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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... Finally the young man was captured , narrowly escaping with his life ; it was only thanks to his father's intercession with the judicial authorities that his sentence was commuted to one of perpetual banishment . Thus it was that he was ...
... Finally the young man was captured , narrowly escaping with his life ; it was only thanks to his father's intercession with the judicial authorities that his sentence was commuted to one of perpetual banishment . Thus it was that he was ...
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... finally , would involve a welcome postponement of the Egyptian expedi- tion . The Crusading army proved readier to accept the change of plan than might have been expected . A few refused outright and set off for Palestine on their own ...
... finally , would involve a welcome postponement of the Egyptian expedi- tion . The Crusading army proved readier to accept the change of plan than might have been expected . A few refused outright and set off for Palestine on their own ...
Side 479
... Finally the heads of all those that had been murdered were piled in front of Mustafa's pavilion . They are said to have numbered 350 . Now that the killing had begun it was very hard to stop . Mustafa himself , who seemed at last to ...
... Finally the heads of all those that had been murdered were piled in front of Mustafa's pavilion . They are said to have numbered 350 . Now that the killing had begun it was very hard to stop . Mustafa himself , who seemed at last to ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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