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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... force commanded by the Emperor himself - it compelled the city of Durazzo to surrender . Alexius had already sent rich presents to Venice in gratitude for her help ; he might have been rather less generous had he known that the fall of ...
... force commanded by the Emperor himself - it compelled the city of Durazzo to surrender . Alexius had already sent rich presents to Venice in gratitude for her help ; he might have been rather less generous had he known that the fall of ...
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... force to be reckoned with . One reason , apart from his natural temperament , for the Emperor's ambivalent attitude was the proposed Church Council at Pisa which he and King Louis had jointly sponsored . Already Louis was beginning to ...
... force to be reckoned with . One reason , apart from his natural temperament , for the Emperor's ambivalent attitude was the proposed Church Council at Pisa which he and King Louis had jointly sponsored . Already Louis was beginning to ...
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... force on the Lido , together with a fleet of flat - bottomed barges in which that force would be rowed across the lagoon to the city . The Piazza and Rialto would be seized and barricaded , and special groups would take possession of ...
... force on the Lido , together with a fleet of flat - bottomed barges in which that force would be rowed across the lagoon to the city . The Piazza and Rialto would be seized and barricaded , and special groups would take possession of ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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