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|birth = c. 634 BCE<br>[[Babylon]], {{Wiki|Neo-Assyrian Empire}} | |||
|death = c. 562 BCE<br>Babylon, [[Babylonia|Kingdom of Babylonia]] | |||
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'''Nebuchadnezzar II''' (c. 634 BCE – c. 562 BCE) was king of [[Babylon]] from roughly 605 BCE to 562 BCE. | '''Nebuchadnezzar II''' (c. 634 BCE – c. 562 BCE) was king of [[Babylon]] from roughly 605 BCE to 562 BCE. | ||
==Biography== | |||
During his reign, according to the {{Wiki|Book of Daniel}}, Nebuchadnezzar threw three Hebrew youths, {{Wiki|Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego}}, into a flaming furnace for refusing to bow down to his image.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Rifts|Rifts: "Cluster 1"]]</ref> | |||
== | He was known for his wrath and used an [[Nebuchadnezzar's Wrath|axe]] to execute his enemies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Nebuchadnezzar's Wrath]]</ref> | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' | |||
==Legacy== | |||
The story of {{Wiki|The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children}} was later immortalized in many works of art in the following centuries, one of which was ''{{Wiki|File:Tre giovani ebrei condotti alla fornace - M. Rosselli.jpg|Tre giovani ebrei condotti alla fornace}}'' by Italian artist {{Wiki|Matteo Rosselli}}, painted between 1630 and 1640. This very painting was later included by the late [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] in a set of puzzles he left in the [[Animus]] to his successor, [[Desmond Miles]]. The puzzle was solved by selecting five images of aristocrats not doing any sort of work; Nebuchadnezzar was included in this list.<ref name="ACB" /> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | |||
AC2 - Three Young Jews led into the Furnace.jpg|''Tre giovani ebrei condotti alla fornace'' by Matteo Rosselli | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{c|appears in Rifts only}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:634 BCE births]] | [[Category:634 BCE births]] | ||
[[Category:562 BCE deaths]] | [[Category:562 BCE deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Individuals]] | [[Category:Individuals]] | ||
[[Category:Babylonians]] | [[Category:Babylonians]] | ||
[[Category:Kings of Babylon]] | |||
[[Category:Biblical mythology]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:05, 25 May 2026
Nebuchadnezzar II (c. 634 BCE – c. 562 BCE) was king of Babylon from roughly 605 BCE to 562 BCE.
Biography[edit | edit source]
During his reign, according to the Book of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar threw three Hebrew youths, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, into a flaming furnace for refusing to bow down to his image.[1]
He was known for his wrath and used an axe to execute his enemies.[2]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
The story of The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children was later immortalized in many works of art in the following centuries, one of which was Tre giovani ebrei condotti alla fornace by Italian artist Matteo Rosselli, painted between 1630 and 1640. This very painting was later included by the late Assassin Clay Kaczmarek in a set of puzzles he left in the Animus to his successor, Desmond Miles. The puzzle was solved by selecting five images of aristocrats not doing any sort of work; Nebuchadnezzar was included in this list.[1]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Tre giovani ebrei condotti alla fornace by Matteo Rosselli
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (appears in Rifts only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)