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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... received a request from Gregory for safe conduct to pass through Venice on his way to Cividale , in Friuli , where he planned to settle . For several days the question was debated in the Senate , with tem- pers rising high on both sides ...
... received a request from Gregory for safe conduct to pass through Venice on his way to Cividale , in Friuli , where he planned to settle . For several days the question was debated in the Senate , with tem- pers rising high on both sides ...
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... received from his paymasters when it suited his book to do so ; otherwise he simply brushed them aside . All this was clear enough ; indeed , it was an attitude for which the Venetians , who were famous throughout Europe for the ...
... received from his paymasters when it suited his book to do so ; otherwise he simply brushed them aside . All this was clear enough ; indeed , it was an attitude for which the Venetians , who were famous throughout Europe for the ...
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... received with a dismay quite disproportionate to their political significance . Only , perhaps , among the Venetians was the reaction other than purely emotional . For them , the defeat of the Knights was a portent . With Rhodes gone ...
... received with a dismay quite disproportionate to their political significance . Only , perhaps , among the Venetians was the reaction other than purely emotional . For them , the defeat of the Knights was a portent . With Rhodes gone ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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