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Silphium or silphion was a medicinal plant that flourished in the wide fields of Cyrenaica during the 1st century BCE.
By 47 BCE, it was widely believed to work as a cure for a number of afflictions, as well as a being a general pain reliever and a contraceptive.[1] During this time, the fields of silphium were heavily guarded, and stealing the plant was punishable by death.[1]
At some point in 47 BCE, a group of silphium farmers gave refuge to a runaway gladiator, Polymestor.[2]
Between the 7th and the 8th centuries CE, the abbot Adrian of Cyrenaica developed an ale recipe with silphium, giving the beverage a smooth flavor and a tender aroma. Traveling to the region of Kent in England, he brought his recipe with a supply of silphium. By 870's CE, monks built a priory in the region, using Adrian's recipe and silphium in their ale's production.[3]
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Silphium house
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Are You Not Entertained?
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Viking Expansion notes - Secret Ale Recipe