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Venice

2014-06-16T13:36:55Z

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{{Era|AC2|ACB|ACR|PL|Renaissance|Rbook|ACL}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{Quote|Ah, Venezia! What other place is as beautiful, as stable, as perfect?|[[Alvise da Vilandino]], 1481.|Assassin's Creed II}}
{{Location Infobox
|image = Venice Lineage.png
|hidep =
|state = {{Wiki|Republic of Venice}}
|rulers = [[Republic of Venice|La Serenissima]]
|factions = *[[Templars]]
*[[Assassins]]
|hideh =
|founded = [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] refugees
|date =
|abandoned =
|hidea =
|landmark = *[[Basilica di San Marco]]
*[[Palazzo Ducale di Venezia|Palazzo Ducale]]
*[[Arsenale di Venezia]]
|targets = *[[Emilio Barbarigo]]
*[[Carlo Grimaldi]]
*[[Marco Barbarigo]]
*[[Silvio Barbarigo|Silvio Barbarigo Il Rosso]]
*[[Dante Moro]]}}
'''Venice''' (Italian: ''Venezia''), is a city located in northern [[Italy]]. During the 15th century, Venice was the capital and largest city of the [[Republic of Venice|Most Serene Republic of Venice]], and consisted of five districts: [[San Polo District|San Polo]], [[San Marco District (Venice)|San Marco]], [[Dorsoduro District|Dorsoduro]], [[Castello District|Castello]], and [[Cannaregio District|Cannaregio]].

Originally founded by refugees from the Hunnic and Germanic invasion of Padua, Aquileia, and Altino, Venice developed into a major trade and naval power in southern Europe, becoming one of the wealthiest cities in the world, and by the year 1499, it was engaged in sporadic conflict with the [[Ottoman Empire]].

==History==
===Establishment===
Likely established sometime around the late 7th century, Venice's lagoon-locked location was the result of [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] settlers attempting to hide from Lombard invaders. By the Middle Ages, the city had grown into a great naval power. Its strategic position at the top of the Adriatic also meant that [[ships]] taking goods inland had to go through Venice, filling its coffers with money and commerce.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

Entering the late Middle Ages, Venice exercised influence over both its neighboring states and the Church. When the Fourth Crusade rolled around in 1202, the crusaders required transport on Venice's ships, which the Venetian Doge, Enrico Dandolo, agreed to, on the condition that the crusaders retake the Dalmatian city of Zadar and then capture [[Constantinople]].<ref name="AC2" />

[[File:Venisegrandcanal.jpg|thumb|250px|The Grand Canal in Venice]]
As Venice's wealth grew, so did its fleet. Through sea battles, Venice gained Byzantine territory, Hungarian territory, and destroyed the Genoese fleet. Venice's fortunes were so entwined with the sea that every year the Doge would throw a ring into the lagoon while saying in Latin: "We wed thee, sea, in the sign of the true and everlasting Lord." Despite much eye-raising about the godliness of sea-human relations, the Pope sanctioned the marriage.<ref name="AC2" />

As early as the 13th century, Venice had a notable [[Assassins|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="AC2 - Crypt">''Assassin's Creed II'' - [[Auditore Family Crypt]]</ref> Assassins remained present in the city up into the 15th century, occupying positions of command amongst the [[thieves]], [[mercenaries]], and [[courtesans]] of the city.<ref name="AC2" />

===Templar underground===
{{Quote|What are your masters plotting? Speak! As God is my witness I will cut your throat!|Giovanni threatening the Barbarigo courier.|Assassin's Creed II}}

After the Templar-orchestrated [[Assassination of Galeazzo Maria Sforza|assassination]] of [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]] in 1476, [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]] departed for Venice after finding a Venetian coin in [[Giovanni Andrea Lampugnani]]'s possession.<ref name="Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>

[[File:GiovanniLineagePart2Meeting.png|thumb|250px|left|Giovanni spying on the Templar meeting]]
Arriving in Venice, Giovanni Auditore assassinated a [[Guards|guard]] at the Doge's residence, the [[Palazzo Ducale di Venezia|Palazzo Ducale]], and made his way inside the building. Once inside, Giovanni spied on a meeting between two members of the [[House of Barbarigo|Barbarigo family]] and a courier, who was set to carry a letter to their master.<ref name="Lineage"/>

Giovanni tailed the courier through the city streets, eventually attacking him in a deserted square. Following this, Giovanni fought fiercely with the courier, and eventually pressed his [[Hidden Blade]] to the courier's neck, demanding to know what his masters were plotting. However, the courier claimed that his life was not Giovanni's to take, and that his secrets would be gone with himself.<ref name="Lineage"/>

The courier then told Giovanni to "go to Hell," before impaling himself on the Assassin's blade. Giovanni then took the letter that the courier had in his possession and departed from the city.<ref name="Lineage"/>

