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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... Verona falling to Milan and Vicenza to Padua . At first everything went as planned . After putting up a token resistance , Verona surrendered ; Antonio fled to Venice and thence to Florence and Rome , only to die of poison himself ...
... Verona falling to Milan and Vicenza to Padua . At first everything went as planned . After putting up a token resistance , Verona surrendered ; Antonio fled to Venice and thence to Florence and Rome , only to die of poison himself ...
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... Verona , where the machinery of civil govern- ment had largely crumbled away during the long years of Scaliger rule , a Great Council of fifty annually elected members was established on the Venetian model , with a twelve - man ...
... Verona , where the machinery of civil govern- ment had largely crumbled away during the long years of Scaliger rule , a Great Council of fifty annually elected members was established on the Venetian model , with a twelve - man ...
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... Verona . But Sforza and Gattamelata had no choice . Of the two cities , Verona was of infinitely greater strategic importance . On the night of 19 November the two commanders led their men into the only corner of the city which remained ...
... Verona . But Sforza and Gattamelata had no choice . Of the two cities , Verona was of infinitely greater strategic importance . On the night of 19 November the two commanders led their men into the only corner of the city which remained ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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