User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 02-08-'12 — Official AnvilNext Trailer/@comment-4636255-20120802235145/@comment-3202167-20120803005432

But being in a Empire makes it much eaiser than rebels. They can have much more power and control.

I dont actually know why they went with the Byzantines...

I guess because the Templars have European origins (???)