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 453
... lost . Since he was neither a coward nor a fool , treachery or deliberate malice are the only other possible explanations . Whichever is the true one , he was indirectly responsible for the seven Venetian galleys lost . The Turks , by ...
... lost . Since he was neither a coward nor a fool , treachery or deliberate malice are the only other possible explanations . Whichever is the true one , he was indirectly responsible for the seven Venetian galleys lost . The Turks , by ...
Side 485
... lost only twelve galleys sunk and one captured ; Turkish losses were 113 and 117 respective- ly . Casualties were heavy on both sides , as was inevitable when much of the fighting was hand - to - hand ; but , whereas the Christian ...
... lost only twelve galleys sunk and one captured ; Turkish losses were 113 and 117 respective- ly . Casualties were heavy on both sides , as was inevitable when much of the fighting was hand - to - hand ; but , whereas the Christian ...
Side 571
... lost again . On the night of 20 February all the war material that could be carried away was loaded on to the ships , the defences destroyed or dismantled - wherever , at least , it was worth while doing so . Then , on the morning of ...
... lost again . On the night of 20 February all the war material that could be carried away was loaded on to the ships , the defences destroyed or dismantled - wherever , at least , it was worth while doing so . Then , on the morning of ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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