Dante Alighieri

Durante degli Alighieri (1265 – September 14, 1321), commonly known as Dante, was an Italian poet of the Middle Ages and a high ranking covert member of the Assassin Order.

Biography

Life as an Assassin

Dante was a high ranking member of the Assassin Order during the Middle Ages. Coincidentally, he was tasked with the training of the patriarch of what would become the Auditore family of Florence.

Later life and death

Dante was exiled from Florence due to his political connections with the White Guelphs. He was sheltered in Forlì during the exile, where he wrote the Divine Comedy. However, Dante was murdered in Ravenna by Templars, whilst preparing for a journey to Barcelona with his young apprentice, the objective of which was to deliver the Codex of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad to an Assassin stronghold.

Legacy

In 1511, Ezio Auditore da Firenze was reading Dante's Inferno in Sofia Sartor's shop. Sofia evoked her admiration for Dante's genius, whereas Ezio commented on Dante's "subtle way of revenge" for depicting his enemies as being tortured in Hell.