We will rule Egypt...

The Order of the Ancients was a secretive cabal operating during ancient times, and a precursor group to the Order of the Knights Templar, who sought to use the relics of the ancient gods to achieve peace for mankind under their rule.
During the end of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, they exploited the young Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII as their puppet, and secretly ruled Egypt from the shadows. After Ptolemy's death, they turned to support Julius Caesar.

OVERVIEW

The Order of the Ancients was a secret society in Ptolemaic Egypt which comprised of various men and women at the upper echelons of the ruling class; these individuals retained positions of power and, for the most part, were involved in political, religious, economic and military proceedings. Members of the Order of the Ancients symbolically wore masks when they met in public, as a visual signature of their affiliation. Each key member of the Order was responsible for their own sphere of influence within Egyptian society and they were scattered all over Egypt, due to the antiquated constraints of communication and transport.
The primary aim of the Order was to bring back a strong dynastic power, equal to that of previous dynasties which had ruled during the glory days of Ancient Egypt prior to the arrival of the Ptolemies. This was reinforced with the belief that the pre-existing system was much more founded on order, on the divine power of the Pharaohs. In this perspective, the Order were looking for means of control, be they political, religious, millitary or cultural to regain what was lost with the rise of Ptolemaic Egypt. In addition, they also had people in positions of knowledge who were looking for the secrets of the past, such as the Pieces of Eden.

History

In 51 BCE, as the young Ptolemy XIII ascended to the throne as co-ruler of Egypt alongside his sister-wife Cleopatra, the Order became the true power behind the throne. The Order used all their powers to influence, through Ptolemy, the organization of Egyptian society and to push forward their own plans for the realm.
Discovering that the Queen was not as easy to handle as her brother, the Order instigated the expulsion of Cleopatra from Egypt in 48 BCE. They chose Ptolemy, knowing that Cleopatra was a much more cunning ruler and a better strategist than her younger brother, who was more interested in the superficiality of power and was easily swayed by them.
After he discovered their existence, the Medjay Bayek began a quest to thwart their plans for domination and as a result later founded a Brotherhood, an organization which would eventually fight against the next iteration of the Order of the Ancients in the following millennia, the Templar

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