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From 1858 onwards, then-director of the Antiquities Service, [[Auguste Mariette]], carried out his work across Egypt and into Nubia, intervening on almost every major site.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: Rediscovering Egypt#Early Organization|Rediscovering Egypt: Early Organization]]</ref> | From 1858 onwards, then-director of the Antiquities Service, [[Auguste Mariette]], carried out his work across Egypt and into Nubia, intervening on almost every major site.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: Rediscovering Egypt#Early Organization|Rediscovering Egypt: Early Organization]]</ref> | ||
Today, the area of ancient Nubia, in modern-day Sudan, contains 220 known pyramids, which is a record number. For reference, Egypt has only 138.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – [[Tours: Pyramids of the Middle Kingdom#A Legacy|Pyramids of the Middle Kingdom: A Legacy]]</ref> | Today, the area of ancient Nubia, in modern-day Sudan, contains 220 known pyramids, which is a record number. For reference, Egypt has only 138.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: Pyramids of the Middle Kingdom#A Legacy|Pyramids of the Middle Kingdom: A Legacy]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 05:58, 22 September 2026
Nubia is a region of Africa situated along the Nile river, encompassing the area between the first cataract of the Nile south of Aswan, Egypt, and Al Dabbah.
History[edit | edit source]
Nubia was the birthplace of Tabid Al-Nubi, a 9th-century Hidden One serving as a Rafiq in Baghdad.[1]
From 1858 onwards, then-director of the Antiquities Service, Auguste Mariette, carried out his work across Egypt and into Nubia, intervening on almost every major site.[2]
Today, the area of ancient Nubia, in modern-day Sudan, contains 220 known pyramids, which is a record number. For reference, Egypt has only 138.[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first mentioned)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage (mentioned only)
- Valley of Memory (mentioned in Database entry only)
References[edit | edit source]