The Book of Kings

The Book of Kings was a literary work written by Ferdowsi. During the early 16th century a copy was located in the city of Constantinople, where it fell into the hands of Ezio Auditore da Firenze.

Summary

A massive sixty-thousand verse work of Persian poetry that weaves history and myth together to tell the history of the world, from the beginning of time up to the seventh century BCE. Written over the course of 30 years in the late tenth century, it is a monumental work of incredible historical and artistic merit.

Reference

• Assassin's Creed: Revelations