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By the 4th century BCE, the Staff was in the possession of the [[Order of the Ancients]], who later entrusted it to their ally, the [[Makedonia|Macedonia]]n king [[Alexander the Great]],<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> alongside another artifact: the [[Trident of Eden]].<ref name="LD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]] ''</ref> Using the two Pieces of Eden, Alexander was able to become an undefeated military commander and establish one of the largest empires in the ancient world.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />
By the 4th century BCE, the Staff was in the possession of the [[Order of the Ancients]], who later entrusted it to their ally, the [[Makedonia|Macedonia]]n king [[Alexander the Great]],<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> alongside another artifact: the [[Trident of Eden]].<ref name="LD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]] ''</ref> Using the two Pieces of Eden, Alexander was able to become an undefeated military commander and establish one of the largest empires in the ancient world.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />


Eventually, the proto-[[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Iltani]] infiltrated [[Nebuchadnezzar II]]'s palace in [[Babylon]], where she [[poison]]ed Alexander, resulting in his empire's collapse.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> His body was interred alongside his Staff in a [[Tomb of Alexander the Great|tomb]] in [[Alexandria]], the new city he had founded in [[Egypt]] following his conquest of the land and which became the capital of [[Ptolemy I Soter]]'s new [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] after Alexander's death.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
Eventually, the proto-[[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Iltani]] infiltrated [[Nebuchadnezzar II]]'s palace in [[Babylon]], where she [[poison]]ed Alexander, resulting in his empire's collapse.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> His body was interred alongside his Staff in a [[Tomb of Alexander the Great|tomb]] in [[Alexandria]], the city he had founded in [[Egypt]] following his conquest of the land and which became the capital of [[Ptolemy I Soter]]'s new [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] after Alexander's death.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>


In 47 BCE, following the [[Battle of the Nile]], the Order of the Ancients' leader in Egypt, [[Flavius Metellus]], took the Staff from Alexander's sarcophagus,<ref name="Aftermath">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Aftermath]]</ref> after the entrance to the tomb had been unlocked earlier by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] and his wife [[Amunet|Aya]].<ref name="Blade of the Goddess">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Aya: Blade of the Goddess]]</ref> Flavius then presented the Staff to Queen [[Cleopatra]] during her coronation as [[Pharaoh]] of Egypt, as a sign of the Order's alliance with the new ruler.<ref name="Battle of the Nile">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>
In 47 BCE, following the [[Battle of the Nile]], the Order of the Ancients' leader in Egypt, [[Flavius Metellus]], took the Staff from Alexander's sarcophagus,<ref name="Aftermath">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Aftermath]]</ref> after the entrance to the tomb had been unlocked earlier by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] and his wife [[Amunet|Aya]].<ref name="Blade of the Goddess">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Aya: Blade of the Goddess]]</ref> Flavius then presented the Staff to Queen [[Cleopatra]] during her coronation as [[Pharaoh]] of Egypt, as a sign of the Order's alliance with the new ruler.<ref name="Battle of the Nile">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>


[[File:ACO The Final Weighing 19.png|thumb|250px|left|Flavius using the Staff to unlock the entrance to the Siwa Vault]]
[[File:ACO The Final Weighing 19.png|thumb|250px|left|Flavius using the Staff to unlock the entrance to the Siwa Vault]]
After taking back the Staff, Flavius traveled to [[Siwa]] with fellow Order member [[Lucius Septimius]]. There, the two combined the Staff with an [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]] to access the Isu [[Siwa Vault|vault]] hidden beneath the village's temple and activate its [[Isu map|holographic map]] mechanism. Having learned of the vault's contents, Flavius then took the Apple with him to [[Cyrene]]<ref name="The Final Weighing">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref> while Septmius left with the Staff for [[Rome]].<ref name="Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another]]</ref>
After taking back the Staff, Flavius traveled to [[Siwa]] with fellow Order member [[Lucius Septimius]]. There, the two combined the Staff with an [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]] to access the Isu [[Siwa Vault|vault]] hidden beneath the village's temple and activate its [[Isu map|holographic map]] mechanism. Having learned of the vault's contents, Flavius took the Apple with him to [[Cyrene]]<ref name="The Final Weighing">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref> while Septmius left with the Staff for [[Rome]].<ref name="Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another]]</ref>


While Bayek hunted down Flavius and recovered the Apple,<ref name="The Final Weighing" /> Aya pursued Septimius to Rome. On 15 March 44 BCE, Aya confronted and defeated Septimius at the [[Theatre of Pompey]] where she demanded to know the location of Alexander's Staff. The dying [[Gabiniani]] revealed to her that he had given it to the Order in Rome before passing away.<ref name="Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another" />
While Bayek hunted down Flavius and recovered the Apple,<ref name="The Final Weighing" /> Aya pursued Septimius to Rome. On 15 March 44 BCE, Aya confronted and defeated Septimius at the [[Theatre of Pompey]], where she demanded to know the location of Alexander's Staff. The dying [[Gabiniani]] only revealed that he had given it to the Order in Rome before succumbing to his wounds.<ref name="Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another" />


