Lucius

Lucius (died 259 CE) was a member of the Liberalis Circulum, a branch of the Hidden Ones which operated throughout the territories of the Roman Empire during the 3rd century. He was the father of Aquilus and a distant ancestor to Desmond Miles.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Lucius was born into a family that had been members of the Liberalis Circulum for generations. Following in their footsteps, Lucius rose to become a prominent member of the group, operating primarily within his hometown of Lugdunum in .Assassin's Creed 2: Aquilus
At some point, Lucius fathered a son, Aquilus, whom he subsequently trained in the Hidden Ones' ways so that he too could join the Liberalis Circulum and fight for their cause.
===Finding the Ankh and death===
In 259 CE, an Isu artifact known as the Ankh was found in Germania by Lucius' nephew Accipiter, an Alemanni member of the Liberalis Circulum. Lucius tasked his son to retrieve the artifact from Accipiter, and also to assassinate three targets who held high positions with the Roman Empire. While Aquilus was successful in retrieving the Ankh and killing two of his targets, he failed to eliminate the third, General Gracchus, who had been warned about the Hidden Ones' plans beforehand.
Following Aquilus' return to Lugdunum, Lucius greeted his son and introduced him to his old friend, Senator Caïus Fulvus Vultur, who had come to visit him. That night, after the three had dinner together, Lucius allowed Vultur to sleep in one of his villa's rooms while he and Aquilus discussed the latter's mission in secret. Aquilus gave his father the Ankh for safekeeping and informed him about his failed assassination of Gracchus. Suspecting they had been betrayed, Lucius told Aquilus to look into their ally, Bishop Faustinus, whom he believed to be the traitor.
While Aquilus went to Faustinus' home and interrogated him, Lucius was confronted by Vultur, and the two men got into an argument. Unaware of Vultur's ties to the Order of the Ancients, Lucius was betrayed and killed by his friend, who proceeded to steal the Ankh and mortally wound Lucius' servant Weke during his escape.
=== Legacy ===
Prior to his death, Lucius had managed to record a holographic message for his son using the Ankh, trying to inform him about a second artifact found by the Liberalis Circulum's founder, Lugos. After Aquilus killed Vultur to avenge his father and recovered the Ankh, he activated the artifact and witnessed Lucius' message alongside his wife Valeria. However, they never got the chance to see it through, as they were both captured by Roman soldiers, who executed Aquilus while Valeria was saved by Accipiter.Assassin's Creed 3: Accipiter
==Gallery==
AquilusExaminingAnkh.jpg|Lucius showing the Ankh to Aquilus
LuciusAnkh.png|A vision of Lucius, shown by the Ankh
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed 2: Aquilus
==References==
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