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 122
... expected . The papal injunction for all Christian powers to unite against the infidel afforded a welcome chance to withdraw without loss of face . It was anyway to be expected that the Venetians should respond enthusiastically to Pope ...
... expected . The papal injunction for all Christian powers to unite against the infidel afforded a welcome chance to withdraw without loss of face . It was anyway to be expected that the Venetians should respond enthusiastically to Pope ...
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... expected , took the opposite view . The question at issue was political , not spiritual ; and politically , the first duty of every man , be he prince or private citizen , was to the state - to increase its dominions , to strengthen its ...
... expected , took the opposite view . The question at issue was political , not spiritual ; and politically , the first duty of every man , be he prince or private citizen , was to the state - to increase its dominions , to strengthen its ...
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... expected triumph in 1380 by the Genoese collapse and the surrender of Treviso to Duke Leopold of Austria rather than to himself , had lost none of his former truculence . He had not seen Venice defeated as he had hoped ; but he had seen ...
... expected triumph in 1380 by the Genoese collapse and the surrender of Treviso to Duke Leopold of Austria rather than to himself , had lost none of his former truculence . He had not seen Venice defeated as he had hoped ; but he had seen ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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