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	{{Quote\|Your role in that insane order comes to an end, Pothinus. Face your judgement.\|Bayek to a dying Pothinus, 47 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Battle of the Nile}}		{{Quote\|Your role in that insane order comes to an end, Pothinus. Face your judgement.\|Bayek to a dying Pothinus, 47 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Battle of the Nile}}
	In September of 48 BCE, after learning of the [[Rome\|Roman]] [[Roman army\|general]] [[Pompey]]'s arrival in the [[Herakleion Nome]], Pothinus sent Septimius to ~~assassinate~~ him before he could secure an alliance with Cleopatra.<ref name="Prima Guide" /> Septimius' former affiliation with Pompey in 67 BCE made it easy for him to get close to the general. With Pompey dead, Septimius brought back his ~~decapitated~~ head to Pothinus and Ptolemy XIII in Alexandria.<ref name="ACO" />		In September of 48 BCE, after learning of the [[Rome\|Roman]] [[Roman army\|general]] [[Pompey]]'s arrival in the [[Herakleion Nome]], Pothinus sent Septimius to kill him before he could secure an alliance with Cleopatra.<ref name="Prima Guide" /> Septimius' former affiliation with Pompey in 67 BCE made it easy for him to get close to the general. With Pompey dead, Septimius brought back his head to Pothinus and Ptolemy XIII in Alexandria.<ref name="ACO" />

	[[File:ACO The Battle of the Nile 15.png\|thumb\|250px\|Bayek sending Pothinus to the Duat\|left]]		[[File:ACO The Battle of the Nile 15.png\|thumb\|250px\|Bayek sending Pothinus to the Duat\|left]]
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	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits==
	{{Dialogue\|Bayek\|Your peace leave many wanting.\|Pothinus\|This is inevitable. A good rule always does. My apologies, Bayek of Siwa.\|Pothinus and Bayek during the former's final moments, 47 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Battle of the Nile}}		{{Dialogue\|Bayek\|Your peace leave many wanting.\|Pothinus\|This is inevitable. A good rule always does. My apologies, Bayek of Siwa.\|Pothinus and Bayek during the former's final moments, 47 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Battle of the Nile}}
	Unlike most of his fellow Order members, Pothinus was not sadistic nor hungry for power. He genuinely believed in the Order's [[New World Order\|cause]] to control the masses in the name of peace, which he aimed to do by influencing the young ~~Pharaoh~~ Ptolemy XIII and other members of his court.<ref name="ACO" />		Unlike most of his fellow Order members, Pothinus was not sadistic nor hungry for power. He genuinely believed in the Order's [[New World Order\|cause]] to control the masses in the name of peace, which he aimed to do by influencing the young pharaoh Ptolemy XIII and other members of his court.<ref name="ACO" />

	Pothinus openly criticized some of his fellow Ancients' violent methods and often tried to be a voice of reason, as seen when he attempted to calm down Bayek and Khemu after the Order abducted them in Siwa. After Flavius killed Khemu, Pothinus apologized to Bayek when he encountered him again two years later, claiming that the Order had gone too far and accepting his death at the Medjay's hands.<ref name="ACO" />		Pothinus openly criticized some of his fellow Ancients' violent methods and often tried to be a voice of reason, as seen when he attempted to calm down Bayek and Khemu after the Order abducted them in Siwa. After Flavius killed Khemu, Pothinus apologized to Bayek when he encountered him again two years later, claiming that the Order had gone too far and accepting his death at the Medjay's hands.<ref name="ACO" />
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	===Quest of the vault===		===Quest of the vault===
	{{Dialogue\|Flavius\|This is a waste of time!\|Pothinus\|The boy is frightened! It's all right.\|Flavius and Pothinus arguing during their mission in Siwa, 49 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The False Oracle}}		{{Dialogue\|Flavius\|This is a waste of time!\|Pothinus\|The boy is frightened! It's all right.\|Flavius and Pothinus arguing during their mission in Siwa, 49 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The False Oracle}}
	Later that year, Pothinus, Septimius and three other Order ~~members –~~ [[Flavius Metellus]], [[Medunamun]] and [[Rudjek]] ~~– traveled~~ to [[Siwa]], seeking to access the [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the [[Temple of Amun]] with an [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple of Eden]] in their possession. After being unable to open the vault's entrance, the Ancients captured the local [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] and his son [[Khemu]], believing that as Siwa's protector, the former must possess some knowledge about the vault and its contents.<ref name="The False Oracle" />		Later that year, Pothinus, Septimius, and three other Order members—[[Flavius Metellus]], [[Medunamun]], and [[Rudjek]]—traveled to [[Siwa]], seeking to access the [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the [[Temple of Amun]] with an [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple of Eden]] in their possession. After being unable to open the vault's entrance, the Ancients captured the local [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] and his son [[Khemu]], believing that as Siwa's protector, the former must possess some knowledge about the vault and its contents.<ref name="The False Oracle" />

