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====Attack on the Arsenal====
Three months after the Doge's death, Ezio was invited by Antonio in the Palazzo della Seta and met the new Doge of Venice, [[Agostino Barbarigo]], Marco's brother, who wasn't involved with the Templars. During their meeting, they discussed the matter that Silvio Barbarigo and Dante Moro occupied the [[Arsenale di Venezia|Venetian Arsenal]] with an army of mercenaries to remove the Doge. As Agostino was powerless against the Templars, Ezio decided to act. Needing a force of his own, Antonio directed Ezio to the mercenary leader, [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]], who was a personal enemy of Silvio.
Ezio swiftly liberated Bartolomeo and his soldiers, and once Bartolomeo
Arriving near the [[Quartier di Bartolomeo d'Alviano]], Ezio found a dying mercenary who explained in his last breath that they were attacked by Silvio men and that Bartolomeo was captured. Ezio liberated Bartolomeo and fought out their way to his quarters.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II|AC2]]'' – [[Caged Fighter]]</ref> Bartolomeo accepted to help Ezio but first they will need to liberate his mercenaries. Ezio killed the guards who kept them prisoners, reinforcing Bartolomeo troops.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II|AC2]]'' – [[Leave No Man Behind]]</ref>
====Aiding Copernicus====
{{Quote|If the Borgia are involved, then so am I.|Ezio, after noticing the guards attack Copernicus.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
In 1500, while passing the Campidoglio, Ezio noticed a scholar by the name of [[Nicolaus Copernicus]] giving a strange speech to the Roman citizens. After having asked another spectator about the man's identity, he
However, Ezio soon saw a battalion of Borgia guards attack Copernicus, and swiftly stepped in to defend him. Afterward, the two men introduced themselves to one another, with Copernicus admitting to having been a Templar himself until he disagreed with the other Templars on keeping the findings of his scientific experiments hidden from the public.<ref name="Copernicus Conspiracy"/>
[[File:Intervention 4.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio apprehending Paganino]]
Eventually, Micheletto arrived at the site of the play, the Colosseum.<ref name="Calling All Stand-Ins" /> Climbing up the outside of the structure, Ezio made his way down from the roof to the backstage area below, picking off Micheletto's marksmen as he went. Ezio soon struck Micheletto but spared his life when he
Ezio hurried from the Colosseum with Pietro in his arms, while his apprentices covered the retreat. After handing Pietro over to a doctor and receiving the key to the Castel from him, Ezio spotted [[Paganino]], a member of the Venetian thieves guild who had been present at the siege of Monteriggioni.<ref name="Intervention">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|ACB]]'' – [[Intervention]]</ref>
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