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


==Dialogue==
==Dialogue==
[[File:TToP_1.png|thumb|right|250px|Leonardo, in the midst of interrogation.]]
Ezio located the catacombs and began to navigate his way towards Leonardo, as he could hear voices echoing in the distance.
Ezio enters the catacombs and begins to navigate his way towards Leonardo. He can hear voices in the distance.
*'''[[Ercole Massimo]]:''' ''Leonardo, I still cannot comprehend why you have turned against the ideals we always held dear!''
*'''Ercole''': ''Leonardo, I still cannot comprehend why you have turned against the ideals we always held dear!''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Trust is a terrible thing.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Trust is a terrible thing.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''You are betraying mine!''
*'''Ercole''': ''You are betraying mine!''
The sound of Ercole Massimo's [[Hermeticists|disciple]] beating Leonardo could be heard as Ezio traversed the vast cavern.
 
*'''Ercole:''' ''Tell me where the entrance is.''
A disciple starts to beat Leonardo as Ezio traverses the vast cavern.
*'''Leonardo:''' ''How naïve of me... To have thought you sought knowledge as I did.''
*'''Ercole''': ''Tell me where the entrance is.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''Why seek knowledge without putting it to use? We have the chance to fashion a better world, one in which we have the freedom to shape our own destiny.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''How naive of me... To have thought you sought knowledge as I did.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''And what if we choose not to be a part of your vision?''
*'''Ercole''': ''Why seek knowledge without putting it to use? We have the chance to fashion a better world, one in which we have the freedom to shape our own destiny.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''That is foolish. Do you not see? We can banish ignorance. Free people from their social classes and kingdoms, from their animal emotions. Every one will have the truth at their grasp.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''And what if we choose not to be a part of your vision?''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Beating me down here in the dark enlightens the people of [[Italy|Italia]]?''
*'''Ercole''': ''That is foolish. Do you not see? We can banish ignorance. Free people from their social classes and kingdoms, from their animal emotions. Every one will have the truth at their grasp.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''The [[Pythagoras|Pythagorean]] unifier is in that [[Temple of Pythagoras|temple]]. We both know it. [[72|That number]] is coupled to all nature, all things. It is the source. With it, we can open the minds and souls of men. We can fill them with knowledge.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Beating me down here in the dark enlightens the people of [[Italy|Italia]]?''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''{{Wiki|As above, so below}}.''
*'''Ercole''': ''The Pythagorean unifier is in [[Temple of Pythagoras|that temple]]. We both know it. That number is coupled to all nature, all things. It is the source. With it, we can open the minds and souls of men. We can fill them with knowledge.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''That is the Hermetic vow. Together, we will make [[Human|mankind]] into Gods. Now, show me the entrance.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''As above, so below.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Why? Do you not know where it is?''
*[[File:TToP_2.png|thumb|right|250px|A group of Hermeticists disciples.]]'''Ercole''': ''That is the Hermetic vow. Together, we will make [[Humans|mankind]] into Gods. Now, show me the entrance.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''How could I?''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Why? Do you not know where it is?''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''You know mankind's wants and needs, I assumed discovering the location of a simple hidden entrance would be an easy feat.''
*'''Ercole''': ''How could I?''
*'''Ercole:''' ''You– Where is it?!''
*'''Leonardo''': ''You know mankind's wants and needs, I assumed discovering the location of a simple hidden entrance would be an easy feat.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Guess.''
*'''Ercole''': ''You-- Where is it?!''
*'''Ercole:''' ''I am finished with your obstinacy. Procedete!'' (Do it!)
*'''Leonardo''': ''Guess.''
Ercole ordered the Hermeticist to hit Leonardo again.
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''My body may feel pain, but my mind will remain unharmed.''
*'''Ercole''': ''I am finished with your obstinacy.'' Procedete! ''(Do it!)''
*'''Ercole:''' ''Impressive. Do it again. Again.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''My body may feel pain, but my mind will remain unharmed.''
Ezio made his presence known.
*'''Ercole''': ''Impressive. Do it again. Again.''
[[File:TToP 1.png|thumb|250px|Ercole holding Leonardo hostage]]
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''Stop.''
Ezio makes his presence known.
*'''Ercole:''' ''Ezio Auditore! You who arrested [[Cesare Borgia]], who stopped the spread of [[Rome|Roman]] ignorance, convince our friend Leonardo to open the [[Temple of Pythagoras|temple]] and usher in the golden age of mankind.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Stop.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Should I persuade "our friend" by kicking him? Or would you rather I used my [[Hidden Blade|knife]]?''
*'''Ercole''': ''Ezio Auditore! You who arrested [[Cesare Borgia]], who stopped the spread of [[Rome|Roman]] ignorance, convince our friend Leonardo to open the temple and usher in the golden age of mankind.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''On the contrary, there is nothing I would like more than an amiable solution. Help Leonardo see reason. With the Pythagorean unifier, we will remake humanity together.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Should I persuade "our friend" by kicking him? Or would you rather I used my knife?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Not under [[The Creed|my creed]].''
[[File:Ercole Massimo death v.png|thumb|250px|Ercole's final moments.]]
*'''Ercole:''' ''Then the revolution will begin without you. Ucciderlo!'' (Kill him!)
*'''Ercole''': ''On the contrary, there is nothing I would like more than an amiable solution. Help Leonardo see reason. With the Pythagorean unifier, we will remake humanity together.''
A group of disciples attacked Ezio.
*'''Ezio''': ''Not under [[The Creed|my creed]].''
*'''Ercole:''' ''Leonardo, I must know.<br />Please, for the future of mankind.<br />Tell me!<br />We are running out of time!''
*'''Ercole''': ''Then the revolution will begin without you.'' Ucciderlo! ''(Kill him!)''
Ezio defeated his attackers, and a panic-stricken Ercole threw the last remaining disciple from their elevated platform, accidentally killing him and creating a path for Ezio.
 
