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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... Milanese victory the isolationist argument was becoming increasingly hard to defend , particularly after the Floren- tine envoy in a sudden outburst that probably owed more to his own frustration than to any instructions from his ...
... Milanese victory the isolationist argument was becoming increasingly hard to defend , particularly after the Floren- tine envoy in a sudden outburst that probably owed more to his own frustration than to any instructions from his ...
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... Milanese army under Nicolò Piccinino in the autumn of 1438. By this time the Venetians had found themselves a new condottiere , whose energy and brilliance , and above all whose loyalty , must have done much to restore their faith in ...
... Milanese army under Nicolò Piccinino in the autumn of 1438. By this time the Venetians had found themselves a new condottiere , whose energy and brilliance , and above all whose loyalty , must have done much to restore their faith in ...
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... Milanese would wish- an argument that was lent additional force by the news that , even while these discussions were in progress , he had seized Piacenza and Pavia . During the next two years , in an all too typical illustration of ...
... Milanese would wish- an argument that was lent additional force by the news that , even while these discussions were in progress , he had seized Piacenza and Pavia . During the next two years , in an all too typical illustration of ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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