	[[File:Origins Quest04TheFalseOracle Part01.PNG\|thumb\|250px\|Pothinus among the Order members holding Bayek and Khemu hostage]]		[[File:Origins Quest04TheFalseOracle Part01.PNG\|thumb\|250px\|Pothinus among the Order members holding Bayek and Khemu hostage]]
	Unlike Flavius, who ~~was~~ impatient and ~~wanted~~ to ~~get it over with~~, Pothinus tried to be the voice of reason when he noticed that Khemu was frightened. He assured Bayek that if he told them everything he knew about the vault, no harm would fall upon him or his son. However, the Medjay did not possess the information the Order was looking for.<ref name="The False Oracle" />		Unlike Flavius, who grew impatient and resorted to threats in an attempt to intimidate Bayek, Pothinus tried to be the voice of reason when he noticed that Khemu was frightened. He assured Bayek that if he told them everything he knew about the vault, no harm would fall upon him or his son. However, the Medjay did not possess the information that the Order was looking for.<ref name="The False Oracle" />

	The Order's mission in Siwa ultimately ended in failure when Bayek managed to free himself while the Ancients were distracted by the arrival of Ptolemy XIII. As the Medjay tried to fight the Ancients, Flavius redirected his blade into Khemu's chest, killing the boy, before knocking out Bayek and leaving him for dead.<ref name="The False Oracle">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref> Pothinus knew the Order went too far and he came to regret what had happened that night.<ref name="The Battle of the Nile">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>		The Order's mission in Siwa ultimately ended in failure when Bayek managed to free himself while the Ancients were distracted by the arrival of Ptolemy XIII. As the Medjay tried to fight the Ancients, Flavius redirected his blade into Khemu's chest, killing the boy, before knocking out Bayek and leaving him for dead.<ref name="The False Oracle">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref> Pothinus knew the Order went too far and he came to regret what had happened that night.<ref name="The Battle of the Nile">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>

	This incident spurred both Bayek and his wife [[Amunet\|Aya]] to seek revenge against the Ancients. In 48 BCE, after the deaths of Rudjek in [[Giza]] and [[Actaeon]] and [[Ktesos]] in [[Alexandria]], Pothinus and [[Eudoros]] wrote a letter to Medunamun in Siwa, warning him to act with caution. Meanwhile, they charged the [[Phylakitai]] [[Gennadios]] with locating Aya, the killer of the Order members in Alexandria.<ref name="End of the Snake">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[End of the Snake]]</ref> Despite their efforts however, the rest of the Order ~~members~~ began to fall ~~one by one~~ to Bayek's blade, leaving only Pothinus, Flavius and Septimius by the end of the year.<ref name="ACO" />		This incident spurred both Bayek and his wife [[Amunet\|Aya]] to seek revenge against the Ancients. In 48 BCE, after the deaths of Rudjek in [[Giza]] and [[Actaeon]] and [[Ktesos]] in [[Alexandria]], Pothinus and [[Eudoros]] wrote a letter to Medunamun in Siwa, warning him to act with caution. Meanwhile, they charged the [[Phylakitai]] [[Gennadios]] with locating and capturing Aya, the killer of the Order members in Alexandria.<ref name="End of the Snake">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[End of the Snake]]</ref> Despite their efforts however, the rest of the Order began to fall to Bayek's blade one by one, leaving only Pothinus, Flavius, and Septimius by the end of the year.<ref name="ACO" />

	===Defeat and death===		===Defeat and death===

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	Pothinus is a historical figure featured as an antagonist and assassination target in the 2017 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''. Although the game depicts his death as occurring during the Battle of the Nile at the end of the [[Alexandrine ~~Civil War~~]], historically he was executed by Caesar prior to the Siege of Alexandria for plotting to have the Roman consul assassinated.		Pothinus is a historical figure featured as an antagonist and assassination target in the 2017 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''. Although the game depicts his death as occurring during the Battle of the Nile at the end of the [[Alexandrine war]], historically he was executed by Caesar prior to the Siege of Alexandria for plotting to have the Roman consul assassinated.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	\|birth = c. 90s BCE<br>{{Wiki\|Pelusium}}, [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]]<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>		\|birth = c. 90s BCE<br>{{Wiki\|Pelusium}}, [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]]<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>
	\|death = February 47 BCE<br>[[Nile Delta]], Ptolemaic Kingdom		\|death = February 47 BCE<br>[[Nile Delta]], Ptolemaic Kingdom

