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The '''Lost Army of Cambyses''' was a military force sent by [[Cambyses II of Persia|Cambyses II]], emperor of the [[Achaemenid Empire]] and conqueror of [[Egypt]], to threaten the [[Oracle of Amun|Oracle]] of [[Amun (deity)|Amun]] in [[Siwa]] during the 6th century BCE.
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The '''Lost Army of Cambyses''' was a military force sent by [[Cambyses II of Persia|Cambyses II]], emperor of the {{Wiki|Archaemenid Empire}} and the conquerer of [[Egypt]], to threaten the [[Oracle of Amun]] in [[Siwa]].


At some point during its journey across the kingdom of Egypt, between 525 and 522 BCE, the army was waylaid by a sandstorm and lost to the desert. The army's existence shortly passed into story, and by 49 BCE was a legend known through Egypt.
==History==
At some point during its journey across the kingdom of Egypt, between 525 and 522 BCE, the army was waylaid by a sandstorm and lost to the desert. The army's existence shortly passed into story, and by 49 BCE was a legend known through Egypt.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>


Sometime around 38 BCE the [[Hidden One]], [[Bayek]] of Siwa, travelled to the [[Seth-Anat tomb]] in the [[Desheret Desert]]–built within the remains of the [[Isu]] construct [[Qeneb.too Kah'Aiye]]–in order to investigate rumours of a curse spreading up from [[Thebes]]. Whilst travelling to the tomb, the Hidden One was attacked by the ghostly apparitions of undead soldiers who supposedly were a part of the Lost Army of Cambyses. Upon returning the [[Seth-Anat stone|source]] of the curse to its rightful place within the tomb, the undead soldiers returned to the sands.<ref name="Lights">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' - [[Lights Among the Dunes]]</ref>
Sometime around 440 BCE, the [[Greece|Greek]] historian [[Herodotos]] included the Lost Army of Cambyses in the third book of his ''{{Wiki|Histories (Herodotus)|Histories}}''.<ref name="ACO" />
 
Sometime around 34 BCE, the [[Hidden One]] [[Bayek]] of Siwa travelled to the [[Seth-Anat Tomb]] in the [[Desheret Desert]] – built within the remains of the [[Isu]] construct [[Qeneb.too Kah'Aiye]] – in order to investigate rumours of a curse spreading up from [[Thebes]]. Whilst travelling to the tomb, the Hidden One was attacked by the ghostly apparitions of undead soldiers who supposedly were a part of the Lost Army of Cambyses. Upon returning the [[Seth-Anat stone|source]] of the curse to its rightful place within the tomb, the undead soldiers returned to the sands.<ref name="Lights">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' [[Lights Among the Dunes]]</ref>


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==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
 
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Latest revision as of 04:09, 14 May 2026

The Lost Army of Cambyses was a military force sent by Cambyses II, emperor of the Achaemenid Empire and conqueror of Egypt, to threaten the Oracle of Amun in Siwa during the 6th century BCE.

History[edit | edit source]

At some point during its journey across the kingdom of Egypt, between 525 and 522 BCE, the army was waylaid by a sandstorm and lost to the desert. The army's existence shortly passed into story, and by 49 BCE was a legend known through Egypt.[1]

Sometime around 440 BCE, the Greek historian Herodotos included the Lost Army of Cambyses in the third book of his Histories.[1]

Sometime around 34 BCE, the Hidden One Bayek of Siwa travelled to the Seth-Anat Tomb in the Desheret Desert – built within the remains of the Isu construct Qeneb.too Kah'Aiye – in order to investigate rumours of a curse spreading up from Thebes. Whilst travelling to the tomb, the Hidden One was attacked by the ghostly apparitions of undead soldiers who supposedly were a part of the Lost Army of Cambyses. Upon returning the source of the curse to its rightful place within the tomb, the undead soldiers returned to the sands.[2]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins
  2. Assassin's Creed: OriginsLights Among the Dunes