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	\|birth = 15 or 16 September 1254<br>[[Venice]], [[Republic of Venice]]		\|birth = 15 or 16 September 1254<br>[[Venice]], [[Republic of Venice]]
	\|death = 8 or 9 January 1324 (aged 69)<br>Venice, Republic of Venice		\|death = 8 or 9 January 1324 {{c\|aged 69}}<br>Venice, Republic of Venice
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	'''Marco Polo''' (1254 – 1324) was a [[Venice\|Venetian]] explorer and [[merchant]], as well as a member of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]]. He was well educated, learning merchant subjects including foreign currency, appraising, and the handling of cargo [[ship]]s.		'''Marco Polo''' (1254 – 1324) was a [[Venice\|Venetian]] explorer and [[merchant]], as well as a member of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]]. He was well educated, learning merchant subjects including foreign currency, appraising, and the handling of cargo [[ship]]s.

	Marco served an important role in the Brotherhood as he ensured the recovery of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|codex]] from the [[Mongol Empire\|Mongols]]. He also played a key role in the formation of the [[House of Auditore\|Auditore family]], who would become the leading body of the Italian Assassins.		Marco served an important role in the Brotherhood as he ensured the recovery of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|codex]] from the [[Mongol Empire\|Mongols]]. He also played a key role in the formation of the [[House of Auditore\|Auditore family]], who would become the leading body of the Italian Assassins during the [[Renaissance]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	Marco was born in 1254 in Venice. His mother died only a few weeks after his birth, leaving him in the care of his aunt, Flora, and paternal grandfather, Andrea.<ref name="EchoesOfHistory">''[[Echoes of History\|Echoes of History: Behind the Legends]]'' – Episode 8: Niccolo and Maffeo Polo</ref> His father and uncle, [[Niccolò Polo\|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]], respectively, were merchants of the [[Silk Road]] and were often away on journeys to [[China]] throughout his childhood.		Marco was born in 1254 in Venice. His mother died only a few weeks after his birth, leaving him in the care of his aunt, Flora, and paternal grandfather, Andrea.<ref name="EchoesOfHistory">''[[Echoes of History\|Echoes of History: Behind the Legends]]'' – Episode 8: Niccolo and Maffeo Polo</ref> His father and uncle, [[Niccolò Polo\|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]], respectively, were merchants of the [[Silk Road]] and were often away on journeys to [[China]] throughout his childhood.

	In 1269, the Polo brothers returned to Venice and Marco met his father for the first time. His father and uncle had fled from the Mongols' 1257 [[Fall of Masyaf\|attack]] on the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]]' home of [[Masyaf]]—where the Polos had stayed at invitation of the Assassin [[Mentor]] Altaïr—to [[Constantinople]], where they hid five [[Masyaf Key\|ancient keys]] ~~he had~~ given them before starting ~~the long~~ journey back home. The trio founded ~~another~~ Assassin Guild in [[Italy]]<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> and Marco himself was raised to become an Assassin.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>		In 1269, the Polo brothers returned to Venice and Marco met his father for the first time. His father and uncle had fled from the Mongols' 1257 [[Fall of Masyaf\|attack]] on the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]]' home of [[Masyaf]]—where the Polos had stayed at the invitation of the Assassin [[Mentor]] Altaïr—to [[Constantinople]], where they hid five [[Masyaf Key\|ancient keys]] given to Altaïr them before starting their journey back home. The trio founded a new [[Assassin Guild]] in [[Italy]],<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> and Marco himself was raised to become an Assassin.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

