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{{Memory Infobox
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| image = The-temple-of-pythagoras-memory.png
|description = ''Enter the catacombs to find [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]] and free him from his captors.''
| description = ''Enter the catacombs to find [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]] and free him from his [[Hermeticists|captors]].''
|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
| appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – ''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''
|type       = Restored Memory
| type = Restored memory
|previous   = [[Decoding Da Vinci ]]
| fullsync = Do not lose any health squares.
|next       =
| previous = [[Decoding Da Vinci]]
|ancestor    = [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]
| next = [[Pax Romana]]
|location   = [[Roma]], [[Italy]]
| source = [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]
|date       = 1506}}
| location = [[Rome]], {{Wiki|Papal States}}
{{Youmay|the memory|the [[Temple of Pythagoras]] itself}}
| date = 22 June 1506}}
'''The Temple of Pythagoras''' is a memory in ''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]] [[DLC|downloadable content]]'' pack for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.
'''The Temple of Pythagoras''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Desmond Miles]] in 2012 through the [[Animus|Animus 2.01]].
 
==Description==
With the location of the entrance to the catacombs discovered, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] enters in search of [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]].
On discovering the location of the catacombs, Ezio Auditore entered them in search of [[Leonardo da Vinci]].


==Dialogue==
==Dialogue==
Ezio enters the catacombs and begins to navigate his way towards Leonardo. He can hear voices in the distance.
Ezio located the catacombs and began to navigate his way towards Leonardo, as he could hear voices echoing in the distance.
[[File:ACBEzioCatacombs.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Ezio in the catacombs.]]
*'''[[Ercole Massimo]]:''' ''Leonardo, I still cannot comprehend why you have turned against the ideals we always held dear!''
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Trust is a terrible thing.''
 
*'''Ercole:''' ''You are betraying mine!''
 
The sound of Ercole Massimo's [[Hermeticists|disciple]] beating Leonardo could be heard as Ezio traversed the vast cavern.
 
*'''Ercole:''' ''Tell me where the entrance is.''
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''How naïve of me... To have thought you sought knowledge as I did.''
 
*'''Ercole:''' ''Why seek knowledge without putting it to use? We have the chance to fashion a better world, one in which we have the freedom to shape our own destiny.''
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''And what if we choose not to be a part of your vision?''
 
*'''Ercole:''' ''That is foolish. Do you not see? We can banish ignorance. Free people from their social classes and kingdoms, from their animal emotions. Every one will have the truth at their grasp.''
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Beating me down here in the dark enlightens the people of [[Italy|Italia]]?''
 
*'''Ercole:''' ''The [[Pythagoras|Pythagorean]] unifier is in that [[Temple of Pythagoras|temple]]. We both know it. [[72|That number]] is coupled to all nature, all things. It is the source. With it, we can open the minds and souls of men. We can fill them with knowledge.''
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''{{Wiki|As above, so below}}.''
 
*'''Ercole:''' ''That is the Hermetic vow. Together, we will make [[Human|mankind]] into Gods. Now, show me the entrance.''
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Why? Do you not know where it is?''
*'''[[Ercole Massimo|Ercole]]''': ''Leonardo, I still cannot comprehend why you have turned against the ideals we always held dear!''
*'''Ercole:''' ''How could I?''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Trust is a terrible thing.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''You know mankind's wants and needs, I assumed discovering the location of a simple hidden entrance would be an easy feat.''
*'''Ercole''': ''You are betraying mine!''
*'''Ercole:''' ''You– Where is it?!''
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Guess.''
A disciple starts to beat Leonardo as Ezio traverses the vast cavern.
*'''Ercole:''' ''I am finished with your obstinacy. Procedete!'' (Do it!)
 
