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The [[Templars|Knights Templar]] minted [[Templar coin|currency]] using various metals, including gold, for their own use during the {{Wiki|Crusades}}. Later, these coins were obtained by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] from Templar [[guard]]s, [[Piracy|pirate]], and duelists in [[Cyprus]] and [[Acre]]'s [[Acre harbor|harbor]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>
The [[Templars|Knights Templar]] minted [[Templar coin|currency]] using various metals, including gold, for their own use during the {{Wiki|Crusades}}. Later, these coins were obtained by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] from Templar [[guard]]s, [[Piracy|pirate]], and duelists in [[Cyprus]] and [[Acre]]'s [[Acre harbor|harbor]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>


===''Reconquista''===
===Early modern era===
During the ''[[Reconquista]]'' in the 15th and 16th centuries, the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins]] utilized the metal to forge a number of weapons and [[armor]]s for use against the [[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Templars]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''</ref>
In 1486, the acting [[Doge of Venice|Doge]] of [[Venice]], [[Marco Barbarigo]] held an exclusive party during the [[Carnevale]], with a [[Golden Mask]] proving an honorary guest's right to enter it. Among the competitors for the mask was the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] as well as [[Dante Moro]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[And They're Off]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[CTF]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Ribbon Round-Up]]</ref> Due to foul play by [[Silvio Barbarigo]], Dante won the mask,<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Cheaters Never Prosper]]</ref> but Ezio [[Pickpocketing|pickpocketed]] it soon after.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Having a Blast]]</ref>
 
During the ''[[Reconquista]]'' in the 15th and 16th centuries, the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins]] utilized gold to forge a number of weapons and [[armor]]s for use against the [[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Templars]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''</ref>


===19th century===
===19th century===

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Gold ore

Gold is a yellowish, soft metal which has been highly valued throughout human history.

History

General

Gold has been used throughout human history to craft jewelry and coinage, but also as part of other arts.[1] Due to its value, 'gold' has been used to denote the observed value of a place or a thing; the "Golden Age" is a metaphor used to refer to an era of prominence, such as the Golden Age of Piracy.[2]

5th century BCE

In 5th century BCE Greece, the Athenian sculptor Phidias became famous for using chryselephantine, a combination of gold and ivory, to create exquisite statues, such as the Athena Parthenos, a statue of the goddess Athena within Parthenon,[3] and the Statue of the god Zeus within the Temple of Zeus in the Sanctuary of Olympia, Elis.[1]

Crusades

During his hunt for an artefact the Levantine Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad found the Temple of Sand, and within the shrine of the Chalice, made of gold.[4]

The Knights Templar minted currency using various metals, including gold, for their own use during the Crusades. Later, these coins were obtained by the Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad from Templar guards, pirate, and duelists in Cyprus and Acre's harbor.[5]

Early modern era

In 1486, the acting Doge of Venice, Marco Barbarigo held an exclusive party during the Carnevale, with a Golden Mask proving an honorary guest's right to enter it. Among the competitors for the mask was the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze as well as Dante Moro.[6][7][8] Due to foul play by Silvio Barbarigo, Dante won the mask,[9] but Ezio pickpocketed it soon after.[10]

During the Reconquista in the 15th and 16th centuries, the Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins utilized gold to forge a number of weapons and armors for use against the Spanish Templars.[11]

19th century

In 19th century United States, gold was found in a mill owned by John Sutter, and this discovery resulted in the California Gold Rush.[12]

Gallery

  • Bars of gold
    Bars of gold
  • A knife with a golden handle
    A knife with a golden handle
  • A nautilus sculpture plated with gold
    A nautilus sculpture plated with gold

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Attika: "Parthenon"
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – And They're Off
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – CTF
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Ribbon Round-Up
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Cheaters Never Prosper
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Having a Blast
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed – issue 1
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