Rome

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|state =Papal States, [[Italy]]
|rulers =[[Papacy]]
|factions =[[Templars]]<br>[[Assassins]]
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|founded =Romulus and Remus
|date =758-728 BC
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|landmark =[[Colosseum]]<br>[[Capella Sistina]]
|flags =101 Borgia flags
|targets =[[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]], [[Octavian de Valois]]
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'''Rome''' (''Italian: Roma'') was a major city in [[Renaissance]] [[Italy]], capital of the [[wikipedia:Papal State|Papal State]] and headquarters to the Italian sect of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. Today it is the capital of the Italian Republic.

==History==
===Roman era===
Rome was the capital of the Roman Empire, and was ruled by the Templars under the alias "[[SPQR|Senatus Populusque Romanus]]", it also served as the headquarters for the Templar Order. In the year 41, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Leonius]] assassinated the Templar [[Caligula]], whom he stabbed with a [[dagger]] in the city.

===Renaissance era===
The de facto capital of the Italian peninsula, as well as its largest city, Rome still, or again, was the headquarters of the Templars by the late 15<sup>th</sup> Century. In 1476, [[Rodrigo Borgia]], Grand Master of the Knights Templar and a powerful figure in Vatican politics briefly left the city to discuss his Order's plans before returning to get Papal approval.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>

In 1492, Rodrigo Borgia became Pope Alexander VI, and head of the Papal State 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 location of [[The Vault]] was in Rome, beneath the [[Capella Sistina|Sistine Chapel]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> During his journey through Rome, Ezio did not visit any of Rome's shops, landmarks of notable locations, heading directly for his confrontation with Borgia, and then leaving.

[[File:Colosseum.jpg|thumb|Ezio overlooking the Roman Colosseum.]]
Following the [[Siege of Monteriggioni|assault]] of [[Cesare Borgia]] on the Assassin headquarters of [[Monteriggioni]], Ezio Auditore returned to Rome to exact his revenge, assuming control of [[Tiber Island]]. Rome in this time had fallen far behind its fellow cities of [[Florence]] and [[Venice]], and grew stagnant in terms of development under the thumb of the Borgia.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> The Borgia maintained oppression over the city with the [[Borgia Tower]]s located throughout Rome which prevented shops from opening. In order to free Rome of the Borgia's influence, Ezio killed the overlords of the towers and burned the towers to the ground. The city overall is three times the size of Florence (Oltrarno District included). In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', Ezio's apprentices are sent to different countries in Europe and join Ezio in Rome. Also it is revealed that instead of renovating one villa like in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', you will be able to renovate all of Rome. The city is split into 4 districts; [[Centro District|Centro]], [[Antico District|Antico]], [[Campagna district|Campagna]], and [[Vaticano District|Vaticano]], and 21 territories, each one controlled by a [[Borgia Tower]].

[[File:Rome_1_by_murcuseo-d338rco.jpg|center|650px|Panoramic view of Rome]]

==Landmarks==
Landmarks in Rome included the [[Pantheon]],<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood E3 trailer">''[http://www.e3expo.com Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood E3 trailer]''</ref> the [[Colosseum]],<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - E3 gameplay demo">''[http://e3.g4tv.com/videos/46470/Ubisoft-E3-2010-Assassins-Creed-Brotherhood-Demo/ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - E3 gameplay demo]''</ref> the [[Passetto di Borgo]], [[Castel Sant'Angelo]] and [[Sistine Chapel]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

==Trivia==
*The city of Rome is the largest city ever seen in an ''Assassin's Creed'' game. It is three times larger than Florence, which is featured in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.<ref>http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=260729</ref>
*In ''Brotherhood'', the padlock icons on the map of Rome represent shops that have been closed down by the Borgia.
*In the game, the city is tilted roughly 15 degrees to the right from real life.
*While historically Rome and Florence's architecture at the time were similar, game developers designed Rome with its later Baroque style to be more familiar to gamers.<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 Brotherhood ''seems to be missing ''when you finish the game.''
*For unknown reasons, the buildings seen north of the [[Passetto di Borgo]] in ''Assassin's Creed II'' are missing in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.

==Assassination Targets==
===''Assassin's Creed II''===
*[[Rodrigo Borgia]] (DNA Sequence 14: The Vault)

===''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''===
*[[Juan Borgia]] (DNA Sequence 5: The Banker)
*[[Octavian de Valois]] (DNA Sequence 6: The Baron de Valois)
*[[Micheletto Corella]] (DNA Sequence 7: The Key To The Castello)

==Notes and references==
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==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
assassins-creed-brotherhood_1276846795.jpg|Concept art of the Castel Sant'Angelo.
996094_20100614_790screen002.jpg|Concept art of Rome.
Rome_E3.jpg|A bird's-eye-view of Rome as seen in the E3 trailer.
Roma 1.jpg|The Pantheon in Rome.
ac2_s_073_rome_throatslash.jpg|Ezio fighting on the Passetto di Borgo.
article-1276605924782-0A0B3F76000005DC-888923_636x300.jpg|Ezio riding through the city towards the Pantheon.
Rome_Map_Partial.png|A part of the in-game Rome map.
CE_MapofRome.JPG|The map of Rome that comes with the ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' Collector's Edition.
z_68fe6e4d.jpg|Map of Rome from ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' multiplayer.
</gallery>

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