City of fortune

how Venice won and lost a naval empire

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Roger Crowley: City of fortune (2011, Faber and Faber)

405 pages

English language

Published Jan. 16, 2011 by Faber and Faber.

ISBN:
978-0-571-24594-9
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OCLC Number:
729348887

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A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the greatest power in the Mediterranean - an epic five hundred year voyage that encompassed crusade and trade, plague, sea battles and colonial adventure.

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Subjects

  • Naval History
  • History

Places

  • Venice (Italy)