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Cairo

2015-10-28T06:13:57Z

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[[File:Cairo1250.png|thumb|250px|Cairo, 1250]]
'''Cairo''' is the capital of [[Egypt]] and the largest city in the [[Middle East]] and [[Africa]].

==History==
Cairo was founded by Jawhar al-Siqilli "The Sicilian", of the Fatimid dynasty, in the 10th century CE, but the land composing the present-day city was the site of national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo. Cairo is also associated with Ancient Egypt as it is close to the ancient cities of Memphis, Giza and Fustat which are near the Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza.

By the middle of the 13th century, both the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]] and [[Templars|Knights Templar]] held presence in the city. In 1340, both the Assassins and Templars were looking for a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] known as the [[Scepter of Aset]]. The Assassin [[Numa Al'Khamsin]] was heavily involved in the conflict in the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed 4: Hawk]]''</ref>

In August 1794, the Assassin [[Arno Dorian]] sent an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]] he found in the [[Saint-Denis Temple]] to be held by the [[Mentor]] of the Assassins in Cairo.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – ''[[Dead Kings]]''</ref>

In late 2012, [[William Miles]], the [[Assassin leader|leader]] of the Assassins, traveled to Cairo to obtain a power source for the [[Grand Temple]]<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> from the {{Wiki|Egyptian Museum}} and arrived there on 9 December. Two days later, William was captured by the Templars' [[Sigma Team]] led by [[Juhani Otso Berg]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref> and brought to [[Abstergo Industries]]' facility in [[Rome]].<ref name="AC3"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
CairoStreet.png|An unnamed Assassin freerunning through Cairo, 1250
ACI Cairo.jpg|The Egyptian Museum
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Capital cities]]

London

2015-10-28T05:51:33Z

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[[File:ACS London Streets - Concept Art.jpg|thumb|250px|London during the [[Victorian era]]]]
'''London''' is a city in southern England, and the current capital of the [[United Kingdom]]. During the Victorian Era London was divided in seven boroughs: City of London, Lambeth, Southwark, The Strand, Westminster, Whitechapel and River Thames.

==History==
===Renaissance===
[[File:PL Pretenders.jpg|thumb|250px|left|London during the Renaissance]]
During the time of the mid-[[Renaissance]], London was ruled by King Henry VII of England. During the late 15th century, the [[Templars]] made attempts to obtain the English throne. However, their plans were thwarted by Henry VII, as he imprisoned [[Lambert Simnel]] and had [[Perkin Warbeck]] hanged. In 1503, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Assassins]], sent a group of his [[apprentices]] to London to aid [[Henry VII of England|King Henry VII]]. They subsequently killed Warbeck and Simnel's co-conspirator [[Margaret of York]] in November of 1503.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – Contracts</ref><ref name="PL Contracts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts]]</ref>

Afterwards, the apprentices killed several Templars instigating riots over Margaret's death. One such Templar revealed that their Order had infiltrated Henry's Star Chamber, to which the apprentices quickly searched for the infiltrators; they found a group of Englishmen signing [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] documents and eliminated them. As a reward, King Henry offered the Assassins a seat in the Star Chamber.<ref name="ACB"/><ref name="PL Contracts"/>

===Restoration era===
[[File:King's Return.png|thumb|250px|Charles II's crowning in London]]
In 1660, [[Charles II of England|Charles Stuart]] was invited to London to be crowned King after having been exiled by [[Oliver Cromwell]] for several years. At his crowning, Stuart noticed a man holding a [[Apples of Eden|sphere]] wrapped in a thick piece of cloth talking with his General, [[George Monck]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' – ''[[Holidays: Chapter 1 - Ghosts of Christmas Past]]''</ref>

===18th century===
[[File:PL-Ut Prosim.png|thumb|250px|left|London during the late 19th century]]
The Assassin [[Edward Kenway]] lived in a [[Kenway Mansion|mansion]] on [[Queen Anne's Square]] in Bloomsbury with his wife [[Tessa Kenway|Tessa]], son [[Haytham Kenway|Haytham]] and daughter [[Jennifer Scott|Jenny]]. On 3 December, 1735, men hired by the Templar – and family friend – [[Reginald Birch]] attacked their home, murdering Edward and kidnapping Jenny. Birch then took in Haytham, training him to become a Templar.<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