===Templar allegiances===
{{Quote|I am two steps from the Doge himself. I am beside him day and night! You WISH you could be where I am!|Carlo to Silvio about his powerful influence.|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:BoF 1.png|thumb|250px|Carlo and Silvio talking on their way to the Templar meeting]]
Following the [[Templars]]' failure to usurp control of [[Florence]] during the [[Pazzi conspiracy|Pazzi Conspiracy]] in 1478, [[Grand Master]] [[Rodrigo Borgia]] and his allies – the Barbarigo family – stepped up their plans to take control of Venice.<ref name="AC2" />

Influencing powerful members of the Venetian government, such as [[Carlo Grimaldi]], the Templars built up a network of allegiances in the city. However, these allegiances were severed as an Assassin, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], began to hunt these members of the Templar Order throughout Venice.<ref name="AC2" />

===Hunting the Templars===
{{main|Venetian Conspiracy}}
{{Quote|There are still others I must hunt, Signore. They're already digging their claws into the heart of Venezia.|Ezio to Lorenzo de' Medici after the events of the Pazzi conspiracy.|Assassin's Creed II}}
Ezio Auditore arrived in the city in 1481, and quickly allied himself with the Thieves Guild based in Venice, before he and the thieves gradually proceeded with a plan to assassinate the powerful Venetian merchant, [[Emilio Barbarigo]].<ref name="AC2" />
[[File:EMG 1.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio, Rosa, and Antonio meeting at the Thieves Guild]]
Once their preparations had been completed, Ezio left for the [[Palazzo della Seta]], the residence of Emilio. Before slaying the corrupt merchant, however, Ezio observed Emilio meeting with a government official, who informed the former of a Templar gathering to take place in three days at [[Santo Stefano]].<ref name="AC2" />

After assassinating Emilio, Ezio tailed the Templar meeting and overheard discussions of a plan to assassinate the Doge of Venice, [[Giovanni Mocenigo]]. Confused and worried, Ezio decided to meet with [[Antonio de Magianis]], leader of the thieves in Venice, and the two attempted to get Ezio inside of the Doge's palace using a [[Flying Machine]] created by [[Leonardo da Vinci]].<ref name="AC2" />

However, the Assassin was unable to reach the Doge in time to prevent his death, but Ezio did manage to assassinate a fleeing Carlo Grimaldi. After this ordeal, the Templars placed one of their own, [[Marco Barbarigo]], in control of Venice.<ref name="AC2" />

Once brought in as the new Doge, Marco was remarked to be a terrible leader that never left his Palazzo, for fear of the Assassins. Marco could not evade the Assassin forever though, and in 1486, he hosted an annual private ball on [[Carnevale]], for select guests chosen by the Doge. However, there was a [[golden Mask|golden mask]] that allowed one person entrance to the private party, as long as they were able to win it through a series of games.<ref name="AC2" />

[[File:HaB_7.png|thumb|250px|Ezio aiming his Hidden Gun at Marco]]
With this in mind, another one of Ezio's allies in the city, [[Teodora Contanto]], brought Ezio to the Carnevale games, where he competed in four different games, utilizing his special skills to win each game. Despite his victory, [[Silvio Barbarigo]] and his bodyguard, [[Dante Moro]], knew of Ezio's plan, and bribed the host of the games to give the mask to Dante. Angry and desperate, Ezio then headed back and met with Teodora and Antonio, who advised him to steal the mask off of Dante, rather than Ezio's idea of killing him.<ref name="AC2" />

After stealing the golden mask, Ezio headed for the Doge's party, and was allowed in without any hesitation by the guards. However, Dante arrived just after Ezio and searched the crowd, unsuccessfully, for the Assassin. Ezio then emerged as Marco spoke on a boat offshore, and shot him with his [[Hidden Gun]].<ref name="AC2" />
[[File:Unpleasant Events.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio and Antonio meeting with Agostino]]
Following the assassination of Marco Barbarigo and the ascension to power of his brother, [[Agostino Barbarigo]], an ally of the Assassins, Ezio began to search for Silvio Barbarigo, cousin to Agostino, and his bodyguard Dante Moro. Ezio learned that the two had barricaded themselves within a [[Arsenale di Venezia|shipyard]] with two hundred mercenaries accompanying them. In need of support and an ally, Ezio freed the notorious Venetian fighter and strategist, [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]], from a small prison in the military district, and the two plotted to rid the city of Silvio and Dante.<ref name="AC2" />

After discussing a plan to kill both Silvio and Dante, Ezio liberated Bartolomeo's captured mercenaries, and then set them up in strategic points around the city, in order to create chaos and cause Silvio to dispatch some of his men. With Silvio's mercenaries engaged in battles around the city, Bartolomeo and Ezio attacked the arsenal, with Bartolomeo battling Dante and Ezio fending off the guards at the gates. Eventually, Silvio ordered Dante back to the shipyard and sent out his reinforcements, as their Templar ship was about to set sail. However, Bartolomeo and his men fought off Silvio's reinforcements, and bought Ezio enough time to assassinate the two Templars.<ref name="AC2" />