Ercole ordered the Hermeticist to hit Leonardo again.
*'''Ercole''': ''Tell me where the entrance is.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''My body may feel pain, but my mind will remain unharmed.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''How naive of me... To have thought you sought knowledge as I did.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''Impressive. Do it again. Again.''
*'''Ercole''': ''Why seek knowledge without putting it to use? We have the chance to fashion a better world, one in which we have the freedom to shape our own destiny.''
Ezio made his presence known.
*'''Leonardo''': ''And what if I choose not to be a part of your vision?''
[[File:TToP 1.png|thumb|250px|Ercole holding Leonardo hostage]]
*'''Ercole''': ''That is foolish. Do you not see? We can banish ignorance. Free people from their social classes and kingdoms, from their animal emotions. Every one will have the truth at their grasp.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Stop.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Beating me down here in the dark enlightens the people of [[Italy|Italia]]?''
*'''Ercole:''' ''Ezio Auditore! You who arrested [[Cesare Borgia]], who stopped the spread of [[Rome|Roman]] ignorance, convince our friend Leonardo to open the [[Temple of Pythagoras|temple]] and usher in the golden age of mankind.''
*'''Ercole''': ''The Pythagorean unifier is in [[Temple of Pythagoras|that temple]]. We both know it. That number is coupled to all nature, all things. It is the source. With it, we can open the minds and souls of men. We can fill them with knowledge.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Should I persuade "our friend" by kicking him? Or would you rather I used my [[Hidden Blade|knife]]?''
*'''Leonardo''': ''As above, so below.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''On the contrary, there is nothing I would like more than an amiable solution. Help Leonardo see reason. With the Pythagorean unifier, we will remake humanity together.''
*'''Ercole''': ''That is the [[Cult of Hermes|Hermetic]] vow. Together, we will make [[Humans|mankind]] into Gods. Now, show me the entrance.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Not under [[The Creed|my creed]].''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Why? Do you not know where it is?''
*'''Ercole:''' ''Then the revolution will begin without you. Ucciderlo!'' (Kill him!)
*'''Ercole''': ''How could I?''
A group of disciples attacked Ezio.
*'''Leonardo''': ''You know mankind's wants and needs, I assumed discovering the location of a simple hidden entrance would be an easy feat.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''Leonardo, I must know.<br />Please, for the future of mankind.<br />Tell me!<br />We are running out of time!''
*'''Ercole''': ''You-- Where is it?!''
Ezio defeated his attackers, and a panic-stricken Ercole threw the last remaining disciple from their elevated platform, accidentally killing him and creating a path for Ezio.
*'''Leonardo''': ''Guess.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''Go! Stop him!''
*'''Ercole''': ''I am finished with your obstinacy.'' Procedete! ''(Do it!)''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Very foolish.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''My body may feel pain, but my mind will remain unharmed.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''Stay away from me, [[Assassins|Assassino]].'' (Assassin.) ''We are all the same underneath, yet these people persist in their witch hunts! You intend to banish us back to our primitive origins? [[Florence|Firenze]] against [[Venice|Venezia]], Venezia against Roma. Ignorant group against ignorant group forever, is that what you want?''
*'''Ercole''': ''Impressive. Do it again. Again.''
Ezio assassinated Ercole.
 
[[File:Ercole Massimo death v.png|thumb|250px|Ercole's final moments]]
Ezio makes his presence known.
 
[[File:Zw-ACBH-DLC-9-4.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio interrupting the Hermeticists.]]
*'''Ezio''': ''Stop.''
*'''Ercole''': ''Ezio Auditore! You who arrested [[Cesare Borgia]], who stopped the spread of [[Rome|Roman]] ignorance, convince our friend Leonardo to open the temple and usher in the golden age of mankind.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Should I persuade "our friend" by kicking him? Or would you rather I used my knife?''
*'''Ercole''': ''On the contrary, there is nothing I would like more than an amiable solution. Help Leonardo see reason. With the Pythagorean unifier we will remake humanity together.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Not under [[The Creed|my creed]].''
*'''Ercole''': ''Then the revolution will begin without you.'' Ucciderlo! ''(Kill him!)''
 
A group of disciples begin to attack Ezio.
 
*'''Ercole''': ''Leonardo, I must know.''
*'''Ercole''': ''Please, for the future of mankind.''
 