In 1754, Haytham attended a performance of ''{{Wiki|The Beggar's Opera}}'' at the [[Theatre Royal]] to find and kill the Assassin [[Miko]]. He recovered an [[Grand Temple Key|artifact]] for Birch, who believed it was a key to a [[First Civilization|Precursor]] [[Grand Temple|site]] in [[North America]]: Haytham set sail for [[Boston]] on the ''[[Providence]]''. Meanwhile, Miko's murder became public news and left many civilians wondering whether to should leave the city or not.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

Four years later, Jenny returned to Queen Anne's Square after Haytham found her and rescued her from a palace in [[Damascus]].<ref name="Forsaken"/>

During the 18th century, the Templars were able to gain complete control of the city and kept it under their thumb well into the 19th century.<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/ac-initiates/the-network-podcast-episode-13 The Network Podcast - Episode 13]</ref>

===19th century===
{{Quote|Today, Starrick sits at the helm of the most sophisticated Templar infrastructure known in the western world. Every class, every borough, the gangs, the industries - his reach extends all across London. [...] Look at what Starrick has done to this city. Whitechapel is riddled with crime. Child labor, despite regulations. A gang known as the Blighters overruns the streets. And Templars manipulating behind the scenes. As in all the other boroughs. We need to return this city to the people who built it in the first place.|[[Henry Green]] describing the state of London, 1868.|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate}}
[[File:ACS Southwark - Concept Art.jpg|thumb|250px|London's [[Southwark]] borough during the Victorian era]]
By the 19th century, under [[Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]'s rule, London became the global capital of invention with its technological advancement. It was divided into seven boroughs, each with a different culture but with a single commonality. As country folk moved in to the city for employment, however, it resulted in a sudden increase in population and decrease in wages, in addition to most businessmen abusing workers. These actions became a spark for the [[Industrial Revolution]].<ref>[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-US/games/assassins-creed-syndicate/gameplay-london.aspx ''Assassin's Creed'' official website]</ref>

During the year 1868, Assassins and fraternal twins [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] created the [[Gangs|gang]] known as the [[Rooks]] to remove the influence of the Templar-backed gangs throughout London.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/05/12/five-things-to-know-about-assassins-creed-syndicate-game-informer.aspx GameInformer: Five Things to Know About ''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'']</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
ACS City of London - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of the [[City of London]] borough
ACS London Slums - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of the [[Whitechapel]] borough
ACS Industrial London - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of an industrial area
ACS City of London.jpg|The City of London borough
ACS The Strand.jpg|[[The Strand]] borough
ACS Westminster.jpg|The [[Westminster]] borough
ACS Southwark.jpg|The Southwark borough
ACS Whitechapel.jpg|The Whitechapel borough
ACS Lambeth.jpg|The [[Lambeth]] borough
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC3}}
{{ACS}}
[[Category:London| ]]
[[Category:Capital cities]]

Charles II of England

2015-10-28T05:46:40Z

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{{Quote|I am invited to England to receive my crown. I must prepare for my return. There are many things I must do once I am there. Many wrongs I must right!|Charles, shortly before returning to England, 1660.|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = Monarchy Restored.jpg
|birth = 29 May 1630 [[London]], [[United Kingdom|Kingdom of England]]
|death = 6 February 1685 (aged 54) London, Kingdom of England
|affiliates = {{Wiki|Cavalier|Royalists}}
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''}}
'''Charles II''' (1630 – 1685), born '''Charles Stuart,''' was King of Scotland, [[United Kingdom|England]], and [[Ireland]] from 1660 until his death, and succeeded the republican government of [[Oliver Cromwell]]. He once fought against the Roundhead forces of Cromwell to try and take back his throne. He was also the second king of the House of Stuart.

==Biography==
In 1651, Charles II led his army into the {{Wiki|Battle of Worcester}}, hoping to defeat Oliver Cromwell's army and take back the throne of England. However, his army was heavily outnumbered by Cromwell. Charles II and his army were eventually overwhelmed and forced into retreat, ending the [[English Civil War]].

Charles II and his loyal followers dressed up as commoners and went into hiding. Eventually, Charles II boarded a ship to [[France]]. During his time in [[Breda]], he constantly received letters from an anonymous person in England, who kept him posted on their progress of regaining the throne for Charles. The last letter told of General [[George Monck]] having recaptured the throne and Parliament proclaiming Charles II king, after which he traveled back to England.

