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|image = Firenzelineage.png
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|state = Florentine Republic
|state = [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire|Empire]] {{c|59 BCE–476 CE}}<br>[[Holy Roman Empire]] {{c|774–1115}}<br>[[Republic of Florence]] {{c|1115-1532}}<br>Duchy of Florence {{c|1532–1569}}<br>Grand Duchy of Tuscany {{c|1569–1801, 1815-1859}}<br>[[French Empire]] {{c|1801-1815}}<br>[[Italy]] {{c|1870–current}}
|rulers = [[House of Medici]]
|rulers = Republic (59-27 BCE)<br>Autocracy (27 BCE-476)<br>[[Monarchy]] (568-1115)<br>Democratic oligarchic republic (1115-1532)<br>Absolute monarchy (1532-1866)
|factions = *[[Assassins]]
|factions = [[Assassins]]<br>[[Templars]]<br>[[House of Auditore]]<br>[[House of Pazzi]]
**[[House of Auditore]]
|founded = [[Gaius Julius Caesar]]
*[[Templars]]
**[[House of Pazzi]]
|founded = [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]]
|date = 59 BCE
|date = 59 BCE
|landmark = *[[Santa Maria del Fiore]]
|coordinates = 43°46'23.9"N 11°15'25.1"E<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Atlas]]</ref>
*[[Santa Maria Novella]]
|landmark = [[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore]]<br>[[Basilica di Santa Maria Novella]]<br>[[Ponte Vecchio]]<br>[[Palazzo della Signoria]]
*[[Ponte Vecchio]]
*[[Palazzo Auditore]]
|targets = *[[Uberto Alberti]]
*[[Francesco de' Pazzi]]
*[[Girolamo Savonarola]]
}}
}}
'''Florence''' (Italian: ''Firenze'') is a major city located in central [[Italy]], and the capital of the region of [[Tuscany]]. During the late 15th century, the city was ruled by the powerful [[House of Medici|Medici family]], and comprised four districts: [[Santa Maria Novella District|Santa Maria Novella]], [[San Giovanni District|San Giovanni]], [[San Marco District (Florence)|San Marco]], and [[Oltrarno District|Oltrarno]]. For a brief time, the extremist [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] friar [[Girolamo Savonarola]] ruled the city and instituted the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]], in which thousands of items deemed sources of sin were destroyed, but a [[civilian]] uprising ended his power and the Medici were restored as the city's leaders.


'''Florence''' (Italian: ''Firenze'') is a major city located in northern [[Italy]]. The city was home to the notable [[House of Auditore|Auditore family]] during the late 15th century, as well as four districts: [[Santa Maria Novella District|Santa Maria Novella]], [[San Giovanni District|San Giovanni]], [[San Marco District (Florence)|San Marco]], and [[Oltrarno District|Oltrarno]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
==History==
===Roman Era===
Florence was founded by [[Gaius Julius Caesar]] during the [[Roman Republic|Republic]] era, in the year 59 BCE.<ref name="Database: Firenze"/> Inside the city, the Romans built a forum and an oratory in the west side of the city and constructed a bridge crossing the [[Arno]] River.<ref name="Database: Ponte Vecchio">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Ponte Vecchio]]</ref> With the development of [[Christianity]], [[John the Baptist]] became the city's patron saint of the city, giving his name to its [[San Giovanni District|central district]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: San Giovanni District]]</ref> In 393 CE, [[San Lorenzo]], one of the first churches in the area, was consecrated just outside the city.<ref name="Database: San Lorenzo">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: San Lorenzo]]</ref>


During the 15th century, the city was ruled by the venerable [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], a member of the powerful [[House of Medici|Medici]] dynasty. However, the city later evolved into a dark age with the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]], under the leadership of the mad monk, [[Girolamo Savonarola]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
===Middle Age===
After the sacking of [[Rome]] in the 5th century, the {{Wiki|Ostrogoths}} took over. Under their rule, the city was constantly under attack from the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]], who sent the population level below 1,000. However, the Lombards came to power in the 6th century, ending the Byzantine assaults.<ref name="Database: Firenze">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Firenze]]</ref>


==History==
By 1030, on the site of the Roman Forum was established the [[Mercato Vecchio]], which served as the business center of the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Mercato Vecchio]]</ref>
===Early development===
 
Florence was founded during the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] era, in the year 59 BCE, although it would be some 1,400 years before it developed into one of Italy's most important cities.After the sacking of [[Rome]], in the 5th Century, the Ostrogoths took over. Under their rule, the city was constantly under attack from the [[Byzantines]], who sent the population level below 1,000. The Lombards came to power in the 6th Century, ending the Byzantine assaults.''
By the 12th century, Florence became a [[Republic of Florence|Republic]] governed by the ''Signoria'', made up of nine members (or Priori) selected by the city’s guilds, two from each district, and a Gonfalonier of Justice. The Priori were supposed to be chosen by lot.<ref name="Database: Palazzo Della Signoria"/> Through its history, Florence attempted to gain control of the surrounding lands and towns. Two such areas were [[Monteriggioni]] to the north and Pisa to the west. Although the former maintained a shaky alliance with Florence afterwards, it would be years before Pisa would follow suit. Florentine heralds often spread the news of Pisa's demonstrations of contempt to Florence.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
[[File:Florence_nighttime.png|thumb|250px|right|The city at night.]]
Florence grew to a population of 80,000 in the 14th Century, of which 25,000 were working in the wool industry. In 1378, a major revolt of the lower class led to the wool combers rising up and seizing the government of the city. Their progressive, radical democracy lasted for less than 2 months before the upper classes seized control once more, but the revolt so terrified the rich, that a century later it was still discussed in hushed tones.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>


The Albizzi family became the de facto rulers after the revolt. Worried about the rise of the Medici family, who were newly rich bankers rapidly gaining influence in Florence, Maso and Rinaldo Albizzi imprisoned [[Cosimo de' Medici]] and exiled him in 1433. But Cosimo gained influence behind the scenes, and rose to power in 1434, exiling the entire Albizzi family except for Luca, who had been loyal to Cosimo. Luca Albizzi joined the Signoria, the ruling body of Florence, as Gonfaloniere, succeeding Cosimo's old friend [[Ilario Auditore]] in 1442.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
In 1258, the [[Basilica di Santa Trinita]] was built over an existing [[church]], becoming the mother church of the Vallumbrosan order of monks, a very serious group that strictly enforced both poverty and silence, for life.<ref name="Database: Santa Trinita">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Santa Trinita]]</ref>


After the revolt, the Medici family governed the city and had a focus on the arts and sciences, as well as an intricate banking system.[[File:Auditore.jpg|thumb|150px|left|The Auditore coat of arms.]] The city was also home to some of Italy's most notable figures, including [[Leonardo da Vinci]], Sandro Botticelli, [[Michelangelo]], [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], and the infamous [[House of Auditore|Auditore family]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Auditore Family Crypt">''[[Auditore Family Crypt|Assassin's Creed II: Auditore Family Crypt]]''</ref><ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
[[File:Palazzo Signoria.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Palazzo della Signoria, Florence's seat of power]]
At some point after the year 1291, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Domenico Auditore]] and his son came to live in Florence, and adopted the name of Auditore. Under the guise of the Auditore, they quickly assimilated themselves into the city's nobility and became a well-respected and well-known family throughout Florence.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Auditore Family Crypt"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
In 1296, [[Arnolfo di Cambio]] designed [[Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore|Santa Maria del Fiore]], which will become the largest landmark of the city.<ref name="Database: Santa Maria del Fiore">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Santa Maria del Fiore]]</ref> In 1299, Arnolfo also designed the [[Palazzo della Signoria]], which served as the center of the Signoria in the San Giovanni District.<ref name="Database: Palazzo Della Signoria">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Palazzo Della Signoria]]</ref>


The city flourished during the reign of Lorenzo de' Medici, and during this rule great artists, philosophers, and others contributed to the city's development. Various architectural marvels blessed the streets of Florence, such as [[Santa Maria Novella]], [[Piazza della Signoria]], the [[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore|Duomo]], and the [[Ponte Vecchio]]. Despite its beauty, however, Florence did have enemies, like most other cities in the region.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
Florence grew to a population of 80,000 in the 14th century, of which 25,000 were working in the wool industry.<ref name="Database: Firenze"/> The city also became a center of the Italian [[Renaissance]]. By the 14th century was built [[Basilica di Santa Croce]], the largest Franciscan church in the world. The architect and painter [[Giotto di Bondone]] did some frescos inside the basilica.<ref name="Database: Santa Croce">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Santa Croce]]</ref>


