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Isu

2012-04-16T08:34:31Z

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{{quote|We simply came… before.|Minerva.|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:Trio 1.png|thumb|250px|Three representatives of the First Civilization; Juno, Minerva and Jupiter.]]
The '''First Civilization''',<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> sometimes referred to as '''Those Who Came Before''',<ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> were an ancient and advanced species of humanoid beings, among the first to call Earth their home.

They were responsible for the creation of the [[Pieces of Eden]], as well as the [[Humans|human race]] itself, whom they used as a domestic workforce. With early humans unable to comprehend the First Civilization for what they truly were, they were looked upon as gods.

Eventually, [[Human-First Civilization War|war]] broke out between the First Civilization and their now unoppressed human slaves; this, coupled with the onset of the "[[First Catastrophe|catastrophe]]" would see the First Civilization slip into extinction, though their legacy would live on for thousands of years.

==History==
===Creation of humanity===
{{Quote|We built you in our own image, we built you to survive.|Minerva|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:Eden-Slaves-Workshop.png|thumb|250px|left|A member of the First Civilization using a [[Piece of Eden]] to control humans.]]
Native to Earth and a product of thousands of years of evolution, the origins of the First Civilization are unclear; [[Minerva]] simply stated that they "came before," and were responsible for the creation of humanity, creating them in their own image to be a docile workforce. While Minerva noted that they built humanity to survive, it was made known by [[Juno]] that they were not intended to be wise; thereby ensuring obedient and resilient cattle to suit their needs.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Research by [[Clay Kaczmarek]] seemed to suggest that the First Civilization radically altered the genetic make-up of a pre-existing species on the planet to create humanity, fashioning them to be similar to their "gods", and therefore leaving a large gap in terms of transitional species between archaic [[Wikipedia:Hominidae|hominids]] and modern humans. By 1997, the Templars had taken note of this and arranged for fake skeletons to be planted in Ethiopia, so as to limit human exposure to the possibility of the existence of Those Who Came Before.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

Control of humanity was assured through use of the Pieces of Eden, which tapped into a neuro-transmitter located deep within the human brain. However, there were some humans born without the neuro-transmitter, hypothesized by Clay to be hybrids of the First Civilization and humans, and could subsequently live without being controlled through such means.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

===War and catastrophe===
{{Quote|When we were still flesh, and our homes still whole, your kind betrayed us. We who made you, we who gave you life.|Minerva.|Assassin's Creed II}}
Eventually, despite humanity and the First Civilization living in peace for some time, war broke out between the two species. The war involved the theft of a Piece of Eden by [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], though how this related to the conflict is unclear. While the First Civilization were more technologically advanced and powerful, humanity had the advantage of numbers; most likely outnumbering their creators by the millions, far too much for the Pieces of Eden to effectively handle.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

The war did eventually end, although with casualties greater than the First Civilization could have ever anticipated. The distraction of war had blinded them to all else, and their preoccupation prevented them from seeing the signs of an impending danger from the "heavens". By the time they had noticed it, it was too late. [[Shaun Hastings]] and [[Lucy Stillman]] later theorized that this danger could have been a massive solar flare that flipped the Earth's weakening magnetic field, reversing the polarity and making the planet geologically unstable. This hypothesis was supported by evidence found by Clay:
*"Near the day of purification, there will be cobwebs spun back and forth in the sky. - Hopi"
*"A container of ashes might one day be thrown from the sky, which could burn the land and boil the oceans. - Hopi"
*"They died in the fire from the heavens."
*"[[Toba catastrophe|75ka was not a volcano]]."<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

===Aftermath===
{{Quote|You may not comprehend us, but you will comprehend our warning. […] And as life returned to the world, we endeavored to ensure that this tragedy would not be repeated.|Minerva to Desmond Miles, through the memories of Ezio.|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:Earth post catastrophe.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Earth, following the catastrophe.]]
While both races survived the catastrophe, few of either species remained. Working together, they rebuilt their world, though humanity continued to view Minerva's kind as gods. Despite their survival, the First Civilization were unable to fully recover and began heading toward extinction. They knew however, that the catastrophe that had burned their world before would eventually reoccur and so they took steps to prevent it, recording a holographic, yet interactive, message to serve as a warning to those who entered [[the Vault]]. In it, Minerva warned of the impending doom, and spoke of the [[Temples]] that could save Earth from destruction, built by those who "knew to turn away from war."<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

