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{{WP-REAL|Memphis, Egypt}} | {{WP-REAL|Memphis, Egypt}} | ||
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[[File:ACO_Memphis.jpg|thumb|Wide view of Memphis]] | [[File:ACO_Memphis.jpg|thumb|250px|Wide view of Memphis]] | ||
'''Memphis''' was the capital of [[Egypt]] during the {{Wiki|Old Kingdom}}. For millennia afterwards, it remained one of the greatest economic centers of the country until the {{Wiki|Ptolemaic dynasty}} when it diminished in the face of [[Alexandria]]. Alongside [[Giza]], it was located on the west bank of the river [[Nile]] and was home to many famous tombs and landmarks, including the [[Great Pyramid of Giza|Great Pyramids]] and the [[Great Sphinx of Giza|Great Sphinx]]. | '''Memphis''' was the capital of [[Egypt]] during the {{Wiki|Old Kingdom}}. For millennia afterwards, it remained one of the greatest economic centers of the country until the {{Wiki|Ptolemaic dynasty}} when it diminished in the face of [[Alexandria]]. Alongside [[Giza]], it was located on the west bank of the river [[Nile]] and was home to many famous tombs and landmarks, including the [[Great Pyramid of Giza|Great Pyramids]] and the [[Great Sphinx of Giza|Great Sphinx]].<ref>[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/game-info/world/index.aspx?section=Giza-Memphis ''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' Official Site – World: Giza & Memphis]</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
In 48 BCE, the [[Medjay]], [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]], travelled to the city in search of '''[[Hetepi|The Lizard]]''', a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]]. There, he met with [[Pasherenptah]], the High Priest of [[Ptah]], who had been struggling to deal with the 'curses' that plagued the city and his wife, believed to have been caused by The Lizard.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACO Promotional Screenshot 4.jpg|Promotional Image of Memphis | ACO Promotional Screenshot 4.jpg|Promotional Image of Memphis | ||
ACO Memphis Canal - Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art of Memphis' canals | |||
ACO Concept Art Memphis.jpg|Concept Art of Memphis | |||
ACO Concept Art Bayek in Memphis.jpg|Concept Art of [[Bayek]] in Memphis | |||
ACO Memphis - Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art of Memphis | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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{{ACO}} | {{ACO}} | ||
[[ru:Мемфис]] | [[ru:Мемфис]] | ||
[[Category:Cities in Egypt]] | [[Category:Cities in Egypt]] | ||
Revision as of 13:47, 5 March 2018
Memphis was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. For millennia afterwards, it remained one of the greatest economic centers of the country until the Ptolemaic dynasty when it diminished in the face of Alexandria. Alongside Giza, it was located on the west bank of the river Nile and was home to many famous tombs and landmarks, including the Great Pyramids and the Great Sphinx.[1]
History
In 48 BCE, the Medjay, Bayek of Siwa, travelled to the city in search of The Lizard, a member of the Order of the Ancients. There, he met with Pasherenptah, the High Priest of Ptah, who had been struggling to deal with the 'curses' that plagued the city and his wife, believed to have been caused by The Lizard.[2]
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Promotional Image of Memphis -
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Concept Art of Bayek in Memphis -
Concept Art of Memphis
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