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Frontier

2012-04-20T05:13:39Z

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[[File:Assassins-Creed-3-screenshot.jpg|thumb|300px|Connor climbing a mountain in the Frontier.]]
The '''Frontier''' was a large tract of countryside located in the [[United States|American]] north-east. Many battles of the [[French and Indian War]] and the [[American Revolutionary War]] took place here.

The Frontier consisted mostly of wilderness, containing cliffs, forests, rivers, and mountains. It was also inhabited by a variety of animals, including bears, beavers, deer, wolves, rabbits, and elk.<ref name="GameInformer">''GameInformer'' April 2012 issue: ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

While [[Boston]] and [[New York City]] were primary settlements located near the Frontier, the countryside itself also contained several small Native American and European ones; including the towns of [[Lexington]], [[Concord]], [[Charlestown]], and [[Connor Kenway]]'s [[Mohawk]] village. One could also find logging camps, mills, and trading posts.<ref name="GameInformer Exploring">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/03/19/exploring-the-assassin-39-s-creed-iii-frontier.aspx GameInformer: ''Exploring The Assassin's Creed III Frontier'']</ref>

[[File:ACIII-GI (8).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A battle in the Frontier.]]
As the war dragged on, the towns would change during the preparation or aftermath of a battle. At different times, one could find battalions of men readying for a charge, or injured soldiers by abandoned tents.<ref name="GameInformer Exploring" />

The [[Assassins|Assassin]] Connor Kenway was particularly skilled in navigating the Frontier, and was able to climb and [[Freerunning|free-run]] across tree branches; granting him an advantage over enemies traveling below.<ref name="GameInformer" />

==Trivia==
*The Frontier is 1.5 times larger than [[Rome]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', and holds around 30% of the main storyline content for ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''. The Frontier is the largest map in the [[Assassin's Creed series]].

==Gallery==
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AC3 Wolves.jpg
ACIII-GI (4).jpg
ACIII-GI (15).jpg
AC3 SC SP 17 Frontier CombatTomahawk ONLINE.jpg
AC3 SC SP 19 Frontier Canoe ONLINE.jpg
AC3 SC SP 20 Frontier Predator.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ACIII}}
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III Locations]]

Constantinople

2012-04-20T05:11:03Z

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{{Quote|Many generations of men have ruled the city. But they have never subdued her. She always bounces back.|[[Yusuf Tazim]] regarding Constantinople.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
{{Location infobox
|name = Constantinople
|image = Constantinoplepic.png
|hidep =
|state = [[Ottoman Empire]]
|rulers = Sultanate
|factions = [[Byzantines]] [[Templars]] [[Assassins]]
|hideh =
|founded = {{Wiki|Constantine the Great|Constantine I}}
|date = c. 671 - 662 BC (as {{Wiki|Byzantium|Byzantium}})
|abandoned =
|hidea =
|landmark = [[Topkapı Palace]] [[Hagia Sophia]] [[Galata Tower]]
|flags =
|targets = [[Vali cel Tradat]] [[Cyril of Rhodes]] [[Georgios Kostas]] [[Lysistrata]] [[Mirela Djuric]] [[Odai Dunqas]] [[Tarik Barleti]] [[Ahmet]]
}}
'''Constantinople''', also known at various times as '''Byzantium''', '''Kostantiniyye''' or '''Istanbul''', was the capital of the {{Wiki|Byzantine Empire}} and its successor - the [[Ottoman Empire]] - following the conquest of 1453. The only pan-continental city in the world; during the [[Renaissance]], it was Europe's largest and wealthiest city, consisting of four distinct districts; [[Constantine District|Constantine]], [[Bayezid District|Bayezid]], [[Imperial District|Imperial]], and [[Galata District|Galata]].