Delivering their message to the Assassin Desmond Miles, who was viewing the memories of his ancestor Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Minerva warned that time was short, and that "the Cross" would stand in their way. With the deliverance of that message, one of the last remaining vestiges of the First Civilization died away.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

==Characteristics==
[[File:Juno.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Juno was highly opinionated over humanity.]]{{Quote|The rest is up to you, Desmond.|Minerva to Desmond Miles, through the memories of Ezio Auditore da Firenze.|Assassin's Creed II}}
The First Civilization were a technologically advanced and powerful race, who seemed to possess precognitive abilities; either natural or technological. This was proven during Minerva's conversation with Ezio Auditore, within the [[Vatican Vault]] in [[Rome]]. Minerva revealed that Ezio was simply a conduit which allowed Minerva to speak to [[Desmond Miles]], who was viewing his ancestor's memories. Furthermore, Altaïr mentioned in the Codex that his Piece of Eden not only possessed a catalogue of past events, but also future events, implying that the Pieces contain predictions made by Those Who Came Before.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

The First Civilization also had connections with many of Earth's religions, and likely influenced their developments directly. During her warning to Desmond, Minerva made mention of her former names, as well of those of her fellow "gods"; Merva, Uni and Tinia, who later became known as Minerva, Juno and Jupiter, respectively. The former names correspond to the Etruscan Triad of Deities, while the latter are the names of their Roman counterparts, who make up the {{Wiki|Capitoline Triad}}. This shift in names may be indicative of why various religions have numerous similarities, as they are all based on the story of Those Who Came Before.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

As a species, the First Civilization were anatomically similar to their human creations, though unlike humanity, who were created with only five senses, members of the First Civilization possessed six; the sixth being "knowledge".<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/> First Civilization individuals were somewhat taller than humans, with a brain size almost thirty percent larger, which may well have accounted for their extra sense.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> Following the catastrophe that set the First Civilization on the path to extinction, a concerted effort was made to pass on this sixth sense to humanity, their "final, faultered hope." Ultimately however, they failed; though humanity could ''"''[…]''see the blue shimmer ''[and] ''hear the words,"'' they did not fully possess the "knowledge" of their creators, convincing some, like Juno, that humanity should have simply been left as they were.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

==Legacy==
{{Quote|They're gifts, Mr. Miles. From those who came before.|Dr. [[Warren Vidic]]|Assassin's Creed}}
Despite the mark they left behind on Earth, the First Civilization faded into obscurity rapidly after their decline; however, the inability of humans to comprehend their creators as anything but Gods did allow for their names and characteristics at least, to live on. The lack of evidence for their existence did not prevent select groups of humans from later eras from uncovering their true nature however, by the 12th century, the Knights Templar had a limited understanding of the nature of those who had lived before.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> Indeed, the 20th century technology used to view the genetic memories of one's ancestor – the [[Animus]] – was based on technology utilized by the First Civilization.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

The Templars also knew of the existence of the Pieces of Eden, and regarded them as gifts left behind by the First Civilization for them to utilize.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> This situation was in significant contrast to the situation in the 15th century, where it had been the Assassins who knew explicitly of the existence of Those Who Came Before, whilst the [[Grand Master|Templar Grand Master]] [[Rodrigo Borgia]] merely believed the Vault to be the location of God himself. This changed however, and five hundred years later, the [[Assassins|Order of Assassins]] knew next to nothing of the First Civilization's existence.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