Although Venice was finally freed from its Templar oppression, Ezio learned from a dying Dante 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="AC2" />

Between 1502 and 1503, [[Francesco Vecellio]] and his team of Assassins traveled to Venice to poison the corrupt and [[House of Borgia|Borgia]]-influenced Agostino Barbarigo. Before they left, he made sure that Agostino's successor was on the Assassins' side.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Rome: Chapter 3 - Francesco Vecellio]]</ref>

Later on, in 1512, Ezio and [[Sofia Sartor]] both traveled to Venice after the events in [[Constantinople]], where they were subsequently married.<ref name="ACR novel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel]]''</ref>

===Carnevale===
Venice hosted the famed Carnevale celebrations annually in the southern section of the city. Traditionally, the [[Civilians|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, with the winner of these games being awarded a golden mask that granted entrance to the Doge's personal ball.<ref name="AC2" />

===Modern times===
[[File:Venice- multiplayer.jpg|thumb|250px|Venice, as it appeared in the Animi Training Program]]
In 2012, Venice was used as a simulated location by [[Abstergo Industries]] during the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|first]] and [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|second]] stage of their [[Animi Training Program]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

The simulation centered around the Piazza di San Marco, as well as the nearby docks. Presumably because of high tide, most of the dock area, which largely contained market stalls, was filled with water.

A tall, vaguely L-shaped building separated the two areas, with [[Chase breakers|merchandise lifts]] set up at various points to allow quick access to its roofs. The plaza itself was mostly filled with stalls of varying sizes, at least one of which featured firebreathers, joined by the occasional [[Hiding spots|haystack]].

Venice, 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 the night.

==Landmarks==
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
*Cannaregio District
**[[San Giobbe]]
**[[Madonna dell'Orto]]
*San Polo District
**Palazzo della Seta
**[[Gilda dei Ladri di Venezia|Gilda del Ladri di Venezi]]
**[[Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari]]
**[[Bottega di Leonardo|Bottega di Leonardo a Venezia]]
**[[San Giacomo di Rialto]]
**[[Ponte di Rialto]]
*San Marco District
**Santo Stefano
**[[Torre dell'Orologio]]
**[[Campanile di San Marco]]
**Palazzo Ducale di Venezia
**[[Basilica di San Marco]]
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:48%;">
*Castello District
**[[Scuola Grande di San Marco]]
**[[San Giovanni e Paolo]]
**Arsenale di Venezia
**[[San Zaccaria]]
**[[San Pietro di Castello]]
*Dorsoduro District
**[[Santa Maria dei Carmini]]
**[[Squero di San Trovaso]]
**[[Santa Maria della Visitazione]]
</div>
{{-}}
==Trivia==
*Even after the memories of Carnevale, the citizens continued to celebrate it, albeit without fireworks, in the district of Dorsoduro.
*The guards in Venice were far more skilled than those in Florence, and were also better equipped.
*Venice was the only area where [[horses]] were unable to be used in ''Assassin's Creed II''.
*On the border of the San Polo and San Marco districts, there were two painters who were looking out across the river, yet were both painting a portrait of a person.
* In the Brotherhood multiplayer, Venice had a total of four different glitches unique to the map.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Grandcanal conceptart.png|Concept of the Grand Canal during Carnevale
Acwikivenice02.jpg|Concept of the Piazza San Marco
Assassins-creed-ii-20090923115324881 640w.jpg|Concept of the Arsenale di Venezia
Saint marks basilica.png|The Basilica di San Marco
Ezio overlooking the Grand Canal..jpg|Ezio on the Rialto Bridge overlooking the Grand Canal
Sneakattack from haystack.jpg|Ezio silently taking out a guard
Venice Waterways.jpg|Venetian waterways at night
Basilica di San Marco Square Panoramic.jpg|A panoramic view of the Basilica di San Marco
Venice Canalways Panorama.png|Panoramic View of the canal-ways
Venice MarketPlace Panoramic.jpg|Panoramic view of the marketplace in Venice
Venice Panoramas.png|Panoramic views of Venice
Venice.jpg|A map of Venice
Alliance.jpg|A skirmish in Venice, featuring [[Nobleman (Animi Avatar)|Noblemen]] and [[Smuggler]]s
Venice-Animi-Training-Program.jpg|A map of Venice in the Animi Training Program
Overview of Venice..png|Overview of Venice.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC2}}
{{AC2D}}
{{ACB}}
[[Category:Italy]]
[[Category:Venice| ]]
[[Category:Animi virtual locations]]
[[Category:Primary stage locations]]
[[Category:Secondary stage locations]]

