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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... army there . The only line of communication and supply open in the winter between Brescia and Venice ran around the southern shore of Lake Garda . This was cut off by a Milanese army of formidable strength . With Brescia facing siege ...
... army there . The only line of communication and supply open in the winter between Brescia and Venice ran around the southern shore of Lake Garda . This was cut off by a Milanese army of formidable strength . With Brescia facing siege ...
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... army ; the King himself , however , command- ing the centre , wheeled quickly round and fell upon the attackers . Gonzaga's army had every advantage . It outnumbered the French by three - possibly even four - to one ; it was fully ...
... army ; the King himself , however , command- ing the centre , wheeled quickly round and fell upon the attackers . Gonzaga's army had every advantage . It outnumbered the French by three - possibly even four - to one ; it was fully ...
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... army of Swiss mercenaries to make a swift descent through the Trentino , linking up with the Venetian army which , having escaped the carnage of Ravenna , had had a chance to put itself once again on war footing - near Verona ; more ...
... army of Swiss mercenaries to make a swift descent through the Trentino , linking up with the Venetian army which , having escaped the carnage of Ravenna , had had a chance to put itself once again on war footing - near Verona ; more ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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