Though various religious beliefs seem to have been based on aspects and misinterpretations of the First Civilization, their existence was largely unknown to humanity.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> As early as the 12th century, both the Assassins and the [[Templars|Knights Templar]] knew that the focus of human religions, the gods, did not truly exist, and that miracles and other supernatural occurrences were simply manifestations of the powers of the Pieces of Eden, devices created by Those Who Came Before to control the Human race.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> However, it is unclear if the Assassins and Templars understood the origin of the Pieces at that time. By the 15th century, at least one Templar, Rodrigo Borgia, was aware of the existence, if not the nature, of Those Who Came Before; he mistakenly believed that the Vatican Vault hidden beneath the [[Capella Sistina]] housed a living God.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

===Knowledge===
The first known instance of a human becoming aware of their existence following their disappearance was that of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], who made mention of them in his [[Codex]]. However, it would not be until the year 1499 that humanity would encounter the First Civilization again, when the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] encountered a hologram of a being calling herself Minerva in the Vault located underneath the Vatican. Even though Ezio told his fellow Assassins of Minerva, they still did not understand her true nature, and Ezio himself showed great difficulty in understanding Minerva's explanation of her existence.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

By 2012, the Templars in [[Abstergo Industries]] had a greater understanding of the true nature of Those Who Came Before, and the Assassins seen in this time period had suspicions about them as well, which were confirmed when Desmond relived Ezio's memories.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/> Through Desmond's experiences, the Assassins were aware of three separate beings: Minerva, Juno and [[Jupiter]];<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> whilst it is unsure if, by that point, they still retained their previous knowledge of [[Consus]].<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

===Bloodline===
{{Quote|Why do we have these gifts, these abilities? Because it's in our blood! […] The seeds were planted as two worlds became one. Behold the Assassins, the children of two worlds!|Clay Kaczmarek|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[William Miles]] stated one person in ten million will have a high concentration of First Civilization DNA.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> The individual known as Clay Kaczmarek at one point theorized that the true reason behind the [[Eagle Vision|abilities]] of some Assassins was genetic, suggesting a lineage including both human and creator blood. Clay's own [[The Truth|genetic memories]] indicated him to be a direct descendant of both Adam and Eve, suggesting that his bloodline, if not many more, would all have access to these abilities. Indeed, Altaïr, Ezio, Clay Kaczmarek and Desmond Miles all possessed Eagle Vision, while Ezio and Altaïr both showed themselves resistant to the effects of the Apple as well as [[Leonardo da Vinci]], suggesting he too had some amount of First Civilization DNA. [[Giovanni Borgia]] was also another Assassin who possessed Eagle vision.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> In addition, Ezio was able to use the [[Staff of Eden|Staff]] and the [[Ezio's Apple|Apple]] to open the Vatican Vault, while Rodrigo Borgia could not,<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> and Altaïr had previously used the Apple to enlighten the people of [[Cyprus]] to [[Armand Bouchart]]'s lies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref> When Desmond touched the Apple, Juno informed him that his DNA had "commune[d]" to her, and activated it as a result.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

==Trivia==
*Though they play an important part in the plot of ''Assassin's Creed II'', the First Civilization are first mentioned briefly, by Warren Vidic in ''Assassin's Creed''. When talking to Desmond, Vidic claims that the Knights Templar are responsible for all major human technological advances in history, though he denies that they invented them, calling them "gifts… from those who came before."
*The story of the First Civilization, who created humanity as a docile workforce and was subsequently viewed as gods by their creation, bears striking similarity to the Ancient Astronaut Theory, which is the idea that extraterrestrials visited the earth in ancient times and genetically altered an existing hominid species to create humanity in their own image. As a result, extraterrestrials were responsible for influencing early human civilizations, cultures, and religions; and perceived as gods by their human creations.
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
those who came before.jpg|Those Who Came Before
Ezios_and_Minervas_Talk.jpg|Minerva, one of the First Civilization beings, speaking with [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]
jupiter.JPG|Jupiter, a First Civilization being, appearing in the Nexus of Time.
Desmond and Juno.png|Juno, a First Civilization being, appearing in holographic form to [[Desmond Miles]].
manufactured by them.jpg|The First Civilization creating the human race.
</gallery>
==Notes and references==
{{reflist}}
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{{ACRevelations}}
{{First Civilization}}
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[[Category:Those Who Came Before| ]]

