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 94
... reason why so trivial an incident is worth mention- ing at all in this book - is the fact that in this , the first campaign in her history to be waged entirely on land , Venice engaged mercenaries to do the fighting for her , under the ...
... reason why so trivial an incident is worth mention- ing at all in this book - is the fact that in this , the first campaign in her history to be waged entirely on land , Venice engaged mercenaries to do the fighting for her , under the ...
Side 150
... reason to mistrust the promise of Empire . As first Duke of Crete he had had his full share of trouble with the rebellious Greek population - to say nothing of some Venetian adventurers whom he had been ill - advised enough to call to ...
... reason to mistrust the promise of Empire . As first Duke of Crete he had had his full share of trouble with the rebellious Greek population - to say nothing of some Venetian adventurers whom he had been ill - advised enough to call to ...
Side 241
... reason , the Council of Ten voted special powers for the Collegio to order special patrols for the streets and canals , to search all strangers entering Venice , to put suspected and accused persons to the torture . The measures were ...
... reason , the Council of Ten voted special powers for the Collegio to order special patrols for the streets and canals , to search all strangers entering Venice , to put suspected and accused persons to the torture . The measures were ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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