Venice from the Ground Up
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780674027527 (0674027523)
Publish date: April 1st 2008
Publisher: Belknap Press
Pages no: 361
Edition language: English
Gifted from Sebooknonfic> Hist> Italy> VeniceOpening: In the sixth century, waves of barbarians devastatedItaly and eventually gained control of the WesternRoman Empire. Just beyond their grasp on the edge ofthe habitable world—some would say beyond theedge—Venice came to life in the shelter of its ...