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 161
... Genoese than he had expected , and had even managed to avoid direct hostilities with Venice , whose fleet had been providentially absent from the Bosphorus when Strategopoulos had struck . The new Emperor was , moreover , a cautious man ...
... Genoese than he had expected , and had even managed to avoid direct hostilities with Venice , whose fleet had been providentially absent from the Bosphorus when Strategopoulos had struck . The new Emperor was , moreover , a cautious man ...
Side 177
... Genoese colonies in the city , in the course of which many Venetians had been massacred . Those who had escaped the slaughter , including the bailo , had been immediately arrested by the Emperor Andronicus II – Michael's son , who had ...
... Genoese colonies in the city , in the course of which many Venetians had been massacred . Those who had escaped the slaughter , including the bailo , had been immediately arrested by the Emperor Andronicus II – Michael's son , who had ...
Side 249
... Genoese fleet of twenty - five sail lying at the harbour mouth . Pisani at first refused to fight . He knew better than anyone the con- dition of his men and his ships . They were outnumbered ; besides , in the event of their defeat ...
... Genoese fleet of twenty - five sail lying at the harbour mouth . Pisani at first refused to fight . He knew better than anyone the con- dition of his men and his ships . They were outnumbered ; besides , in the event of their defeat ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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