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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Side 293
... Turks permanently settled in Europe than there were in Anatolia . Most Christian states , at least in the central and eastern parts of the continent , had already felt the temper of Turkish steel . Venice , however , as always ...
... Turks permanently settled in Europe than there were in Anatolia . Most Christian states , at least in the central and eastern parts of the continent , had already felt the temper of Turkish steel . Venice , however , as always ...
Side 294
John Julius Norwich. defence , being excellently manned by courageous Turks who fought like dragons . With God's help I overcame her , and cut most of the said Turks to pieces . Yet it cost me much to save her , for others of their ...
John Julius Norwich. defence , being excellently manned by courageous Turks who fought like dragons . With God's help I overcame her , and cut most of the said Turks to pieces . Yet it cost me much to save her , for others of their ...
Side 571
... Turks . It was a disaster ; the Venetian losses were immense , the Turkish comparatively slight . The Captain- General called a council of war , but the outcome seems to have been a virtually foregone conclusion . There were no longer ...
... Turks . It was a disaster ; the Venetian losses were immense , the Turkish comparatively slight . The Captain- General called a council of war , but the outcome seems to have been a virtually foregone conclusion . There were no longer ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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