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Naples (Italian: Napoli; Greek: Neapolis), is a major city located in southern Italy, lying at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. During the Renaissance, the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Naples, the largest Italian state before the unification.
History[edit | edit source]
Early history[edit | edit source]
Being over 2,800 years old, Naples has its roots in Greek settlements that were founded during the 8th century BCE. Throughout its existence, ownership of the city changed numerous times and went from Romans to Goths and back.[1]
In the Middle Ages, the Normans took control of the city and managed to remain in power for 300 years despite the leaders and nobles fighting over the ownership amongst themselves. French rule over Naples started in 1501 under King Louis XII, though it only lasted until 1505, when Spain, led by King Ferdinand II, seized power. Under Spanish monarchy, Naples became one of Europe's biggest cities.[1]
Renaissance[edit | edit source]
In 1499, Claudia Auditore led a team of Italian Assassins to Naples to recover a stockpile of weapons hidden by her father Giovanni.[2] Discovering the weapons had been stolen by Armilia Guardato, a Templar ally and longtime rival of the House of Auditore,[3] the Assassins tracked her to her hideout in the hills beneath Mount Vesuvius, where they confronted Armilia's henchman Il Bruto.[4]
In exchange for his life, Il Bruto told the Assassins that the Templars had offered Armilia control of Naples if she kept the weapons out of the Brotherhood's reach, and directed them to Armilia's secret warehouse in the city.[5] There, the Assassins fought and eliminated Armilia's guards while Claudia killed Armilia herself, securing the weapons for the Brotherhood.[6]
In the early 1500s, Cesare Borgia used the facilities in the Porto di Napoli to construct a naval cannon small enough to be placed on a gondola, as designed by Leonardo da Vinci. The designs and the prototype cannon were later destroyed in 1502 by the Assassin Ezio Auditore, before they could be put to use.[7]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Naples is a city that was first mentioned in the 2009 video game Assassin's Creed II before it made its first on-screen appearance in the war machine memory "Loose Cannon" from the 2010 game Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. Outside of this mission, players cannot visit the city and it cannot be freely explored.
In the mission, the arms of the Kingdom of France under the House of Bourbon were flown from the bridges of the Castel dell'Ovo despite the fact that the design was not yet in use. The House of Bourbon did not rule in France or Naples until long after the events of the game, and the arms used by the Kingdom of Naples were distinct from those of France.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Naples in Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Renaissance (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel
- Assassin's Creed: Unity (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Naples, 1499 CE
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Database: Napoli
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Naples, 1499 CE – Mission 1
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Naples, 1499 CE – Mission 2
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Naples, 1499 CE – Mission 3
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Naples, 1499 CE – Mission 4
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Naples, 1499 CE – Mission 5
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Loose Cannon
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