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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... ambassadors from Manuel awaiting him . They were in a conciliatory mood . Their master , they assured him , had no wish for war . The Doge had only to send a peace mission to Constantinople ; he would then find that all differences ...
... ambassadors from Manuel awaiting him . They were in a conciliatory mood . Their master , they assured him , had no wish for war . The Doge had only to send a peace mission to Constantinople ; he would then find that all differences ...
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... Ambassadors set out again for Constantinople to sue for peace and , it was hoped , for the release of all those still in captivity . But their mission was in vain . They found Manuel Comnenus as unyielding as ever . Since what was left ...
... Ambassadors set out again for Constantinople to sue for peace and , it was hoped , for the release of all those still in captivity . But their mission was in vain . They found Manuel Comnenus as unyielding as ever . Since what was left ...
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... ambassadors on the abortive peace mission to Manuel Comnenus.1 - Did his loss of sight date from this time ? According to his later name- sake , the historian Andrea Dandolo , Enrico's arrogance and stubbornness antagonized Manuel to ...
... ambassadors on the abortive peace mission to Manuel Comnenus.1 - Did his loss of sight date from this time ? According to his later name- sake , the historian Andrea Dandolo , Enrico's arrogance and stubbornness antagonized Manuel to ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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