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The '''Mercato Vecchio''' was the name for [[Florence]]'s '''Republic Square''' in the late 1400s. The square is depicted in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and is used as a multiplayer map in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.<ref name="ac2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | |||
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The | The centre of Florentine business, the Mercato Vecchio served all the shopping needs of the city. To quote Antonio Pucci, a 14th Century Florentine poet: "Physicians dwelt around for every ill, And here were linen cloths, and flax merchants, pork vendors, and apothecaries. | ||
The Mercato was established first in Roman times as the city of the Forum, and only in 1030 was first documented as a marketplace. Staple foods from the countryside, like grain, were the most popular goods sold, followed by wool. | |||
However, if shoppers became bored with the basics, to quote a 15th Century poet, Il Panormita: "There halfway down the street stands a happy whorehouse which you will know by the very smell of the place."<ref name="ac2"/> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *One of [[Subject 16]]'s [[Glyphs]] can be found here.<ref name="ac2"/> | ||
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[[Category:Landmarks]] | [[Category:Landmarks]] | ||
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Locations]] | [[Category:Assassin's Creed II Locations]] | ||
Revision as of 02:45, 7 August 2011
The Mercato Vecchio was the name for Florence's Republic Square in the late 1400s. The square is depicted in Assassin's Creed II and is used as a multiplayer map in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.[1][2]
Database Entry
The centre of Florentine business, the Mercato Vecchio served all the shopping needs of the city. To quote Antonio Pucci, a 14th Century Florentine poet: "Physicians dwelt around for every ill, And here were linen cloths, and flax merchants, pork vendors, and apothecaries.
The Mercato was established first in Roman times as the city of the Forum, and only in 1030 was first documented as a marketplace. Staple foods from the countryside, like grain, were the most popular goods sold, followed by wool.
However, if shoppers became bored with the basics, to quote a 15th Century poet, Il Panormita: "There halfway down the street stands a happy whorehouse which you will know by the very smell of the place."[1]
Trivia
- One of Subject 16's Glyphs can be found here.[1]