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'''Phoxidas''' (born c. 88 BCE) was a [[Greece|Greek]] ''Nauarchos'' ("Leader of the ships", Admiral) who served in [[Cleopatra]]'s navy during the 1st century BCE before joining the [[Hidden Ones]] in their fight against the [[Order of the Ancients]]. | '''Phoxidas''' (born c. 88 BCE) was a [[Greece|Greek]] ''Nauarchos'' ("Leader of the ships", Admiral) who served in [[Cleopatra]]'s navy during the 1st century BCE before joining the [[Hidden Ones]] in their fight against the [[Order of the Ancients]]. | ||
Phoxidas was a soldier in his youth, but retired into great wealth and eventually used this wealth to fund his fleet and support of Cleopatra. Through this service, Phoxidas met [[Aya]] of [[Alexandria]] | Phoxidas was a soldier in his youth, but retired into great wealth and eventually used this wealth to fund his fleet and support of Cleopatra. Through this service, Phoxidas met [[Aya]] of [[Alexandria]] – another of Cleopatra's confidantes – and the two worked together many times. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Service under Cleopatra=== | ===Service under Cleopatra=== | ||
Born in [[Athens]] in 88 BCE, Phoxidas came to served [[Ptolemy XII Auletes]] in [[Egypt]] during his reign and later his daughter | Born in [[Athens]] in 88 BCE, Phoxidas came to served [[Ptolemy XII Auletes]] in [[Egypt]] during his reign and later his daughter Cleopatra, becoming one of her most loyal followers.<ref name="Prima Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref> Phoxidas also later gained a right hand man in [[Damastes]], an [[Apollodorus' informants|informant]] of [[Apollodorus]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
In 48 BCE, | In 48 BCE, Phoxidas and Aya were sent by Cleopatra to the [[Aegean Sea]] to assist the military General [[Pompey]] and initiate an alliance with him. Encountering and destroying several ships sent by [[Ptolemy XIII]], Phoxidas and Aya succeeded in aiding the Roman general, who accepted the alliance and made his way to Egypt.<ref name="Pompeius Magnus">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Pompeius Magnus]]</ref> | ||
Sometime later that year, Phoxidas and Aya were dispatched to the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to defend the seas. During their mission, they encountered a [[Gabiniani]] fleet who served under Ptolemy XIII. Despite | Sometime later that year, Phoxidas and Aya were dispatched to the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to defend the seas. During their mission, they encountered a [[Gabiniani]] fleet who served under Ptolemy XIII. Despite the Gabiniani's overwhelming numbers, Phoxidas' fleet was able to defeat the enemy fleet before returning to Egypt.<ref name="Ambush at Sea">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Ambush At Sea]]</ref> | ||
===Joining the Hidden Ones=== | ===Joining the Hidden Ones=== | ||
[[File:ACO_Bayek_Meeting.png|thumb|250px|left|Phoxidas with Bayek's other associates]] | [[File:ACO_Bayek_Meeting.png|thumb|250px|left|Phoxidas with Bayek's other associates]] | ||
After Cleopatra ascended the throne as sole pharaoh of | After Cleopatra ascended the throne as the sole pharaoh of Egypt, allying herself with [[Julius Caesar]] and seemingly with [[Flavius Metellus]] and [[Lucius Septimius]], who were both members of the Order of the Ancients, Phoxidas met with Aya and Bayek in a tavern in Alexandria, along with Bayek's other associates. Expressing their disgust with Cleopatra's alignment, they agreed to form an [[Hidden Ones|organization]] and combat against the Order of the Ancients and preserve the free will of the people.<ref name="The Aftermath">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Aftermath]]</ref> | ||
While Bayek pursued Flavius to [[Cyrene]] in [[Cyrenaica]], Phoxidas | While Bayek pursued Flavius to [[Cyrene]] in [[Cyrenaica]], Phoxidas remained in Alexandria with Aya, assisting her in her efforts to locate Septimius. Aya later recruited two [[Rome|Roman]] senators, [[Marcus Junius Brutus]] and [[Gaius Cassius Longinus]], who shared similar goals with them. Having located both Caesar and Septimius' whereabouts, Phoxidas and the Hidden Ones later regrouped in the [[The Den|hideout]] beneath the [[Library of Alexandria]], making preparations to sail to Rome to combat the Order there.<ref name="Last of the Medjay">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Last of the Medjay]]</ref> | ||
By 46 BCE, Phoxidas and Aya had sailed to the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]]. Along the journey, the fleet came under attack by the Romans. Later, with the assistance of Brutus and Cassius, they were able to defeat the Romans and dock safely in [[Antium]].<ref name="Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another]]</ref> | By 46 BCE, Phoxidas and Aya had sailed to the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]]. Along the journey, the fleet came under attack by the Romans. Later, with the assistance of Brutus and Cassius, they were able to defeat the Romans and dock safely in [[Antium]].<ref name="Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another]]</ref> | ||
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==Personality and characteristics== | ==Personality and characteristics== | ||
Phoxidas | Phoxidas was a highly eccentric and unapologetic man, so much so that nobody accepted him for who he was except his ''nautai'', claiming that he left his wife and children for this reason. Despite this, he was a loyal friend and a man who would do anything for freedom, even joining the Hidden Ones.<ref name="ACO" /> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 10:15, 21 September 2018
Phoxidas (born c. 88 BCE) was a Greek Nauarchos ("Leader of the ships", Admiral) who served in Cleopatra's navy during the 1st century BCE before joining the Hidden Ones in their fight against the Order of the Ancients.
