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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... reason or another , the earlier settlers had tended to ignore . The Rialtine group in particular , lying about half - way between the outer line of sand- banks and the mainland shore , had remained almost deserted since the days of ...
... reason or another , the earlier settlers had tended to ignore . The Rialtine group in particular , lying about half - way between the outer line of sand- banks and the mainland shore , had remained almost deserted since the days of ...
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... reason , as it turned out - that the news would be unpopular with the rank and file , for whom Jerusalem was the only legitimate goal for a Crusade and who would see no reason to waste time anywhere else . Moreover an Egyptian ...
... reason , as it turned out - that the news would be unpopular with the rank and file , for whom Jerusalem was the only legitimate goal for a Crusade and who would see no reason to waste time anywhere else . Moreover an Egyptian ...
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... reason for the Republic's inertia . The fact of the matter was that Venice was utterly demoralized . It was so long since she had been obliged to make a serious military effort that she had lost the will that makes such efforts possible ...
... reason for the Republic's inertia . The fact of the matter was that Venice was utterly demoralized . It was so long since she had been obliged to make a serious military effort that she had lost the will that makes such efforts possible ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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