	===Retrieving the Codex===		===Retrieving the Codex===
	[[File:ACM Marco Polo 2.png\|thumb\|~~250px\|left~~\|Marco, hardened by twenty years of travel throughout Asia.]]		[[File:ACM Marco Polo 2.png\|thumb\|220px\|Marco, hardened by twenty years of travel throughout Asia]]
	In November 1271, Marco accompanied his father and uncle in another journey to China. They arrived in May 1275, and after meeting the Mongol leader [[Kublai Khan]], Marco became a member of the Khan's court.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Marco served the Khan for 17 years, traveling around China and performing errands. However, he never forgot his Assassin roots, and when the time was right, he sneaked into the Khan's vault in {{Wiki\|Shangdu}} and retrieved Altaïr's lost codex that had been claimed as war prize,<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[~~Database: Retrieving the Codex~~]]~~</ref> taking it with him when he returned to Venice in 1295.<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''~~</ref>		In November 1271, Marco accompanied his father and uncle in another journey to China. They arrived in May 1275, and after meeting the Mongol leader [[Kublai Khan]], Marco became a member of the Khan's court.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Paying Respects]]</ref>

	In Venice, Marco became the patron of a [[Domenico Auditore's father\|fellow Assassin]] and his son, who would later take on the name [[Domenico Auditore]]. One afternoon in the summer of 1296, Marco called Domenico into his study, at which point Domenico's father revealed that he was an Assassin. Marco told Domenico that he would start his [[Assassin apprentice\|apprenticeship]] with [[Dante Alighieri]] and that he would carry Dante across the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to [[Spain]]; unbeknownst to Domenico at that point, this trip was primarily intended to bring ~~the~~ codex to safety deeper in [[Europe]].<ref name="AC2"/>		Marco served the Khan for 17 years, traveling around China and performing errands. However, he never forgot his Assassin roots, and when the time was right, he sneaked into the Khan's vault in {{Wiki\|Shangdu}} and retrieved Altaïr's lost codex that had been claimed as a war prize,<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Retrieving the Codex]]</ref> taking it with him when he returned to Venice in 1295.<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

			In Venice, Marco became the patron of a [[Domenico Auditore's father\|fellow Assassin]] and his son, who would later take on the name [[Domenico Auditore]]. One afternoon in the summer of 1296, Marco called Domenico into his study, at which point Domenico's father revealed that he was an Assassin. Marco told Domenico that he would start his [[Assassin apprentice\|apprenticeship]] with [[Dante Alighieri]] and that he would carry Dante across the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to [[Spain]]; unbeknownst to Domenico at that point, this trip was primarily intended to bring Altaïr's codex to safety deeper in [[Europe]].<ref name="AC2"/>

	===Dictating his travels===		===Dictating his travels===
	In 1298, Marco was captured as a prisoner-of-war in [[Genoa]] after participating in the {{Wiki\|War of Curzola}}. While in prison, he fascinated his cellmate, the poet {{Wiki\|Rustichello da Pisa}}, with tales of his adventures. Although initially skeptical, Rustichello transcribed Marco's tales, and together, they co-authored ''[[The Travels of Marco Polo]]''. Published around 1300, a year after Marco was released from prison,<ref name="WP">{{WP\|Marco Polo}}</ref> the travelogue was met with equal amount praise and skepticism; the [[Florence\|Florentine]] scribe Amelio Bonaguidi annotated the manuscript, calling out Marco for his outlandish lies.<ref name="EchoesOfHistory"/>		In 1298, Marco was captured as a prisoner-of-war in [[Genoa]] after participating in the {{Wiki\|War of Curzola}}. While in prison, he fascinated his cellmate, the poet {{Wiki\|Rustichello da Pisa}}, with tales of his adventures. Although initially skeptical, Rustichello transcribed Marco's tales, and together, they co-authored ''[[The Travels of Marco Polo]]''. Published around 1300, a year after Marco was released from prison,<ref name="WP">{{WP\|Marco Polo}}</ref> the travelogue was met with equal amount praise and skepticism; the [[Florence\|Florentine]] scribe Amelio Bonaguidi annotated the manuscript, calling out Marco for his outlandish lies.<ref name="EchoesOfHistory"/>