Man in Red

2011-12-31T10:52:37Z

208.21.199.146: /* Outcome */

{{Era|ACB}}
{{WPmemories}}

{{Memory Infobox
|image = Maninred4.jpg
|description = Tail a [[Cardinal]] to discover the location of the man seeking [[Niccolò Copernico|Copernico]]'s death: the [[Master of the Sacred Palace]].
|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
|type = [[Copernicus Conspiracy|Copernico]]
|previous = [[Expedited Post]]
|next = [[Sitting Ducks]]
|ancestor = [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]
|location = [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
|date = 1500}}

'''Man in Red''' is a memory in the ''[[Copernicus Conspiracy]]'' [[DLC|downloadable content]] pack for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.
==Description==

After delivering all the letters to [[Nicolaus Copernicus|Niccolò Copernico]]'s fellow scholars, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] returns to him to inform about their safety.

==Dialogue==
===[[Colosseum]]===
*'''Ezio:''' ''All letters are delivered.''
*'''Copernico:''' ''While you were gone, I determined the most likely source of these strange attacks. The [[Master of the Sacred Palace]].''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Who is that?''
*'''Copernico:''' ''A Dominican appointed by the [[Rodrigo Borgia|Pope]] who ensures that Roman religious philosophy remains pure. He never liked my studies to begin with, now that I have crossed the [[Templars]] he clearly retaliated.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Where can I find him?''
*'''Copernico:''' ''[[Cardinals]] typically congregate nearby. Follow one of them. The Master likes to greet each one. Perhaps you will hear more conclusive evidence.''
===The meeting===
Ezio find the cardinal near [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], and tails him to the meeting. The Master is seen instructing some guards, when the cardinal walks to him.
*'''Cardinal:''' ''Master.''
*'''Master:''' ''Giuliano. Any news of Copernico and the others?''
*'''Cardinal:''' ''Nothing.''
*'''Master:''' ''Those fools, inundating the people with their theories. We can barely contain the populace as it is. I have dispatched my best guards to deal with them. I trust they will make quick work of it.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''I must stop them.''

==Outcome==
Ezio follows the cardinal, possibly [http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1493.htm Giuliano Cesarini], to the Master of the Sacred Palace and learns that Copernico is in danger.

==Trivia==
*To achieve full [[synchronization]], the player must not kill anyone while following the Cardinal.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
Maninred2.jpg
Maninred3.jpg
</gallery>

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Master of the Sacred Palace

2011-12-31T10:49:24Z

208.21.199.146:

{{Era|ACB|Templars}}
{{WPtargets}}
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{{Stub}}
'''The Master of the Sacred Palace''', possibly inspired by [https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=master+of+the+sacred+palace+1500+pope+alexander+vi&btnG=#pq=annius+master+of+the+sacred+palace+1499-&hl=en&ds=bo&cp=0&gs_id=12&xhr=t&q=master+of+the+sacred+palace+annius&tok=Q0o3v8GRVrmlO_2vsI1SZg&pf=p&tbm=bks&sclient=psy-ab&pbx=1&oq=master+of+the+sacred+palace+annius+&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=757d0527f88a5b1a&biw=1152&bih=749&bs=1 Annio da Viterbo] (died 1500) was a Dominican friar following the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]]. He ensured that all religious philosophies remained the most common source of knowledge.<ref name="Copernicus Conspiracy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - ''[[Copernicus Conspiracy]]''</ref>

==Biography==
===Copernicus Conspiracy===
In 1500, [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], a fellow [[Templars|Templar]], shared his knowledge on science with the public, which was forbidden by the Templar Order. Thus, the Master of the Sacred Palace sent several [[guards]] to kill Copernicus and his fellow scholars. All but one of the scholars were saved by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] at Copernicus' request.<ref name="Copernicus Conspiracy" />
===Death===
Copernicus later concluded that the Master of the Sacred Palace was the most likely source of the attacks, so Ezio eventually tracked him down and killed him. Before his death, the Master of the Sacred Palace explained that Ezio was too late to save Copernicus, as he had already sent some [[guards]] to kill him. Nevertheless, Ezio managed to rescue Copernicus from the Assassin.<ref name="Copernicus Conspiracy" />

==Final words==
[[Image:Closethebook2.jpg|200px|The master's final moments.|thumb]]
*'''Ezio''': ''Silencing the truth will not stop its spread.''
*'''Master of the Sacred Palace''': ''People are lazy, they will believe what we tell them to believe. I have sent my best man to find Copernico. You are already too late.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Requiescat in pace.'' (Rest in peace.)

