Arno
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The Arno river was the primary waterway of Florence, running through the southern section of the city, and separated the Oltrarno District from the four other districts of the city.
History
Near death experience
- "When I was six years old I fell into the Arno. I soon found myself drifting down, and into darkness, certain my life was at an end."
- ―Lorenzo de' Medici recalls a childhood accident.[src]
Some time in 1455, a six-year old Lorenzo de' Medici fell into the Arno, and because he could not swim, he believed that his life was over as he drifted deeper into the river.[1] Fortunately for the young boy, Lorenzo was rescued by a member of the Auditore family, who had dived into the river and pulled him out, saving his life (much to his mother's gratitude).[1] Due to this event, a long-lasting and successful relationship developed between the families of the Auditore and the Medici.[1]
Auditore last rites
- Cristina: "Tell me, what can I do?"
- Ezio: "My family's bodies... I can't just leave them hanging from the gallows. I need to give them last rites. Send them on to the next world..."
- —Ezio explains his plan to Cristina.[src]
Later, in 1476, Ezio Auditore met his lover, Cristina Vespucci, near to the Arno.[2] He informed Cristina that he needed to provide his family with their last rites after Ezio's father, Giovanni, and brothers Federico and Petruccio Auditore, had been executed.[2]
After collecting his families' bodies from the Palazzo della Signoria, Ezio made his way back to the river.[2] Stealthily and swiftly maneuvering past the vigilant guard patrol, Ezio was able to place his family's bodies on a gondola on the river, leaving them to finally rest in peace.[2]
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