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|description = An important fortification located in [[Naples]]. | |description = An important fortification located in [[Naples]]. | ||
||location = Naples, [[Italy]] | ||location = Naples, [[Italy]] | ||
|dateconstructed = 12th Century | |dateconstructed = 12th Century C.E. | ||
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In the [[Renaissance]], a drydock was located nearby which housed [[Cesare Borgia|Cesare Borgia's]][[Naval Cannon| naval cannon]] weapon, but in 1502 the [[Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore]] destroyed the only prototype of the cannon. | In the [[Renaissance]], a drydock was located nearby which housed [[Cesare Borgia|Cesare Borgia's]][[Naval Cannon| naval cannon]] weapon, but in 1502 the [[Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore]] destroyed the only prototype of the cannon. | ||
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A medieval castle located on the former island of Megaride, the Castel Dell'Ovo is named for a legendary Roman poet who was believed to be a great sorcerer. Legend tells us that he placed a magical egg in the structure's foundation to support it. | |||
The original edifice was a fortified villa where the last Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustus, was exiled in 476. | |||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' | |||
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Revision as of 18:28, 14 January 2012
Castel dell'Ovo (English: Egg Castle) was a castle and an important landmark located on an islet in the Bay of Naples. Its name comes from a legend about the Roman poet Virgil who, in the Middle Ages, was regarded as a powerful sorcerer and was said to have placed an egg in the castle's fortifications to make them stronger.
In the Renaissance, a drydock was located nearby which housed Cesare Borgia's naval cannon weapon, but in 1502 the Assassin Ezio Auditore destroyed the only prototype of the cannon.
History
A medieval castle located on the former island of Megaride, the Castel Dell'Ovo is named for a legendary Roman poet who was believed to be a great sorcerer. Legend tells us that he placed a magical egg in the structure's foundation to support it.
The original edifice was a fortified villa where the last Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustus, was exiled in 476.
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