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|leader = [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]]
|leader = [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]]
|locations = [[Greece]]
|locations = [[Greece]]
|related = [[Order of the Ancients]]
|active = c. 5th century BCE – present
*[[Achaemenid Empire]]
*[[Cult of Kosmos]]
**[[Peloponnesian League (Cult of Kosmos)|Peloponnesian League]]
**[[Delian League (Cult of Kosmos)|Delian League]]
**[[Followers of Ares]]<br>
[[Templars]]<br>[[Abstergo Industries]]
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The '''Greek Rite of the Templar Order''' is the branch of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] based in [[Greece]]. It has been in operation since at least the 4th century BCE during the reign of [[Alexander the Great]].
The '''Greek Rite of the Templar Order''' is the rite of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] based in [[Greece]]. It has been in operation since at least the 5th century BCE, as a branch of the [[Order of the Ancients]].


==History==
==History==
===Search for Vejovis' dagger===
In the 5th century BCE, a group of Order of the Ancients members led by [[Ianthe]] sought to retrieve an [[Isu]] [[Vejovis' dagger|dagger]] once wielded by the Isu [[Vejovis]], which was rumored to be located in a [[Kephallonia vault|vault]] hidden within a tomb in [[Kephallonia]]. Unable to access the tomb, Ianthe hired [[Markos]] and the [[mercenary]] [[Cadmus]] to retrieve the treasure from the vault, only to betray them once Cadmus found the dagger.<ref name="Puzzle Book">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 1: The Animus</ref>
Surrounding the mercenary alongside his fellow masked Order members, Ianthe took the artifact and trapped Cadmus inside the vault, but the latter managed to escape and pursued the Ancients to a nearby town. After Cadmus killed Ianthe and retrieved the dagger, most of the Ancients scattered, but two of them stayed behind to fight the mercenary.<ref name="Puzzle Book" />
As Cadmus defended himself with the dagger, the blade broke in two and one half landed in the face of one of the Order members, killing them. The remaining Ancient retrieved the blade from his fallen comrade's face and fled with it, while Cadmus kept the other half of the dagger and decided to hide it.<ref name="Puzzle Book" />
===Assisting Alexander the Great===
===Assisting Alexander the Great===
In the 4th century BCE, the Greek Sect of the [[Order of the Ancients]] allied themselves with King Alexander III of {{Wiki|Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonia}}. As a symbol of their alliance, the Order entrusted Alexander with a [[Alexander's Staff of Eden|Staff of Eden]], which helped Alexander to create one of the largest empires in history and become one of the most successful military commanders.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> However, on 13 June 323 BCE, Alexander was poisoned inside the palace of [[Nebuchadnezzar II]] by the [[Babylonian Brotherhood|Babylonian proto-Assassin]] [[Iltani]], who then retrieved the Staff. After Alexander's death, his empire soon began to crumble.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
In the 4th century BCE, the Ancients allied themselves with King Alexander III of [[Makedonia|Macedonia]], better known as [[Alexander the Great]]. As a symbol of their alliance, the Order entrusted Alexander with two Pieces of Eden: a [[Scepter of Alexander the Great|Staff]] and the [[Trident of Eden|Trident]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref><ref name="ACLD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]''</ref> These artifacts helped Alexander to create one of the largest empires in history and become an undefeated military commander.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files]]</ref>
 
However, on 13 June 323 BCE, Alexander was poisoned inside the palace of [[Nebuchadnezzar II]] by [[Iltani]], a member of a [[Babylonian Brotherhood|secret Babylonian group]] opposing his rule. After Alexander's death, his empire began to crumble.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Floating conversations]]: "Unlocking Monteriggioni's Secrets"</ref>


===Renaissance===
===Renaissance===
In 1511, the Templars leaders in [[Athens]] paid [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] soldiers handsomely for looted goods. In response, Assassin [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] sent some [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] from [[Constantinople]] to Athens in order to eliminate them.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' - [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>
In 1511, the Templar leaders in [[Athens]] paid [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] soldiers handsomely for looted goods. In response, the Assassin [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] sent some [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] from [[Constantinople]] to Athens in order to eliminate them. That same year, the Assassins discovered that the Templars from [[Rhodes]] were issuing commands to the Templars in [[Tripoli]] and subsequently cut off their supply and communication lines.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>
 
