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===323 BCE===
===323 BCE===
* The [[Assassin]] [[Iltani]] poisons [[Alexander the Great]] <ref name="AC2S"/>, who holds the [[Staff of Eden]]. <ref name="AC2G5"/>
* The [[Assassin]] [[Iltani]] poisons [[Alexander the Great]] <ref name="AC2S"/>, who holds the [[Staff of Eden]]. <ref name="AC2G5"/>
===212 BCE===
* The [[Acqua Antoniniana]] is built by Caracella. <ref name="ACBD">Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Database</ref>


===210 BCE===
===210 BCE===
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===Before 150 BCE===
===Before 150 BCE===
* The Antikythera mechanism is constructed, probably with help from [[Those Who Came Before]]. <ref name="AC2G4"/>
* The Antikythera mechanism is constructed, probably with help from [[Those Who Came Before]]. <ref name="AC2G4"/>
===144 BCE===
* The construction of [[Acqua Marcia]] begins. <ref name="ACBD"/>
===140 BCE===
* The construction of [[Acqua Marcia]] ends. <ref name="ACBD"/>


===59 BCE===
===59 BCE===
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==10th Century==
==10th Century==
* The city of [[San Gimignano]], located in the middle of a trade route, begins to grow. <ref name="AC2D"/>
* The city of [[San Gimignano]], located in the middle of a trade route, begins to grow. <ref name="AC2D"/>
* The [[Acqua Antoniniana]] stops functioning due to the lack of repairs. <ref name="ACBD"/>


===900===
===900===
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===1300===
===1300===
* The construction of [[Torre Grossa]] begins. <ref name="AC2D"/>
* The construction of [[Torre Grossa]] begins. <ref name="AC2D"/>
===1307===
* '''October 12''':
** A Templar fleet with 18 vessels, carrying various documents and artifacts, departs from France.
** They are split into 9 groups heading for 9 different destinations, including [[Venice]], Nova Scotia and Lisbon. <ref name="GI"/>
* '''October 13''':
** Also known as "Friday the 13th", King Philip IV of France arrests [[Jacques de Molay]] and 60 of his Templar allies.
** The [[Templars]] starts to operate in the shadows, becoming a true secret society. <ref name="GI"/>


===1309===
===1309===
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* [[Giuliano de' Medici]] is born. <ref name="AC2D"/>
* [[Giuliano de' Medici]] is born. <ref name="AC2D"/>
* [[Bernardo Baroncelli]], a [[Templar]] and a Pazzi Conspirator, is born. <ref name="AC2D"/>
* [[Bernardo Baroncelli]], a [[Templar]] and a Pazzi Conspirator, is born. <ref name="AC2D"/>
* The Ottoman Empire overtakes [[Constantinople]] from the Byzantine Empire in the Fall of Constantinople. <ref name="GIR"/>


