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Rome (Italian: Roma) was a major city in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Renaissance%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Renaissance%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRenaissance%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Renaissance" title="Renaissance">Renaissance</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Italy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Italy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BItaly%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, capital of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Papal%20State%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3APapal%20State%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3APapal%20State%7CPapal%20State%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_State" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Papal State">Papal State</a> and headquarters to the Italian sect of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Templar%20Order%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Templars%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTemplars%7CTemplar%20Order%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Templars" title="Templars">Templar Order</a>. During the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22modern%20era%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Modern%20times%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BModern%20times%7Cmodern%20era%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Modern_times" title="Modern times">modern era</a>, it was the capital city of the Italian Republic.

History

The Beginning of an Empire

According to legend, two brothers were given a choice, the money or the kingdom; one chose the kingdom while the other chose the money. Both of the brothers had two fine daughters. One brother used his money to hire mercenaries, and stole the kingdom from his brother, the King, imprisoning the King's daughter in the process. Whilst imprisoned, she gave birth to twin boys (Romulus and Remus).

The new king ordered that her and the children be killed; however, the daughter of the new king pleaded that her cousin be spared, so the new king ordered that only the twins be executed, while the daughter be spared. The servants feared the river because of high-tide and so, instead of drowning the twins, they simply placed them near the shallow section of the river, thinking they would still die when the tide came in.

The twins floated down the river until they were found and cared for by a wolf and a bird. A shepherd saw the twins and, remembering a rumor about the twins surviving; he took care of them and raised them as his own until the old king heard of the twins. Together they reclaimed the city, and when their grandfather asked them to guard over the city and become its rulers they refused the offer, as they believed it was their grandfather's kingdom, not theirs; so they decided to build their own city, Rome.

Archaeological evidence supports that Rome did in fact grow from pastoral settlements on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Colle%20Palatino%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Colle%20Palatino%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BColle%20Palatino%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Colle_Palatino" title="Colle Palatino">Colle Palatino</a>, the future site of the Roman Forum, upon which there are several caves. Eventually, the Republic of Rome was founded in c. 510 B.C.E. The successful and wealthy Republic gave birth to the imperial Roman Empires c. 27 B.C.E., which were sprawling territories ruled by succeeding emperors.

In 476, the empire fell and the Roman Catholic Church managed to take power in 756. After that, Rome became an economix and cultural powerhouse in Europe, even though Florence surpassed Rome as the centre of Italian Renaissance. Due to the rivalry between the two cities, the papacy spent vast amounts of money to create cultural masterworks.

Roman era

Rome was the capital of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Roman%20Empire%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3ARoman%20Empire%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3ARoman%20Empire%7CRoman%20Empire%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a>, and was ruled by the Templars under the alias "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Senatus%20Populusque%20Romanus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22SPQR%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSPQR%7CSenatus%20Populusque%20Romanus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/SPQR" title="SPQR">Senatus Populusque Romanus</a>."<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

On the 15^th March 45 BC, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gaius%20Julius%20Caesar%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gaius%20Julius%20Caesar%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGaius%20Julius%20Caesar%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Gaius_Julius_Caesar" title="Gaius Julius Caesar">Gaius Julius Caesar</a> was killed by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassins%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassins%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassins%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Assassins" title="Assassins">Assassins</a>, led by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Marcus%20Junius%20Brutus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Marcus%20Junius%20Brutus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMarcus%20Junius%20Brutus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Marcus_Junius_Brutus" title="Marcus Junius Brutus">Marcus Junius Brutus</a>.