*'''Ercole:''' ''Go! Stop him!''
A group of disciples begin to attack Ezio.
*'''Ezio:''' ''Very foolish.''
*'''Ercole''': ''Leonardo, I must know.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''Stay away from me, [[Assassins|Assassino]].'' (Assassin.) ''We are all the same underneath, yet these people persist in their witch hunts! You intend to banish us back to our primitive origins? [[Florence|Firenze]] against [[Venice|Venezia]], Venezia against Roma. Ignorant group against ignorant group forever, is that what you want?''
: ''Please, for the future of mankind.''
Ezio assassinated Ercole.
:
[[File:Ercole Massimo death v.png|thumb|250px|Ercole's final moments]]
: ''Tell me!''
:
: ''We are running out of time!''
 
Ezio defeats his attackers. A panic-stricken Ercole throws the last remaining disciple from the elevated platform, accidentally killing him and creating a path for Ezio.
*'''Ercole''': ''Go! Stop him!''
*'''Ezio''': ''Very foolish.''
*[[File:PTemple Entrance Ezio and Leonardo.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and Leonardo entering the secret chambers..]]'''Ercole''': ''Stay away from me,'' [[Assassins|Assassino]]<br />''We are all the same underneath, yet these people persist in their witch hunts!''<br />''You intend to banish us back to our primitive origins? Firenze against Venezia, Venezia against Roma. Ignorant group against ignorant group forever, is that what you want? ''
​
Ezio plunges his blade into Ercole.
*'''Ercole:''' ''You... an Assassin... the enemy of knowledge?''
*'''Ercole:''' ''You... an Assassin... the enemy of knowledge?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''One must choose to search for truth. Forcing it on others accomplishes little.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''One must choose to search for truth. Forcing it on others accomplishes little.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''These lost people... warring kingdoms... I would have ended their suffering.''
*'''Ercole:''' ''These lost people... warring kingdoms... I would have ended their suffering.''
*'''Ezio:''' Che tu possa conoscere la verità nella morte. ''(May you know the truth in death.)'' Requiescat in pace. ''(Rest in peace.)''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Che tu possa conoscere la verità nella morte.'' (May you know the truth in death.) ''Requiescat in pace.'' (Rest in peace.)
 
