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[[File:BH Bank.png|thumb|250px|A bank in Rome]]
[[File:BH Bank.png|thumb|250px|A bank in Rome]]
A '''bank''' is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates credit.
A '''bank''' is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates credit.<ref>{{WP|Bank}}</ref>


In [[Renaissance]] [[Italy]], many banks were controlled by the Templars and they primarily contained [[florin]]s, though some contained [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] pages as well.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
== History==
 
The [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] was able to use banks to view the total percentage of [[Rome]] or [[Constantinople]]'s [[renovation]], as well as withdraw any income from investments that had been deposited into the banks' vaults.<ref name="ACB"/><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
 
==History==
===15th century===
===15th century===
[[File:AC2 Bank Guards.png|thumb|left|250px|A group of guards protecting a bank]]
[[File:AC2 Bank Guards.png|thumb|left|250px|A group of guards protecting a bank]]
In the 15th century, banks could be found throughout the cities of [[Florence]], [[San Gimignano]], [[Forlì]], and [[Venice]]. Each bank was usually guarded by three or four [[guard]]s. Banks could only be looted once and typically only contained florins. Some banks, always guarded by [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] guards, held in addition Codex pages, which could be taken and brought to [[Leonardo da Vinci]] to be decoded.<ref name="AC2"/>
In [[Renaissance]] [[Italy]], many minor noble families owned banks throughout the cities of [[Florence]], [[San Gimignano]], [[Forlì]], and [[Venice]], though most were controlled by the [[House of Pazzi]], who covetously kept their hold on the cities' financial power by posting guards outside the buildings.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Perhaps the sole exception to this was the [[Auditore International Bank]], a family-run business owned and operated by the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]] that primarily provided loans to the various {{Wiki|Kingdom of Germany|kingdoms of Germania}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'' – Chapter 2</ref> Up until 1476,<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Last Man Standing]]</ref> both Giovanni's elder sons [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] were in training to follow their [[House of Auditore|ancestors]] and become bankers, with Federico apprenticing under a [[House of Medici]] bank before his pranks removed him from the payroll<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Database: Federico Auditore]]</ref> while Ezio learned from their father directly.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Paperboy]]</ref> While most banks, Giovanni's included, primarily contained [[florin]]s from public accounts, a select few guarded by the [[House of Borgia]] also contained [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] pages, which Ezio took to the polymath [[Leonardo da Vinci]] to decode.<ref name="AC2" />
 
Banks contained two chests, and while they were always guarded, more guards usually patrolled nearby. [[Rebecca Crane]] once stated that although all families owned banks, most of them were under the control of the [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]], and that breaking into them would be worthwhile. In truth, the banks' guards ceased to wear the colors and emblems of the Pazzi after the destruction of the [[Pazzi conspiracy]].<ref name="AC2"/>


The town of [[Monteriggioni]] also possessed a bank, though it could not be interacted with. It provided additional income for Ezio, which was stored in a chest in the renovated [[Villa Auditore]].<ref name="AC2"/>
The town of [[Monteriggioni]] also possessed a bank that provided additional income for Ezio while he [[Renovation|renovated]] the place. The excess funds were stored in a [[Treasure chest|chest]] in the restored [[Villa Auditore]] and could be used to further improve the community.<ref name="AC2" /> The bank was later destroyed in January 1500 during the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]] led by [[Cesare Borgia]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Vilified]]</ref>


===16th century===
===16th century===
[[File:Roman bank.png|thumb|250px|A bank in Rome before renovation]]
[[File:Roman bank.png|thumb|250px|A bank in Rome before renovation]]
In the 16th century, there were ten banks scattered throughout the districts of Rome, which, once renovated, would increase the limit of florins that could be stored within the banks' vaults. In addition, renovating them would boost the amount of income generated over time.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
In the 16th century, there were ten banks scattered throughout [[Rome]]'s districts. Once renovated as part of Ezio's plan to [[Liberation of Rome|break]] the Borgia's power over the city, they would boost the amount of income generated in a neighborhood. This in turn would increase their vaults' limit, up to 80,000 florins.<ref name="ACB">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''</ref>


