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==Biography==
==Biography==
===Xerxes' rule===
During the 5th century BCE, the [[Cult of Kosmos]] supported the reign and conquests of the Achaemenid kings [[Darius I of Persia|Darius I]] and his son Xerxes I.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> Opposing the Persian kings' tyranny over the people, Darius personally assassinated King Xerxes I with the Hidden Blade in August 465 BCE, in what would become the first recorded use of the Assassins' iconic weapon.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
During the 5th century BCE, the [[Cult of Kosmos]] supported the reign and conquests of the Achaemenid kings [[Darius I of Persia|Darius I]] and his son Xerxes I.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> Opposing the Persian kings' tyranny over the people, Darius personally assassinated King Xerxes I with the Hidden Blade in August 465 BCE, in what would become the first recorded use of the Assassins' iconic weapon.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>


Later, during the reign of Xerxes I's son, [[Artaxerxes I of Persia|Artaxerxes I]], Darius was hired by the king's [[Hystaspes|brother]] to eliminate the king. Darius poisoned the young king, taking the man's sight, but was unsuccessful in his assassination attempt. Artaxerxes later spread the tale that Darius had succeeded, so that he might safely escape Persia.<ref name="Prince of Persia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Prince of Persia]]</ref>
Later, during the reign of Xerxes I's son, [[Artaxerxes I of Persia|Artaxerxes I]], Darius was hired by the king's [[Hystaspes|brother]] to eliminate the king. Darius poisoned the young king, taking the man's sight, but was unsuccessful in his assassination attempt. Artaxerxes later spread the tale that Darius had succeeded, so that he might safely escape Persia.<ref name="Prince of Persia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Prince of Persia]]</ref>


===Legacy===
===Meeting the Misthios===
At some point during his life Darius fathered two children, his daughter [[Neema]] and his son [[Natakas]]. Around 412 BCE, Darius and Natakas traveled to Greece to meet with Kassandra and warn the now legendary misthios that her reputation made her a target of the [[Order of the Ancients]].
 
==Legacy==
By 48 BCE, Darius' Hidden Blade wound up in the hands of Queen [[Cleopatra]] of [[Egypt]], who passed it on to her protector [[Aya]]. Aya eventually made one of her own and gave Darius' blade to her husband [[Bayek]]. After the two founded the [[Hidden Ones]], it became the signature weapon of their organization,<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> still used centuries later when their Brotherhood reformed as the Assassins.<ref name="AC2"/>
By 48 BCE, Darius' Hidden Blade wound up in the hands of Queen [[Cleopatra]] of [[Egypt]], who passed it on to her protector [[Aya]]. Aya eventually made one of her own and gave Darius' blade to her husband [[Bayek]]. After the two founded the [[Hidden Ones]], it became the signature weapon of their organization,<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> still used centuries later when their Brotherhood reformed as the Assassins.<ref name="AC2"/>


Revision as of 11:45, 4 December 2018


This article is about the Assassin. You may be looking for the Persian king.

Artabanus,[1] better known as Darius, was the Persian assassin of King Xerxes I of Persia.

A proponent of free will, he is considered to be one of the very first proto-Assassins and was active several centuries before the order's formal establishment. His assassination of Xerxes I was the first recorded usage of the Hidden Blade, which went on to become the iconic weapon of the Assassin Brotherhood.

Biography

Xerxes' rule

During the 5th century BCE, the Cult of Kosmos supported the reign and conquests of the Achaemenid kings Darius I and his son Xerxes I.[2] Opposing the Persian kings' tyranny over the people, Darius personally assassinated King Xerxes I with the Hidden Blade in August 465 BCE, in what would become the first recorded use of the Assassins' iconic weapon.[3]

Later, during the reign of Xerxes I's son, Artaxerxes I, Darius was hired by the king's brother to eliminate the king. Darius poisoned the young king, taking the man's sight, but was unsuccessful in his assassination attempt. Artaxerxes later spread the tale that Darius had succeeded, so that he might safely escape Persia.[4]

Meeting the Misthios

At some point during his life Darius fathered two children, his daughter Neema and his son Natakas. Around 412 BCE, Darius and Natakas traveled to Greece to meet with Kassandra and warn the now legendary misthios that her reputation made her a target of the Order of the Ancients.

Legacy

By 48 BCE, Darius' Hidden Blade wound up in the hands of Queen Cleopatra of Egypt, who passed it on to her protector Aya. Aya eventually made one of her own and gave Darius' blade to her husband Bayek. After the two founded the Hidden Ones, it became the signature weapon of their organization,[5] still used centuries later when their Brotherhood reformed as the Assassins.[3]

By the time of the Renaissance, Darius was retroactively considered an Assassin and a tomb dedicated to him was built beneath Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy. The Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze explored the tomb and took the hidden seal from the tomb's sarcophagus, which later allowed him to obtain the Armor of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad sealed in the Sanctuary beneath Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni where a statue of Darius (and other celebrated Assassins) had been erected sometime before 1476.[3]

Trivia

  • Unlike later users of the iconic weapon, Darius wore his Hidden Blade on top of the right arm.
  • Historically, according to Aristotle, Artabanus had murdered the Crown Prince of Persia Darius just prior to killing Xerxes. The Latin historian Justinus however offers an alternative account where Crown Prince Darius was executed for the patricide of Xerxes after being framed by Artabanus.

Gallery

  • Darius' sarcophagus
    Darius' sarcophagus
  • The Seal of Darius
    The Seal of Darius
  • Darius' insignia
    Darius' insignia

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins Collector's Edition Art Book
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Assassin's Creed II
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Prince of Persia
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins

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