Ezio laid Ercole to rest and freed Leonardo.
Ezio lays Ercole to rest and frees Leonardo.
*'''Ezio:''' ''Come. Let us leave this place.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Come. Let us leave this place.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''We cannot, Ezio. Not without reaching the [[Pythagorean Vault|final room]] of the temple.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''We cannot, Ezio. Not without reaching the [[Pythagorean Vault|final room of the temple]].''
*'''Ezio:''' ''You are hurt.''
*'''Ezio''': ''You are hurt.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''I will be fine. If that number is left intact, we risk another madman discovering it.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''I will be fine. If that number is left intact, we risk another madman discovering it.''
Pushing on a triangular mechanism, Leonardo opened the entrance to the next room.
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Coming?''
Pushing on a triangular mechanism, Leonardo opens the entrance to the next room.
*'''Ezio:''' ''Take that torch. I will lead the way.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Coming?''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Thank goodness I sent Massimo to look for my paintings, it delayed their progress significantly.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Take that torch. I will lead the way.''
They reached a large chamber, the first of three trial rooms.
*'''Leonardo''': ''Thank goodness I sent Massimo to look for my paintings, it delayed their progress significantly.''
[[File:TToP 3.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and Leonardo entering the first chamber]]
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''The Pythagoreans believed that the soul moved through cracks in the earth, like a beam of light. It ignites fire, which symbolizes knowledge.''
[[File:TToP_3.png|thumb|right|250px|The first chamber.]]
Ezio began to decipher the puzzles of the room.
They reach a large chamber, the first of three trial rooms.
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Perhaps you could move the mirrors to concentrate the light on that rope.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''The Pythagoreans believe that the soul moved through cracks in the earth, like a beam of light. It ignites fire, which symbolizes knowledge.''
Ezio activated the second lever and a block dropped down to the ground.
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''Now I can get back up here.''
Ezio begins to decipher the puzzles of the room.
*'''Leonardo:''' ''You are almost there!''
*'''Leonardo''': ''You are almost there!''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Easy for you to say.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Easy for you to say.''
Ezio opened the door to the next chamber.
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''We must continue onward!''
Ezio opens the door to the next chamber.
They continued through the next passageway.
*'''Leonardo''': ''We must continue onward!''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''I suppose [[Salaì]] is out having fun spending my hard-earned [[florin]]s?''
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''He is safe at [[Bottega di Leonardo#Rome|home]].''
They continue through the next passageway.
*'''Leonardo:''' ''I am relieved... about the florins of course.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''I suppose [[Salaì]] is out having fun spending my hard-earned florins?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''You do not need to lie to me. Salaì fits you. I approve.''
*'''Ezio''': ''He is safe at home.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''I...''
*'''Leonardo''': ''I am relieved... about the florins of course.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Leonardo da Vinci at a loss for words? That is a first.''
*'''Ezio''': ''You do not need to lie to me. Salaì fits you. I approve.''
[[File:TToP 4.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and Leonardo in the second chamber]]
*'''Leonardo''': ''I...''
They entered the second of the three trial rooms.
*'''Ezio''': ''Leonardo da Vinci at a loss for words? That is a first.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''This room could use some light.''
 
Leonardo ignited other torches.
[[File:TToP_4.png|thumb|right|250px|Ezio and Leonardo in the second chamber.]]
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Do you hear that? The sound of wind.''
They enter the second of three trial rooms.
Ezio began solving several puzzles.
*'''Leonardo''': ''This room could use some light.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''The Pythagoreans believed all the forces of nature could be whittled down to numbers. Mathematica can then act on nature, allowing man to harness nature's power.''
 