==History==
In 1204, the city was visited by the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], who had hopes of introducing the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]] to the city. However, mass riots followed by the arrival of {{Wiki|Fourth Crusade|European Crusaders}} who sacked the city, forced him to retreat.<ref name="The Secret Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

In 1258, [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]] established an Assassins Guild in Constantinople, after returning from the Assassin Fortress of Masyaf, thus forming the [[Turkish Assassins]] branch. They hid the five [[Masyaf Keys]] given to them by Altaïr in the [[Yerebatan Cistern]] entered by a secret door in Polo's old trading post; the [[Maiden's Tower]]; and beneath [[the Forum of the Ox]], [[Galata Tower]] and what would become [[Topkapı Palace]].<ref name="Revelations"/>

During the [[Renaissance]], at some point between 1501 and 1507, the Doge of [[Venice]], along with Sultan [[Bayezid II]], sought to ally their considerable naval powers through a free trade treaty. However, the [[Templars]] were wary of any peace between the two, and became intent on interfering with their alliance. The [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] dispatched a force of [[mercenaries]] to disrupt the agreement, but they were quickly intercepted by members of the [[Italian Assassins]], who set their ship aflame before they could depart.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref><ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

By 1509, the Templars had started to relocate themselves to Constantinople due to their defeat in Italy and the disruption of their activities throughout Western Europe. The Templars formed a faction known as the [[Byzantines|Stewards of Byzantium]] and attempted to seize control of the city in the wake of Bayezid's absence, due to his civil war with his son [[Selim I|Selim]].

An {{Wiki|1509 Istanbul earthquake|earthquake}} uncovered the Key hidden beneath Topkapı Palace. Two years later, after traveling to Masyaf to reveal his Assassin heritage, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], Mentor of the Italian Assassins, arrived in Constantinople to retrieve the other Keys before the Templars. His leadership enabled the Assassins to reclaim their [[Assassin Dens|dens]] from the Byzantines and liberated most of the shops from their control, much as he had in Rome, as well as training several Assassins to the rank of [[Master Assassin]], through the [[Eradication of the Byzantine agents|assassination]] of key Templar agents. However, when Selim took control of the throne, he banished Ezio from Constantinople, though allowed him one final visit to the city to sort out his affairs, by request of his son [[Suleiman I|Suleiman]].<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><ref name="Revelations novel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', the city is slightly smaller than [[Rome]] was in Brotherhood, but it has more buildings, and is more densely populated. Constantinople is the third largest map in the [[Assassin's Creed series|Assassin's Creed series.]]
*[[Alexandre Amancio]], the Creative Director of the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]], stated at E3 that Constantinople is a "really cool metaphor for Ezio meeting Altaïr", citing the fact that half of Constantinople was in Europe, and the other in Asia.
*It is also stated by [[Darby McDevitt]] that Constantinople would be a meaningful meeting of Ezio and Altaïr as the city itself was formerly under Christian control, then Muslim, which suits Altaïr and Ezio as the former hails from a Muslim culture in [[Syria]] and the latter hails from a Christian [[Italy]].

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="160" captiontextcolor="#ffffff" bordersize="medium" captionalign="center">
constantinople.png|Concept art of Constantinople.
PL MyEnemysEnemy.jpg|Artwork from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''.
Imageassassinscreedreve (2).jpg|The port of Constantinople.
ACR Constantinople Port.jpg|Concept art of Constantinople's Port
ACR Street Art HD.png|Ezio walks towards Hagia Sophia
ACR Constantniople Port.jpg|Constantinople port concept art.
ACR Street Art 2 HD.png|Ezio walking in Constantinople.
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Constantinoplepanoramic.png|Constantinople as seen from the Bosphorus.
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{{wide image|PanoramaConstantinople.jpg|1000px|Panorama of Galata during the 16thcentury.
|alt=Panorama of Constantinople}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{ACRevelations}}
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[[Category:Cities of Europe]]
[[Category:Cities of Asia]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade Locations]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy Locations]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Locations]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations (Novel) Locations]]

Rome

2012-04-20T05:08:14Z

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{{Location Infobox
|name =
|image =Rome.jpg
|hidep =
|state =Papal States, [[Italy]]
|rulers =[[Papacy]]
|factions =[[Templars]] [[Assassins]] [[Thieves]] [[Courtesans]] [[Mercenaries]] [[House of Borgia]] [[Followers of Romulus]]
|hideh =
|founded =Romulus and Remus
|date =753 BC
|abandoned =
|hidea =
|landmark =[[Colosseum]] [[Capella Sistina]] [[Castel Sant'Angelo]]
|flags =101 [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] [[Flags|flags]]
|targets =[[Rodrigo Borgia]] [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]] [[Octavian de Valois]] [[Micheletto Corella]] [[Il Carnefice]] [[Malfatto]] [[Silvestro Sabbatini]] [[Lia de Russo]] [[Lanz]] [[Donato Mancini]] [[Brother Ristoro]] [[Gaspar de la Croix]] [[Auguste Oberlin]]}}
{{quote|Roma is the pillar that holds our entire enterprise aloft. She cannot waver; which means neither can you.|[[Cesare Borgia]] to his allies.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}

'''Rome''' (Italian: ''Roma'') was a major city in [[Renaissance]] [[Italy]], capital of the {{Wiki|Papal States}} and headquarters of the Italian sect of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. During the [[Modern times|modern era]], it was the capital city of the Italian Republic.

