Alexandria
Alexandria is the second largest city of Egypt, located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
History
The city was founded in April 331 BCE by the Macedonian king Alexander the Great during his conquest of the Achaemenid Empire. After Alexander's empire crumbled because of his sudden death, his general and affiliate Ptolemy claimed Egypt for himself and chose Alexandria as the capital of his kingdom. The city was much embellished by Ptolemy and his successors and housed famous buildings including the Pharos Lighthouse and the Great Library.
In 30 BCE, the last Ptolemaic Pharaoh, Cleopatra, was killed in Alexandria by the Egyptian Assassin Amunet with a venomous asp.[1]
During the 1240s, the widow of the Assassin Sef Ibn-La'Ahad moved to the city with their children, after having spent some time in exile in Alamut.[2] In 1257, Sef's brother Darim moved to Alexandria to be with his family, after the Mongols started besieging the Assassins' fortress of Masyaf.[3]
A descendant of Altaïr named Iskender became the Mentor of the Assassins in Egypt and was headquartered in Alexandria. When he was captured and scheduled for execution, Ezio Auditore sent some Assassins to save him from his demise.[3]
The Templar Odai Dunqas also relocated to the city some time around 1505, after being driven away from his home by his family.[3]
In 1511, during an excavation of the destroyed library of Alexandria, the Mamluk Sultanate's soldiers discovered two Memory Seals in a chest from 331 BC. Ezio Auditore sent some Assassins from Constantinople to Alexandria to retrieve the seals.[3]