He returned to [[London]] on his birthday and was crowned king at [[Westminster Abbey]] a year later. During the coronation, he saw General Monck speaking with a man holding a sphere covered in a piece of cloth. However, before he could get a better look, he had to bow his head to receive his crown.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
King's War.png|Charles II and his army at Worcester
King's Escape.png|Charles II dressed as a commoner
King's Exile.png|Charles II in exile
King's Return.png|The crowning of Charles II
</gallery>

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Holidays: Chapter 1 - Ghosts of Christmas Past]]
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[[Category:1685 deaths]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Englishmen]]
[[Category:Monarchs of England]]
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Paris

2015-10-28T05:41:47Z

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{{Quote|One day, when all this is over, I will invite you to Paris to stay with me and my family. She is the most beautiful city in all the world, [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]], full of art and culture, women and wine.|Marquis de Lafayette, 1778.|Assassin's Creed III}}
[[File:ACU Paris.png|thumb|250px|Paris]]
'''Paris''' is the capital and largest city of [[France]]. During the French Revolution the city was divided in seven districts: Le Louvre, Île de la Cité, Le Marais, La Biévre, Les Invalides, Quartier Latin and Ventre de Paris.

==History==
===Formation===
Paris was founded during the 3rd century BCE, when a Celtic tribe named the Parisii built a fortified settlement on the Ile de la Cite.

===Early Ages===
In 52 CE, the [[Romans]] conquered the Parisii Celts and built a town on the Seine river named Lutetia.

In the late 3rd century, Paris and its surrounding region were converted to Christianity. By then however, the Roman Empire was in decline; the Franks subsequently captured Paris in 486 CE.

===Middle Ages===
During the Middle Ages, Paris grew rapidly and became one of the largest towns in Europe. In response to its expansion, King Philippe-Auguste constructed the Louvre fortress and a wall surrounding the town.

On 18 March 1314, Pope [[Clement V]], influenced by the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], ordered that [[Jacques de Molay]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order]], be burned at the stake. De Molay's death marked the dissolution of the Knights Templar as a public organization and influenced their conversion into a secret faction.

===Rennaissance===
During the [[Renaissance]], France was ruled by King [[Louis XII of France|Louis XII]], though he left the kingdom under the charge of his courtiers, who were secretly allied with the Templars. A group of [[Italian Assassins]], sent by their [[Mentor]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], traveled to Paris to battle that Templar influence.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts]]</ref>

In 1527, [[Giovanni Borgia]] and [[Maria Amiel]] traveled to the [[Louvre]] in order to find the second half of "[[Book of Abraham|the Book]]", which had been used by [[Nicolas Flamel]] to [[Philosopher's stone|turn lead into gold]]. Afterwards, they visited the Flamel tomb in Paris' [[Holy Innocents' Cemetery]], but only found it devoid of bodies, or any sign of the Book.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' - [[Divine Science: Chapter 1 - Maria Amiel]]</ref>

===Before the Revolution===
In 1776, the Assassin [[Charles Dorian]], attended an Assassin meeting at the [[Palace of Versailles]]. However, as Charles searched for his son upon its conclusion, he was assassinated by the Templar [[Shay Cormac]].

As he died, Charles told Shay that the American Revolution had undone the Templars' work in the newly-formed United States of America. Shay suggested that the Templars could stage another revolution, in order to restore the balance of power between the two factions.

===French Revolution===
From 1789 to 1799, a period of social and political upheaval occurred in France due to the extravagance of the aristocracy. This, coupled by famine and economic turmoil, gradually enraged the French working class and inevitably sparked a revolution against the monarchy and upper classes. The Assassin [[Arno Victor Dorian]] lived in Paris during the Revolution.

===19th century===
In the 19th century, [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon I]] embellished the city with monuments to military glory. It became the European capital of fashion, and the scene of two more revolutions in 1830 and 1848. Under Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon I, and his Prefect of the Seine, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, between 1852 and 1870 the centre of Paris was rebuilt with wide new avenues, squares and new parks, and the city was expanded to its present limits in 1860. In the latter part of the century, in the Belle Epoch era, millions of tourists came to see the Paris International Expositions and the new Eiffel Tower.