==History==
===The Beginning of an Empire===
According to legend, two brothers were given a choice, the money or the kingdom; one chose the kingdom while the other chose the money. Both of the brothers had two fine daughters. One brother used his money to hire mercenaries, and stole the kingdom from his brother, the King, imprisoning the King's daughter in the process. Whilst imprisoned, she gave birth to twin boys (''Romulus and Remus'').

The new king ordered that her and the children be killed; however, the daughter of the new king pleaded that her cousin be spared, so the new king ordered that only the twins be executed, while the daughter be spared. The servants feared the river because of high-tide and so, instead of drowning the twins, they simply placed them near the shallow section of the river, thinking they would still die when the tide came in.

The twins floated down the river until they were found and cared for by a wolf and a bird. A shepherd saw the twins and, remembering a rumor about the twins surviving; he took care of them and raised them as his own until the old king heard of the twins. Together they reclaimed the city, and when their grandfather asked them to guard over the city and become its rulers, they refused the offer, as they believed it was their grandfather's kingdom, not theirs. From there, they decided to build their own city, which would later be called Rome.

Archaeological evidence supports that Rome did in fact grow from pastoral settlements on [[Colle Palatino]], the future site of the Roman Forum, upon which there are several caves. Eventually, the Republic of Rome was founded in c. 510 B.C.E. The successful and wealthy Republic gave birth to the imperial Roman Empires c. 27 B.C.E, which were sprawling territories ruled by succeeding emperors.

In 476, the Western Roman Empire fell, and the Roman Catholic Church managed to take power in 756. After that, Rome became an economic and cultural powerhouse in Europe, even though [[Florence]] surpassed Rome as the centre of the Italian Renaissance. Due to the rivalry between the two cities, the papacy spent vast amounts of money to create cultural masterworks.

===Roman era===
Rome was the capital of the {{Wiki|Roman Empire}}, and was ruled by the Templars under the alias "{{Wiki|SPQR|Senatus Populusque Romanus}}".<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

On the 15th March 45 BC, [[Gaius Julius Caesar]] was killed by the [[Assassins]], led by [[Marcus Junius Brutus]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

In the year 41, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Leonius]] assassinated the Templar [[Caligula]] in Rome, whom he stabbed with a [[dagger]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Renaissance era===
In 1476, [[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and a powerful figure in Vatican politics briefly left the city to discuss his Order's plans, before returning to affirm [[Papacy|Papal]] approval. Assent was given by Pope Sixtus IV, and the Templars were provided with military support for their endeavors.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>

In 1492, Rodrigo became Pope Alexander VI, and head of the Papal States and Catholic Church. Ruling from Rome, he was left alone by the Assassins for the most part, until 1499, when [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] learned that [[the Vault]] was located in Rome, beneath the [[Capella Sistina|Sistine Chapel]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

In 1500, following the [[Fall of Monteriggioni|siege]] by [[Cesare Borgia]] on the Assassin headquarters of [[Monteriggioni]], Ezio Auditore returned to Rome to exact his revenge. Rome, at the time, had fallen far behind its fellow cities of Florence and [[Venice]], and had grown stagnant in terms of development due to the influence of the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

The Borgia maintained oppression over the city with [[Borgia Towers]] located throughout Rome, which prevented [[Merchants|shops]] from opening. In order to free Rome of the Borgia influence, Ezio killed the [[Borgia Captains|overlords]] of the towers and burned the structures themselves to the ground, taking them over for the Assassin Order afterwards.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

Additionally, due to the loss of Monteriggioni, Ezio established the [[Assassins Guild]] in Rome, and set up its [[Tiber Island headquarters|headquarters]] on [[Tiber Island]]. By recruiting several Roman [[civilians]] as [[Apprentices|Apprentice Assassins]], the Assassin Order worked to free Rome of Templar control.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

