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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... victory in the technical sense ; but it was a victory that had cost him more dearly than many a defeat . There could be no question of his pursuing the retreating Venetians ; nor , when news of the battle reached Genoa , was there any ...
... victory in the technical sense ; but it was a victory that had cost him more dearly than many a defeat . There could be no question of his pursuing the retreating Venetians ; nor , when news of the battle reached Genoa , was there any ...
Side 306
... victory as much as they did . Suddenly he shook off his sloth . There was no more talk of winter quarters . Advancing into enemy terri- tory , he met Filippo Maria's army under Carlo Malatesta near the little town of Macalo , otherwise ...
... victory as much as they did . Suddenly he shook off his sloth . There was no more talk of winter quarters . Advancing into enemy terri- tory , he met Filippo Maria's army under Carlo Malatesta near the little town of Macalo , otherwise ...
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... victory for himself and the League , even on his return to Mantua building a Chiesetta della Vittoria to commemorate it with a specially com- missioned altarpiece by Mantegna.1 In Venice too there were wild rejoic- ings ; banks and ...
... victory for himself and the League , even on his return to Mantua building a Chiesetta della Vittoria to commemorate it with a specially com- missioned altarpiece by Mantegna.1 In Venice too there were wild rejoic- ings ; banks and ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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