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'''Castel dell'Ovo''', also known as '''Egg Castle''', is a castle and an important landmark located on an islet in the Bay of [[Naples]], [[Italy]].
'''Castel dell'Ovo''', also known as the '''Egg Castle''', is a castle and an important landmark located on an islet in the Bay of [[Naples]], [[Italy]].


Its name comes from a legend about the [[Rome|Roman]] poet [[Virgil]], who, in the Middle Ages, was regarded as a powerful sorcerer and was said to have placed an egg in the castle's [[Forts|fortifications]] to make them stronger.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Castel Dell'Ovo]]</ref>
Its name comes from a legend about the [[Rome|Roman]] poet [[Virgil]] who, in the Middle Ages, was regarded as a powerful sorcerer and was said to have placed an egg in the castle's [[Fort|fortifications]] to make them stronger.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Castel Dell'Ovo]]</ref>


The original edifice was a fortified villa where the last [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]], [[Romulus Augustus]], was exiled in 476.<ref name="Database" />
The original edifice was a fortified villa where the last [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]], [[Romulus Augustus]], was exiled in 476.<ref name="Database" />


==History==
==History==
In the [[Renaissance]], a drydock was located nearby which housed [[Cesare Borgia]]'s [[Naval Cannon|naval cannon]], but in 1502, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] destroyed the only prototype of the vehicle.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''</ref>
During the [[Renaissance]], a drydock was located near the castle, which housed [[Cesare Borgia]]'s [[naval cannon]] until 1502, when the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] destroyed the only prototype of the vehicle.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Loose Cannon]]</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

Latest revision as of 04:08, 7 May 2026

Castel dell'Ovo, also known as the Egg Castle, is a castle and an important landmark located on an islet in the Bay of Naples, Italy.

Its name comes from a legend about the Roman poet Virgil who, in the Middle Ages, was regarded as a powerful sorcerer and was said to have placed an egg in the castle's fortifications to make them stronger.[1]

The original edifice was a fortified villa where the last Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustus, was exiled in 476.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

During the Renaissance, a drydock was located near the castle, which housed Cesare Borgia's naval cannon until 1502, when the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze destroyed the only prototype of the vehicle.[2]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]