===Medici alliances===
The [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]] had a presence in Florence, with the politician and writer [[Dante Alighieri]] as their members.<ref name="Paying Respects"/> After being exile by political enemies, Aligheri wrote the ''Divine Comedy'', condemning to hell the ones who wrong him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[A Little Errand]]</ref> After 1324, his apprentice [[Domenico Auditore|Domenico]] and his son [[Renato Auditore|Renato]] came to live in Florence, and adopted the name of "[[House of Auditore|Auditore]]". Under this guise of nobility, they quickly assimilated themselves into the city's upper class, and became a well-respected and known family in Florence before moving to Monteriggioni.<ref name="Paying Respects">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Paying Respects]]</ref>
{{main|Giovanni's travels}}
[[File:Screen shot 2.12.png|thumb|250px|Uberto, Giovanni, and Lorenzo meeting in Florence.]]
One of the Medici's foremost defenses against these enemies was the Assassin [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]], who worked on behalf of Lorenzo de' Medici up until 1476. After the [[Assassination of Galeazzo Maria Sforza|assassination]] of [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]], Lorenzo dispatched Giovanni to [[Milan]] to investigate. While surveying the crime scene, Giovanni discovered a [[Venice|Venetian]] coin in the possession of [[Giovanni Andrea Lampugnani]], and immediately left for Venice.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/><ref name="Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>


After obtaining a courier's letter in Venice, Giovanni returned to Florence where he shared the letter with Lorenzo de' Medici, Gonfalonierie [[Uberto Alberti]], and a monk, [[Antonio Maffei]]. The monk translated the letter for Uberto, but the Gonfalonierie kept the translation to himself, and forced another monk to recreate the letter, claiming they were unable to decipher it. After duplicating the letter, Uberto gave it to Giovanni, who delivered it as the Templars had originally planned.<ref name="Lineage"/>
In 1334, Giotto began the construction of a [[Campanile di Giotto|gothic bell tower]] near Santa Maria del Fiore. When he died, [[Andrea Pisano]] took over the construction before dying from the Black Death in 1348.<ref name="Database: Giotto’s Campanile">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Giotto’s Campanile]]</ref>


After following the letter and confronting the Templar ringleaders in [[Rome]], Giovanni returned to Florence, injured from his travels. However, Giovanni's rest was quickly interrupted when Father Maffei arrived at his [[Palazzo Auditore|home]] with a few [[guards]], demanding Giovanni come with them. Giovanni sent his eldest son, [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]], to stall Antonio, and successfully escaped.<ref name="Lineage"/>
[[File:ACII DB Ponte Vecchio.png|thumb|250px|The Ponte Vecchio]]
In 1345, the [[Ponte Vecchio]] was built after two previous incarnations were swept away in floods. The bridge consists of three segmental arches and a tower was built at the southeast corner to defend it. Different shops lined the central passageway, firstly butchers, but over time they were pushed out by jewelers and souvenir shops.<ref name="Database: Ponte Vecchio"/>


===Auditore execution===
After 1348, Florence was appealed by the council of [[San Gimignano]] which needed money after being decimated by the Black Death. Florence took control of the city, integrated it in the republic.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: San Gimignano]]</ref>
{{Main|Auditore execution}}
The presence of the Assassin in Florence soon proved problematic for the [[Templars]], who sought control of the city. In response, the Templars organized the [[Auditore execution|execution]] of Giovanni and his sons [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]], for the crime of treason. The Templars also attempted to have [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]], another one of Giovanni's sons, arrested, but he managed to evade the guards.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
[[File:LMS 1 v.png|thumb|250px|left|Uberto speaking at the Auditore execution.]]


After this dilemma, Templar [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] [[Rodrigo Borgia]] and the [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]], whom were also Templars, began to make plans to usurp control of the city, and to bring down the strong Medici family that had ruled Florence for so long.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
In 1350, a member of the Vespucci House built the [[Casa di Vespucci|first residence]] with a painted façade in Florence, a style that was later recreated in the Oltrarno district.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Casa di Vespucci]]</ref>


===Birth of an Assassin===
[[File:Campanile di Giotto.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Campanile di Giotto]]
{{dialogue|Ezio|And why are you going to teach me how to kill?|Paola|I'm not. I'm going to teach you how to survive.|Ezio questions Paola's abilities.|Assassin's Creed II}}
In 1359, Giotto's Campanile was completed by [[Francesco Talenti]], who deviated from Giotto’s plan in his design of the three upper floors. He enlarged each floor to match the previous according to perspective, so, when seen from below, all three floors seem to be exactly the same size. The tower was clad with white [[Marble|marble]] from Carrara, red marble from Siena and green marble from Prato.<ref name="Database: Giotto’s Campanile"/>
{{main|Birth of an Assassin}}
After the execution of his father and brothers, Ezio met with [[Annetta]], a servant of his family. Annetta informed him that she had taken his sister, [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|Claudia]], and mother [[Maria Auditore da Firenze|Maria]] to her sister's house near the Duomo.


Upon arriving, Ezio was surprised to learn that it was a [[Brothels#La Rosa Colta|brothel]] ran by Annetta's sister, [[Paola]]. Ezio talked with Paola briefly, and mentioned that he intended to assassinate Uberto Alberti as vengeance for unjustly executing his family. However, Paola interrupted Ezio, and told him that he was not a killer, but that she could turn him into one.
In 1378, a major revolt of the lower class led to the wool combers rising up and seizing the government of the city. Their progressive, radical democracy lasted for less than two months before the upper classes seized control once more, but the revolt so terrified the rich it was still discussed in hushed tones a century later. The Albizzi family became the de facto rulers after the revolt.<ref name="Database: Firenze"/>


After their brief conversation, Paola met with Ezio, and instructed the Assassin on how to [[Blend|blend]] within a crowd. The two then took a walk around the exterior of the brothel, with Ezio blending constantly to avoid being noticed by guards. The two eventually concluded their walk and returned to the brothel, where Paola next taught Ezio how to steal.
In 1382, after 6 years, [[Benci de Cione]] and Simone di Francesco Talenti finished the [[Loggia dei Lanzi]] to provide a covering for the swearing-in of the members of the Signoria.<ref name="Database: Loggia dei Lanzi">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Loggia dei Lanzi]]</ref>
[[File:FT 4 v.png|thumb|250px|right|Ezio blending within a crowd.]]
Paola taught Ezio how to steal from [[Civilians|citizens]], and also to disappear once he had successfully stolen from a person. As a test, Paola ordered Ezio to steal from a few people in the vicinity of the brothel. After Paola had finished her instruction with the Assassin, she told him to go and see Leonardo da Vinci, a family friend and local artist so that he could repair his [[hidden blade]]. Ezio was at first skeptical to meeting Leonardo, believing he was no more than just a painter, but Paola convinced him to meet Leonardo.


Ezio made his way through the streets of Florence, and eventually reached Leonardo's small [[Bottega di Leonardo#Florence|workshop]]. He knocked on Leonardo's door, and was greeted by a concerned Leonardo. The two then discussed the affairs of Ezio's family, before Ezio asked Leonardo if he could repair his [[hidden blade]]. Leonardo then studied the blade's design, before concluding that he could not repair the blade without its original plans. However, Leonardo noticed Ezio's [[Codex]] page, and began to decipher it, telling Ezio to wait, despite his confusion.
In 1420, the unfinished [[Basilica di Santa Maria Novella]] was consecrated. The first great basilica in Florence, it was built on the site of an ancient oratory with a hidden tomb underneath.<ref name="Database: Santa Maria Novella">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Santa Maria Novella]]</ref>


After a while, Leonardo finished deciphering the Codex page, and used its plans to successfully repair the blade. Da Vinci then handed over the hidden blade, and began to explain it to Ezio. While they were conversing, however, a guard interrupted them with loud poundings on the door, demanding Leonardo let him in. [[File:Ace 3 v.png|thumb|200px|left|Ezio with his new blade.]]Leonardo told Ezio to wait, and opened the door. The guard confirmed he was Leonardo, and led him to the adjacent courtyard, and began to violently interrogate him.
Worried about the rise of the Medici family, who were rich bankers rapidly gaining influence in Florence, Maso and Rinaldo Albizzi imprisoned [[Cosimo de' Medici]] and exiled him in 1433. However, Cosimo gained influence behind the scenes, and rose to power in 1434, exiling the entire Albizzi family except for Luca, who had been loyal to Cosimo. Luca Albizzi joined the Signoria, the ruling body of Florence, as Gonfaloniere, succeeding Cosimo's old friend [[Ilario Auditore]] in 1442.<ref name="Database: Firenze"/>


