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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... whole idea ; that of old Jacopo Querini , who had spent much of his political life fighting Gradenigo and all he stood for but who refused categorically to lend his support to an unconstitutional act of violence . Jacopo , however , was ...
... whole idea ; that of old Jacopo Querini , who had spent much of his political life fighting Gradenigo and all he stood for but who refused categorically to lend his support to an unconstitutional act of violence . Jacopo , however , was ...
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... whole region was honeycombed for a distance of three miles from the walls , the trenches numerous enough to accommodate the whole besieging army and so deep that mounted cavalry could ride along them with only the tips of their lances ...
... whole region was honeycombed for a distance of three miles from the walls , the trenches numerous enough to accommodate the whole besieging army and so deep that mounted cavalry could ride along them with only the tips of their lances ...
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John Julius Norwich. THE SPANISH CONSPIRACY busiest centre of intrigue in the whole of Venice , its basements , anterooms and ... whole story is set out in remorseless detail . The general scheme , however , was ambitious enough to 523.
John Julius Norwich. THE SPANISH CONSPIRACY busiest centre of intrigue in the whole of Venice , its basements , anterooms and ... whole story is set out in remorseless detail . The general scheme , however , was ambitious enough to 523.
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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