{{wide image|Rome_1_by_murcuseo-d338rco.jpg|1800px|Panorama of Rome during the late 15thcentury.
|alt=Panorama of Rome}}

===Modern Times===
[[Desmond Miles|Desmond]], [[Lucy Stillman|Lucy]], [[Rebecca Crane|Rebecca]] and [[Shaun Hastings|Shaun]] travelled to Rome on 10th of October, 2012 to [[Retrieval of the Apple|retrieve]] the [[Ezio's Apple|Apple of Eden]], after Desmond relived the last of Ezio's memory and found that Ezio had locked the [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] in the [[Colosseum Vault|Vault]], and had left the [[72|password]] to unlock the Vault on the wall of the [[Sanctuary]], where they were hiding.

==Structure==
The city is divided into four districts: [[Centro District|Centro]], [[Antico District|Antico]], [[Campagna district|Campagna]], and the [[Vaticano District]]. With the exception of the Vaticano district, these were also subdivided into 12 territories, each one controlled by a Borgia Tower.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

Landmarks in Rome included the [[Pantheon]], the [[Colosseo]], the [[Passetto di Borgo]], the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]] and [[Capella Sistina|Cappella Sistina]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

==Assassination Targets==
===44 BCE===
*Gaius Julius Caesar

===15th century===
*Rodrigo Borgia (spared) ([[Assassin's Creed II|ACII]] DNA Sequence 14: Veni, Vidi, Vici [[In Bocca Al Lupo|Memory 2]])

===16th century===
*[[Juan Borgia]] ([[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|AC:B]] DNA Sequence 5: The Banker [[In And Out|Memory 4]])
*[[Octavian de Valois]] ([[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|AC:B]] DNA Sequence 6: The Baron de Valois [[Au Revoir|Memory 4]])
*[[Micheletto Corella]] (spared) ([[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|AC:B]] DNA Sequence 7: The Key to the Castello [[Exit Stage Right|Memory 3]])

==Trivia==
*The city of Rome is the second largest city ever seen in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]], after the [[Frontier]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' . It is three times larger than Florence, the first city featured in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.<ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=260729 13 killer Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood facts]</ref>
*In-game, the city is tilted roughly 15 degrees to the right from real life.
*While Rome and Florence's architecture were historically similar during the game's time period, the developers of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' designed Rome with its later Baroque style to be more familiar to their audience.<ref>[http://www.livescience.com/culture/assassins-creed-virtual-rome-renaissance-scholar-101112.html A Renaissance Scholar Helps Build Virtual Rome, ''Live Science'' article]</ref>
*The area where Ezio climbed up to the Castello from the river in ''Assassin's Creed II'' is unreachable in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', with fencing and blockades along the Castello and Vaticano district.
*The buildings seen north of the Passetto di Borgo in ''Assassin's Creed II'' do not appear in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
assassins-creed-brotherhood_1276846795.jpg|Concept art of the Castel Sant'Angelo.
996094_20100614_790screen002.jpg|Concept art of Rome.
article-1276605924782-0A0B3F76000005DC-888923_636x300.jpg|Ezio riding through the city towards the Pantheon.
z_68fe6e4d.jpg|The map of Rome used for [[Abstergo Industries]]' Animus Training Program.
Paoraaahadwf.jpg|Rome at sunset.
Rome Bird's eye view.jpg|Bird-eye view of Rome.
Castel Sant Angelo..jpg|The centre of Borgia control, the Castel Sant'Angelo.
Climbing rome.jpg|A wide view of the [[Centro district]], seen from the [[Trajan Market|Mercato di Traiano]].
Rome at night.jpg|Panoramic view of Rome at night.
Rome rooftops.jpg|Roman rooftops at night.
Romedusk.jpg|Panoramic view of Rome at dusk.
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{ACII}}
{{ACBrotherhood}}

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[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Multiplayer Locations]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Multiplayer Locations]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy Locations]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Ascendance Locations]]
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations (Novel) Locations]]