Ezio defeats his attackers. A panic-stricken Ercole throws the last remaining disciple from the elevated platform, accidentally killing him and creating a path for Ezio.
 
*'''Ercole''': ''Go! Stop him!''
*'''Ezio''': ''Very foolish.''
*'''Ercole''': ''Stay away from me,'' [[Assassins|Assassino]]!
*'''Ercole''': ''We are all the same underneath, yet these people persist in their witch hunts!''
*'''Ercole''': ''You intend to banish us back to our primitive origins?''
 
Ezio plunges his blade into Ercole.
 
*'''Ercole:''' ''You... an Assassin... the enemy of knowledge?''
*'''Ercole:''' ''You... an Assassin... the enemy of knowledge?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''One must choose to search for truth. Forcing it on others accomplishes little.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''One must choose to search for truth. Forcing it on others accomplishes little.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''These lost people... warring kingdoms... I would have ended their suffering.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''These lost people... warring kingdoms... I would have ended their suffering.''
*'''Ezio:''' Che tu possa conoscere la verità nella morte. ''(May you know the truth in death.)'' Requiescat in pace. ''(Rest in peace.)''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Che tu possa conoscere la verità nella morte.'' (May you know the truth in death.) ''Requiescat in pace.'' (Rest in peace.)
 
Ezio laid Ercole to rest and freed Leonardo.
Ezio lays Ercole to rest and frees Leonardo.
*'''Ezio:''' ''Come. Let us leave this place.''
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''We cannot, Ezio. Not without reaching the [[Pythagorean Vault|final room]] of the temple.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Come. Let us leave this place.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''You are hurt.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''We cannot, Ezio. Not without reaching the [[Pythagorean Vault|final temple]].''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''I will be fine. If that number is left intact, we risk another madman discovering it.''
*'''Ezio''': ''You are hurt.''
Pushing on a triangular mechanism, Leonardo opened the entrance to the next room.
*'''Leonardo''': ''I will be fine. If that number is left intact, we risk another madman discovering it.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Coming?''
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''Take that torch. I will lead the way.''
Pushing on a triangular mechanism, Leonardo opens the entrance to the next room.
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Thank goodness I sent Massimo to look for my paintings, it delayed their progress significantly.''
 
They reached a large chamber, the first of three trial rooms.
*'''Leonardo''': ''Coming?''
[[File:TToP 3.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and Leonardo entering the first chamber]]
*'''Ezio''': ''Take that torch. I will lead the way.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''The Pythagoreans believed that the soul moved through cracks in the earth, like a beam of light. It ignites fire, which symbolizes knowledge.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Thank goodness I sent Massimo to look for my paintings, it delayed their progress significantly.''
Ezio began to decipher the puzzles of the room.
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Perhaps you could move the mirrors to concentrate the light on that rope.''
They reach a large chamber, the first of three trial rooms.
Ezio activated the second lever and a block dropped down to the ground.
[[File:Zw-ACBH-DLC-10-2.jpg|thumb|250px|The first hidden room.]]
*'''Ezio:''' ''Now I can get back up here.''
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''You are almost there!''
*'''Leonardo''': ''The Pythagoreans believe that the soul moved through cracks in the earth, like a beam of light. It ignites fire, which symbolizes knowledge.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Easy for you to say.''
 
Ezio opened the door to the next chamber.
Ezio begins to decipher the puzzles of the room.
*'''Leonardo:''' ''We must continue onward!''
 
