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===Battle of the Nile and death=== | ===Battle of the Nile and death=== | ||
During the [[Battle of the Nile]] in 47 BCE, Ptolemy's regent [[Pothinus]] and soldiers were defeated by the efforts of Julius Caesar, | During the [[Battle of the Nile]] in 47 BCE, Ptolemy's regent [[Pothinus]] and soldiers were defeated by the efforts of Julius Caesar, Bayek, and Aya. As Ptolemy attempted to escape on a raft with a soldier by his side, he saw Aya, who decided to lower her [[bow]]. He nodded at her, but she merely watched as the boy king's raft was ambushed by [[crocodile]]s and he died in their jaws. | ||
==Personality and characteristics== | ==Personality and characteristics== | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 21 September 2018
- "If you ally with my sister, I will kill every last Roman in Alexandria."
- ―Ptolemy XIII, issuing a threat to Julius Caesar and his sister Cleopatra[src]
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (62 BCE – 47 BCE) was the pharaoh of Egypt, ruling alongside his older sister and wife Cleopatra VII from 51 BCE until his death.
Biography
Conflict with Cleopatra
In 51 BCE, Ptolemy became the co-ruler of Egypt with his sister until he exiled her from Alexandria. As pharaoh, Ptolemy became a pawn of the Order of the Ancients[1], who aided him in his war against his exiled sister.[2]
In 48 BCE, Ptolemy learned of the Roman general Pompey's arrival in Egypt, who had accepted Cleopatra's proposal for an alliance. In response, the young Pharoah sent Lucius Septimius and his Gabinianis to eliminate the general, which they succeeded. Pompey was decapitated and his head was brought to Ptolemy who hoped to use it as a gift to Julius Caesar in hopes of gaining his favor.[3]
When Caesar arrived in Alexandria in 47 BCE, their meeting was interrupted by the arrival of Cleopatra and her followers Apollodorus, Bayek, and Aya. Cleopatra proved to be more successful, gaining Caesar's favor and becoming his lover, leading Ptolemy to wage war against the both of them. His armies, led by Achillas and Ganymedes, attacked, trapping Caesar's army in Alexandria. Caesar, however, was able to break through with the help of Bayek and the arrival of his fleet.[4]
Battle of the Nile and death
During the Battle of the Nile in 47 BCE, Ptolemy's regent Pothinus and soldiers were defeated by the efforts of Julius Caesar, Bayek, and Aya. As Ptolemy attempted to escape on a raft with a soldier by his side, he saw Aya, who decided to lower her bow. He nodded at her, but she merely watched as the boy king's raft was ambushed by crocodiles and he died in their jaws.
Personality and characteristics
Being a very young Pharaoh, Ptolemy XIII was a very weak-willed and manipulable ruler, who was more interested in holding the illusion of power than ruling his kingdom. This lust for power, combined with his docile nature, was the main reason, why the Order of the Ancients sided with him and made him Pharaoh of Egypt in the first place. He was very ignorant of his role as a puppet ruler, as well as the suffering the Order has caused in Egypt, for which the common people, including Bayek and Aya, hated him.
His incompetence and hot temper proved to be his undoing when he sends Lucius Septimus to kill Pompey and bring his head as a gift to Caesar in hopes to gain his support, which caused the Roman General to hate him. Seeing how Cleopatra was able to impress Caesar with her charisma and the offer of marriage, he becomes furious and threatened Caesar to kill all Romans in Alexandria, if he would align himself with his sister, only to be dismissed by the two as insignificant and to run away, showing his lack of personal strength and courage as a Pharaoh. Faced with defeat and the loss of his kingdom, he attempted to flee from the battlefield, only to be intercepted by Aya. Her hesitation to kill the young Ptolemy touched his heart, indicating that the pharaoh has a good side in him, despite his role as former puppet ruler of Egypt.
Gallery
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Concept art of Ptolemy -
Ptolemy attempting to threaten Julius Caesar
Appearance
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Origins: Game of Power Gamescom Trailer
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Way of the Gabiniani
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Aya: Blade of the Goddess
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