While the guard kicked Leonardo on the ground, demanding answers, Ezio emerged from the workshop and entered the courtyard. He silently approached the guard from behind, and assassinated him, saving his friend. Leonardo then thanked Ezio, and told him to put the body inside with the other ones given to him by the city for research. After disposing of the body with the others, Ezio thanked Leonardo again, before departing from his workshop.
===Medici rule===
After Cosimo de' Medici's revolt, the Medici family governed the city in what would come to be known as its Golden Age; a true Renaissance. The family had a focus on the arts and sciences, as well as an intricate banking system.<ref name="Database: Firenze"/> Even if Cosimo kept the republican government, the lots for the members of the ''Signoria'' were rigged to designate friends of the Medici.<ref name="Database: Palazzo Della Signoria"/>


===Vengeance===
[[File:SMDFDB.png|thumb|250px|The finished Santa Maria del Fiore with the Campanile di Giotto]]
Once he had finished training with Paola and had gotten his hidden blade repaired, Ezio tailed the traitorous Gonfaloniere and former family friend, Uberto Alberti. Ezio made his way to the rooftop of a small building overlooking the square in front of the [[Basilica di Santa Croce]], where he witnessed Uberto arguing with Lorenzo de' Medici. The two were in a heated discussion about each other's power and its usage. However, their discussion ended abruptly as Uberto entered the Santa Croce cloister to attend an unveiling of Verrochio's latest work.
Two architectural competitions opposed [[Lorenzo Ghiberti]] and [[Filippo Brunelleschi]]. While Ghiberti was selected to design the Florence Baptistery doors, Brunelleschi won the competition to build the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore. Brunelleschi invented machines to hoist the bricks needed for the dome up to the workers and was able to construct the entire dome without using centring (a support structure to hold the dome in place while the bricks were laid). Containing over 4 million bricks, the dome was completed in 1436.<ref name="Database: Santa Maria del Fiore"/>


Ezio then began to make his way across the rooftops, and hired a group of [[courtesans]] to accompany him. He made his way to the front arch, and used his courtesans to distract the [[brutes]] guarding the entrance. With the guards out of the way, Ezio entered the small party, and began to search for his target
In 1445, the [[Ospedale degli Innocenti]] opened. Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, the building was the first orphanage for unwanted babies in Europe. Babies were typically abandoned in a basin in the front, although later transactions were facilitated by the introduction of a rotating horizontal wheel which moved infants into the building without the parent being seen. Many a mother abandoned her baby in order to be hired by the Ospedale as a wet nurse, so she could be paid to feed her own child. Boys were tutored in various professions by the Ospedale’s staff, while girls were usually trained to become nuns or wives.<ref name="Database: Ospedale degli Innocenti">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Ospedale degli Innocenti]]</ref>
[[File:JJE 3 v.png|thumb|250px|right|Ezio stabbing Uberto furiously.]]
After surveying the area and locating Uberto, Ezio utilized his new skills and blended with the various groups of nobles. He was eventually noticed by Uberto, however, and was forced to assassinate the traitor in plain sight. In his final conversation, Uberto told Ezio that he would have done the same to save the ones he loved, to which Ezio replied harshly that he had. The Assassin then stepped away from the Gonfalonierie's body, and proclaimed that his family still existed to a group of attending nobles.


===Pazzi Conspiracy===
Brunelleschi also designed the layout of San Lorenzo, but he died before the church was finished and several of his designs were subsequently modified.<ref name="Database: San Lorenzo"/>
{{dialogue|Rodrigo|Gentlemen. Tomorrow, a new sun rises over Firenze. May the [[Father of Understanding]] guide us|All|May the Father of Understanding guide us|The Templar conspirators bidding each other farewell after their meeting.|Assassin's Creed II}}
{{main|Pazzi Conspiracy}}
Once he returned to Florence in 1478 after assassinating [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] in [[San Gimignano]], Ezio met with his old friend, Leonardo da Vinci. Ezio told Leonardo of how he needed to see someone while in the city, but Leonardo quickly hushed him and directed him to the [[Mercato Vecchio]], where he could find [[La Volpe|the fox]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
[[File:PazziMeeting.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Templar conspirators meeting under Santa Maria Novella.]]
Ezio located La Volpe in the Mercato, but was pick pocketed by a [[Thieves|thief]] before he could talk to the fox. The Assassin pursued his target, and eventually cornered him on a rooftop. As Ezio threatened the thief, however, La Volpe himself emerged next to Ezio, and introduced himself. La Volpe then informed Ezio that he could give him all the information he needed once the Assassin was ready to go, and handed him his money pouch back before leaving.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>


Ezio met up later that night with La Volpe, and the two traversed the rooftops and made their way to Santa Maria Novella. Once there, Volpe explained to Ezio that the meeting was to take place under the church, before wishing Ezio good luck and leaving. The Assassin then followed Volpe's information, and made his way under the church.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
[[File:Il Duomo's Secret 10.png|thumb|250px|left|Iltani's tomb inside Il Duomo's lantern]]
In 1446, a lantern was added to Santa Maria del Fiore.<ref name="Database: Santa Maria del Fiore"/> Inside, the Assassin Brotherhood installed a tomb dedicated to [[Iltani]], a Babylonian Proto-Assassin who poisoned [[Alexander the Great]].<ref name="Il Duomo's Secret">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Il Duomo's Secret]]</ref> Beneath Santa Maria Novella, the Assassins also installed the tomb of [[Darius]], a Persian Proto-Assassin who killed the king [[Xerxes I of Persia]] with his creation, the [[Hidden Blade]].<ref name="Novella's Secret">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Novella's Secret]]</ref> Inside their sarcophagus, the Assassins hid  [[Assassin Seals]] permitting to unlock the [[Armor of Altaïr]] inside the [[Sanctuary]] beneath the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Change of Plans]]</ref>


After making his way through the church using a system of intricate levers, Ezio found himself in a large open room with two large doors leading out of the room. The Assassin then stealthily assassinated a couple of patrolling guards, and made his way up to a small balcony overlooking the room. Next, he pulled another lever, opening the doors loudly. At the sight of the door's opening, several guards emerged and began to search the room furiously. Ezio performed a [[Leap of Faith]] down from the balcony, and then picked off the guards one by one. After defeating all of the guards, he began to walk towards the gate, where an [[Agile guards|agile guard]] stood. However, the guard immediately began to flee to the other guard post, leaving the Assassin with no choice but to pursue him.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
In the late 1400s, the [[San Marco District, Florence|San Marco District]] began to expand with the construction of new buildings.<ref name="Database: San Marco District">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: San Marco District (Florence)|Database: San Marco District]]</ref>
[[File:NVS 12.png|thumb|250px|right|An agile guard flees from Ezio.]]
Ezio chased the guard in a lengthy sequence, but eventually silenced him before he could alert the other guards. He then proceeded to the guard outpost, and killed the guards who had been sitting at a table. After slaying the guards, he climbed up to a small alcove where he activated yet another lever. The lever lifted the gate and led him down a tight hallway. Along the side of this hallway was a small window, which Ezio used to spy on the Templar meeting.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>


While observing the Templar meeting, Ezio witnessed five Templars discussing a plot to kill Lorenzo de' Medici and obtain the Florentine throne. One of the Templars described that they had numerous weapons for the operation, as well as the support of the Pope, [[Sixtus IV]]. The Templars talked about morning mass at the Duomo, and how they would strike then. After promising Rodrigo that they would not fail in their operation, the conspirators ended their meeting, saying that a new sun would rise over Florence tomorrow.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
By 1448, the Assassin [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]] settled to Florence, meeting [[Maria Auditore da Firenze|Maria de' Mozzi]] and married her four years later. While founding a family, Giovanni established an Assassin network in the city, creating contacts with [[Thief|thieves]], [[Courtesan|courtesans]], and [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] of Florence.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Special Delivery]]</ref>  