They continued through the next passageway.
*'''Leonardo''': ''You are almost there!''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''I suppose [[Salaì]] is out having fun spending my hard-earned [[florin]]s?''
*'''Ezio''': ''Easy for you to say.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''He is safe at [[Bottega di Leonardo#Rome|home]].''
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''I am relieved... about the florins of course.''
Ezio opens the door to the next chamber.
*'''Ezio:''' ''You do not need to lie to me. Salaì fits you. I approve.''
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''I...''
*'''Leonardo''': ''We must continue onward!''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Leonardo da Vinci at a loss for words? That is a first.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''I suppose [[Salaì]] is out having fun spending my hard-earned florins?''
[[File:TToP 4.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and Leonardo in the second chamber]]
*'''Ezio''': ''He is safe at home.''
They entered the second of the three trial rooms.
*'''Leonardo''': ''I am relieved... about the florins of course.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''This room could use some light.''
*'''Ezio''': ''You do not need to lie to me. Salaì fits you. I approve.''
Leonardo ignited other torches.
*'''Leonardo''': ''I...''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Do you hear that? The sound of wind.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Leonardo da Vinci at a loss for words? That is a first.''
Ezio began solving several puzzles.
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''The Pythagoreans believed all the forces of nature could be whittled down to numbers. Mathematica can then act on nature, allowing man to harness nature's power.''
They enter the second of three trial rooms.
Ezio locked an air exit.
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''Now I can get back up here.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''This room could use some light.''
Ezio locked another air exit and a fan-shaped gear began to spin.
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''The wheel is turning. You are channeling the air, keep going!''
Leonardo ignites other torches.
*'''Ezio:''' ''Perfect, a route up if I fall.''
 
Ezio locked the last exit and the fan spun rapidly, activating the mechanism of the door.
*'''Leonardo''': ''Do you hear that? The sound of wind.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Only one final room before we reach the center!''
 
They reached the final room, and Leonardo ignited a torch, prompting several other torches to ignite as well.
Ezio starts to solving several puzzles.
*'''Leonardo:''' ''How unexpected! Delightful.''
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''The fire of knowledge.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''The Pythagoreans believed all the forces of nature could be whittled down to numbers. Mathematics can then act on nature, allowing man to harness nature's power.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Correct! Harmony was achieved for the Pythagorean when multiplicity became unity. When many thoughts combine to form one original idea.''
 
[[File:TToP 5.png|thumb|right|250px|Leonardo recognizing the symbols on the pedestal]]
Ezio locks an air exit.
Ezio activated the first lever.
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''That could help if I fall.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Now I can get back up here.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Yes! How enlightening!''
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''Very funny.''
Ezio locks another air exit and a fan gear starts to spin.
Ezio activated the remaining levers and a mysterious pedestal emerged from the ground.
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Unity is achieved! But the door is not opening.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''The wheel is turning. You are channeling the air, keep going!''
Ezio examined the pedestal.
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''Leonardo, come here.<br />Recognize these symbols?''
Ezio locks the last exit and the fan spins rapidly, activating the mechanism of the door.
*'''Leonardo:''' ''No... Wait. These are the symbols that were shown to me by the [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]]! They are in the wrong order. Let me just... if I rearrange these... done!''
 
The entrance for the vault opened, and the two entered.
*'''Leonardo''': ''Only one final room before we reach the center!''
*'''Ezio:''' ''I know this architecture.''
 
[[File:TToP 7.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and Leonardo gazing at the coding on the wall]]
They reach the final room, and Leonardo ignites a torch, prompting several other torches to ignite as well.
Ezio put his hand on the [[Vault pedestal|pedestal]], activating it with his DNA and illuminating the vault.
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Those are not Pythagorean symbols. [[Grand Temple|43 39 19 N 75 27 42 W]]. Nothing. The Cult of [[Hermes Trismegistus|Hermes]] is wrong. The number is meaningless.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''How unexpected! Delightful.''
Ezio made to exit the chamber.
*'''Ezio''': ''The fire of knowledge.''
*'''Leonardo''' ''You are leaving?''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Correct! Harmony was achieved for the Pythagorean when multiplicity became unity. When many thoughts combine to form one original idea.''
Ezio turned around.
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''No mere number can repair the world. Come, my friend, help me charter a [[ship]] to [[Kingdom of Navarre|Navarre]]. I must finish with Cesare Borgia.''
Ezio activates the first lever.
Leonardo stared back at the wall and its symbols, uncomprehending. Ezio walked back to Leonardo.
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''It is not intended for us.''
*'''Ezio''': ''That could help if I fall.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Ezio. What are you not telling me?''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Yes! How enlightening!''
Seeing Leonardo was still unconvinced, Ezio put his hand on Leonardo's shoulder and changed tack to distract him from the Temple.
*'''Ezio''': ''Very funny.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''What else are you working on?''
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Well, I have begun several dissection studies. Then King [[Louis XII of France|Louis XII]] seems interested in hiring me as an engineer. Oh yes, I am thinking of repainting the {{Wiki|Saint John the Baptist (Leonardo)|St. John}} lost in the [[Siege of Monteriggioni|Villa fire]]. Salaì would model for it again, of course. Then, perhaps I will study a woman with child to see how her body changes.''
Ezio activates the remaining levers and mysterious pedestal emerges from the ground.
*'''Ezio:''' ''Interesting. Tell me more.''
 
