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{{Era|ACB}}The '''Porta Turrionis '''was one of the gates of the Leonine Walls and also a landmark in [[Rome]].
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==Database Entry==
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''Constructed sometime between 848 and 1455 (come on fellow historians, I can drive more than three times the age of the U.S. through that gap), the Porta Turrionis was so named because it stood next to a tower (turrionis) built by Pope Nicholas V. Speaking of driving, the location of the gate at the entrance to the [[Vatican]] was enlarged for cars in 1990, and the original was moved several metres to the side permanently closed, which might lead one to ask the important philosophical question: "Which gate is the real Porta Turrionis?", except the Pope renamed it the Porta Cavalleggeri, rendering the question utterly pointless and nonsensical.''
The '''Porta Cavalleggeri''', formerly known as the '''Porta Turrionis''', is one of the gates of the {{Wiki|Leonine City|Leonine Walls}} which surround the {{Wiki|Vatican City}}.


==Sources==
==History==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.
Constructed sometime between 848 and 1455, the Porta Turrionis was so named because it stood next to a tower (''turrionis'') built by {{Wiki|Pope Nicholas V}}. In 1990, the location of the was enlarged to accommodate the traffic of cars moving through the entrance of the Vatican. Consequently, the original gate was shifted several meters to the side and permanently closed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Porta Turrionis]]</ref>
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[[Category:Landmarks]]
==Trivia==
[[File:Portaturrionis.jpg|thumb|250px|The Porta Asinaria, mislabeled as the Porta Turrionis in the game]]
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', all of the gates of [[Rome]] are misidentified, though [[Shaun Hastings]]'s database entries remain factually correct. The gate marked as Porta Turrionis in the game is at the far southeast corner of Rome in the [[Antico District]]—nowhere near the Vatican City—and a part of the [[Aurelian Walls]]; this gate is in actuality the [[Porta Asinaria]]. This error is in spite of the fact that the [[Database: Porta Turrionis|database entry]] on Porta Turrionis accurately describes it as a gate of the Leonine Walls in the Vatican, not the Aurelian Walls. For convenience, this article assumes that Shaun Hastings's research is canonically correct while the [[Animus#2.0|Animus 2.01]] labeled the gates erroneously.
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
 
==References==
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The Porta Cavalleggeri, formerly known as the Porta Turrionis, is one of the gates of the Leonine Walls which surround the Vatican City.

History[edit | edit source]

Constructed sometime between 848 and 1455, the Porta Turrionis was so named because it stood next to a tower (turrionis) built by Pope Nicholas V. In 1990, the location of the was enlarged to accommodate the traffic of cars moving through the entrance of the Vatican. Consequently, the original gate was shifted several meters to the side and permanently closed.[1]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

The Porta Asinaria, mislabeled as the Porta Turrionis in the game
  • In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, all of the gates of Rome are misidentified, though Shaun Hastings's database entries remain factually correct. The gate marked as Porta Turrionis in the game is at the far southeast corner of Rome in the Antico District—nowhere near the Vatican City—and a part of the Aurelian Walls; this gate is in actuality the Porta Asinaria. This error is in spite of the fact that the database entry on Porta Turrionis accurately describes it as a gate of the Leonine Walls in the Vatican, not the Aurelian Walls. For convenience, this article assumes that Shaun Hastings's research is canonically correct while the Animus 2.01 labeled the gates erroneously.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]