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Italy (Italian: Italia) was a country located in southern Europe , and home to the Italian branch of the Order of Assassins during the 13th to 16th Centuries. Italy also served as the birthplace of the Renaissance, and had many beautiful cities and towns dotted across the landscape: Venice, Florence, Monteriggioni, Forlì and Rome to name a few.
Despite the ideals of the Renaissance spreading out across all Italy, during this period the nation remained divided into a multitude of city-states and Republics, notables of which included La Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia, and the Papal States. Taking advantage of this division, the Templars attempted to seize control of much of northern Italy during the late 15th century, but were ultimately thwarted in this attempt by Ezio Auditore da Firenze and his fellow Assassins.
History
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After having founded an Assassins Guild in Constantinople, Niccolò and Maffeo Polo traveled to Italy, where they established another Assassins Guild.
During the late 13th century the family that would later become the House of Auditore lived near Venice. Somewhere around 1296, Domenico Auditore was inducted into the Assassin Order. When his master, Dante Alighieri died, Domenico was tasked with the hiding of the Codex in Spain, but he was ambushed by Templar pirates.
With only his son remaining, he started impersonating a nobleman in Florence, using the money he had been given by Marco Polo. His family continued to act as nobles to conceal their affiliation to the Assassins.
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Modern Times
(Rewrite)During the early 21st Century, Abstergo Industries, a front company for the Templar Order, had a presence in Italy, whilst the Assassins continued to maintain a presence of their own. During the year 2012, the Assassins established themselves in both the Hideout, the location of which is unknown, and later the Sanctuary beneath the city of Monteriggioni. (Rewrite)