Lair of Romulus

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The Lairs of Romulus are secret locations featured in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood that are similar to the Assassin's Tombs from Assassin's Creed II. Each lair of the Followers of Romulus houses a shrine to Romulus, which contains a variety of treasures. These lairs are scattered all over Rome and include platforming levels once found.

Each of the six lairs also contains a key, and a scroll, which each hold portions of a letter written by Marcus Junius Brutus. Obtaining all six keys allows one to obtain the Armor of Brutus, as well as the Dagger of Brutus, the two coveted treasures of the Followers.

On the map of Rome, each of the Lairs of Romulus are marked by a black wolf symbol. A seventh, gold version of the symbol marks the location of the aforementioned Romulus treasures.

These missions are side quests, as obtaining the Romulus treasures is not required to complete the main story of Brotherhood. The only the exception is the first lair encountered, the one beneath the Terme di Traiano, as it is a core memory, and is used to introduce the Followers of Romulus.

There are 3 Borgia flags in each Lair.

The Lairs

Terme di Traiano

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Terme di Traiano entrance

Main article: Terme di Traiano

Mission: The Halls of Nero

This lair is the first one encountered, and its entrance is located at a low point of the terme, down a flight of stairs. Although the entrance is located in the Terme, the memory itself takes place in Nero's Golden Palace.

After Ezio's first encounter with the Followers of Romulus, he enters Nero's Golden Palace, situated beneath the Terme di Traiano. After entering the Lair of Romulus, Ezio explores the ruins and solves some puzzles. Finally he arrives in a room filled with treasures. Ezio searches the treasures, taking what he can. He retrieves one of the Scrolls of Romulus. It has a key attached to it.

Piramide Cestia

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Piramide Cestia entrance

Main article: Piramide Cestia

Mission: Wolves Among The Dead

The entrance, though located next to the Pyramid, leads into the Catacombe di Roma.

Ezio enters the Catacombe di Roma beneath the Piramide Cestia, in search of a shrine to Romulus. He traverses the Catacombs until he arrives at a large hall, where he encounters two Followers of Romulus. He attempts to converse with them, asking them for their leader.

Ignoring Ezio's request, the men hurriedly leave the hall through an exit at the upper level of the room, severing the rope used to escape. Ezio scales the giant hall and follows the path taken by the Followers, before arriving at another room. Here, he is surrounded by a group of Followers with weapons drawn.

The Followers attack Ezio, and after dealing with the first wave of attackers, he scales the multi-leveled room, defeating Followers on each of floors. Upon reaching the top floor, Ezio leaves through an archway, and arrives at the shrine to Romulus. Opening the chest, he claims a scroll and key number II of VI, to unlock the treasure of Romulus. Ezio then leaves the catacombs and returns to Rome.

Colosseo

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Colosseo entrance

Main article: Colosseo

Mission: Thrown To The Wolves

The entrance is located at ground level between the inner and outer walls, just behind the stage of the Passion play.

Ezio ventures to the lower levels of the Colosseo to uncover the conspiracy surrounding the Followers of Romulus and to continue his search for the shrines to Romulus. Upon arriving, Ezio makes his way through a decrepit corridor and soon encounters an individual sitting stationary on a chair. As Ezio reaches out to the man, he is revealed to be a Follower of Romulus, swiping his dagger at Ezio and smashing the chair against the wall. A voice bellows down from a raised platform further down the corridor, a leader dressed in a jubilee costume orders a group of followers to kill Ezio.

Defeating the attackers, Ezio is confronted by the individual who ordered his death. The man denies Ezio's demand for answers and gives chase through a section of the Colosseo, eventually arriving at a crowded Jubilee. Upon discovering the leader hidden among the crowd, Ezio chases him to another large corridor.

Jumping on a horse, the leader makes another attempt at an escape but is soon followed by Ezio, who commandeers a horse of his own. After a short chase sequence, the pair eventually arrive at another room filled with Followers of Romulus. Ezio defeats his attackers and assassinates the leader. Performing a leap of faith Ezio arrives at Juno's Temple and enters the shrine to Romulus, claiming a Scroll of Romulus and the third key of six. He then leaves the temple and returns to Rome.

Basilica di San Pietro

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Basilica di San Pietro entrance

Main article: Basilica di San Pietro

Mission: A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing

The entrance is outside, to the right of the staircase that leads to the inner sanctum.

Ezio Auditore travels to the Vaticano District to uncover the conspiracy surrounding the Followers of Romulus and to continue his search for the shrines to Romulus. Upon arriving, Ezio makes his way towards the Basilica di San Pietro, entering through a secret entrance located outside the pavilion.

Upon entering the Basilica, Ezio watches over the conclusion of mass. As soon as the prayers end and the populace of the Basilica begin to disperse, the Assassin uses his eagle vision to locate a corrupt Cardinal. Weaving between the crowds, Ezio tails his target, overhearing conversations of his actions in Rome. Following the man to a corridor alongside the main hall, Ezio witnesses a meeting between false Followers of Romulus and the corrupt Cardinal. The Followers leave, having handed the Cardinal a key. Ezio slips into the corridor and confronts the man, resulting in a chase across the entirety of the Basilica. The chase concludes as Ezio corners the Cardinal in a room atop San Pietro. A brief altercation ensues, resulting in the death of the Cardinal at the hands of the assassin. Searching his body, Ezio retrieves the key and performs a leap of faith from the tower, entering the shrine to Romulus below. He claims a scroll of Romulus and the fourth key of six, to the treasure of Romulus and returns to Rome.

Palazzo Laterano

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Palazzo Laterano entrance

Main article: Palazzo Laterano

Mission: The Sixth Day

The entrance to the lair is located inside one of the gardens.

Terme di Diocleziano

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Terme di Diocleziano entrance

Main article: Cloaca Maxima

Mission: Leader Of The Pack

Ezio must completely repair the Aqueduct that leads into the terme to access the entrance to this lair, as it is situated high up in the wall of the initially empty terme. However, the entrance can also be accessed without repairing the Aqueduct by dropping over the ledge and climb-leaping into the archway.

Trivia

• The Palazzo Laterano is the only Lair to not feature Followers of Romulus.