==Trivia==
*The Master of the Sacred Palace wears the same clothes as the [[Priest (multiplayer character)]], though in different colors.

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Venice

2011-06-13T06:34:28Z

208.21.199.146: /* Landmarks */

{{Era|AC2|Brotherhood|Renaissance|Lineage}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{Location infobox
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|image =Venisegrandcanal.jpg
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|landmark =*[[Basilica di San Marco]]
*[[Palazzo Ducale]]
*[[Arsenale di Venezia]]
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*[[Carlo Grimaldi]]
*[[Marco Barbarigo]]
*[[Silvio Barbarigo Il Rosso]]
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'''Venice''' (Italian: ''Venezia'') was an island city in northern [[Italy]] and capital to the [[Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia]]; famous for its expansive canal system, Venice was one of the largest settlements in Italy during the [[Renaissance]]. It was made up of five main districts: [[San Polo district|San Polo]], [[San Marco district (Venice)|San Marco]], [[Dorsoduro district|Dorsoduro]], [[Cannaregio district|Cannaregio]] and the [[Castello district]]s.

==History==
During the 15th Century, Venice was capital of the '''Most Serene Republic of Venice''' and it's largest city. Historically founded by refugees from the Hunnic and Germanic invasion of Padua, Aquileia, and Altino, Venice developed to become a major trade and naval power in southern Europe, and by the year 1499 was engaged in sporadic conflict with the Ottoman Empire.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

Even during the 13th Century Venice had a notable [[Assassin]] presence, the area surrounding Venice was home to an Assassin and his son – [[Domenico Auditore|Domenico]]. Both enjoyed the patronage of the famed explorer [[Marco Polo]], an ally of the Assassins.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Auditore Family Crypt">''[[Auditore Family Crypt|Assassin's Creed II: Auditore Family Crypt]]''</ref> Their presence continued on into the 15th Century, occupying positions of command amongst the [[thieves]], [[mercenaries]] and [[courtesans]] of the city.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

[[File:250px-Palazzo_Ducale.jpg|thumb|The Palazzo Ducale]]
By the Renaissance Era, Venice was one of the richest cities in the world. It consisted of five districts. The [[San Polo district]] was the center of commerce, containing many markets, and was also the location of the Venetian Thieves' Guild. The [[San Marco district]] was the administrative center of the city, containing government buildings such as the [[Palazzo Ducale]], the residence of the Doge. The [[Dorsoduro district]] attracted many artists, and was where many festivals in Venice, such as [[Carnevale]], took place. The [[Castello district]] was largely centered around the Venetian military, and was where its powerful navy was based and maintained. The [[Cannaregio district]] was a run-down area that eventually became Venice's ghetto, the area to which Jews were relegated, forbidden to go elsewhere in the city.

Following the Templar failure to capture [[Florence]] during the [[Pazzi conspiracy]], [[Rodrigo Borgia]] and his allies – the [[House of Barbarigo|Barbarigo family]] – step up their plans to take control of the city of Venice. Influencing powerful members of Venetian government, such as [[Carlo Grimaldi]], the Knights Templar assassinated the Doge [[Giovanni Mocenigo]] and placed one of their own on the throne; [[Marco Barbarigo]]. By this time however, the Florentine Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] had arrived in Venice and begun to counter the Templar plot.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

Following the assassination of Marco Barbarigo and the ascension of his brother [[Agostino Barbarigo|Agostino]], an ally to the [[Assassins]], Ezio Auditore chased down the last remaining Barbarigos [[Silvio Barbarigo|Silvio]], cousin to Agostino, and his man servant [[Dante Moro]] to [[L'Arsenale di Venezia]] and liberated the city's military district. It was here that the Assassin learned that the Templar plot to acquire Venice had merely been a distraction for the Assassins', so that the Templars might safely dispatch their vessel to [[Cyprus]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> Between 1502 and 1503 [[Francesco Vecellio]] and his team of Assassins traveled to Venice to poison the now corrupt and Borgia-influenced Agostino Barbarigo. Before they left he made sure that Agostino's successor was on the Assassins' side.