During the 19th century, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templar]] [[Alexander Burnes]] searched to no avail for Alexander's Staff in [[Afghanistan]].<ref name="ACCCI">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[Database: Alexander Burnes]]</ref>
During the 19th century, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templar]] [[Alexander Burnes]] searched to no avail for Alexander's Staff in [[Afghanistan]].<ref name="ACCCI">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[Database: Alexander Burnes]]</ref>
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ACO Alexander's sarcophagus close up.jpg|The Staff inside Alexander's sarcophagus
ACO Alexander's sarcophagus close up.jpg|The Staff inside Alexander's sarcophagus
ACO Tomb of Alexander 2.jpg|Top view of Alexander's sarcophagus and his Staff of Eden
ACO Tomb of Alexander 2.jpg|Top view of Alexander's sarcophagus and his Staff of Eden
ACO The Battle of the Nile 29.png|Flavius presenting the Staff to Cleopatra during her coronation
ACO The Battle of the Nile 29.png|Flavius presenting the Staff to Cleopatra at her coronation
ACO Staff 2.jpg|Flavius wielding the Staff
ACO Staff 2.jpg|Flavius wielding the Staff
AC Blade of Shao Jun - Pieces of Eden.png|The Staff alongside other Pieces of Eden
ACRPG - Scepter of Alexander the Great.jpg|The Staff in ''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''
ACRPG - Scepter of Alexander the Great.jpg|The Staff in ''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''
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*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''


Revision as of 17:00, 28 October 2025

The Scepter of Alexander the Great[1] was a Piece of Eden, a piece of leftover Isu technology and one of several known Staves of Eden in existence. This particular Staff was notably wielded by the Macedonian king Alexander the Great, who used its power to establish his empire.

Owners

History

By the 4th century BCE, the Staff was in the possession of the Order of the Ancients, who later entrusted it to their ally, the Macedonian king Alexander the Great,[3] alongside another artifact: the Trident of Eden.[4] Using the two Pieces of Eden, Alexander was able to become an undefeated military commander and establish one of the largest empires in the ancient world.[3]

Eventually, the proto-Assassin Iltani infiltrated Nebuchadnezzar II's palace in Babylon, where she poisoned Alexander, resulting in his empire's collapse.[5] His body was interred alongside his Staff in a tomb in Alexandria, the city he had founded in Egypt following his conquest of the land and which became the capital of Ptolemy I Soter's new Ptolemaic Kingdom after Alexander's death.[6]

In 47 BCE, following the Battle of the Nile, the Order of the Ancients' leader in Egypt, Flavius Metellus, took the Staff from Alexander's sarcophagus,[7] after the entrance to the tomb had been unlocked earlier by the Medjay Bayek and his wife Aya.[8] Flavius then presented the Staff to Queen Cleopatra during her coronation as Pharaoh of Egypt, as a sign of the Order's alliance with the new ruler.[9]

Flavius using the Staff to unlock the entrance to the Siwa Vault

After taking back the Staff, Flavius traveled to Siwa with fellow Order member Lucius Septimius. There, the two combined the Staff with an Apple of Eden to access the Isu vault hidden beneath the village's temple and activate its holographic map mechanism. Having learned of the vault's contents, Flavius took the Apple with him to Cyrene[10] while Septmius left with the Staff for Rome.[11]

While Bayek hunted down Flavius and recovered the Apple,[10] Aya pursued Septimius to Rome. On 15 March 44 BCE, Aya confronted and defeated Septimius at the Theatre of Pompey, where she demanded to know the location of Alexander's Staff. The dying Gabiniani only revealed that he had given it to the Order in Rome before succumbing to his wounds.[11]

During the 19th century, the British Templar Alexander Burnes searched to no avail for Alexander's Staff in Afghanistan.[12]

Gallery

  • The Staff's headpiece
    The Staff's headpiece
  • Alexander's Staff concept art
    Alexander's Staff concept art
  • The Staff inside Alexander's sarcophagus
    The Staff inside Alexander's sarcophagus
  • Top view of Alexander's sarcophagus and his Staff of Eden
    Top view of Alexander's sarcophagus and his Staff of Eden
  • Flavius presenting the Staff to Cleopatra at her coronation
    Flavius presenting the Staff to Cleopatra at her coronation
  • Flavius wielding the Staff
    Flavius wielding the Staff
  • The Staff alongside other Pieces of Eden
    The Staff alongside other Pieces of Eden
  • The Staff in Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game
    The Staff in Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide (2nd ed.) – Chapter 2: The Precursor Civilization: "Staves of Eden"
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Timeline
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed II
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Aftermath
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Aya: Blade of the Goddess
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Battle of the Nile
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Final Weighing
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins – Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India – Database: Alexander Burnes

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