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 176
... fighting was fiercest . The Venetian admiral , Marco Basegio , made the cardinal mistake of underestimating his enemy . Scorning the use of fire - ships , he decided on a direct attack ; but the Genoese square did not break , and in the ...
... fighting was fiercest . The Venetian admiral , Marco Basegio , made the cardinal mistake of underestimating his enemy . Scorning the use of fire - ships , he decided on a direct attack ; but the Genoese square did not break , and in the ...
Side 320
... fighting the Milanese were routed . So precipitous , indeed , was their flight that the bridge across the Adige collapsed and many were drowned . Piccinino was forced to return to the Bresciano , where desultory fighting continued , in ...
... fighting the Milanese were routed . So precipitous , indeed , was their flight that the bridge across the Adige collapsed and many were drowned . Piccinino was forced to return to the Bresciano , where desultory fighting continued , in ...
Side 355
... fighting the Turks ; from his own first - hand experience he could speak of their strength , their courage , their firepower and their almost limitless resources of men and materials . For thirteen years now Venice had stood against ...
... fighting the Turks ; from his own first - hand experience he could speak of their strength , their courage , their firepower and their almost limitless resources of men and materials . For thirteen years now Venice had stood against ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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