After collecting a [[Assassin's Seal|Assassin's seal]] from the tomb of [[Darius]], Ezio departed from underneath the church, and emerged near the city waterfront. Ezio met with La Volpe on a nearby bench, and the two concluded that the Templar conspirators planned to kill Lorenzo de' Medici and his brother, [[Giuliano de' Medici]] in the morning at the Duomo. Ezio then set out for the church to prevent the attacks.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
In 1454, Florence sent an army led by [[Federico da Montefeltro]] to recover a [[Shroud of Eden 1|Shroud of Eden]] beneath Monteriggini. [[Mario Auditore]], ruler of the city and leader of the Assassin, repelled the Florentine army during a [[Defense of Monteriggioni|siege]] and moved the artifact to protect his city from further attacks from Florence.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – ''[[Italian Wars: Chapter 3 – Mario Auditore]]''</ref>
[[File:WiSC 8.png|thumb|250px|left|Francesco and Bernardo stabbing Giuliano.]]
Once at the Duomo the next morning, Ezio blended with the crowd, and observed Lorenzo and his brother walk towards the church and wave gleefully at the spectators. However, before Ezio could act, [[Bernardo Baroncelli]] ran at Giuliano and stabbed him in the chest, knocking him over. After getting up, [[Francesco de' Pazzi]] and Bernardo both attacked Giuliano, and killed him after slashing and stabbing him furiously.
Lorenzo was saved only by the timely arrival of the only citizen remaining in attendance, Ezio Auditore.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>


Ezio brought Lorenzo back to his home, the [[Palazzo Medici]], where he received medical attention from his loyal servant, [[Angelo Ambrogini]]. Once there, Lorenzo asked Ezio why he had helped him, and the Assassin explained that he too had lost family members to the Pazzi, and identified himself as Ezio Auditore. Lorenzo immediately explained to Ezio how he knew Ezio's father, and that Giovanni had understood honor and loyalty and had been a good man. Then, out of nowhere, a guard rushed in and informed the group that Francesco de' Pazzi was leading a battalion behind the [[Palazzo della Signoria]], and that their supporters would be killed if Francesco took over the building. Lorenzo then told Ezio that he needed to help save their city, and Ezio departed for the Palazzo.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
In 1455, Giovanni saved Cosimo's grandson, [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], who fell in the Arno River. As result of this event, Lorenzo later became Giovanni close friend and patron; forging the ties between their families.<ref name="Four to the Floor">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Four to the Floor]]</ref>
[[File:Farewell_Francesco_2.png|thumb|200px|right|Francesco atop the Palazzo della Signoria.]]
The Assassin navigated the city, and eventually made his way to the rooftops across from the Palazzo della Signoria. Francesco, who was on top of one of the ramparts, called out to Ezio, and demanded his guards slay him. However, Ezio climbed up one of the Palazzo's sides, and then scaled some scaffolding in order to reach the top level which Francesco was on. The Assassin moved in for the kill, and Francesco pleaded for his guards, before jumping off the front of the building, only to land safely in a haystack.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>


Once Ezio saw his target leap from the building, he immediately followed suit and began to pursue him. He chased Francesco across the Florentine rooftops, and eventually assassinated him. Afterwards, fellow Templar conspirator and head of the Pazzi family, [[Jacopo de' Pazzi]], went to the Palazzo in an attempt to calm down the clamorous citizens. However, Jacopo witnessed a group of citizens tie a noose around Francesco's neck and drape him over the front of the Palazzo. Upon seeing his nephew's dangling body, Jacopo fled the city on his [[Horses|horse]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
[[File:AC2 Palazzo Medici.png|thumb|250px|Palazzo Medici]]
Cosimo de' Medici ordered the construction of [[Palazzo Medici|palazzo]] as the private residence of the Medici family. After refusing Brunelleschi's architectural plan for an open façade, Cosimo hired the architect Michelosso di Bartolomeo Michelozzi. Completing the building in 1455, the palazzo was designed according to the values of humanism, which attempts to engage the viewer with structures built on a more human scale. In fact, the outside was foreboding,  with hard edges. In contrast, the interior courtyard, which only the Medici and their guests saw, was full of luscious, curving rounded arches.<ref name="Database: Palazzo Medici">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Palazzo Medici]]</ref>


===Bonfire of the Vanities===
In 1456, [[Paola]], the daughter of two Assassins, was arrested after killing a city guard. Giovanni Auditore represented her at the court pleading self-defense. Once released, she joined the Assassin and her sister [[Annetta]] served the Auditore as a wetnurse.<ref name="Database: Paola">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Paola]]</ref> In 1465, Paola opened [[La Rosa Colta]], a brothel in the [[San Marco District, Florence|San Marco District]]. The [[Courtesan|courtesans]] there were known for being upper-class, they were educated in poetry and the arts, as well as sexual intercourse. It was not rare to see members of the Signoria at La Rosa Colta, and even on occasion, a Medici.<ref name="Database: La Rosa Colta">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: La Rosa Colta]]</ref>
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[[File:Checcomate 5.png|thumb|250px|left|Savonarola picking up the Apple in Forlì.]]
After Lorenzo de' Medici's death in 1492, the city gradually began to decline under the new leadership of Lorenzo's son, [[Piero de' Medici]]. Piero was not a man of the people like his father, and was not popular with Florence's citizens. Two years into Piero's rule, in 1494, the Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola took control of the city and exiled Piero after picking up the [[Ezio's Apple|Apple of Eden]] from Ezio Auditore's wounded body in [[Forlì]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities">''[[Bonfire of the Vanities|Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities]]''</ref>


After losing the Apple, the Assassins identified its new owner as Savonarola, and headed for Florence. Ezio Auditore and Niccolò Machiavelli met in the Oltrarno District in 1497, where they discussed how to topple Savonarola's rule, and formulated a plan in which they would assassinate each of Savonarola's nine corrupted lieutenants. After this meeting ended, Ezio left to assassinate the first of Savonarola's nine lieutenants, the [[Painter]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities"/>
By 1467, the legendary thief known as [[La Volpe]] operated in Florence. He became the leader of the local thieves guild and joined the Assassins.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: La Volpe (Assassin's Creed II)|Database: La Volpe]]</ref>


====The Painter====
[[File:ACMLorenzo.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Lorenzo de' Medici, prince of Florence]]
Ezio made his way through the city to a small bonfire which the Painter was hosting. Once arriving there, Ezio heard the Painter speak about how artistic tools were actually those of the Devil's. The Painter also spoke about how he was deceived by the Devil in his speech, and how each citizen needed to dedicate themselves to Savonarola, the prophet.
After the death of Cosimo, a crypt for the Medici House was installed in San Lorenzo.<ref name="Database: San Lorenzo"/> Cosimo's son [[Piero di Cosimo de' Medici]] became the ruler of Florence, although he was inept and sickly. Dying of gout in 1469, Lorenzo became the new prince of Florence. As his mother [[Lucrezia Tornabuoni]] instilling in him a love of art and culture, the city flourished during his reign, with great artists, philosophers, and others contributed to the city's development. At the time, the city was also home to some of Italy's most notable figures; including [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Sandro Botticelli]], [[Michelangelo]], and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], some of whom received funding from the Medici for their works.<ref name="Database: Firenze"/> Leonardo Da Vinci also became acquainted with the Auditore family.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Friend of the Family]]</ref>
[[File:Still life 1.png|thumb|225px|right|The Painter making a speech near the small bonfire.]]
After his speech, Ezio observed the Painter closely, and assassinated him. In his final words, the Painter told Ezio how he was sorry, and that even though he had been controlled by the Apple, he still blamed himself for his actions.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities"/>


====The Captain Guard====
In 1470, Santa Maria Novella's upper façade was completed by the designs of [[Leon Battista Alberti]].<ref name="Database: Santa Maria Novella"/>
After assassinating the Painter, Ezio made his way to a small courtyard. Once inside of the courtyard, Ezio was greeted by the Captain Guard, who labeled him as a challenger, falling into Savonarola's trap created to kill any who opposed him. After his brief speech, guards descended from the rooftops and attacked the Assassin.


