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|birth = Mid-May to mid-June 1265<br>[[Florence]], [[Italy]] | |birth = Mid-May to mid-June 1265<br>[[Florence]], [[Italy]] | ||
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}} | '''Durante degli Alighieri''' (1265 – 1321), commonly known as '''Dante''', was an [[Italy|Italian]] poet of the {{Wiki|Middle Ages}}, and a covert member of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]]. | ||
'''Durante degli Alighieri''' (1265 – | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Life as an Assassin=== | ===Life as an Assassin=== | ||
Dante was a high ranking member of the | Dante was a high-ranking member of the Assassin Order during the Middle Ages.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | ||
Coincidentally, he was tasked with the training of [[Domenico Auditore]], patriarch of the [[House of Auditore|Auditore family]] of [[Florence]], and a descendant of a long line of Assassins.<ref name="AC2" /> | |||
===Later life and death=== | ===Later life and death=== | ||
Dante was exiled from Florence due to his political connections with the White Guelphs. He was sheltered in [[Forlì]] during the exile, where he wrote the Divine Comedy. However, Dante was murdered in Ravenna by [[Templars]], | Dante was exiled from Florence due to his political connections with the White Guelphs. He was sheltered in [[Forlì]] during the exile, where he wrote the Divine Comedy.<ref name="Wikipedia">''Wikipedia'': {{Wiki|Dante Alighieri}}</ref> | ||
However, Dante was murdered in Ravenna by [[Templars]], while preparing for a journey to [[Barcelona]] with his young apprentice, the objective of which was to deliver the [[Codex]] of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] to an Assassin stronghold.<ref name="AC2" /> | |||
===Legacy=== | ===Legacy=== | ||
In 1511, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] was reading Dante's ''Inferno'' in [[Sofia Sartor]]'s shop. Sofia evoked her admiration for Dante's genius, whereas Ezio commented on Dante's "subtle way of revenge" for depicting his enemies as being tortured in Hell. | In 1511, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] was reading Dante's ''Inferno'' in [[Sofia Sartor]]'s shop. Sofia evoked her admiration for Dante's genius, whereas Ezio commented on Dante's "subtle way of revenge" for depicting his enemies as being tortured in Hell.<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
==References== | |||
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{{ACII}} | {{ACII}} | ||
Revision as of 07:54, 25 March 2012
Durante degli Alighieri (1265 – 1321), commonly known as Dante, was an Italian poet of the Middle Ages, and a covert member of the Assassin Order.
Biography
Life as an Assassin
Dante was a high-ranking member of the Assassin Order during the Middle Ages.[1]
Coincidentally, he was tasked with the training of Domenico Auditore, patriarch of the Auditore family of Florence, and a descendant of a long line of Assassins.[1]
Later life and death
Dante was exiled from Florence due to his political connections with the White Guelphs. He was sheltered in Forlì during the exile, where he wrote the Divine Comedy.[2]
However, Dante was murdered in Ravenna by Templars, while preparing for a journey to Barcelona with his young apprentice, the objective of which was to deliver the Codex of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad to an Assassin stronghold.[1]
Legacy
In 1511, Ezio Auditore da Firenze was reading Dante's Inferno in Sofia Sartor's shop. Sofia evoked her admiration for Dante's genius, whereas Ezio commented on Dante's "subtle way of revenge" for depicting his enemies as being tortured in Hell.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed II
- ↑ Wikipedia: Dante Alighieri
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations