Venator
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]
Trivia
- Venator is a Latin word meaning hunter. Venator was also a type of gladiator.
Gallery
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Model renders of Venator
