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[[File:Mercato vecchio.jpg|thumb|250px|The Mercato Vecchio]] | [[File:Mercato vecchio.jpg|thumb|250px|The Mercato Vecchio]] | ||
The '''Mercato Vecchio''', or '''Republic Square''', was a marketplace in [[Florence]] during the [[Renaissance]]. | The '''Mercato Vecchio''', or '''Republic Square''', was a marketplace in [[Florence]] during the [[Renaissance]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The center of Florentine business, the Mercato Vecchio served all of the shopping needs of the city. To quote {{Wiki|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 center of Florentine business, the Mercato Vecchio served all of the shopping needs of the city. To quote {{Wiki|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."<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Mercato Vecchio]]</ref> | ||
The Mercato was first established in Roman times, as the city of the Forum, and it was only in 1030 that the landmark was first documented as a marketplace. Staple foods from the countryside, like grain, were the most popular goods sold, followed by wool. | The Mercato was first established in [[Rome|Roman]] times, as the city of the [[Roman Forum|Forum]], and it was only in 1030 that the landmark was first documented as a marketplace. Staple foods from the countryside, like grain, were the most popular goods sold, followed by wool.<ref name="Database" /> | ||
The landmark was also displayed in the virtual training map of Florence, which was used by [[Abstergo Industries]] to train the recruits in the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|first]] and [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|second stage]] of the [[Animi Training Program]]. | The landmark was also displayed in the virtual training map of Florence, which was used by [[Abstergo Industries]] to train the recruits in the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|first]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> and [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|second stage]] of the [[Animi Training Program]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*Mercato Vecchio is Italian for "The Old Market", from ''mercato'', "market" and ''vecchio'', "old". | *Mercato Vecchio is Italian for "The Old Market", from ''mercato'', "market" and ''vecchio'', "old". | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Markets]] | [[Category:Markets]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks in Florence]] | [[Category:Landmarks in Florence]] | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 10 December 2018
The Mercato Vecchio, or Republic Square, was a marketplace in Florence during the Renaissance.
History
The center of Florentine business, the Mercato Vecchio served all of 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."[1]
The Mercato was first established in Roman times, as the city of the Forum, and it was only in 1030 that the landmark was first documented as a marketplace. Staple foods from the countryside, like grain, were the most popular goods sold, followed by wool.[1]
The landmark was also displayed in the virtual training map of Florence, which was used by Abstergo Industries to train the recruits in the first[2] and second stage of the Animi Training Program.[3]
Trivia
- A glyph could be found on the Mercato.
- Mercato Vecchio is Italian for "The Old Market", from mercato, "market" and vecchio, "old".
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations