Babylon: Difference between revisions
imported>Darman36 |
imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
By the 5th century BCE, Babylon had been absorbed into the [[Achaemenid Empire]]. Emperor [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]], with the aid of the Persian [[Order of the Ancients]], suppressed revolts within the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> | By the 5th century BCE, Babylon had been absorbed into the [[Achaemenid Empire]]. Emperor [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]], with the aid of the Persian [[Order of the Ancients]], suppressed revolts within the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> | ||
In the 4th century BCE, Babylon was conquered by [[Alexander the Great]], who used [[Alexander's Staff of Eden|his Staff of Eden]] given to him by the Order to create one of the largest empires in history.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> In 323 BCE, the [[Babylonian Brotherhood|Babylonian Assassin]] [[Iltani]], realizing that she would not be able to | In the 4th century BCE, Babylon was conquered by [[Alexander the Great]], who used [[Alexander's Staff of Eden|his Staff of Eden]] given to him by the Order to create one of the largest empires in history.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Fall of the Great]]</ref> In 323 BCE, the [[Babylonian Brotherhood|Babylonian Assassin]] [[Iltani]], realizing that she would not be able to eliminate Alexander through force, set out to find an Achaemenid alchemist in hopes of expanding her knowledge of [[poison]]s. After a perilous journey, she arrived in Babylon,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[Database: Iltani's Story 4]]</ref> where she found the alchemist and learned his secrets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[Database: Iltani's Story 5]]</ref> | ||
On 13 June 323 BCE, Iltani infiltrated the palace of [[Nebuchadnezzar II]] in | On 13 June 323 BCE, Iltani infiltrated the palace of [[Nebuchadnezzar II]] in Babylon—where Alexander was residing—poisoned him, and retrieved [[Staves of Eden|the Staff]]. Soon afterwards, Alexander's empire began to crumble.<ref name="ACI"/> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:34, 18 October 2025
Babylon was the capital city of the ancient Mesopotamian state known as Babylonia, which it lent its name to.
History[edit | edit source]
By the 5th century BCE, Babylon had been absorbed into the Achaemenid Empire. Emperor Xerxes I, with the aid of the Persian Order of the Ancients, suppressed revolts within the city.[1]
In the 4th century BCE, Babylon was conquered by Alexander the Great, who used his Staff of Eden given to him by the Order to create one of the largest empires in history.[2][3] In 323 BCE, the Babylonian Assassin Iltani, realizing that she would not be able to eliminate Alexander through force, set out to find an Achaemenid alchemist in hopes of expanding her knowledge of poisons. After a perilous journey, she arrived in Babylon,[4] where she found the alchemist and learned his secrets.[5]
On 13 June 323 BCE, Iltani infiltrated the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon—where Alexander was residing—poisoned him, and retrieved the Staff. Soon afterwards, Alexander's empire began to crumble.[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
 This list is incomplete. You can help the Assassin's Creed Wiki by expanding it.
|
|---|
- Assassin's Creed II (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India (mentioned only)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage (mentioned in Database entry only)