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'''Rhodes''' is a city on the island of the same name | [[File:ACRMP - Knight's Hospital 1.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Knight's Hospital]] on Rhodes.]] | ||
'''Rhodes''' is a city located in [[Greece]] on the island of the same name. It is famed for having served as the base of power for the [[Knights Hospitalier|Knights Hospitaller]] for a several centuries before it was conquered by the [[Ottoman Empire]] under [[Suleiman I|Suleiman the Magnificent]]. | |||
==History== | |||
During the early 16th century, it was the base of the Knights Hospitaller, a chivalric order closely aligned with the [[Templars]]. As a result, the island also doubled as a Templar stronghold, and at least one Templar, the deacon [[Cyril of Rhodes|Cyril]], hailed from the island. The city was a focal point in the [[Assassin-Templar War]] and one of many cities in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] that the two factions vied control over.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref> | |||
In 1511, Hospitallers captured a number of Assassins and imprisoned them in their [[Palace of the Grand Master]], prompting a rescue mission by the Assassin [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] who sent a team of [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] from [[Constantinople]]. While the Assassins were successful in retrieving their comrades, the Hospitallers reacted by slaying the [[Master Assassin]] [[Castor]]. A full-fledged Assassin assault followed that saw the destruction of the Hospitaller stronghold and the establishment of an [[Assassin Guilds|Assassin Guild]] on the island.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense" /> | |||
In spite of this, the Rhodes continued to be the sovereign territory of the Knights Hospitaller until 1522. That year, a massive invasion by the Sultan Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire, an Assassin ally, definitively ousted the Hospitallers from the island, sparking a centuries-long feud between the Ottomans and Hospitallers.<ref name="War Letters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War letters|War Letters]]</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Rhodes | *Rhodes is initially available for [[Mediterranean Defense]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', but it is unlocked once a match on each Animi training map set in the city os played; these maps were [[Knight's Hospital]], [[Souk]] and [[Ippokratous]]. | ||
**Because of this, the [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations achievements|achievement]] '''Armchair General''' | **Because of this, Rhodes is exempt from the the [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations achievements|achievement]] '''Armchair General''' that is granted to the player once the Assassins have control over all of the cities. | ||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]] | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War letters|War Letters]] {{c|Mentioned only}} | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Islands of Greece]] | [[Category:Islands of Greece]] | ||
Revision as of 05:02, 5 July 2017
Rhodes is a city located in Greece on the island of the same name. It is famed for having served as the base of power for the Knights Hospitaller for a several centuries before it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent.
History
During the early 16th century, it was the base of the Knights Hospitaller, a chivalric order closely aligned with the Templars. As a result, the island also doubled as a Templar stronghold, and at least one Templar, the deacon Cyril, hailed from the island. The city was a focal point in the Assassin-Templar War and one of many cities in the Mediterranean Sea that the two factions vied control over.[1]
In 1511, Hospitallers captured a number of Assassins and imprisoned them in their Palace of the Grand Master, prompting a rescue mission by the Assassin Mentor Ezio Auditore da Firenze who sent a team of Ottoman Assassins from Constantinople. While the Assassins were successful in retrieving their comrades, the Hospitallers reacted by slaying the Master Assassin Castor. A full-fledged Assassin assault followed that saw the destruction of the Hospitaller stronghold and the establishment of an Assassin Guild on the island.[1]
In spite of this, the Rhodes continued to be the sovereign territory of the Knights Hospitaller until 1522. That year, a massive invasion by the Sultan Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire, an Assassin ally, definitively ousted the Hospitallers from the island, sparking a centuries-long feud between the Ottomans and Hospitallers.[2]
Trivia
- Rhodes is initially available for Mediterranean Defense in Assassin's Creed: Revelations, but it is unlocked once a match on each Animi training map set in the city os played; these maps were Knight's Hospital, Souk and Ippokratous.
- Because of this, Rhodes is exempt from the the achievement Armchair General that is granted to the player once the Assassins have control over all of the cities.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Mediterranean Defense
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue – War Letters (Mentioned only)