In the year 41, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassins%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassins%7CAssassin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Assassins" title="Assassins">Assassin</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Leonius%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Leonius%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLeonius%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Leonius" title="Leonius">Leonius</a> assassinated the Templar <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Caligula%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Caligula%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCaligula%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Caligula" title="Caligula">Caligula</a> in Rome, whom he stabbed with a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22dagger%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22dagger%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bdagger%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Dagger" title="Dagger">dagger</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20II%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20II%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Renaissance era

In 1476, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rodrigo%20Borgia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rodrigo%20Borgia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRodrigo%20Borgia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Rodrigo_Borgia" title="Rodrigo Borgia">Rodrigo Borgia</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Grand%20Master%20of%20the%20Templar%20Order%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Grand%20Master%20of%20the%20Templar%20Order%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGrand%20Master%20of%20the%20Templar%20Order%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Grand_Master_of_the_Templar_Order" title="Grand Master of the Templar Order" class="mw-redirect">Grand Master of the Templar Order</a> and a powerful figure in Vatican politics briefly left the city to discuss his Order's plans, before returning to affirm <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Papal%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Papacy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPapacy%7CPapal%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Papacy" title="Papacy">Papal</a> approval. Assent was given, and the Templars were provided with military support for their endeavors.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Lineage%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Lineage%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

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 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ezio%20Auditore%20da%20Firenze%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ezio%20Auditore%20da%20Firenze%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEzio%20Auditore%20da%20Firenze%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Ezio_Auditore_da_Firenze" title="Ezio Auditore da Firenze">Ezio Auditore da Firenze</a> learned that <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22the%20Vault%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22the%20Vault%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bthe%20Vault%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/The_Vault" title="The Vault">the Vault</a> was located in Rome, beneath the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sistine%20Chapel%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Capella%20Sistina%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCapella%20Sistina%7CSistine%20Chapel%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Capella_Sistina" title="Capella Sistina" class="mw-redirect">Sistine Chapel</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20II%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

In 1500, following the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Siege%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Siege%20of%20Monteriggioni%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSiege%20of%20Monteriggioni%7CSiege%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Siege_of_Monteriggioni" title="Siege of Monteriggioni" class="mw-redirect">Siege</a> by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cesare%20Borgia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cesare%20Borgia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCesare%20Borgia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Cesare_Borgia" title="Cesare Borgia">Cesare Borgia</a> on the Assassin headquarters of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Monteriggioni%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Monteriggioni%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMonteriggioni%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Monteriggioni" title="Monteriggioni">Monteriggioni</a>, Ezio Auditore returned to Rome to exact his revenge. Rome at the time, had fallen far behind its fellow cities of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Florence%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Florence%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFlorence%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Florence" title="Florence">Florence</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Venice%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Venice%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVenice%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Venice" title="Venice">Venice</a>, and grown stagnant in terms of development due to the influence of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Borgia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22House%20of%20Borgia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHouse%20of%20Borgia%7CBorgia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/House_of_Borgia" title="House of Borgia">Borgia</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

The Borgia maintained oppression over the city with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Borgia%20Tower%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Borgia%20Tower%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBorgia%20Tower%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Borgia_Tower" title="Borgia Tower" class="mw-redirect">Borgia Towers</a> located throughout Rome, which prevented <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22shops%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Merchants%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMerchants%7Cshops%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Merchants" title="Merchants">shops</a> from opening. In order to free Rome of the Borgia influence, Ezio killed the overlords of the towers and burned the structures themselves to the ground.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Additionally, due to the loss of Monteriggioni, Ezio established the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassins%20Guild%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassins%20Guild%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassins%20Guild%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Assassins_Guild" title="Assassins Guild" class="mw-redirect">Assassins Guild</a> in Rome, and set up its <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22headquarters%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tiber%20Island%20headquarters%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTiber%20Island%20headquarters%7Cheadquarters%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Tiber_Island_headquarters" title="Tiber Island headquarters">headquarters</a> on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tiber%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tiber%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTiber%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Tiber_Island" title="Tiber Island">Tiber Island</a>. By recruiting several Roman <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22civilians%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22civilians%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bcivilians%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Civilians" title="Civilians">civilians</a> as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Apprentice%20Assassins%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Apprentices%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BApprentices%7CApprentice%20Assassins%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Apprentices" title="Apprentices">Apprentice Assassins</a>, the Assassin Order worked to free Rome of Templar control.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Structure

