A History of VeniceKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1982 - 736 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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... March 1630 it was calculated that Venice had spent 638,000 ducats to help the new Duke maintain his position . But it was not enough . On 25 May 1630 a badly organized and poorly led army of Venetians , Mantuans and a few French were ...
... March 1630 it was calculated that Venice had spent 638,000 ducats to help the new Duke maintain his position . But it was not enough . On 25 May 1630 a badly organized and poorly led army of Venetians , Mantuans and a few French were ...
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... March 1796 Louis was politely requested to leave , and shortly afterwards did so , demanding - in an understandable show of pique - that the House of Bourbon be formally expunged from the Golden Book . The affair was not , perhaps , of ...
... March 1796 Louis was politely requested to leave , and shortly afterwards did so , demanding - in an understandable show of pique - that the House of Bourbon be formally expunged from the Golden Book . The affair was not , perhaps , of ...
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... march on Verona and burn it to the ground , then he would deal with Venice as she deserved . When at last the tirade sub- sided , the trembling aide - de - camp was dismissed with a message to the proveditor to present himself in person ...
... march on Verona and burn it to the ground , then he would deal with Venice as she deserved . When at last the tirade sub- sided , the trembling aide - de - camp was dismissed with a message to the proveditor to present himself in person ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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