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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... remained inviolate for close on 1,000 years . No other could boast such wealth or , more important still , such powers of recuperation - powers that enabled her , when her treasury was drained by foreign wars and her economy lay ...
... remained inviolate for close on 1,000 years . No other could boast such wealth or , more important still , such powers of recuperation - powers that enabled her , when her treasury was drained by foreign wars and her economy lay ...
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... remained on their guard . They were perfectly aware that the two younger sons of Francesco Novello Carrara had escaped to the Marches ; and they knew the family too well not to suspect them of plotting a return to power . An attempt to ...
... remained on their guard . They were perfectly aware that the two younger sons of Francesco Novello Carrara had escaped to the Marches ; and they knew the family too well not to suspect them of plotting a return to power . An attempt to ...
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... remained at the centre of the stage , writing countless letters and polemics , preaching , disputing , debating , striving ever more clearly to define the boundary between the celestial paths of the Church and the terrestrial paths of ...
... remained at the centre of the stage , writing countless letters and polemics , preaching , disputing , debating , striving ever more clearly to define the boundary between the celestial paths of the Church and the terrestrial paths of ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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