The city is divided into four districts: <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Centro%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Centro%20District%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCentro%20District%7CCentro%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Centro_District" title="Centro District">Centro</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Antico%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Antico%20District%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAntico%20District%7CAntico%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Antico_District" title="Antico District">Antico</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Campagna%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Campagna%20district%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCampagna%20district%7CCampagna%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Campagna_district" title="Campagna district" class="mw-redirect">Campagna</a>, and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Vaticano%20District%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Vaticano%20District%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVaticano%20District%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Vaticano_District" title="Vaticano District">Vaticano District</a>. With the exception of the Vaticano district, these were also subdivided into 12 territories, each one controlled by a Borgia Tower.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Landmarks in Rome included the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pantheon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pantheon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPantheon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Pantheon" title="Pantheon">Pantheon</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Colosseo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Colosseo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BColosseo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Colosseo" title="Colosseo">Colosseo</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Passetto%20di%20Borgo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Passetto%20di%20Borgo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPassetto%20di%20Borgo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Passetto_di_Borgo" title="Passetto di Borgo">Passetto di Borgo</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Castel%20Sant%27Angelo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Castel%20Sant%27Angelo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCastel%20Sant%27Angelo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Castel_Sant%27Angelo" title="Castel Sant'Angelo">Castel Sant'Angelo</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cappella%20Sistina%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Capella%20Sistina%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCapella%20Sistina%7CCappella%20Sistina%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Capella_Sistina" title="Capella Sistina" class="mw-redirect">Cappella Sistina</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20II%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Assassination Targets

15^th century

Rodrigo Borgia (DNA Sequence 14: The Vault)

16^th century

<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Juan%20Borgia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Juan%20Borgia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJuan%20Borgia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Juan_Borgia" title="Juan Borgia">Juan Borgia</a> (DNA Sequence 5: The Banker)
<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Octavian%20de%20Valois%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Octavian%20de%20Valois%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOctavian%20de%20Valois%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Octavian_de_Valois" title="Octavian de Valois">Octavian de Valois</a> (DNA Sequence 6: The Baron de Valois)
<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Micheletto%20Corella%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Micheletto%20Corella%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMicheletto%20Corella%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Micheletto_Corella" title="Micheletto Corella">Micheletto Corella</a> (DNA Sequence 7: The Key to the Castello)

Trivia

The city of Rome is the largest city ever seen in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Ci%3EAssassin%27s%20Creed%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%20series%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20%28series%29%23Series%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20%28series%29%23Series%7C%27%27Assassin%27s%20Creed%27%27%20series%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_(series)#Series" title="Assassin's Creed (series)">Assassin's Creed series</a>. It is three times larger than <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Florence%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Florence%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFlorence%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Florence" title="Florence">Florence</a>, the first city featured in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20II%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20II%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20II%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_II" title="Assassin's Creed II">Assassin's Creed II</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3Ehttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.computerandvideogames.com%5C%2Farticle.php%3Fid%3D260729%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
In-game, the city is tilted roughly 15 degrees to the right from real life.
While Rome and Florence's architecture were historically similar during the game's time period, the developers of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed:_Brotherhood" title="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood</a> designed Rome with its later Baroque style to be more familiar to gamers.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.livescience.com%5C%2Fculture%5C%2Fassassins-creed-virtual-rome-renaissance-scholar-101112.html%20A%20Renaissance%20Scholar%20Helps%20Build%20Virtual%20Rome%2C%20%27%27Live%20Science%27%27%20article%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
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.
The buildings seen north of the Passetto di Borgo in Assassin's Creed II do not appear in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