Sometime towards the end of the 19th century, [[Samuel Liddell Mathers]], accompanied by the disembodied being of [[William Robert Woodman]], met one of the Secret Chiefs in Paris. The Chief, who wore a ring marked with the [[Templar insignia]], informed Mathers that his Order's partnership with the [[Hermeticists#Modern times|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] had ended.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' - [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 - Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>

===20th century===
In the 20th century, Paris suffered bombardment in the [[World War I]] and German occupation from 1940 until 1944 in the [[World War II]]. Between the two wars, Paris was the capital of modern art and a magnet for intellectuals, writers and artists from around the world.

=== Modern Era ===
In 2014, [[Eric Cooper]] set up an Assassin headquarters in Paris to help infiltrate a data hub for the [[Helix]], [[Abstergo Entertainment]]'s upcoming cloud-based game service.<ref>[https://twitter.com/acinitiates/status/529996213291343872 Twitter - AC: Initiates]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
PL-Brigands.png|Giovanni Borgia and Maria Amiel at the Seine riverside
ACU Paris Districts.jpg|A map of 18th century Paris
PL DestructiveCriticism.jpg|Paris seen in ''Project Legacy''
ACU Le Louvre.jpg|Le Louvre district
ACU Ile de la Cite.jpg|Île de la Cité district
ACU Le Marais.jpg|Le Marais district
ACU La Bievre.jpg|La Bièvre district
ACU Les Invalides.jpg|Les Invalides district
ACU Quartier Latin.jpg|Quartier Latin district
ACU Ventre de Paris.jpg|Ventre de Paris district
Unity concept-Execution.jpg|[[Arno Dorian]] near Notre Dame
PL-Crux Dat Salutem.png|A Templar in a Parisian alley
Paris-comic.png|[[Desmond Miles]] and [[Lucy Stillman]] in Paris, as seen in the non-canon [[Assassin's Creed (French comics)|French comic]]
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{ACFC}}
{{ACRG}}
{{ACU}}
[[Category:France]]
[[Category:Paris| ]]
[[Category:Capital cities]]

Paris

2015-10-28T05:37:16Z

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{{Quote|One day, when all this is over, I will invite you to Paris to stay with me and my family. She is the most beautiful city in all the world, [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]], full of art and culture, women and wine.|Marquis de Lafayette, 1778.|Assassin's Creed III}}
[[File:ACU Paris.png|thumb|250px|Paris]]
'''Paris''' is the capital and largest city of [[France]]. During the French Revolution the city was divided in seven districts: Le Louvre, Île de la Cité, Le Marais, La Biévre, Les Invalides, Quartier Latin and Ventre de Paris.

==History==
===Formation===
Paris was founded during the 3rd century BCE, when a Celtic tribe named the Parisii built a fortified settlement on the Ile de la Cite.

===Early Ages===
In 52 CE, the [[Romans]] conquered the Parisii Celts and built a town on the Seine river named Lutetia.

In the late 3rd century, Paris and its surrounding region were converted to Christianity. By then however, the Roman Empire was in decline; the Franks subsequently captured Paris in 486 CE.

===Middle Ages===
During the Middle Ages, Paris grew rapidly and became one of the largest towns in Europe. In response to its expansion, King Philippe-Auguste constructed the Louvre fortress and a wall surrounding the town.

On 18 March 1314, Pope [[Clement V]], influenced by the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], ordered that [[Jacques de Molay]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order]], be burned at the stake. De Molay's death marked the dissolution of the Knights Templar as a public organization and influenced their conversion into a secret faction.

===Rennaissance===
During the [[Renaissance]], France was ruled by King [[Louis XII of France|Louis XII]], though he left the kingdom under the charge of his courtiers, who were secretly allied with the Templars. A group of [[Italian Assassins]], sent by their [[Mentor]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], traveled to Paris to battle that Templar influence.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts]]</ref>

In 1527, [[Giovanni Borgia]] and [[Maria Amiel]] traveled to the [[Louvre]] in order to find the second half of "[[Book of Abraham|the Book]]", which had been used by [[Nicolas Flamel]] to [[Philosopher's stone|turn lead into gold]]. Afterwards, they visited the Flamel tomb in Paris' [[Holy Innocents' Cemetery]], but only found it devoid of bodies, or any sign of the Book.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' - [[Divine Science: Chapter 1 - Maria Amiel]]</ref>

===Before the Revolution===
In 1776, the Assassin [[Charles Dorian]], attended an Assassin meeting at the [[Palace of Versailles]]. However, as Charles searched for his son upon its conclusion, he was assassinated by the Templar [[Shay Cormac]].

