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| '''Babylonia''' was an ancient state and cultural area based in central-southern [[Mesopotamia]] (present-day [[Iraq]]).
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| ==History==
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| In the 6th century BCE, [[Pythagoras]] and his protege, [[Kyros of Zarax]], traveled through the ancient cities of Babylonia in Pythagoras' quest for knowledge.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – ''[[Divine Science: Chapter 2 - Kyros of Zarax]]''</ref>
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| By the 5th century BCE, Babylonia 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 in the city of [[Babylon]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
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| In the 4th century BCE, Babylonia 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>
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| 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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| ==References==
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| [[Category:States in Mesopotamia]]
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| [[Category:Babylonia| ]]
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