References

Gallery

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+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><b>Rome</b> (Italian: <i>Roma</i>) was a major city in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Renaissance%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Renaissance%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRenaissance%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Renaissance" title="Renaissance">Renaissance</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Italy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Italy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BItaly%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, capital of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Papal%20State%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3APapal%20State%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3APapal%20State%7CPapal%20State%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_State" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Papal State">Papal State</a> and headquarters to the Italian sect of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Templar%20Order%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Templars%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTemplars%7CTemplar%20Order%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Templars" title="Templars">Templar Order</a>. During the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22modern%20era%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Modern%20times%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BModern%20times%7Cmodern%20era%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Modern_times" title="Modern times">modern era</a>, it was the capital city of the Italian Republic.
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-|state     =Papal States, [[Italy]]
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">History</h2>
-|rulers    =[[Papacy]]
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"></p><h3>The Beginning of an Empire</h3>
-|factions  =[[Templars]]<br>[[Assassins]]<br>[[Thieves]]<br>[[Courtesans]]<br>[[Mercenaries]]<br>[[House of Borgia]]<br>[[Followers of Romulus]]
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true">According to legend, two brothers were given a choice, the money or the kingdom; one chose the kingdom while the other chose the money. Both of the brothers had two fine daughters. One brother used his money to hire mercenaries, and stole the kingdom from his brother, the King, imprisoning the King's daughter in the process. Whilst imprisoned, she gave birth to twin boys (<i>Romulus and Remus</i>).
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+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The new king ordered that her and the children be killed; however, the daughter of the new king pleaded that her cousin be spared, so the new king ordered that only the twins be executed, while the daughter be spared. The servants feared the river because of high-tide and so, instead of drowning the twins, they simply placed them near the shallow section of the river, thinking they would still die when the tide came in.
-|founded   =Romulus and Remus
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The twins floated down the river until they were found and cared for by a wolf and a bird. A shepherd saw the twins and, remembering a rumor about the twins surviving; he took care of them and raised them as his own until the old king heard of the twins. Together they reclaimed the city, and when their grandfather asked them to guard over the city and become its rulers they refused the offer, as they believed it was their grandfather's kingdom, not theirs; so they decided to build their own city, Rome.
-|date      =753 BC
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Archaeological evidence supports that Rome did in fact grow from pastoral settlements on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Colle%20Palatino%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Colle%20Palatino%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BColle%20Palatino%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Colle_Palatino" title="Colle Palatino">Colle Palatino</a>, the future site of the Roman Forum, upon which there are several caves. Eventually, the Republic of Rome was founded in c. 510 B.C.E. The successful and wealthy Republic gave birth to the imperial Roman Empires c. 27 B.C.E., which were sprawling territories ruled by succeeding emperors.
-|abandoned =
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 476, the empire fell and the Roman Catholic Church managed to take power in 756. After that, Rome became an economix and cultural powerhouse in Europe, even though Florence surpassed Rome as the centre of Italian Renaissance. Due to the rivalry between the two cities, the papacy spent vast amounts of money to create cultural masterworks.
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-|landmark  =[[Colosseum]]<br>[[Capella Sistina]]<br>[[Castel Sant'Angelo]]
+<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Roman era</h3>
-|flags     =101 [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] [[Flags|flags]]
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true">Rome was the capital of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Roman%20Empire%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3ARoman%20Empire%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3ARoman%20Empire%7CRoman%20Empire%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a>, and was ruled by the Templars under the alias "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Senatus%20Populusque%20Romanus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22SPQR%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSPQR%7CSenatus%20Populusque%20Romanus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/SPQR" title="SPQR">Senatus Populusque Romanus</a>."<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
-|targets   =[[Rodrigo Borgia]]<br>[[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]]<br>[[Octavian de Valois]]<br>[[Micheletto Corella]]}}
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">On the 15<sup data-rte-washtml="1">th</sup> March 45 BC, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gaius%20Julius%20Caesar%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gaius%20Julius%20Caesar%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGaius%20Julius%20Caesar%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Gaius_Julius_Caesar" title="Gaius Julius Caesar">Gaius Julius Caesar</a> was killed by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassins%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassins%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassins%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Assassins" title="Assassins">Assassins</a>, led by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Marcus%20Junius%20Brutus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Marcus%20Junius%20Brutus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMarcus%20Junius%20Brutus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Marcus_Junius_Brutus" title="Marcus Junius Brutus">Marcus Junius Brutus</a>.