Similarly to the money chest in the Monteriggioni villa, the banks carried a limit to the amount of florins they could contain, and would not deposit any additional income once full.<ref name="ACB"/>
[[Constantinople]] contained sixteen banks, which acted similarly to the ones in Rome, and had a larger limit of 120,000 ''[[akçe]]''. Additionally, they could provide Ezio with money and [[bomb]] ingredients earned from [[Mediterranean Defense|other cities]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>


Constantinople contained sixteen banks, which acted similarly to the ones in Rome. Additionally, they could provide Ezio with money and [[bomb]] ingredients earned from [[Mediterranean Defense|other cities]].<ref name="ACR"/>
===21st century===
[[File:AC Comic Charlotte and Ms Morehead.png|thumb|250px|Charlotte de la Cruz transfers thousands of dollars to Ms. Morehead]]
By 2012, Monteriggioni's bank had been rebuilt and re-established, with construction completed in 1802, and it was the only building that retained its purpose in the half millennium since the Renaissance.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref>


==Trivia==
==Appearances==
*The maximum amount that could be stored in Rome's bank vaults was 80,000 florins, while in Constantinople it was 120,000 ''[[Akçe]]''.
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}
*Before the execution of his [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|father]] [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|and]] [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|brothers]], Ezio was apprenticed to become a banker, as his father and older brother before him.
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''
*In [[Modern times|modern day]] Monteriggioni, the bank was the only building that had retained its purpose since the [[Renaissance]]; however, the sign above the entrance stated it had been rebuilt and re-established in 1802, centuries after its destruction during the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]].
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
*[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|''Assassin's Creed'' (Titan Comics)]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]''


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:00, 15 July 2023

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A bank in Rome

A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates credit.[1]

History

15th century

A group of guards protecting a bank

In Renaissance Italy, many minor noble families owned banks throughout the cities of Florence, San Gimignano, Forlì, and Venice, though most were controlled by the House of Pazzi, who covetously kept their hold on the cities' financial power by posting guards outside the buildings.[2] Perhaps the sole exception to this was the Auditore International Bank, a family-run business owned and operated by the Italian Assassin Giovanni Auditore that primarily provided loans to the various kingdoms of Germania.[3] Up until 1476,[4] both Giovanni's elder sons Federico and Ezio were in training to follow their ancestors and become bankers, with Federico apprenticing under a House of Medici bank before his pranks removed him from the payroll[5] while Ezio learned from their father directly.[6] While most banks, Giovanni's included, primarily contained florins from public accounts, a select few guarded by the House of Borgia also contained Codex pages, which Ezio took to the polymath Leonardo da Vinci to decode.[2]

The town of Monteriggioni also possessed a bank that provided additional income for Ezio while he renovated the place. The excess funds were stored in a chest in the restored Villa Auditore and could be used to further improve the community.[2] The bank was later destroyed in January 1500 during the Siege of Monteriggioni led by Cesare Borgia.[7]

16th century

A bank in Rome before renovation

In the 16th century, there were ten banks scattered throughout Rome's districts. Once renovated as part of Ezio's plan to break the Borgia's power over the city, they would boost the amount of income generated in a neighborhood. This in turn would increase their vaults' limit, up to 80,000 florins.[8]

Constantinople contained sixteen banks, which acted similarly to the ones in Rome, and had a larger limit of 120,000 akçe. Additionally, they could provide Ezio with money and bomb ingredients earned from other cities.[9]

21st century

Charlotte de la Cruz transfers thousands of dollars to Ms. Morehead

By 2012, Monteriggioni's bank had been rebuilt and re-established, with construction completed in 1802, and it was the only building that retained its purpose in the half millennium since the Renaissance.[10]

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Bank on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed II
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Renaissance – Chapter 2
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Last Man Standing
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Federico Auditore
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Paperboy
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Vilified
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Modern day
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