===1454===
===1454===
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* '''December 29''':
* '''December 29''':
** [[Ezio Auditore]] beats [[Duccio de Luca]] for cheating on [[Claudia Auditore|his sister]].
** [[Ezio Auditore]] beats [[Duccio de Luca]] for cheating on [[Claudia Auditore|his sister]].
** Ezio meets [[Leonardo da Vinci]] for the first time.  
** Ezio meets [[Leonardo da Vinci]] for the first time.
** The [[Templars]] raze the [[Villa Auditore]] and takes [[Giovanni Auditore]] and his sons to prison.
** The [[Templars]] raze the [[Villa Auditore]] and takes [[Giovanni Auditore]] and his sons to prison.
** Ezio discovers his father is an [[Assassin]], and dons the robes of an Assassin for the first time. <ref name="AC2"/>
** Ezio discovers his father is an [[Assassin]], and dons the robes of an Assassin for the first time. <ref name="AC2"/>
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** [[Giovanni Auditore]] and his sons were hanged <ref name="AC2"/>.
** [[Giovanni Auditore]] and his sons were hanged <ref name="AC2"/>.
** [[Ezio Auditore]] is wanted <ref name="AC2D"/>.
** [[Ezio Auditore]] is wanted <ref name="AC2D"/>.
** He and his remaining family moves to [[Paola]]'s brothel. <ref name="AC2"/>  
** He and his remaining family moves to [[Paola]]'s brothel. <ref name="AC2"/>
** At night, Ezio speaks with [[Cristina Vespucci]], before sending the corpses of his family on a boat as a burial <ref name="ACB">Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood</ref>.
** At night, Ezio speaks with [[Cristina Vespucci]], before sending the corpses of his family on a boat as a burial <ref name="ACB">Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood</ref>.
* '''December 31''':
* '''December 31''':
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* '''April''': [[Ezio Auditore]] assassinates [[Vieri de' Pazzi]], a Pazzi Conspirator and a Templar. <ref name="AC2"/>
* '''April''': [[Ezio Auditore]] assassinates [[Vieri de' Pazzi]], a Pazzi Conspirator and a Templar. <ref name="AC2"/>
* '''April 25''':
* '''April 25''':
** [[Ezio Auditore]] meets with [[Leonardo da Vinci]] who constructs Ezio's second hidden blade <ref name="AC2"/>.  
** [[Ezio Auditore]] meets with [[Leonardo da Vinci]] who constructs Ezio's second hidden blade <ref name="AC2"/>.
** Ezio visits [[Cristina Vespucci]] and saves [[Manfredo Soderini|her fiance]] <ref name="ACB"/>.
** Ezio visits [[Cristina Vespucci]] and saves [[Manfredo Soderini|her fiance]] <ref name="ACB"/>.
** Ezio meets [[La Volpe]] for the first time <ref name="AC2"/>.
** Ezio meets [[La Volpe]] for the first time <ref name="AC2"/>.
* '''April 26''':  
* '''April 26''':
** The Pazzi Conspiracy occurs.
** The Pazzi Conspiracy occurs.
** [[Giuliano de' Medici]] is killed by the conspirators.
** [[Giuliano de' Medici]] is killed by the conspirators.
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===1488===
===1488===
* '''April 14''': [Girolamo Riario]] is killed by the Orsi Brothers. <ref name="AC2D1"/>
* '''April 14''': [Girolamo Riario]] is killed by the Orsi Brothers. <ref name="AC2D1"/>
* '''June 25''':  
* '''June 25''':
** [[Ezio Auditore]] and the [[Assassins]] acquire the [[Apple of Eden]].
** [[Ezio Auditore]] and the [[Assassins]] acquire the [[Apple of Eden]].
** He is officially inducted to the Assassin Order. <ref name="AC2"/><ref name="AC21">Assassin's Creed II, Battle of Forli</ref>
** He is officially inducted to the Assassin Order. <ref name="AC2"/><ref name="AC21">Assassin's Creed II, Battle of Forli</ref>
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* Giacomo Feo, [[Caterina Sforza]]'s second husband, is assassinated on a hunting expedition. <ref name="AC2D1"/>
* Giacomo Feo, [[Caterina Sforza]]'s second husband, is assassinated on a hunting expedition. <ref name="AC2D1"/>
* [[Girolamo Savonarola]] becomes the Leader of Florence. <ref name="AC22"/>
* [[Girolamo Savonarola]] becomes the Leader of Florence. <ref name="AC22"/>
* [[Suleiman I]] is born. <ref name="GIR"/>


===1496===
===1496===
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* [[Alvise da Vilandino]] dies in Methoni, Greece during a Turkish attack. <ref name="AC2D"/>
* [[Alvise da Vilandino]] dies in Methoni, Greece during a Turkish attack. <ref name="AC2D"/>
* [[Darby O'Callahan]] dies, presumably from syphilis. <ref name="AC2D1"/>
* [[Darby O'Callahan]] dies, presumably from syphilis. <ref name="AC2D1"/>
* '''January 1''':  
* '''January 1''':
** [[Ezio Auditore]] returns from [[Rome]] along with [[Mario Auditore]] and tells the other assassins about his confrontation with [[Rodrigo Borgia]] in the Vatican.
** [[Ezio Auditore]] returns from [[Rome]] along with [[Mario Auditore]] and tells the other assassins about his confrontation with [[Rodrigo Borgia]] in the Vatican.
** [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] leaves Monteriggioni for Rome. <ref name="ACB"/>
** [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] leaves Monteriggioni for Rome. <ref name="ACB"/>
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* [[Cesare Borgia]] is exiled to Spain and imprisoned at the Castle La Mota. <ref name="ACB"/>
* [[Cesare Borgia]] is exiled to Spain and imprisoned at the Castle La Mota. <ref name="ACB"/>
* [[Maria Auditore]] dies due to a long-time illness.
* [[Maria Auditore]] dies due to a long-time illness.
===1505===
* The "[[Guardian]]" is driven out by his family, the Sultan of the Sennar Sultanate, and arrives in Alexandria. <ref name="GIR"/>


===1506===
===1506===
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===1510===
===1510===
* [[Francesco Vecellio]], an Assassin, assassinates [[Niccolò di Pitigliano]] and retrieves [[the Shroud]]. <ref name="ACL"/>
* [[Francesco Vecellio]], an Assassin, assassinates [[Niccolò di Pitigliano]] and retrieves [[the Shroud]]. <ref name="ACL"/>
===1511===
* [[Ezio Auditore]] sets out on a pilgrimage to [[Masyaf]]. <ref name="GIR">Game Informer, [http://www.gameinformer.com/p/revelations.aspx Assassin's Creed: Revelations Reveal]</ref>
* Ezio travels to [[Constantinople]] in search of keys that will lead him to an artifact.
* Ezio meets a 17 year old [[Suleiman I]].


