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|image = ACO Library of Alexandria.jpg | |image = ACO Library of Alexandria.jpg | ||
|description = | |description = One of the largest and most significant libraries in the ancient world. | ||
|location = [[Egypt]] | |location = [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]] | ||
|architect = | |architect = | ||
|dateconstructed = | |dateconstructed = 3rd century BCE | ||
|datedestroyed = | |datedestroyed = 2nd–3rd century CE | ||
|abandoned = | |abandoned = | ||
|functions = | |functions = Library<br>School | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Some time between library's founding and the 1st century BCE, the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the library and placed a copy of [[Herodotos]]' {{Wiki|Histories (Herodotus)|manuscript}} within one of the shelves, in hopes that his stories and travels will be preserved and remembered by the later generations.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A New Horizon]]</ref> | |||
In 48 BCE, [[Bayek]], having followed the clues in [[Amunet|Aya]]'s [[Aya's Home|home]] travelled to the library in search of his wife. There he was greeted by Aya's cousin, [[Phanos the Younger]], who explained the reason for Aya's absence. Phanos later directed the [[Medjay]] to the entrance to Aya's [[The Den|hideout]] beneath the library.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Aya (memory)|Aya]]</ref> | In 48 BCE, [[Bayek]], having followed the clues in [[Amunet|Aya]]'s [[Aya's Home|home]] travelled to the library in search of his wife. There he was greeted by Aya's cousin, [[Phanos the Younger]], who explained the reason for Aya's absence. Phanos later directed the [[Medjay]] to the entrance to Aya's [[The Den|hideout]] beneath the library.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Aya (memory)|Aya]]</ref> | ||
At some point Bayek also found and solved the [[Papyrus Puzzle]] stored in the library.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Divided Valley]]</ref> | At some point Bayek also found and solved the [[Papyrus Puzzle]] stored in the library.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Divided Valley]]</ref> | ||
In 1511, during an excavation of the destroyed Library of Alexandria, the [[Mamluks|Mamluk Sultanate]]'s [[soldier]]s discovered two [[Memory Seals]] in a chest from 331 BCE. [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] sent some [[Assassins]] from [[Constantinople]] to Alexandria to retrieve the Seals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | In 1511, during an excavation of the destroyed Library of Alexandria, the [[Mamluks|Mamluk Sultanate]]'s [[soldier]]s discovered two [[Memory Seals]] in a chest from 331 BCE. [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] sent some [[Assassins]] from [[Constantinople]] to Alexandria to retrieve the Seals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
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The Library of Alexandria, also known as Great Library of Alexandria, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world located in Alexandria, Egypt.
First built by Ptolemy I Soter and finished under Ptolemy II, it was dedicated to the Muses, the nine goddesses of the arts and daughters of Zeus, and was said to hold anywhere between 40,000 to 400,000 scrolls. It was part of a larger research institution known as the Mouseion of Alexandria.[1]
History
Some time between library's founding and the 1st century BCE, the misthios Kassandra visited the library and placed a copy of Herodotos' manuscript within one of the shelves, in hopes that his stories and travels will be preserved and remembered by the later generations.[2]
In 48 BCE, Bayek, having followed the clues in Aya's home travelled to the library in search of his wife. There he was greeted by Aya's cousin, Phanos the Younger, who explained the reason for Aya's absence. Phanos later directed the Medjay to the entrance to Aya's hideout beneath the library.[3]
At some point Bayek also found and solved the Papyrus Puzzle stored in the library.[4]
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 BCE. Ezio Auditore sent some Assassins from Constantinople to Alexandria to retrieve the Seals.[5]
Behind the scenes
Historically, the library was partially destroyed during the Siege of Alexandria. However in the events of the game, the library remained in one piece with no signs of damage whatsoever after the events of the siege. This was explained in the Discovery Tour to be because research suggested that the building destroyed during the Siege was merely a storage for the Library, not the Library itself.
The facade of the library is inspired by the Library of Celsus in Ephesus.[6]
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Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Assassin's Creed Crossover Stories
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A New Horizon
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Aya
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Divided Valley
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Mediterranean Defense
- ↑ Assassin’s Creed Has a New Mission: Working in the Classroom. nytimes.com. Accessed 28 April 2020.