Ezio led the way out and Leonardo followed, still talking.
[[File:Zw-ACBH-DLC-10-9.jpg|thumb|250px|The pedestal within the third room.]]
 
*'''Leonardo''': ''Unity is achieved! But the door is not opening.''
 
Ezio examines the pedestal.
 
*'''Ezio''': ''Leonardo, come here.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Recognize these symbols?''
*'''Leonardo''': ''No... Wait. These are the symbols that were shown to me by the [[Sixth Apple|Apple of Eden]]! They are in the wrong order. Let me just... if I rearrange these... done!''
 
The entrance for the vault opens.
 
*'''Ezio''': ''I know this architecture.''
 
Ezio puts his hand on the [[Vault pedestal|pedestal]], illuminating the vault.
 
*'''Leonardo''': ''Those are not Pythagorean symbols. 43 39 19 N 75 27 42 W. Nothing. The Cult of Hermes is wrong. The number is meaningless.''
 
Ezio turns to exit the chamber.
 
[[Image: Pythagorean Vault.jpg|thumb|250px|The Pythagorean vault.]]
*'''Leonardo''': ''You are leaving?''
*'''Ezio''': ''No mere number can repair the world. Come, my friend, help me charter a ship to Navarre. I must finish with Cesare Borgia. It is not intended for us.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Ezio. What are you not telling me?''
*'''Ezio''': ''What else are you working on?''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Well, I have begun several dissection studies. Then [[Louis XII of France|King Louis XII]] seems interested in hiring me as an enginner. Oh yes, I am thinking of repainting the St. John lost in the [[Fall of Monteriggioni|Villa fire]]. Salaì would model for it again, of course. Then, perhaps I will study a woman with child to see how her body changes.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Interesting. Tell me more.''


==Outcome==
==Outcome==
Ezio kills Ercole Massimo, the leader of the Hermeticists, and rescues Leonardo. They both discover the [[Pythagorean Vault|vault within the temple]].
Ezio killed Ercole Massimo, the leader of the Hermeticists, and rescued Leonardo. Afterwards, they both discovered the vault hidden within the temple.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*To get 100% Synchronization, the player must not lose any health squares.
*The co-ordinates given in the memory corresponded with one of the [[Temple (Isu)|Vault]] locations on the [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] Wall in [[Monteriggioni]]. The coordinates led to the [[Grand Temple]] in [[Turin, New York|Turin]], [[New York]], and allowed the modern-day Assassins to discover it.
*The coordinates Ezio and Leonardo find in the vault point to a location north of the city of Rome, NY in the U.S.


==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
TToP 2.png|Hermeticists facing Ezio
PTemple Entrance Ezio and Leonardo.png|Ezio and Leonardo entering the secret chambers
TToP 9.png|Ezio and Leonardo exploring the catacombs
TToP 6.png|Ezio activating the pedestal
TToP 8.png|Ezio and Leonardo walking out of the vault
</gallery>


{{ACBHMemories}}
==References==
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Memories]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]] – [[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''
{{ACBMemories}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Temple of Pythagoras, The}}
[[Category:Memories of Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]
[[Category:Memories relived using the Animus 2.01]]

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The Temple of Pythagoras was a virtual representation of one of Ezio Auditore's genetic memories, relived by Desmond Miles in 2012 through the Animus 2.01.