Forlì

2014-06-16T13:34:45Z

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{{Era|AC2|ACB|Renaissance}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{Quote|Take this to Forlì. The Citadel is walled, protected by cannons - and our ally controls it.|[[Mario Auditore]] about Forlì, 1488.|Assassin's Creed II}}
{{Location infobox
|name = Forlì
|image = 4614520019_2b70f32016.jpg
|hidep = No
|state = Forlì
|rulers = [[Caterina Sforza]]
|hideh = No
|founded = Gaius Livius Salinator
|date = 188 B.C.
|hidea = No
|landmark = *[[Palazzo Comunale (Forlì)|Palazzo Comunale]]
*[[Abbazia di San Mercuriale]]
|targets = *[[Checco Orsi]]
*[[Ludovico Orsi]]}}
'''Forlì''' is a city located in the region of [[Romagna]] and the capital of the province of {{Wiki|Province of Forlì-Cesena|Forlì-Cesena}}. During the [[Renaissance]], it was the site of its eponymous battle, the [[Battle of Forlì]].

==History==
===Early development===
Forlì was founded by {{Wiki|Paleolithic}} cavemen in 798,000 B.C.E. who were interested in flint manufacturing, paving the way for its reputation as an industrial center. Forlì's name is derived from the {{Wiki|Roman Empire|Romans}} (''Forum Livii''), who built the city in 188 B.C.E. along the Via Aemilia, one of several roads they laid after pacifying the Gauls in the region.

After the Roman rule, it went from {{Wiki|Lombards|Lombard}} hands into Church control. It became an independent republic in 889, infuriating the Vatican. The Vatican then spent the next 400 years trying to regain control over the city.

===Middle Ages and early Renaissance===
Along with [[Rome]]'s constant machinations, Forlì faced a steady stream of Goth, [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]], Lombard, and Frank marauders for the next few centuries. In addition, it faced annual flooding, which was finally brought under control by diverting nearby rivers away from the city center in 1050.

Forlì became a military dictatorship at the end of the 13th century and power was then was passed to the Ordelaffi family. In 1480, with the Ordelaffi fighting amongst themselves over the chain of succession, [[Sixtus IV|Pope Sixtus IV]] stepped in and gave the city to his nephew, [[Girolamo Riario]].

In 1481, the [[Florence|Florentine]] [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], visited Forlì en route to [[Venice]] along with his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. During the visit, Ezio rescued the countess, [[Caterina Sforza]], from a small island where she was stranded.

===Battle of Forli===
{{Main|Battle of Forli}}
[[File:Godfather 2.png|thumb|250px|Checco and Ludovico threatening Ezio and Caterina]]
In 1488, Caterina hired the Orsi brothers, [[Checco Orsi|Checco]] and [[Ludovico Orsi|Ludovico]], to assassinate her husband, Girolamo Riario. At the time, Girolamo had joined the [[Templars]] and had been developing a map of the locations of the fabled [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] pages.

Later, in 1488, Ezio returned to Forlì along with [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], intending to make the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]], a castle inside the city, a haven for the [[Ezio's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]] obtained from [[Rodrigo Borgia]]. However, before the Apple could be secured, the Orsi brothers, working on behalf of the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]], seized not only Forlì, but also Caterina's two young children, [[Bianca Riario|Bianca]] and [[Ottaviano Riario|Ottaviano]]. The Orsi brothers held them as hostages, intending to trade the children for the Apple.

During the battle, Ezio was able to save the Sforza children and slay Ludovico Orsi easily, but was badly wounded while retrieving the Apple, after being stabbed by a dagger wielded by Checco Orsi. Despite his injuries, Ezio was able to kill Checco as well.

[[File:Warm welcome 7.png|thumb|250px|left|Forlì as the battle begins]]
Ezio, weakened by his injury, fainted. In the confusion that ensued, a black robed monk was able to steal the Apple of Eden still clutched in Ezio's hand.

Following the battle, Caterina nursed Ezio back to health at the [[Palazzo Comunale (Forlì)|Palazzo Communale]]. Ezio learned from [[Darby O'Callahan]] and the monks of the [[Abbazia di San Mercuriale]] that the thief was a Dominican friar by the name of [[Girolamo Savonarola]], whom Ezio [[Bonfire of the Vanities|tracked down and killed]] in [[Florence]], thus once again obtaining the Apple.

After the events of the battle, Forlì fell solely in the hands of Caterina, who fought to prevent the Vatican from re-taking control. Ultimately, however, Caterina perished and Forlì passed into Church hands.

===Modern times===
In 2012, Forlì was used as a simulated training location by [[Abstergo Industries]] during the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|first]] stage of their [[Animi Training Program]].

The simulation depicted the Abbazia di San Mercuriale and the surrounding area, which contained mostly housing, some of it in poor state, as well as plenty of market stalls. Forlì's streets were mostly spacious and long, with little alleyways connecting the more open areas, of which one was dedicated to the keeping of horses, with several stables present, as well as [[Hiding spots|haystacks]] and watering troughs. Due to the low tide, the city drains were empty of water, turning one of the city's wells into a possible escape route.

Forli was not programmed to have aesthetic variations. As a result, it could only be used during the day.