Ezio locked an air exit.
Leonardo ignites other torches.
*'''Ezio:''' ''Now I can get back up here.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Do you hear that? The sound of wind.''
Ezio locked another air exit and a fan-shaped gear began to spin.
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''The wheel is turning. You are channeling the air, keep going!''
Ezio starts to solving several puzzles.
*'''Ezio:''' ''Perfect, a route up if I fall.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''The Pythagoreans believed all the forces of nature could be whittled down to numbers. Mathematics can then act on nature, allowing man to harness nature's power.''
Ezio locked the last exit and the fan spun rapidly, activating the mechanism of the door.
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Only one final room before we reach the center!''
Ezio locks an air exit.
They reached the final room, and Leonardo ignited a torch, prompting several other torches to ignite as well.
*'''Ezio''': ''Now I can get back up here.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''How unexpected! Delightful.''
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''The fire of knowledge.''
Ezio locks another air exit and a fan gear starts to spin.
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Correct! Harmony was achieved for the Pythagorean when multiplicity became unity. When many thoughts combine to form one original idea.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''The wheel is turning. You are channeling the air, keep going!''
[[File:TToP 5.png|thumb|right|250px|Leonardo recognizing the symbols on the pedestal]]
 
Ezio activated the first lever.
Ezio locks the last exit and the fan spins rapidly, activating the mechanism of the door.
*'''Ezio:''' ''That could help if I fall.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Only one final room before we reach the center!''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Yes! How enlightening!''
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''Very funny.''
They reach the final room, and Leonardo ignites a torch, prompting several other torches to ignite as well.
Ezio activated the remaining levers and a mysterious pedestal emerged from the ground.
*'''Leonardo''': ''How unexpected! Delightful.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Unity is achieved! But the door is not opening.''
*'''Ezio''': ''The fire of knowledge.''
Ezio examined the pedestal.
*'''Leonardo''': ''Correct! Harmony was achieved for the Pythagorean when multiplicity became unity. When many thoughts combine to form one original idea.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Leonardo, come here.<br />Recognize these symbols?''
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''No... Wait. These are the symbols that were shown to me by the [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]]! They are in the wrong order. Let me just... if I rearrange these... done!''
[[File:TToP_5.png|thumb|right|250px|Leonardo recognizing the symbols on the pedestal.]]
The entrance for the vault opened, and the two entered.
Ezio activates the first lever.
*'''Ezio:''' ''I know this architecture.''
*'''Ezio''': ''That could help if I fall.''
[[File:TToP 7.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and Leonardo gazing at the coding on the wall]]
*'''Leonardo''': ''Yes! How enlightening!''
Ezio put his hand on the [[Vault pedestal|pedestal]], activating it with his DNA and illuminating the vault.
*'''Ezio''': ''Very funny.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Those are not Pythagorean symbols. [[Grand Temple|43 39 19 N 75 27 42 W]]. Nothing. The Cult of [[Hermes Trismegistus|Hermes]] is wrong. The number is meaningless.''
 
Ezio made to exit the chamber.
Ezio activates the remaining levers and mysterious pedestal emerges from the ground.
*'''Leonardo''' ''You are leaving?''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Unity is achieved! But the door is not opening.''
Ezio turned around.
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''No mere number can repair the world. Come, my friend, help me charter a [[ship]] to [[Kingdom of Navarre|Navarre]]. I must finish with Cesare Borgia.''
Ezio examines the pedestal.
Leonardo stared back at the wall and its symbols, uncomprehending. Ezio walked back to Leonardo.
*'''Ezio''': ''Leonardo, come here. Recognize these symbols?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''It is not intended for us.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''No... Wait. These are the symbols that were shown to me by the [[Ezio's Apple|Apple of Eden]]! They are in the wrong order. Let me just... if I rearrange these... done!''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Ezio. What are you not telling me?''
 
