The Inauguration of Jacques de Molay into the
Order of Knights Templar in 1295
"You wish to see; listen. Hearing is a step towards vision"
- Bernard de Clairvaux -
"Let evil swiftly befall those who have wrongly condemned us"
- Jacques de Molay -
Saladin and Guy de Lusignan after the Battle of Hattin in 1187
"You risk upsetting the delicate balance of control we have worked so hard to tighten"
- Rodrigo Borgia -
A glass of wine with Caesar Borgia
"Government has no other end, but the preservation of poverty"
- John Locke -
"May the Father of Understanding guide you"
- Templar Maxim -
History
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Abstergo's History
Abstergo is the present day front of the Templar Order. From the dawn of time, they have been the guiding hand that has led humanity to the peak of it's magnificence in the modern age. Abstergo Industeries has a long and storied history, and through the imagination and innovation of it's founding father's, has managed to grow into the global organisation that we know today.
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Cleopatra and Caesar by Jean-Leon Gerome
Alexander taming Bucephalus by F. Schommer
Hugues de Payens, premier grand-maître de l'ordre du Temple (?-1136)
Cleopatra and Caesar by Jean-Leon Gerome
Officially, the Order of the Knights Templar was created in 1129, but we have endured, under various appellations, since well before the 12th century. We were there when Cleopatra claimed her birthright, when Alexander the Great forged his empire, and when Xerxes sent his armies to crush the Greeks.
Over the centuries, many illustrious individuals have led our Order, but our most remarkable leaders have always been men of science, such as Sylvester II. Unfortunately, many men were often mistreated and, in Europe at least, branded heretics because of the knowledge they possessed.
When Bernard de Clairvaux came along, he understood our Order needed the Church as an ally. One of our most respected figures in the whole of Christendom, he sent nine trusted men to the Holy Land to search for the Temple of Solomon. Upon their return, nine years later, Bernard reinvented our Order.
With Grand Master Hugues de Payens, Bernard created the Latin Rule, gained the support of the Church, and ensured that the Order would be recognized and confirmed during the Council of Troyes of 1129. For the
first time in our long history, our Order was made public, but its truest and noblest agenda remained secret.
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Gustave Doré: Illustrations of the Crusades
Commanderie de la Villedieu, Elancourt
Following the Council of Troyes, our Order flourished. For almost two hundred years, we played a critical role across Europe and the Holy Land. During this Golden Age, Templars were everywhere and our influence paved the way to a better future for all of mankind.
While the common man continued to believe our sole purpose was the protection of pilgrims in the Holy Land, our Order had in truth become so powerful that we now had the means to influence kings and popes. Unbeknownst to all save a selected few, the war we waged in the Holy Land was in truth neither political nor spiritual. It was a war of secrets, fought against our direst enemies, the Assassins.
Unfortunately, our Golden Age ended almost as abruptly as it had begun.
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Shortly before his death, however, the Grand Master selected nine of his most trusted men and, armed with the knowledge of the Ancients, sent them out into the world. From this day forth, the Templars would follow their magnanimous ambitions in the shadows of history's most influential figures, thus ensuring that our ideals would endure throughout the ages.
Philippe IV le Bel From Recueil des rois de France, by Jean Du Tillet (16th century).
Portrait of pope Clement V, Avignon, France
Jules Edouard Alboise du Pujol, Auguste Maquet Les Prisons de l'Europe, Paris, Administration de librairie, 1845.
Philippe IV le Bel From Recueil des rois de France, by Jean Du Tillet (16th century).
As we were struggling to bring civilization out of the Dark Ages, the Assassins – ever envious of our power and knowledge – managed to infiltrate our ranks and cause dissention among our leaders. Using lies, treachery and murder, our enemies shook the very foundation of our Order. By the end of the 13th century, we had been greatly weakened by the Brotherhood. To make things worse, we now had to face a new foe in King Philip le Bel. Unknowingly serving the cause of the Assassins, who manipulated him to conspire against us, King Philip made the Templars heretics in the eyes of the Church, thus turning our own Sword against us.
It was time to go back into hiding.
Jacques de Molay, the last publicly recognized Grand Master, understood our noble ideals would not survive unless the Templars were officially disbanded. He knew the Order was more important than any one man and he made the ultimate sacrifice. Jacques de Molay let himself be burned at the stake, not only to save the lives of his fellow brothers and their allies, but also to mislead our enemies into believing that the Order would die along with him.
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Helix Video
Thanks to the power of the Animus, Jacque de Molay's final hours are no longer a thing of mystery. Using Abstergo's latest version of it's amazing Animus tech; the Helix, we ourselves can live through his final faithful days.
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Hermes Trismegistus with Alchemical Sun and Moon -
Eighteenth-century engraving of Bruno originally published N.H. Gundling
Johannes de Sacrobosco's De Sphaera 1537
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While our Order thrived in the Middle Ages, it fell into despondency during the Renaissance. Operating on the fringe of society, our leaders – led by Rodrigo Borgia – lost their way. Blinded by greed and personal ambition, they forgot the purpose of our Order. These were truly dark times for us.
Despite the mistakes of the Renaissance, the search for understanding continued. In the shadow of the Cross, greater men pushed on, becoming what we should have aspired to be: true pioneers of scientific research. It was because of them that the era came to be called the Renaissance.
Humanity was not lost after all.
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Animus 2.0 Video
The Borgia's are a dark stain on the history of the Templar Order. They are a lesson and reminder of how not to achieve our goals. Their greed and personal ambition are none more evident than in this recording obtained from the memories of Subject 17.
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By the 17th century, humanity was finally ready. And so were we.
No longer would we tolerate savagery and ignorance. No longer would we stand idly by while men of science were made to suffer. No longer would we let mankind be led by selfish ambitions. The mistakes of the past – our mistakes – had to be rectified. Society's leaders and thinkers had to be influenced, not controlled. At the dawn of the 17th century, mankind seemed finally ready to be guided into a new age.
We would be that guide.
With intellectuals such as Spinoza, Locke, Newton and Bacon, a new model for society emerged, a society where science and technology could flourish. That served our purpose.
Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica 1543
Title page to Francis Bacon's 'New Atlantis', Edition Published in 1660
Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica 1543
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