== Landmarks ==
[[File:180px-Basilica_di_San_Marco.jpg|thumb|The Basilica di San Marco]]
[[File:Santa_Maria_del_Frari.jpg|thumb|The Santa Maria del Frari]]
The following list comprises all the Venetian landmarks of significance in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'':

*[[Cannaregio District]]
**[[San Giobbe]]
**[[Madonna dell'Orto]]
*[[San Polo District]]
**[[Gilda del Ladri di Venezi]] ([[Glyphs|Glyph]] location)
**[[Santa Maria Gloriosa del Frari]]
**[[Bottega di Leonardo a Venezia]]
**[[San Giacomo di Rialto]] ([[Glyphs|Glyph]] location)
**[[Ponte di Rialto]] ([[Glyphs|Glyph]] location)
*[[San Marco District (Venice)|San Marco District]]
**[[Santo Stefano]]
**[[Torre dell'Orologio]] ([[Glyphs|Glyph]] location)
**[[Campanile di San Marco]] ([[Glyphs|Glyph]] location)
**[[Palazzo Ducale di Venezia]]
**[[Basilica di San Marco]] ([[Assassin's Tombs|Assassin's Tomb]] location)
*[[Castello District]]
**[[Scuola Grande di San Marco]] ([[Glyphs|Glyph]] location)
**[[Santi Giovanni e Paolo]]
**[[Arsenale di Venetia]]
**[[San Zaccaria]]
*[[San Pietro di Castello]] ([[Glyphs|Glyph]] location)
*[[Dorsoduro District]]
**[[Santa Maria dei Camini]]
**[[Squero di San Trovaso]]
**[[Santa Maria della Visitazione]] ([[Assassin's Tombs|Assassin's Tomb]] location)

== Carnevale ==
Annually Venice hosted the famed [[Carnevale]] in the southern part of the city. Traditionally the citizens of Venice would don masks, allowing them to indulge in a variety of entertainments wilder than would normally be socially acceptable. Typically Carnevale was celebrated with fireworks, carnival performers and a series of games, the winner being awarded a Golden Mask that granted entrance to the Doge's personal party.

== Assassination Targets ==
*[[Emilio Barbarigo]]; Corrupt Merchant of Venice (DNA Sequence 7)
*[[Carlo Grimaldi]]; Member of the Council of Ten (DNA Sequence 8)
*[[Marco Barbarigo]]; Doge of Venice (DNA Sequence 9)
*[[Silvio Barbarigo]]; Member of the Supreme Tribunal of Venice (DNA Sequence 10)
*[[Dante Moro]]; Personal Bodyguard of Marco and Silvio Barbarigo (DNA Sequence 10)

==Trivia==
*Even after the events of the Carnevale, the citizens will continue to celebrate it for the remainder of the game, albeit without fireworks, in the district of Dorsoduro.
*The enemies in Venice are far more skilled than the enemies in [[Florence]], and are better equipped.
*Venice is the only city where you can't use horses.
*On the border of San Polo and San Marco there are two painters who are looking out across the river yet they are painting a portrait of a person.
*The southern-most island of Venice, La Guidecca, which resides on a separate island, is inaccessible to players during the course of the game.

