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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... proved for the Venetians the happiest and most prosperous of all . Then , in 899 , came crisis - with the appearance on the horizon of a new enemy . By this time men might have been forgiven for thinking that the age of the barbarians ...
... proved for the Venetians the happiest and most prosperous of all . Then , in 899 , came crisis - with the appearance on the horizon of a new enemy . By this time men might have been forgiven for thinking that the age of the barbarians ...
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... proved unfounded his new sub- jects had no real cause to regret their choice . - - - - with For the third time in the past four elections , a Doge had been chosen in absentia a significant indication of the amount of time Venetian ...
... proved unfounded his new sub- jects had no real cause to regret their choice . - - - - with For the third time in the past four elections , a Doge had been chosen in absentia a significant indication of the amount of time Venetian ...
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... proved himself one of the outstanding military commanders of his day . Courageous , imaginative and resourceful , this extraordinary young man could take a decision in an instant ; and , having taken it , could move an army like ...
... proved himself one of the outstanding military commanders of his day . Courageous , imaginative and resourceful , this extraordinary young man could take a decision in an instant ; and , having taken it , could move an army like ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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