Rome

2012-04-20T05:01:39Z

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{{Era|AC2|Brotherhood|PL|Renaissance|Bbook|Rbook|FC|Lineage|Ascendance}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{WPlocations}}
{{Location Infobox
|name =
|image =Rome.jpg
|hidep =
|state =Papal States, [[Italy]]
|rulers =[[Papacy]]
|factions =[[Templars]] [[Assassins]] [[Thieves]] [[Courtesans]] [[Mercenaries]] [[House of Borgia]] [[Followers of Romulus]]
|hideh =
|founded =Romulus and Remus
|date =753 BC
|abandoned =
|hidea =
|landmark =[[Colosseum]] [[Capella Sistina]] [[Castel Sant'Angelo]]
|flags =101 [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] [[Flags|flags]]
|targets =[[Rodrigo Borgia]] [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]] [[Octavian de Valois]] [[Micheletto Corella]] [[Il Carnefice]] [[Malfatto]] [[Silvestro Sabbatini]] [[Lia de Russo]] [[Lanz]] [[Donato Mancini]] [[Brother Ristoro]] [[Gaspar de la Croix]] [[Auguste Oberlin]]}}
{{quote|Roma is the pillar that holds our entire enterprise aloft. She cannot waver; which means neither can you.|[[Cesare Borgia]] to his allies.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}

'''Rome''' (Italian: ''Roma'') was a major city in [[Renaissance]] [[Italy]], capital of the {{Wiki|Papal States}} and headquarters of the Italian sect of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. During the [[Modern times|modern era]], it was the capital city of the Italian Republic.

==History==
===The Beginning of an Empire===
According to legend, two brothers were given a choice, the money or the kingdom; one chose the kingdom while the other chose the money. Both of the brothers had two fine daughters. One brother used his money to hire mercenaries, and stole the kingdom from his brother, the King, imprisoning the King's daughter in the process. Whilst imprisoned, she gave birth to twin boys (''Romulus and Remus'').

The new king ordered that her and the children be killed; however, the daughter of the new king pleaded that her cousin be spared, so the new king ordered that only the twins be executed, while the daughter be spared. The servants feared the river because of high-tide and so, instead of drowning the twins, they simply placed them near the shallow section of the river, thinking they would still die when the tide came in.

The twins floated down the river until they were found and cared for by a wolf and a bird. A shepherd saw the twins and, remembering a rumor about the twins surviving; he took care of them and raised them as his own until the old king heard of the twins. Together they reclaimed the city, and when their grandfather asked them to guard over the city and become its rulers, they refused the offer, as they believed it was their grandfather's kingdom, not theirs. From there, they decided to build their own city, which would later be called Rome.

Archaeological evidence supports that Rome did in fact grow from pastoral settlements on [[Colle Palatino]], the future site of the Roman Forum, upon which there are several caves. Eventually, the Republic of Rome was founded in c. 510 B.C.E. The successful and wealthy Republic gave birth to the imperial Roman Empires c. 27 B.C.E, which were sprawling territories ruled by succeeding emperors.

In 476, the Western Roman Empire fell, and the Roman Catholic Church managed to take power in 756. After that, Rome became an economic and cultural powerhouse in Europe, even though [[Florence]] surpassed Rome as the centre of the Italian Renaissance. Due to the rivalry between the two cities, the papacy spent vast amounts of money to create cultural masterworks.

===Roman era===
Rome was the capital of the {{Wiki|Roman Empire}}, and was ruled by the Templars under the alias "{{Wiki|SPQR|Senatus Populusque Romanus}}".<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

On the 15th March 45 BC, [[Gaius Julius Caesar]] was killed by the [[Assassins]], led by [[Marcus Junius Brutus]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

In the year 41, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Leonius]] assassinated the Templar [[Caligula]] in Rome, whom he stabbed with a [[dagger]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Renaissance era===
In 1476, [[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and a powerful figure in Vatican politics briefly left the city to discuss his Order's plans, before returning to affirm [[Papacy|Papal]] approval. Assent was given by Pope Sixtus IV, and the Templars were provided with military support for their endeavors.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>

In 1492, Rodrigo became Pope Alexander VI, and head of the Papal States and Catholic Church. Ruling from Rome, he was left alone by the Assassins for the most part, until 1499, when [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] learned that [[the Vault]] was located in Rome, beneath the [[Capella Sistina|Sistine Chapel]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

In 1500, following the [[Fall of Monteriggioni|siege]] by [[Cesare Borgia]] on the Assassin headquarters of [[Monteriggioni]], Ezio Auditore returned to Rome to exact his revenge. Rome, at the time, had fallen far behind its fellow cities of Florence and [[Venice]], and had grown stagnant in terms of development due to the influence of the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