==Gallery==
<center>
<gallery captionalign="left">
File:Venice.jpg|Map of Venice
7871-the-grand-canal-and-the-church-of-t-canaletto.jpg|The Grand Canal.
File:Acwikivenice02.jpg|Piazza San Marco, the principal square of Venice
File:Grandcanal conceptart.png|The Grand Canal, concept art during the Venetian Masquerade Carnival
Ac2-environment03.jpg|Inside of the [[Basilica di San Marco]]
Ac2-environment05.jpg|The [[Arsenal Shipyard]] of Venice
File:Saint marks basilica.png|[[Basilica di San Marco]], principally used as the 'chapel' for the Venetian rulers
File:Acwikivenice01.png|Ezio on the Rialto Bridge looking at the Grand Canal
AC2_S_002.jpg|[[Ezio]] performing a leap of faith beside a canal.
File:Sneakattack from haystack.jpg|Ezio silently takes out a guard
assassins-creed-2-concept-art-a.jpg|Concept art of Venice with the Bascilia di San Marco in the background
assassins_creed_2_dive1.jpg|Ezio diving into the water near the Palazzo Ducale
AssassinsCreedIIGame-2010-05-03-16-54-53-551.jpg|Venice viewed from a tower viewpoint
Venice- multiplayer.jpg|Venice as it appears in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
z_64f32a7f.jpg|Map of Venice in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' multiplayer.
</gallery></center>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{fb}}

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Italy]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Locations]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II: Discovery Locations]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Multiplayer Locations]]
[[Category:Cities of Europe]]

Grand Master of the Templar Order

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{{WP-REAL|Grand Masters of the Knights Templar}}
The title of '''Grand Master''' was the highest rank attainable within the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and granted the bearer full control over the Templars and their operations.

Having previously born a more public face, more Grand Masters of the Templar Order were better known than their [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order|counterparts]], although as the Templars also slipped into the shadows the names of the leaders became harder to learn.

==Known Grand Masters==

*[[Hugues de Payens]] (1118 - 1136)
*[[Robert de Craon]] (1136 - 1147)
*[[Everard des Barres]] (1147 - 1151)
*[[Bernard de Tremelay]] (1151 - 1153)
*[[André de Montbard]] (1153 - 1156)
*[[Bertrand de Blanchefort]] (1156 - 1169)
*[[Philippe de Milly]] (1169 - 1171)
*[[Odo de St. Amand]] (1171 - 1179)
*[[Arnold of Torroja]] (1181 - 1184)
*[[Gerard de Ridefort]] (1185 - 1189)
*[[Basilisk]] (1189 - 1190)
*[[Robert de Sablé]] (1190 - 1191)
*[[Armand Bouchart]] (1191)
*[[Gilbert Horal]] (1193 - 1200)
*[[Phillipe de Plessis]] (1201 - 1208)
*[[Guillaume de Chartres]] (1209 - 1219)
*[[Pedro de Montaigu]] (1218 - 1232)
*[[Armand de Périgord]] (1232 - 1244)
*[[Richard de Bures]] ''disputed'' (1244/5 - 1247)
*[[Guillaume de Sonnac]] (1247 - 1250)
*[[Renaud de Vichiers]] (1250 - 1256)
*[[Thomas Bérard]] (1256 - 1273)
*[[Guillaume de Beaujeu]] (1273 - 1291)
*[[Thibaud Gaudin]] (1291 - 1292)
*[[Jacques de Molay]] (1292 - 1314)
*[[Rodrigo Borgia]] (? - 1503)
*[[Cesare Borgia]] (1500 - 1507) ''de facto'', (1503 - 1507) ''de jure''

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File:Hugh de Payns.jpg|[[Hugh de Payns]]<ref>[http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/File:AC_Timeline.jpg ''AC'' Timeline]</ref> (1118-1136)
File:Basilisk.jpg|[[Basilisk]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref> (? - 1190)
File:Robert.jpg|[[Robert de Sable]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> (1190 - 1191)
File:Armand Bouchart.jpg|[[Armand Bouchart]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref> (1191)
Molay.jpg|[[Jacques de Molay]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> (1292 - 1312)
File:PopeAlexanderVI.jpg|[[Rodrigo Borgia]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> (? - 1503)
File:Cesare Borgia-Brotherhood-1.jpg|[[Cesare Borgia]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref> (1500 - 1507) {{c|de facto}} (1503 - 1507) {{c|de jure}}
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==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Templar Order]]