Assassin’s Creed II is primarily set during which historical movement?

Assassin’s Creed II is primarily set during the Renaissance. Its main story takes place in late fifteenth-century Italy, a period associated with renewed interest in classical art, learning, science, and humanism.

The game follows Ezio Auditore across cities including Florence, Venice, and Rome. Its fictional conflict is woven around real historical personalities such as Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Lorenzo de' Medici.

The Renaissance was not a single event or organization; it was a broad cultural and intellectual movement that developed over centuries, beginning earlier in parts of Italy than in northern Europe. Assassin’s Creed II focuses on the Italian Renaissance at the height of Florence’s political and artistic importance.

The setting is distinct from Assassin’s Creed’s first game, which takes place during the Third Crusade. Later entries likewise shift to different historical periods rather than continuing in one era.