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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... possessed neither of these disadvantages . More and more did they appear as a haven of moderation , toleration and good sense in a sea of bitterness and hatred . From their position in the centre of the lagoon , almost impossible of ...
... possessed neither of these disadvantages . More and more did they appear as a haven of moderation , toleration and good sense in a sea of bitterness and hatred . From their position in the centre of the lagoon , almost impossible of ...
Side 148
... possessed trading communities in Constantinople , representatives of which had manned the walls of the city alongside the Greeks during the Fourth Crusade , both had been debarred from imperial commerce after the fall of the city1 and ...
... possessed trading communities in Constantinople , representatives of which had manned the walls of the city alongside the Greeks during the Fourth Crusade , both had been debarred from imperial commerce after the fall of the city1 and ...
Side 465
... possessed of no lakes or rivers and manifestly incapable of withstanding a prolonged siege through one of its long , rainless summers . If , however , the Knights could expect little sustenance from their scanty , stony soil , that soil ...
... possessed of no lakes or rivers and manifestly incapable of withstanding a prolonged siege through one of its long , rainless summers . If , however , the Knights could expect little sustenance from their scanty , stony soil , that soil ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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