A History of VeniceAs 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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A NATION FOUNDED ON TRADE owed him any allegiance . In all his written
communications with the Doge he always scrupulously avoided referring to the
Venetians as fideles – that dangerously emotive word , with its arrogant
presumption ...
A NATION FOUNDED ON TRADE owed him any allegiance . In all his written
communications with the Doge he always scrupulously avoided referring to the
Venetians as fideles – that dangerously emotive word , with its arrogant
presumption ...
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But for the immediate future her Central Asian trade was severely threatened . ...
unload at Constantinople ; but since 1242 , when the Mongols succeeded in
unifying the lands of the Western steppes , trading possibilities had vastly
improved .
But for the immediate future her Central Asian trade was severely threatened . ...
unload at Constantinople ; but since 1242 , when the Mongols succeeded in
unifying the lands of the Western steppes , trading possibilities had vastly
improved .
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In consequence , trade expanded to the east and especially during those periods
of European war when Venice could offer the advantage of a neutral flag – to the
west also ; but the Barbary pirates , themselves no sluggards where ...
In consequence , trade expanded to the east and especially during those periods
of European war when Venice could offer the advantage of a neutral flag – to the
west also ; but the Barbary pirates , themselves no sluggards where ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | A History of Venice |
| Forfatter | John Julius Norwich |
| Utgave | illustrert, nytrykk |
| Utgiver | Vintage Books, 1982 |
| ISBN | 0679721975, 9780679721970 |
| Lengde | 673 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |