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| [[File:Vaticano_District_Overlook.png|thumb|250px|An aerial view of the Vaticano district]] | |
| The '''Vaticano District''' (English: ''Vatican District'') was one of the four districts of [[Rome]]. It was situated on the west bank of the [[Tiber]] river and was the location of some of Rome's greatest landmarks, such as [[St. Peter's Basilica]], the [[Sistine Chapel]] and the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]].
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| ==History==
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| On 28 December 1499, [[Rodrigo Borgia|Pope Alexander VI]] gave mass in the Sistine Chapel, but was attacked by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who had crossed the [[Passetto di Borgo]], avoiding the district. While the Pope survived the attack, Ezio and his uncle, [[Mario Auditore]], fled towards the Tiber after Ezio's encounter with [[Minerva]], a member of the [[Isu|First Civilization]], in the [[Vatican Vault]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
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| Later, in June of 1501, Ezio broke into the Castel Sant'Angelo and liberated [[Caterina Sforza]], who was being held captive after the events of the [[Siege of Monteriggioni|siege]] of [[Monteriggioni]]. In the following years, he returned and located an entrance to a [[Lairs of Romulus|Lair of Romulus]] underneath St. Peter's.
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| The Assassin returned again in August of 1503, when he stole the [[Ezio's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]] from St. Peter's Square and escaped.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
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| ==Trivia==
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| *The district did not include any [[Merchants|shops]] or landmarks that could be renovated.
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| *No [[tunnels]] reached the district. As such, it could only be accessed by crossing the [[Ponte Sant'Angelo]].<ref name="ACB"/>
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| *It was the smallest of all districts in Rome.<ref name="ACB"/>
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| *The Vatican is the only district that featured [[Cardinals]] and [[Papal Guard]]s outside of memories.<ref name="ACB"/>
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| [[Category:Districts of Rome]] | | [[Category:Districts of Rome]] |