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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Side 237
... Crete , hoisted in their place ; the Venetian governor , Leonardo Dandolo , was deposed , narrowly escaping with his life ; and the whole island rose in revolt . Even now the Republic persisted in underestimating the gravity of the ...
... Crete , hoisted in their place ; the Venetian governor , Leonardo Dandolo , was deposed , narrowly escaping with his life ; and the whole island rose in revolt . Even now the Republic persisted in underestimating the gravity of the ...
Side 545
... Crete ? Venice , not the Knights , was his true enemy ; Crete , not Malta , his immediate objective . ― It was not long before the bailo was proved right . On 30 April a Turkish fleet of 400 sail , carrying an estimated 50,000 fighting ...
... Crete ? Venice , not the Knights , was his true enemy ; Crete , not Malta , his immediate objective . ― It was not long before the bailo was proved right . On 30 April a Turkish fleet of 400 sail , carrying an estimated 50,000 fighting ...
Side 554
... Crete the young French nobles were entrusted by Morosini with the defence of one of the outer ramparts on the landward side . They refused . They had not , they pointed out , made the long and uncomfortable journey to Crete only to be ...
... Crete the young French nobles were entrusted by Morosini with the defence of one of the outer ramparts on the landward side . They refused . They had not , they pointed out , made the long and uncomfortable journey to Crete only to be ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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Adriatic alliance already Alvise Alvise Mocenigo ambassadors Andrea army arrived attack Basilica battle Byzantine Carmagnola Carrara century Chioggia Christian church command condottiere Constantinople Contarini continued Corfu Council Council of Ten Crete Crusade Cyprus Dalmatia Dandolo death defend Doge Doge's Domenico ducal ducats Duke election Emperor Empire enemy Enrico Dandolo Europe Ferrara fighting followed force Foscari Fourth Crusade France Francesco Francesco Foscari French further galleys Genoa Genoese Giovanni Grado hand immediately imperial island Istria Italian Italy King lagoon land later League less Lombardy Loredan mainland Malamocco Marco Meanwhile Milan Mocenigo months Morosini Naples never Nicolò once Padua Palace papal Patriarch peace Piazza Pietro Pisani podestà political Pope prisoners refused remained Republic Republic's Rialto Rome sail seems Senate ships siege Signoria St Mark successor Sultan territory throne Tiepolo town treaty Treviso Turkish Turks Venice Venice's Venier Verona victory Visconti