===1512===
===1512===
* [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] finishes his services in foreign courts. <ref name="AC2D"/>
* [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] finishes his services in foreign courts. <ref name="AC2D"/>
* '''May 26''': [[Bayezid II]] dies. <ref name="ACR1">Assassin's Creed: Revelations reveal teaser</ref>


===1513===
===1513===
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===1914===
===1914===
* '''December 25''':
* '''December 25''':
** The Christmas Truce occurs between the Germans and British.  
** The Christmas Truce occurs between the Germans and British.
** During the truce, Erich Albert, a German Templar, is assassinated by a British medic who is secretly an Assassin. <ref name="ACL"/>
** During the truce, Erich Albert, a German Templar, is assassinated by a British medic who is secretly an Assassin. <ref name="ACL"/>


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===2007===
===2007===
* [[Abstergo Industries]] carry out conditioned response experiments. <ref name="ACLE"/>
* [[Abstergo Industries]] carry out conditioned response experiments. <ref name="ACLE"/>
* The water flow of [[Acqua Vergene]] is halted temporarily due to a construction accident. <ref name="ACBD"/>
* '''September''': [[Leila Marino]], a friend of [[Lucy Stillman]]'s, dies an unknown death. <ref name="ACWE"/><ref name="ACLE">Assassin's Creed, Lucy Stillman's Emails</ref>
* '''September''': [[Leila Marino]], a friend of [[Lucy Stillman]]'s, dies an unknown death. <ref name="ACWE"/><ref name="ACLE">Assassin's Creed, Lucy Stillman's Emails</ref>


