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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... refused to contest the dogeship with Pietro Gradenigo twenty years before . Of his own background , however , we know little apart from a curious report by Marco Barbaro - writing , it must be remembered , two centuries later - to the ...
... refused to contest the dogeship with Pietro Gradenigo twenty years before . Of his own background , however , we know little apart from a curious report by Marco Barbaro - writing , it must be remembered , two centuries later - to the ...
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... refused outright and indeed obstructed the League in every way she could . Requests to break off relations with the Protestants were also refused ' not on religious grounds , but for reasons of state ' , since , she maintained , those ...
... refused outright and indeed obstructed the League in every way she could . Requests to break off relations with the Protestants were also refused ' not on religious grounds , but for reasons of state ' , since , she maintained , those ...
Side 608
... refused point - blank- the Collegio taking the decision themselves without even bothering to submit the question to the Senate . Venice , they pointed out , had formally declared herself neutral ; how could she therefore join any ...
... refused point - blank- the Collegio taking the decision themselves without even bothering to submit the question to the Senate . Venice , they pointed out , had formally declared herself neutral ; how could she therefore join any ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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