A History of VeniceKnopf, 1982 - 673 sider "As comprehensive as it is engaging, John Julius Norwich's A History of Venice is a complete history of "the most beautiful and magical of cities." This necessary volume traces the rise of Venice from its fifth-century origins through 1797 when Napoleon put an end to the thousand-year-old Republic."-- |
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John Julius Norwich. THE FALL OF CHIOGGIA of forty - seven Genoese galleys under the newly - appointed admiral Pietro Doria appeared off Chioggia . -- The town of Chioggia stands on an island at the extreme southern end of the Venetian ...
John Julius Norwich. THE FALL OF CHIOGGIA of forty - seven Genoese galleys under the newly - appointed admiral Pietro Doria appeared off Chioggia . -- The town of Chioggia stands on an island at the extreme southern end of the Venetian ...
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... Chioggia , Pietro Doria had followed Carrara's advice and launched an immediate attack on Venice , it is doubtful whether Pisani or anyone else would have been able to save the city . Fortunately , Pietro stuck to his original plan , to ...
... Chioggia , Pietro Doria had followed Carrara's advice and launched an immediate attack on Venice , it is doubtful whether Pisani or anyone else would have been able to save the city . Fortunately , Pietro stuck to his original plan , to ...
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... Chioggia was effectively closed , the Genoese and all their fleet prisoners within it . The Venetians ' work , however , was not yet done . The success of the operation depended on their continued vigilance . One of the Brondolo ...
... Chioggia was effectively closed , the Genoese and all their fleet prisoners within it . The Venetians ' work , however , was not yet done . The success of the operation depended on their continued vigilance . One of the Brondolo ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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