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===2012===
===2012===
* '''January''': The head of the [[Abstergo Industries]] left the company to an unknown person. <ref name="ACBG10"/>
* '''January''': The head of the [[Abstergo Industries]] left the company to an unknown person. <ref name="ACBG10"/>
* '''August 27''': [[Abstergo]]'s [[Animus]] software is upgraded to version 1.28. <ref name="AC"/>
* '''August 27''': [[Abstergo]]'s [[Animus]] software is upgraded to version 1.28. <ref name="AC"/><ref name="GI"/>
* '''September 2''':
* '''September 1''':
** [[Desmond Miles]] is found by [[Abstergo Industries]].
** [[Desmond Miles]] is found by [[Abstergo Industries]].
** He is introduced to the [[Animus]] 1.28 and lives through key moments of his ancestor [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s life. <ref name="AC"/>
** He is introduced to the [[Animus]] 1.28 and lives through key moments of his ancestor [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s life. <ref name="AC"/> <ref name="GI"/>
* '''September 3''':
* '''September 3''':
** The Global Weather Association abolishes the term 'Hurricane Season' due to increasingly erratic weather patterns. <ref name="ACWE"/>
** The Global Weather Association abolishes the term 'Hurricane Season' due to increasingly erratic weather patterns. <ref name="ACWE"/>
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* The last movie studio in the USA closes. <ref name="ACWE"/>
* The last movie studio in the USA closes. <ref name="ACWE"/>
* The findings from Desmond's journey into the Animus is downloaded onto the secure terminal in the conference room. <ref name="ACWE"/>
* The findings from Desmond's journey into the Animus is downloaded onto the secure terminal in the conference room. <ref name="ACWE"/>
* '''September 7''':  
* '''September 7''':
** The President of Mexico promises to ramp up border security to stop American refugees. <ref name="ACWE"/>
** The President of Mexico promises to ramp up border security to stop American refugees. <ref name="ACWE"/>
** [[Abstergo Industries]] finish cleaning up the mess left by the DIA incident. <ref name="ACWE"/>
** [[Abstergo Industries]] finish cleaning up the mess left by the DIA incident. <ref name="ACWE"/>
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* '''September 8'''
* '''September 8'''
** A talk is held and plans to divide up Africa, devastated by a plague, are discussed. <ref name="ACWE"/>
** A talk is held and plans to divide up Africa, devastated by a plague, are discussed. <ref name="ACWE"/>
** Desmond Miles escapes Abstergo Industries, along with Lucy Stillman. <ref name="AC"/>
** Desmond Miles escapes Abstergo Industries, along with Lucy Stillman. <ref name="AC"/><ref name="GI"/>
** They retreat to an Assassin [[Hideout]] where he meets fellow Assassins Rebecca Crane and [[Shaun Hastings]].
** They retreat to an Assassin [[Hideout]] where he meets fellow Assassins Rebecca Crane and [[Shaun Hastings]].
** Desmond Miles is introduced to the [[Animus 2.0]] and relives key moments of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]'s life. <ref name="AC2"/>
** Desmond Miles is introduced to the [[Animus 2.0]] and relives key moments of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]'s life. <ref name="AC2"/>
* '''September 9''':  
* '''September 9''':
** [[Desmond Miles]] suffers from side-effects of the [[bleeding effect]].  
** [[Desmond Miles]] suffers from side-effects of the [[bleeding effect]].
** The Assassins were made aware of [[Minerva]]'s warning through the Animus 2.0. <ref name="AC2"/>
** The Assassins were made aware of [[Minerva]]'s warning through the Animus 2.0. <ref name="AC2"/>
** [[Warren Vidic]] and a group of Templars attack the Assassin Hideout, the modern-age Assassins repel the Templar attack <ref name="AC2"/> and flee to [[Monteriggioni]] <ref name="ACB"/>.
** [[Warren Vidic]] and a group of Templars attack the Assassin Hideout, the modern-age Assassins repel the Templar attack <ref name="AC2"/> and flee to [[Monteriggioni]] <ref name="ACB"/>.
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* '''October 10''':
* '''October 10''':
** Desmond Miles uncovers [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]'s [[Sixth Apple|Piece of Eden]], which he hid in the [[Colosseum Vault]], with Lucy Stillman, Rebecca Crane and Shaun Hastings.
** Desmond Miles uncovers [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]'s [[Sixth Apple|Piece of Eden]], which he hid in the [[Colosseum Vault]], with Lucy Stillman, Rebecca Crane and Shaun Hastings.
** Desmond Miles is forced to stab Lucy Stillman with his [[hidden blade]] by [[Juno]].  
** Desmond Miles is forced to stab Lucy Stillman with his [[hidden blade]] by [[Juno]].
** Desmond Miles is taken back into an Animus by [[William M.]] and an unknown man of Assassin affiliation. <ref name="ACB"/>
** Desmond Miles is taken back into an Animus by [[William M.]] and an unknown man of Assassin affiliation. <ref name="ACB"/>
* '''December 21''': This is the scheduled launch date of an Abstergo satellite. The satellite will be mounted with a [[Piece of Eden]] as part of the Templars' plan to control the minds of [[humans]] and ensure ''"absolute peace"''. <ref name="ACWE"/><ref name="ACBG10">Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Cluster 10</ref>
* '''December 21''': This is the scheduled launch date of an Abstergo satellite. The satellite will be mounted with a [[Piece of Eden]] as part of the Templars' plan to control the minds of [[humans]] and ensure ''"absolute peace"''. <ref name="ACWE"/><ref name="ACBG10">Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Cluster 10</ref>

Revision as of 11:42, 13 June 2011

This is an attempt to reconstruct a complete Assassin's Creed timeline with sources.


Table of Contents
Early Undocumented History
Before the Common Era (BCE)
Pre-2nd Millennium BCE 75000 BCE - 67000 BCE - 3114 BCE
2nd Millennium BCE 1700 BCE - Age of Greek Mythology - 1700 BCE - 1600 BCE - 1190 BCE
1st Millennium BCE 970 BCE - 702 BCE - 465 BCE - 332 BCE - 323 BCE - 210 BCE - 150 BCE
44 BCE - 42 BCE - 30 BCE
The Common Era (AD)
1st Century 1 - 28 - 30 - 33 - 41
5th Century 434
6th Century
10th Century 900
11th Century 1090
12th Century 1119 - 1165 - 1189 - 1190 - 1191
References


Early Undocumented History

Pre-2nd Millennium BCE

  • The city of Rajastan, India is irradiated by a Piece of Eden. [4] This is probably a reference to a piece of news floating on the Internet (One such example) claiming that scientists discovered the city to be highly irradiated from an atomic blast that occured between 10,000 BCE to 6,000 BCE.