While Ezio fended off the attacking guards, the Captain Guard exclaimed that the Assassin was but a rebel seeking fame and glory, and that he would fail, like the other opposers had. However, Ezio eventually defeated the guards, and climbed the scaffolding the Captain Guard was standing on, and assassinated him. During his final conversation with Ezio, the Captain Guard told Ezio he wished he had been stronger so he could have resisted Savonarola's deception.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities"/>
In 1471, Giovanni Auditore successful secured the Pope's support to the Medici bank. As a gift, Lorenzo de'Medici paid the construction of the [[Palazzo Auditore]].<ref name="Database: Giovanni Auditore">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Giovanni Auditore]]</ref>


====The Nobleman====
In 1472, [[Luca Pitti]] died, leaving his [[Palazzo Pitti|severe Roman-style palazzo]] unfinished.<ref name="Database: Palazzo Pitti">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Palazzo Pitti]]</ref>
As Ezio entered the market district of the city, he was greeted by the [[Nobleman]] standing on top of a roof of a building across from him. Ezio argued briefly with the Nobleman about power and control in the city, but then the Nobleman began to [[Freerunning|free-run]] across the rooftops in order to warn Savonarola.


Ezio pursued the Nobleman, who immediately called for guards while being chased. However, Ezio caught up the lieutenant, and silenced him before he could reach Savonarola. In his final words, the Nobleman attempted to justify his behavior by claiming that he was a victim of the Apple, but Ezio explained to him that he made a choice and allowed himself to be controlled by the Apple.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities"/>
[[File:Palazzo Auditore 1 v.png|thumb|250px|Palazzo Auditore]]
In 1473, the Palazzo Auditore was completed, notable for its rusticated stonework and Roman pilasters. Giovanni Auditore designed the palazzo himself, based on initial sketches by Leone Battista Alberti. He incorporated a secret room for his Assassin's business. Lorenzo de'Medici admired the façade’s lack of “ostentation”.<ref name="Database: Palazzo Auditore">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Palazzo Auditore]]</ref>  


====The Priest====
The painter [[Domenico Ghirlandaio]] decorated the {{Wiki|Sassetti Chapel|Sassetti}} chapel of Santa Trinita with frescos of the life of [[Francis of Assisi|Saint Francis]].<ref name="Database: Santa Trinita"/>
[[File:Last rites 1.png|thumb|250px|left|The Priest on top of the Duomo.]]
While walking around the city, Ezio noticed the third of Savonarola's lieutenants, the [[Priest (Savonarola's lieutenant)|Priest]], praying on top of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. The Assassin then began to make his way up the side of the church, assassinating guards on his way up.


Upon reaching the top of the church, Ezio assassinated the entranced Priest. In his last conversation, the Priest claimed that he thought Savonarola had preached the word of God, and that he wanted badly to believe him.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities"/>
Though the Assassin-affiliated Auditore family abandoned Florence after the [[Pazzi conspiracy]] in 1478, one of its members, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], continued to frequent the city.<ref name="AC2"/> During the early 16th century, he would also send his [[Assassin apprentices|apprentices]] to Florence to complete several contracts for the Assassin Order; such as delivering reports, stealing weapons, or delivering forged pardons.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>


====The Merchant====
===Bonfire of the Vanities===
For his next target, Ezio made his way down to the Florentine waterfront, where he observed the [[Merchant (Savonarola's lieutenant)|Merchant]] residing on a ship just offshore. The Merchant was busy ordering his men to secure crates and speaking of how he would withhold food from any of those who opposed Savonarola.
Eventually, the Medici's extravagant lifestyle drew the ire of the middle and lower classes and their popularity waned. After the death of Lorenzo de' Medici in 1492, he was succeeded by his son, [[Piero de' Medici|Piero]]. Piero ruled as Signore of Florence until 1494, when he was exiled from the city by Girolamo Savonarola.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref>


Ezio made his way onto the ship, assassinating guards on the docks and patrolling guards on the ship. After clearing the ship of all but the Merchant himself, the Assassin struck the Merchant from the deck just above him. In his final words, the Merchant remained true to his beliefs, stating that "''sometimes the people must be told what to think.''"<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities"/>
In 1493, [[Bonacolto Contarini]], a Templar and member of the famed [[Venice|Veneitian]] {{Wiki|Contarini}} noble family, travelled to Florence to attempt a resurgence of the Templar influence in city. Using his family's riches and influence, he strong armed merchants and officials who sided with the Templars while imprisoning those who resisted, intending to sell them off to foreign slavers. In response, Ezio returned to Florence with assistance from [[Corvo Antonelli]], [[Perina di Bastian]], and the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins|Spanish Brotherhood]] to stop Bonacolto's operations, destroying the Templar presence once again.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[A War in the Shadows]]''</ref>
[[File:Healer v.png|thumb|150px|right|The Doctor making his speech.]]
====The Doctor====
At the [[Ospedale degli Innocenti]], one of Savonarola's lieutenants, the [[Doctor (Savonarola's lieutenant)|Doctor]], refused to provide medical treatment for those who opposed Savonarola. He believed their contrasting views brought their illnesses upon them, and denied them any medical attention.


While Ezio navigated his way through the small crowd, he overheard the Doctor speaking of how the citizens needed to accept Savonarola as their leader, and to stop supporting the Medici. However, Ezio assassinated the Doctor, and ended his unjust rules for medical treatment. In his final conversation, the Doctor told Ezio that he killed a healer, but admitted that he had grown intoxicated with the power he had commanded.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities"/>
Between 1497 and 1498, the monk instigated the Bonfire of the Vanities, where paintings, books, and other works of art were publicly burned throughout Florence. Despite civil unrest, Savonarola held control over the people with both the [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]], and the terror of his nine lieutenants.<ref name="AC2 - Bonfire">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – ''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)]]''</ref>


====The Farmer====
Eventually, in May of 1498, the Assassin Order intervened in his rule. Ezio Auditore tracked down and killed Savonarola's nine lieutenants, while Niccolò Machiavelli, [[La Volpe]], and [[Paola]] rallied the citizens. The Florentine people eventually rioted before Savonarola's residence in the [[Palazzo Pitti]], dragging him to the Piazza della Signoria to be burned at the stake.<ref name="AC2 - Bonfire"/>
In a rural area of Florence, the [[Farmer]] had stopped supplying the city with hay, believing that those who opposed Savonarola considered him low-class. The Farmer ordered his guards to keep a watchful eye over the hay and to stay observant. While patrolling with his guards, the Farmer remarked that without the basic source of hay, the rebellions would quell and the opposers will stand down.


As the farmer moved about the area, Ezio moved into strategic positions within hay bales, waiting to strike. At last Ezio moved into the open from the hay bales, and assassinated the Farmer. In his last conversation, the Farmer claimed that he became fed up of the insults directed at him, and only desired respect.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities"/>
===Medici return===
Michelangelo designed the inner façade of San Lorenzo.<ref name="Database: San Lorenzo"/>


====The Condottiero====
In the 16th century, the Medici constructed a private balcony on top of the Loggia dei Lanzi, making it clear to the city of Florence who was really in charge.<ref name="Database: Loggia dei Lanzi"/>
The [[Condottiero]] closed down the [[Ponte Vecchio]], and placed his [[Mercenaries|mercenaries]] at both sides of the bridge, blocking passageway along the bridge. The Condottiero claimed it would be reopened when the people of Florence accepted Savonarola as their new leader. He also shouted angrily that the citizens had but one duty, to submit to Savonarola, and that the city was theirs, and therefore resistance was pointless.
[[File:Condottiero_memc_v.png|thumb|250px|left|The Condottiero's last moments.]]
Ezio Auditore made his way towards the balcony on which the Condottiero was speaking on, and eliminated the guards protecting him. He then assassinated the Condottiero, and in turn, reopened the Ponte Vecchio. In his final conversation, he was asked by Ezio as to why he chose to be charmed by Savonarola, and the Condottiero claimed he wanted more than just nobility in the city.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities"/>


====The Preacher====
Later, the Medici bought the Pitti Palace, connecting it to the Palazzo della Signoria and the Uffizi with a series of secret passages, one of which crossed the upper level of the Ponte Vecchio.<ref name="Database: Palazzo Pitti"/>
At a Florentine church, the [[Preacher]] was spewing a corrupted sermon to the Florentine people. The Preacher said that they all had to rid themselves of their material pleasures, and that this was not known to him until his "''eyes were opened''" by Savonarola.


