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'''Babylon''' was a major city of ancient [[Mesopotamia]] located in [[Babylonia]]. | |||
==History== | |||
By the 5th century BCE, Babylon had been absorbed into the {{Wiki|Achaemenid Empire}}. Emperor [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]], with the aid of the [[Persian Rite of the Templar Order|Persian]] [[Templars]], suppressed revolts within the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> | |||
In the 4th century BCE, Babylon was conquerored by [[Alexander the Great]], who used a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]], given to him by the Templars, to create one of the largest empires in history.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> In 323 BCE, the [[Babylonian Brotherhood of Assassins|Babylonian Assassin]] [[Iltani]], realizing that she would not be able to take Alexander out through force, set out to find an Achaemenid alchemist, hoping to expand her knowledge of poisons. After a perilous journey, she arrived in Babylon, where she found the alchemist and learned his secrets.<ref name=ACCI>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''</ref> | |||
On 13 June, 323 BCE, Iltani infiltrated the palace of {{Wiki|Nebuchadnezzar II}} in Babylon, where Alexander was residing, poisoned him and retrieved the Staff. Soon afterwards, Alexander's empire began to crumble.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Fall of the Great]]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 13:19, 12 September 2017
Babylon was a major city of ancient Mesopotamia located in Babylonia.
History
By the 5th century BCE, Babylon had been absorbed into the Achaemenid Empire. Emperor Xerxes I, with the aid of the Persian Templars, suppressed revolts within the city.[1]
In the 4th century BCE, Babylon was conquerored by Alexander the Great, who used a Staff of Eden, given to him by the Templars, to create one of the largest empires in history.[2] In 323 BCE, the Babylonian Assassin Iltani, realizing that she would not be able to take Alexander out through force, set out to find an Achaemenid alchemist, hoping to expand her knowledge of poisons. After a perilous journey, she arrived in Babylon, where she found the alchemist and learned his secrets.[3]
On 13 June, 323 BCE, Iltani infiltrated the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon, where Alexander was residing, poisoned him and retrieved the Staff. Soon afterwards, Alexander's empire began to crumble.[4]