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[[File:Khopesh.png|thumb|250px|A khopesh]]
[[File:Khopesh.png|thumb|250px|A khopesh]]
A '''khopesh''' is an [[Egypt]]ian [[swords|sickle-sword]] that saw wide use among Egyptian soldiers in antiquity. Bronze was among the alloys employed by the Egyptians for the construction of these swords. During the reign of the Pharaoh [[Cleopatra]] of the {{Wiki|Ptolemaic dynasty}}, the [[Hidden One]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]], utilized a khopesh.<ref name="ACO site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/news/152-293393-16/assassins-creed-origins-how-combat-has-changed ''Assassin's Creed Origins'': How Combat Has Changed]. [[Ubisoft]]. 11 June 2017. Accessed 14 June 2017.</ref>
A '''khopesh''' was a bronze alloy [[swords|sickle-sword]] that was widely used by Ptolemaic soldiers in [[Egypt]] during the 1st century BCE. During the reign of the Pharaoh [[Cleopatra]] of the {{Wiki|Ptolemaic dynasty}}, the [[Hidden One]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]], made use of a khopesh on at least one occassion.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>


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A khopesh

A khopesh was a bronze alloy sickle-sword that was widely used by Ptolemaic soldiers in Egypt during the 1st century BCE. During the reign of the Pharaoh Cleopatra of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the Hidden One Bayek of Siwa, made use of a khopesh on at least one occassion.[1]

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