While the Preacher continued his sermon, Ezio made his way onto the top of the church. However, before Ezio could strike, the Preacher began to flee from the Assassin. Though the Preacher nearly outrun Ezio, he was unable to outlast the Assassin and was eventually killed by Ezio. In his final words, the Preacher admitted that he was not under the control of the Apple, but had actually already believed all that he himself had said.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities"/>
===Modern times===
[[File:Savonarolaeden.png|thumb|200px|right|Savonarola commanding the people using the Apple.]]
In 2012, Florence was used as a simulated training location by [[Abstergo Industries]] during the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|first]]<ref name="ACB"/> and [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|second]] stage of their [[Animi Training Program]], being introduced to the latter via a [[Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack|system update]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
After Ezio assassinated each of Savonarola's nine lieutenants, La Volpe, Paola, and Machiavelli rallied the citizens in front of the [[Palazzo Pitti]]. Once they had gathered, Savonarola emerged from his palazzo, and demanded to know as to why the crowd had convened at his home. He also remarked that they all should be cleansing themselves and their houses. However, after Savonarola continued to fail at taming the rowdy crowd, he raised the Apple and told the people that they would do as he commanded, and submit to him. Ezio then hurled a throwing knife at the monk, injuring his hand and causing him to drop the Apple. A [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] guard picked up the Apple though, and began to flee with it. However, Ezio managed to assassinate the guard after a lengthy chase across the rooftops.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities"/>


Once he had obtained the Apple again, Ezio made his way to the Palazzo della Signoria, where a group of citizens had been taking Savonarola. At the Palazzo, an angry mob of citizens had tied Savonarola to a stake, and were prepared to burn him. However, Ezio ran up on stage and stabbed Savonarola in the cheek, claiming no one deserved to die in such pain. After ending Savonarola's suffering, Ezio made a speech to the crowd.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities"/>
The simulation depicted the [[Mercato Vecchio]], a well-known marketplace in Florence's Santa Maria Novella district, and the surrounding area, which featured lots of narrow alleys, allowing for a quick escape when necessary. Visitors could take a break from the vendors' noisy shouting by reclining on the benches in one of the area's relaxing courtyards. Construction was in progress on some of the rooftops, with [[Chase breakers|hanging platforms]] having been set up, which allowed people to move easily from the encircling buildings to the Mercato Vecchio itself.<ref name="ACB"/>
[[File:Mob justice 5.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio speaking to the crowd at the Palazzo della Signoria.]]
In his speech, the Assassin described how the loss of his loved ones filled his mind with thoughts of vengeance, but the guidance of a few strangers taught him to look past his instincts. He then informed the crowd that they did not need anyone to tell them what to do, and that everyone needed to follow their own path. Lastly, he informed the crowd not to follow him, or anyone else, before walking of stage to meet his fellow Assassins.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities"/>


===Affiliations with the Roman Assassins Guild===
Florence, 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.<ref name="ACB"/>
During the early 16th century, Ezio Auditore sent his [[apprentices]] from the [[Rome Assassins Guild|Roman Assassins Guild]] to Florence various times to complete several contracts. The contracts all varied in their details, but most were basic missions, such as delivering reports, stealing weapons, or delivering forged pardons. These missions usually gave the guild anywhere from 400 to 1000 florins, but the apprentices themselves gained little experience from these minor tasks.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>


===Return to Florence===
An Assassin cell led by [[Adriano Maestranzi]] was located in Florence by 2012. However, the Templar [[Juhani Otso Berg]] managed to follow the Assassin [[Harlan Cunningham]] back to the cell. Berg and [[Sigma Team]] attacked the Assassin hideout, although Maestranzi blew it up, killing everyone except Cunningham and Berg.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref>
[[File:Embers ShotBreakdown 01.png|thumb|200px|right|An elderly Ezio with Shao Jun in Florence.]]
Sometime in the 1514, an elderly Ezio Auditore returned to Florence with his new wife, [[Sofia Sartor]], and their two children, [[Flavia Auditore]] and [[Marcello Auditore]]. The family moved into a villa in the Florentine countryside, tending to the vineyards next to their house. <ref name="Assassin's Creed: Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>


==Landmarks==
==Landmarks==
<div style="float: left; width: 48;">
*Santa Maria Novella District
*Santa Maria Novella District
**Mercato Vecchio
**[[Mercato Vecchio]]
**Santa Maria Novella
**[[Basilica di Santa Maria Novella|Santa Maria Novella]]
**[[Basilica di San Lorenzo]]
**[[Basilica of San Lorenzo|Basilica di San Lorenzo]]
[[File:Mercato_vecchio.jpg|thumb|242px|right|The Mercato Vecchio in Florence.]]
*San Marco District
*San Marco District
**Bottega di Leonardo a Firenze
**[[Palazzo Medici]]
**Palazzo Medici
**[[Ospedale degli Innocenti]]
**Ospedale degli Innocenti
**[[Basilica of Santa Croce|Basilica di Santa Croce]]
**Basilica di Santa Croce
</div>
<div style="float: right; width: 48%;">
*San Giovanni District
*San Giovanni District
**Palazzo della Signoria
**[[Bottega di Leonardo]]
**[[Palazzo della Signoria]]
**[[Santa Trinita]]
**[[Santa Trinita]]
**Palazzo Auditore
**[[Palazzo Auditore]]
*Oltrarno District
*Oltrarno District
**Palazzo Pitti
**[[Palazzo Pitti]]
</div>


==Assassination targets==
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*[[Uberto Alberti]]; Gonfaloniere of Florence (DNA Sequence 2)
*[[Francesco de' Pazzi]]; Patriarch of the powerful Pazzi family (DNA Sequence 4)
*[[Girolamo Savonarola]]; Mad monk in control of Florence during the Bonfire of the Vanities (DNA Sequence 13)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Battistero di San Giovanni is missing from the front of the main entrance to the Santa Maria del Fiore, despite being built several hundred years before the events of the game.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the landmark {{Wiki|Florence Baptistery|Battistero di San Giovanni}} was missing from the piazza in front of the Santa Maria del Fiore, despite being built several hundred years before the events of the game. [[Ubisoft]] explained that the Baptistry's omission was due to hardware limitations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/features/filling-assassin-creed-historical-world|title=Filling in the Corners: Bringing Assassin's Creed's Historical Worlds to Life|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312144305/http://www.1up.com/features/filling-assassin-creed-historical-world|archivedate=12 March 2013|author=Bailey, Kat|date=31 October 2012|publisher=''{{Wiki|1Up Network}}''|accessdate=13 March 2015}}''<nowiki/>''</ref>
*Florence appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' as a multiplayer location, and is a location that Ezio can send his [[Apprentices]] to for contracts.
*During the Bonfire of the Vanities sequence, the sky over Florence was covered by dark clouds, presumably from the smoke coming from continuous burning of Renaissance material.
*Florence also appears in four of the [[Cristina Memories]], the suppressed memories of Ezio's past.
*During the Bonfire of the Vanities sequence, the sky over Florence becomes covered by dark clouds, in contrast to how it used to be bright and vibrant during the Medici's rule.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Florence Map1.jpg|A map of Florence.
AC2 florence concept.jpg|Concept art of Florence
File:EzioFlorence.png|Ezio surveying the area from atop a view point.
ACL florence view.png|Florence from a bird's eye view
file:EzioFlorenceguard.jpg|Ezio killing a guard along a Florentine rooftop.
ACBMP Florence Day.jpg|The rooftops of Florence
klklk.png|Florence, as seen from a bird's eye view.
EzioFlorence.png|Ezio surveying Florence from a [[viewpoint]]
AC2_S_085_Florence_RunEzio.jpg|Ezio fleeing from guards in a typical Florentine street.
EzioFlorenceguard.jpg|Ezio killing a [[Soldier|guard]] on a Florentine rooftop
florencja.jpg|Florence, as it appears in the ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' multiplayer.
ACII Ezio in Florence.jpg|Ezio in Florence at night
z_a9151d50.jpg|A map of Florence in the ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' multiplayer.
AC2FirenzeDB.png|Florence's database Icon
Florence Panoramic.jpg|A panoramic view of the city streets.
AC2 florence multiplayer map.jpg|A map of Florence in the Animi Training Program
640px-Embers_ShotBreakdown_01.png|An older Ezio in Florence with fellow Assassin Shao Jun.
ACR MTMP - Florence at night.jpg|Florence at night
</gallery></center>
ACIdentity Firenze.png|Database image of Florence in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''
AC2 Map Florence.png|A map of Florence
</gallery>
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
**''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''
*[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|''Assassin's Creed'' (comic)]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''
**''[[A War in the Shadows]]''
**''[[Echoes Through the Animus]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}}


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Florence (Italian: Firenze) is a major city located in central Italy, and the capital of the region of Tuscany. During the late 15th century, the city was ruled by the powerful Medici family, and comprised four districts: Santa Maria Novella, San Giovanni, San Marco, and Oltrarno. For a brief time, the extremist Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola ruled the city and instituted the Bonfire of the Vanities, in which thousands of items deemed sources of sin were destroyed, but a civilian uprising ended his power and the Medici were restored as the city's leaders.