798000 BCE

  • The city of Forli is "founded" by Palaeolithic cavemen. [5]

Between 75000 BCE and 67000 BCE

3114 BCE

  • August 11: The Mayan Long Count Calendar begins at 13.0.0.0.0. This starts the countdown to the Abstergo Satellite launch in December 2012. [7]

2nd Millennium BCE

Prehistory

  • The stories of Those Who Came Before and their children, happening in this period, would later be retold as mythologies in Ancient Greek. The Glyphs name this period as "Prehistory" [8], yet these events precedes the Trojan War, and is thus listed under the 2nd Millennium BCE.
  • Zeus, one of Those Who Came Before, rapes Io, a human. Io gives birth to Epaphus. [8]
  • Zeus rapes Europa, a human, giving birth to Minos, Rhadamanthys and Sarpedon. [8]
  • Zeus and Danaë, a human, gives birth to Perseus. [8]
  • Perseus slays Medusa with the Sword. [9]
  • Zeus seduces Leda, a human, as a swan. Leda gives birth to Helen of Troy. [8]
  • Heracles steals an Apple from the Hesperides. [1]
  • Jason obtains the Golden Fleece. [10]
  • Hippomenes wins a race with Atalanta (in order to marry her) by distracting her during the race with an Apple.
  • Cupid, one of Those Who Came Before, and Psyche, a human, gives birth to Voluptas. [8]

Circa 1700 BCE

Circa 1600 BCE

Circa 1190 BCE

  • Zeus sends Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite to Paris of Troy to decide who would receive the Apple.
  • The Trojan War occurs as a result of Paris choosing Aphrodite. [11]
  • Idun possess an Apple, or even multiple Apples, that gives the eater immortality. [1]

1st Millennium BCE

Circa 970 BCE

702 BCE

465 BCE

332 BCE

323 BCE

212 BCE

210 BCE

188 BCE

  • The Romans built the city of Forli.

Before 150 BCE

144 BCE

140 BCE

59 BCE

44 BCE

42 BCE

30 BCE

1st Century

1

  • The birth of Jesus Christ, marking the start of the Common Era.

28

30

33

41

2nd Century

135

139

3rd Century

4th Century

326

393

5th Century

401

410

421

434

Between Late 5th Century and Late 6th Century

  • Arthur pulled the Sword of Eden, then called Excalibur, out of a stone and used it to become King of England. [9]
  • Odin obtains the sword, and plunges the Sword into a tree called Barnstokkr.
  • Sigmund pulled the Sword from the tree. [9]

6th Century

7th Century

9th Century

828

889

  • The city of Forli becomes an independent republic. [5]

10th Century

900

996

11th Century

1000

1050

  • The flooding problems of Forli is solved. [5]

1063

1071

1090

12th Century

1105

1119

1127

  • The selection of the Doge of Venice is entrusted to 40 men, known as "The Forty". [5]

1165

1170

1173

1180

1189

  • May: The Third Crusade begins as the Crusaders declare war on the Muslims.

1190

1191

1199

13th Century

1202

  • The Fourth Crusade begins. [5]

1209

  • Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad began to expand the Order's sphere of operations significantly, sending out those that had trained under him across the globe. [20]

1227

Circa 1237

1246

1252

1255

  • The Podestà puts up a new law in San Gimignano that bans building that were built higher than their residence. [5]

1258

1260

1271

1288

1290

1296

1299

14th Century

Circa 1300s

1300

1307

  • October 12:
    • A Templar fleet with 18 vessels, carrying various documents and artifacts, departs from France.
    • They are split into 9 groups heading for 9 different destinations, including Venice, Nova Scotia and Lisbon. [11]
  • October 13:
    • Also known as "Friday the 13th", King Philip IV of France arrests Jacques de Molay and 60 of his Templar allies.
    • The Templars starts to operate in the shadows, becoming a true secret society. [11]

1309

1311

1313

1314

  • The Templar Order is officially disbanded according to mainstream history and used the public disbanding as a cover to go underground and continue the covert war against the Assassins. [18]

1320

1321

1324

1337

1343

  • Giotto di Bondone begins the construction of the Giotto Campanile. [5]

1345

1347

  • Saint Catherine of Sienna is born. [5]

1348

  • The Black Death starts in Europe. [5]
  • Andrea Pisano dies of the Black Death. [5]

1350

  • The Black Death ends in Europe. [5]

1359

  • Francesco Talenti completes the Giotto Campanile. [5]

1376

1378

1382

15th Century

Circa 1400s

1412

1413

1416

1418

1420

1421

1424

1430

1431

1432

1433

  • Cosimo de' Medici is exiled. [5]

1434

1435

1436

1438

1441

1442

1443

1444

1445

1446

1448

1449

1450

1452

1453

1454

1455

1456

1457

1458

  • Paola murders a Florentine city guard in self-defense. [5]
  • She opens a brothel to protect girls on the streets. [5]