-{{quote|Roma is the pillar that holds our entire enterprise aloft. She cannot waver; which means neither can you.|[[Cesare Borgia]] to his allies.|Assassin's Creed Brotherhood}}
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In the year 41, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassins%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassins%7CAssassin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Assassins" title="Assassins">Assassin</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Leonius%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Leonius%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLeonius%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Leonius" title="Leonius">Leonius</a> assassinated the Templar <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Caligula%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Caligula%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCaligula%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Caligula" title="Caligula">Caligula</a> in Rome, whom he stabbed with a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22dagger%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22dagger%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bdagger%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Dagger" title="Dagger">dagger</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20II%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20II%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
+</p>
-'''Rome''' (Italian: ''Roma'') was a major city in [[Renaissance]] [[Italy]], capital of the [[wikipedia:Papal State|Papal State]] and headquarters to the Italian sect of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. During the [[Modern times|modern era]], it was the capital city of the Italian Republic.
+<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Renaissance era</h3>
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true">In 1476, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rodrigo%20Borgia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rodrigo%20Borgia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRodrigo%20Borgia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Rodrigo_Borgia" title="Rodrigo Borgia">Rodrigo Borgia</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Grand%20Master%20of%20the%20Templar%20Order%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Grand%20Master%20of%20the%20Templar%20Order%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGrand%20Master%20of%20the%20Templar%20Order%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Grand_Master_of_the_Templar_Order" title="Grand Master of the Templar Order" class="mw-redirect">Grand Master of the Templar Order</a> and a powerful figure in Vatican politics briefly left the city to discuss his Order's plans, before returning to affirm <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Papal%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Papacy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPapacy%7CPapal%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Papacy" title="Papacy">Papal</a> approval. Assent was given, and the Templars were provided with military support for their endeavors.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Lineage%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Lineage%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
-==History==
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">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 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ezio%20Auditore%20da%20Firenze%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ezio%20Auditore%20da%20Firenze%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEzio%20Auditore%20da%20Firenze%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Ezio_Auditore_da_Firenze" title="Ezio Auditore da Firenze">Ezio Auditore da Firenze</a> learned that <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22the%20Vault%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22the%20Vault%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bthe%20Vault%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/The_Vault" title="The Vault">the Vault</a> was located in Rome, beneath the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sistine%20Chapel%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Capella%20Sistina%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCapella%20Sistina%7CSistine%20Chapel%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Capella_Sistina" title="Capella Sistina" class="mw-redirect">Sistine Chapel</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20II%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
-===Database entry===
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1500, following the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Siege%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Siege%20of%20Monteriggioni%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSiege%20of%20Monteriggioni%7CSiege%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Siege_of_Monteriggioni" title="Siege of Monteriggioni" class="mw-redirect">Siege</a> by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cesare%20Borgia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cesare%20Borgia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCesare%20Borgia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Cesare_Borgia" title="Cesare Borgia">Cesare Borgia</a> on the Assassin headquarters of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Monteriggioni%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Monteriggioni%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMonteriggioni%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Monteriggioni" title="Monteriggioni">Monteriggioni</a>, Ezio Auditore returned to Rome to exact his revenge. Rome at the time, had fallen far behind its fellow cities of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Florence%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Florence%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFlorence%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Florence" title="Florence">Florence</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Venice%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Venice%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVenice%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Venice" title="Venice">Venice</a>, and grown stagnant in terms of development due to the influence of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Borgia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22House%20of%20Borgia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHouse%20of%20Borgia%7CBorgia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/House_of_Borgia" title="House of Borgia">Borgia</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
-''Evidence suggests a human presence in the area of Rome for at least 10,000 years. The mythology of early Rome tells us that the city was founded by Romulus who was raised in a cave with his brother Remus by a she-wolf. Apparently, the two infant boys took nourishment from her teet (a story like that must be true, right?).''
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Borgia maintained oppression over the city with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Borgia%20Tower%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Borgia%20Tower%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBorgia%20Tower%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Borgia_Tower" title="Borgia Tower" class="mw-redirect">Borgia Towers</a> located throughout Rome, which prevented <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22shops%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Merchants%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMerchants%7Cshops%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Merchants" title="Merchants">shops</a> from opening. In order to free Rome of the Borgia influence, Ezio killed the overlords of the towers and burned the structures themselves to the ground.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Additionally, due to the loss of Monteriggioni, Ezio established the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassins%20Guild%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassins%20Guild%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassins%20Guild%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Assassins_Guild" title="Assassins Guild" class="mw-redirect">Assassins Guild</a> in Rome, and set up its <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22headquarters%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tiber%20Island%20headquarters%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTiber%20Island%20headquarters%7Cheadquarters%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Tiber_Island_headquarters" title="Tiber Island headquarters">headquarters</a> on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tiber%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tiber%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTiber%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Tiber_Island" title="Tiber Island">Tiber Island</a>. By recruiting several Roman <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22civilians%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22civilians%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bcivilians%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Civilians" title="Civilians">civilians</a> as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Apprentice%20Assassins%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Apprentices%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BApprentices%7CApprentice%20Assassins%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Apprentices" title="Apprentices">Apprentice Assassins</a>, the Assassin Order worked to free Rome of Templar control.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
-''Archaeological evidence supports that Rome did in fact grow from pastoral settlements on [[Colle Palantino]], the future site of the Roman Forum, upon which there are several caves. Eventually, the Republic of Rome was founded in c. 510 B.C.E. The successful and wealthy Republic gave birth to the imperial Roman Empires c. 27 B.C.E., which were sprawling territories ruled by succeeding emperors.''
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22wide%20image%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bwide%20image%7CRome_1_by_murcuseo-d338rco.jpg%7C1800px%7CPanorama%20of%20Rome%20during%20the%20late%2015%3Csup%3Eth%3C%5C%2Fsup%3Ecentury.%5Cn%7Calt%3DPanorama%20of%20Rome%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
+</p>
-''When the empire fell in 476, and the Roman Catholic Church took power in 756, Rome continued to be both an economic and cultural powerhouse in Europe. In the mid-14th century, Florence surpassed Rome as the epicenter of the Italian Renaissance. This irked the papacy to no end so they set about spending vast amounts of money and resources, commissioning architects and artists to create masterworks in an effort to bring the focus back to Rome.''
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Structure</h2>
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true">The city is divided into four districts: <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Centro%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Centro%20District%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCentro%20District%7CCentro%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Centro_District" title="Centro District">Centro</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Antico%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Antico%20District%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAntico%20District%7CAntico%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Antico_District" title="Antico District">Antico</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Campagna%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Campagna%20district%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCampagna%20district%7CCampagna%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Campagna_district" title="Campagna district" class="mw-redirect">Campagna</a>, and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Vaticano%20District%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Vaticano%20District%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVaticano%20District%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Vaticano_District" title="Vaticano District">Vaticano District</a>. With the exception of the Vaticano district, these were also subdivided into 12 territories, each one controlled by a Borgia Tower.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
-''The result of this vanity driven ambition was an unmatched creative and scientific output that is still marveled over today. It's safe to say that Rome is, historically, one of the most important cities in western history and, arguably, the world.''
