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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... brought to nothing . The situation was saved by the Sicilians . The leader of their delegation , Archbishop Romuald of Salerno , ordered his ships to be made ready for a hasty departure hinting that , if he and his mission decided to ...
... brought to nothing . The situation was saved by the Sicilians . The leader of their delegation , Archbishop Romuald of Salerno , ordered his ships to be made ready for a hasty departure hinting that , if he and his mission decided to ...
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... brought about a further curtailment of ducal authority . But in the summer of 1268 , when the time came to elect a successor to Doge Zeno , there seems to have been a general feeling that this authority might still run out of control ...
... brought about a further curtailment of ducal authority . But in the summer of 1268 , when the time came to elect a successor to Doge Zeno , there seems to have been a general feeling that this authority might still run out of control ...
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... brought back to Venice and care- fully filed for future reference . The Republic was taking no chances . The year 1406 , which had begun in Venice with the celebrations marking the entry of Padua into the fold , ended with further ...
... brought back to Venice and care- fully filed for future reference . The Republic was taking no chances . The year 1406 , which had begun in Venice with the celebrations marking the entry of Padua into the fold , ended with further ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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