Description[edit | edit source]

On discovering the location of the catacombs, Ezio Auditore entered them in search of Leonardo da Vinci.

Dialogue[edit | edit source]

Ezio located the catacombs and began to navigate his way towards Leonardo, as he could hear voices echoing in the distance.

  • Ercole Massimo: Leonardo, I still cannot comprehend why you have turned against the ideals we always held dear!
  • Leonardo: Trust is a terrible thing.
  • Ercole: You are betraying mine!

The sound of Ercole Massimo's disciple beating Leonardo could be heard as Ezio traversed the vast cavern.

  • Ercole: Tell me where the entrance is.
  • Leonardo: How naïve of me... To have thought you sought knowledge as I did.
  • Ercole: Why seek knowledge without putting it to use? We have the chance to fashion a better world, one in which we have the freedom to shape our own destiny.
  • Leonardo: And what if we choose not to be a part of your vision?
  • Ercole: That is foolish. Do you not see? We can banish ignorance. Free people from their social classes and kingdoms, from their animal emotions. Every one will have the truth at their grasp.
  • Leonardo: Beating me down here in the dark enlightens the people of Italia?
  • Ercole: The Pythagorean unifier is in that temple. We both know it. That number is coupled to all nature, all things. It is the source. With it, we can open the minds and souls of men. We can fill them with knowledge.
  • Leonardo: As above, so below.
  • Ercole: That is the Hermetic vow. Together, we will make mankind into Gods. Now, show me the entrance.
  • Leonardo: Why? Do you not know where it is?
  • Ercole: How could I?
  • Leonardo: You know mankind's wants and needs, I assumed discovering the location of a simple hidden entrance would be an easy feat.
  • Ercole: You– Where is it?!
  • Leonardo: Guess.
  • Ercole: I am finished with your obstinacy. Procedete! (Do it!)

Ercole ordered the Hermeticist to hit Leonardo again.

  • Leonardo: My body may feel pain, but my mind will remain unharmed.
  • Ercole: Impressive. Do it again. Again.

Ezio made his presence known.

Ercole holding Leonardo hostage
  • Ezio: Stop.
  • Ercole: Ezio Auditore! You who arrested Cesare Borgia, who stopped the spread of Roman ignorance, convince our friend Leonardo to open the temple and usher in the golden age of mankind.
  • Ezio: Should I persuade "our friend" by kicking him? Or would you rather I used my knife?
  • Ercole: On the contrary, there is nothing I would like more than an amiable solution. Help Leonardo see reason. With the Pythagorean unifier, we will remake humanity together.
  • Ezio: Not under my creed.
  • Ercole: Then the revolution will begin without you. Ucciderlo! (Kill him!)

A group of disciples attacked Ezio.

  • Ercole: Leonardo, I must know.
    Please, for the future of mankind.
    Tell me!
    We are running out of time!

Ezio defeated his attackers, and a panic-stricken Ercole threw the last remaining disciple from their elevated platform, accidentally killing him and creating a path for Ezio.

  • Ercole: Go! Stop him!
  • Ezio: Very foolish.
  • Ercole: Stay away from me, Assassino. (Assassin.) We are all the same underneath, yet these people persist in their witch hunts! You intend to banish us back to our primitive origins? Firenze against Venezia, Venezia against Roma. Ignorant group against ignorant group forever, is that what you want?

Ezio assassinated Ercole.

Ercole's final moments
  • Ercole: You... an Assassin... the enemy of knowledge?
  • Ezio: One must choose to search for truth. Forcing it on others accomplishes little.
  • Ercole: These lost people... warring kingdoms... I would have ended their suffering.
  • Ezio: Che tu possa conoscere la verità nella morte. (May you know the truth in death.) Requiescat in pace. (Rest in peace.)

Ezio laid Ercole to rest and freed Leonardo.