As he died, Charles told Shay that the American Revolution had undone the Templars' work in the newly-formed United States of America. Shay suggested that the Templars could stage another revolution, in order to restore the balance of power between the two factions.

===French Revolution===
From 1789 to 1799, a period of social and political upheaval occurred in France due to the extravagance of the aristocracy. This, coupled by famine and economic turmoil, gradually enraged the French working class and inevitably sparked a revolution against the monarchy and upper classes. The Assassin [[Arno Victor Dorian]] lived in Paris during the Revolution.

===19th century===
In the 19th century, [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon I]] embellished the city with monuments to military glory. It became the European capital of fashion, and the scene of two more revolutions in 1830 and 1848. Under Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon I, and his Prefect of the Seine, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, between 1852 and 1870 the centre of Paris was rebuilt with wide new avenues, squares and new parks, and the city was expanded to its present limits in 1860. In the latter part of the century, millions of tourists came to see the Paris International Expositions and the new Eiffel Tower.

Sometime towards the end of the 19th century, [[Samuel Liddell Mathers]], accompanied by the disembodied being of [[William Robert Woodman]], met one of the Secret Chiefs in Paris. The Chief, who wore a ring marked with the [[Templar insignia]], informed Mathers that his Order's partnership with the [[Hermeticists#Modern times|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] had ended.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' - [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 - Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>

===20th century===
In the 20th century, Paris suffered bombardment in the [[World War I]] and German occupation from 1940 until 1944 in the [[World War II]]. Between the two wars, Paris was the capital of modern art and a magnet for intellectuals, writers and artists from around the world.

=== Modern Era ===
In 2014, [[Eric Cooper]] set up an Assassin headquarters in Paris to help infiltrate a data hub for the [[Helix]], [[Abstergo Entertainment]]'s upcoming cloud-based game service.<ref>[https://twitter.com/acinitiates/status/529996213291343872 Twitter - AC: Initiates]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
PL-Brigands.png|Giovanni Borgia and Maria Amiel at the Seine riverside
ACU Paris Districts.jpg|A map of 18th century Paris
PL DestructiveCriticism.jpg|Paris seen in ''Project Legacy''
ACU Le Louvre.jpg|Le Louvre district
ACU Ile de la Cite.jpg|Île de la Cité district
ACU Le Marais.jpg|Le Marais district
ACU La Bievre.jpg|La Bièvre district
ACU Les Invalides.jpg|Les Invalides district
ACU Quartier Latin.jpg|Quartier Latin district
ACU Ventre de Paris.jpg|Ventre de Paris district
Unity concept-Execution.jpg|[[Arno Dorian]] near Notre Dame
PL-Crux Dat Salutem.png|A Templar in a Parisian alley
Paris-comic.png|[[Desmond Miles]] and [[Lucy Stillman]] in Paris, as seen in the non-canon [[Assassin's Creed (French comics)|French comic]]
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{ACFC}}
{{ACRG}}
{{ACU}}
[[Category:France]]
[[Category:Paris| ]]
[[Category:Capital cities]]

Paris

2015-10-28T05:33:37Z

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{{Quote|One day, when all this is over, I will invite you to Paris to stay with me and my family. She is the most beautiful city in all the world, [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]], full of art and culture, women and wine.|Marquis de Lafayette, 1778.|Assassin's Creed III}}
[[File:ACU Paris.png|thumb|250px|Paris]]
'''Paris''' is the capital and largest city of [[France]]. During the French Revolution the city was divided in seven districts: Le Louvre, Île de la Cité, Le Marais, La Biévre, Les Invalides, Quartier Latin and Ventre de Paris.

==History==
===Formation===
Paris was founded during the 3rd century BCE, when a Celtic tribe named the Parisii built a fortified settlement on the Ile de la Cite.

===Early Ages===
In 52 CE, the [[Romans]] conquered the Parisii Celts and built a town on the Seine river named Lutetia.

In the late 3rd century, Paris and its surrounding region were converted to Christianity. By then however, the Roman Empire was in decline; the Franks subsequently captured Paris in 486 CE.

===Middle Ages===
During the Middle Ages, Paris grew rapidly and became one of the largest towns in Europe. In response to its expansion, King Philippe-Auguste constructed the Louvre fortress and a wall surrounding the town.

