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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... never have believed it – and the length and breadth of that city which of all others is sovereign , they never thought that there could be so rich and powerful a place in all the world . And mark you that there was not a man so bold ...
... never have believed it – and the length and breadth of that city which of all others is sovereign , they never thought that there could be so rich and powerful a place in all the world . And mark you that there was not a man so bold ...
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... never sit simultaneously . Furthermore the Council never allowed itself a single head ; there were always three - the Capi dei Dieci - serving for a month at a time , a month during which they were forbidden to go out into society lest ...
... never sit simultaneously . Furthermore the Council never allowed itself a single head ; there were always three - the Capi dei Dieci - serving for a month at a time , a month during which they were forbidden to go out into society lest ...
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... Never had Venetians fought longer or more heroically on land and sea ; never had they faced more determined adversaries . The financial cost had been enormous 4,392,000 ducats in 1668 alone - and that in lives greater still . Moreover ...
... Never had Venetians fought longer or more heroically on land and sea ; never had they faced more determined adversaries . The financial cost had been enormous 4,392,000 ducats in 1668 alone - and that in lives greater still . Moreover ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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