1459

1460

1461

1462

1463

1464

1465

1466

1467

1468

  • Dante Moro lost his position as the Captain of the Venetian City Guard and is disowned by his father. [5]

1469

1470

1471

1472

1473

1474

1475

  • Petruccio Auditore is pulled from school due to unknown illness. The Auditore family doctor confines Petruccio Auditore to bed. [5]
  • Federico Auditore becomes a clerk at the Medici bank. [5]
  • Rosa attempts to pickpocket Antonio de Magianis but is caught. She becomes Antonio's apprentice in pickpocketing. [5]
  • Girolamo Savonarola studies at Santo Spirito and becomes a Dominican friar. [23]
  • September 17: The Medici bank reports a bag of florins missing. Federico Auditore approaches Francesco Sassetti and reveals the location of the bag with a smile. The bag was hidden on one of the Florentine rooftops. [5]

1476

1477

1478

1479

1480

1481

1482

1484

1485

1486

1487

1488

1491

1492

1493

1494

1496

1497

1498

1499


16th Century

1500

1501

1502

1503

1504

1505

  • The "Guardian" is driven out by his family, the Sultan of the Sennar Sultanate, and arrives in Alexandria. [24]

1506

1507

1509

1510

1511

1512

1513

1515

1516

1519

1520

1521

1522

1524

1527

1541

1542

  • Giovanni Borgia, an Assassin, experiences a vision of an unknown Chinese man through the Crystal Skull and decides to alert the other Assassins. [15]

1553

1554

1558

1559

1581

17th Century

1651

  • Charles II, King of Scotland, while exiled to Scotland, fights troops led by Oliver Cromwell in the Battle of Worcester. [15]
  • Charles II lost the battle and hides in the Royal Oak at Boscobel House. [15]
  • Charles II is exiled once again to France. [15]

1658

  • Oliver Cromwell dies. [15]

1660

  • George Monck has effectively seized control of London. [15]
  • Charles II ends his exile and is made King of England. [15]

18th Century

1773

  • Charles Messier discovers the Whirlpool Galaxy. [5]

1781

1797

19th Century

1812

1862

  • The Union Troops in Beaufort, South Carolina are in possession of an Apple of Eden. [4]

1863

  • The Battle of Gettysburg occurs. Subject 16 once visited the battle as his ancestor. [8]

1865

1866

1881

1887

1888

1899

20th Century

1900

1902

  • The Wardenclyffe Tower is under construction. [38]

1903

1908

1910

  • The Abstergo's founders designs the "Plan". [41]

1913

1914

  • December 25:
    • The Christmas Truce occurs between the Germans and British.
    • During the truce, Erich Albert, a German Templar, is assassinated by a British medic who is secretly an Assassin. [15]

1915

1916

1926

1930

1937

1939

  • World War II, orchestrated by the Templars, begins between the Axis Forces and the Allied Forces when Britain and France declare war on Germany]

1943

  • July 22: The first test of the Philadelphia Project takes place.
  • Subject 15 relives the memory of his ancestor during the Philadelphia Project. [40]
  • The ship is "briefly manifested in a future state" for approximately 18 minutes. [40]
  • October 28: The second, and final test of the Philadelphia Project is undertaken. [43]

1944

1945

  • Adolf Hitler's double is killed in a bunker. [44]
  • Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party and a Templar, is assassinated by the Assassins in order to retrieve a Piece of Eden. [44]

1946

1948

1953

1954

  • The Liberation of Guatemala is orchestrated by Templar agents. [45]
  • June: "V." and "N." discusses via phone about the need to arrest Alan Turing, a Templar traitor. [41]

1963

1964

1968

1969

  • July 20: Apollo 11, a Templar expedition, lands on the Moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin becoming the first humans to set foot on the Moon. A Piece of Eden is recovered.

1971

1973

1984

1985

1987

1990

  • Mikhail Gorbachev, a Templar, brings democracy to Russia and establishes the Constitutional Court. His Communism ideals conflicts the ideology of the Templars. [46]

1991

  • August: Boris Yeltsin, another Templar, stands up to Mikhail Gorbachev's ideologies and Gorbachev loses popularity. [46]
  • December: Boris Yeltsin unseats Mikhail Gorbachev in a secret meeting at the Belavezhskaya Forest and becomes the first President of Russia. [46]

1992

  • Under Boris Yeltsin's capitalistic rule, Russian economy opens to elite oligarchs and private companies. [46]
  • The British Petroleum, a Templar organization, phones Alfa Bank and discusses oil deals. [46]