  • Ezio: Come. Let us leave this place.
  • Leonardo: We cannot, Ezio. Not without reaching the final room of the temple.
  • Ezio: You are hurt.
  • Leonardo: I will be fine. If that number is left intact, we risk another madman discovering it.

Pushing on a triangular mechanism, Leonardo opened the entrance to the next room.

  • Leonardo: Coming?
  • Ezio: Take that torch. I will lead the way.
  • Leonardo: Thank goodness I sent Massimo to look for my paintings, it delayed their progress significantly.

They reached a large chamber, the first of three trial rooms.

Ezio and Leonardo entering the first chamber
  • Leonardo: The Pythagoreans believed that the soul moved through cracks in the earth, like a beam of light. It ignites fire, which symbolizes knowledge.

Ezio began to decipher the puzzles of the room.

  • Leonardo: Perhaps you could move the mirrors to concentrate the light on that rope.

Ezio activated the second lever and a block dropped down to the ground.

  • Ezio: Now I can get back up here.
  • Leonardo: You are almost there!
  • Ezio: Easy for you to say.

Ezio opened the door to the next chamber.

  • Leonardo: We must continue onward!

They continued through the next passageway.

  • Leonardo: I suppose Salaì is out having fun spending my hard-earned florins?
  • Ezio: He is safe at home.
  • Leonardo: I am relieved... about the florins of course.
  • Ezio: You do not need to lie to me. Salaì fits you. I approve.
  • Leonardo: I...
  • Ezio: Leonardo da Vinci at a loss for words? That is a first.
Ezio and Leonardo in the second chamber

They entered the second of the three trial rooms.

  • Leonardo: This room could use some light.

Leonardo ignited other torches.

  • Leonardo: Do you hear that? The sound of wind.

Ezio began solving several puzzles.

  • Leonardo: The Pythagoreans believed all the forces of nature could be whittled down to numbers. Mathematica can then act on nature, allowing man to harness nature's power.

Ezio locked an air exit.

  • Ezio: Now I can get back up here.

Ezio locked another air exit and a fan-shaped gear began to spin.

  • Leonardo: The wheel is turning. You are channeling the air, keep going!
  • Ezio: Perfect, a route up if I fall.

Ezio locked the last exit and the fan spun rapidly, activating the mechanism of the door.

  • Leonardo: Only one final room before we reach the center!

They reached the final room, and Leonardo ignited a torch, prompting several other torches to ignite as well.

  • Leonardo: How unexpected! Delightful.
  • Ezio: The fire of knowledge.
  • Leonardo: Correct! Harmony was achieved for the Pythagorean when multiplicity became unity. When many thoughts combine to form one original idea.
Leonardo recognizing the symbols on the pedestal

Ezio activated the first lever.

  • Ezio: That could help if I fall.
  • Leonardo: Yes! How enlightening!
  • Ezio: Very funny.

Ezio activated the remaining levers and a mysterious pedestal emerged from the ground.

  • Leonardo: Unity is achieved! But the door is not opening.

Ezio examined the pedestal.

  • Ezio: Leonardo, come here.
    Recognize these symbols?
  • Leonardo: No... Wait. These are the symbols that were shown to me by the Apple of Eden! They are in the wrong order. Let me just... if I rearrange these... done!

The entrance for the vault opened, and the two entered.

  • Ezio: I know this architecture.
Ezio and Leonardo gazing at the coding on the wall

Ezio put his hand on the pedestal, activating it with his DNA and illuminating the vault.

Ezio made to exit the chamber.

  • Leonardo You are leaving?

Ezio turned around.

  • Ezio: No mere number can repair the world. Come, my friend, help me charter a ship to Navarre. I must finish with Cesare Borgia.

Leonardo stared back at the wall and its symbols, uncomprehending. Ezio walked back to Leonardo.

  • Ezio: It is not intended for us.
  • Leonardo: Ezio. What are you not telling me?

Seeing Leonardo was still unconvinced, Ezio put his hand on Leonardo's shoulder and changed tack to distract him from the Temple.