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Landmarks in Rome included the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pantheon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pantheon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPantheon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Pantheon" title="Pantheon">Pantheon</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Colosseo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Colosseo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BColosseo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Colosseo" title="Colosseo">Colosseo</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Passetto%20di%20Borgo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Passetto%20di%20Borgo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPassetto%20di%20Borgo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Passetto_di_Borgo" title="Passetto di Borgo">Passetto di Borgo</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Castel%20Sant%27Angelo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Castel%20Sant%27Angelo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCastel%20Sant%27Angelo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Castel_Sant%27Angelo" title="Castel Sant'Angelo">Castel Sant'Angelo</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cappella%20Sistina%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Capella%20Sistina%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCapella%20Sistina%7CCappella%20Sistina%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Capella_Sistina" title="Capella Sistina" class="mw-redirect">Cappella Sistina</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20II%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
+</p>
-===The Beginning of an Empire===
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Assassination Targets</h2>
-According to legend, two brothers were given a choice, the money or the kingdom; one chose the kingdom while the other chose the money. Both of the brothers had two fine daughters. One brother used his money to hire mercenaries, and stole the kingdom from his brother, the King, imprisoning the King's daughter in the process. Whilst imprisoned, she gave birth to twin boys (''Romulus and Remus'').
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"></p><h3>15<sup data-rte-washtml="1">th</sup> century</h3>
+<ul><li>Rodrigo Borgia (DNA Sequence 14: The Vault)
-The new king ordered that her and the children be killed; however, the daughter of the new king pleaded that her cousin be spared, so the new king ordered that only the twins be executed, while the daughter be spared. The servants feared the river because of high-tide and so, instead of drowning the twins, they simply placed them near the shallow section of the river, thinking they would still die when the tide came in.
+</li></ul>
+<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">16<sup data-rte-washtml="1">th</sup> century</h3>
-The twins floated down the river until they were found and cared for by a wolf and a bird. A shepherd saw the twins and, remembering a rumor about the twins surviving; he took care of them and raised them as his own until the old king heard of the twins. Together they reclaimed the city, and when their grandfather asked them to guard over the city and become its rulers they refused the offer, as they believed it was their grandfather's kingdom, not theirs; so they decided to build their own city, Rome.
+<ul><li><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Juan%20Borgia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Juan%20Borgia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJuan%20Borgia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Juan_Borgia" title="Juan Borgia">Juan Borgia</a> (DNA Sequence 5: The Banker)
+</li><li><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Octavian%20de%20Valois%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Octavian%20de%20Valois%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOctavian%20de%20Valois%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Octavian_de_Valois" title="Octavian de Valois">Octavian de Valois</a> (DNA Sequence 6: The Baron de Valois)
-Archaeological evidence supports that Rome did in fact grow from pastoral settlements on [[Colle Palatino]], the future site of the Roman Forum, upon which there are several caves. Eventually, the Republic of Rome was founded in c. 510 B.C.E. The successful and wealthy Republic gave birth to the imperial Roman Empires c. 27 B.C.E., which were sprawling territories ruled by succeeding emperors.
+</li><li><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Micheletto%20Corella%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Micheletto%20Corella%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMicheletto%20Corella%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Micheletto_Corella" title="Micheletto Corella">Micheletto Corella</a> (DNA Sequence 7: The Key to the Castello)
+</li></ul>
-In 476, the empire fell and the Roman Catholic Church managed to take power in 756. After that, Rome became an economix and cultural powerhouse in Europe, even though Florence surpassed Rome as the centre of Italian Renaissance. Due to the rivalry between the two cities, the papacy spent vast amounts of money to create cultural masterworks.
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Trivia</h2>
+<ul><li>The city of Rome is the largest city ever seen in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Ci%3EAssassin%27s%20Creed%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%20series%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20%28series%29%23Series%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20%28series%29%23Series%7C%27%27Assassin%27s%20Creed%27%27%20series%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_(series)#Series" title="Assassin's Creed (series)"><i>Assassin's Creed</i> series</a>. It is three times larger than <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Florence%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Florence%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFlorence%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Florence" title="Florence">Florence</a>, the first city featured in <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20II%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20II%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20II%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_II" title="Assassin's Creed II">Assassin's Creed II</a></i>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3Ehttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.computerandvideogames.com%5C%2Farticle.php%3Fid%3D260729%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
-===Roman era===
+</li><li>In-game, the city is tilted roughly 15 degrees to the right from real life.
-Rome was the capital of the [[wikipedia:Roman Empire|Roman Empire]], and was ruled by the Templars under the alias "[[SPQR|Senatus Populusque Romanus]]."<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
