User blog:Master Sima Yi/Dates in Cluster 7

Some time ago I was replaying some of the Clusters in Brotherhood when I noticed a series of numbers being mentioned at the start of Cluster 7. I curiously went to look up if they were dates that had any relevance to the AC universe, and some indeed do. I'm not sure if they are actually important or not, but I just thought I'd share it and maybe have you guys theorize or dig up some more info on what they may mean.


 * 30
 * Jesus is crucified in by the Templars.


 * 476
 * , Roman usurper, is deposed and is restored as emperor of the  (Byzantine Empire)., Roman usurper of the , is deposed by  at . Though these events aren't explicitly mentioned anywhere, it's obvious they have some relevance in the Assassin-Templar war.


 * 1337
 * The begins.


 * 1431
 * Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by the Templars. The Templars Rodrigo Borgia and Vlad the Impaler are born.


 * 1520
 * The Night of Sorrows, Suleiman I becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, revolts against the Catholic church.


 * 1776
 * The is happening, the  are founded.


 * 1861
 * The is happening,  becomes President of the United States.


 * 1914
 * starts.


 * 1929
 * Can't really find anything with relevance to AC.


 * 1939
 * World War II starts.


 * 1945
 * World War II ends


 * 1950
 * Can't really find anything with relevance to AC, aside from several minor things related to the.


 * 1955
 * starts.


 * 1962
 * Can't really find anything with relevance to AC.


 * 1990
 * Can't really find anything with relevance to AC, aside from Mikhail Gorbachev becoming President of the Soviet Union.


 * 1994
 * Er, becomes the first President of ?


 * 1995
 * Can't really find anything with relevance to AC.


 * 2001
 * George W. Bush becomes President of the United States,, the Great Purge is most likely still happening.

For most of the later dates I can't really find much with relevance to the series, mostly because it's still unexplored. Maybe somebody else can find interesting events for those dates, or we will see them in later entries in the franchise.