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'''Publius Volumnius'''<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 011|Reconstructed Data 011]]</ref> was a [[Roman Republic|Roman]] philosopher and a member of the [[ | '''Publius Volumnius'''<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 011|Reconstructed Data 011]]</ref> was a [[Roman Republic|Roman]] philosopher and a member of the [[Roman Hidden Ones|Roman sect]] of the [[Hidden Ones]] during the 1st century BCE. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In his youth, Volumnius became a good friend of [[Marcus Junius Brutus]], who was a fellow student of philosophy. Like his friend, Volumnius joined the Hidden Ones and he followed Brutus in the conspiracy to [[Assassination of Julius Caesar|assassinate]] [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] in 44 BCE.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref> | In his youth, Volumnius became a good friend of [[Marcus Junius Brutus]], who was a fellow student of philosophy. Like his friend, Volumnius joined the Hidden Ones and he followed Brutus in the conspiracy to [[Assassination of Julius Caesar|assassinate]] [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] in 44 BCE.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref> | ||
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With Caesar's death, Volumnius accompanied Brutus on his fateful campaign to the East, which culminated in Brutus' suicide after his defeat by the Triumvirs, [[Augustus|Octavian]], [[Marcus Antonius]], and Lepidus in the [[Battle of Philippi|Battle]] of [[Philippi]] in 42 BCE.<ref name="ACPL"/> | With Caesar's death, Volumnius accompanied Brutus on his fateful campaign to the East, which culminated in Brutus' suicide after his defeat by the Triumvirs, [[Augustus|Octavian]], [[Marcus Antonius]], and Lepidus in the [[Battle of Philippi|Battle]] of [[Philippi]] in 42 BCE.<ref name="ACPL"/> | ||
Distraught over Brutus's death, Volumnius was one of the Hidden | Distraught over Brutus's death, Volumnius was one of the Hidden Ones who gathered in Philippi, [[Makedonia|Macedonia]], and tried to use a [[Shroud of Eden 1|Shroud]] of [[Eden]] to resurrect him. However, the Shroud was not capable of such restoration, and though Brutus opened his eyes and moved, he did not appear to breathe, and eventually fell still in a seeming second death.<ref name="ACS" /><ref name="ACPL"/> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Publius Volumnius[1] was a Roman philosopher and a member of the Roman sect of the Hidden Ones during the 1st century BCE.
Biography
In his youth, Volumnius became a good friend of Marcus Junius Brutus, who was a fellow student of philosophy. Like his friend, Volumnius joined the Hidden Ones and he followed Brutus in the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 BCE.[2]
With Caesar's death, Volumnius accompanied Brutus on his fateful campaign to the East, which culminated in Brutus' suicide after his defeat by the Triumvirs, Octavian, Marcus Antonius, and Lepidus in the Battle of Philippi in 42 BCE.[2]
Distraught over Brutus's death, Volumnius was one of the Hidden Ones who gathered in Philippi, Macedonia, and tried to use a Shroud of Eden to resurrect him. However, the Shroud was not capable of such restoration, and though Brutus opened his eyes and moved, he did not appear to breathe, and eventually fell still in a seeming second death.[1][2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (mentioned in Database entry only)
References