history of Venice

In the year 452, Attila and the Huns invaded Italy, but were defeated by the Veneti at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains.

Attila the Hun and his army invaded Italy in 452, but were defeated by the Veneti at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains. The region was raided by Attila and his Huns in 452, who plundered all Roman cities to Milan and Ticinum (Pavia).\\

The Veneti were a people who lived in what is now northeastern Italy, along with areas of France and Germany. They are believed to have been one of many tribes that spoke an Indo-European language and later gave rise to several different ancient Italic peoples such as the Etruscans, Samnites and Romans. Many historians believe that it was this group from which Venice originated from as well.

Many historians believe that it was this group from which Venice originated from as well because they share many characteristics with each other such as similar languages (Latin), art forms (paintings), architecture styles etcetera..

The Veneti continued to resist for several centuries, but eventually recognized Byzantine sovereignty in 603.

The Veneti continued to resist for several centuries, but eventually recognized Byzantine sovereignty in 603. The people of Venice were still called the Veneti by the Romans and Byzantines until the eighth century.

When Venice was founded as a city, it was organized into four sestieri (from Latin: “sixth”): Cannaregio; Castello; Dorsoduro; San Marco that survived until 1797 when they were abolished and turned into districts of the city. These sestieri were further divided into parishes (campielli), each belonging to one church or fraternity (scuola) or confraternity. The parishes had their own patron saint and feast day, usually observed by marching through the streets with a statue of their saint on display in procession during religious festivals such as Easter Sunday or Corpus Christi Day.[20] The first parish churches were established at San Pietro di Castello in 1104[21] followed by San Francesco del Deserto in 1176.[22] This custom was soon abandoned after 1310 when all churches became dependent upon Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral instead.[23]

Around 726, a Byzantine fleet defeated a Frankish / Lombard coalition in the battle of Lido.

The Battle of Lido was a naval battle fought in 726 between the fleets of the Byzantine Empire and those of the Kingdom of the Lombards and Frankish Empire. The battle was fought near Chioggia, where Nicetas, brother-in-law to Emperor Leo III the Isaurian, defeated Liutprand and Pepin. The victory allowed Nicetas to regain control over Dalmatia for a short time before losing it again one year later.

In 810-11, with help from the emperor of Byzantium and a renegade Duke of Friuli named Orso Ipato, the people of Venice ousted their patriarch Paulinus, who had been installed by Charlemagne.

In 810-11, with help from the emperor of Byzantium and a renegade Duke of Friuli named Orso Ipato, the people of Venice ousted their patriarch Paulinus, who had been installed by Charlemagne. Nicephorus I (802-11) provided the ships that enabled Orso to cross the Adriatic Sea and raise a revolt against Paulinus.

In gratitude for this favor and to secure his own position as commander-in-chief of the Byzantine navy in Italy, Nicephorus granted Venice one quarter of its newly acquired territory as well as two islands off its coast: Rialto (which would become Venice proper) and Murano (an island populated by glassmakers). This decision was ratified by Emperor Michael III in 814 when he confirmed all these privileges in writing at an assembly held on Rialto.

By 1026, Venice was paying annual tribute to the Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II (1027-1039), who wrote back to Venice expressing his gratitude for their gifts and opportunities for trade.

In this letter, Conrad calls himself “illustrious Duke of Lorraine” but also refers to himself as “Roman Emperor”—a title he derived from being elected by German princes and nobles at Frankfurt in 1024. In fact, it was largely through his efforts that the Holy Roman Empire was founded a few years later in 1027 when he defeated Henry III (1024-1028) at a battle near Mersburg in Germany.

For centuries thereafter, Venice would be ruled by a doge (duke), an elected official who held power until death or until impeachment. While there were many doges during this time period, two names stand out: Domenico Morosini and Enrico Dandolo (1171-1205).

In 1177 Pope Alexander III signed a treaty with Venice concerning maritime trading rights that gave Venetians a monopoly for trade in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea against rivals like Pisa and Genoa.

The treaty, signed by Pope Alexander III, gave Venetians a monopoly for trade in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea against rivals like Pisa and Genoa.

The benefits of this monopoly included:

The ability to charge whatever price they wanted for goods imported from Asia Minor (Turkey) and Greece. This meant that if there was a war or natural disaster in those regions, Venetian merchants could still make money on their trade with them.
They could also charge more than other merchants were charging for similar products. For example, if one merchant had an exclusive right to sell figs from the Greek island of Chios and another merchant didn’t have an exclusive right but did sell figs from Chios too, then he would be forced to lower his prices so that he wouldn’t lose customers who wanted those specific figs but couldn’t afford them at their original price because they had already bought all the available supply from one particular vendor’s storeroom!

In 1202-04 during the Fourth Crusade, Crusaders sacked Constantinople under orders from Pope Innocent III and turned it over to Christian rule as “the Latin Empire”.

You might wonder why the Crusaders were diverted to Constantinople in the first place. The answer is that they were supposed to be fighting the Muslims, but instead they attacked and conquered a Christian city.

The Crusaders were led by Pope Innocent III and Emperor Baldwin I of Constantinople (who was crowned emperor after his brother, who had previously held the throne). The pope’s ultimate goal was to bring all of Europe under one pope and one church so as to make sure that Christianity would be unified throughout his realm. He needed support from all over Europe in order for this dream of creating a centralized Catholic Church system for all Christians across Europe happen though, so he decided that if he could get people excited about crusading against Muslims then it would help him achieve his goal faster than any other method.

For much of its history from its founding in 697 until 1797, Venice was ruled by a single family or patrician caste known as Doge (duke).

For much of its history from its founding in 697 until 1797, Venice was ruled by a single family or patrician caste known as Doge (duke). The doge was elected for life by the city’s aristocrats. The doge was the commander-in-chief of the Venetian navy and responsible for diplomatic relations with other states.

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