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The Ponte Sant'Angelo is a bridge spanning the [[Tiber River]], giving access to the [[Castel Sant' Angelo]], from which the Borgia family rules over Rome. The bridge is one of the longest bridges in the game, and is the only bridge constantly guarded. Cardinals can often be seen walking to and from each side of the bridge, but as it is a restricted zone, Ezio cannot simply walk over it without being attacked by the guards.
{{Landmark Infobox
|image = Ponte Sant'Angelo 2 v.png
|description = One of the most important bridges across the Tiber.
|location = [[Centro District]]<br>[[Rome]], [[Italy]]
|architect = Emperor [[Hadrian]]
|dateconstructed = 134
|functions = Bridge
}}
'''Ponte Sant'Angelo''' (English: ''Bridge of the Holy Angel'') is a bridge in [[Rome]], [[Italy]], that connects the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]] to the [[Centro District|historical centre]] of the city, extending over the [[Tiber]]. By extension, it is also part of the main route between Rome and the [[Vaticano District|Vatican]].


Four sets of two guards are situated along the Ponte Sant'Angelo, patrolling their own section of bridge. The guards can be fooled by hiding within a moving crowd of Cardinals, but be warned; no group moves along the entire bridge without doubling back on the direction from which it came. To cross the river, undetected, the player must either swim under it or blend from group to group with some level of skill.
==History==
Castel Sant'Angelo originated as the mausoleum of the [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]] [[Hadrian]], and the Ponte Sant'Angelo was first constructed to link the city to this tomb that was situated just on the other side of the Tiber.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Ponte Sant'Angelo]]</ref>


The Ponte Sant'Angelo was featured in one of the first missions the player is given in the game Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. Ezio had to cross the river without being detected, in order to attempt an assassination of the two male Borgias and to rescue an Assassin ally, Caterina Sforza.
In 1450, a mob of pilgrims rushing across the bridge on their way to [[St. Peter's Basilica]] caused the balustrades to buckle. A mass drowning ensued from the ensuing collapse of the bridge.<ref name="Database" />
 
Around 1506, it was outside the Castel Sant'Angelo that the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Lo Sparviero]] secretly met with [[Sirus Favero]] for advice on hunting "Il Corvo", the enigmatic leader of the [[Templars|Templar]] counter-Assassin unit called the [[Crows]]. Unbeknownst to the Assassins, Sirus was Il Corvo himself and had been hiding his identity by cooperating with them; on this occasion, he was encouraging them to hunt [[Borgia messenger]]s for intel. Lo Sparviero intercepted one such messenger nearby who had been carrying a letter to the Crows, but he found Sirus suspicious while handing off the letter to him.<ref name="Under the Red Sun">''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Under the Red Sun]]</ref><ref name="Machiavelli journal 8">''Assassin's Creed: Identity'' – [[Niccolò Machiavelli's journal]]: "[[Database: Journal – Under the Red Sun|Entry #8]]: Under the Red Sun"</ref> Acting on his intuition, the Assassin tailed Sirus over the bridge, eventually being lured into an ambush.<ref name="Under the Red Sun" />
 
At the climax of the final battle between the Assassins and the Crows, Lo Sparviero crossed underneath the bridge to avoid the large number of [[Soldier|guards]] standing on it,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Identity'' – [[Saviors of Roma]]</ref> and assassinated Sirus.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Identity'' – Niccolò Machiavelli's journal: "[[Database: Journal – Saviors of Roma|Entry#10]]: Saviors of Roma"</ref>
 
==Trivia==
*The bridge was a restricted area in ''Brotherhood'', except in certain memories, such as "[[The Ezio Auditore Affair]]".
*The bridge was formerly known as '''Pons Aelius''' or '''Ponte Aelius'''.
*Historically, the statues on the bridge were not placed there until 1527 by order of Pope [[Clement VII]].
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'', due to the different game engine, the arrangement of scaffolds under the bridge is different from ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.
*In ''Assassin's Creed: Identity'', crossing underneath the Ponte Sant'Angelo is a requirement for full [[synchronization]] in the memory "[[Saviors of Roma]]".
 