History[edit | edit source]

Roman Era[edit | edit source]

Florence was founded by Gaius Julius Caesar during the Republic era, in the year 59 BCE.[2] Inside the city, the Romans built a forum and an oratory in the west side of the city and constructed a bridge crossing the Arno River.[3] With the development of Christianity, John the Baptist became the city's patron saint of the city, giving his name to its central district.[4] In 393 CE, San Lorenzo, one of the first churches in the area, was consecrated just outside the city.[5]

Middle Age[edit | edit source]

After the sacking of Rome in the 5th century, the Ostrogoths took over. Under their rule, the city was constantly under attack from the Byzantines, who sent the population level below 1,000. However, the Lombards came to power in the 6th century, ending the Byzantine assaults.[2]

By 1030, on the site of the Roman Forum was established the Mercato Vecchio, which served as the business center of the city.[6]

By the 12th century, Florence became a Republic governed by the Signoria, made up of nine members (or Priori) selected by the city’s guilds, two from each district, and a Gonfalonier of Justice. The Priori were supposed to be chosen by lot.[7] Through its history, Florence attempted to gain control of the surrounding lands and towns. Two such areas were Monteriggioni to the north and Pisa to the west. Although the former maintained a shaky alliance with Florence afterwards, it would be years before Pisa would follow suit. Florentine heralds often spread the news of Pisa's demonstrations of contempt to Florence.[8]

In 1258, the Basilica di Santa Trinita was built over an existing church, becoming the mother church of the Vallumbrosan order of monks, a very serious group that strictly enforced both poverty and silence, for life.[9]

Palazzo della Signoria, Florence's seat of power

In 1296, Arnolfo di Cambio designed Santa Maria del Fiore, which will become the largest landmark of the city.[10] In 1299, Arnolfo also designed the Palazzo della Signoria, which served as the center of the Signoria in the San Giovanni District.[7]

Florence grew to a population of 80,000 in the 14th century, of which 25,000 were working in the wool industry.[2] The city also became a center of the Italian Renaissance. By the 14th century was built Basilica di Santa Croce, the largest Franciscan church in the world. The architect and painter Giotto di Bondone did some frescos inside the basilica.[11]

The Italian Assassins had a presence in Florence, with the politician and writer Dante Alighieri as their members.[12] After being exile by political enemies, Aligheri wrote the Divine Comedy, condemning to hell the ones who wrong him.[13] After 1324, his apprentice Domenico and his son Renato came to live in Florence, and adopted the name of "Auditore". Under this guise of nobility, they quickly assimilated themselves into the city's upper class, and became a well-respected and known family in Florence before moving to Monteriggioni.[12]

In 1334, Giotto began the construction of a gothic bell tower near Santa Maria del Fiore. When he died, Andrea Pisano took over the construction before dying from the Black Death in 1348.[14]

The Ponte Vecchio

In 1345, the Ponte Vecchio was built after two previous incarnations were swept away in floods. The bridge consists of three segmental arches and a tower was built at the southeast corner to defend it. Different shops lined the central passageway, firstly butchers, but over time they were pushed out by jewelers and souvenir shops.[3]

After 1348, Florence was appealed by the council of San Gimignano which needed money after being decimated by the Black Death. Florence took control of the city, integrated it in the republic.[15]

In 1350, a member of the Vespucci House built the first residence with a painted façade in Florence, a style that was later recreated in the Oltrarno district.[16]

The Campanile di Giotto

In 1359, Giotto's Campanile was completed by Francesco Talenti, who deviated from Giotto’s plan in his design of the three upper floors. He enlarged each floor to match the previous according to perspective, so, when seen from below, all three floors seem to be exactly the same size. The tower was clad with white marble from Carrara, red marble from Siena and green marble from Prato.[14]

In 1378, a major revolt of the lower class led to the wool combers rising up and seizing the government of the city. Their progressive, radical democracy lasted for less than two months before the upper classes seized control once more, but the revolt so terrified the rich it was still discussed in hushed tones a century later. The Albizzi family became the de facto rulers after the revolt.[2]

In 1382, after 6 years, Benci de Cione and Simone di Francesco Talenti finished the Loggia dei Lanzi to provide a covering for the swearing-in of the members of the Signoria.[17]

In 1420, the unfinished Basilica di Santa Maria Novella was consecrated. The first great basilica in Florence, it was built on the site of an ancient oratory with a hidden tomb underneath.[18]

Worried about the rise of the Medici family, who were rich bankers rapidly gaining influence in Florence, Maso and Rinaldo Albizzi imprisoned Cosimo de' Medici and exiled him in 1433. However, Cosimo gained influence behind the scenes, and rose to power in 1434, exiling the entire Albizzi family except for Luca, who had been loyal to Cosimo. Luca Albizzi joined the Signoria, the ruling body of Florence, as Gonfaloniere, succeeding Cosimo's old friend Ilario Auditore in 1442.[2]

Medici rule[edit | edit source]

After Cosimo de' Medici's revolt, the Medici family governed the city in what would come to be known as its Golden Age; a true Renaissance. The family had a focus on the arts and sciences, as well as an intricate banking system.[2] Even if Cosimo kept the republican government, the lots for the members of the Signoria were rigged to designate friends of the Medici.[7]

The finished Santa Maria del Fiore with the Campanile di Giotto

Two architectural competitions opposed Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi. While Ghiberti was selected to design the Florence Baptistery doors, Brunelleschi won the competition to build the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore. Brunelleschi invented machines to hoist the bricks needed for the dome up to the workers and was able to construct the entire dome without using centring (a support structure to hold the dome in place while the bricks were laid). Containing over 4 million bricks, the dome was completed in 1436.[10]

In 1445, the Ospedale degli Innocenti opened. Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, the building was the first orphanage for unwanted babies in Europe. Babies were typically abandoned in a basin in the front, although later transactions were facilitated by the introduction of a rotating horizontal wheel which moved infants into the building without the parent being seen. Many a mother abandoned her baby in order to be hired by the Ospedale as a wet nurse, so she could be paid to feed her own child. Boys were tutored in various professions by the Ospedale’s staff, while girls were usually trained to become nuns or wives.[19]

Brunelleschi also designed the layout of San Lorenzo, but he died before the church was finished and several of his designs were subsequently modified.[5]

Iltani's tomb inside Il Duomo's lantern

In 1446, a lantern was added to Santa Maria del Fiore.[10] Inside, the Assassin Brotherhood installed a tomb dedicated to Iltani, a Babylonian Proto-Assassin who poisoned Alexander the Great.[20] Beneath Santa Maria Novella, the Assassins also installed the tomb of Darius, a Persian Proto-Assassin who killed the king Xerxes I of Persia with his creation, the Hidden Blade.[21] Inside their sarcophagus, the Assassins hid Assassin Seals permitting to unlock the Armor of Altaïr inside the Sanctuary beneath the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni.[22]

In the late 1400s, the San Marco District began to expand with the construction of new buildings.[23]

By 1448, the Assassin Giovanni Auditore settled to Florence, meeting Maria de' Mozzi and married her four years later. While founding a family, Giovanni established an Assassin network in the city, creating contacts with thieves, courtesans, and mercenaries of Florence.[24]

In 1454, Florence sent an army led by Federico da Montefeltro to recover a Shroud of Eden beneath Monteriggini. Mario Auditore, ruler of the city and leader of the Assassin, repelled the Florentine army during a siege and moved the artifact to protect his city from further attacks from Florence.[25]

In 1455, Giovanni saved Cosimo's grandson, Lorenzo de' Medici, who fell in the Arno River. As result of this event, Lorenzo later became Giovanni close friend and patron; forging the ties between their families.[26]

Palazzo Medici

Cosimo de' Medici ordered the construction of palazzo as the private residence of the Medici family. After refusing Brunelleschi's architectural plan for an open façade, Cosimo hired the architect Michelosso di Bartolomeo Michelozzi. Completing the building in 1455, the palazzo was designed according to the values of humanism, which attempts to engage the viewer with structures built on a more human scale. In fact, the outside was foreboding, with hard edges. In contrast, the interior courtyard, which only the Medici and their guests saw, was full of luscious, curving rounded arches.[27]

In 1456, Paola, the daughter of two Assassins, was arrested after killing a city guard. Giovanni Auditore represented her at the court pleading self-defense. Once released, she joined the Assassin and her sister Annetta served the Auditore as a wetnurse.[28] In 1465, Paola opened La Rosa Colta, a brothel in the San Marco District. The courtesans there were known for being upper-class, they were educated in poetry and the arts, as well as sexual intercourse. It was not rare to see members of the Signoria at La Rosa Colta, and even on occasion, a Medici.[29]

By 1467, the legendary thief known as La Volpe operated in Florence. He became the leader of the local thieves guild and joined the Assassins.[30]

Lorenzo de' Medici, prince of Florence

After the death of Cosimo, a crypt for the Medici House was installed in San Lorenzo.[5] Cosimo's son Piero di Cosimo de' Medici became the ruler of Florence, although he was inept and sickly. Dying of gout in 1469, Lorenzo became the new prince of Florence. As his mother Lucrezia Tornabuoni instilling in him a love of art and culture, the city flourished during his reign, with great artists, philosophers, and others contributed to the city's development. At the time, the city was also home to some of Italy's most notable figures; including Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Michelangelo, and Niccolò Machiavelli, some of whom received funding from the Medici for their works.[2] Leonardo Da Vinci also became acquainted with the Auditore family.[31]

In 1470, Santa Maria Novella's upper façade was completed by the designs of Leon Battista Alberti.[18]

In 1471, Giovanni Auditore successful secured the Pope's support to the Medici bank. As a gift, Lorenzo de'Medici paid the construction of the Palazzo Auditore.[32]

In 1472, Luca Pitti died, leaving his severe Roman-style palazzo unfinished.[33]

Palazzo Auditore

In 1473, the Palazzo Auditore was completed, notable for its rusticated stonework and Roman pilasters. Giovanni Auditore designed the palazzo himself, based on initial sketches by Leone Battista Alberti. He incorporated a secret room for his Assassin's business. Lorenzo de'Medici admired the façade’s lack of “ostentation”.[34]

The painter Domenico Ghirlandaio decorated the Sassetti chapel of Santa Trinita with frescos of the life of Saint Francis.[9]

Though the Assassin-affiliated Auditore family abandoned Florence after the Pazzi conspiracy in 1478, one of its members, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, continued to frequent the city.[8] During the early 16th century, he would also send his apprentices to Florence to complete several contracts for the Assassin Order; such as delivering reports, stealing weapons, or delivering forged pardons.[35]

Bonfire of the Vanities[edit | edit source]

Eventually, the Medici's extravagant lifestyle drew the ire of the middle and lower classes and their popularity waned. After the death of Lorenzo de' Medici in 1492, he was succeeded by his son, Piero. Piero ruled as Signore of Florence until 1494, when he was exiled from the city by Girolamo Savonarola.[36]

In 1493, Bonacolto Contarini, a Templar and member of the famed Veneitian Contarini noble family, travelled to Florence to attempt a resurgence of the Templar influence in city. Using his family's riches and influence, he strong armed merchants and officials who sided with the Templars while imprisoning those who resisted, intending to sell them off to foreign slavers. In response, Ezio returned to Florence with assistance from Corvo Antonelli, Perina di Bastian, and the Spanish Brotherhood to stop Bonacolto's operations, destroying the Templar presence once again.[37]

Between 1497 and 1498, the monk instigated the Bonfire of the Vanities, where paintings, books, and other works of art were publicly burned throughout Florence. Despite civil unrest, Savonarola held control over the people with both the Apple of Eden, and the terror of his nine lieutenants.[38]

Eventually, in May of 1498, the Assassin Order intervened in his rule. Ezio Auditore tracked down and killed Savonarola's nine lieutenants, while Niccolò Machiavelli, La Volpe, and Paola rallied the citizens. The Florentine people eventually rioted before Savonarola's residence in the Palazzo Pitti, dragging him to the Piazza della Signoria to be burned at the stake.[38]

Medici return[edit | edit source]

Michelangelo designed the inner façade of San Lorenzo.[5]

In the 16th century, the Medici constructed a private balcony on top of the Loggia dei Lanzi, making it clear to the city of Florence who was really in charge.[17]

Later, the Medici bought the Pitti Palace, connecting it to the Palazzo della Signoria and the Uffizi with a series of secret passages, one of which crossed the upper level of the Ponte Vecchio.[33]

Modern times[edit | edit source]

In 2012, Florence was used as a simulated training location by Abstergo Industries during the first[35] and second stage of their Animi Training Program, being introduced to the latter via a system update.[39]

The simulation depicted the Mercato Vecchio, a well-known marketplace in Florence's Santa Maria Novella district, and the surrounding area, which featured lots of narrow alleys, allowing for a quick escape when necessary. Visitors could take a break from the vendors' noisy shouting by reclining on the benches in one of the area's relaxing courtyards. Construction was in progress on some of the rooftops, with hanging platforms having been set up, which allowed people to move easily from the encircling buildings to the Mercato Vecchio itself.[35]

Florence, 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.[35]

An Assassin cell led by Adriano Maestranzi was located in Florence by 2012. However, the Templar Juhani Otso Berg managed to follow the Assassin Harlan Cunningham back to the cell. Berg and Sigma Team attacked the Assassin hideout, although Maestranzi blew it up, killing everyone except Cunningham and Berg.[40]

Landmarks[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • In Assassin's Creed II, the landmark Battistero di San Giovanni was missing from the piazza in front of the Santa Maria del Fiore, despite being built several hundred years before the events of the game. Ubisoft explained that the Baptistry's omission was due to hardware limitations.[41]
  • During the Bonfire of the Vanities sequence, the sky over Florence was covered by dark clouds, presumably from the smoke coming from continuous burning of Renaissance material.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Concept art of Florence
    Concept art of Florence
  • Florence from a bird's eye view
    Florence from a bird's eye view
  • The rooftops of Florence
    The rooftops of Florence
  • Ezio surveying Florence from a viewpoint
    Ezio surveying Florence from a viewpoint
  • Ezio killing a guard on a Florentine rooftop
    Ezio killing a guard on a Florentine rooftop
  • Ezio in Florence at night
    Ezio in Florence at night
  • Florence's database Icon
    Florence's database Icon
  • A map of Florence in the Animi Training Program
    A map of Florence in the Animi Training Program
  • Florence at night
    Florence at night
  • Database image of Florence in Assassin's Creed: Identity
    Database image of Florence in Assassin's Creed: Identity
  • A map of Florence
    A map of Florence

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Atlas
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Firenze
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Ponte Vecchio
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: San Giovanni District
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Assassin's Creed II – Database: San Lorenzo
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Mercato Vecchio
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Palazzo Della Signoria
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Assassin's Creed II
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Santa Trinita
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Santa Maria del Fiore
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Santa Croce
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Assassin's Creed II – Paying Respects
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – A Little Errand
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Giotto’s Campanile
  15. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: San Gimignano
  16. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Casa di Vespucci
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Loggia dei Lanzi
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Santa Maria Novella
  19. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Ospedale degli Innocenti
  20. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Il Duomo's Secret
  21. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Novella's Secret
  22. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Change of Plans
  23. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: San Marco District
  24. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Special Delivery
  25. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Italian Wars: Chapter 3 – Mario Auditore
  26. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Four to the Floor
  27. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Palazzo Medici
  28. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Paola
  29. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: La Rosa Colta
  30. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: La Volpe
  31. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Friend of the Family
  32. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Giovanni Auditore
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Palazzo Pitti
  34. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Palazzo Auditore
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  36. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Renaissance
  37. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – A War in the Shadows
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Assassin's Creed II – Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)
  39. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations
  40. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates
  41. ↑ Bailey, Kat (31 October 2012). Filling in the Corners: Bringing Assassin's Creed's Historical Worlds to Life. 1Up Network. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved on 13 March 2015.

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