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In 30 BCE, the Egyptian queen [[Cleopatra]] was killed in Alexandria by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Amunet]] with an [[Snakes|asp]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | In 30 BCE, the Egyptian queen [[Cleopatra]] was killed in Alexandria by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Amunet]] with an [[Snakes|asp]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | ||
During the 1240s, the widow of the Assassin [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad]] moved to the city with their children, after having spent some time in exile in [[Alamut]].<ref name="Secret% | During the 1240s, the widow of the Assassin [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad]] moved to the city with their children, after having spent some time in exile in [[Alamut]].<ref name="Secret%25252520Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> In 1257, Sef's brother [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]] moved to Alexandria to be with his family, after the [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]] started besieging the Assassins' fortress of [[Masyaf]].<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
A descendant of Altaïr named [[Iskender]] became the [[Mentor]] of the Assassins in Egypt and was headquartered in Alexandria. When he was captured and scheduled for execution, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] sent some Assassins to save him from his demise.<ref name="Revelations"/> | A descendant of Altaïr named [[Iskender]] became the [[Mentor]] of the Assassins in Egypt and was headquartered in Alexandria. When he was captured and scheduled for execution, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] sent some Assassins to save him from his demise.<ref name="Revelations"/> | ||
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The [[Templars|Templar]] [[Odai Dunqas]] also relocated to the city some time around 1505, after being driven away from his home by his family.<ref name="Revelations"/> | The [[Templars|Templar]] [[Odai Dunqas]] also relocated to the city some time around 1505, after being driven away from his home by his family.<ref name="Revelations"/> | ||
In 1511, during an excavation of the destroyed library of Alexandria, the | In 1511, during an excavation of the destroyed library of Alexandria, the {{Wiki|Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk Sultanate}}'s soldiers discovered two [[Memory Seals]] in a chest from 331 BC. Ezio Auditore sent some Assassins from [[Constantinople]] to Alexandria to retrieve the seals.<ref name="Revelations"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Cities in Egypt]] | [[Category:Cities in Egypt]] | ||
Revision as of 17:11, 17 November 2014
Alexandria is the second largest city of Egypt, located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is named after the Macedonian king Alexander the Great, who founded the city around 331 BCE.
History
In 30 BCE, the Egyptian queen Cleopatra was killed in Alexandria by the Assassin Amunet with an asp.[1]
During the 1240s, the widow of the Assassin Sef Ibn-La'Ahad moved to the city with their children, after having spent some time in exile in Alamut.[2] In 1257, Sef's brother Darim moved to Alexandria to be with his family, after the Mongols started besieging the Assassins' fortress of Masyaf.[3]
A descendant of Altaïr named Iskender became the Mentor of the Assassins in Egypt and was headquartered in Alexandria. When he was captured and scheduled for execution, Ezio Auditore sent some Assassins to save him from his demise.[3]
The Templar Odai Dunqas also relocated to the city some time around 1505, after being driven away from his home by his family.[3]
In 1511, during an excavation of the destroyed library of Alexandria, the Mamluk Sultanate's soldiers discovered two Memory Seals in a chest from 331 BC. Ezio Auditore sent some Assassins from Constantinople to Alexandria to retrieve the seals.[3]