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|image = Antico_teatro_romano.jpg | |image = Antico_teatro_romano.jpg | ||
|description = A | |description = A decrepit [[Roman Empire|Roman]] theatre located in Tuscany. | ||
|location = [[Tuscany]], [[Italy]] | |location = [[Tuscany]], [[Italy]] | ||
|dateconstructed = | |dateconstructed = | ||
|functions = | |functions = Amphitheater | ||
|features = [[Glyphs|Glyph]] | |features = [[Glyphs|Glyph]] | ||
|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | |appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | ||
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The '''Antico Teatro Romano''' (English: ''Ancient Roman Theatre'') was an ancient | The '''Antico Teatro Romano''' (English: ''Ancient Roman Theatre'') was an ancient amphitheater located just outside [[San Gimignano]] in [[Tuscany]]. | ||
== | ==History== | ||
===Construction== | |||
Typical Roman theaters were constructed of concrete, a material no longer used in Renaissance Italy because the recipe had been lost. Their semicircular design created superior acoustics, allowing spectators to hear the plays, speeches, or choral events performed on stage. | |||
Renaissance Italians practiced a rudimentary form of recycling when dealing with Roman structures: any marble that could be found was ripped off the buildings to be reused for free. | |||
' | ===Renaissance=== | ||
During the [[Renaissance]], the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] followed [[Jacopo de' Pazzi]] to the theatre and spied on a [[Templars|Templar]] meeting between Jacopo, [[Rodrigo Borgia]], and [[Emilio Barbarigo]]. | |||
During the meeting, Rodrigo argued with Jacopo, and ultimately stabbed him and left him dying on the stage. Rodrigo and Emilio then left, and ordered their [[guards]] to eliminate Ezio. However, Ezio overpowered the guards and ended Jacopo's suffering. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *A [[Glyphs|glyph]] can be found on the theater. | ||
* Despite the title, the | *Despite the title, the theater is in fact [[Wikipedia:Etruscan civilization|Etruscan]]. | ||
== | ==Source== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | |||
{{ACII}} | {{ACII}} | ||
[[Category:Tuscany]] | [[Category:Tuscany]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks]] | [[Category:Landmarks]] | ||
Revision as of 03:14, 3 January 2012
The Antico Teatro Romano (English: Ancient Roman Theatre) was an ancient amphitheater located just outside San Gimignano in Tuscany.
History
=Construction
Typical Roman theaters were constructed of concrete, a material no longer used in Renaissance Italy because the recipe had been lost. Their semicircular design created superior acoustics, allowing spectators to hear the plays, speeches, or choral events performed on stage.
Renaissance Italians practiced a rudimentary form of recycling when dealing with Roman structures: any marble that could be found was ripped off the buildings to be reused for free.
Renaissance
During the Renaissance, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze followed Jacopo de' Pazzi to the theatre and spied on a Templar meeting between Jacopo, Rodrigo Borgia, and Emilio Barbarigo.
During the meeting, Rodrigo argued with Jacopo, and ultimately stabbed him and left him dying on the stage. Rodrigo and Emilio then left, and ordered their guards to eliminate Ezio. However, Ezio overpowered the guards and ended Jacopo's suffering.
Trivia
Source