Theodoros
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Theodoros was a leader of a group of rebels in the Saqqara Nome, Egypt during the reign of Ptolemy XIII.
Biography
Born to an Egyptian farmer and a Greece woman, Theodoros' father worked in a fig farm in the Faiyum for a living. During the reign of Ptolemy XIII, Derratos, a general under Ptolemy, taxed the Egyptians in the Faiyum region, including Theodoros' father. On one season, his father struggled to pay his taxes due to the poor harvest. As a result, Theodoros' father was hanged by Derratos on a fig tree and was left there to be picked on by wild animals in the region. After burying his father in a tomb, Theodoros joined a group of rebels in the Saqqara Nome and eventually became one of its leaders, dedicating his efforts to hunt down Derratos and avenge his father.[1]
In 48 BCE, Theodoros was able to discover Derratos' whereabouts and led his men to attack. However, due to the overwhelming number of men Derratos had, the rebels were forced to flee and Theodoros was captured by a scouting convoy, though in reality, he was leading the Ptolemies into a trap laid by his rebels. Along the main route en route to the Faiyum, the rebels ambushed the convoy with the aid of the Medjay, Bayek. Theodoros expressed his gratitude to Bayek and invited him to join him in their rebel hideout in Bakchias to regroup before hunting down Derratos.[2]
Upon arrival in Bakchias, Theodoros and his men came under attack by the Ptolemies though they were quickly dispatched. Due to his attack on Derratos' camp prior to his capture, Derratos left his camp and went on the move, thus preventing Theodoros from achieving his goal again. As such, Theodoros came up with a plan to learn about Derratos' whereabouts, enlisting Bayek's help to locate Derratos' scribe in Karanis and interrogate him for information. Bayek does so and travelled to Karanis, where he eliminated the guards and brought the scribe back to Bakchias for interrogation. Through the scrobe, Theodoros was able to learn of Derratos' scheduled arrival in the Beached Trireme Camp and directed Bayek to meet his men in the hills north of the camp to be briefed.[2]
A few nights later, Theodoros arrived and brief his men about the attack. Together with Bayek, they charged down the hills and raided the camp. Derratos himself was captured and his men were slaughtered. Theodoros reminded Derratos about the killing of his father by shoving down a fig into his mouth before dousing him with a jar of oil. As Derratos tried to flee, Theodoros shot him with an arrow covered in flames, thus killing him and avenging his father's death.[2]
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