==Landmarks==
*Rocca di Ravaldino
*[[Avamposto Veneziano]]
*Abbazia di San Mercuriale
*Palazzo Comunale

==Trivia==
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'', when the Orsi brothers attack Forlì, Caterina Sforza is forced to order the [[cannons]] to fire at enemy targets inside the town walls. As a result, parts of the city were destroyed.
*After completing the [[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Battle of Forlì]] downloadable content, the [[Flying Machine]] may be used in Forlì at any time.
*There are two [[Glyphs]] in the region of Forlì, one at Avamposto Veneziano and the other at Abbazia di San Mercuriale.
*Forli is depicted in-game as being directly on the coastline. In reality, it is several kilometres away from any large bodies of water.
* In the multiplayer, Forli had a total of five different glitches unique to the map.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
AC2 forli concept.png|Concept art of Forlì
Forli - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Forlì's wetlands
Tutti a Bordo.jpg|Concept art of the shores
Far From the Tree.jpg|Concept art of the countryside surrounding Forlì
AC2 forli axe.jpg|Ezio fighting in the countryside just outside Forlì
BattleofForli4.jpg|Ezio firing his [[Hidden Gun]] in the Rocca di Ravaldino.
ACII-Rocca_di_Ravaldino.png|Rocca di Ravaldino
Avamposto veneziano.jpg|Avamposto Veneziano
Palazzo comunalef.jpg|Palazzo Comunale
Hidden gun in multiplayer.jpg|The [[Prowler]] shooting the [[Barber]] from afar with the Hidden Gun
Multiplayer New 2.jpg|The [[Captain]], having thrown down a [[Bombs#Smoke bombs|smoke bomb]], attempts to escape the [[Harlequin]]
z_9e84395f.jpg|An aerial view of the Forlì map used in the Animi Training Program, with [[chase breakers]] marked
Scan0007-1.jpg|Map of Forlì and the surrounding area</gallery>

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
{{AC2}}
[[Category:Italy]]
[[Category:Forlì| ]]
[[Category:Animi virtual locations]]
[[Category:Primary stage locations]]

Forlì

2014-06-16T13:33:54Z

88.66.115.190: /* Trivia */

{{Era|AC2|ACB|Renaissance}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{Quote|Take this to Forlì. The Citadel is walled, protected by cannons - and our ally controls it.|[[Mario Auditore]] about Forlì, 1488.|Assassin's Creed II}}
{{Location infobox
|name = Forlì
|image = 4614520019_2b70f32016.jpg
|hidep = No
|state = Forlì
|rulers = [[Caterina Sforza]]
|hideh = No
|founded = Gaius Livius Salinator
|date = 188 B.C.
|hidea = No
|landmark = *[[Palazzo Comunale (Forlì)|Palazzo Comunale]]
*[[Abbazia di San Mercuriale]]
|targets = *[[Checco Orsi]]
*[[Ludovico Orsi]]}}
'''Forlì''' is a city located in the region of [[Romagna]] and the capital of the province of {{Wiki|Province of Forlì-Cesena|Forlì-Cesena}}. During the [[Renaissance]], it was the site of its eponymous battle, the [[Battle of Forlì]].

==History==
===Early development===
Forlì was founded by {{Wiki|Paleolithic}} cavemen in 798,000 B.C.E. who were interested in flint manufacturing, paving the way for its reputation as an industrial center. Forlì's name is derived from the {{Wiki|Roman Empire|Romans}} (''Forum Livii''), who built the city in 188 B.C.E. along the Via Aemilia, one of several roads they laid after pacifying the Gauls in the region.

After the Roman rule, it went from {{Wiki|Lombards|Lombard}} hands into Church control. It became an independent republic in 889, infuriating the Vatican. The Vatican then spent the next 400 years trying to regain control over the city.

===Middle Ages and early Renaissance===
Along with [[Rome]]'s constant machinations, Forlì faced a steady stream of Goth, [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]], Lombard, and Frank marauders for the next few centuries. In addition, it faced annual flooding, which was finally brought under control by diverting nearby rivers away from the city center in 1050.

Forlì became a military dictatorship at the end of the 13th century and power was then was passed to the Ordelaffi family. In 1480, with the Ordelaffi fighting amongst themselves over the chain of succession, [[Sixtus IV|Pope Sixtus IV]] stepped in and gave the city to his nephew, [[Girolamo Riario]].

In 1481, the [[Florence|Florentine]] [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], visited Forlì en route to [[Venice]] along with his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. During the visit, Ezio rescued the countess, [[Caterina Sforza]], from a small island where she was stranded.

===Battle of Forli===
{{Main|Battle of Forli}}
[[File:Godfather 2.png|thumb|250px|Checco and Ludovico threatening Ezio and Caterina]]
In 1488, Caterina hired the Orsi brothers, [[Checco Orsi|Checco]] and [[Ludovico Orsi|Ludovico]], to assassinate her husband, Girolamo Riario. At the time, Girolamo had joined the [[Templars]] and had been developing a map of the locations of the fabled [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] pages.