	===Later life===		===Later life and death===
	In 1321, Dante was murdered by the [[Templars]],<ref name="AC2"/> the Assassins' [[Assassin-Templar War\|archrivals]] who had ~~in fact~~ gone underground following their public "[[Persecution of the Templars\|eradication]]" ~~nearly 15 years~~ earlier ~~under the [[France\|French]] King [[Philip IV of France\|Philip IV]]~~.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref> When Domenico came to inform his father and Marco of Dante's death, he was rushed into the study and both of them informed Domenico of the Templars' existence. They told Domenico to quickly sail to Spain with the codex, and while ushering Domenico out the door, Marco gave ~~Domenico~~ a piece of paper with his own bank account number on it, telling him that he could draw on his credit at any bank in Italy.<ref name="AC2"/> In late 1323, Marco became ill. ~~Marco~~ died on 8 or 9 January 1324, killed by the Templars. After Marco's death, Domenico used Marco's funds to ~~resettle~~ in Florence, where he became a nobleman and took on the name "Auditore".<ref name="AC2"/>		In 1321, Dante was murdered by the [[Templars]],<ref name="AC2"/> the Assassins' [[Assassin-Templar War\|archrivals]] who had gone underground following their public "[[Persecution of the Templars\|eradication]]" a decade earlier.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref> When Domenico came to inform his father and Marco of Dante's death, he was rushed into the study and both of them informed Domenico of the Templars' existence. They told Domenico to quickly sail to Spain with the Altaïr's codex, and while ushering Domenico out the door, Marco gave himo a piece of paper with his own bank account number on it, telling him that he could draw on his credit at any bank in Italy.<ref name="AC2"/>

			In late 1323, Marco became ill. He died several weeks later, on 8 or 9 January 1324, killed by the Templars alongside Domenico's father. After his father and Marco's death, Domenico used Marco's funds to settle in [[Florence]], where he became a nobleman and took on the name "Auditore".<ref name="AC2" />

	===Legacy===		===Legacy===
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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	In ''Watch Dogs'', another [[Ubisoft]] game, Marco Polo and his Assassin affiliation are talked about during a phone conversation.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=WIlqWpM9pb4\|text=marco polo in watch dogs?\|channel=channel/UCYSR0aLpIz8L0xXJSJ4Zkzw\|channelname=Gamer Kampong}}</ref>		In ''{{Wiki\|Watch Dogs (video game)\|Watch Dogs}}'', another [[Ubisoft]] game, Marco Polo and his Assassin affiliation are talked about during a phone conversation.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=WIlqWpM9pb4\|text=marco polo in watch dogs?\|channel=channel/UCYSR0aLpIz8L0xXJSJ4Zkzw\|channelname=Gamer Kampong}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	Marco was born in 1254 in Venice. His mother died only a few weeks after his birth, leaving him in the care of his aunt, Flora, and paternal grandfather, Andrea.<ref name="EchoesOfHistory">''[[Echoes of History\|Echoes of History: Behind the Legends]]'' – Episode 8: Niccolo and Maffeo Polo</ref> His father and uncle, [[Niccolò Polo\|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]], respectively, were merchants of the [[Silk Road]] and were often away on journeys to [[China]] throughout his childhood.		Marco was born in 1254 in Venice. His mother died only a few weeks after his birth, leaving him in the care of his aunt, Flora, and paternal grandfather, Andrea.<ref name="EchoesOfHistory">''[[Echoes of History\|Echoes of History: Behind the Legends]]'' – Episode 8: Niccolo and Maffeo Polo</ref> His father and uncle, [[Niccolò Polo\|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]], respectively, were merchants of the [[Silk Road]] and were often away on journeys to [[China]] throughout his childhood.

