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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... Senate met in emergency session . Still there was no news of Carlo Zeno and his fleet , without which they could not hope to defeat the invaders in pitched battle . An initial decision to sue for terms came to nothing when Carrara ...
... Senate met in emergency session . Still there was no news of Carlo Zeno and his fleet , without which they could not hope to defeat the invaders in pitched battle . An initial decision to sue for terms came to nothing when Carrara ...
Side 282
... Senate , nominally 120 strong , but swollen by a considerable number of other dignitaries of state , sitting ex officio . At the same level as the Senate but , as it were , to one side was the Council of Ten - effectively of seventeen ...
... Senate , nominally 120 strong , but swollen by a considerable number of other dignitaries of state , sitting ex officio . At the same level as the Senate but , as it were , to one side was the Council of Ten - effectively of seventeen ...
Side 612
... Senate that he had finally been able to pacify him , and that on his departure Bonaparte had actually declared his friendship for Venice ; but , the report added , ' he feels in the highest degree the passion of pride . Every occurrence ...
... Senate that he had finally been able to pacify him , and that on his departure Bonaparte had actually declared his friendship for Venice ; but , the report added , ' he feels in the highest degree the passion of pride . Every occurrence ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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