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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John Julius Norwich. THE SACK OF CONSTANTINOPLE selves and the Greeks . . . and the city began to blaze fiercely , and it burned all that night and all the next day until evening . It was the third fire at Constantinople since the Franks ...
John Julius Norwich. THE SACK OF CONSTANTINOPLE selves and the Greeks . . . and the city began to blaze fiercely , and it burned all that night and all the next day until evening . It was the third fire at Constantinople since the Franks ...
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... Constantinople and the strength of their own : they simply deposed him . Father and son changed places ; John was incarcerated in his turn while Andronicus , released , was raised to the imperial throne . - The new Emperor's first act ...
... Constantinople and the strength of their own : they simply deposed him . Father and son changed places ; John was incarcerated in his turn while Andronicus , released , was raised to the imperial throne . - The new Emperor's first act ...
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... Constantinople , short of a general order to put himself at the disposal of the Emperor , there was no direct injunction for him to fight ; far more stress was laid on escorting back the Venetian merchantmen in good order . Marcello for ...
... Constantinople , short of a general order to put himself at the disposal of the Emperor , there was no direct injunction for him to fight ; far more stress was laid on escorting back the Venetian merchantmen in good order . Marcello for ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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