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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Side 96
... Corfu , which had surrendered without a struggle and willingly accepted a Sicilian garrison of 1,000 men . Rounding the Peloponnese and dropping further armed detachments at strategic points along the coast , he had then sailed north ...
... Corfu , which had surrendered without a struggle and willingly accepted a Sicilian garrison of 1,000 men . Rounding the Peloponnese and dropping further armed detachments at strategic points along the coast , he had then sailed north ...
Side 98
... Corfu , was Manuel able to follow up his victory . He was summoned urgently northward to deal with a new insurrection in the Balkans in which Roger , whose diplomatic tentacles extended far beyond his own shores , may well have been ...
... Corfu , was Manuel able to follow up his victory . He was summoned urgently northward to deal with a new insurrection in the Balkans in which Roger , whose diplomatic tentacles extended far beyond his own shores , may well have been ...
Side 579
... Corfu . The Turkish army which , early in 1716 , the Grand Vizir flung against the citadel of Corfu consisted of 30,000 infantry and some 3,000 horse . For the Venetians , estimates differ : they were certainly outnumbered . But in ...
... Corfu . The Turkish army which , early in 1716 , the Grand Vizir flung against the citadel of Corfu consisted of 30,000 infantry and some 3,000 horse . For the Venetians , estimates differ : they were certainly outnumbered . But in ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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