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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... continued to advance . Grado fell , and so , probably , did those old enemies Heraclea - what was left of it - and Jesolo . But the Malamoccans , their women and children evacuated to Rialto , showed no signs of weakening ; the legend ...
... continued to advance . Grado fell , and so , probably , did those old enemies Heraclea - what was left of it - and Jesolo . But the Malamoccans , their women and children evacuated to Rialto , showed no signs of weakening ; the legend ...
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... continued vigilance . One of the Brondolo barricades was clearly vulnerable and needed constant defence against attempts by the Genoese to remove it ; there were also the northern lagoon entrances to be watched . Ships and provisions ...
... continued vigilance . One of the Brondolo barricades was clearly vulnerable and needed constant defence against attempts by the Genoese to remove it ; there were also the northern lagoon entrances to be watched . Ships and provisions ...
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... continued visits to various thermal springs might suggest ? Or most sinister of all to a secret conspiracy with Visconti ? But if this last , why did he keep the Senate so minutely briefed about his Milanese contacts , reporting them ...
... continued visits to various thermal springs might suggest ? Or most sinister of all to a secret conspiracy with Visconti ? But if this last , why did he keep the Senate so minutely briefed about his Milanese contacts , reporting them ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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