Phoxidas was a soldier in his youth, but retired into great wealth and eventually used this wealth to fund his fleet and support of Cleopatra. Through this service, Phoxidas met Aya of Alexandria – another of Cleopatra's confidantes – and the two worked together many times.
Biography
Service under Cleopatra
Born in Athens in 88 BCE, Phoxidas came to served Ptolemy XII Auletes in Egypt during his reign and later his daughter Cleopatra, becoming one of her most loyal followers.[1] Phoxidas also later gained a right hand man in Damastes, an informant of Apollodorus.[2]
In 48 BCE, Phoxidas and Aya were sent by Cleopatra to the Aegean Sea to assist the military General Pompey and initiate an alliance with him. Encountering and destroying several ships sent by Ptolemy XIII, Phoxidas and Aya succeeded in aiding the Roman general, who accepted the alliance and made his way to Egypt.[3]
Sometime later that year, Phoxidas and Aya were dispatched to the Mediterranean Sea to defend the seas. During their mission, they encountered a Gabiniani fleet who served under Ptolemy XIII. Despite the Gabiniani's overwhelming numbers, Phoxidas' fleet was able to defeat the enemy fleet before returning to Egypt.[4]
Joining the Hidden Ones
After Cleopatra ascended the throne as the sole pharaoh of Egypt, allying herself with Julius Caesar and seemingly with Flavius Metellus and Lucius Septimius, who were both members of the Order of the Ancients, Phoxidas met with Aya and Bayek in a tavern in Alexandria, along with Bayek's other associates. Expressing their disgust with Cleopatra's alignment, they agreed to form an organization and combat against the Order of the Ancients and preserve the free will of the people.[5]
While Bayek pursued Flavius to Cyrene in Cyrenaica, Phoxidas remained in Alexandria with Aya, assisting her in her efforts to locate Septimius. Aya later recruited two Roman senators, Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus, who shared similar goals with them. Having located both Caesar and Septimius' whereabouts, Phoxidas and the Hidden Ones later regrouped in the hideout beneath the Library of Alexandria, making preparations to sail to Rome to combat the Order there.[6]
By 46 BCE, Phoxidas and Aya had sailed to the Tyrrhenian Sea. Along the journey, the fleet came under attack by the Romans. Later, with the assistance of Brutus and Cassius, they were able to defeat the Romans and dock safely in Antium.[7]
Life as a Hidden One
In 30 BCE after Cleopatra's suicide, Phoxidas reunited with Aya, who was now known as Amunet, in his ship docked at the Lighthouse of Alexandria. When Amunet returned with an unconscious Caesarion, they set sail for Rome.[8]
Personality and characteristics
Phoxidas was a highly eccentric and unapologetic man, so much so that nobody accepted him for who he was except his nautai, claiming that he left his wife and children for this reason. Despite this, he was a loyal friend and a man who would do anything for freedom, even joining the Hidden Ones.[2]
Gallery
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Model renders of Phoxidas
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins comic
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Pompeius Magnus
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Ambush At Sea
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Aftermath
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Last of the Medjay
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins comic – Issue #4
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