	In 1269, the Polo brothers returned to Venice and Marco met his father for the first time. His father and uncle had fled from the Mongols' 1257 [[Fall of Masyaf\|attack]] on the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]]' home of [[Masyaf]]—where the Polos had stayed at invitation of the Assassin [[Mentor]] Altaïr—to in [[Constantinople]], where they hid five [[Masyaf Key\|ancient keys]] he had given them before starting the long journey back home. The trio founded another Assassin Guild in [[Italy]]<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> and Marco himself was raised to become an Assassin.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>		In 1269, the Polo brothers returned to Venice and Marco met his father for the first time. His father and uncle had fled from the Mongols' 1257 [[Fall of Masyaf\|attack]] on the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]]' home of [[Masyaf]]—where the Polos had stayed at invitation of the Assassin [[Mentor]] Altaïr—to [[Constantinople]], where they hid five [[Masyaf Key\|ancient keys]] he had given them before starting the long journey back home. The trio founded another Assassin Guild in [[Italy]]<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> and Marco himself was raised to become an Assassin.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

	===Retrieving the Codex===		===Retrieving the Codex===

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	Marco was born in 1254 in Venice. His mother died only a few weeks after his birth, leaving him in the care of his aunt, Flora, and paternal grandfather, Andrea.<ref name="EchoesOfHistory">''[[Echoes of History\|Echoes of History: Behind the Legends]]'' – Episode 8: Niccolo and Maffeo Polo</ref> His father and uncle, [[Niccolò Polo\|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]], respectively, were merchants of the [[Silk Road]] and were often away on journeys to [[China]] throughout his childhood.		Marco was born in 1254 in Venice. His mother died only a few weeks after his birth, leaving him in the care of his aunt, Flora, and paternal grandfather, Andrea.<ref name="EchoesOfHistory">''[[Echoes of History\|Echoes of History: Behind the Legends]]'' – Episode 8: Niccolo and Maffeo Polo</ref> His father and uncle, [[Niccolò Polo\|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]], respectively, were merchants of the [[Silk Road]] and were often away on journeys to [[China]] throughout his childhood.

	In 1269, the Polo brothers returned to Venice and Marco met his father for the first time. His father and uncle had fled from the Mongols' 1257 [[Fall of Masyaf\|attack]] on the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]]' home of [[Masyaf]]~~-where~~ the Polos had stayed at invitation of the Assassin [[Mentor]] ~~Altaïr, then~~ in [[Constantinople]], where they hid five [[Masyaf Key\|ancient keys]] he had given them before starting the long journey back home. The trio founded another Assassin Guild in [[Italy]]<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> and Marco himself was raised to become an Assassin.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>		In 1269, the Polo brothers returned to Venice and Marco met his father for the first time. His father and uncle had fled from the Mongols' 1257 [[Fall of Masyaf\|attack]] on the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]]' home of [[Masyaf]]—where the Polos had stayed at invitation of the Assassin [[Mentor]] Altaïr—to in [[Constantinople]], where they hid five [[Masyaf Key\|ancient keys]] he had given them before starting the long journey back home. The trio founded another Assassin Guild in [[Italy]]<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> and Marco himself was raised to become an Assassin.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

	===Retrieving the Codex===		===Retrieving the Codex===

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	'''Marco Polo''' (1254 – 1324) was a [[Venice\|Venetian]] explorer and [[merchant]] ~~and~~ a member of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]]. He was well educated, learning merchant subjects including foreign currency, appraising, and the handling of cargo [[ship]]s.		'''Marco Polo''' (1254 – 1324) was a [[Venice\|Venetian]] explorer and [[merchant]], as well as a member of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]]. He was well educated, learning merchant subjects including foreign currency, appraising, and the handling of cargo [[ship]]s.

