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'''Babylonia''' was an ancient state and cultural area based in central-southern [[Mesopotamia]] | '''Babylonia''' was an ancient state and cultural area based in central-southern [[Mesopotamia]], present-day {{Wiki|Iraq}}. | ||
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By the 5th century BCE, Babylonia had been absorbed into the {{Wiki|Achaemenid Empire}}. Emperor [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]], with the aid of the [[Persian Rite of the Templar Order|Persian]] [[Templars]], suppressed revolts in the city of [[Babylon]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> | By the 5th century BCE, Babylonia had been absorbed into the {{Wiki|Achaemenid Empire}}. Emperor [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]], with the aid of the [[Persian Rite of the Templar Order|Persian]] [[Templars]], suppressed revolts in the city of [[Babylon]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> | ||
In the 4th century BCE, Babylonia was conquerored by [[Alexander the Great]], who used | In the 4th century BCE, Babylonia was conquerored by [[Alexander the Great]], who used [[Alexander's Staff of Eden|a Staff of Eden]] given to him by the Templars to create one of the largest empires in history.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> In 323 BCE, the [[Babylonian Brotherhood of Assassins|Babylonian Assassin]] [[Iltani]], realizing that she would not be able to take Alexander out through force, set out to find an Achaemenid alchemist, hoping to expand her knowledge of [[poison]]s. After a perilous journey, she arrived in Babylon, where she found the alchemist and learned his secrets.<ref name="ACCI">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''</ref> | ||
On 13 June, 323 BCE, Iltani infiltrated the palace of {{Wiki|Nebuchadnezzar II}} in Babylon, where Alexander was residing, poisoned him and retrieved the Staff. Soon afterwards, Alexander's empire began to crumble.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Fall of the Great]]</ref> | On 13 June, 323 BCE, Iltani infiltrated the palace of {{Wiki|Nebuchadnezzar II}} in Babylon, where Alexander was residing, poisoned him and retrieved the [[Staves of Eden|Staff]]. Soon afterwards, Alexander's empire began to crumble.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Fall of the Great]]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 04:54, 30 March 2018
Babylonia was an ancient state and cultural area based in central-southern Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq.
History
In the 6th century BCE, Pythagoras and his protege, Kyros of Zarax, traveled through the ancient cities of Babylonia in Pythagoras' quest for knowledge.[1]
By the 5th century BCE, Babylonia had been absorbed into the Achaemenid Empire. Emperor Xerxes I, with the aid of the Persian Templars, suppressed revolts in the city of Babylon.[2]
In the 4th century BCE, Babylonia was conquerored by Alexander the Great, who used a Staff of Eden given to him by the Templars to create one of the largest empires in history.[3] In 323 BCE, the Babylonian Assassin Iltani, realizing that she would not be able to take Alexander out through force, set out to find an Achaemenid alchemist, hoping to expand her knowledge of poisons. After a perilous journey, she arrived in Babylon, where she found the alchemist and learned his secrets.[4]
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.[5]