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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... began to regret the offers he had made so rashly at Zara in the spring . The imperial treasury , after his uncle's extravagances , was empty ; the new taxes he was forced to intro- duce were openly resented by his subjects , who knew ...
... began to regret the offers he had made so rashly at Zara in the spring . The imperial treasury , after his uncle's extravagances , was empty ; the new taxes he was forced to intro- duce were openly resented by his subjects , who knew ...
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... began once again to enlarge and embellish their capital . Their first foundling hospital was established near the church of S. Francesco della Vigna ; a huge state granary was built on the Molo , on the land which now forms the public ...
... began once again to enlarge and embellish their capital . Their first foundling hospital was established near the church of S. Francesco della Vigna ; a huge state granary was built on the Molo , on the land which now forms the public ...
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... began to take on the air of a deserted city . The inns and hostelries shut their doors ; the law courts , too , ceased to function , while judges , lawyers and litigants alike sought refuge on the mainland . In the prisons , few were ...
... began to take on the air of a deserted city . The inns and hostelries shut their doors ; the law courts , too , ceased to function , while judges , lawyers and litigants alike sought refuge on the mainland . In the prisons , few were ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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