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Ponte Sant'Angelo 1.png|The Ponte Sant'Angelo
ACB DB Ponte Sant'Angelo.png|Database image of the bridge
Ponte Sant'Angelo 3.png|A crowd on the Ponte Sant'Angelo
Castel Sant Angelo 2.png|The Ponte and Castel
Under the Red Sun.png|Concept art of Ponte Sant'Angelo in ''Identity''
Saviors of Roma.png|Concept art of the Ponte and Castel in ''Identity''
ACID Castel Sant'Angelo Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Ponte and Castel in ''Identity''
</gallery>
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{ACBH}}
[[Category:Bridges]]
[[Category:Landmarks in Rome]]

Latest revision as of 14:01, 20 July 2025

Ponte Sant'Angelo (English: Bridge of the Holy Angel) is a bridge in Rome, Italy, that connects the Castel Sant'Angelo to the historical centre of the city, extending over the Tiber. By extension, it is also part of the main route between Rome and the Vatican.

History[edit | edit source]

Castel Sant'Angelo originated as the mausoleum of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, and the Ponte Sant'Angelo was first constructed to link the city to this tomb that was situated just on the other side of the Tiber.[1]

In 1450, a mob of pilgrims rushing across the bridge on their way to St. Peter's Basilica caused the balustrades to buckle. A mass drowning ensued from the ensuing collapse of the bridge.[1]

Around 1506, it was outside the Castel Sant'Angelo that the Italian Assassin Lo Sparviero secretly met with Sirus Favero for advice on hunting "Il Corvo", the enigmatic leader of the Templar counter-Assassin unit called the Crows. Unbeknownst to the Assassins, Sirus was Il Corvo himself and had been hiding his identity by cooperating with them; on this occasion, he was encouraging them to hunt Borgia messengers for intel. Lo Sparviero intercepted one such messenger nearby who had been carrying a letter to the Crows, but he found Sirus suspicious while handing off the letter to him.[2][3] Acting on his intuition, the Assassin tailed Sirus over the bridge, eventually being lured into an ambush.[2]

At the climax of the final battle between the Assassins and the Crows, Lo Sparviero crossed underneath the bridge to avoid the large number of guards standing on it,[4] and assassinated Sirus.[5]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • The bridge was a restricted area in Brotherhood, except in certain memories, such as "The Ezio Auditore Affair".
  • The bridge was formerly known as Pons Aelius or Ponte Aelius.
  • Historically, the statues on the bridge were not placed there until 1527 by order of Pope Clement VII.
  • In Assassin's Creed: Identity, due to the different game engine, the arrangement of scaffolds under the bridge is different from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
  • In Assassin's Creed: Identity, crossing underneath the Ponte Sant'Angelo is a requirement for full synchronization in the memory "Saviors of Roma".

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • The Ponte Sant'Angelo
    The Ponte Sant'Angelo
  • Database image of the bridge
    Database image of the bridge
  • A crowd on the Ponte Sant'Angelo
    A crowd on the Ponte Sant'Angelo
  • The Ponte and Castel
    The Ponte and Castel
  • Concept art of Ponte Sant'Angelo in Identity
    Concept art of Ponte Sant'Angelo in Identity
  • Concept art of the Ponte and Castel in Identity
    Concept art of the Ponte and Castel in Identity
  • Concept art of the Ponte and Castel in Identity
    Concept art of the Ponte and Castel in Identity

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Database: Ponte Sant'Angelo
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Identity – Under the Red Sun
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity – Niccolò Machiavelli's journal: "Entry #8: Under the Red Sun"
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity – Saviors of Roma
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity – Niccolò Machiavelli's journal: "Entry#10: Saviors of Roma"

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