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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... possessed neither of these disadvantages . More and more did they appear as a haven of moderation , toleration and good sense in a sea of bitterness and hatred . From their position in the centre of the lagoon , almost impossible of ...
... possessed neither of these disadvantages . More and more did they appear as a haven of moderation , toleration and good sense in a sea of bitterness and hatred . From their position in the centre of the lagoon , almost impossible of ...
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... possessed of a wisdom and statesmanship that earned him a place among the best of France's kings while Richard had already proved himself one of England's worst . The kindest thing that can be said about the Third Crusade is that it was ...
... possessed of a wisdom and statesmanship that earned him a place among the best of France's kings while Richard had already proved himself one of England's worst . The kindest thing that can be said about the Third Crusade is that it was ...
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... possessed of a constitution that had almost effortlessly weathered every political storm , foreign or domestic , to which it had been exposed . The majority of her people , admittedly , had been shorn of effec- tive power for the past ...
... possessed of a constitution that had almost effortlessly weathered every political storm , foreign or domestic , to which it had been exposed . The majority of her people , admittedly , had been shorn of effec- tive power for the past ...
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Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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