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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... successor , the septuagenarian eunuch Narses , by bringing a contingent of Lombard mercenaries by sea to Ravenna after they had been cut off by floods . In return , Narses is said to have built two churches on the islands of Rialto ...
... successor , the septuagenarian eunuch Narses , by bringing a contingent of Lombard mercenaries by sea to Ravenna after they had been cut off by floods . In return , Narses is said to have built two churches on the islands of Rialto ...
Side 86
... successor , Domenico Michiel , though present at Zara , had been powerless to prevent the rout . He was no coward ; indeed the Altino Chronicle describes him as vir bellicosus , and in the years to come he was to give plenty more ...
... successor , Domenico Michiel , though present at Zara , had been powerless to prevent the rout . He was no coward ; indeed the Altino Chronicle describes him as vir bellicosus , and in the years to come he was to give plenty more ...
Side 511
... successor could be elected . That successor was Leonardo Donà himself . Hastily recalled from his mission , it was he who finally broke the seals of the papal ultimatum . This grim communication had now been in Venice for the best part ...
... successor could be elected . That successor was Leonardo Donà himself . Hastily recalled from his mission , it was he who finally broke the seals of the papal ultimatum . This grim communication had now been in Venice for the best part ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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