  • Ezio: What else are you working on?
  • Leonardo: Well, I have begun several dissection studies. Then King Louis XII seems interested in hiring me as an engineer. Oh yes, I am thinking of repainting the St. John lost in the Villa fire. Salaì would model for it again, of course. Then, perhaps I will study a woman with child to see how her body changes.
  • Ezio: Interesting. Tell me more.

Ezio led the way out and Leonardo followed, still talking.

Outcome[edit | edit source]

Ezio killed Ercole Massimo, the leader of the Hermeticists, and rescued Leonardo. Afterwards, they both discovered the vault hidden within the temple.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Hermeticists facing Ezio
    Hermeticists facing Ezio
  • Ezio and Leonardo entering the secret chambers
    Ezio and Leonardo entering the secret chambers
  • Ezio and Leonardo exploring the catacombs
    Ezio and Leonardo exploring the catacombs
  • Ezio activating the pedestal
    Ezio activating the pedestal
  • Ezio and Leonardo walking out of the vault
    Ezio and Leonardo walking out of the vault

References[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood memories
Main memories
Sequence 1: Peace at Last
Mass Exodus - Homecoming - R & R - Horsing Around - Target Practice - Reunion - Vilified - Emergency Exit
Sequence 2: A Wilderness of Tigers
As Good As New - Well Executed - New Man in Town - Easy Come, Easy Go - Who's Got Mail? - Crepi il Lupo - The Halls of Nero - Roman Underground
Sequence 3: The Fighter, the Lover and the Thief
Double Agent - Between a Rock and a Hard Place - High-Stakes Negotiation - Collective Intelligence
Sequence 4: Den of Thieves
Castello Crasher - Femme Fatale - The Burdens We Carry - Guardian of Forlì - Man of the People - Serial Offender - Human Cargo - An Unexpected Visitor - War Plans - Outgunned - The Plan
Sequence 5: The Banker
Escape From Debt - Follow the Money - When in Rome... - In and Out - Paper Trail
Sequence 6: The Baron de Valois
Gatekeeper - French Kiss - Trojan Horse - Au Revoir
Sequence 7: The Key to the Castello
Patching the Leak - Calling All Stand-Ins - Exit Stage Right - Intervention - Ascension
Sequence 8: The Borgia
Requiem - An Apple a Day - The Apple of Eden - Demilitarization - Seeing Red - All Roads Lead To...
Sequence 9: The Fall
Pax Romana - A Seed
Secret locations
Wolves Among the Dead - Thrown to the Wolves - Leader of the Pack - The Sixth Day - A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - Shopaholic - Liquid Gold
War machines
War Plans - Loose Cannon - War Plans - Flying Machine 2.0 - War Plans - Hell on Wheels
Templar agents
Down to Earth - Counter-Propaganda - Excommunication - Firing Line - Red-Handed - The Ringer
Cristina memories
A Second Chance - Last Rites - Best Man - Persona Non Grata - Love's Labour's Lost
Assassination contracts
Two's Company - Tactical Correction - ...And Three's a Crowd - Serf's Turf - The Three Amici - Red Letter Day - The Merchant of Rome - Bearers of Bad News - Cardinal Sin - Turning the Tables - Graduation - Brutes and Brutality
Thief assignments
Lost Pup - A Clash of Interests - Up to Speed - Class Warfare - Pointing Fingers - Eye on the Prize - Young at Heart - Downsizing - A Blanket Finish - For the Fans
Courtesan assignments
Property Dispute - Old Habits Die Hard - The Morning After - Running Scared - Live Bait - Malpractice - Closing In - Bad Politics - Troublemakers - Ghostwriting
DLC
The Da Vinci Disappearance
A Roll of the Dice - The One Who Got Away - Memento Mori - Bon Voyage - Last Minute Invite - The Ezio Auditore Affair - Decoding Da Vinci - The Temple of Pythagoras
Copernicus Conspiracy
False Censorship - Out of Orbit - Intelligentsia - Honorary Degree - Expedited Post - Man in Red - Sitting Ducks - Close the Book
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