On 18 March 1314, Pope [[Clement V]], influenced by the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], ordered that [[Jacques de Molay]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order]], be burned at the stake. De Molay's death marked the dissolution of the Knights Templar as a public organization and influenced their conversion into a secret faction.

===Rennaissance===
During the [[Renaissance]], France was ruled by King [[Louis XII of France|Louis XII]], though he left the kingdom under the charge of his courtiers, who were secretly allied with the Templars. A group of [[Italian Assassins]], sent by their [[Mentor]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], traveled to Paris to battle that Templar influence.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts]]</ref>

In 1527, [[Giovanni Borgia]] and [[Maria Amiel]] traveled to the [[Louvre]] in order to find the second half of "[[Book of Abraham|the Book]]", which had been used by [[Nicolas Flamel]] to [[Philosopher's stone|turn lead into gold]]. Afterwards, they visited the Flamel tomb in Paris' [[Holy Innocents' Cemetery]], but only found it devoid of bodies, or any sign of the Book.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' - [[Divine Science: Chapter 1 - Maria Amiel]]</ref>

===Before the Revolution===
In 1776, the Assassin [[Charles Dorian]], attended an Assassin meeting at the [[Palace of Versailles]]. However, as Charles searched for his son upon its conclusion, he was assassinated by the Templar [[Shay Cormac]].

As he died, Charles told Shay that the American Revolution had undone the Templars' work in the newly-formed United States of America. Shay suggested that the Templars could stage another revolution, in order to restore the balance of power between the two factions.

===French Revolution===
From 1789 to 1799, a period of social and political upheaval occurred in France due to the extravagance of the aristocracy. This, coupled by famine and economic turmoil, gradually enraged the French working class and inevitably sparked a revolution against the monarchy and upper classes.

===19th century===
In the 19th century, [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon I]] embellished the city with monuments to military glory. It became the European capital of fashion, and the scene of two more revolutions in 1830 and 1848. Under Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon I, and his Prefect of the Seine, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, between 1852 and 1870 the centre of Paris was rebuilt with wide new avenues, squares and new parks, and the city was expanded to its present limits in 1860. In the latter part of the century, millions of tourists came to see the Paris International Expositions and the new Eiffel Tower.

Sometime towards the end of the 19th century, [[Samuel Liddell Mathers]], accompanied by the disembodied being of [[William Robert Woodman]], met one of the Secret Chiefs in Paris. The Chief, who wore a ring marked with the [[Templar insignia]], informed Mathers that his Order's partnership with the [[Hermeticists#Modern times|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] had ended.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' - [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 - Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>

===20th century===
In the 20th century, Paris suffered bombardment in the first World War and German occupation from 1940 until 1944 in the second World War. Between the two wars, Paris was the capital of modern art and a magnet for intellectuals, writers and artists from around the world.

=== Modern Era ===
In 2014, [[Eric Cooper]] set up an Assassin headquarters in Paris to help infiltrate a data hub for the [[Helix]], [[Abstergo Entertainment]]'s upcoming cloud-based game service.<ref>[https://twitter.com/acinitiates/status/529996213291343872 Twitter - AC: Initiates]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
PL-Brigands.png|Giovanni Borgia and Maria Amiel at the Seine riverside
ACU Paris Districts.jpg|A map of 18th century Paris
PL DestructiveCriticism.jpg|Paris seen in ''Project Legacy''
ACU Le Louvre.jpg|Le Louvre district
ACU Ile de la Cite.jpg|Île de la Cité district
ACU Le Marais.jpg|Le Marais district
ACU La Bievre.jpg|La Bièvre district
ACU Les Invalides.jpg|Les Invalides district
ACU Quartier Latin.jpg|Quartier Latin district
ACU Ventre de Paris.jpg|Ventre de Paris district
Unity concept-Execution.jpg|[[Arno Dorian]] near Notre Dame
PL-Crux Dat Salutem.png|A Templar in a Parisian alley
Paris-comic.png|[[Desmond Miles]] and [[Lucy Stillman]] in Paris, as seen in the non-canon [[Assassin's Creed (French comics)|French comic]]
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Rome

