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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In 48 BCE, after learing the pharaoh Cleopatra was to be staying in the city of Herakleion, Venator was approached by a fellow Gabiniani | In 48 BCE, after learing the pharaoh Cleopatra was to be staying in the city of Herakleion, Venator was approached by a fellow Gabiniani Lucius Septimius to assassinate the pharaoh. Collaborating with an informant of the order [[Livius]], Venator rented a room in the brothel where he made his preparations to ensure Cleopatra would not escape alive. Venator had one of his [[Alexus|men]] posing as a woman to infiltrate the palace as a lute player. Some of his men would pose as wine [[merchants]], arriving at the docks and set a fire to cause a panic. Venator also placed his men in a watchtower near the palace to eliminate Cleopatra during the confusion.<ref name="Way of the Gabiniani">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Way of the Gabiniani]]</ref> | ||
However, Venator's plan was later discovered by Cleopatra's followers, who had captured Livius and tortured him for information. The [[Medjay]], [[Bayek]], later thwarted Venator's plan by eliminating his followers. In a last ditch attempt to assassinate the pharaoh, Venator led his men into the | However, Venator's plan was later discovered by Cleopatra's followers, who had captured Livius and tortured him for information. The [[Medjay]], [[Bayek]], later thwarted Venator's plan by eliminating his followers. In a last ditch attempt to assassinate the pharaoh, Venator led his men into the palace through the docks, clashing with Bayek. Despite his efforts however, Venator was eventually cut down by the Medjay.<ref name="Way of the Gabiniani" /> | ||
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Revision as of 14:55, 1 June 2018
Venator (died 48 BCE) was a Gabiniani who conspired with Lucius Septimius, a fellow Gabiniani and a member of the Order of the Ancients, to assassinate Cleopatra in Herakleion, Egypt during the reign of Ptolemy XIII.
His attempts was eventually thwarted by the Medjay Bayek of Siwa and his wife Aya of Alexandria.
Biography
In 48 BCE, after learing the pharaoh Cleopatra was to be staying in the city of Herakleion, Venator was approached by a fellow Gabiniani Lucius Septimius to assassinate the pharaoh. Collaborating with an informant of the order Livius, Venator rented a room in the brothel where he made his preparations to ensure Cleopatra would not escape alive. Venator had one of his men posing as a woman to infiltrate the palace as a lute player. Some of his men would pose as wine merchants, arriving at the docks and set a fire to cause a panic. Venator also placed his men in a watchtower near the palace to eliminate Cleopatra during the confusion.[1]
However, Venator's plan was later discovered by Cleopatra's followers, who had captured Livius and tortured him for information. The Medjay, Bayek, later thwarted Venator's plan by eliminating his followers. In a last ditch attempt to assassinate the pharaoh, Venator led his men into the palace through the docks, clashing with Bayek. Despite his efforts however, Venator was eventually cut down by the Medjay.[1]