	Marco served an important role in the Brotherhood as he ensured the recovery of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|codex]] from the [[Mongol Empire\|Mongols]]. He also played a key role in the formation of the [[House of Auditore\|Auditore family]], who would become the leading body of the Italian Assassins.		Marco served an important role in the Brotherhood as he ensured the recovery of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|codex]] from the [[Mongol Empire\|Mongols]]. He also played a key role in the formation of the [[House of Auditore\|Auditore family]], who would become the leading body of the Italian Assassins.
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	Marco was born in 1254 in Venice. His mother died only a few weeks after his birth, leaving him in the care of his aunt, Flora, and paternal grandfather, Andrea.<ref name="EchoesOfHistory">''[[Echoes of History\|Echoes of History: Behind the Legends]]'' – Episode 8: Niccolo and Maffeo Polo</ref> His father and uncle, [[Niccolò Polo\|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]], respectively, were merchants of the [[Silk Road]] and were often away on journeys to [[China]] throughout his childhood.		Marco was born in 1254 in Venice. His mother died only a few weeks after his birth, leaving him in the care of his aunt, Flora, and paternal grandfather, Andrea.<ref name="EchoesOfHistory">''[[Echoes of History\|Echoes of History: Behind the Legends]]'' – Episode 8: Niccolo and Maffeo Polo</ref> His father and uncle, [[Niccolò Polo\|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]], respectively, were merchants of the [[Silk Road]] and were often away on journeys to [[China]] throughout his childhood.

	In 1269, the Polo brothers returned to Venice and Marco met his father for the first time. His father and uncle had fled from the Mongols' 1257 [[Fall of Masyaf\|attack]] on the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]]' home of [[Masyaf]]~~—where~~ the Polos had stayed at invitation of the Assassin [[Mentor]] ~~Altaïr—to~~ [[Constantinople]], where they hid five [[Masyaf Key\|ancient keys]] he had given them before starting the long journey back home. The trio founded another Assassin Guild in [[Italy]]<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> and Marco himself was raised to become an Assassin.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>		In 1269, the Polo brothers returned to Venice and Marco met his father for the first time. His father and uncle had fled from the Mongols' 1257 [[Fall of Masyaf\|attack]] on the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]]' home of [[Masyaf]]-where the Polos had stayed at invitation of the Assassin [[Mentor]] Altaïr, then in [[Constantinople]], where they hid five [[Masyaf Key\|ancient keys]] he had given them before starting the long journey back home. The trio founded another Assassin Guild in [[Italy]]<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> and Marco himself was raised to become an Assassin.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

	===Retrieving the Codex===		===Retrieving the Codex===
	[[File:ACM Marco Polo 2.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Marco, hardened by twenty years of travel throughout Asia.]]		[[File:ACM Marco Polo 2.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Marco, hardened by twenty years of travel throughout Asia.]]
	In November 1271, Marco accompanied his father and uncle in another journey to China. They ~~reached it~~ in May 1275, and after meeting the Mongol leader [[Kublai Khan]], Marco became a member of the Khan's court.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Marco served the Khan for 17 years, traveling around China and performing errands. However, he never forgot his Assassin roots, and when the time was right, he sneaked into the Khan's vault in {{Wiki\|Shangdu}} and retrieved Altaïr's lost codex that had been claimed as war prize,<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Retrieving the Codex]]</ref> taking it with him when he returned to Venice in 1295.<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>		In November 1271, Marco accompanied his father and uncle in another journey to China. They arrived in May 1275, and after meeting the Mongol leader [[Kublai Khan]], Marco became a member of the Khan's court.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Marco served the Khan for 17 years, traveling around China and performing errands. However, he never forgot his Assassin roots, and when the time was right, he sneaked into the Khan's vault in {{Wiki\|Shangdu}} and retrieved Altaïr's lost codex that had been claimed as war prize,<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Retrieving the Codex]]</ref> taking it with him when he returned to Venice in 1295.<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