Later, in 1488, Ezio returned to Forlì along with [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], intending to make the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]], a castle inside the city, a haven for the [[Ezio's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]] obtained from [[Rodrigo Borgia]]. However, before the Apple could be secured, the Orsi brothers, working on behalf of the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]], seized not only Forlì, but also Caterina's two young children, [[Bianca Riario|Bianca]] and [[Ottaviano Riario|Ottaviano]]. The Orsi brothers held them as hostages, intending to trade the children for the Apple.

During the battle, Ezio was able to save the Sforza children and slay Ludovico Orsi easily, but was badly wounded while retrieving the Apple, after being stabbed by a dagger wielded by Checco Orsi. Despite his injuries, Ezio was able to kill Checco as well.

[[File:Warm welcome 7.png|thumb|250px|left|Forlì as the battle begins]]
Ezio, weakened by his injury, fainted. In the confusion that ensued, a black robed monk was able to steal the Apple of Eden still clutched in Ezio's hand.

Following the battle, Caterina nursed Ezio back to health at the [[Palazzo Comunale (Forlì)|Palazzo Communale]]. Ezio learned from [[Darby O'Callahan]] and the monks of the [[Abbazia di San Mercuriale]] that the thief was a Dominican friar by the name of [[Girolamo Savonarola]], whom Ezio [[Bonfire of the Vanities|tracked down and killed]] in [[Florence]], thus once again obtaining the Apple.

After the events of the battle, Forlì fell solely in the hands of Caterina, who fought to prevent the Vatican from re-taking control. Ultimately, however, Caterina perished and Forlì passed into Church hands.

===Modern times===
In 2012, Forlì was used as a simulated training location by [[Abstergo Industries]] during the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|first]] stage of their [[Animi Training Program]].

The simulation depicted the Abbazia di San Mercuriale and the surrounding area, which contained mostly housing, some of it in poor state, as well as plenty of market stalls. Forlì's streets were mostly spacious and long, with little alleyways connecting the more open areas, of which one was dedicated to the keeping of horses, with several stables present, as well as [[Hiding spots|haystacks]] and watering troughs. Due to the low tide, the city drains were empty of water, turning one of the city's wells into a possible escape route.

Forli was not programmed to have aesthetic variations. As a result, it could only be used during the day.

==Landmarks==
*Rocca di Ravaldino
*[[Avamposto Veneziano]]
*Abbazia di San Mercuriale
*Palazzo Comunale

==Trivia==
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'', when the Orsi brothers attack Forlì, Caterina Sforza is forced to order the [[cannons]] to fire at enemy targets inside the town walls. As a result, parts of the city were destroyed.
*After completing the [[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Battle of Forlì]] downloadable content, the [[Flying Machine]] may be used in Forlì at any time.
*There are two [[Glyphs]] in the region of Forlì, one at Avamposto Veneziano and the other at Abbazia di San Mercuriale.
*Forli is depicted in-game as being directly on the coastline. In reality, it is several kilometres away from any large bodies of water.
* In the multiplayer, Forli had a total of four different glitches unique to the map.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
AC2 forli concept.png|Concept art of Forlì
Forli - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Forlì's wetlands
Tutti a Bordo.jpg|Concept art of the shores
Far From the Tree.jpg|Concept art of the countryside surrounding Forlì
AC2 forli axe.jpg|Ezio fighting in the countryside just outside Forlì
BattleofForli4.jpg|Ezio firing his [[Hidden Gun]] in the Rocca di Ravaldino.
ACII-Rocca_di_Ravaldino.png|Rocca di Ravaldino
Avamposto veneziano.jpg|Avamposto Veneziano
Palazzo comunalef.jpg|Palazzo Comunale
Hidden gun in multiplayer.jpg|The [[Prowler]] shooting the [[Barber]] from afar with the Hidden Gun
Multiplayer New 2.jpg|The [[Captain]], having thrown down a [[Bombs#Smoke bombs|smoke bomb]], attempts to escape the [[Harlequin]]
z_9e84395f.jpg|An aerial view of the Forlì map used in the Animi Training Program, with [[chase breakers]] marked
Scan0007-1.jpg|Map of Forlì and the surrounding area</gallery>

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
{{AC2}}
[[Category:Italy]]
[[Category:Forlì| ]]
[[Category:Animi virtual locations]]
[[Category:Primary stage locations]]

Rome

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{{Era|AC|AC2|ACB|ACR|AC3|PL|2book|Bbook|Rbook|FC|ACL|ASD}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{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 = Papal States, [[Italy]]
|rulers = [[Papacy]]
|factions = [[Templars]] [[Assassins]] [[Thieves]] [[Courtesans]] [[Mercenaries]] [[House of Borgia]] [[Followers of Romulus]]
|founded = Romulus and Remus
|date = 753 BCE
|landmark = [[Colosseo|Colosseum]] [[Cappella Sistina|Sistine Chapel]] [[Castel Sant'Angelo]]
|flags = 101 [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] [[flags]]
|targets = [[Gaius Julius Caesar]] [[Rodrigo Borgia]] [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]] [[Octavian de Valois]] [[Micheletto Corella]] [[Il Carnefice]] [[Malfatto]] [[Silvestro Sabbatini]] [[Lia de Russo]] [[Lanz]] [[Donato Mancini]] [[Ristoro|Brother Ristoro]] [[Gaspar de la Croix]] [[Auguste Oberlin]]}}
'''Rome''', or '''Roma''' to its residents, 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]].

