City of fortune : how Venice won and lost a naval empire / Roger Crowley.

London : Faber, 2011.

xx, 405 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'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. In Venice, the path to empire unfolded in a series of extraordinary contests.

9780571245949 (hbk)

945.3'1
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