Board Thread:Assassin's Creed general discussion/@comment-26314858-20150714112803/@comment-2112031-20171109175746

SupremeAssassin wrote: Oraganizationally, the Assassinis have only existed as far back as Ptolemy Egypt, in technically, the year 44 BC. Now, in likeness or in principle, it's possible they date back even further. To be precise, the group (specifically the Egyptian branch) was founded in 47 BCE, with the Roman branch founded the following year in 46 BCE. The only precursor group specifically identified so far is the Babylonian Brotherhood, which operated in the 4th century BCE.

But Aymar confirmed that other precursor groups have existed, and Adam and Eve were both identified as Assassins (now regarded as proto-Assassins) in Into the Animus.