==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 45 BCE, [[Gaius Julius Caesar]] was 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===
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 [[Cappella Sistina|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 [[Colosseo]], the [[Passetto di Borgo]], the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]] and the Cappella Sistina.<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 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''.
* In the Brotherhood multiplayer, the Rome maps had a total of four different glitches unique to the map.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
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 rome concept.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
Rome rooftops.jpg|Roman rooftops at night
Romedusk.jpg|Panoramic view of Rome at dusk
Rome AC2 Panoramas.png
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC}}
{{AC2}}
{{ACB}}
{{AC3}}
[[Category:Italy]]
[[Category:Rome]]
[[Category:Cities in Ancient Rome]]
[[Category:Templar headquarters]]
[[Category:Animi virtual locations]]
[[Category:Primary stage locations]]
[[Category:Secondary stage locations]]
[[Category:Capital cities]]

Rome

2014-06-16T13:31:49Z

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{{Era|AC|AC2|ACB|ACR|AC3|PL|2book|Bbook|Rbook|FC|ACL|ASD}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{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 = Papal States, [[Italy]]
|rulers = [[Papacy]]
|factions = [[Templars]] [[Assassins]] [[Thieves]] [[Courtesans]] [[Mercenaries]] [[House of Borgia]] [[Followers of Romulus]]
|founded = Romulus and Remus
|date = 753 BCE
|landmark = [[Colosseo|Colosseum]] [[Cappella Sistina|Sistine Chapel]] [[Castel Sant'Angelo]]
|flags = 101 [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] [[flags]]
|targets = [[Gaius Julius Caesar]] [[Rodrigo Borgia]] [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]] [[Octavian de Valois]] [[Micheletto Corella]] [[Il Carnefice]] [[Malfatto]] [[Silvestro Sabbatini]] [[Lia de Russo]] [[Lanz]] [[Donato Mancini]] [[Ristoro|Brother Ristoro]] [[Gaspar de la Croix]] [[Auguste Oberlin]]}}
'''Rome''', or '''Roma''' to its residents, 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]].

==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 45 BCE, [[Gaius Julius Caesar]] was 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===
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 [[Cappella Sistina|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 [[Colosseo]], the [[Passetto di Borgo]], the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]] and the Cappella Sistina.<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 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''.
* In the Brotherhood multiplayer, the Rome maps had a total of three different glitches unique to the map.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
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 rome concept.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
Rome rooftops.jpg|Roman rooftops at night
Romedusk.jpg|Panoramic view of Rome at dusk
Rome AC2 Panoramas.png
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC}}
{{AC2}}
{{ACB}}
{{AC3}}
[[Category:Italy]]
[[Category:Rome]]
[[Category:Cities in Ancient Rome]]
[[Category:Templar headquarters]]
[[Category:Animi virtual locations]]
[[Category:Primary stage locations]]
[[Category:Secondary stage locations]]
[[Category:Capital cities]]

Courtesan (Animi Avatar)

2014-06-16T13:28:49Z

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{{Era|ACB|ACR}}
{{Youmay|the Animi Avatar|[[Courtesans|the faction]]}}
{{Quote|As beautiful as she is lethal, the Courtesan is most commonly known for her ability to set upon her quarry long before they are aware they are even being hunted. She is capable of maintaining a low profile despite her otherwise note-worthy appearance due to her apparent choice of occupation.|Description of the Courtesan.}}
[[File:Acb_mp_r_01_courtesan.png|thumb|200px|right|The Courtesan]]
The '''Courtesan''' (harvested from: '''[[Fiora Cavazza]]/[[Fabiola Cavazza]]''') was an Animi Avatar, used by [[Abstergo Industries]] to train the recruits in the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|first]] and [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|second stage]] of their [[Animi Training Program]]. She wielded a [[Multiplayer weapons (Brotherhood)#Fan|bladed fan]] as her primary weapon, and was capable of killing by unfolding it or clasping it as a dagger.

==Unique moves==
The Courtesan had several unique moves:

'''''(First Low Profile, Front)'''''

Casually walking up to her target, the Courtesan suddenly springs up onto her tiptoes with surprising force. She then uses this momentum to open up her bladed fan and rapidly slices her victim's throat, following which they collapse to the ground, choking on their own blood.