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	{{Dialogue3\|Bayek\|Your role in that insane order comes to an end, Pothinus. Face your judgement.\|Pothinus\|They went too far, in Siwa. I knew it then, but I just wanted peace for Egypt.\|Your peace leave many wanting.\|This is inevitable. A good rule always does. My apologies, Bayek of Siwa. My fee is covered, it seems.\|~~Rudjek~~ apologizing to Bayek for the actions in the Siwa, 47 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Battle of the Nile}}		{{Dialogue3\|Bayek\|Your role in that insane order comes to an end, Pothinus. Face your judgement.\|Pothinus\|They went too far, in Siwa. I knew it then, but I just wanted peace for Egypt.\|Your peace leave many wanting.\|This is inevitable. A good rule always does. My apologies, Bayek of Siwa. My fee is covered, it seems.\| Pothinus apologizing to Bayek for the actions in the Siwa, 47 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Battle of the Nile}}
	In September that year, after learning of the [[Rome\|Roman]] [[Roman army\|general]] [[Pompey]]'s arrival in the [[Herakleion Nome]], Pothinus sent Septimius to have him assassinated before he could secure an alliance with Ptolemy's sister Cleopatra.<ref name="Prima Guide" /> Septimius' former affiliation with Pompey in 67 BCE made it easy for him to get close. With Pompey dead, Septimius brought back his decapitated head to Pothinus and Ptolemy in Alexandria.<ref name="ACO" />		In September that year, after learning of the [[Rome\|Roman]] [[Roman army\|general]] [[Pompey]]'s arrival in the [[Herakleion Nome]], Pothinus sent Septimius to have him assassinated before he could secure an alliance with Ptolemy's sister Cleopatra.<ref name="Prima Guide" /> Septimius' former affiliation with Pompey in 67 BCE made it easy for him to get close. With Pompey dead, Septimius brought back his decapitated head to Pothinus and Ptolemy in Alexandria.<ref name="ACO" />

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	'''Pothinus''' (c. 90s BCE – 47 BCE), alternatively '''Potheinos''', also known as ~~the~~ '''Scorpion''', was a [[eunuch]] and regent for Pharaoh [[Ptolemy XIII]] of the 1st century BCE. A member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], he and the order was responsible for the exile of Ptolemy's older sister and co-ruler, [[Cleopatra]].		'''Pothinus''' (c. 90s BCE – 47 BCE), alternatively '''Potheinos''', also known as '''The Scorpion''', was a [[eunuch]] and regent for Pharaoh [[Ptolemy XIII]] of the 1st century BCE. A member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], he and the order was responsible for the exile of Ptolemy's older sister and co-ruler, [[Cleopatra]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	During the [[Battle of the Nile\|Battle]] of the [[Nile]] in 47 BCE, Pothinus participated in Ptolemy's last ditch attempt to defeat Caesar and Cleopatra. However, he was killed by Bayek alongside his war [[elephant]], [[Yugr Tn]]. Before dying, Pothinus expressed his regrets for the Order's actions in Siwa which led Bayek on his path of vengeance.<ref name="The Battle of the Nile" />		During the [[Battle of the Nile\|Battle]] of the [[Nile]] in 47 BCE, Pothinus participated in Ptolemy's last ditch attempt to defeat Caesar and Cleopatra. However, he was killed by Bayek alongside his war [[elephant]], [[Yugr Tn]]. Before dying, Pothinus expressed his regrets for the Order's actions in Siwa which led Bayek on his path of vengeance.<ref name="The Battle of the Nile" />

	==Personality and ~~characteristics~~==		==Personality and traits==
	Despite being a member of the Order of the Ancients, Pothinus was not sadistic nor hungry for power, even acknowledging to Bayek that the Order went too far in Siwa. Pothinus had a genuine desire for Egypt to be peaceful and prosperous but the way he chose to do that left much to be desired.		Despite being a member of the Order of the Ancients, Pothinus was not sadistic nor hungry for power, even acknowledging to Bayek that the Order went too far in Siwa. Pothinus had a genuine desire for Egypt to be peaceful and prosperous but the way he chose to do that left much to be desired.