+</li><li>While Rome and Florence's architecture were historically similar during the game's time period, the developers of <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Brotherhood%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed:_Brotherhood" title="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood</a></i> designed Rome with its later Baroque style to be more familiar to gamers.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.livescience.com%5C%2Fculture%5C%2Fassassins-creed-virtual-rome-renaissance-scholar-101112.html%20A%20Renaissance%20Scholar%20Helps%20Build%20Virtual%20Rome%2C%20%27%27Live%20Science%27%27%20article%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
+</li><li>The area where Ezio climbed up to the Castello from the river in <i>Assassin's Creed II</i> seems to be missing in <i>Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood</i>.
-On the 15<sup>th</sup> March 45 BC, [[Gaius Julius Caesar]] was killed by the [[Assassins]], led by [[Marcus Junius Brutus]].
+</li><li>The buildings seen north of the Passetto di Borgo in <i>Assassin's Creed II</i> do not appear in <i>Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood</i>.
+</li></ul>
-In the year 41, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Leonius]] assassinated the Templar [[Caligula]] in Rome, whom he stabbed with a [[dagger]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">References</h2>
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22reflist%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Breflist%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
-===Renaissance era===
+</p>
-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 affirm [[Papacy|Papal]] approval. Assent was given, and the Templars were provided with military support for their endeavors.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>
+<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Gallery</h2>
+<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img 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-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 [[Capella Sistina|Sistine Chapel]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22ACII%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BACII%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> {C
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-In 1500, following the [[Siege of Monteriggioni|Siege]] by [[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 grown stagnant in terms of development due to the influence of the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />
+</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22es%3ARoma%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22es%3ARoma%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bes%3ARoma%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-18386829614ef23698a7f61" href="http://es.theassassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Roma" class="extiw" title="es:Roma">es:Roma</a>
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-The Borgia maintained oppression over the city with [[Borgia Tower]]s located throughout Rome, which prevented [[Merchants|shops]] from opening. In order to free Rome of the Borgia influence, Ezio killed the overlords of the towers and burned the structures themselves to the ground.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />
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-Additionally, due to the loss of Monteriggioni, Ezio established the [[Assassins Guild]] in Rome, and set up its [[Tiber Island headquarters|headquarters]] on [[Tiber Island]]. By recruiting several Roman [[civilians]] as [[Apprentices|Apprentice Assassins]], the Assassin Order worked to free Rome of Templar control.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />
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-{{wide image|Rome_1_by_murcuseo-d338rco.jpg|1800px|Panorama of Rome during the late 15<sup>th</sup>century.
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-|alt=Panorama of Rome}}
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-==Structure==
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-The city is divided into four districts: [[Centro District|Centro]], [[Antico District|Antico]], [[Campagna district|Campagna]], and the [[Vaticano District]]. With the exception of the Vaticano district, these were also subdivided into 12 territories, each one controlled by a Borgia Tower.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />
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-Landmarks in Rome included the [[Pantheon]], the [[Colosseo]], the [[Passetto di Borgo]], the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]] and [[Capella Sistina|Cappella Sistina]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />
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+</p>
-==Assassination Targets==
-===15<sup>th</sup> century===
-*Rodrigo Borgia (DNA Sequence 14: The Vault)
-===16<sup>th</sup> century===
-*[[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 the [[Assassin's Creed (series)#Series|''Assassin's Creed'' series]]. It is three times larger than [[Florence]], the first city featured in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.<ref>http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=260729</ref>
-*In-game, the city is tilted roughly 15 degrees to the right from real life.
-*While Rome and Florence's architecture were historically similar during the game's time period, the developers of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' designed Rome with its later Baroque style to be more familiar to gamers.<ref>[http://www.livescience.com/culture/assassins-creed-virtual-rome-renaissance-scholar-101112.html A Renaissance Scholar Helps Build Virtual Rome, ''Live Science'' article]</ref>
-*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''.
-*The buildings seen north of the Passetto di Borgo in ''Assassin's Creed II'' do not appear in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-==Gallery==
-<gallery captionalign="left">
-assassins-creed-brotherhood_1276846795.jpg|Concept art of the Castel Sant'Angelo.
-_20100614_790screen002.jpg|Concept art of Rome.
-article-1276605924782-0A0B3F76000005DC-888923_636x300.jpg|Ezio riding through the city towards the Pantheon.
-z_68fe6e4d.jpg|Rome map used for [[Abstergo Industries]]' Animus Training Program.
-Paoraaahadwf.jpg|Rome at sunset
-Rome Bird's eye view.jpg|Bird-eye view of Rome.
-Castel Sant Angelo..jpg|The centre of Borgia control, the Castel Sant'Angelo
-Climbing rome.jpg|A wide view of the [[Centro district]], seen from the [[Trajan Market|Mercato di Traiano]].
-Rome at night.jpg|Panoramic view of Rome at night
-Rome rooftops.jpg|Roman rooftops at night
-Romedusk.jpg|Panoramic view of Rome at dusk
-</gallery>
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History

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