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{{Era|Individuals}}[[File:ACO_The_Seleucid.jpg|thumb|250px|The Seleucid]] | {{Era|Individuals}}[[File:ACO_The_Seleucid.jpg|thumb|250px|The Seleucid]] | ||
{{Quote|The time has come for Antiogos, dragon of the Seleucid Empire! Marvel at his command over flame!|The Cyrene Arena owner describing The Seleucid.|Assassin's Creed: Origins}}'''The Seleucid''' was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[gladiator]] who fought in the [[Cyrene Gladiator Arena|Arena]] in [[Cyrene]]. He typically fought armed with a glaive. | |||
{{Quote|The time has come for Antiogos, dragon of the Seleucid Empire! Marvel at his command over flame!|The Cyrene Arena owner describing The Seleucid.|Assassin's Creed: Origins}} | |||
'''The Seleucid''' was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[gladiator]] who fought in the [[Cyrene Gladiator Arena|Arena]] in [[Cyrene]]. He typically fought armed with a glaive. | |||
In 47 BCE, he was challenged by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]], who witnessed him throwing a sword at one of the spectators in the arena. Bayek later defeated the gladiator with a spear and shield. | In 47 BCE, he was challenged by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]], who witnessed him throwing a sword at one of the spectators in the arena. Bayek later defeated the gladiator with a spear and shield. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The name Seleucid is a reference to the {{Wiki|Seleucid Empire}}, possibly hinting that the gladiator originated from the state. | *The name Seleucid is a reference to the {{Wiki|Seleucid Empire}}, possibly hinting that the gladiator originated from the state. | ||
*It is possible that the Seleucid's real name is 'Antiogos' because of one of the commentator's lines before the fight: "The time has come for Antiogos, dragon of the Seleucid Empire!" | |||
*It is possible that the Seleucid's real name is | **Αντιοχος (Antiochos), from Greek αντι (anti) "against, compared to, like" and οχη (oche) "support", was the name of several rulers of the Seleucid Empire. | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
Revision as of 07:34, 19 August 2018

- "The time has come for Antiogos, dragon of the Seleucid Empire! Marvel at his command over flame!"
- ―The Cyrene Arena owner describing The Seleucid.[src]
The Seleucid was a Greek gladiator who fought in the Arena in Cyrene. He typically fought armed with a glaive.
In 47 BCE, he was challenged by the Medjay Bayek of Siwa, who witnessed him throwing a sword at one of the spectators in the arena. Bayek later defeated the gladiator with a spear and shield.
Trivia
- The name Seleucid is a reference to the Seleucid Empire, possibly hinting that the gladiator originated from the state.
- It is possible that the Seleucid's real name is 'Antiogos' because of one of the commentator's lines before the fight: "The time has come for Antiogos, dragon of the Seleucid Empire!"
- Αντιοχος (Antiochos), from Greek αντι (anti) "against, compared to, like" and οχη (oche) "support", was the name of several rulers of the Seleucid Empire.
Appearance
Reference