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{{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}}
{{Location Infobox
|image = Rome.jpg
|state = Italian Republic
|rulers = Roman Kingdom, [[Roman Republic|Republic]] and [[Roman Empire|Empire]] (753 BCE-476 AD) [[Papacy]](754-1798/1799-1849/1849-1870)
|factions = [[Templars]] [[Assassins]] [[Thieves]] [[Courtesans]] [[Mercenaries]] [[House of Borgia]] [[Followers of Romulus]]
|founded = Romulus and Remus
|date = 753 BCE
|landmark = [[Colosseo|Colosseum]] [[Sistine Chapel]] [[Castel Sant'Angelo]]
|flags = 101 [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] [[flags]]
|targets = [[Gaius Julius Caesar]] [[Rodrigo Borgia]] [[Il Carnefice]] [[Master of the Sacred Palace]] [[Malfatto]] [[Silvestro Sabbatini]] [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]] [[Lanz]] [[Auguste Oberlin]] [[Ristoro]] [[Gaspar de la Croix]] [[Lia de Russo]] [[Donato Mancini]] [[Charles de la Motte]] [[Octavian de Valois]] [[Micheletto Corella]]}}
'''Rome''' (Italian: ''Roma'') is the capital city of [[Italy]]. During the [[Renaissance]], Rome was the capital of the {{Wiki|Papal States}} and headquarters of the Italian sect of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. Also, as part of [[Liberation of Rome|Rome's liberation]], the city became the base for the [[Italian Assassins|Italian branch]] of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]]. During the Renaissance, Rome was divided in four districts: [[Antico District]],[[Campagna District| Campagna District,]] [[Centro District]] and [[Vaticano District]].

==History==
===Beginning of an empire===
Archaeological evidence supports that Rome grew 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 BCE, and the successful and wealthy Republic gave birth to the imperial Roman Empires c. 27 BCE, 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===
On 15 March 44 BCE, [[Gaius Julius Caesar]] was [[Assassination of Julius Caesar|killed]] by the Assassins, led by [[Marcus Junius Brutus]].<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

In the year 41, the Assassin [[Leonius]] assassinated the Templar [[Caligula]] in Rome, whom he stabbed with a [[Short blades|dagger]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

Saint [[Peter]] established the Church in Rome before his crucifixion in the Circus of Nero circa 68 CE.<ref name="AC2"/>

===Renaissance===
{{Quote|I say we work here. In Roma. Erode the Borgia’s influence while restoring our own. And in fact, I want to begin right now.|Ezio to his allies, before beginning the liberation of Rome, 1501.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
In 1476, [[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Grand Master]] of the 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="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 [[Vatican Vault]] was located in Rome, beneath the [[Sistine Chapel]].<ref name="AC2"/>

In 1500, following the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]] that was led by [[Cesare Borgia]], Ezio returned to Rome to exact his revenge. At the time, the city had fallen far behind those of Florence and [[Venice]], and had grown stagnant in terms of development, due to the influence of the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]].<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

The Borgia maintained oppression over the city with [[Borgia Towers|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="Brotherhood"/>

Additionally, due to the loss of Monteriggioni, Ezio established the [[Assassins Guilds|Assassins Guild]] in Rome, and set up its [[Tiber Island headquarters|headquarters]] on [[Tiber Island]]. By recruiting several Roman [[civilians]] as Assassin [[apprentices]], the Brotherhood worked to free Rome of Templar control, which was accomplished by the death of Rodrigo in 1503 and the subsequent Pope [[Julius II]] having Cesare arrested.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

Three years later, the [[Hermeticists]] kidnapped [[Leonardo da Vinci]] to open the [[Temple of Pythagoras]] beneath Rome. Ezio rescued him, and the duo discovered the [[Pythagorean Vault]] inside the Temple, which gave the coordinates for the [[Grand Temple]] in [[North America]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - ''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
In 2012, the Assassin [[Clay Kaczmarek]] was tasked to infiltrate the [[Animus Project laboratory|Abstergo laboratory]] in Rome, as Subject 16 of the [[Animus Project]]. Clay remained in the lab for the remainder of his physical life, until the consequences of the Bleeding Effect drove him insane and led him to commit suicide. Clay would then continue to provide assistance within the [[Animus]] to his successor, [[Desmond Miles]], via an implanted digital consciousness.

