Great Synagogue

The Great Synagogue was an ancient Egyptian synagogue located in the Jewish quarter of Alexandria, Egypt.

Around 48 BCE, the Medjay Bayek of Siwa visited the synagogue, finding one of the Papyrus Puzzles within.^[1]

In 66 CE, the synagogue was destroyed when the Jews in the city, inspired by the revolt in Judea, rebelled against the Romans.^[2]

Gallery

The anachronistic Star of David above the door

Behind the scenes

The Great Synagogue anachronistically features a Star of David. The star appeared centuries after the Ptolemaic era.^[3]

The exact location of the Great Synagogue has never been found in reality but in game it is depicted in the Jewish quarter.^[4]

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Origins

References

↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Nature's Way
↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Discovery Tour
↑ The Great Synagogue of Alexandria in the new Assassin's Creed. reddit.com. Accessed 30 August 2019.
↑ Ten Reasons why the Origin of Synagogues is in Alexandria Egypt in 280 BC. bible.ca. Accessed 27 January 2022.

Assassin's Creed: Origins

Characters

Assassins	William Miles \| Bayek (Senu) • Aya • Phanos • Pasherenptah • Tahira • Phoxidas • Marcus Junius Brutus • Gaius Cassius Longinus • Kashta • Kawab • Maqwat • Osorkon • Paanchi • Shaqilat

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg • Sofia Rikkin • Simon Hathaway \| Actaeon • Berenike • Eudoros • Flavius Metellus • Hetepi • Julius Caesar • Khaliset • Ktesos • Livius • Lucius Septimius • Medunamun • Pothinus • Rudjek • Taharqa • Ampelius • Ptahmose • Rufio • Tacito

Phylakes	Abar • Bane of Hathor • Half Horn • Ptolemy's Fist • Ra's Mercy • The Galatian • The Hill • The Iron Bull • The Iron Ram • The Outsider • The Stranger

Gladiators	The Axes • The Brothers (Diovicos • Viridovix) • The Duelist • The Guardians of Siwa (Bayek • Kensa) • The Hammer • Hilarus Maximus • The Hoplite • Kosey • Polymestor • The Seleucid • The Slaver • Wamukota

Mythical Beings	Egyptian Deities (Anubis • Sobek • Sekhmet • Apep) • Undead Pharaohs (Akhenaten • Ramesses II • Nefertiti • Tutankhamun) • Anubis Shadows ( Faithless One • Relentless One) • Lost Army of Cambyses

Others	Layla Hassan • Deanna Geary \| Apate • Apollodorus • Aristo • Benipe • Caesarion • Claridas • Cleopatra • Chenzira • Damastes • Diocles • Esiocles • Fenuku • Gennadios • Ghupa • Harkhuf • Hepzefa • Hotephres • Jeska • Khemu • Khenut • Menehet • Melitta • Phoebe • Pompey • Praxilla • Ptolemy XIII • Rabiah • Venator • Vitruvius • Zahra • Gamilat • Sutekh • Isidora • Merti • Tahemet \| Alexander the Great