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'''Karnak''' is the name currently given to the northern half of the ruins of ancient [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]], [[Egypt]]. During antiquity, the area housed a large temple complex dedicated to [[Amun (deity)|Amun]]. | '''Karnak''' is the name currently given to the northern half of the ruins of ancient [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]], [[Egypt]]. During antiquity, the area housed a large temple complex dedicated to [[Amun (deity)|Amun]]. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Antiquity=== | ===Antiquity=== | ||
In 70 BCE, [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] visited the temple with [[Aya]] and [[Tuta]], a street urchin he met in [[Zawty]]. There, Bayek consulted Nitokris for the whereabouts of his father, [[Sabu]], but was instead directed to his friend, [[Kensa]], who was in the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Desert Oath]]''</ref> | In 70 BCE, [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] visited the temple with [[Aya]] and [[Tuta]], a street urchin he met in [[Zawty]]. There, Bayek consulted Nitokris for the whereabouts of his father, [[Sabu]], but was instead directed to his friend, [[Kensa]], who was in the city.<ref name="DO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Desert Oath]]''</ref> | ||
Years later, Nitokris' daughter, Isidora, had succeeded her position as the God's Wife of Amun after her death. In 38 BCE, Bayek, now the [[Mentor]] of the [[Hidden Ones]], visited the temple to sought the aid of Isidora regarding the "[[Curse of the Pharaohs|curse]]", having being directed by [[Merti]]. There, Isidora directed Bayek to visit a village outside the city which still worshipped [[Akhenaten]] and [[Aten (deity)|Aten]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – ''The Curse of the Pharaohs'' – ''[[Aten Rising]]''</ref> | Years later, Nitokris' daughter, Isidora, had succeeded her position as the God's Wife of Amun after her death. In 38 BCE, Bayek, now the [[Mentor]] of the [[Hidden Ones]], visited the temple to sought the aid of Isidora regarding the "[[Curse of the Pharaohs|curse]]", having being directed by [[Merti]]. There, Isidora directed Bayek to visit a village outside the city which still worshipped [[Akhenaten]] and [[Aten (deity)|Aten]].<ref name="Aten">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' – ''[[Aten Rising]]''</ref> | ||
In 357 CE, the Roman emperor [[Constantius II]] had one of the [[Obelisk of Theodosius|obelisk]]s of the Temple transported along the river [[Nile]] to [[Alexandria]] in celebration of his 20th year as sovereign.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Obelisk of Theodosius]]</ref> | In 357 CE, the Roman emperor [[Constantius II]] had one of the [[Obelisk of Theodosius|obelisk]]s of the Temple transported along the river [[Nile]] to [[Alexandria]] in celebration of his 20th year as sovereign.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Obelisk of Theodosius]]</ref> | ||
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AC5EC-Karnak.jpg|Karnak in 1341 | AC5EC-Karnak.jpg|Karnak in 1341 | ||
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DT - Memphis, Thebes & Sais.jpg|A photo of the Euregetes gate of the Temple of Khonsou in Karnak | |||
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Karnak is the name currently given to the northern half of the ruins of ancient Thebes, Egypt. During antiquity, the area housed a large temple complex dedicated to Amun.
Nitokris, and her daughter, Isidora, served as the High Priestess and the God's Wife of Amun in the late 1st century BCE.[1]
History
Antiquity
In 70 BCE, Bayek of Siwa visited the temple with Aya and Tuta, a street urchin he met in Zawty. There, Bayek consulted Nitokris for the whereabouts of his father, Sabu, but was instead directed to his friend, Kensa, who was in the city.[2]
Years later, Nitokris' daughter, Isidora, had succeeded her position as the God's Wife of Amun after her death. In 38 BCE, Bayek, now the Mentor of the Hidden Ones, visited the temple to sought the aid of Isidora regarding the "curse", having being directed by Merti. There, Isidora directed Bayek to visit a village outside the city which still worshipped Akhenaten and Aten.[3]
In 357 CE, the Roman emperor Constantius II had one of the obelisks of the Temple transported along the river Nile to Alexandria in celebration of his 20th year as sovereign.[4]
Islamic period
In 1340, Egyptian Templars fled to the now-decaying Karnak after stealing the Scepter of Aset from the reigning Sultan, Al-Nasir Muhammad.[5] The next year, the Egyptian Assassin Numa Al'Khamsin and his apprentice Ali Al-Ghraib encountered the Templars at the temple complex.[6]
Gallery
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A relief of Alexander the Great in Karnak -
A photo of the Euregetes gate of the Temple of Khonsou in Karnak
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed 5: El Cakr (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Desert Oath
- Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Curse of the Pharaohs
References
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