friend of his who had left Siwa years prior and became a hippodrome racer.<ref name="Old Times">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Old Times]]</ref>
	lighthouse]] near ~~[[Kanopus]]~~.<ref name="Egypt's Medjay">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Egypt's Medjay]]</ref> Shortly afterwards, Bayek reunited with [[Claridas]], a childhood friend of his who had left Siwa years prior and became a hippodrome racer.<ref name="Old Times">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Old Times]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Lady Kyashira at 00:52, 28 September 2018

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	The '''Lageion Hippodrome'''<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>, also known as the '''Hippodrome of Alexandria''' was a {{Wiki\|hippodrome}} located between [[Alexandria]] and [[Kanopos]] in [[Egypt]]. As the only hippodrome in Egypt, it was named in honor of {{Wiki\|Lagus\|Lagos}}, the father of [[Ptolemy I Soter]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>		The '''Lageion Hippodrome'''<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>, also known as the '''Hippodrome of Alexandria''' was a {{Wiki\|hippodrome}} located between [[Alexandria]] and [[Kanopos]] in [[Egypt]]. As the only hippodrome in Egypt, it was named in honor of {{Wiki\|Lagus\|Lagos}}, the father of [[Ptolemy I Soter]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>

	During the 1th century BCE, the [[Medjay]], [[Bayek]] took part in various races in the stadium.		During the 1th century BCE, the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] took part in various races in the stadium.

			==History==
			In 48 BCE, Bayek met with [[Machus]], one of [[Apollodorus]]' informants outside the hippodrome. There, Machus directed Bayek to meet Apollodorus at the [[Lighthouse of Kanopos
			lighthouse]] near [[Kanopus]].<ref name="Egypt's Medjay">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Egypt's Medjay]]</ref> Shortly afterwards, Bayek reunited with [[Claridas]], a childhood friend of his who had left Siwa years prior and became a hippodrome racer.<ref name="Old Times">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Old Times]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	{{ACO}}		{{ACO}}
			[[Category:Race tracks]]
	[[Category:Landmarks in Egypt]]		[[Category:Landmarks in Egypt]]
	[[Category:Locations in Kanopos Nome]]		[[Category:Locations in Kanopos Nome]]
	~~[[Category:Race tracks]]~~

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	[[File:ACO_Hippodrome.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Lageion Hippodrome]]		[[File:ACO_Hippodrome.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Lageion Hippodrome]]
	The '''Lageion Hippodrome'''<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>, also known as the '''Hippodrome of Alexandria''' was a {{Wiki\|hippodrome}} located between [[Alexandria]] and [[Kanopos]] in [[Egypt]]. As the only hippodrome in Egypt, it was named in honor of {{Wiki\|Lagus\|Lagos}}, the father of [[Ptolemy I Soter]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>		The '''Lageion Hippodrome'''<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>, also known as the '''Hippodrome of Alexandria''' was a {{Wiki\|hippodrome}} located between [[Alexandria]] and [[Kanopos]] in [[Egypt]]. As the only hippodrome in Egypt, it was named in honor of {{Wiki\|Lagus\|Lagos}}, the father of [[Ptolemy I Soter]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>