Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)

Bonfire of the Vanities is one of the two downloadable contents announced by Ubisoft and is planned for late February and costs $4.99/£3.09. This will open up a sector of Florence previously removed and revolves around the monk Savonarola, controlling the city in absence of the Medici, using the Apple of Eden. Ezio will be eliminating the monk's priests over the course of ten missions, armed with a new spring-jump move, No information about what this new move involves but it might be a new platforming element.

Bonfire of the Vanities in History

This Bonfire of the Vanities is an actual historical event which took place on February 7, 1497 (approximately 5 years after Lorenzo de' Medici's death). Spearheaded by the Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola, citizens and supporters of the radical priest burned items that might "tempt one to sin" (vanity items like mirrors, cosmetics, fine dresses, etc). Other items included in the burning were literary materials that were deemed "immoral", such as paintings, sculptures, manuscripts of secular songs and some books. The date that the historical event took place may be the release date for the DLC itself, though there is no evidence to back it up.

This event happened in Florence, during the Shrove Tuesday festival.