Rome

"Roma is the pillar that holds our entire enterprise aloft. She cannot waver; which means neither can you."

―Cesare Borgia to his allies.

Rome (Italian: Roma) was a major city in Renaissance Italy, capital of the Papal State and headquarters to the Italian sect of the Templar Order. Today, it is the capital of the Italian Republic.

History

Roman era

Rome was the capital of the Roman Empire, and was ruled by the Templars under the alias "Senatus Populusque Romanus."

In the year 41, the Assassin Leonius assassinated the Templar Caligula here, whom he stabbed with a dagger.

Renaissance era

In 1476, Rodrigo Borgia, Grand Master of the Templar Order and a powerful figure in Vatican politics briefly left the city to discuss his Order's plans, before returning to get Papal approval. Such assent was given, and the Templars were provided with military support.

In 1492, Rodrigo became Pope Alexander VI, and head of the Papal State and Catholic Church. Ruling from Rome, he was left alone by the Assassins for the most part, until 1499, when Ezio Auditore da Firenze learned that the Vault was located in Rome, beneath the Sistine Chapel.

In 1500, following the assault of Cesare Borgia on the Assassin headquarters of Monteriggioni, Ezio Auditore returned to Rome to exact his revenge. Rome at the time had fallen far behind its fellow cities of Florence and Venice, and grew stagnant in terms of development under the thumb of the Borgia.

The Borgia maintained oppression over the city with the Borgia Towers located throughout Rome, which prevented shops from opening. In order to free Rome of the Borgia's influence, Ezio killed the overlords of the towers and burned the structures themselves to the ground.

Additionally, due to the loss of Monteriggioni, Ezio also established the Assassins Guild in Rome, and set up its headquarters on Tiber Island. By recruiting several Roman civilians as apprentices the Assassin Order worked to free Rome from Templar control.

Panorama of Rome

Rome panorama.

Structure

The city is divided into 4 districts: Centro, Antico, Campagna, and Vaticano. These are also subdivided into 12 territories, each one controlled by a Borgia Tower.

Landmarks in Rome included the Pantheon, the Colosseo, the Passetto di Borgo, the Castel Sant'Angelo and Capella Sistina.

Assassination Targets

Assassin's Creed II

• Rodrigo Borgia (DNA Sequence 14: The Vault)

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

• Juan Borgia (DNA Sequence 5: The Banker)
• Octavian de Valois (DNA Sequence 6: The Baron de Valois)
• Micheletto Corella (DNA Sequence 7: The Key to the Castello)

Trivia

• The city of Rome is the largest city ever seen in an Assassin's Creed game. It is three times larger than Florence, which is featured in Assassin's Creed II.
• In the game, the city is tilted roughly 15 degrees to the right from real life.
• While historically Rome and Florence's architecture at the time were similar, game developers designed Rome with its later Baroque style to be more familiar to gamers.
• The area where Ezio climbed up to the Castello from the river in Assassin's Creed II seems to be missing in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
• For unknown reasons, the buildings seen north of the Passetto di Borgo in Assassin's Creed II are missing in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

Gallery

• Concept art of the Castel Sant'Angelo
  Concept art of the Castel Sant'Angelo
• Concept art of Rome.
  Concept art of Rome.
• A bird's-eye-view of Rome as seen in the E3 trailer.
  A bird's-eye-view of Rome as seen in the E3 trailer.
• The Pantheon in Rome.
  The Pantheon in Rome.
• Ezio fighting on the Passetto di Borgo.
  Ezio fighting on the Passetto di Borgo.
• Ezio riding through the city towards the Pantheon.
  Ezio riding through the city towards the Pantheon.
• A part of the in-game Rome map.
  A part of the in-game Rome map.
• The map of Rome that comes with the Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Collector's Edition.
  The map of Rome that comes with the Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Collector's Edition.
• Map of Rome from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer.
  Map of Rome from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer.
• Rome in Assassin's Creed: Lineage
  Rome in Assassin's Creed: Lineage
• Panoramic view of Rome from a tower
  Panoramic view of Rome from a tower
• Rome at sunset
  Rome at sunset

External links

• Rome on The Godfather Wiki

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