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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... died . - Young Otto was still only sixteen . In the circumstances , it is odd that the Venetians should have made no objection when he joined his father on the throne ; it is odder still that they should have allowed him to succeed to ...
... died . - Young Otto was still only sixteen . In the circumstances , it is odd that the Venetians should have made no objection when he joined his father on the throne ; it is odder still that they should have allowed him to succeed to ...
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... died , and that no successor had yet been elected . Rather than wait indefinitely at Acre , therefore , they decided to return to Venice . Had they not done so ; had the Pope not died when he did ; had they set out again for the East at ...
... died , and that no successor had yet been elected . Rather than wait indefinitely at Acre , therefore , they decided to return to Venice . Had they not done so ; had the Pope not died when he did ; had they set out again for the East at ...
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... died in captivity . It was a lie ; and the returned prisoners confirmed it . The truth was that Corner had been subjected to appalling tortures in an attempt to make him reveal how much his masters knew about Carmagnola's contacts with ...
... died in captivity . It was a lie ; and the returned prisoners confirmed it . The truth was that Corner had been subjected to appalling tortures in an attempt to make him reveal how much his masters knew about Carmagnola's contacts with ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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