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|targets = [[Flavius Metellus]]<br>[[Leander]]}}'''Cyrene''' was an ancient [[Greece|Greek]] city stationed in present-day [[Libya]], situated in a lush valley in the Jebel Akhdar uplands. It was the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region. | |targets = [[Flavius Metellus]]<br>[[Leander]]}} | ||
'''Cyrene''' was an ancient [[Greece|Greek]] city stationed in present-day [[Libya]], situated in a lush valley in the {{Wiki|Jebel Akhdar, Libya|Jebel Akhdar}} uplands. It was the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region. | |||
The city was named after a spring, Kyre, which the Greeks consecrated to Apollo and was also the seat of the Cyrenaics, a famous school of philosophy in 4th century BCE, founded by Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates; it was then nicknamed the "Athens of Africa". Cyrene became part of the [[Egypt|Ptolemaic Kingdom]] controlled from [[Alexandria]] during the 3rd century BCE, before becoming [[Roman Republic|Roman]] territory in 96 BCE when the Ptolemies bequeathed Cyrenaica to [[Rome]]. | The city was named after a spring, Kyre, which the Greeks consecrated to Apollo and was also the seat of the Cyrenaics, a famous school of philosophy in 4th century BCE, founded by {{Wiki|Aristippus|Aristippus}}, a disciple of {{Wiki|Socrates}}; it was then nicknamed the "[[Athens]] of [[Africa]]". Cyrene became part of the [[Egypt|Ptolemaic Kingdom]] controlled from [[Alexandria]] during the 3rd century BCE, before becoming [[Roman Republic|Roman]] territory in 96 BCE when the Ptolemies bequeathed Cyrenaica to [[Rome]]. | ||
During the 1st century BCE, Cyrene was home to one of the [[Cyrene Gladiator Arena|gladiator arenas]] in Ptolemaic Egypt, the other located in [[Krokodilopolis]]. | |||
==History== | |||
In 47 BCE, the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] pursued the Roman proconsul and [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Flavius Metellus]] to the Temple of Zeus in Cyrene, killing him and retrieving the [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]] from him. | In 47 BCE, the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] pursued the Roman proconsul and [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Flavius Metellus]] to the Temple of Zeus in Cyrene, killing him and retrieving the [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]] from him. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACO Cyrene Agora District Concept Art by Eddie Bennun.jpg|Concept Art Cyrene's Agora district | |||
ACO Cyrene Gates Dawn Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art of Cyrene's gates at dawn | |||
ACO Cyrene Production Concept Sketches.jpg|Production SKetches of Cyrene | |||
ACO Qara road view of Cyrene Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art of Cyrene as viewed from Qara road | |||
ACO Cyrene Gates Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art of Cyrene's gates | |||
ACO Cyrene Rich District Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art of Cyrene's Rich district | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Cyrene is depicted in the game to be much closer to Alexandria than it was in reality. It was actually located almost 500 miles west, near the modern-day village of Shahhat in Libya. | *Cyrene is depicted in the game to be much closer to Alexandria than it was in reality. It was actually located almost 500 miles west, near the modern-day village of Shahhat in Libya. | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
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Cyrene was an ancient Greek city stationed in present-day Libya, situated in a lush valley in the Jebel Akhdar uplands. It was the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region.
The city was named after a spring, Kyre, which the Greeks consecrated to Apollo and was also the seat of the Cyrenaics, a famous school of philosophy in 4th century BCE, founded by Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates; it was then nicknamed the "Athens of Africa". Cyrene became part of the Ptolemaic Kingdom controlled from Alexandria during the 3rd century BCE, before becoming Roman territory in 96 BCE when the Ptolemies bequeathed Cyrenaica to Rome.
During the 1st century BCE, Cyrene was home to one of the gladiator arenas in Ptolemaic Egypt, the other located in Krokodilopolis.
History
In 47 BCE, the Medjay Bayek pursued the Roman proconsul and Order of the Ancients member Flavius Metellus to the Temple of Zeus in Cyrene, killing him and retrieving the Apple of Eden from him.
Gallery
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Concept Art Cyrene's Agora district -
Concept Art of Cyrene's gates at dawn -
Production SKetches of Cyrene -
Concept Art of Cyrene as viewed from Qara road -
Concept Art of Cyrene's gates -
Concept Art of Cyrene's Rich district
Trivia
- Cyrene is depicted in the game to be much closer to Alexandria than it was in reality. It was actually located almost 500 miles west, near the modern-day village of Shahhat in Libya.
Appearance
References