Tomb of Battos
The Tomb of Battos was a tomb located in the Greek city of Cyrene. It served as the final resting place of Battus I of Cyrene, the founder of the city as well as the whole colony of Cyrenaica.
History[edit | edit source]
When Kyrenaika became a Roman province in the 1st century BCE, the tomb was neglected and it fell into disarray. In 47 BCE, two of the artifacts in the tomb, Battos' Bow and a medallion which had once belonged to Battus were stolen by Cassius Albus, a Roman centurion who carried the medallion and hid the bow in the Roman Akropolis behind the tomb.[1]
To cover up the theft, Cassius Albus had the tomb closed, leading to protests by the Greeks. The priest Iakchos attempted to deter the crowd and enlisted the help of the Medjay Bayek of Siwa to investigate. Tracking the thieves to the Akropolis, Bayek eventually tracked down the theives to the Akropolis, recovered the artifacts, and gave the medallion to Iakchos and while keeping the bow for himself.[1] Around the same time, he also found one of the Papyrus Puzzles within the tomb.[2]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
A statue of Nike sits at the pinnacle of the tomb.
Inside the tomb is the same hoplite statue based on a 1st century BC relief from Rhodes that is also reused in many other places in Assassin's Creed: Origins, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.[3]
One of the concept art models of the tomb is based on a reconstruction of the tholos of Epidaurus.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Statue of Nike atop the tomb
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins – Founding Father
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Papyrus Puzzle: "Underground Currents"
- ↑ Classical Greece and Ancient Greek Warfare - (2016) #133: A Relief from Rhodes Depicting the Panoply of the Ancient Greek Hoplite. 300spartanwarriors.blogspot.com (12 June 2016). Retrieved on 18 September 2023.