1993

  • The Constitutional Court and the Parliament is disbanded by Boris Yeltsin. [46]
  • 2.5 billion in aid from the U.S. Congress is sent to Boris Yeltsin after the disbandment. [46]

1999

  • Robert Getas contacts Vanessa for the first time. [15]

21st Century

Circa 2000s

2000

  • The Templars and Assassins both attempt to gain control over the United States during the presidential campaign; with George W. Bush as the Templar-backed candidate and Al Gore as the Assassin-backed candidate. [47]
  • December: Antonin Scalia, a Templar, writes a letter to "S.", detailing their plans to destroy the Campaign Finance laws. [47]

2001

  • Don Evans, Paul Wolfowitz, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and George W. Bush, all Templars, begins their positions as the U.S. Commerce Secretary, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, U.S. Defense Secretary, Vice President of the U.S. and President of the United States respectively. [47]

2003

  • Desmond Miles, an Assassin, escapes the Farm - an Assassin Hideout - and starts working as a bartender.
  • Desmond Miles buys a motorcycle.
  • December 19: The Mars Express Orbiter hurls the Beagle 2 towards Mars. [15]
  • December 25:
    • Vanessa, a scientist working for the Beagle 2 launch, and other scientists from the LOCC awaits confirmation of Beagle 2 landing on Mars. [15]
    • Vanessa steals data on the landing, and is killed when a trade goes foul. [15]

2004

  • Don Evans, a Templar, steps down as the U.S. Commerce Secretary. [47]
  • November: Gary, a CIA agent, finds out about Abstergo and their links to numerous commerical organizations. He plans to publish a book about his findings but is stopped by Templar agents. [48]

2005

2006

  • Donald Rumsfeld, a Templar, steps down as the U.S. Defense Secretary. [47]
  • The "Second Plague", or the "L-11 Outbreak", occurs. 96% of the Africa population dies and Africa becomes uninhabited. [7]

2007

2009

2011

  • April: A man named Mr. Jameson finds out Abstergo's CCTV used to spy on civilians. He and his son are promptly disposed by Templar agents. [49]

2012

  • January: The head of the Abstergo Industries left the company to an unknown person. [50]
  • August 27: Abstergo's Animus software is upgraded to version 1.28. [18][11]
  • September 1:
  • September 3:
    • The Global Weather Association abolishes the term 'Hurricane Season' due to increasingly erratic weather patterns. [7]
    • Eye-Abstergo postpones the launch of their first satellite until December 21st. [7]
  • September 4:
    • The E.U. and U.S. begin construction of jointly owned oil platforms in the Weddell Sea. [7]
  • September 6:
    • The water supply of a small town is tampered, leading to hundreds being hospitalized.
    • The "Fluoride Enhancement Studies" documents is leaked from Abstergo Industries, as a result, Abstergo Holdings is accused to be behind the plot. [7]
  • The last movie studio in the USA closes. [7]
  • The findings from Desmond's journey into the Animus is downloaded onto the secure terminal in the conference room. [7]
  • September 7:
    • The President of Mexico promises to ramp up border security to stop American refugees. [7]
    • Abstergo Industries finish cleaning up the mess left by the DIA incident. [7]
    • Abstergo Industries learn the locations of all of the Pieces of Eden through using Desmond Miles in the Animus. [18]
    • The Grail is removed from Abstergo's list of objectives. [40]
    • The examination of the Crystal Skulls by the Abstergo agents is completed. [40]
  • September 8
    • A talk is held and plans to divide up Africa, devastated by a plague, are discussed. [7]
    • Desmond Miles escapes Abstergo Industries, along with Lucy Stillman. [18][11]
    • They retreat to an Assassin Hideout where he meets fellow Assassins Rebecca Crane and Shaun Hastings.
    • Desmond Miles is introduced to the Animus 2.0 and relives key moments of Ezio Auditore's life. [26]
  • September 9:
  • September 19:
    • Desmond is reported to be screaming loudly during his sleep. [51]
  • September 26: A white van is parked near the Villa Auditore. Rebecca Crane suspects it to be surveillance gear. [51]
  • October 10:
  • December 21: This is the scheduled launch date of an Abstergo satellite. The satellite will be mounted with a Piece of Eden as part of the Templars' plan to control the minds of humans and ensure "absolute peace". [7][50]


Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 1
  2. Assassin's Creed II, The Truth
  3. Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 6
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 4
  5. 5.000 5.001 5.002 5.003 5.004 5.005 5.006 5.007 5.008 5.009 5.010 5.011 5.012 5.013 5.014 5.015 5.016 5.017 5.018 5.019 5.020 5.021 5.022 5.023 5.024 5.025 5.026 5.027 5.028 5.029 5.030 5.031 5.032 5.033 5.034 5.035 5.036 5.037 5.038 5.039 5.040 5.041 5.042 5.043 5.044 5.045 5.046 5.047 5.048 5.049 5.050 5.051 5.052 5.053 5.054 5.055 5.056 5.057 5.058 5.059 5.060 5.061 5.062 5.063 5.064 5.065 5.066 5.067 5.068 5.069 5.070 5.071 5.072 5.073 5.074 5.075 5.076 5.077 5.078 5.079 5.080 5.081 5.082 5.083 5.084 5.085 5.086 5.087 5.088 5.089 5.090 5.091 5.092 5.093 5.094 5.095 5.096 5.097 5.098 5.099 5.100 5.101 5.102 5.103 5.104 5.105 5.106 5.107 5.108 5.109 5.110 5.111 5.112 5.113 5.114 5.115 5.116 5.117 5.118 5.119 5.120 5.121 5.122 5.123 5.124 5.125 5.126 5.127 5.128 5.129 5.130 5.131 5.132 5.133 5.134 5.135 5.136 5.137 5.138 5.139 5.140 5.141 5.142 5.143 5.144 5.145 5.146 5.147 5.148 5.149 5.150 5.151 5.152 5.153 5.154 5.155 5.156 5.157 5.158 5.159 5.160 5.161 5.162 5.163 5.164 5.165 5.166 5.167 5.168 5.169 5.170 5.171 5.172 5.173 5.174 5.175 5.176 5.177 5.178 5.179 5.180 5.181 5.182 5.183 5.184 5.185 5.186 5.187 5.188 5.189 5.190 Assassin's Creed II, Database Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "AC2D" defined multiple times with different content
  6. Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 19
  7. 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 Assassin's Creed, Warren Vidic's Emails
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 14
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 5
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 7
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 Assassin's Creed Timeline, Game Informer
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Assassin's Creed II, Sanctuary
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Database
  14. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Scrolls of Romulus
  15. 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22 15.23 15.24 15.25 15.26 15.27 15.28 15.29 15.30 15.31 15.32 Assassin's Creed: Legacy
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 15
  17. Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 Assassin's Creed
  19. 19.0 19.1 Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
  20. Assassin's Creed II, Codex
  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 Assassin's Creed II, Auditore Family Crypt stone plaques
  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 8
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Assassin's Creed II, Bonfire of the Vanities
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Game Informer, Assassin's Creed: Revelations Reveal
  25. 25.00 25.01 25.02 25.03 25.04 25.05 25.06 25.07 25.08 25.09 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 25.14 25.15 25.16 25.17 Assassin's Creed II, Battle of Forli, Database
  26. 26.00 26.01 26.02 26.03 26.04 26.05 26.06 26.07 26.08 26.09 26.10 26.11 26.12 26.13 26.14 26.15 26.16 26.17 26.18 26.19 26.20 26.21 26.22 26.23 26.24 26.25 26.26 26.27 26.28 26.29 26.30 26.31 Assassin's Creed II
  27. 27.0 27.1 Assassin's Creed: Lineage
  28. 28.00 28.01 28.02 28.03 28.04 28.05 28.06 28.07 28.08 28.09 28.10 28.11 28.12 28.13 28.14 28.15 28.16 28.17 28.18 28.19 28.20 28.21 28.22 28.23 28.24 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  29. 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 Assassin's Creed II, Battle of Forli
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 Assassin's Creed II, Bonfire of the Vanities
  31. Assassin's Creed: Ascendance
  32. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Copernicus Conspiracy
  33. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, The Da Vinci Disappearance
  34. Assassin's Creed: Revelations reveal teaser
  35. 35.0 35.1 35.2 Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 2
  36. 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 3
  37. 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 Assassin's Creed: The Fall
  38. 38.0 38.1 38.2 Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 11 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "AC2G11" defined multiple times with different content
  39. Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 16
  40. 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 Assassin's Creed, Conference Room Email
  41. 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Cluster 3 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "ACBG3" defined multiple times with different content
  42. 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 9
  43. 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 Assassin's Creed, Lucy Stillman's Emails
  44. 44.0 44.1 Assassin's Creed II, Glyph 17
  45. 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Cluster 5
  46. 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 46.6 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Cluster 6
  47. 47.0 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 47.5 47.6 47.7 47.8 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Cluster 7
  48. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Cluster 9
  49. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Cluster 8
  50. 50.0 50.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Cluster 10
  51. 51.0 51.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Lucy Stillman's Emails