Arno
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The Arno was the primary waterway of Florence, acting as a river running through the southern section of the city, and separating the Oltrarno District from the three 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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