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'''Castel dell'Ovo''', also known as '''Egg Castle''', is a castle and an important landmark located on an islet in the Bay of [[Naples]]. Its name comes from a legend about the [[Rome|Roman]] poet Virgil, who, in the Middle Ages, was regarded as a powerful sorcerer and was said to have placed an egg in the castle's fortifications to make them stronger. | '''Castel dell'Ovo''', also known as '''Egg Castle''', is a castle and an important landmark located on an islet in the Bay of [[Naples]]. Its name comes from a legend about the [[Rome|Roman]] poet Virgil, who, in the Middle Ages, was regarded as a powerful sorcerer and was said to have placed an egg in the castle's fortifications to make them stronger. | ||
In the [[Renaissance]], a drydock was located nearby which housed [[Cesare Borgia]]'s [[Naval Cannon|naval cannon]], but in 1502, the [[Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore]] destroyed the only prototype of the construct. | In the [[Renaissance]], a drydock was located nearby which housed [[Cesare Borgia]]'s [[Naval Cannon|naval cannon]], but in 1502, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] destroyed the only prototype of the construct. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 04:13, 20 October 2013
Castel dell'Ovo, also known as Egg Castle, is a castle and an important landmark located on an islet in the Bay of Naples. Its name comes from a legend about the Roman poet Virgil, who, in the Middle Ages, was regarded as a powerful sorcerer and was said to have placed an egg in the castle's fortifications to make them stronger.
In the Renaissance, a drydock was located nearby which housed Cesare Borgia's naval cannon, but in 1502, the Assassin Ezio Auditore destroyed the only prototype of the construct.
History
A medieval castle located on the former island of Megaride, the Castel dell'Ovo is named for a legendary Roman poet who was believed to be a great sorcerer. Legend tells us that he placed a magical egg in the structure's foundation to support it.
The original edifice was a fortified villa where the last Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustus, was exiled in 476.
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