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{{ | {{Regime Infobox | ||
|title1 = | |||
|image1 = ACO Ptolemaic Kingdom Banner.png | |||
|caption1 = | |||
|capital = [[Alexandria]]<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | |||
|government = [[Monarchy]] | |||
|executive = Pharaoh | |||
|legislature = | |||
|military = [[Ptolemaic army]] | |||
|affiliation = [[Order of the Ancients]] | |||
|nation = [[Greece|Hellenic]] [[Egypt]] | |||
|languages = {{wiki|Koine Greek|Greek}} {{c|official}}<br>{{wiki|Egyptian language|Egyptian}} {{c|common}} | |||
|religion = {{wiki|Hellenistic religion}}<br>{{wiki|Ancient Egyptian religion|Egyptian religion}} | |||
|demonym = | |||
|major_cities = [[Bubastis]]<br>[[Heliopolis]]<br>[[Hermopolis]]<br>[[Krokodilopolis]]<br>[[Letopolis]]<br>[[Memphis]] | |||
|population = | |||
|currency = [[Drachma]] | |||
|founder(s) = [[Ptolemy I Soter]] | |||
|date_founded = 305 BCE | |||
|date_dissolved = 30 BCE | |||
|last_ruler = [[Cleopatra|Cleopatra VII]] | |||
}} | |||
The '''Ptolemaic Kingdom''' (305 BCE – 30 BCE) was a [[Greece|Hellenistic]] kingdom based in ancient [[Egypt]] during the late 1st millennium BCE. Named after the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]] which governed it, it was founded by [[Ptolemy I Soter]], a [[Makedonia|Macedonian]] general who followed [[Alexander the Great]] in 305 BCE, after the fragmentation of Alexander's Macedonian Empire. | |||
Socially, the kingdom was rife with perpetual ethnic conflict between the native Egyptians and the Greek elites. Although the country initially saw great cultural and intellectual prosperity in its early years, establishing the [[Library of Alexandria|Great Library]] and erecting the [[Lighthouse of Alexandria]], it suffered a precipitous decline in stability and fortunes from the late 3rd century BCE onward. By the 1st century BCE, it held an unsavoury reputation as a failed state that gradually subsumed under the rising power of the [[Rome|Romans]].<ref name="ACO" /> | |||
This predicament was not helped by the conspiracies of the [[Order of the Ancients]], a predecessor of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] founded by the pharaoh [[Smenkhkare]] of the {{wiki|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt|Eighteenth Dynasty}}. In 30 BCE, the kingdom eventually fell to the future [[Roman Empire]] when [[Augustus|Octavian]], leader of the Order of the Ancients, defeated his rival [[Marcus Antonius]] and his lover, [[Cleopatra]].<ref name="ACO" /> | |||
One of the greatest legacies of the Ptolemaic period is the birth of the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]], which sprang from the efforts of the last [[Medjay]], [[Bayek|Bayek of Siwa]] and [[Amunet|Aya of Alexandria]], to combat the Order of the Ancients and save their country.<ref name="ACO" /> | One of the greatest legacies of the Ptolemaic period is the birth of the [[Hidden Ones]], an antecedent to the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]], which sprang from the efforts of the last [[Medjay]], [[Bayek|Bayek of Siwa]] and [[Amunet|Aya of Alexandria]], to combat the Order of the Ancients and save their country.<ref name="ACO" /> | ||
== | ==Gallery== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Desert Oath]]'' | <gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACO Alexandria.png|Alexandria, the kingdom's capital | |||
ACO Painted Egypt map.png|A painted map of the kingdom's extent | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins – Desert Oath]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' | ||
** | **''[[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]'' | ||
**''[[ | **''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' | ||
*[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic]] | *[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic]] | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Countries in Africa]] | [[Category:Countries in Africa]] | ||
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[[Category:Former kingdoms]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:13, 6 June 2026
The Ptolemaic Kingdom (305 BCE – 30 BCE) was a Hellenistic kingdom based in ancient Egypt during the late 1st millennium BCE. Named after the Ptolemaic dynasty which governed it, it was founded by Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian general who followed Alexander the Great in 305 BCE, after the fragmentation of Alexander's Macedonian Empire.
Socially, the kingdom was rife with perpetual ethnic conflict between the native Egyptians and the Greek elites. Although the country initially saw great cultural and intellectual prosperity in its early years, establishing the Great Library and erecting the Lighthouse of Alexandria, it suffered a precipitous decline in stability and fortunes from the late 3rd century BCE onward. By the 1st century BCE, it held an unsavoury reputation as a failed state that gradually subsumed under the rising power of the Romans.[1]
This predicament was not helped by the conspiracies of the Order of the Ancients, a predecessor of the Templar Order founded by the pharaoh Smenkhkare of the Eighteenth Dynasty. In 30 BCE, the kingdom eventually fell to the future Roman Empire when Octavian, leader of the Order of the Ancients, defeated his rival Marcus Antonius and his lover, Cleopatra.[1]
One of the greatest legacies of the Ptolemaic period is the birth of the Hidden Ones, an antecedent to the Assassin Brotherhood, which sprang from the efforts of the last Medjay, Bayek of Siwa and Aya of Alexandria, to combat the Order of the Ancients and save their country.[1]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Alexandria, the kingdom's capital -
A painted map of the kingdom's extent
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Origins – Desert Oath (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins
- Assassin's Creed: Origins comic
- Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game (mentioned only)
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