	In Venice, Marco became the patron of a fellow Assassin and his son, who would later take on the name [[Domenico Auditore]]. One afternoon in the summer of 1296, Marco called Domenico into his study, at which point Domenico's father revealed that he was an Assassin. Marco told Domenico that he would start his [[Assassin apprentice\|apprenticeship]] with [[Dante Alighieri]] and that he would carry Dante across the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to [[Spain]]; unbeknownst to Domenico at that point, this trip was primarily intended to bring the codex to safety deeper in [[Europe]].<ref name="AC2"/>		In Venice, Marco became the patron of a [[Domenico Auditore's father\|fellow Assassin]] and his son, who would later take on the name [[Domenico Auditore]]. One afternoon in the summer of 1296, Marco called Domenico into his study, at which point Domenico's father revealed that he was an Assassin. Marco told Domenico that he would start his [[Assassin apprentice\|apprenticeship]] with [[Dante Alighieri]] and that he would carry Dante across the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to [[Spain]]; unbeknownst to Domenico at that point, this trip was primarily intended to bring the codex to safety deeper in [[Europe]].<ref name="AC2"/>

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	In 1321, Dante was murdered by the [[Templars]],<ref name="AC2"/> the Assassins' [[Assassin-Templar War\|archrivals]] who had in fact gone underground following their public "[[Persecution of the Templars\|eradication]]" nearly 15 years earlier under the [[France\|French]] King [[Philip IV of France\|Philip IV]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref> When Domenico came to inform his father and Marco of Dante's death, he was rushed into the study and both of them informed Domenico of the Templars' existence. They told Domenico to quickly sail to Spain with the codex, and while ushering Domenico out the door, Marco gave Domenico a piece of paper with his own bank account number on it, telling him that he could draw on his credit at any bank in Italy.<ref name="AC2"/> In late 1323, Marco became ill. Marco died on 8 or 9 January 1324, killed by the Templars. After Marco's death, Domenico used Marco's funds to resettle in Florence, where ~~his~~ became a nobleman and took on the name "Auditore".<ref name="AC2"/>		In 1321, Dante was murdered by the [[Templars]],<ref name="AC2"/> the Assassins' [[Assassin-Templar War\|archrivals]] who had in fact gone underground following their public "[[Persecution of the Templars\|eradication]]" nearly 15 years earlier under the [[France\|French]] King [[Philip IV of France\|Philip IV]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref> When Domenico came to inform his father and Marco of Dante's death, he was rushed into the study and both of them informed Domenico of the Templars' existence. They told Domenico to quickly sail to Spain with the codex, and while ushering Domenico out the door, Marco gave Domenico a piece of paper with his own bank account number on it, telling him that he could draw on his credit at any bank in Italy.<ref name="AC2"/> In late 1323, Marco became ill. Marco died on 8 or 9 January 1324, killed by the Templars. After Marco's death, Domenico used Marco's funds to resettle in Florence, where he became a nobleman and took on the name "Auditore".<ref name="AC2"/>

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	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

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	In 1298, Marco was captured as a prisoner-of-war in [[Genoa]] after participating in the {{Wiki\|War of Curzola}}. While in prison, he fascinated his cellmate, the poet {{Wiki\|Rustichello da Pisa}}, with tales of his adventures. Although initially skeptical, Rustichello transcribed Marco's tales, and together, they co-authored ''[[The Travels of Marco Polo]]''. Published around 1300, a year after Marco was released from prison,<ref name="WP">{{WP\|Marco Polo}}</ref> the travelogue was met with equal amount praise and skepticism; the [[Florence\|Florentine]] scribe ~~Adeo~~ Bonaguidi annotated the manuscript, calling out Marco for his outlandish lies.<ref name="EchoesOfHistory"/>		In 1298, Marco was captured as a prisoner-of-war in [[Genoa]] after participating in the {{Wiki\|War of Curzola}}. While in prison, he fascinated his cellmate, the poet {{Wiki\|Rustichello da Pisa}}, with tales of his adventures. Although initially skeptical, Rustichello transcribed Marco's tales, and together, they co-authored ''[[The Travels of Marco Polo]]''. Published around 1300, a year after Marco was released from prison,<ref name="WP">{{WP\|Marco Polo}}</ref> the travelogue was met with equal amount praise and skepticism; the [[Florence\|Florentine]] scribe Amelio Bonaguidi annotated the manuscript, calling out Marco for his outlandish lies.<ref name="EchoesOfHistory"/>

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