That same year, the Assassins discovered that the Templars from [[Rhodes]] were commanding the Templars in [[Tripoli]] and subsequently cut off their supply and communication lines.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense"/>


===Seven Years' War===
===Seven Years' War===
During the [[Seven Years' War]], [[Shay Cormac]] sent some agents of his fleet to the island of [[Crete]], which had been used by the Templar Order as a headquarters many times across the centuries, to depart for nearby kingdoms. They recovered a Cretan Mosaic of the [[Minoan civilization|Minoan Civilization]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>
During the [[Seven Years' War]], the [[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]] sent several agents from his [[Shay Cormac's fleet|fleet]] to the island of [[Crete]], which had been used by the Templar Order as a headquarters many times across the centuries, to depart for nearby kingdoms. During their stay on the island, the agents recovered a Cretan Mosaic of the [[Minoan civilization]].<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>


==Members==
==Members==
===Order of the Ancients===
;Classical Greece
*[[Ianthe]]
===Allies and puppets===
===Allies and puppets===
'''Argead dynasty'''
;Classical Greece
*[[Cadmus]] {{c|betrayed}}
;Macedonian Empire
*[[Alexander the Great]]
*[[Alexander the Great]]
;Colonial era
*[[Shay Cormac]] {{c|[[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Rite]]}}


'''Colonial era'''
==Appearances==
*[[Shay Cormac]] {{c|[[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Rite]]}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Imo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' {{c|as the Order of the Ancients}}


==References==
==References==

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The Greek Rite of the Templar Order is the rite of the Templar Order based in Greece. It has been in operation since at least the 5th century BCE, as a branch of the Order of the Ancients.

History

Search for Vejovis' dagger

In the 5th century BCE, a group of Order of the Ancients members led by Ianthe sought to retrieve an Isu dagger once wielded by the Isu Vejovis, which was rumored to be located in a vault hidden within a tomb in Kephallonia. Unable to access the tomb, Ianthe hired Markos and the mercenary Cadmus to retrieve the treasure from the vault, only to betray them once Cadmus found the dagger.[1]

Surrounding the mercenary alongside his fellow masked Order members, Ianthe took the artifact and trapped Cadmus inside the vault, but the latter managed to escape and pursued the Ancients to a nearby town. After Cadmus killed Ianthe and retrieved the dagger, most of the Ancients scattered, but two of them stayed behind to fight the mercenary.[1]

As Cadmus defended himself with the dagger, the blade broke in two and one half landed in the face of one of the Order members, killing them. The remaining Ancient retrieved the blade from his fallen comrade's face and fled with it, while Cadmus kept the other half of the dagger and decided to hide it.[1]

Assisting Alexander the Great

In the 4th century BCE, the Ancients allied themselves with King Alexander III of Macedonia, better known as Alexander the Great. As a symbol of their alliance, the Order entrusted Alexander with two Pieces of Eden: a Staff and the Trident.[2][3] These artifacts helped Alexander to create one of the largest empires in history and become an undefeated military commander.[2][4]

However, on 13 June 323 BCE, Alexander was poisoned inside the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II by Iltani, a member of a secret Babylonian group opposing his rule. After Alexander's death, his empire began to crumble.[5]

Renaissance

In 1511, the Templar leaders in Athens paid Ottoman soldiers handsomely for looted goods. In response, the Assassin Mentor Ezio Auditore sent some Ottoman Assassins from Constantinople to Athens in order to eliminate them. That same year, the Assassins discovered that the Templars from Rhodes were issuing commands to the Templars in Tripoli and subsequently cut off their supply and communication lines.[6]

Seven Years' War

During the Seven Years' War, the Colonial Templar Shay Cormac sent several agents from his fleet to the island of Crete, which had been used by the Templar Order as a headquarters many times across the centuries, to depart for nearby kingdoms. During their stay on the island, the agents recovered a Cretan Mosaic of the Minoan civilization.[7]

Members

Order of the Ancients

Classical Greece

Allies and puppets

Classical Greece
Macedonian Empire
Colonial era

Appearances

References