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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... command . During those few weeks the Venetians worked day and night to streng- then the defences of their city . It was a gigantic effort , involving virtually the entire population , men and women , nobles and commoners alike . Many of ...
... command . During those few weeks the Venetians worked day and night to streng- then the defences of their city . It was a gigantic effort , involving virtually the entire population , men and women , nobles and commoners alike . Many of ...
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... command of the Orsini cousins , who had apparently resisted the Pope's pressures on the rest of their family as successfully as they had repulsed Maximilian's armies the year before - fought back fiercely , and for the first three weeks ...
... command of the Orsini cousins , who had apparently resisted the Pope's pressures on the rest of their family as successfully as they had repulsed Maximilian's armies the year before - fought back fiercely , and for the first three weeks ...
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... command ; many Venetians of sternly republican sentiments , however great their personal admiration for Morosini , had been troubled by what they considered the potentially dangerous concentration of civil and mili- tary power in one ...
... command ; many Venetians of sternly republican sentiments , however great their personal admiration for Morosini , had been troubled by what they considered the potentially dangerous concentration of civil and mili- tary power in one ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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