In September 2012, Desmond Miles was captured by the Templars and brought to the same facility in Rome. There, Desmond was marked Subject 17 of the Animus Project, in which [[Warren Vidic]] examined the [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] of Desmond's ancestor, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], for a week. Desmond subsequently escaped from the facility with the help of [[Lucy Stillman]], who in reality was a Templar part of [[Project Siren]]. The pair then made their way to an Assassin hideout nearby, where Desmond relived Ezio's memories in order to gain his abilities through the Bleeding Effect. Once Vidic and the Templars located the Assassins, Desmond and his team were forced to relocate to another safer location in Monteriggioni.

On October 10, 2012, Desmond Miles, Lucy Stillman, [[Rebecca Crane]] and [[Shaun Hastings]] returned to Rome to retrieve the [[Ezio's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]], after Desmond had relived Ezio's memories in Rome and found that the Assassin had locked the [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] in the [[Colosseum Vault]], as well as leaving the [[72|password]] to unlock the Vault on the wall of the [[Sanctuary]], where they were stationed.

On December 12, 2012, Desmond returned to Rome, to the same Abstergo laboratory he had been held in months before, to rescue his [[William Miles|father]] who had been captured by the Templar organization. Desmond fought his way to Warren Vidic's office, killing [[Daniel Cross]] and many Abstergo guards along the way. There, Desmond managed to rescue his father and kill Vidic using his Apple of Eden, which he also used to escape the laboratory.

As well as this, [[Abstergo Industries]] used Rome as a simulated training location in the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|first]] and [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|second]] stage of their [[Animi Training Program]].

The simulation was set in the [[Centro District]], depicting the market square, upon which a great many market stalls had been set up, located in front of the [[Pantheon]] and the surrounding residences. Although the Pantheon could be seen, its interior and exterior were inaccesible. The streets themselves were relatively spacious, but the many hidden alleyways allowed people to slip away from the masses with ease.

Rome, like most of the simulated locations in the first and second stage, had two aesthetic variations. As such, it could be utilized during the day or at dusk.

==Layout==
The city was divided into four districts: Centro, [[Antico District|Antico]], [[Campagna District|Campagna]], and the [[Vaticano District|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="Brotherhood"/>

Landmarks in Rome included the Pantheon, the [[Colosseum]], the [[Passetto di Borgo]], the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]] and the Sistine Chapel.<ref name="AC2"/><ref name="Brotherhood"/>

==Trivia==
*The city of Rome is the third largest location in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]], with the [[Frontier]] of ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' being the second and the [[Caribbean]] of ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' being the largest map to date.
*In-game, the city was tilted roughly 15 degrees to the right from its real counterpart.
*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.
*The area where Ezio climbed up to the Castel Sant'Angelo from the river in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' was 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'' did not appear in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.
*In the Assassin's Creed series, there were two bridges that could clearly be seen that led into the Vaticano district of Rome: the [[Ponte Sant'Angelo]], leading first into Castel Sant'Angelo, and the [[wiki:Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II|Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II]], which lay west of the Ponte Sant'Angelo. While both bridges could be seen in ''Assassin's Creed II'', the Ponte Vittorio Emauele II was missing in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.
**While the [[In Bocca al Lupo|final memory]] of ''Assassin's Creed II'' took place in 1499, construction on the Ponte Emanuele did not begin until 1886. This is one of the largest anachronisms in the series to date, and an oversight of 387 years.

==Gallery==
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Rome Animi Training Program.jpg|The map of Rome used for [[Abstergo Industries]]' Animi Training Program
ACB Castel concept art.jpg|Concept art of the Castel Sant'Angelo
ACB Isola Tiberina Festival - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Rome
ACB Ezio Riding Horse Pantheon.jpg|Ezio riding through the city towards the Pantheon
Rome's Antique District concept art.jpg|Antique District concept art
Rome's Medieval District concept art.jpg|Medieval District concept art
Rome's Renaissance District concept art.jpg|Renaissance District concept art
The Countryside of Rome concept art.jpg|The Countryside of Rome concept art
Climbing rome.jpg|A wide view of the Centro district, seen from the [[Mercati di Traiano]]
Rome Bird's eye view.jpg|A bird's-eye view of Rome
Castel Sant Angelo.jpg|The centre of Borgia control, the Castel Sant'Angelo
Rome Panorama Sunset.jpg|Rome at sunset
Rome at night.jpg|Panoramic view of Rome at night
Romedusk.jpg|Panoramic view of Rome at dusk
Rome AC2 Panoramas.png
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