Seeing Leonardo was still unconvinced, Ezio put his hand on Leonardo's shoulder and changed tack to distract him from the Temple.
The entrance for the vault opens, and the two enter.
*'''Ezio:''' ''What else are you working on?''
*'''Ezio''': ''I know this architecture.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Well, I have begun several dissection studies. Then King [[Louis XII of France|Louis XII]] seems interested in hiring me as an engineer. Oh yes, I am thinking of repainting the {{Wiki|Saint John the Baptist (Leonardo)|St. John}} lost in the [[Siege of Monteriggioni|Villa fire]]. Salaì would model for it again, of course. Then, perhaps I will study a woman with child to see how her body changes.''
 
*'''Ezio:''' ''Interesting. Tell me more.''
[[File:TToP_7.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and Leonardo gaze at the coding on the wall.]]
Ezio led the way out and Leonardo followed, still talking.
Ezio turns to exit the chamber.
Ezio puts his hand on the [[Vault pedestal|pedestal]], illuminating the vault.
*'''Leonardo''': ''Those are not Pythagorean symbols. 43 39 19 N 75 27 42 W. Nothing. The Cult of Hermes is wrong. The number is meaningless.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''You are leaving?''
*'''Ezio''': ''No mere number can repair the world. Come, my friend, help me charter a ship to Navarre. I must finish with Cesare Borgia. It is not intended for us.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Ezio. What are you not telling me?''
*'''Ezio''': ''What else are you working on?''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Well, I have begun several dissection studies. Then [[Louis XII of France|King Louis XII]] seems interested in hiring me as an engineer. Oh yes, I am thinking of repainting the St. John lost in the [[Fall of Monteriggioni|Villa fire]]. Salaì would model for it again, of course. Then, perhaps I will study a woman with child to see how her body changes.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Interesting. Tell me more.''


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


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*To achieve full [[synchronization]], the player should not lose any health squares.
*The co-ordinates given in the memory corresponded with one of the [[Temple (Isu)|Vault]] locations on the [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] Wall in [[Monteriggioni]]. The coordinates led to the [[Grand Temple]] in [[Turin, New York|Turin]], [[New York]], and allowed the modern-day Assassins to discover it.
*The coordinates given in the memory correspond with an [[Assassin insignia|Assassin Symbol]] on the [[Codex Wall]] from ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="160" position="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff" bordersize="medium" captionalign="center">
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
TToP_9.png|Ezio and Leonardo exploring the catacombs.
TToP 2.png|Hermeticists facing Ezio
Zw-ACBH-DLC-10-9.jpg|The pedestal within the third room.
PTemple Entrance Ezio and Leonardo.png|Ezio and Leonardo entering the secret chambers
TToP_6.png|Ezio activating the pedestal.
TToP 9.png|Ezio and Leonardo exploring the catacombs
TToP_8.png|Ezio and Leonardo walking out of the vault.
TToP 6.png|Ezio activating the pedestal
TToP 8.png|Ezio and Leonardo walking out of the vault
</gallery>
</gallery>


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

Latest revision as of 23:26, 18 May 2024

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

Description[edit | edit source]

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

Dialogue[edit | edit source]

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

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

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

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

Ercole ordered the Hermeticist to hit Leonardo again.

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

Ezio made his presence known.

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

A group of disciples attacked Ezio.

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

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

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

Ezio assassinated Ercole.

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

Ezio laid Ercole to rest and freed Leonardo.

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

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

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

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

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

Ezio began to decipher the puzzles of the room.

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

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

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

Ezio opened the door to the next chamber.

  • Leonardo: We must continue onward!

They continued through the next passageway.

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

They entered the second of the three trial rooms.

  • Leonardo: This room could use some light.

Leonardo ignited other torches.

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

Ezio began solving several puzzles.

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

Ezio locked an air exit.

  • Ezio: Now I can get back up here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ezio activated the first lever.

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

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

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

Ezio examined the pedestal.

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

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

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

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

Ezio made to exit the chamber.

  • Leonardo You are leaving?

Ezio turned around.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Outcome[edit | edit source]

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

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

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