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	The Mercato was first established in [[Rome\|Roman]] times, as the city of the [[Roman Forum\|Forum]], and it was only in 1030 that the landmark was first documented as a marketplace. Staple foods from the countryside, like grain, were the most popular goods sold, followed by wool.<ref name="Database" />		The Mercato was first established in [[Rome\|Roman]] times, as the city of the [[Roman Forum\|Forum]], and it was only in 1030 that the landmark was first documented as a marketplace. Staple foods from the countryside, like grain, were the most popular goods sold, followed by wool.<ref name="Database" />

			In May 1519, members of the local chapter of the [[Assassins]] visited the marketplace<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Portfolio 37</ref> as part of their search for the clues to the [[haven]]s [[Leonardo da Vinci]] hid in the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]''</ref> One of the Assassins' informants tracked down a few fragments of the ''[[Annunciation]]'' painting to a merchant operating in the Mercato,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Card 079</ref> leading the Brotherhood to retrieving two pieces from his locked chest.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Card 076</ref>

	The landmark was also displayed in the virtual training map of Florence, which was used by [[Abstergo Industries]] to train the recruits in the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood\|first]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> and [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|second stage]] of the [[Animi Training Program]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>		The landmark was also displayed in the virtual training map of Florence, which was used by [[Abstergo Industries]] to train the recruits in the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood\|first]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> and [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|second stage]] of the [[Animi Training Program]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]''

	==References==		==References==

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	The '''Mercato Vecchio''', or '''Republic Square''', was a marketplace in [[Florence]] during the [[Renaissance]].		The '''Mercato Vecchio''', or '''Republic Square''', was a marketplace in [[Florence]] during the [[Renaissance]].

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	The '''Mercato Vecchio''', or '''Republic Square''', was a marketplace in [[Florence]] during the [[Renaissance]].		The '''Mercato Vecchio''', or '''Republic Square''', was a marketplace in [[Florence]] during the [[Renaissance]].

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	==History==		==History==
	The center of Florentine business, the Mercato Vecchio served all of the shopping needs of the city. To quote ~~{{Wiki\|~~Antonio Pucci}}, a 14th-century Florentine poet: "Physicians dwelt around for every ill, and here were linen cloths, and [[flax]] merchants, pork vendors, and apothecaries."<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Mercato Vecchio]]</ref>		The center of Florentine business, the Mercato Vecchio served all of the shopping needs of the city. To quote [[Antonio Pucci]], a 14th-century Florentine poet: "Physicians dwelt around for every ill, and here were linen cloths, and [[flax]] merchants, pork vendors, and apothecaries."<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Mercato Vecchio]]</ref>

	The Mercato was first established in [[Rome\|Roman]] times, as the city of the [[Roman Forum\|Forum]], and it was only in 1030 that the landmark was first documented as a marketplace. Staple foods from the countryside, like grain, were the most popular goods sold, followed by wool.<ref name="Database" />		The Mercato was first established in [[Rome\|Roman]] times, as the city of the [[Roman Forum\|Forum]], and it was only in 1030 that the landmark was first documented as a marketplace. Staple foods from the countryside, like grain, were the most popular goods sold, followed by wool.<ref name="Database" />

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	The '''Mercato Vecchio''', or '''Republic Square''', was a marketplace in [[Florence]] during the [[Renaissance]].		The '''Mercato Vecchio''', or '''Republic Square''', was a marketplace in [[Florence]] during the [[Renaissance]].

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	==History==		==History==
	The center of Florentine business, the Mercato Vecchio served all of the shopping needs of the city. To quote {{Wiki\|Antonio Pucci}}, a 14th-century Florentine poet: "Physicians dwelt around for every ill, and here were linen cloths, and flax merchants, pork vendors, and apothecaries."<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Mercato Vecchio]]</ref>		The center of Florentine business, the Mercato Vecchio served all of the shopping needs of the city. To quote {{Wiki\|Antonio Pucci}}, a 14th-century Florentine poet: "Physicians dwelt around for every ill, and here were linen cloths, and [[flax]] merchants, pork vendors, and apothecaries."<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Mercato Vecchio]]</ref>

	The Mercato was first established in [[Rome\|Roman]] times, as the city of the [[Roman Forum\|Forum]], and it was only in 1030 that the landmark was first documented as a marketplace. Staple foods from the countryside, like grain, were the most popular goods sold, followed by wool.<ref name="Database" />		The Mercato was first established in [[Rome\|Roman]] times, as the city of the [[Roman Forum\|Forum]], and it was only in 1030 that the landmark was first documented as a marketplace. Staple foods from the countryside, like grain, were the most popular goods sold, followed by wool.<ref name="Database" />

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	The '''Mercato Vecchio''', or '''Republic Square''', was a marketplace in [[Florence]] during the [[Renaissance]].		The '''Mercato Vecchio''', or '''Republic Square''', was a marketplace in [[Florence]] during the [[Renaissance]].

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	[[File:Mercato vecchio.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Mercato Vecchio]]		[[File:Mercato vecchio.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Mercato Vecchio]]
	The '''Mercato Vecchio''', or '''Republic Square''', was a marketplace in [[Florence]] during the [[Renaissance]].		The '''Mercato Vecchio''', or '''Republic Square''', was a marketplace in [[Florence]] during the [[Renaissance]].

	==History==		==History==
	The center of Florentine business, the Mercato Vecchio served all of the shopping needs of the city. To quote {{Wiki\|Antonio Pucci}}, a 14th-century Florentine poet: "Physicians dwelt around for every ill, and here were linen cloths, and flax merchants, pork vendors, and apothecaries."		The center of Florentine business, the Mercato Vecchio served all of the shopping needs of the city. To quote {{Wiki\|Antonio Pucci}}, a 14th-century Florentine poet: "Physicians dwelt around for every ill, and here were linen cloths, and flax merchants, pork vendors, and apothecaries."<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Mercato Vecchio]]</ref>

	The Mercato was first established in Roman times, as the city of the Forum, and it was only in 1030 that the landmark was first documented as a marketplace. Staple foods from the countryside, like grain, were the most popular goods sold, followed by wool.		The Mercato was first established in [[Rome\|Roman]] times, as the city of the [[Roman Forum\|Forum]], and it was only in 1030 that the landmark was first documented as a marketplace. Staple foods from the countryside, like grain, were the most popular goods sold, followed by wool.<ref name="Database" />

	The landmark was also displayed in the virtual training map of Florence, which was used by [[Abstergo Industries]] to train the recruits in the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood\|first]] and [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|second stage]] of the [[Animi Training Program]].		The landmark was also displayed in the virtual training map of Florence, which was used by [[Abstergo Industries]] to train the recruits in the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood\|first]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> and [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|second stage]] of the [[Animi Training Program]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
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	*Mercato Vecchio is Italian for "The Old Market", from ''mercato'', "market" and ''vecchio'', "old".		*Mercato Vecchio is Italian for "The Old Market", from ''mercato'', "market" and ''vecchio'', "old".

	==~~References~~==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Markets]]		[[Category:Markets]]
	[[Category:Landmarks in Florence]]		[[Category:Landmarks in Florence]]

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