A History of VeniceKnopf, 1982 - 673 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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Side 237
... Crete , hoisted in their place ; the Venetian governor , Leonardo Dandolo , was deposed , narrowly escaping with his life ; and the whole island rose in revolt . Even now the Republic persisted in underestimating the gravity of the ...
... Crete , hoisted in their place ; the Venetian governor , Leonardo Dandolo , was deposed , narrowly escaping with his life ; and the whole island rose in revolt . Even now the Republic persisted in underestimating the gravity of the ...
Side 545
... Crete ? Venice , not the Knights , was his true enemy ; Crete , not Malta , his immediate objective . It was not long before the bailo was proved right . On 30 April a Turkish fleet of 400 sail , carrying an estimated 50,000 fighting ...
... Crete ? Venice , not the Knights , was his true enemy ; Crete , not Malta , his immediate objective . It was not long before the bailo was proved right . On 30 April a Turkish fleet of 400 sail , carrying an estimated 50,000 fighting ...
Side 554
... Crete the young French nobles were entrusted by Morosini with the defence of one of the outer ramparts on the landward side . They refused . They had not , they pointed out , made the long and uncomfortable journey to Crete only to be ...
... Crete the young French nobles were entrusted by Morosini with the defence of one of the outer ramparts on the landward side . They refused . They had not , they pointed out , made the long and uncomfortable journey to Crete only to be ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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