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 158
... Venice's ungrateful policy towards him . Later he had served as podestà of Piacenza and , more recently , of Fermo , where he received the news of his election . All this and a good deal more besides we learn from one of the most ...
... Venice's ungrateful policy towards him . Later he had served as podestà of Piacenza and , more recently , of Fermo , where he received the news of his election . All this and a good deal more besides we learn from one of the most ...
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... Venice's very survival , had also a profound effect on the national morale . The treaty was celebrated on St Valentine's Day with a grand tournament on the Piazza , and several of the principal allies , including the Carraras , the ...
... Venice's very survival , had also a profound effect on the national morale . The treaty was celebrated on St Valentine's Day with a grand tournament on the Piazza , and several of the principal allies , including the Carraras , the ...
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... Venice's separate peace treaty with the Sultan . Fortunately , the seven years of his dogeship presented no diplomatic problems of similar mag- nitude , and only one which - by reason of its curious human interest rather than for any ...
... Venice's separate peace treaty with the Sultan . Fortunately , the seven years of his dogeship presented no diplomatic problems of similar mag- nitude , and only one which - by reason of its curious human interest rather than for any ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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