The Borgia maintained oppression over the city with [[Borgia Towers]] located throughout Rome, which prevented [[Merchants|shops]] from opening. In order to free Rome of the Borgia influence, Ezio killed the [[Borgia Captains|overlords]] of the towers and burned the structures themselves to the ground, taking them over for the Assassin Order afterwards.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

Additionally, due to the loss of Monteriggioni, Ezio established the [[Assassins Guild]] in Rome, and set up its [[Tiber Island headquarters|headquarters]] on [[Tiber Island]]. By recruiting several Roman [[civilians]] as [[Apprentices|Apprentice Assassins]], the Assassin Order worked to free Rome of Templar control.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

{{wide image|Rome_1_by_murcuseo-d338rco.jpg|1800px|Panorama of Rome during the late 15thcentury.
|alt=Panorama of Rome}}

===Modern Times===
[[Desmond Miles|Desmond]], [[Lucy Stillman|Lucy]], [[Rebecca Crane|Rebecca]] and [[Shaun Hastings|Shaun]] travelled to Rome on 10th of October, 2012 to [[Retrieval of the Apple|retrieve]] the [[Ezio's Apple|Apple of Eden]], after Desmond relived the last of Ezio's memory and found that Ezio had locked the [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] in the [[Colosseum Vault|Vault]], and had left the [[72|password]] to unlock the Vault on the wall of the [[Sanctuary]], where they were hiding.

==Structure==
The city is divided into four districts: [[Centro District|Centro]], [[Antico District|Antico]], [[Campagna district|Campagna]], and the [[Vaticano District]]. With the exception of the Vaticano district, these were also subdivided into 12 territories, each one controlled by a Borgia Tower.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

Landmarks in Rome included the [[Pantheon]], the [[Colosseo]], the [[Passetto di Borgo]], the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]] and [[Capella Sistina|Cappella Sistina]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

==Assassination Targets==
===44 BCE===
*Gaius Julius Caesar

===15th century===
*Rodrigo Borgia (spared) ([[Assassin's Creed II|ACII]] DNA Sequence 14: Veni, Vidi, Vici [[In Bocca Al Lupo|Memory 2]])

===16th century===
*[[Juan Borgia]] ([[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|AC:B]] DNA Sequence 5: The Banker [[In And Out|Memory 4]])
*[[Octavian de Valois]] ([[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|AC:B]] DNA Sequence 6: The Baron de Valois [[Au Revoir|Memory 4]])
*[[Micheletto Corella]] (spared) ([[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|AC:B]] DNA Sequence 7: The Key to the Castello [[Exit Stage Right|Memory 3]])

==Trivia==
*The city of Rome is the second largest city ever seen in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]]. It is three times larger than Florence, the first city featured in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.<ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=260729 13 killer Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood facts]</ref>
*In-game, the city is tilted roughly 15 degrees to the right from real life.
*While Rome and Florence's architecture were historically similar during the game's time period, the developers of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' designed Rome with its later Baroque style to be more familiar to their audience.<ref>[http://www.livescience.com/culture/assassins-creed-virtual-rome-renaissance-scholar-101112.html A Renaissance Scholar Helps Build Virtual Rome, ''Live Science'' article]</ref>
*The area where Ezio climbed up to the Castello from the river in ''Assassin's Creed II'' is unreachable in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', with fencing and blockades along the Castello and Vaticano district.
*The buildings seen north of the Passetto di Borgo in ''Assassin's Creed II'' do not appear in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
assassins-creed-brotherhood_1276846795.jpg|Concept art of the Castel Sant'Angelo.
996094_20100614_790screen002.jpg|Concept art of Rome.
article-1276605924782-0A0B3F76000005DC-888923_636x300.jpg|Ezio riding through the city towards the Pantheon.
z_68fe6e4d.jpg|The map of Rome used for [[Abstergo Industries]]' Animus Training Program.
Paoraaahadwf.jpg|Rome at sunset.
Rome Bird's eye view.jpg|Bird-eye view of Rome.
Castel Sant Angelo..jpg|The centre of Borgia control, the Castel Sant'Angelo.
Climbing rome.jpg|A wide view of the [[Centro district]], seen from the [[Trajan Market|Mercato di Traiano]].
Rome at night.jpg|Panoramic view of Rome at night.
Rome rooftops.jpg|Roman rooftops at night.
Romedusk.jpg|Panoramic view of Rome at dusk.
</gallery>

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