Treasure chest

A treasure chest is a chest filled with treasures. Such containers could be found in a variety of locations when reliving genetic memories through the Animus or a similar device.
==History==
===5th century BCE===
During the Peloponnesian War in ancient Greece, the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored numerous locations containing chests of variable value. The most valuable, and also tending to be the best guarded, were the chests containing the wealth of the region. Occasionally, Kassandra also discovered chests containing legendary weapons, like the war-hammer which had allegedly belonged to Jason, a hero in Greek mythology.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
===15th century===
Chests in banks were protected by four armed guards, but those scattered inside cities were usually unguarded, or protected by only one or two guards. Those outside of cities however, such as in the Apennine Mountains, were not guarded at all. In Rome and Constantinople, though not usually directly guarded, nearby archers would attack Ezio if they saw him opening chests on rooftops.Assassin's Creed IIAssassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Renaissance banks typically contained two chests, and while they were always guarded by three or four men outside the doors, more guards usually patrolled nearby. Rebecca Crane once stated that although all families owned banks, the Pazzi family owned the most by far, and that breaking into them would be worthwhile. However, guards affiliated with the House of Borgia were assigned to attend the banks containing Codex pages.
Art merchants also sold treasure maps that marked the locations of the chests in an entire city, or in one of its districts, with the maps varying in price. They costed between 150ƒ to 395ƒ in the city of Florence, 150ƒ in the Appennine Mountains, 285ƒ in Monteriggioni, 175ƒ to 240ƒ in Tuscany, 235ƒ to 260ƒ in Romagna, and 485ƒ to 995ƒ in Venice.
===18th century===
During the early 18th century, the pirate Edward Kenway located a significant number of treasure chests, both guarded and buried, throughout the Caribbean.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Later, Edward's son, Haytham, and grandson, Ratonhnhaké:ton, also found chests located throughout New York, Boston, and the Frontier. However, these chests differed from those in Renaissance Italy by the fact that they required lockpicking to access their contents.Assassin's Creed III
Upon liberating the districts in Boston and New York, Ratonhnhaké:ton received the key to all the chests located within the liberated district, eliminating the need for lockpicking. Additionally, he gained the key to all Frontier chests. However, chests located inside forts always required lockpicking.
Certain treasure chests were guarded by dogs. Ratonhnhaké:ton could lure them away using hunting bait, or kill them. Accompanying this, maps that detailed the chests' locations could be purchased from general stores.
During the French Revolution, the Assassin Arno Dorian located chests, usually guarded and locked, scattered throughout Paris, Versailles, and Franciade. Assassin's Creed: Unity
==Valuable items==
Aside from money, chests found in Rome could also contain a variety of trade items. These could later be sold to shops, or traded for other valuable items or equipment. They could vary between common objects, such as jars of leeches, or valuable jewelry.
Chests could also be found in the many lairs of Romulus. Aside from money and valuable items, one special chest per lair could be found in its shrine, which contained one of six keys that unlocked the door to the Followers of Romulus' greatest treasure.
Chests in Constantinople often contained bomb ingredients, replacing trade items.Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Chests in the American colonies contained recipes for items that could be crafted by the artisans in the Davenport Homestead. Scattered across the colonies were small trinket boxes which Ratonhnhaké:ton retrieved for the sailor "Peg Leg" in exchange for letters from William Kidd, helping him locate the map to Kidd's treasure.
==Trivia==
;Assassin's Creed
*Templar knights would sometimes be found guarding chests, however these could not be opened.
;Assassin's Creed II
*There were 330 treasure chests spread over the four cities and mountains, as well as two hidden chests in each secret location.
*In general, the amount of florins in each chest increased with every new city and district Ezio traveled to, presumably due to the increasing cost of weapons and armor.
*Investing in the Monteriggioni well, mine, and church through the Villa Auditore would grant Ezio access to two additional chests in each of the three locations.
**There were also two chests in Ezio's room, in the top floor of the villa. These chests, despite being golden, only contained 200ƒ to 600ƒ.
;Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
*In the memories "Escape From Debt" and "Follow the Money", two golden treasure chests may be found in Francesco Troche's house.
==Gallery==
ACOD Athenian military chest.png|Concept art of an Athenian military treasure chest
ACOD Spartan army chest.png|Concept art of a Spartan army treasure chest
AC Identity - Italian Assassin opening a chest.png|An Italian Assassin opening a chest
AC4 Underwater Chest.png|Edward opening a chest underwater
AC3 Chest lockpick.png|Connor lockpicking a treasure chest
ACREB Treasure Chest.png|A chest during the Reconquista
ACfilm Apple chest.png|Aguilar's Apple and the chest it rested in
Alan Rikkin reaching for Aguilar's Apple.png|Aguilar's Apple in a metal chest covered in Templar crosses
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed II 
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations
*Assassin's Creed III
*Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
*Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
*Assassin's Creed: Rogue
*Assassin's Creed: Unity
*Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
*Assassin's Creed (film)
*Assassin's Creed: Identity
*Assassin's Creed: Origins
*Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
**The Fate of Atlantis
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
**Wrath of the Druids
**The Siege of Paris
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice
**Creed vs Crows 
*Assassin's Creed: Jade
==References==
Category:Economy
Category:Objects
Category:Kassandra's collections
Category:Bayek's collections
Category:Ezio Auditore da Firenze's collections
Category:Edward Kenway's collections
Category:Shay Cormac's collections
Category:Aveline de Grandpré's collections
Category:Ratonhnhaké:ton's collections
Category:Arno Dorian's collections
Category:Evie Frye's collections
Category:Jacob Frye's collections