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Years later, during the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]] in 1498, Ezio returned to the Palazzo once again, and was greeted with a [[Easter Eggs|ghostly vision]] of his family before the [[Auditore execution|execution]]. | Years later, during the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]] in 1498, Ezio returned to the Palazzo once again, and was greeted with a [[Easter Eggs|ghostly vision]] of his family before the [[Auditore execution|execution]]. | ||
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The Palazzo Auditore was a prominent family home in central Florence during time of the Italian Renaissance; the home to the Auditore family of bankers and Assassins, the building served as the centre of the local market, with the family emblem emblazoned across it, and the adjacent streets.
In 1476, the building was raided by Florentine city guards, who arrested Giovanni, Federico and Petruccio Auditore on trumped-up charges of treason. When Ezio Auditore returned home, he found the house ransacked and his mother and sister hiding away. After this event, the remaining Auditore left the Palazzo, moving into the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni. During this time, the Palazzo was guarded by a contingent of city archers positioned on the roof.
Years later, during the Bonfire of the Vanities in 1498, Ezio returned to the Palazzo once again, and was greeted with a ghostly vision of his family before the execution.
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