'''''(Second Low Profile, Front)'''''

Stealthily approaching her target from the front, the Courtesan savagely kicks their left leg. As they clutch their injured limb, she reaches for her bladed fan, still folded, and then slashes her victim across the side of the abdomen with the fan's spine. The Courtesan then swiftly follows up this attack by impaling her target's spine with her weapon, before storing it as they collapse, paralysed and bleeding out.

'''''(First Low Profile, Back)'''''

Quietly nearing her target from behind, the Courtesan reaches for her bladed fan, though they notice her presence and look over their shoulder towards her. She then takes the opportunity to pull out her weapon and rapidly slash her victim's throat, sending them twirling to the ground, before putting her fan back at her waist.

'''''(Second Low Profile, Back)'''''

Quietly sneaking up to her unsuspecting target, the Courtesan suddenly and viciously stabs them in the back with her folded fan's spine. Before her victim can react in any way, she spins and slashes the newly inflicted wound, severing their spine at the same time. She then puts away her fan, satisfied that her target is dead.

'''''(High Profile, Front)'''''

Dashing towards her target from the front, the Courtesan leaps upward, spinning in the air like a pirouette, while taking out her bladed fan and slashing their throat. She then lands daintily on her feet and restores her fan to its holder, while her victim's dead body lies on the floor.

'''''(High Profile, Back)'''''

Sprinting up to her target from behind, the Courtesan rolls over their back with her legs extended in the air, before landing on her knees in front of them. Then, while her victim is still dazed, she whips out her bladed fan and severs their neck to the bone, before calmly returning her fan to its holster and walking away.

'''''(First Bench Kill)'''''

Innocuously approaching her seated target, the Courtesan tilts their face up by the chin and stares almost sensuously into their eyes, before suddenly taking her bladed fan and slashing them across the neck. Her victim stands and grasps at their throat to stop the bleeding, but by then it is already too late, with their dead body collapsing to the ground.

'''''(Second Bench Kill)'''''

Grabbing her seated target's foot, the Courtesan drags them off the bench until their head rests against it. Before they can do anything to defend themselves, she forcefully kicks them in the face, violently sending their head backwards and breaking her victim's neck on the bench behind them.

'''''(First Aerial Kill)'''''

Pouncing on her target from above, the Courtesan skillfully lands on them to cushion her fall. After this, she unfolds her bladed fan, before bringing it back around to slash at their neck. The Courtesan then retracts her fan to store it back in its holster, walking away and leaving her victim to die from the fatal wound.

'''''(Second Aerial Kill)'''''

Leaping from above, the Courtesan takes out her folded fan, before landing onto her target and embedding her fan's spine into the side of their head. She then removes her weapon from her victim's skull and stands up, storing it at her waist.

==Taunts==
*''"Huh? Let me tell you a secret!"''
*''"You hideous creature!''"
*''"Ah! Lovers' quarrel!"''

==Customization==
===First stage===
The Courtesan could be customized in several ways:

Colors:
*Basic: White.
*Extra 1: Pink.
*Extra 2: Teal blue.
*Extra 3: Black.

Gear:
*Advanced: Added laces on her chest, with black straps on her right leg, and a shackle bracelet on her right wrist.
*Superior: An added Renaissance mask with a flower hairpiece, and a tied ribbon necklace.
*Elite: All pink sections of her clothing and gloves were changed to black, aside from a pink stripe down the bottom of her robes.

===Second stage===
In the second stage of the Animi Training Program, the Courtesan was not customizable, alongside the [[Ottoman Doctor]], the [[Ottoman Jester]] and the [[Knight]].

==Trivia==
*The Courtesan could only be unlocked in the second stage if any amount of experience was earned in the first stage of the Animi Training Program.
*In the [[Assassin's Creed III|console stage]] of [[Abstergo Entertainment]]'s [[Animus]] technology, parts of the Courtesan's initial customization pieces were added as a costume for the [[Lady Maverick]]. Accompanying this, an additional title, emblem and relic were awarded alongside the costume, for those who had took part in the Animi Training Program's first stage.
* The Courtesan is one of the most popular characters among veterans. Most say that this is due to a YouTuber by the name of "Neenkin" using her a lot.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
The Courtesan concept illustration.jpg|Early development art of the Courtesan
Courtesan Artwork.jpg|Concept art of the Courtesan
Alternative courtesan concept art.jpg|Alternate concept art for the Courtesan, displaying her Elite gear
Courtesan_02.jpg|Official artwork for the Courtesan
Coutesan in-game concept.JPG|In-game concept art for the Courtesan
Multiplayer screenshot 4.jpg|The Courtesan finishing off the [[Executioner]]
Multiplayer Capture 1.jpg|The Courtesan assassinating the [[Priest (disambiguation)|Priest]]
courtesan_colors.jpg|The Courtesan's colors
courtesan_gear.jpg|The Courtesan's gear
</gallery>

==References==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
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